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  shortness of breath worse shortness of breath, pain in chest weakness and fatigue yes it is a dangerous drug, but I get tired of seeing people blame the pharmacist, if you have questions then ask. The physicians are the ones prescribing it and the drug company is making it. there are hundreds of dangerous drugs on the market, do these people expect the pharmacist to refuse to fill every one of these prescriptions? and why are these drugs being approved so fast without furthur testing? I'll tell you why: politicians on both sides of the aisle are receiving millions form the drug co lobbyists -thats why. M 30 5 days
11/23/2007
 5  bronchitis second pill 750 mg after two hours hives covered my whole body itching so bad. called 911 sent to hospital in ambulance blood pressure 179/104 given epi benadryl another shot and oxygen was ordered to never take again.told i was lucky i made it. never so scared in my life. now on z pack,prednisone,and anxiety medication.think twice before using! F 52 2 days
11/22/2007
 2  UTI Hours after taking dose I woke up in the night with both my forearms being numb from my shoulder to my elbows. Numbness in my leg. Extreme fatigue, nausea, tight chest with pain, increased heart rate of 95 bpm at resting, gurgling in my stomach and a feeling as if I had diarrhea but began having hard time passing stools, and black stools. I'm very dissatisfied with how this medication made me feel. I felt as if my body was being poisoned. This is when I searched the web I found a lot of complaints that were like mine so I called my doctor and he told me the side effects were probably from the Levaquin and to stop taking it. I only gave this medicine 3 doses before I decided it was doing things to my body that it shouldn't be and my body couldn't handle. F 36 3 days
11/22/2007
 1  ear infection Severe hot flashes, extremely low blood sugar,dizziness and vertigo, insomnia, racing thoughts, by day 3 I experienced horrible anxiety attacks for the first time in my life and was rushed to the E.R. Felt like I couldn't breathe. This is an extremely dangerous drug, if you have been prescribed this medication make sure you read about the potential side effects which can be debilitating. It has been over 5 months since I have last taken this drug and still suffer from repeated anxiety attacks, this medication should be used as a last restort. F 20 3 days
11/22/2007
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 1  UTI I have experienced aching in my upper arms, stiffness in my neck, aching in my knees, ankles, bottoms of my feet and generally everywhere. I have been having to get into the shower and stand under hot running water just so that I can walk in the mornings. I am a very healthy individual and I do not believe that I could be imagining these aches. I took this drug for 7 days and passed these symtoms off to other causes. As of today I am no longer taking this medication. I would really like to know how this atiobiotic works and what's in it that could cause these problems. I had similar side effects from taking the drug Boniva. F 58 7 days
11/16/2007
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 3  Chronic Sinusitis Trouble sleeping; waking up drenched in sweat when I do finally sleep; dull headaches; some lightheadedness I've taken worse things... this is only my 3rd day on it though, so will watch out for any of the other severe side effects others have described. I haven't noticed that my mucus is draining, however the severe pain is gone. Don't know what to think. Tired and wish I could sleep w/out sweating my a@@ off! F 28 3 days
11/13/2007
 1  sinus infection hives within 6 hours F 52 1 days
11/11/2007
 2  Sinus Infection After 2nd dose my legs felt very week...especially behind the knees. After sitting or sqatting I can hardly get up. I called my dr before my 3rd dose, but was told this was NOT a side effect of Levaquin and was instructed to finish taking all 10 doses. I finally stopped after 8. I've been off of the meds for over 4 weeks and have not seen any improvement yet. F 38 8 days
11/10/2007
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 1  Pelvic infection Seeing things Mild altering And then 7 days into treatment allergic reation DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION M 47 7 days
11/9/2007
 1  low grade fever Severe pain in both knees-unable to walk. Severe pain in ankles, elbows, wrists. Sweating (no fever), anxiety, agitation, confusionm, nausea, flashing in eyes - turned into numerous permanent floaters, unable to sleep, fuzzy vision, ringing in ears. I was not warned about any adverse conditions to look for. Only told to take with a lot of water. After four 500mg pills, I discontinued. Now have constant ringing in ears and numerous floater that cause problems seeing. M 65 4 days
11/4/2007
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 1  sinus infection Lethargy, extremely tired, insomnia, excrutiating pain in all my joints, hurts to walk. I didn't know what was going on until I found this site. Anybody know how long until the symptoms go away? I can't stand this much longer. I have no quality of life left. Everything hurts! It's the devil's candy. Stay away from it! F 50 28 days
