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 |
| 2 | staph infection | 500 mg - all over joint pain, insomnia, now tendonitis in right arm, tendon damage on left side of chest, tendonitis in arms and legs that comes and goes, blurred vision that comes and goes | F | 57 | 11 days | 3/23/2008 | 1 | Sinusitis/Bronchitis | Severe itch all over body, insomnia, decreased appetite, nausea | I have never had a reaction to any medication before but this was quite severe. | F | 25 | 8 days | 3/17/2008 | 4 | Bronchitis | none | F | 34 | 10 days | 3/12/2008 | 4 | Sinus infection | SEVERE pain and inflammation in every joint in my body...most especially in my hands, fingers, wrists, ankle, feeet, elbows, shoulders and back. | I was on Levaquin for 7 FULL WEEKS. I had taken it for 5 days years ago for an antibiotic resistant strep throat infection I acquired..with no adverse effects. It cured the infection and all was well. I was initially on the Levaquin for a week w/steroids...it didn't clear up infection. Had cellulitis from sinus infection was put on another week and sent to ENT. ENT put me on for a week (samples) to cure the cellulitis and infection. Went off s/s came back....saw the PA at the ENTs office and was given another week of 750mg Levaquin and a presciption for 4 weeks of 500mg Levaquin. Since I've finished the Levaquin I've had this horrible joint pain everywhere that I can't escape. (acetamenophen and motrin...doesn't touch it and neither does morphine which I'm on for another condition) | F | 42 | 7 weeks | 3/11/2008 | 1 | throat infection | bad insomnia,anxiety,pain behind legs and ankles | it took away the infection but caused all the other problems | F | 39 | 6 days | 3/10/2008 | 5 | recurring bronchitis | None. | This is my second time on Levaquin 750mg for a 5 day course of treatment. It is FANTASTIC! I am an asthmatic who must be on an antibiotic with a viral infection in the 20% chance that I shall develop a secondary bacterial infection. I also have chronic sinuitis that responds to Levaquin after two doses. I am grateful to America's pharmaceutical researchers who develop and discover life-saving drugs for the entire world. | F | 57 | 2 days | 3/4/2008 | 4 | urinary tract infection | Palpitations, foggy headed | Great except some of th side effects!Got the job done and then some! | F | 32 | 7 days | 3/4/2008 | 1 | pneumonia | three days after taking levaquin my arms hurt so bad tendons inflamed and still not rite still going to phycal theropy 3 times a week its been 6 months and can still barely lift left arm without pain. | DONT TAKE IT | F | 52 | 5 days | 3/2/2008 | 1 | UTI | anxiety, sleeplessness, ringing in ears, itchy/pins and needles in face and fingers, face turned red; long-term rash (6 weeks post-treatment) and pins and needles in face, fingers, feet | Was prescribed 250 mg. levaquin for group B strep UTI. After the first dose, I became anxious and had trouble sleeping. After the fourth dose, I got itchy and developed pins and needles in my face, and my face turned very red. Treatment was discontinued, but I've had a rash on my neck off and on since which is being treated with Allegra and topical cream. | F | 57 | 4 days | 2/25/2008 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | anxiety, palpitations, insomnia | Could not stand cipro either. | M | 58 | 1 days | 2/23/2008 | 1 | kidney stone; physician errors | permanent double vision, chronic tendonitis, severe rash, serious PNS and CNS effects that have continued for over eight years now, swollen lymph nodes, cystic formation on the liver and kidneys, hands so messed up that I can hardly bend my fingers,atropic heart valve and irregular ekgs, tremendous increase in white blood cell count as well as numerous lab results being out of range. Extreme fatique and suffered over three years of insomonia, depersonalization. Total destruction of the gastro system resulting in chronic gastro problems that defy treatment. The list of side effects I had suffered is endless. End result is that I have been both blinded and crippled for life by this drug that was not even used the way that it should have been. Treating physician just kept upping the dose even though there was no bacterial infection and I was suffer horrendous adverse reactions which he both failed to recognize or treat. | I strongly suggest that all who visit here log unto www.fqresearch.org where you will find well over 4000 medical journal entries, clinical studies, case reports, etc., that clearly document the horrendous safety profile of not only levaquin but all the other drugs found within this class. Recently Public Citizen had to file sue in Federal Court to even get the FDA to review thier petition seeking both "Black Box" warnings for these drugs as well as "Dear Doctor Letters". Suit was filed in January of 2008. The FDA has also failed to respond to a similar petition filed by the Attorney General of the State of Illinois. Bayer also issued a "Dear Doctor" letter in Europe (February 2008)citing to the horrendous adr profile of Avelox (liver damage and skin damage). Such letters were NOT issued in the United States, however. The fluoroquinolones are drugs of LAST RESORT and are not a first line agent for ANY disease state. They are only to be utilized wh | M | 54 | 2 months | 2/20/2008 | 1 | post-surgical | After only two doses: Severe, gripping headache, especially bad when shifting position. Vivid dreams. | I found this and other websites showing the connection of my symptoms to the levaquin. I am stopping immeditely. | F | 33 | 2 days | 2/19/2008 | 3 | chronic sinus infection | Mild nausea, fatigue/heavy feeling in limbs, flushed/hot face, difficulty thinking clearly/foggy head. | I'm only on day 4 of my 10-day regimen, but these are the