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 | Bronchitis | Severe Pain in shoulder going down arm- cant use my arm-insomnia: all night up. nausua.My blood pressure is high now do to the severity of the pain. | The pain is so bad I feel like I broke my arm, I knew I didnt injury it and was so confused what was causing the pain.didnt realize it was the medication until I was so nasusaus I decided to go online and see if it was a side effect and I was shocked to read hundreds of these online complaints in regard to Leviquin. I only hope its not permanant. I saw a neurologist and was perscribed pain meds and nerve meds.I am hoping the pain will disapate, but I am reading how people never get better..I cant believe that this is still on the market | M | 46 | 6 days | 2/19/2009 | 1 | Skin infection (abscess) | ANXIETY-totally debilitating to the point that I thought I was loosing my mind! Terrible tinnitus, dizziness, fatigue (couldn't drive for two weeks), muscle weakness, joint pain(and I am an active 25-mile-a-week runner), constipation, headaches, light sensitivity, depression. All of these symptoms started two weeks after the levaquin was given thru IV at the hospital, and are still present (but not quite as severe) three months later. | DO NOT LET YOUR DOCTOR TALK YOU INTO THIS POISON. | F | 35 | 1 days | 2/17/2009 | 3 | cat bite | Experienced brain fog on Day 1. Triggered a migraine headache on day 2 - took Tylenol (do not take any NSAIDs). Day 3 developed metallic taste in mouth and and a feeling that my hand was "falling asleep." Cotton mouth. | Allergic to other antibiotics. Swelling and pain from cat bite almost gone completely. Currently on Day 3 of 10. I already have Fibromyalgia and some tendonitis. Levquin may have caused a flare up, but nothing worse that what I am used to. | F | 32 | 10 days | 2/15/2009 | 1 | Very Slight UTI | I experienced anxiety and insomnia and that was after taking anti anxiety medicine. After finally falling asleep I then woke up and was violently ill, dizzy and sweaty. This all happened after taking just one 750 mg pill. | I am a healthly 23 year old woman who does not experience side effects to medication. Just a few hours after taking just one pill I became so sick and experienced most of the side effects listed. This is the most horrible medication I have ever taken. Do NOT take this antibiotic - there are plenty of other antibiotics that do not make you this sick, not worth it. | F | 23 | 1 days | 2/14/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Paranoia, sleeplessness, severe anxiety, muscle soreness | Ingested a total of 1000mg over a 48 hour period. 1st 500mg dose taken approximately 7pm resulted in total inability to reach sleep until 5am. Awoke from a very short and restless 2 hours sleep and felt all-over body soreness. 2nd 500mg dose taken 10am; by 3pm, feelings of guilt became nearly overwhelming. I cannot liken the feelings of dread and discomfort to anything I've felt to recent memory. I don't recall EVER researching a medicine before to see side effects (I take it; I get better and move on)- felt SO off on this med, I researched it on the net and found this site. I've since contacted the Dr's office who re-prescribed a "Z-Pack". I've thrown away the remaining prescription. | M | 37 | 2 days | 2/12/2009 | 2 | UTI, Sinus Infection (simultaneous) | Felt wiped out, tired. The last day or so I thought I was losing my mind -- couldn't focus, or accurately remember things; totally out of it. | I was prescribed Levaquin once a day for 7 days for a UTI and sinus infection, pending the results from a urine culture. The Levaquin helped neither infection. When the culture finally came back it indicated the bacteria underlying the UTI was Levaquin resistant; so that was a waste. (Got switched to Bactrim DS.) | 46 | 7 days | 2/11/2009 | 1 | sinus infections | The first two rounds didn't seem to bother me and actually relieved my symptoms. The last round I took it, I had to stop. It caused excruciating headaches. Started having trouble with my hips and could barely walk. Yesterday, 4 months after getting off of it, I awoke with severe stomach cramps and could barley get out of bed, could not walk, could not bend my fingers. Toe joints, finger joints were swollen. I never had any problems like this before taking levaquin. Please don't take this medication. This needs to be removed from the market!!! | I took this on 3 different occasions. The last time was for 2 weeks. | F | 58 | | 2/11/2009 | 2 | Bronchitis / Pharyngitis | Headaches, extreme dizziness, shakiness, nausea, letahrgy and later in course severe back pain. Took medication with a Medrol (steroid) dose pack. | I'm very active and usally do not have any dificulty taking medications, even antibiotics. Will never take this one again if I can avoid it. Felt worse with treatment than I did with being sick. | M | 31 | 10 days | 2/9/2009 | 1 | Fever | Paranoia, suicidal thoughts. | Do not let anyone take this. I took one pill and