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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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR LEVAQUINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 5  bronchitis / sinus infection dizzy, foggy feeling. After a few hours adverse feeling goes away. Used this before and it helps M 67 7 days
10/13/2006
 1  Infection I too would normally discount some of the commentary here, but I suffered severe pains in my feet after taking this drug. I did not connect the pain with the drug and started looking for an orthopedist. The pain subsided somewhat after stopping the medication, but is with me whenever I stand. This was unexpected and scary. I was very active, and now cannot run and need a good five minutes after standing before being able to walk. I am hoping this is not permanent. I'm disappointed My doctor did not mention the side effects; I would have stopped the drug early. M 41 10 days
10/13/2006
 1  Sinus Infection Dizzy, ear pain, joint pain, ringing in my ears and racing heart. After finishing course I suffered from numbness in extremeties and brain fog. Please note this is my opinion and has not been confirmed by doctors (although doctors have no explanation for what happened) While on Levaquin for the first time, I suffered an occular arterial occlusion (a stroke in the eyeball). I believe because of tachycardia my heart "threw off" a blood clot which lodged in the eye. 95 percent of the cause of an occular arterial occlusion is plaque in the carotid arteries (I had none) or heart murmer, tachycardia or irregular heartbeat causing the heart to "throw off" a blood clot. I suffer from none of the aformentioned until taking levaquin. After extensive testing and hospitalization there has never been a satisfactory explanation for this event. F 46 10 days
10/12/2006
 1  Skin/Boil Type Infection on My Side Severe nausea, vomiting, chills Will not take this again. I only took two days and could not stand the nausea and vomiting. It was disabling. I'll take something less powerful please! F 40 2 days
10/10/2006
 5  Possible Digestive Infection NONE. After 2nd day, mucus and blood dissapeared from my stool. I started reading this site after taking the first dose. So, obviously I got paranoid. Wife was on it also for her Sinus's. She and I both were fine. M 33 7 days
10/8/2006
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10/8/2006
 1  Chest cold Interrupted sleep, throat tight, nervous, distorted vision, jittery, extreme feeling of fear, pain chest-neck-arms-hands, palpitations, tremors, numbness hands, tingling, weak, thoughts and head foggy, unclear and racing. Felt like I was out-of-control and dying. Check web, many many others are experiencing same or similar side affects. Some write they have long term damage. This drug should not be sold over the counter and only used in a supervised medical environment as a last resort. F 40 1 days
10/1/2006
 1  Bladder Infection Flu like symtoms, headache, fever, lower back pain in joints and kidney area, could hardly get out of bed, difficulty walking. Experience started after 4 days but could not get back to the doctor until 9 days. I now have to undergo Lasix Renal Scan to check for kidney damage!!!! This drug is dangerous!!! Doctors apparently are not being briefed on Levaquin's toxicity and extreme side effects on some individuals. I'm astounded that this drug is prescribed so casually. There should be some organized effort to get this off the market. M 64 9 days
9/30/2006
 4  Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) Maybe some mild insomnia and lethargy. I am a larger male (6'1", 210 pounds) and very active. This medicine works great and still allowed me to be competitive in training and competition, while other antibiotics (Zithromax aka razorblade for the stomach) have sidelined me. I noticed no real troublesome side-effects. As always, one should should have above average fluid consumption with this, and any, medication. M 27 7 days
9/29/2006
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 3  UTI Stomach ache, dizziness, felt feverish, tired and worn out. Slight weight gain and broken sleep cycle. my Dr. had me on doxycyl first but I was allergic to it and had much worse side effects M 45 10 days
9/29/2006
 1  pneumonia Took levaquin 3 years ago while in the hospital for 8 days and still suffer with various side effects especially dizziness. Also tendon pain while walking. Can no longer work out or go for long walks. This drug should be banned. It should not be recommended for children. M 56 18 days
9/29/2006
 4  UTI Paranoia, sucidal thoughts, mind racing, severe panic attack, no sleep i felt so scared, i had never felt this before like i was lossing my mind and just want to stop my brain and kill myself, thank god my husabnd was there to help me calm down, n out of the desperation took some night quill n tried to sleep but not deeply. Will never take again, THIS CAN KILL SOMEONE!!!!!!!!! F 28 2 days
9/28/2006
