LEVAQUIN Reviews (LEVOFLOXACIN)

Average Rating: 1.7 (2159 Ratings)

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LEVAQUIN  (LEVOFLOXACIN):  Levofloxacin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. This medication belongs to a class of drugs known as quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1996-12-20 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Sinus Infection I took 1 pill & had insomnia, chest pains & pain attack that night. Next day while home sick due to not sleeping & being exhausted, I was watching TV & saw ad re: lawsuit for people who have used Levaquin. I stopped using it. 3 days later had horrible pain in lower back. 4 days later had horrible pain in my right knee & left arm. 7 days later & I still don't have any energy & I have trouble concentrating. This is the first time ever having a bad reaction to medicine. I agree, this medicine is POISON. I can't believe my doctor prescribed it! Please don't take it! F 37 1 days
5/6/2009
 1  urinary tract infection Dizziness, pain in joints, inability to think clearly, stomach pain, I thought I was going to die. full body tremors. It took a long time to recover from the side effects. F 30 2 days
5/6/2009
 1  sinusitis Extreme dizziness and vertigo; nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps Will never take again. I was so dizzy I could not stand up. Had to remain on bathroom floor for 5 hours until I was able to stand and not vomit. F 59 1 days
5/6/2009
 1  UTI Brain damage, polyneuropathies, peripheral neuropathies, carpal-tunnel, tremors, convulsions, CNS damage, tendonitis, abnormal gait, pain, brain fog, loss of short-term memory, severe uncontrollable hypertension, skin rashes, abnormal hair growth, abnormal ear wax, blurred vision, insomnia, somnolence, hallucinogenic nightmares, temperature sensitivity, possible MS, burning skin and muscles, severe weakness, inability to focus, abnormal bowel movement, dysglycemia, anxiety, anger and agitation, abnormal impatience, sudden emotional outbursts like laughing or crying, just to name a few. Can cause hypersensitivity that may be reactivated by consuming trace quantities of other antibiotics through food. I had a bad reexposure from eating a fast food burger (the JR one) and had to be hospitalized with a TIA-like event. M 52 6 days
5/3/2009
 5  Pneumonia tiredness, some dizziness Worked great and after 2nd day of taking it- felt much better. F 42 7 days
5/2/2009
 1  Sinus swelling in forearms, calves, achilles pain, anxiety Pain in forearms which prevented fine finger control started on day 2, on day 3 the lower legs and achilles pain started making it difficult to walk. This drug can cause severe muscle and tendon inflammation which can lead to tendon tears. Within 24 hrs of stopping the drug, my forearms improved - by the 3rd day I had complete fine motor control again. One week later - my achilles are still very sore but I am able to walk. After speaking to many health care experts, this is a common reaction. If you experience the muscle/tendon pain, stop the med and rest - if you stress an inflamed tendon, you will tear it. Horrible side effects for an antiquated drug M 37 3 days
5/2/2009
 1  prostatetitis Anxiety, nightmares, confused thinking, red 'algae bloom' rash on lower legs, burning sensation in feet, aggravated neuropathy, shooting pains in long leg and arm muscles, intense shoulder pain that is still occurring 8 weeks after stopping the drug. This drug brought my entire active life (weightlifting, hiking, gardening) to a halt. 2 months later, I am still trying to regain my former abilities. This continues to be a very serious situation. USE THIS DRUG AS A LAST RESORT ONLY! I repeat: USE THIS DRUG AS A LAST RESORT ONLY! M 64 15 days
5/2/2009
 5  Sinus infection None Love this drug! No side effects and I am feeling 100% better after having taken the drug for only a short period of time. This really worked for me. M 35 5 days
4/28/2009
 4  Middle Ear Infection None so far I am hearing impaired and for the first time in my life I dont have health insurance. I went to the doctor because i didn't want my hearing loss to be more severe and I haven't had an ear infection in 9 years. He gave me Levaquin 750 mg samples for 10 days. So far I think its working F 28 3 days
4/27/2009
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 3  Sinus infection Dizziness and feeling like I consumed too much caffeine within hours of taking first and second dose. Intestinal cramping developed during course and I am still experiencing problems one week after last dose. F 34 7 days
4/27/2009
 1  severe sinus infection pain in ankles, calfs, knees, feet, lower back, ribs, shoulders, wrists, and hips; also nightmares and insomnia; major tiredness and even sleepy at times I took 750mg for only 4 days and felt pain by day 3. I had trouble walking and getting out of bed. I was afraid to do anything for fear of tearing something. Now, a month later, I am still having soreness in my ankles, calfs, shoulder, and back. I am even concerned about some breast pain that I plan to have examined. I am wondering what doctor or tests I should pursue. And, what could they do for me? I refuse to take anymore drugs. I have always been in good health and now I am struggling with movement at age 37. I can no longer exercise and even fear it. I wish I had not taken this drug and will warn everyone I know. This must be taken off the market. I fear the govt is making us sick so we can invest in even more expensive drugs/tests to make us feel better. F 37 4 days
4/27/2009
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 1  Surgical Procedure Dizzy, shaky, weak, and blurred vision Levaquin was prescribed to be taken as a preventative measure for a surgical procedure. I was supposed to take one 500 mg tablet the day before, the day of, and the day after surgery. I took the first tablet in the morning. Within 2 hours, I felt dizzy, shaky, weak and had blurred vision. The vision was blurred to the point that I couldn't focus on my computer screen. By lunch time, these symptoms were still significant enough that I almost cancelled going out for lunch. As soon as I got home, I called the doctor's office and told the nurse that I wasn't going to take any more Levaquin. By that evening, the symptoms were almost gone. The next day, I took 500 mg of Cipro in place of the Levaquin. I find it interesting that I was able to take the Cipro which is in the same class of medicines, but I don't have any of those symptoms. I will not take Levaquin again. M 66 1 days