started feeling crazy. I have a history of depression/suicidal tendencies and I recognized a change in my thought patterns immediately after taking one pill. I normally just trust what my doctor gives me, but in this case I researched the Levaquin as it was the only drug I was taking. After discovering its potential side effects, I immediately stopped taking it. Luckily, my suicidal symptoms left the next day. It sounds like a joke, but it's not. Do not take this drug. | M | 32 | 1 days | 2/9/2009 | 1 | Bladder Infection | My 91 year-old mother was given this drug for a bladder infection after recuperating in a nursing home from hip replacement. Medication worked good, but she has suffered from severe itchy blistering rash since. Dermatologist gave her some ointment to put on the rash, but does not give her a lot of relief. It has been almost 8 weeks and she just has to wait for this medication to work its way out of her system. It started in her chest area and has now spread to her ears and scalp and is going down toward her ankles. She is so miserable. Never again! | This rash started after her course of treatment was over. | F | 91 | 2 weeks | 2/9/2009 | 1 | Yes | I am three months out from taking levaquin and still just as sick as the initial effects, tendonitis in 3 joint areas, severe gastritis, lightheadedness, head pressure. (continued) | Tingling in head and base of skull, dizzy, crushing chest pain sent me to ER twice, joint pain and overall weakness makes walking anywhere precarious. This is poison. PLEASE FILE A MEDWATCH REPORT! | F | 60 | 7 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | gastrointestinal infection | Vibration and muscle tremor on brow between eyes, numbness of face, and fogginess. 2 days after stopping drug the vibration still continues along with all other side effects, just not as extreme. I pray it stops soon! | Do not take, there are much better less risky antibiotics out there. From a lot of these other posts I see I'm lucky. Do not start a drug regime until you do your own research first! | M | 31 | 4 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | by day 4 I began to have pain in my right Knee. By day 6 i could not walk without severe pain. After a sleepless night, I researched Levaquin and found nightmare stories that mirrored mine. Threw meds away. | make sure it is listed as an allergy on med records. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to recover? | F | 65 | 6 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | Proctitis | I took 500mg of levaquin for 12 days. I experienced severe muscle and joint pain throughout my entire body especially in my feet. Dissatisfied is putting it lightly. I would seriously think twice if you are considering this drug. I have been off of it a week and continue to have these symptoms. | M | 37 | 12 days | 2/7/2009 | 1 | Severe sinus infection | My legs and back ache so horribly I can barely walk. I am twice as dizzy with the meds. Have fibromyalgia anyway so this makes it incredibly painful. Has done nothing for my sinus infection after 4 days!!! Will NEVER take this again. Don't let anyone you know take this medicine!!! | F | 44 | 4 days | 2/7/2009 | 1 | surgery | hallucinations, abnormal behavior | I am not taking this but my brother is, he has been acting like a schizophrenic for the past day and a half now, the mind set he is in is scary enough that my dad and I are making sure he doesn't kill himself. He hasn't taken a dose for at least a day, and he is still out of his mind. | M | 26 | 7 days | 2/6/2009 | 1 | Recurring sinus infection | I took Levaquin from 1/5/09 to 1/14/09. On day four of taking the prescription, my right knee started to hurt severely - so much that I could not walk without a pronounced limp. It's now 2/5/09 and my knee still hurts badly, I limp, and I can't move my knee or leg the way I used to. | F | 42 | 10 days | 2/5/2009 | 1 | bronchitis | Ruptured Achilles tendon in both legs | I'm not a canidate for surgical repair, having COPD. Still awaiting treatment with specialist. I have had to have someone with me 24/7 because I need assistance moving. Given 5 day sample of the drug along with Rx for prednisone, on the 7th day I could not walk. Terrible drug. I was not made aware of FDA warnings. | F | 80 | 5 days | 2/5/2009 | 3 | sinus/ chest infection | soreness and back pain, to the point where i can not bend over and tie my shoe for more than a second. i'm 27 years old! | is this expected? my bronchitis seems to have gotten somewhat better | F | 27 | 3 days | 2/4/2009 | 1 | Bronchitis | Exhaustion, achy, lethargy...still coughing, so what a waste! | Last day of 5-day dosage I noticed overwhelming exhaustion, like I'm dragging a 200 pound sack of sand around. The day after taking my last pill (today) I had to leave work because I was so tired - not sleepy but wiped out and unable to concentrate or even have a clear thought. Also, depression, sadness, don't care about anything. | F | 42 | 5 days | 2/4/2009 |