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 | Severe tissue infection | Did fine for 8 days, woke with horrible elbow, shoulder, ankle and knee pain on day 8, called dr. and he said to discontinue. Haven't slept a full night in over 3 weeks. Can't concentrate, wander around the house in the a.m. trying to remember what to do to get ready for work. Still can't find any info on when the side effects will subside. I know this medicine works for some, but it is poison for others! It gets into your joints and inflames the soft tissue. I have a friend that has had elbow pain since February! | If there is any info on when or how the effects will subside, I'd love to find out more about it! | F | 47 | 9 days | 8/28/2007 | 1 | Chronic Sphenoid Sinusitis | Terrible pain all over my body (unable to turn over in bed). Severe pain in my knees (knees were very weak and would barely bend). | This had to be the nastiest drug that I have ever been prescribed. I took 500mg. for 14 days. Pain started with the 5th and 6th dose. I could hardly walk for 3 weeks. Knees are still not back to normal almost 3 months later. My doctor just laughed and said this only happens to 10% of the patients who take Levaquin. I believe Levaquin should be taken off the market. I will not take it again. | F | 63 | 14 days | 8/28/2007 | 2 | bronchitis | swelling in knees and ankles, some trouble walking and a lot of trouble getting up off of floor and going up and down stairs or curbs, stomach pain, nightmares | I got over the bronchitis, but I took the entire dosage before I realized my swelling and pain might be due to the medication. Two weeks after stopping medication I still have knee swelling and trouble on stairs and curbs and stomach pain, still having trouble getting energy back. | F | 53 | 10 days | 8/27/2007 | 2 | pneumonia | I didn't notice any particular side effects. | For the past 6 weeks I had worsening bouts of breathlessness, where the only way I could really take a full breath was to yawn. I'd have good days with no noticeable problem, and bad days when I felt like I was gasping for air all day. Eventually, the ratio of good to bad days nosedived, and I spent a weekend with a fever and coughing up green sputum. I went to the doctor on Monday, had a 102-degree fever, and X-rays confirmed that I had pneumonia in my right lung. I took 500mg Levaquin that afternoon, then every morning thereafter for the next week. I felt a lot better on Tuesday, and better still on Wednesday (still coughing, but with the breathing problems fading away). On Thursday I went back to work, and nosedived. I spent the afternoon and evening yawning and gasping for breath. On Friday, the chest tightness was almost as bad as it had been on Monday. Things got a little better on Saturday, but went straight back downhill on Saturday evening and Sunday. On Monday (today), I went | M | 37 | 8 days | 8/27/2007 | 1 | bacterial infection | facial tingling affecting eyes, kidney issues, yellow coating on tongue, food tasted strange, muscle contractions, rapid heart rate, sleeplessness, anxiety, vision issues, numbness, memory problems - after three weeks much is resolving but not all. | This is a very dangerous drug! Now I understand why 100,000 people die per year from properly prescribed pharmaceuticals. | F | 59 | 2 days | 8/25/2007 | 1 | human-bite that got infected | Rash only on my torso...was not on my legs. The neck down, my back, and on my arms. Scared to death! The most horrible thing you can ever take. I had the most horrible headaches, nerves were always going crazy. | 3 days after the bite I was admitted to the hospital. At which time they had me hooked up to Levaquin through an i.v. 1000mg. Along with morphine. Once I got out of the hospital I was still itching. I was assuming that it was the morphine lingering but they gave me just one shot of the morphine. They gave 750mg of Levaquin to continue once I got out of the hospital. Along with Clindamycin & Doxocyline. I called the hospital and told them of the horrible rash I had gotten, they told me I am having an allergic reaction and they wanted to re-admit me to the hospital. It took me 3 weeks to get all that Levaquin crap out of my system to where the rash was finally gone! Continued taking all of the other medicine and had no reactions. