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 | pneumonia | While in hospital still, I began having hallucinations about people being in my room that weren't really there. That was only the beginnig. Continued taking it as prescribed, but hallucinations and dellusions worsened. Sleeping was almost impossible. It also caused 2nd degree burns on my feet. The tops of my feet felt like they were being attacked. Blisters formed. Bleeding and skin peeling followed. TEMPORARY INSANITY! | M | 62 | 9 days | 1/31/2007 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | Severe chest and shoulder pains, rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, weakness and depression. | I was on Levaquin, intravenously in the hospital for five days and took it orally for another seven days after I left the hospital. I must say that it successfully treated my UTI but the side effects have been terrible. I have been hospitalized twice with side effects that seemed like heart problems - rapid heartbeat, severe chest and shoulder pain and shortness of breath. However, repeated cardiac tests showed no heart problems. I have had angioplasties in the past but the tests showed that this pain was not associated with the heart. I have seen cardiologists, pulmonary specialists, urologists and internal medicine doctors - none of whom can tell me what's wrong. They came to the conclusion that I was allergic to Levaquin - but no one knows how to combat the side effects, which keep recurring. It's been a month since I stopped taking Levaquin but I still feel terrible. I was a healthy 8l year old - exercised and walked two miles three times a week and played golf at leat twi | M | 81 | 12 days | 1/30/2007 | 1 | upper respitory infection | Day 1: no side effects. Day 2: severe pain in left achilles tendon making it difficult to talk. Day 3: extreme pain in both achilles tendons making it impossible to walk unless aided by a cane. Stopped taking levaquin at this point. Called doctor and was advised to stop taking drug!! Duh! already did that. Advised to take it "easy" as levaquin was know to cause rupture of achilles tendons. Doctor said he knew to no known treatment. Damn, that was encouraging!! Called Ortho-Mcneil Pharm(Division fof J@J) 800 526-7736 to get their oppinion on what could be done to alleviate or eliminate this condition. They had not suggestion as to what would help, and QUOTE they advised "Take it easy as you can rupture your achilles tendon"!!! It's now been 3month and still having problems although not as severe. Able to walk without a cane, but still a good deal of pain. 68 year old male in excellent health (WAS!) | Did some research and found that approximately 15-20 patients per 100,000 have a severe reaction to levaquin. I guess we're the unlucky one. Can't see where a drug with this many adverse reactions could stay on the market!! Guess Johnson and Johnson has some clout with the FDA. Good luck to all. | M | 68 | 3 days | 1/29/2007 | 1 | acute sinus infection | I felt as if I was very drunk. Nothing good about the way I felt. It made me sick to my stomach, and of course it happened over the weekend. I stopped taking it after the 3rd day when I figured out it was the Levaquin. My Doctor thought I was nuts, saying he never had anyone say that before. I went on line to check out possible reactions and that was one of them. | If you feel bad.....Stop taking it and call your Doctor! | F | 44 | 3 days | 1/28/2007 | 4 | UTI & Sinusitis | Mild to moderate insomnia. Also, after two days of taking it the bottom of my left foot became very sore to walk on - feels like plantar fasciaitis (sic). I am on 2 x 250 once per day. This side effect has been described elsewhere on this forum! | This is a powerful drug and should not be the first script you doc writes for you when you see him/her. | M | 40 | 5 days | 1/27/2007 | 1 | bladder infection | Severe leg twitches, leg pain, achilles heel pain and tightness, dysesthesia + paresthesia (abnormal, strange sensations), anxiety, toe and finger cramping (arthritic). | Magnesium, B12 (sublingual), soaking in Epson Salts (has magnesium), B complex has helped somewhat with the twitches but NOT with the paresthesias. I now have to take Ativan to get to sleep at night and have an upcoming appointment with a Rheumatilogist. Would NEVER take a Fluoroquinolone again unless my life depended on it!! | F | 56 | 6 days | 1/23/2007 | 1 | bacterial infection | Cold sweats, severe arm and shoulder pain. Heavy heavy pain. Paralized both my arms for about 5 hours. Two weeks later, I have severe arm and shoulder pain. I will see doctor. I may have suffered a stroke or heart attack. | This drug may cure your infection. However it will cause other more severe problems. Don't take the chance. Do not take this drug!! | F | 50 | 5 days | 1/23/2007 | 2 | UTI | Feverish/Shaking chills, Nausea with the first dose. Uneasy, feverish and Vomitting with the secon dose. | I am heading back to the doc to get my prescription changed to CIPROFLOXACN which i took last time, and worked without a sign or a fuss. I remember i also took aciphex along with it to prevent gastritis. | F | 32 | 2 days | 1/21/2007 | 1 | post-surgical infection | Within 2 hours of first 500mg dose, I had dramatic throat tightness, muscle and joint pain in neck, shoulders. Switched to another family of antibiotics. Symptoms began to abate after 24 