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 |
| 5 | Mycoplasma (walking) pneumonia | None noticed. | I took 500 mg. of Levaquin for a case of walking pneumonia. I did not notice any ill effects. The drug works almost overnight. I was feeling better after one day - markedly better after 3. | F | 44 | 10 days | 1/11/2009 | 1 | sinus and ear infection | bloody stools, insomnia, nausea, crippling/burning pain in calves, coldness and prickling sensations in feet, swelling in calves and ankles, intermittent burning sensations in both legs, fatigue/lethargy, clicking/popping/crunching in left knee and neck, unexplainable fears/anxiety/paranoia, fleeting sensations (slightly painful) throughout body. These are the most prevalent effects I've experienced thus far. | Taking Levaquin without first heeding the possible side effects and researching the actual vs. alleged likelihood of occurrence has been the biggest mistake of my life. When I read the brochure that came with my prescription it said that such side effects occurred rarely. When I reported to my pharmacist that something was wrong, however, she advised me that what I was describing were actually quite commonly reported side effects with Levaquin and told me to stop taking it immediately. | M | 48 | 6 days | 1/9/2009 | 1 | Suspected Infection | Common side effects of this dangerous drug include: CNS and PNS problems, and tendon and muscle problems. These are all very serious, and in rare cases can take years to heal. One of the most distressing symptoms can be the tinnitus that arises from it. It usually comes in the form of a very high pitched hiss or ring, which could mean damage of the cochlea. Tinnitus has been known to cause depression and even suicide in rare cases. | I have a few private suggestions to cure the tinnitus from levaquin poisoning. Please email me for this advice if you have tinnitus, and I will do my best to freely help you out. | M | 2 days | 1/7/2009 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe achillies tendonitis! It almost ruptured. I was on it a few years ago and noticed the same thing but had no clue it was the antibiotic causing it. This time I knew right away. I large knot formed on the tendon! | If you have muscle/tendon problems with this medicine then do not take any of the Quinolone medications! Tell your doctor this side effect and add it to your drug allergies. | M | 39 | 10 days | 1/6/2009 | 5 | coughing up cannon balls | mild muscle pain maybe tendon | this medicine rocks!!! I have been allergic to so many antibiotics it's not funny.this is the mothership of all drugs ,blows congestion apart like a good game of astroids. Listen people all medicine is poison..period.you do what you have to do to get better,penicillin almost killed me as a kid it grew mold on my tongue and closed my throat.WTF ..all of this stuff has risk.stop whining and suffer if you dont want to take it dont.otc drugs kill more people then you realise because it's readily available and used irresponsibily.so what..you had a bad dream..grab some hot choc and call it a night.I have bad dreams on greasy pizza.any pain I have experienced has always disappeared shortly after stopping the med.I was on cipro for 90 days and lived to write this.Bottom line it works and you've been warned of the risk.read all the warnings on all the other medications you take I bet you'll have a mental episode about them also you paranoid freaks. I would take this again and again | M | 40 | 3 months | 1/2/2009 | 5 | diverticulitis | depression | I took this for 10 days with Flagyl. However, the flagyl was HORRIBLE, made me very sick so my doctor changed the flagyl, but I still took the levaquin. I felt better in just a couple days. | F | 35 | 10 days | 12/29/2008 | 2 | bronchitis | I am allergic to most antibiotics but this one. However, I hate it. I experienced odd dreams, fatigue, but couldn't sleep. Muscle pains, rapid heartbeat and depression. | M | 63 | 5 days | 12/26/2008 | 1 | Infection after melanoma surgery | Burning pain in wrists, hands, middle of back and legs. Foggy depersonalization, unable to concentrate, panicky feelings, ear ringing, eye pain, numbness in limbs, joint pain, extreme insomnia which I am still battling four years later. The worst part was getting the doctors to belive me. Totally ruined my life. | I never had any of these problems before and I was one of those people who trusted that a doctor would never give you a drug that could harm you like this. I hope that I can prevent at least one person from taking this horrible drug!!! | F | 50 | 13 days | 12/26/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I have had severe knee pain. Shoulder pain that keeps me up at night. Doc sent me to rheumatologist. Sending me to PT as well as OT. All because of a drug that has been black boxed by the FDA but pharmacist didn't know what he was talking about. | I called the pharmacist after I read the pamphlet included in my perscription. He told me that this was just an anitbiotic and it was fine. No more problems with it than with zithromax. He assured me that all the symptoms listed on his print out were there because just ONE patient had complained about it. | F | 42 | 7 days | 12/23/2008 | 4 | pneumonia | muscle soreness: shoulder, calf | of course... during my first day of taking the drug and reading this forum, i started to experience some of those horrible reactions... but that was all in my mind. my real reaction has been the muscle soreness, so i have been careful. for those posting the horror stories, please keep in mind that this is probably you and only a few others (in this world of 7 billion) that have extra sensitivities to food, medication, ...living; so of course you need to be careful. Cheers | M | 45 | 7 days | 12/18/2008 | 2 | sinus infection | muscle aches, headache, flush feeling, nausea, anxiety | I have had a sinus infection for over 5 months now. I have taken levaquin for this same infection on 2 ocassions already. I was just prescribed another dose after a long