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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | pneumonia | none | felt much better within days | M | 66 | 7 days | 8/4/2007 | 1 | kidney infection | FELT LIKE I WAS DYING ON THIS DRUG THE PAIN IT CAUSED IN MY BODY EVEN MY FINGERS AND TOES HURT CRYED AND CRYED LIKE A BABY THIS MESSES WITH YOUR HEAD BIG TIME PEOPLE PLEASE RESEARCH THIS DRUG IT IS LIKE A SEVERE POISON!!!!!!! | TERRIBLE TERRIBLE STUFF!!!!!!! | F | 45 | 2 days | 8/1/2007 | 1 | When I first took Levaquin I felt nervous and could not sleep for the first two nights. My lungs got better but by day 3 I got the worst muscle ache and headache in my shoulder and the back of my head. By day 5 I was in the Emergency room with the right side of my face drouping and my head hurting. They did all the tests for a possible stroke or TIA all negative. I am a registerd nurse and they are telling me I now have Bells Palsy.. I do not belive it I think it is from the Levaquin. I fell foggy in my head and calling my doctor and getting off this stuff. | DO not take this drug | F | 55 | 5 days | 7/29/2007 | 1 | Prostatitis | Ankle, wrist and knee tendon pain. Swollen, soar knees and sore back. Insomnia. | THIS DRUG IS POISON!!! I read about the side effects before taking the medication, but took it anyway assuming my doctor would know what is right- I was wrong. The side effects started immediately, I attributed them to working out in the yard, but now it is a month later and all the side effects are still there. I feel as though I am a 70 year old man. I have never felt so bad in my entire life!!! Now I will be going to see another doctor to determine whether or not I have tendonitis.- When I asked my Urologist about the side effects, he first asked "why, what is going on?" When I told him the side effects, he said "oh, that is very rare, it will go away, don't worry about it." Well I am worried about it and needless to say, I will never go to that doctor again or use Levaquin again. | M | 45 | 42 days | 7/26/2007 | 1 | bronchitis | neurologic problems, dizziness, spinning, memory problems, muscle weakness, arthritis, lethargy, depression, too many to add. | this is from: being sick, tired and angry!!! thanks to dr who is quick to prescibe, slow to do their homework, we as patients think that our health care provider has all the answers, patients need to know the majority of doctors "greet them, treat them, street them". quanity, not quality, i wish for your health to return...take care of yourselves and do your own homework before putting any drug into your body, make your own decisions, and research, research, my trust was in my docs hands | F | 51 | 20 days | 7/19/2007 | 1 | respiratory infection | UNBELIEVEABLE MUSCLE/JOINT PAIN! | I took this drug once a day (500mg) for nine out of the prescribed 10 day treatment. I didn't notice a problem until the 9th day -- I could barely stand on my feet! I stopped taking it immediately but every day for the next five days the symptoms got worse. By the fifth day I had pain in my feet, knees, shoulders, back, neck and hands. I went back to the doctor and they tried to dismiss the possiblity of a drug reaction. They drew blood thinking it could be rhematoid arthritis, lyme disease or some other auto-immune diesease. Thankfully bloodwork came back negative. Still the doctor refuses to believe it was brought on by the Levaquin! He says it's a "virus". Ok. Whatever. I took action on my own. I went to the gym 2x a day, to sit in the hot-tub & steamroom. I also changed my diet. I ate only anti-inflammatory foods (tuna, salmon, pineapple, red grapes, 100% pure red grape juice, flax seed on salads, and soy milk. I switched from coffee to green tea; about six | F | 46 | 9 days | 7/18/2007 | 4 | UTI/Kidney Infection | Aching Joints, Chest Pain, flank pain, side pain, trouble breathing, metallic taste in mouth (for first few days), itcy palms, trouble focusing causing dizziness, swelling in left foot. | Levaquin definitly works. After 6 weeks (500mg) on Levaquin for a kidney infection I am cured. After just a few days the medication started to work and it felt like a miracle. BUT as the days pushed on I started to get all of these crazy pains. I have been to my family doctor many times while ont he antibiotic, I have had ultrasounds, CT Scans and MRI's trying to find the cause of all of the chest and liver, back and joint pain. At this point we can only assume it is the Levaquin. When I wake up in the morning I am so sore with joint pain it takes me quite a bit of time to climb out of bed. I am only 36 years old and I feel like I'm 80! Was it worth it - I say YES as long as my body eventually returns to normal. | F | 36 | 42 days | 7/17/2007 | 4 | Pneumonia | Took for community acquired pneumonia, most