LEVAQUIN Reviews (LEVOFLOXACIN)Average Rating: 1.7 (2159 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LEVAQUIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Pneumonia | Terrible knee pains in both knees. Insomnia - I'd pay anything for a good night's sleep!! I entered the hospital in bad shape and if I was warned about Levaquin I don't recall it! The pain is so bad I can barely climb steps. | I could barely walk into the doctor's office for my follow-up visit. Doctor told me this rarely happens and when it does it effects younger patients!!! | F | 52 | 7 days | 7/2/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | Bilateral Achilles tendon damage, bleeding from the nasal cavity and gums, popping joints, night sweats | This drug is poison! I was a VERY healthy person before I took this drug! I now feel like an elderly woman. I am in physical therapy trying to heal my tendons. This is a VERY long, painful process. I have been told it can take up to 6 months or more for tendons to regenerate. All of my other symptoms have resolved. I would not wish this on my worst enemy!! | F | 37 | 4 days | 7/2/2009 | 1 | don't know, didn't have infection!! | jaw, elbow, wrist, arm, back, side pain, racing heartbeat, hearing voices, dizziness, throat burning. | I took ONE pill, 750mg, for what infection I don't know, and am now waiting on my husband to take me to the ER because my heart rate is racing, I am hearing voices, and I feel like my throat is going to burn out of my neck. | F | 26 | 1 days | 7/1/2009 | 4 | Severe Sinus Infection | Taking 500 mg 1x daily. First of all this medication worked great. Your pharmacist should be telling you about the possible side effects. The pharamcist warned me to not take supplements w/ iron, no dairy products 2 hrs before and 2 hrs after, stay out of the sun, and get some potassium (such as eating a banana a day to avoid leg cramps) and drink plenty of water. This information is also printed on the document you are provided when picking up the medication.. Seriously it is 2009 and people still want to blame everyone but themselves for how they feel.. Take matters into your own hands research the meds before you ingest them and ASK questions, be a consumer! You take time to research a vechiles, houses, appliances before you purchase them... Why wouldn't you take 10 minutes to ask questions and/or research the medication that was prescribed to! ** Doctors are human just like the rest of us.. ** | F | 33 | 10 days | 6/30/2009 | 1 | pneumonia | Giant hives, swollen cheek and lower lip, peeling skin on hands, but by far the worst and most long lasting side effect was extreme joint pain in all joints and swollen ankles/feet. | Don't give up. I thought my joint pain was going to be permanent. I felt like an 80 year old man at 46. I took a 500 mg pill for five days. I have been experiencing severe joint pain for six weeks since the last pill. Within the last week almost all of my joint pain has disappeared. The only slight side effect left is slightly swollen ankles and feet, and this is getting better. Praise God! I will continue to pray for those of you that are going through these horrible side effects. DON'T GIVE UP, YOU CAN GET YOUR LIFE BACK AGAIN!!! | M | 46 | 5 days | 6/30/2009 | 1 | UTI | Horrible hives, broke out in red itchy rash, nausea, vomiting. | This drug should be removed from the market, or at the very LEAST, PAs and doctors needs to educate patients about potential side effects. The PA who gave this to me knew I had MS and lots of allergic reactions to drugs, yet never said a word, and when I called and said I was getting a horrible red rash, told me to take Benadryl and keep taking it. I stopped taking the drug immediately--and found another family physician office. I know an allergic reaction when I see one. | F | 45 | 3 days | 6/30/2009 | 3 | sinus infection and serous otitis | I couldn't figure out why I felt especially agitated, anxious, and so sweaty. I also experienced difficulty sleeping. It wasn't until I Googled the drug and its side effects that I got some peace of mind. I am the kind to never worry about side effects. | I would not take it again. | F | 55 | 7 days | 6/29/2009 | 1 | Bacterial skin infection | Insomnia, disorientation, extreme weakness, feeling of dread...like I was dying, paranoia | This drug should definitely be taken off the market. I only took one 750mg dose and was so lethargic and weak the next day, I couldn't even lift my head off the pillow. Honestly, I felt like I did in the 80s after having a bad acid trip. My husband was so concerned about me, he took me to the ER this morning and I was told by the nurse practitioner that she never prescribes this drug because side effects are extremely common. I'm taking Keflex now which is MUCH better, but after 36 hours of taking Levaquin, I still felt extremely disoriented and am just now feeling back to normal after 48 hours. To those on this site who are going off on those who have experienced horrible side effects from this drug, quit it! Different drugs affect different people in different ways. Don't hate until you know and understand what others are going through. The FDA should permanently shut