hours. | Physician was very dismissive of my concerns; "can't imagine that's the result of an antibiotic." | F | 45 | 1 times | 1/21/2007 | 1 | Recurrent sinus infections | Severe tendonitis, severe headache | The doctor who prescribed this to me did not recognize the symptoms when I complained of leg pain while on Levaquin. By the time I was seen by my regular family doctor, I could barely walk and spent a solid 10 hour stretch on the couch with no light or sound in the one and only position in which I did not feel extreme leg pain and headache. My family doctor diagnosed tendonitis, switched me to another antibiotic and I almost immediately started to feel better. But over one year later, I still have pain in my knees. There should be a very loud warning about this possible side effect. It is not fun. | F | 43 | 7 days | 1/18/2007 | 4 | UTI | Went from feeling good to a mental fog and dizzy feeling in about 2 hours. I have experienced motion sickness while on this medication and terrible bloating and gas. I feel like I'm in a daze and just want to sleep during the day, but have a heck of a time staying asleep at night. I don't feel like I am functional. | F | 29 | 5 days | 1/15/2007 | 2 | sinus infection | INSOMNIA!!!! Racing heart beat, dizziness...flet like a zomby on drugs | I was supposed to be on Levaquin for 10 days, I only could stand it for 4 days. My sinus infection did clear up but I would never go back on Levaquin... | F | 31 | 4 days | 1/13/2007 | 1 | Possibly reinjuried rotator cuff | F | 40 | | 1/13/2007 | 5 | bronchitis | This drug made me feel better within 24 hrs. I thought I imagined it until reading the boards. First few days I had no side effects. Then the body aches began along with pain in top of my head. Every joint hurts and my spine as well. One knee is very bad, ankle swollen. When I walk at times it feels like I have to push myself to keep going, weakness may be setting in. I also have MS though, so it's a real catch-22 for me. I haven't called the doctor yet as I didn't think they were drug related. Although I have arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc., I wondered if the drug could be the problem. | After reading this board, I am checking with my doctor and may discontinue (I finished day 7) if I don't get him. I hate the side effects but feeling better so much faster is a BIG help for me. I'm not sure what is the worse of two evils? Bronchitis going into pneumonia or Levaquin's side effects??? | F | 58 | 7 days | 1/12/2007 | 1 | sinus and bronchial infection | KILLER headaches - ended up in the ER they told me there that it couldn't be the Levaquin - my massage therapist and the pharmacist advised stopping it - I did and headaches completely gone - Itook 4 doses and had an awful 6 days of migraine type headaches.....Dr. wants me to change to Omnicef....... | F | 57 | 4 days | 1/11/2007 | 5 | Bladder infections and Sinus infect | I didn't have any. | Levaquin has been the best med for bladder infection that I have ever taken. I have battled bladder infections for over 30 years. Most meds I had to take for 10 to 14 days for the severety of my infections. Levaquin clears them in 3 days! | F | 53 | 1 years | 1/9/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | anxiety, insomnia, joint stiffness | This is a terrible drug...I'm up all night and will never take another dose. | M | 39 | 2 days | 1/6/2007 | 1 | Asthma attack | Severe pain, rash, joint pain, tendon pain, unable to walk without holding something, diarrhea(2 years), swelling of all muscle tissue and joints. (gained 30 pounds in 7 days). | Drug was administered in the hopsital I.V. along with Prednisone in May 2004 today 2007 I am still not back to normal. Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Mycrocytic colitis. I have been to Dr after Dr. Recently new asthma attack and shot of Prednisone has decreased some of the joint and tissue swelling | F | 41 | 5 days | 1/6/2007 | 1 | bronchitis | Third time around. First produced dizziness, and I was nearly three hours from home and alone. Second produced dizziness, but waited until I was home to take it. Third was taken at night and caused ringing in the ears, nightmares, sleeplessness. I think I would have been better off with some honey lemon tea, a warm blanket and a good movie. No thank you to this drug. | F | 65 | 1 times | 1/6/2007 | 3 | chronic sinus/cough/asthma | this is a good drug for most people, have taken it in the past, took 500mg po for 10 days, then,immunologist rx'd 750mg for 1 mo. I'm also taking Diflucan 400mg for the past 3 mo, which has given me the most relief. I also took Ketek 800mg (antibiotic)for 6 months with return of same symptoms. Lots of antiobiotics can cause secondary "yeast" infections. After completion of the levaquin, I awoke with severe bilat hip pain. shoulder and wrist pains. I took Ibuprofen 600-800mg every 6-8 hours with some relief. Have been taking prednisone on/off past 2 years. Orthopedic MD's intially thought avascular necrosis from the prednisone. Levaquin is documented by the company to cause weakening of the achilles tendon with rupture. Activity lessened the pains as did heating pad. pains still persist. lessened somewhat, but the sinuses need surgical intervention. | Advisable to take DanActive yogurt or Kefir, which replenishes the normal bacteria in the gut that antibiotics destroy. | F | 49 | 2 months | 1/5/2007 |