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 |
| 3 | Pneumonia | It irritated my urinary tract and cased throbbing /pain. I felt depressed and very lethargic. I tried to drink much water but did not help. | It cured my condition though with very unpleasant side-effects. | F | 41 | 14 days | 3/22/2009 | 1 | urinary tract infection | After taking it 3 days woke up with terrible pain in my right leg. It was the worst pain I have ever had. I should have went to ER but was there on Sunday for UTI and dehydration. My knee is swollen double the size. I have been taken Advil every 6 hours and applying ice at all times. I had been unable to walk because of my knee but today 3/22/08 I can tolerate the pain. Thank God I quit taking it after 5 days on I think I would have been crippled. I am going back to Doctor tomorrow to have him check me out.I hope it all goes away. | F | 69 | 5 days | 3/22/2009 | 1 | uti | passed out 3 times two at night once in morning | scary | M | 56 | 2 days | 3/22/2009 | 1 | Sinus infection | Nausea, dizziness, lethargy, insomnia, anxiety, chest tightness, metallic taste in mouth. | I took 500g of levaquin for 6 days out of a 10 day prescription. It took a week for it to get out of my system. This drug is brutal. I am glad I stopped it and wish I had never taken it. | F | 45 | 6 days | 3/21/2009 | 1 | suspected infection | After over a year of stopping the drug, tingling/vibration sensation over whole body, itching, fast heart rate, insomnia, anxiety, depression, nausea, poor appetite. | It's been a few weeks of these symptoms, which vary in intensity. I feel miserable. | F | 42 | 8 days | 3/20/2009 | 1 | Bronchial PNEUNOMIA / small cut | Me - all of the muscle / nerve irritations described by many people here.. My 80yr. Mother (diabetic, high blood pressure, allergies, asthma and a HEART CONDITION!!!!)... 3/500 ML tabs for a SCRATCH "fried her brain" ... which it did. We were both separately poisoned the last week of Oct. 2008 | I'm not a Dr., and as you all now know, they're clueless anyway - which is exactly the way the manufacturers and distributors want it! (That's the bad news) The good news = (with the exception of those who unfortunately "mixed" it w/other drugs...) - the symptoms, as reported, seem to eventually subside ... and it seems to be related to getting this poison out of your system.. So to expedite this process, my mother and I have been taking daily homeopathic body system cleansers / detoxers.. which I believe is helping. Good luck all! | F | 57 | 10 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Travel Egypt for stomach bacteria | Severe knee pain lasting from August 2008, still somewhat painful. | I had once before on a trip, and for cataract surgery both eyes, and possibly for gall bladder surgery. After 2nd day of taking, my knees began to ache, and they hurt the rest of the trip, which was very strenuous. After arriving back home, the knees were in pain, hurting even more during the night when sleeping on my side. Previously, I had been working out at a gym three times a week doing a vigorous workout called Body Pump. After not getting better, I just kept up my normal pace of life, except for the workouts. When the pain became unbearable in my right knee in November, I saw an orthopedist. I had a cortisone shot in the knee to see if that would have any effect. After one more shot, I tried therapy and Advil. My knee would not straighten out by 10 degrees, and I probably needed surgery. I have my own EMS (TENS) machine at home, doing physical therapy every day. My knee now will go straight, there is still pain at night, but not nearly as much as before. I only became aware of the Levaquin connection by accident, my son-in-law said that he didn’t take it on our trip because it “blows out your joints”. The scary part of it is that orthopedists use Levaquin as an antibiotic for their surgeries. If I hadn’t made the connection, I would have had another dose of Levaquin for the surgery, and I shudder to think of those consequences. I also added an herbal cleanse to my regimen, trying to get the poison out. | F | 56 | 3 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | Dizziness, calf pain on Day 3, extreme fatigue, general foggy, weird feeling | I stopped taking this on Day 3. Have never had such a strange reaction to a drug and am a healthy, active person. Feel worse after taking the drug than before and sinus infection seems to be clearing up. After reading all these postings, this medicine should only be used if there are no other alternatives! Hope these side effects do not last for months as others have experienced. Am calling my doctor tomorrow for a Z-pack prescription and will tell him to not prescribe this horrible drug to others. | F | 41 | 3 days | 3/19/2009 | 1 | Sinus & Middle Ear Infection | I took the medicine for 8 days. I had a difficult time sleeping. My symptoms did not improve any during those 8 days and after I took my daily 500 mg dose I felt like someone beat me with a bat. I was originally supposed to take for 14 days, but last Saturday when I was catching up on my missed sleep and skipped a dose...I felt a lot better than I did while I was on Levaquin. | I am not trying to jump on the "Down with Levaquin" band wagon, I am giving an honest account of my experience with the medication. I am usually pretty tolerant of any drug side effects, but I felt like my health was declining instead of improving. | F | 25 | 8 days | 3/18/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | insomnia, muscle pain/weakness, severe stomach