 5  Urinary Tract Infection Started taking Levaquin 9-22-06. First hour I experienced a little "foggy" feeling in my head and as the second hour kicked in I felt like I was run down. By hour four, I was feeling more like myself again but this went on for the 3 days I took Levaquin. This board really scared me! I didn't have a raging infection, but I did have one. I just had a lot of pressure and urgency to "go". I am in relatively good health and I haven't had a UTI in years. But, I am very sensitive to medication so I'm very stern with my doctor when ever he gives me meds. We decided that we'd take 500mg of Levaquin and cut them in half to equal 250mg. I took 1/2 a pill 1 time a day for 4 days. If I had taken 500mg instead, I'd probably have had a lot more side effects so talk to your doctor about dosing and drug interactions. If my doctor didn't listen to me, I'd fire him plain and simple. Believe me, I've done it before. You need to be proactive, informed and have open communications with your doctor. F 47 4 days
9/27/2006
 3  sinus infection Leva-Pak 750 mg. Puffy eyes, foggy / heavy head, groggy This is only day 1 so I can't really say it's effectiveness. It does seem like it's drying up my sinuses but I'm scared to continue its use after feeling the effects after only a few hours and reading others comments. Thanks for sharing- I'm going to request something less strong. I found this website as I was trying to figure out why my eyes became so puffy- now I know. Nothing is mentioned elsewhere. Not sure why my Dr. put me on such strong dosage to begin with also. It's up to us to question our doctors. If I had a life threatening illness I'd take this as it does seem strong. I feel like it's knocking every bacteria out of me. -Hope this helps you decide what is best for you. F 36 1 days
9/27/2006
 1  infection in gland/ear Racing heart, fuzzy head, major insomnia, thirsty, itchy, dizzy and jittery. having some trouble focusing when reading. Except insomnia, effects still continue after last dose 72 hours ago. Caffeine and smoking make side effects worse. This drug needs to be pulled off the market. This was a free 5-day sample from the doctor. Came with no info. I took two 750mg tablets of the 5 given to me. Drinking lots of water - trying to detox. For the sake of your health, please don't take this drug. F 38 2 days
9/27/2006
 4  pneumonia Tingling in hands and feet, flushed feeling all over I lost 14 pounds while taking this for 7 days. Glad for the weight loss but the other side effects were bothersome. The drug worked for the ailment. M 35 7 days
9/25/2006
 5  sinus infection Insomnia Miracle! I was pretty apprehensive about taking Levaquin after visiting this site. But how many people really make it a point to post up positive messages anyway? I was on a 10 day cycle of Augmetin to clear up a nasty sinus infection. Two weeks later the infection made a comeback. So I was prescribed Levaquin. I went to check it out on the net just to see how it compares to Augmetin and I ran into this site with some pretty scary comments. So, I'm just here to say that after a 5 day cycle I feel great! I felt results within hours. I did suffer from some insomnia, but nothing so terrible that would cause problems for the following day. I could imagine some digestive issues. But from being on Augmetin, I learned to eat Dannon Activia yogurt while on the med and for a few days after the last dose. It does wonders! You can't expect to put a drug in you system and not feel altered in someway. Everyone is different. And yes, others have probably have less desirable experiences t F 24 5 days
9/23/2006
 1  lithotripsy I thought I was losing my mind. My hip joints were achy, my lips blistered, I was exhausted, my digestive tract was a mess and I felt like I was never going to feel human again. The negative effects were felt with in hours of me taking my first dose. Each day got progressivley worse. After I took dose 4--I decided to read the warning label on the bottle which explained the lethargy and stomach ache. Then I went on line and read about it and found this website. Needless to say---I would never take it again. F 47 4 days
9/21/2006
 1  Sinus Infection 750 mg x 5 days Extreme pain in my hip joint and my ankles. I can hardly walk. I also had a burning sensation in my hands while taking this drug. The past week my arms have been going numb while i sleep. I think this drug has affected my Central Nervous System and my joints. The Drug manufacturer does have a warning on their insert about having CNS problems if taking NSAIDS (CELEBREX, NAPROXEN, ETC, in combination with Levaquin). Anybody thinking about taking this drug, please do your homework!!! This pain I'm experiencing is going to be very difficult to overcome! I would NEVER have used this drug if i knew what kind of side effects it caused. The prescribing information insert also talks about examination of weight bearing joints revealed persistent lesions of the cartilage. Other fluoroquinolones also produce similiar erosions in weight bearing joints. This explains the joint pain. Once again, the drug manufacturer actually has this info on their insert. I think the FDA should ban this drug. Horrible Drug that should only be used in Life or Death situations. I think that this drug company should be held accountable just like the makers of Vioxx were held accountable in the court of law. I strongly suggest that anyone who considers taking this drug should consider an alternative. It may save you from major joint/tendon/tissue pain. M 41 5 days
9/8/2006
 5  UTI None. Websites like this scared me enough to throw away Levaquin. It is important that I say that I have had NO side effects from taking it - but other people seem to have many and this should not be ignored. This is a strong drug and you should probably ask your doc for a milder antibiotic before taking the plunge. M 22 4 days
9/7/2006

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