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I'm on it right now and I've got nausea, light headedness, fatigue, but I'm also having trouble sleeping, I'm REALLY ITCHY all over my body like I have a bad rash, a lot of stiffness and soreness in my achilles tendons and my knees, and my stomach is not doing well. | I am concerned with the long-term side effects of this medication. I think I've been on it before in the last 3 years, and because I've got a lot of allergies, I can't take a lot of antibiotics. I actually forgot that I'd experienced these symptoms when I was on Levaquin, because it was almost 3 years ago - but I was so sick last week that I couldn't even keep my head up, so I didn't pay much mind to it. But next time, I'll make sure I don't let the doctor prescribe it to me. | F | 26 | 7 days | 8/20/2007 | 4 | Pneumonia | Stiffness and joint pain, fatigue. I'm diabetic and my sugar levels have increased slightly. The pharmacist warned me about this. | It's helping - If it gets rid of the pneumonia I'll be happy | F | 52 | 10 days | 8/16/2007 | 1 | brohncitis | A few hours after taking..was awakened by the feeling that the whole house was shaking. Then started feeling extreme nausaand cloudy minded. after about a hour of that then went into projectile vomiting and breaking out in cold sweat. Went to ER and was told that blood pressure was high and it was due to this medication. Still having lightheadedness and nausea.Would not recommend this drug to anyone. Have never had a reaction to a drug before and pray that never have one like this again.As for a few hours there felt like you were going to die.Fell worse now since taking that drug for otherreasons than did when I first went to doctor.Er told me to make sure that i never take again or would be lots worse next time. | F | 42 | 1 days | 8/16/2007 | 1 | Septus | My Mom was taking this for Septus, a very serious blood infection. It began almost immediately to give her severe leg pain. She stayed on it for three weeks and in that time her pain became more severe everyday and moved up her body to her wrists, elbows and shoulders. She's suffering terribly. We'd like to know if anyone has found any treatment, medical or natural, that has given any relief. Contact me at [email protected] | F | 74 | 21 days | 8/15/2007 | 1 | Bilateral Ear Infections/Sinus Inf | Excruciating Knee/Ankle/Joint Pain, Muscle Contractions and Tremors(diagonosed with tendinitis from this). VIVID Nightmares, sleeplessness and nausea. Have to have 3-6 months of intense therapy to build muscles back up. | I would NEVER EVER EVER take or recommend this medication to anyone! I consider it poison and I am so scared it has hurt me permenantly, I have been off it for over a month now and although the nightmares, sleeplessness and nausia have subsided, the physical has not. POISON | F | 45 | 9 days | 8/15/2007 | 1 | Multiple Infections | I am not allergic to any medication. I have taken nearly everything and never had a problem. BUT THIS medication was TERRIBLE. I don't think it should be allowed to be prescribed. I called my DR after taking one dose to describe what had happened and he told me it was good that I didn't take another dose or I MAY have DIED. Died. I would recommend any anti bio that is not in this class of Anti Bio's. Good ole Penicillin or Amoxicillin. The Z pack has always been ok for me. Of course, nothing is perfect. If had an adverse reaction to Levaquin or any other Quinolone anti biotics and are so inclined, a simple google search will lead you to toxicity forums, victim pages, etc. | This antibiotic is in a class called Quinolone Antibiotics. They are bad news. Other drugs in this class are Ciprofloxacin Brand Names: Ciproxin, Cipro, Baycip, Cetraxal, Ciflox, Cifran, Ciplox, Ciprolet, Cyprobay, Quintor, Ciloxan (eye drops) Enoxacin Brand Names: Penetrex Gatifloxacin Brand Names: Tequin, Gaity Gemifloxacin Levofloxacin Brand Names: Levaquin, Tavanic Lomefloxacin Brand Names: Lomaday, Maxaquin Moxifloxacin Brand Names: Avelox Norfloxacin Brand Names: Noroxin, Amicrobin, Anquin, Baccidal, Barazan, Biofloxin, Floxenor, Fulgram, Janacin, Lexinor, Norilet, Norofin, Norxacin, Orixacin, Oroflox, Urinox, Zoroxin Ofloxacin Brand Names: Floxin, Ocuflox Ophthalmic Pefloxacin Brand Names: Perti Sparfloxacin Brand Names: Sparflo, Zagam Trovafloxacin Brand Names: Trovan | F | 24 | 1 days | 8/12/2007 | 2 | Kidney Infection | Started with sneezing and tightness in my throat (I lost my voice), intense burning in my hands and feet, and itching all over. The symptoms subsided within an hour or so, but I asked for another medication from my doctor. I only took one 250mg pill. | I have used Levaquin before with no ill side effects. This is the first time I have ever had any real side effects from any