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 |
| 3 | pnemonia | OH MY GOODNESS! I was up till 5 am last night and here I am at 1 am tonight with the same garbage! The first few days were okay with mild nausia. Then 3 days ago I woke up with severe nausia and diareah. I'm on anitbiotics alot so I usually tough it through nausia, so that wasn't a big deal. But last night as I layed in bed and thought horrible things and was wondering what on earth was going on in my head.... and I've been "on edge" for the last few days! and then tonight I was laying here trying to sleep and 3 different times I had a wierd head rush, like a lightning bolt followed by a tingling feeling all over my body. Then my heart started racing. I thought I was going to have a stroke or something! The first few days my muscles in my legs were sore but that has since subsided. I feel better from the pnemonia but now I have a whole new plethera of issues! After reading all these and realizing that I wasn't going crazy, I'm just having a reaction to the medicati | F | 28 | 10 days | 3/19/2007 | 5 | Pilonidal Cyst | none | Anyone who has to deal with pilonidal cysts knows that just about any side effect is worth not having to go through the rigamarole of the painful drainage followed by weeks of changing dressings twice a day. Levaquin knocks out the infection before I get to that point--it's been a godsend for me. I do eat a lot of yogurt to prevent yeast infections or other side effects. | F | 39 | 10 days | 3/16/2007 | 2 | I had strup throat infection | I had horrible nightmares and felt crazy. I had insomnia and experienced muscles cramping in my legs and a tight feeling in my chest. | This drug does not feel safe to me. I have to take gravel with it sometimes because the side effects are really bad. I have alot of allergies to medicine so my options are limited. | F | 35 | 10 days | 3/14/2007 | 1 | sinus infection, bronchitis | horrible insomnia--have not slept in three days (have only been on medication three days); extremely irritable (possibly because of lack of sleep), lower back pain | I have not given the drug enough time to work on the infections, but I don't know how I can possible go 10 days with no sleep!!! | F | 37 | 3 days | 3/14/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | Levaquin is the worst medication I've ever taken...I took it at night and was jittery and shaking all night long and did not sleep at all. The next morning I was so disoriented and spaced out I got very frightened and couldn't find a place for myself. I drank bottles of water to flush the drug out of my system asap. My right elbow is so sore that I can barlely lift anything as if I were arthritic and it's been this way now for 5 days. DO NOT TAKE LEVAQUIN!!!! | I called my doctor and told him I would not take this medication ever again. My doctor has now prescribed X-pak but I'm so completely untrusted of any medication since this experience.I can't believe this medication would pass clinical trials and FDA regulatory. | F | 50 | 1 days | 3/13/2007 | 1 | Bronchitis | Paranoia, cold sweats, nightmares, extreme muscle pains | After the FIRST pill, I came back home and felt terrible. I heard voices, got an extreme panic attack (never had those before), and my knee started hurting. It's been 10 days, and my old tricep injury pain came back for no reason (it's been gone a long time ago). This drug really messes up your tendons and muscles. Stay away from it - take Amoxicyllin - it should do the job equally well. | M | 28 | 1 days | 3/11/2007 | 1 | bronchitis | aura (migraine type) said to be low blood sugar, while taking levaguin for 7 days. Dr. prescribed for 10 days but stopped at 7 after light sensitivity and aura present. Extreme pain in legs three months after taking drug. Pain was not there before. Stairs are very difficult. Aura (blinking side lights are still there three months after. Have subsided somewhat but are not gone. | Can't believe medications could cause such pain. Not the same person three months later and hoping to get back to the way I was. | F | 50 | 7 days | 3/8/2007 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Itchiness, redness and hives. Severe pain in tendons throughout the body. Unable to control urine and have a normal bowl movement. Mind was foggy. However, the sinus infection is gone, but I had also had sinus surgery to correct several issues that had built up over the years. | I did not realize that I was having a severe reaction the Levaquin. At first I dropped almost everything I would pick up and then I was unable to walk without severe pain in achilles tendons. My wrists, shoulders and hips hurt so severly that I was not able to do even minor chores. My husband has done almost everything for close to three months now. I am in physical therapy and am slowly recovering. To be able to get moving at all my GP presciped steriods. Most of the problems have started to resolve, but I am still having a great deal of pain in the heels and ankles. I don't know how much longer it will take to totally recover, but last year I walked in the St. Patrick's Day Parade... the full route. This year I'll be lucky to make it to church. Those who successfully took Levaquin should be very careful about putting down those who have had bad reactions. I live in a small town and when I tell someone about what is wrong, they always know someone else who had a problem with | F | 61 | 30 days | 3/7/2007 | 3 | diverticulitis | Mental clouding, dizziness, joint pain and blurred vision. For the first part of this I was taking flagyl too though. FWIW the drug stays in your system for 36 hours so it will take that long to be rid of it. The infection is gone so it did accomplish that, but I also took flagyl w/ it for 7 days. I haven't taken two weirder antibiotics then these before to be sure. | M | 36 | 10 days | 3/6/2007 | 5 | uti/bladder/kidney stone | No side effects | I wrote the review below and noticed it got cut off so this is just to complete the review. I was saying my husband