break from the last, but now I'm scared to even take it. Is it just me or does'nt it appear that all the opinions of this drug on this site are basically implying it's "dreadful or dangerous". I have never read about any other drug on this site that has such a large and consistant amount of negative comments. I can only ask myself..."NOW WHAT DO I DO" ? (further usage pending) | M | 52 | | 12/16/2008 | 1 | possible UTI | My 87 year old mother was given this drug for a possible UTI (which she didn't have). She took one pill on Tuesday morning and it made her feel "weird". When I visited her on Wednesday morning she had passed away overnight. This drug is extremely dangerous!!! Do not take it and do not let anyone you love take it. The medical examiner in our state has done an autopsy and will let us know what he finds in 8 weeks. This is a nightmare that shouldn't happen to anyone. My mother is not the first one to die from taking this drug. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT TAKE IT!!!!! | extremely dangerous drug that will KILL you! | F | 87 | 1 days | 12/15/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection/Cough | By the third day, I had terrible Insomnia, vivid dreams (nightmares), night sweats, heart skipped beats. Seemed to settle down by the end of the 10 day dose. However, after I was done, Insomnia came back, joints hurt (knees, back), muscle aches (legs, arms), anxiety issues, night sweats, cold sweats upon exertion, constipation, numb "tingling" toes, heart skips occasionally. | I'm now 3 weeks from last dose. Have had some good days, but still more bad than good. Still issues with Insomnia, but improving I think, constipation still an issue. Toes tingle, come and go. Anxiety getting better slowly. Head spinny some. Very frustrating to go through all of this. I hate to blame this drug as I've taken it before, but odd coincidence that all of this started after I went on the drug. Anyone needing someone to talk to (perhaps we can go through the recovery together) or if someone has some words of hope, drop me a note. | M | 44 | 10 days | 12/15/2008 | 4 | bacterial infection | depression, joint soreness especially after exercise, severe sunburn from 30-minute exposure, lethargy after sleeping | 750mg 21-day seems to be effective against staph/steno infections. Using in combo with Bactrim DS (no side effects with that drug when I take it by itself). Beats the alternative, IV antibiotics in hospital. I'm allergic to moxifloxacin but this one seems fine. | M | 40 | 16 days | 12/14/2008 | 1 | infection | Many of the side effects that are frequently mentioned here, as well as a sudden sense of aggressive thoughts and emotions toward the individual who prescribed me this "medication." | M | 25 | 1 days | 12/13/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Pain and tightness in elbows, knees, quadriceps, calves, achilles tendon. Lost sense of smell. | I wish I had never taken this drug. I am fearful that my symptoms are irreversible after reading the comments made by others. I worked out regularly until taking Levaquin. Now I'm staying home from the gym but regular activity gives me serious muscle soreness that feels like I pushed way too hard at the gym -- it's as if I doubled my weights and worked out through the pain -- or did a hard workout after a year of inactivity. In other words -- VERY sore....but all I am doing is regular daily activities. It kills me to stand from a sitting position, especially if I am on the floor. I have to think twice before crouching down for anything now - I have to analyze whether or not it's worth the pain I'll feel when I try to get back up. I'm too young for this. This is no way to go through life so I hope it goes away soon. I haven't yet come to terms with the idea of staying away from the gym for an extended period of time. I'm still struggling with the thought that regular activity could mean | F | 44 | 13 days | 12/13/2008 | 1 | diverticulitis | After 1 day- extreme fatigue, mental fogginess. After 3 days- leg pain-mainly behind knee, chest pain, tightness in throat, numbness in lower arms, and very depressed | Would never take again! Dr. changed med. After 4 days of not taking Levaquin (500mg) per day, everything has gone away except for the pain behind the knee and the numbness in the arms, although they are not as bad. | F | 49 | 6 days | 12/11/2008 | 4 | Pneumonia | I imagine I've taken Levaquin on AT LEAST 10 different occasions since it came out without ANY side effects. This was totally amazing to me because I'm sensitive/allergic to everything else out there that works for respiratory infections. I'm very sad to say that when taking Levaquin this time I started to experience side effects. At first I thought maybe it was from the Atrovent Inhaler I had started taking, but I quit using the inhaler (since my asthma wasn't life threatening) and continued with the Levaquin. I took the Levaquin at 6:30 PM then around 2PM the next day I noticed slight whelts on my butt and legs. Again, I didn't think it was from the Levaquin and I was far from being over the pneumonia, so I took it again last night at 6:30PM. At 2 PM today, the same thing happened except the whelts were much worse this time. I didn't take it tonight and will call my doctor in the a.m. Another side effect I had was extreme low pulse. My pulse dropped to 49 at one point, which made me | F | 49 | 4 days | 12/10/2008 | 3 | infection | no side effects, I think. | I gave it 3 Because it did not work. | M | 21 | 2 days | 12/10/2008 | 1 | diverticulitis | I was prescribed Levaquin for diverticulitis. When I tried to get out of bed the day after my last dose, I experienced terrible pain in both knees. It felt as if both tendons had been cut. This lasted for about six weeks. Went to orthopedic doctor who basically told me the Levaquin could not be the reason for the pain. After researching on Internet I will never take this medicine again! | Do not take this drug! Why hasn't the FDA banned this? | F | 58 | 10 days | 12/10/2008 |