side effects I've experienced so far. On the plus side, I do feel like my sinus infection is finally getting better. For those people who say "never take this medication," I don't know if that's the best advice. Everyone is going to have a different reaction to any medication - some people have none at all, and some people have the worst of the worst. But you won't know until you try, and it might end up helping you. I'm not enjoying the side effects, but I'll put up with them if I can get rid of this sinus infection. | F | 26 | 4 days | 2/18/2008 | 4 | sinus infection | I have had no side effects as of yet and I am on Day 8 of a 500mg dose. However, I had what appears to be a staph infection pop up in my nose around day 6. I don't attribute this to the levaquin, but to the decongestant that made my sinuses bleed. | I've had no side effects from this drug and sleep like a baby every night. My girlfriend said I seem to be calling out to someone in my dreams, but I probably do that all the time. I was initially worried when I started reading these posts, but all I can say is, if you start taking it and have adverse effects early on, then stop. Everyone is different. But certainly don't trust the FDA. Do your research, but don't obsess about it and need more of their products! | M | 30 | 10 days | 2/16/2008 | 5 | sinus infection & bronchitis | a little abdominal pain | first I was given augmentin than the doctor switched me to this one which is finally working. | F | 46 | 2 days | 2/15/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | INSOMNIA - took drug 4pm ... felt "high" after 1 / 1.5 hours. not euphoric but kinda wired. I thought maybe it was from my prednisone steroid shot. but that had been a while. didn't know anything about this drug. just read the bottle and popped one. Lay down at 10pm to bed like usual. mind is going all over the place and I'm not falling asleep. very uncharacteristic. I usually fall asleep w/in 15 mins of shutting TV. So then 12 comes around, 1 comes around.. I feel fine, but I'm wide awake. Then 2 am comes around and I say ok this is Fd. could it be the anti B?? Went online, found this site as well as 'http://www.fluoroquinolones.org/' . I'm not sure when I'll sleep as its 5am now and I'm still pretty wired. The levaquin was insulted by my 1 mg xanax I injested 2 hrs ago. The levaquin says to me cmon you are gonna have to do better than that who do you think I am? I will not be taking dose #2. | http://www.fluoroquinolones.org/It appears this substance is toxic to everybody. Some people have more of a tolerance but even those patients are very likely to have problems further down the road. | M | 28 | 1 days | 2/15/2008 | 5 | Severe Throat Infection | No Side effects | Levaquin has saved the day for me many times truly a lifesaver. | M | 73 | 10 days | 2/9/2008 | 5 | Sinus infection | None | I began reading the many negative postings this evening about Levaquin and thought with alarm "Oh my gosh, I'm on my third day of 550 mg daily dosage! When are these horrible side effects going to happen to me?" Then I remembered that I have taken Levaquin in the past with no bad side effects and it knocked out the infection too. So I looked up some other medications on AskPatient.com that I have taken before with no significant side effects to see what the postings for those drugs are. I even looked up over-the-counter Tylenol and sure enough, a significant number of the postings for each medication are negative with dire warnings not to take that particular medicine. I have no doubt that many of the people who had awful things to say about the drugs truly suffered from the symptom they stated, but I am not convinced it was from that particular drug in each and every case. I also suspect that the previous doom postings created a ripple effect of panic, and the next poster | M | 49 | 3 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | Sinus infection | Degraded motor skills, brain fog, "heavy" arms and fingers, difficulty typing, problem swallowing. Seems dangerous, stopped taking after these effects. | Prescribed 500 mg pills for chronic sinus infection. I believe this may be the second time I've been on this antibiotic in the last few years. After the first dose I felt "funny" but no real bad effects besides an upset stomach. After the second dose I began to feel significant degraded motor skill response. To describe it in one word my arms/hands/fingers feel "numb". This is bad as I work as an airline pilot. I have suspended the drug and hope my condition improves. I've started drinking significant amounts of water (>100 oz/day) and will start taking iron as it is supposed to reduce the effectiveness of the drug. | M | 26 | 2 days | 2/8/2008 | 3 | Severe Bronchitis | April 2007 took 750 mg Levaquin for sinus infection/bronchitis. Only able to take for 3 days due to extreme joint pain, heaviness throughout body, dizziness, confusion, rapid heart rate/palpitations. Pain behind knees and in calves. The bottom of my feet like they had been beaten with a baseball bat! Nov. 2007 took Levaquin 750mg x3 days for bronchitis. Extreme pain in right elbow and forearm. Thought was an injury from lifting heavy trash bag. Pain lasted for 2 very long months. Feb. 2008 again took 750mg Levaquin after failed attempts with Zithromax to clear ongoing bronchitis/pneumonia. Noticed after first dose, extreme, horrible pain in arch of right foot. Pain also in ankle and knee. Can only walk with limp. My terrible elbow/forearm pain has returned. I am SURE that it IS from the Levaquin. Pain started immediately and continues to increase with each dose. Strange how symptoms are only the on right side this time. It will probably continue to left side if I keep taking | F | 42 | 4 days | 2/7/2008 |