medication! | F | 47 | 1 days | 8/11/2007 | 1 | pre-surgery | Extreme headache and inability to sleep | I was prescribed 750 mg per day to be taken for 3 weeks. This is my second day and I have an extreme headache. I cannot sleep well and have had some dizziness and nausea. | F | 43 | 2 days | 8/11/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | muscle, tendon, and joint pains in upper arms, elbows, knees, hips, shoulders, even wrists, crawly-type sensations on skin, also itching, tingling and numbness, insomnia or sleep with strange dreams, sometimes can feel heart pounding, fatigue | I took this about 5 years ago and didn't think it gave me any problems, but eventually developed elbow tendonitis on right side and shoulder tendonitis on left side and later on right side, also swelling and tendonitis in left knee. This last course of Levaquin gave me sudden, extreme, all-over pain. I saw my doctor 6 weeks later, when these symptoms didn't go away, he said he never hear of this from Levaquin, and never had another patient complain about this. I find that hard to believe. This should be recalled!!! | F | 52 | 10 days | 8/10/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | Anxiety, suicidal thoughts, harming others thoughts, vivid nightmares, shaking , foggy thinking (for months), facial numbness (for years), paranoia, sweating, rapid heartbeat, no muscle pain though. | I took Levaquin when it first came on the market maybe 10 or 11 years ago. I was about 29 at the time. I took 1 500 or 750mg pill ( yes one pill) before bed. I had previously been on Biaxin before and had no probs, .. Doc said "new drug try it" any side effects..,,??? "nah" I asked a doc that about 7 years later when he tried toprescribe and got the same answer) anyway i had wierd lucid dreams all night then I woke up at like 5am and i mean WOKE up eyes wide open like a window shade, and I thought i was going to jump out of a 3rd story window. I was in total panic attack mode, sweating, shaking, mind racing, no control over my thoughts, and feelings of dread and suicide even harming my fiance. No joke. i had never felt like that before except after a bad experience with Angel dust laced marijuana when i was like 18. My heart was racing, and my fiance was wondering what the heck was wrong. In my mind i knew what was happening but it was real hard to control and stay | M | 39 | 1 days | 8/9/2007 | 1 | possible bowel infection | Emergency 911 ambulance to the hospital after two doses of 500 mg . I am a registered nurse and I was nearly passed out after two doses, headache, weakness in all limbs,dizzy to near fainting in bathroom after having bowel cramps,projectile vomiting in the emergency room. | Quinolones affect your brain and can cause severe anxiety and all the other problems you are reading about from the other people on this site. I contacted the FDA and made a report about the side effects and my experience. I will never take a quinolone ever again. Stay away from this drug unless you are truely going to die from the infection, then you might just want to try it. But never for minor infections. Very risky drug. | F | 56 | 2 days | 8/9/2007 | 4 | Skin infection | No side effects other than what I have had with other antibiotics - metallic taste and some lethargy. No nausea or vomiting or diarrhea. Having read this website I was expecting it to be far worse. | I try to avoid taking all medications, especially antibiotics, unless absolutely necessary. But levaquin did not cause me any distress and seems to have eliminated a skin infection that was resistant to several courses of augmentin. I took 500 mg once per day for 7 days. I would take it again if I needed to do so. | M | 53 | 7 days | 8/8/2007 | 5 | 4 Week Ongoing Sinus Infection | No muscus drainage, severe headaches, low-grade recurring fever, nausea. | Was diagnosed 4 weeks ago with a bad sinus infection & was given Augmentin/875mg/2x day/10 days AND steriods. I'm on week 4 and NOTHING! Steam treatments, Neti pot treatments, Muscenex--NOTHING. Had to take a Darvocet for the pain & severe headaches and remembered my Levaquin from another infection I had. When you're in pain, you'll try anything--so I took it and I'll be damn--my sinuses are draining after just 3 hours of taking it. Everybody's chemistry is different--my chemistry agrees with Levaquin. | F | 47 | 1 times | 8/7/2007 | 3 | UTI | NO side effects whatsoever. | Still having some of the symptoms of an UTI. Don't know if medication worked but atleast it didn't make things work | F | 37 | 3 days | 8/6/2007 |