4/24/2009
 1  Sinus Infection My Sinus infection was really bad; I was having a fever, throwing up, my body was off balanced and my head was about to explode. Just 5 hours after i took the medicine and had a shot of steroids, i was a brand new person, it was incredible. But then, right after the first day my aquilles tenden started to hurt a little. After the second day taking the medicine and my first set of steroid pills, it was hurting pretty bad. I stop taking it after the second day. I also had nightmares, halucinacious and dizziness. I talk to my aunt(she is an ER nurse) about it all this, she said the doctors are saying that the steroids increase the chances for the individual to have side effects. So i stop taking the steroids too. I am on the second day after NOT taking the pills. I just started taking amoxicillin today. My aquilles feels better, i am still light headed and i am often having some different pains through out my body. I am a very athletic person, and i am really scare for my health right now. Hopefully the side effects will go away soon. M 29 2 days
4/24/2009
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 1  Lyme Disease Elbows and shoulder pain, weakness in my hands, insomnia, depression, tired, sudden weight gain I was on Levaquin for 40 days until my NEW Lyme Dr. said the side effects I was having was from Levaquin!! and NOT from my Lyme disease!!!!I I stuck it out for so long because I thought it was LYME and anyone who knows about Lyme knows you end up on many antibiotics. I stopped taking it 4 days ago and I'm still having pain, headaches, and night sweats. My new Dr. gave me a list of supplements to help detox. I am very worried about hurting or tearing my tendons and muscles. F 47 40 days
4/22/2009
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 1  Pneumonia I took a 14 day 750 mg dose and developed severe hand, wrist, knee and general joint pain and disbility. I can barely lift a gallon of milk and all my fingers are extremely swollen and tender. I drop things because they don't have much strength. I can't make a decent fist due to the swelling. Normally I play competitive tennis but that is on hold until I can calm these symptoms. It's been 5 weeks since I stopped taking it. I'm hoping a general anti-inflammatory drug will help. This has changed my active lifestyle into feeling like a sedantary 90 year old. Has anyone found a cure or therapy for this? I walk and move very slowly due to the joint pain. This drug side-effect is beyond belief for an approved (and well promoted) antibiotic. Other similar (older) drugs exist that work fine. M 53 14 days
4/21/2009
 1  High WBC I've been in and out of the hospital a few times in the past year and a half due to different things, but one thing that seems to pop up most is my WBC is elevated enough for the hospital to keep me there for a few days, or even up to a week once. They do not know the cause of my high wbc but have done many tests. I went to the doctor about two weeks ago because I've been feeling tired and actually wanted to get tested for diabetes and such. Instead, the doctor barely listened to me, told me I was a normal teenager who would grow out of feeling this way, and gave me a blood test. Well, of course, my WBC is elevated once again and so she called me in a prescription for Levaquin. I'm not one to just pop any pill and I do research before I take things. I read all the warnings that came with my prescription - which was 500mg of levaquin I was to take once daily for a week. Just reading that made me not want to take it, so I decided to wait a few days before I took it. I just looked up comm F 19 0 days
4/19/2009
 4  tooth infection I started feeling fatigued, pain in my knees, heels, and hands after Day 5 of taking Levaquin. I did not relate the side effects to the drug. I completed the 10 day drug course and continued to feel more and more fatigued and severe pain. I am concerned that I am feeling worse not better after 5 days of no drug. Ibruprofen is not helping. F 54 10 days
4/18/2009
 2  URI Felt completely crazy. Couldn't sleep. Was agitated, irritable, and restless. I've taken a few quinolones over the years. They all do this. It certainly worked on the infection. But this class of antibiotics is far too strong for routine infections. They should be reserved for the most severe illness. M 36 14 days
4/17/2009
 1  right breast biopsy caused MRSA After contacting MRSA staff infection, My Surgeon put me on 500 mg for 14 days of LEVAQUIN. After taking it all on 4th day my knee swelled up and hurt sooo bad!!!! I went to Emergency Room and they drain my knee and told me to go to bone and joint Doctor , I did so 2 days later and he took x-ray, drained it again and gave me a cortizone shot, said if it wasn't better to come back for MRI so I went back had MRI and this was the findings; Marrow signal intensity normal. small to moderate sized joint effusion. small cystic mass at the lateral aspect of the popliteal fossa. This is an atypical location for a popliteal cyst. these occur medially. This cyst measures 2.5 cm in diameter and most likely communicates with the lateral portion of the knee joint. Cruciate and collateral ligaments intact. Patella tendon intact. No definite meniscal tear. There is some Linear signal in the body of the medial meniscus, but this does not unequivocally extend to either meniscal surface..... At my fi I do believe that LEVAQUIN did this with all my heart and Please do not take it ,I have been in so much pain over this and it still is not over, thank you F 52 14 days
4/16/2009
 2  ear infection immediate insomia first day, wierd dreams, felt like I was in an oven at one point during the night, and then ice cold the next. Insomnia the second night, and quit the meds, asked for a replacement antibiotic. F 43 2 days
4/15/2009

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