cramps, nausea, loss of appetite, headache, general "weird" feeling. | After 5 days of Levaquin 500 mg I am finally feeling some relief from the bronchitis. Pain in legs, hips, and shoulders is worse though. Don't know how many more sleepless nights I can take though. I feel completely exhausted. | 53 | 7 days | 3/16/2009 | 1 | PNEUNOMIA | I immediately had needle like sensations in my feet & atributed it to laying in bed (was in hospital. after a couple days my ankles started swelling & then the pain began - it was tendonitis in both heels & the pain was excruciating. what with aleve for the pain & elevaion for the swelling it has subsided somewhat - it's been 3 weeks. also have the shakes terribly. will never take this med again altho i have taken cipro which is from the same family & now wonder if that is how my fibromyalgia symptoms started. I say all this even tho the med did knock the pneunomia - a person is in a catch 22 situation aren't they? | F | 74 | 7 days | 3/15/2009 | 1 | pneumonia | I started hurting in all my joints and muscles after taking one dose of 750mg of Levaquin. I am still in so much pain and have been taking pain killers | This is the worst medicine ever. I tell everyone not take this. | F | 34 | 1 days | 3/14/2009 | 3 | Sinus infection and blockage | insomnia - waking nightly at 3AM, but can get back to sleep after about 90 minutes; muscle pain - severe shoulder and calf pain; cognitive and emotional - distracted and anxious | I was prescribed this drug in conjunction with steroids for relief from a chronic sinus infection. The drug seems to be working as intended on the sinus problem, but I was relieved to find this site and learn that I am not imagining the side-effects. | M | 43 | 10 days | 3/13/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Terrible knee pain, Foot pain, Swelling in my face and knees, fever. | I would not take Levaquin, It causes very severe side effects and especially knee pain. It is very hard to walk. | M | 15 | 7 days | 3/13/2009 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Insomnia, Nightmares, Night Sweats, Fatigue, Muscle Aches, Feeling Numb-like in a fog | Prescribed Levaquin for a sinus infection, 500mg once a day for 14 days. On day 9 and began wondering why I kept waking up each night and then couldnt fall back asleep. Glad to have found this website so I know why I feel so bad. Ive had night sweats when I wake up, then cant fall back asleep. Ive been extremely tired and sluggish.Hoping this will clear up after the medicine is out of my system. | F | 31 | 9 days | 3/12/2009 | 2 | Sinus Infection | Dizziness, mildly disoriented at times, head pressure, nausea, increased hunger, body aches in upper back and shoulder area, mild insonmnia. | I was diagnosed with an upper resperatory infection and took Azythromyacin first. Felt worse, back to the Dr. then diagnosed with a sever sinus ifections and he put me on Levaquin, 10 days/750mg. Today is day 6 and I have aquired symtoms that I didn't have prior to taking Levaquin. I've had chronic sinus infections for years and have NEVER had these type of symptoms EVER. I wish I would have done my research BEFORE starting to take Levaquin. I'm not risking current side effects to worsen or to give this drug a chance to make things worse for me. NOT WORTH IT! I've taken my last pill and will pray these symptoms don't become a lasting problem. Thank you to all who have shared their own experiences! I do not recommen this drug. | F | 47 | 6 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | extreme pain in most joints, shortly after had a torn rotator cuff, severe head aches, depression, lack on concentration, can't sleep and when I can have bizarre dreams. Took Levaquin in 2005 and it took me over 3 years to feel better. | would never recommend this drug to anyone | M | 45 | 2 weeks | 3/10/2009 | 2 | Diverticulitis | Weakness, loss of appetite, racing heartbeat, night sweats, nerve pain, auditory hallucinations | Took 7 days of a 10-day regimen. The medicine worked well to clear my infection, and I felt better and better the first three days. All symptoms of infection were gone. Only side effect was occasional racing heartbeat. Doctor not concerned as not accompanied by pain, shortness of breath. However, the fourth day started feeling weaker instead of stronger. No appetite, but food helped me feel stronger, so I was eating a lot. I felt like the meds were taking me DOWN. Told the docs I felt stronger when the infection was at its worst - how could this be? Then night sweats started. After missing an entire week of work, went back on eighth day. Had to eat two breakfasts, and take a nap at the office. Nerve pain in leg began midday - burning feeling accompanied by change in perception of touch. Left a little early, went home and crashed - startled awake by auditory hallucinations. That was it for me - NO MORE! Off meds two weeks now, still experiencing nerve pain in leg, night sweats, r | F | 47 | 7 days | 3/8/2009 | 1 | sinusitis | restlessness, could not sleep, terrible dreams that woke me up, joint ache, esp. in knees, severe swelling in both legs, and a feeling of "cotton mouth" | I was given a ten day prescrip. I STOPPED at Day 5. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! It is not worth the pain that results! | F | 62 | 5 days | 3/7/2009 | 2 | Flu/Strep | Teeth feel like they are burning.. kind of an icy hot feeling, eyes are dry, and i have a severe metal taste in my mouth.pains in legs ankle pain shooting pains in thighs/shins. not able to sleep. moody. | F | 35 | 4 days | 3/6/2009 |