likely from multi-drug resistant strep. Originally, was on Augmentin plus an injection of some other anibiotic but after three days the pneumonia was worse so doc switched me to max mg of Levaquin (500mg? or was it 750mg? The peach colored ones). My body is pretty sensitive to meds but for the most part I was okay. I did develop a yeast infection, had some really trippy and disturbing dreams, and my creatinine levels are elevated (kidney function) which doc is assuming is from all the antibiotics/infection. It was determined my pneumonia is on the mend but it still took me over a week off the Levaquin to feel semi normal but I still get tired which may be the Levaquin and maybe just the course of recovery. Have taken 4 other rounds of fluoximines this year (Cipro) for reoccuring UTIs and is one of the better tolerated antibiotics for me. | I had no issues that would make me not want to take it again although all the posts here are SCARY! If you are really truly terribly sick like I was (104+ fever for over a week, vomiting, cough, hallucinations, general thought I was going to die) this is a good med. | F | 24 | 10 days | 7/16/2007 | 1 | Sinus infection | I have joint pain and stiffness, with my knees being the worst. I have been off levaquin for 4 days and it is getting worse every day. I also have had "crawling skin" since day 5 of a 10 day corse. | F | 41 | 10 days | 7/14/2007 | 5 | sinus infection | None. | I was prescribed Levaquin when, after being on a weaker antibiotic for an ear infection, I instead developed a severe sinus infection. Levaquin knocked it out quickly, allowing me to get back to my normal activities (including an out-of-state flight for business purposes shortly after I started treatment). | F | 34 | 10 days | 7/11/2007 | 1 | UTI | I took my first pill at 10 pm and woke up in the middle of the night with the WORST charlie horse in my calf. It was unlike any cramp I have ever felt. It is still sore 12 hours later and at about 3pm today I felt a tingling and numbness in my left forearm. Thank goodness I found this site - WHY in the world would my doctor prescribe such an awful drug? and was SO expensive too! My urnine turned colors too - orangy, yellow. | DO NOT USE THIS - tell you doctor NO WAY~ | F | 42 | 1 days | 7/9/2007 | 1 | Possible UTI | 500 mg once a day for five days. After 3rd dose, experienced vision distortions - seeing shapes going up the wall, colored spots floating in front of my eyes, spent a night of total sleeplessness. On day 4 noticed a little tightness in my calves. I attributed it to the gardening I was doing. On day 5 woke up with very tight calves. It was painful to walk and very painful to go down stairs. When I got to work I googled side effect of Levaquin and saw all the problems people have had with taking it. I have been off of the medication for three days and still have a great deal of pain in my calves. I have difficulty walking and have had to discontinue any strenuous activity. I have never had a bad reaction to any other antibiotic. I hope these symptons go away soon. My doctor just said he would note "muscle aches" on my chart and said "all antibiotics have some side effects." I think hardly being able to walk and then only in pain is more than a "side e | I think this is a very strong and dangerous drug. While some people may take it with no problems, many people are having severe and debilitating problems which seem to last and last. I do not think this drug should be prescribed for simple infections. There are other safer drugs to try first. | F | 50 | 5 days | 7/5/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | acute knee pain and swelling of knee joint | F | 57 | 5 days | 7/2/2007 | 1 | kidney infection(minor) | After 2 doses of 500mg I "just wasn't myself" according to friends, I completed 8 of the 10 doses prescribed. From the second dose until I started experiencing facial numbness I have absolutely no recollection of anything so I have to take their word on my behavior. The first memorable side effect was the left side of my face kept going numb(dose 8), but then quit after a few hours. Starting from that point and progressing over the course of a week I grew progressively short of breath until I decided to see a doctor. I was rushed by ambulance to the hospital with a major pulmonary embolism. The facial numbness was attributed as pre-stroke symptoms. I had a full head to toe check of all enzymes, renal function, you name it, all test results were normal including cholesterol. Everything was ruled out with the exception of the Levaquin which was the only thing I was taking at the time. | F | 30 | 8 days | 6/30/2007 | 1 | Epididymitis | Achilles tendon damage, wrist pain | Started feeling achilles tendon pain 5 days after starting levaquin. Physician and pharmacy NEVER