11/2/2007
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 2  bronchitis severe muscle aches, low blood sugar(nearly passed out), GI upset, It took 2 wks extra just to recover from side effects any patient who has never taken this family of antibiotics, should be warned by both physician and phamacists. Neither would admit that there were any. I was visiting son in PA and came close to reporting to state pharmacy board F 57 10 days
10/28/2007
 1  sinus infection extreme pain in all joints, fingers, ankles, shoulders, wrists, elbows, knees. took for 5 days and it is excruciatingly painful Does anyone know something that works? please email me at [email protected] if you do. please! F 26 5 days
10/24/2007
 1  sinus infection Day 1 thru 4 had severe aching all over. Just figured i was run down from the sinus infection and allergies i suffer from plus as a dog groomer i had been lifting some pretty heavy dogs so i just didnt think about it being the Levaquin until day 5. Woke up with severe pain in my knee joints, ankles and wrists. I remember reading somewhere in the info given to me about this med about tendon problems so immediately googled this info and found this website Stopped taking after the 5th day, Didnt like the side effects. Its now 7 days since i stopped and i still have mild pain in my knee joints and a little amount of aching and an odd tingling/burning sensation in my feet but on the whole i'm feeling ok compared to other people on this site.The effects seem to be wearing off slowly. I will never take this again.Im allergic to penacillin so i'll add this to my DO NOT TAKES. F 48 5 days
10/23/2007
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 1  Chronic sinus infection After 2 days started aching, put it down to being run down and my job as a groomer involves heavy lifting. Day 3 i had chest pains, not sleeping very well, aching so much. Day 5 woke up with knee joint pain progressed during the day to include wrist joint pain and much much aching. Will not take the rest of these pills.I do think it's helped with the sinus infection although because i will not continue for the 10 day prescription it may not have completely cleared it up. I hope the aching goes away, Looking at other posts it seems like the symptoms last awhile.Will NOT take this medication again. F 48 5 days
10/18/2007
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 3  bacterial infection none...I Gave a 3 bc i am not done with medicine, but i have felt better with the infeciton after obnly 2 days u people go nuts with yours posts...u make people scared 2 take what doctors give them....get some damn xanax, its most likely in your head....i cant believe the amount of posters who r screaming murder on here..if it was dangerous we would of heard of a a lawsuit..those allergic 2 it, thats something that isnt the drugs fault, but your bodies..geezse enough with the scare tactics...every drug i look up on here people report the most terrfifying experiences and i have taken some of the ones on here mentioned as dangerous and a killer and they dont do anything at all...CHILL OUT WITH THE SCARE TACTICS M 28 10 days
10/16/2007
 1  Sinusinfection Severe Pain in knee,still the same after 2months.Can not work F 53 14 days
10/15/2007
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 1  sinus infection Itchiness on bottom of feet and palms of hands. Now the hands seem okay, but the feet are burning and tingling. Restlessness and insomnia. Stiffness and weakness in calves. Overall weakness. I should have stopped after one dose, since I felt a slight itchiness in feet. Stopped after two doses. That was last Wed. It is now Saturday night and I feel awful. The feet hurt and I feel just awful. F 65 2 days
10/14/2007
 1  sinus infection I have pain in my thumbs. When I bend them, you can here the cracking sound. My hands are numb and tingly. I had pain in my upper calfs along with wrists and ankles. Also bottoms of my feet were sore in the morning. I still have a chest tremor... I don't know if the drug has caused this. I took 750 mg for 10 days and then felt ill so I requested another 10 day dose and was given it. I didn't know that the drug was the reason for my flu like symptoms. I was not given any warning about the side effects. I am worried about not getting my joints back to normal. M 50 20 days
10/14/2007
 1  Bronchitis Headache (raging), dark urine, rash that looked like a sunburn all over body (including face), swollen eyes and slightly blurry vision in one eye, crying spells This drug is pushed as being "the latest and greatest." It was prescribed to my by a PA that didn't know WHAT he was doing. It took going BACK to the actual doctor to be told that many people have reactions and that HE didn't know why the PA didn't give a Z-Pack initially. I ended up having to spend a total of $176 to get well when it should have only cost $50. Do not take this if it is prescribed. I think only younger doctors and PA's are the ones pushing this crap. F 30 3 days
10/13/2007
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