had been on Levaquin for 2 or 3 days with no problems when his mother called very concerned because she had read some pretty terrible stories about it and she urged him to look up these sites and quit taking the Levaquin. He did read them but since he had not had any problems/symptoms for the few days he had been taking it he kept taking the Levaquin for the complete 10days dosage of 750mg once per day for his pneumonia and he never experienced any problems and it was very effective in clearing up his pneumonia. He has never reacted to medication ever but I have (see review below) so I was leary about taking it but I never reacted to it either. We both had positive experiences with Levaquin. | F | 42 | 10 days | 3/5/2007 | 2 | H. Pylori | none | I took Levaquin for H. Pylori- 500mg 1x/day (as well as Tindamax & Aciphex) for 2 weeks. It didn't do a thing to me at all. It didn't do a thing to the H. Pylori either, but my skin cleared up for a bit. | F | 32 | 14 days | 3/5/2007 | 5 | UTI/Bladder infection/Kidney Stone | No side effects at all!!! | No problems for me or my husband. I just finished a 10 day dose of Levaquin 250mg 1 per day. I experienced NO side effects at all. I was very concerned because I had read all the problems on this board and other boards and in the past I have had severe reactions to sulfa and Macrodantin also codiene and vicodin. I get hives and horrible swelling and severe respitory distress. I had no reaction at all with Levaquin. I was prescribed Levaquin for a uti/bladder infection that did not go away after a 10 day dose of Cipro 1000mg per day. It turns out the reason it did not go away with the Cipro was because I actually have a kidney stone and until I pass that the uti will not completely go away (the Cipro did knock the infection down considerably! hence the low dose of Levaquin). I was first alerted to the possible side effects of Levaquin back in November 2006 when my husband was prescribed a 750mg 10 day dosage for pneumonia. He had been taking it for 2 or 3 days with no problems wh | F | 42 | 10 days | 3/3/2007 | 4 | sinus /ear infection | none | this drug made me sleepy the first few days. However; I would recommend this drug for anyone who needs a strong antibotic. | M | 7 days | 3/1/2007 | 4 | sinus /ear infection | none | this drug made me sleepy the first few days. However; I would recommend this drug for anyone who needs a strong antibotic. | M | 7 days | 3/1/2007 | 1 | Pneumonia | Increased spinal fluid production, headache out of this world | I have Pseudotumor Celebri (Increased Spinal Fluid), the medication reacted and cause a headach Morophine did not get rid of. Spinal Tap had to be perfomed after 1 pill, less than 24 hours after taking it. If you have PTC, do not take this pill!!! | F | 33 | 1 days | 2/28/2007 | 4 | Upper respiratory infection | I had some problems with stomach discomfort, but managed them by taking a dose of Acidophilus (OTC dietary supplement) along with the Levaquin. Yogurt does the same thing, but I am allergic. | F | 42 | 10 days | 2/27/2007 | 3 | UTI | I am a very healthy person and this is my first UTI. It was mild and I don't know why I had to take such stong medication. I am on it now. 4 days. Very strong.... gave me a headache and I never get headaches. Made my mind fuzzy and I cried last night and could not sleep. My knees hurt but I don't know if it is from this. My UTI is gone i believe.... but isn't there a safer way to fix this problem! | F | 20 | 4 days | 2/26/2007 | 1 | infection | heart racing, floaters, insomnia, anxiety panic attacks | Why I didn't check the web first before blindly following dr's prescription! It took 1 day for symptoms to manifest and then my body shook all over, got the sweats. Never knew an antibiotic could cause such scary stuff. I am truly afraid to ever take any other prescribed drug. While the package had all of the potential side effects, my dr said nothing about them...only took 2 pills in 2 days (was only given 3) and that's it. Since I/m taking another antibiotic for 10 days, I'm assuming my infection will clear up...don't know but if knowing the nasty side effects, I would have definitely opted out and taken my chances. This is the worst reaction I have ever had to an drug. | F | 46 | 2 days | 2/25/2007 | 5 | Pnumonia | Insomnia, crazy thoughts and nightmares (the few minutes I could sleep), dry mouth, legcramps, random muscle twitching, inabilty to use my fingers correctly, diarrrhea, severe nausea, (couldn't even keep water down) Severe stomach pain and feeling like you feel when you realize your car is going to crash just before it does. Anxiety | The drug did seem to knock out the pnumonia. My side effects became worse after completing a seven day course of 750 mg once a day. Trying to find out if there is a way to flush this from my system. I was satisfied with getting rid of the pnumonia, but will never Levaquin again, or any other floroquinolones. Scary for me. | M | 48 | 7 days | 2/24/2007 | 5 | Acute bronchitis | nausea, diarhea, insomnia, metallic taste in mouth | I'm on day 3 of a 10 day dose (500mg/1x). Made the mistake of taking it with lots of water as directed, but neglected to eat anything. Not a good idea. I became extremely nauseous. My fault. Took my first dose at 9pm. Also not a good idea. Didn't sleep a wink. Moved dosage to 7am, and woke up three or four times last night, but that's way better than no sleep at all. Yesterday discovered that diarhea is yet another side effect from this drug. Thank goodness it's the weekend. Lastly, I have a very strong metallic taste in my mouth that no amount of brushing or Listerine seems to help. I certainly can't say Levaquin doesn't work, but I can definitely say that I won't be taking it again. There are other antibiotics out there that work much better for me when treating acute bronchitis. Even Amoxycilin only makes me naseous. This one has way too many side effects for my system. My recomendation is, if it's an option for you, try something else first. | F | 42 | 10 days | 2/24/2007 |