provided information about this side effect, as the prescribing information states they should. I never made the connection that an antibiotic could cause this side effect so I finished the regimen. Six months later, including three months of physical therapy, walking better, though still feel occassional pain. Fault is with physician and pharmacist. Levaquin is an important drug for fighting infections, but should be prescribed second line. There are other proven options to try first. Indiscriminate use by physicians is causing needless side effects and dramtically increasing resistance problems. | M | 50 | 21 days | 6/23/2007 | 1 | took for bronchitis | flu like symptoms, chills, nausea, constant headaches for 2 weeks straight, difficulty waking up, weak, no energy, extreme leg aches/swelling, random body pains ... and more! | If you think you are having side effects from Levaquin, stop taking it immediatly!! This drug should not be available. It is unsafe. Blessings to those who are experiencing difficulties as a result of this poison. | F | 45 | 7 days | 6/22/2007 | 1 | bronchial infection/ ulcerative col | Severe pains in hips & knees, hobbled me. Quit taking after 3 days, symptoms went away in 2 days. My daughter was given levaquin drip in ER for ulcerative colitis, started choking and heart pounding. As soon as I demanded action they stopped drip. She was immediately better color, able to breathe, and recognize me. | This med is pushed by doctors and Phys. Assist. everywhere! Are they getting kickback? Watch what interns, attending or nurses are putting in IV drips. You have to save your family. We did not know its side effects then. Askkkkkkkkk | F | 52 | 3 days | 6/21/2007 | 1 | For a bladder infection | I had been on this medicine three weeks ago and i am still ill from it.Anxiety and panic attacks.Loss of appitite i have lost ten pounds i am on depression medicine be cause this medicine made me so sad and depressed i didnt even want to live i have never had that kind of thought in my whole life.I am still having bad thoughts and dreams from this awful medicine.i just want to feel my old self again.I will never,never take this medicine again and no one else should either | FOR GOODNESS SAKES PLEASE EVRYONE DONOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE. | F | 66 | 7 days | 6/21/2007 | 1 | very serious eye infection | headaches, nausea, tendinitis in hands,wrists,knees, sleeping constantly | 1st of all, if you never experienced a side effect you are very lucky, but I wouldn't risk it again. I would strongly not recommend this to anyone. I have a very good tolerance for medication, but because my infection was so bad and was acting very fast, they decided to put me on Levaquin. I was allergic to Rocephine and I am or was nursing my baby. I was told I had to wean my son. It started about the second day, my fever should have been gone and things should have been getting back to normal. I only got worse. I still had my swollen eye, I was sleeping all the time, a higher fever, my tongue was swelling and I developed sores all over that went down into my throat, the breaking point was when I woke up and I felt like I was 80 yrs. old. I could barely walk and had a hard time holding things in my fingers. I couldn't even hold my 18 month old. Something was terribly wrong. I went to the ER and they told me I was having a bad reaction to the med. They gave me an I.V and by | F | 35 | 5 days | 6/21/2007 | 5 | painful cough, infection worsening | These 3 effets were only for first couple days: Sweet metalic taste in mouth. Felt strange for a couple hours after my afternoon dose. Didn't sleep well the first couple nights, as I was still coughing from the infection. The last several days I had whiteish film on my tongue. I brushed it off with toothbrush. | I don't know why my doc gave me such a strong RX, and I was worried from what I read on this web site. Almost switched to another antibiotic, but decided not to. After a few days on Levaquin 500mg?, I had no side effects, and I felt better everyday. After 6 of 10 doses, I had periodontal surgery on my gums, and would have had to go on antibiotics for that, so since I was already taking one, it worked out great. I would have no problem taking this antibiotic again, as it was fine for me. I was very careful to follow instructions, and didn't take other meds while on it. That is, until the surgery. Then I had some Ibuprofen, and started anti-imflamatory "Etodolac." No problems with either. Also, I made sure to eat yogurt, as well as take "Udo's Choice" "Super 8 Hi-Potency Probiotic" and "Super 5 Lozenge Probiotic." It's been 3 days since my last dose of Levaquin, and I feel good. I'm a person who doesn't like to take any meds, but I took this cuz th | F | 50 | 10 days | 6/19/2007 |