down this drug! | F | 40 | 1 days | 6/28/2009 | 1 | Post surgical infection (knee) | Severe insomnia, blurred vision, shaky feeling, shoulder, wrist, thigh and neck pain. | I agree that this is POISON! Why do doctors prescribe this stuff without even mentioning these side effects? I thought I was going crazy and only took 5 doses of 750mg. Will never take again or allow anyone in my family to either. | F | 42 | 5 days | 6/28/2009 | 5 | sinus infection | Only slept 3-hours last night and feel gittery this morning. | I fought a sinus infection, with over the counter meds for 7-days before going to doctor. Prescribed Levaquin, took a sample at the Dr. Office, and before I got to the pharmacy, my ears were cleared up. This morning the painful pressure in my face and jaws are gone, still have a slight headache but nothing compared to the pain yesterday. | M | 29 | 2 days | 6/26/2009 | 1 | Possible kidney infection | After IV treament in the ER, first night had a panic attack. Had to lay there all night with the lights and television on. Two days after completing my 5 day treatment I began to experience calf cramping and pain in both legs, particulary the right calf. | Thanks to all these posts for keeping me from thinking I was losing my mind. I'll definitely avoid Levaquin in the future. | M | 36 | 5 days | 6/26/2009 | 1 | ear infection | Very shaky hands; VERY shaky and unstable feeling all over to the point it is hard to walk; Numbness in face, hands, arms, calves & feet; pain in hands, elbows and knees; sleepy-foggy feeling | PLEASE EMAIL ME! I NEED TO CONVINCE MY DOCTOR THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE! He keeps telling me it is ANXIETY!!!! I am so frightened that this damage is permanent! It has been a month and the side effects won't go away and my doctor WILL NOT believe me that this medicine caused it - BUT all these symptoms started after ONE pill - I just didn't make the conection at first and unfortunately took two more! | F | 52 | 3 days | 6/19/2009 | 1 | Following a bladder scan | After one 500mg pill, I suffered from acute nausua, dizziness, stiffness after sitting down, and severe thirst, felling light headed. Dry eyes not good for those with glaucoma. | This is not a good drug for many of us. I only had one dose and it is my last! More warnings should be issued! Apart from UTIs I am in extremely good health so... | F | 73 | 1 days | 6/19/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | headaches and insomnia | was prescribed 30 days for prostatitis even though it wasn't bacterial and after one night i could not sleep at all and had a bad headache | M | 18 | 1 days | 6/19/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | extreme pain and tightness in the calf muscles. | On day 2, I got out of bed and could barely walk due to tightness and pain in both calves. If you like to walk, jog, run, ride a bike, jump rope, or even drive a car, DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | M | 39 | 7 days | 6/18/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | I took the drug for 2 days in Jan 09 -had panic type feelings, foggy vision, general anxiety so I quit. about a month later I developed tendonitis and a torn rotator cuff which at the time could not understand the cause. I also have severe tinnitis and joint pain -particularly in hips, left knee, and back. After hearing about levaquin side effects and rememdering that I had taken it, I know now that it is the cause of all these problems. | This should not be on the market. Its effects are devastating | M | 60 | 2 days | 6/18/2009 | 5 | pneumonia | none- worked wonders 750 0n my 5th day feel wonderful with no side effects. | F | 44 | 5 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Upper Respiratory Infection | Severe pain in both calves within 24 hours. Still having severe tendonitis and possible tendon rupture 3 weeks later. | M | 68 | 4 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Pain in legs, pain in top of feet the tendons would pull real bad at night. I have to get out of bed and stand up and pray that it would stop soon. My knees have started hurting. | I would never take is meds again and I tell everyone I no not to take it. Because you don't know what it is going to do to you so please don't take it. I hurt every day and I can even play with my grandchildren. I'm only 41 years old | F | 41 | 14 days | 6/17/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Extreme distress in calf muscles to the point that I could not walk. I needed to be carted around 2 airpots in a wheel chair. Was only on for 5 days & after 2nd dose things went down hill. Have never taken a drug like tis in my life. I called the maker after I stopped at the end of 5 days. They aid they would do the FDA report. I guess I was stupid & said OK. I should have done it myself. Who knows if they ever did. How long is it going to take FDA to get this off the market. My initial thoughts were that it was a drug interaction with 2 other drugs I take. Two pharmacys checked their systems & did not see any problem. It says in the warning that if over 60 it may cause an issue. How would you know until you took it? | M | 67 | 5 days | 6/16/2009 |