Comments on: Serious Side Effects Associated with Levaquin

By: karen

karen — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:28:24 +0000

I was prescribed levaquin for 5 days for an upper respiratory infection. I only took it for 4 days because it made me feel awful. It has been a month. I really don’t have in joint pains, but every time I eat I get nauseated and have headaches every day.

I have taken more aspirin in 1 month than I have in a year. I am miserable and just want to feel better. I cannot believe that they still give this drug to people with this many complaints.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:32:08 +0000

I was in the ER having my gallbladder removed and also had a sinus and ear infection, they put me on levaquin after being on amoxicillin for 5 days, then when I go out of the hospital, they put me on 15 days worth at 500 mg each, my legs and feet are killing me, I can hardly walk and feel like if I sit too long and get up I might fall over… I thought maybe it was arthritis but I am only 35. I am glad to have found this site and will be going off Levaquin forever. Hope to be back to normal soon, hard to even put shoes on- my bones ache….

By: Ron

Ron — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:21:59 +0000

I am 37 years old and healthy. I got a lung infectionand the Dr. priscribed Levaquin 750mg. I took the pills for 3 days.on the 4th day my knees and hips hurt so bad that I have needed cruches. Now I am having trouble sleeping, walking, or even just sitting.. I will never take this Med, again.

By: kouli

kouli — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:44:30 +0000

I took 10 Levaquin tablets (500mg) back in July 15 for a colon infection . Since then I have been experiencing extreme pain in my lower back, shoulders (especially left) and hips. I also have trouble sleeping, and a very dry peeling skin, it seems like even little exposure to the sun is affecting my skin. My medical record show that I took this drug (Levaquin) 3 years ago for a lung infection and I don’t remember having any of these side effects..weird.

By: Yvette

Yvette — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:40 +0000

I am a 32 year old healthy female. I started taking Levaquin 750mg once a day for a UTI. Come to find out this was not a drug that could cure the problem in the first place. After two pills, I have severe back pain. It hurts to walk. Hope it gets better soon. Threw drugs out, I will not ever take this drug again. If you have a UTI ask what drugs can actually cure the culture, before you start taking any antibotic. Hope this helps.

By: Madelyne

Madelyne — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:36:00 +0000

I was prescribed Levaquin late in 2008 for strep throat. it was the worst experience i have had with medication in my life. i couldnt sleep, i kept hearing music and people talking in my head. it was HORRIBLE. i didnt panic only bc i have a doctor in the family and i work for a biopharmaceutical company and am well aware of such weird side affects. so the following morning after not sleeping and having hallucinations, i googled this drug and read all of the side affects. needless to say, i threw it in the trash and called my doctor immediately. she gave me amoxcillin instead. and now, 11 months after taking this drug i am having tenderness in my tendons. will have to go back to the doctor for this. if you are reading this and all of the previously written comments, throw this drug out!!!!!!!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:03:04 +0000

I was prescriped Levaquin for bronchitis five days ago. On the second day I started to have pain in the knuckles of my right hand. By this morning, it had become unbearable. My doctor switched me to a different antibiotic, but I want to know when the joint pain will stop.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:22:21 +0000

I came across this site and board thru a google search. The search being Levaquin.

I have major health issues and have been told I cannot be in pain, my test results come back normal for RA, Thyroid, etc. Back in 2001 I had a hysterectomy which was botched. I ended up with major abcesses (sp) internally and was given MASSIVE amounts of this drug intraveinously. While it did nothing for the abcess in the long run, I remember how crappy I felt while this was being run thru my system.

Since then, I have had one problem after another, I had an ACL tear in my right knee and thought it was related to my job. I constanly feel like I”m in pain and was told maybe it’s Fibromyalgia, At the time I was given the Levaquin I was 38, I am now 46 and feel 90. I have constantly complained about aching all the time, legs swelling, being tired constantly. I wonder if some of my issues now can’t be traced back???? I always attributed my ailments to my Hyst…….now I wonder? Anyone have any suggestions on how to find out? I’m so bad I can’t even work anymore and am currently appling for SSI.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:58:23 +0000

I took Levaquin for a sinus infection a couple of weeks ago. By day three I felt great, but then I took the fourth pill. That night I had a sudden panic attack that included peeing all night long. The peeing wouldn’t stop for days and developed into a UTI that I got an antibiotic for today. I feel much better already and the peeing has subsided. I have problems with anxiety as it is and this drug pushed me to go get back on a psychotropic med. Horrible, just horrible.

By: Tendon / Ligament Injuries and Tendonitis: Symptoms or Side Effects?

Tendon / Ligament Injuries and Tendonitis: Symptoms or Side Effects? — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:09:33 +0000

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By: Evelyn Crews

Evelyn Crews — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:10:51 +0000

On July 23 started taking UTI but couldn’t see my doctor for a month! Went to his
office and saw a nurse who called in a prescription for Cipro, which didn’t do a thing! On August 5, the doctor’s office called in a pres for Levaquin, three pills.
Thank God, it was no more! Long story short, it took four prescriptions and doing
a urine culture to get rid of it. By that time I had BIG PROBLEMS and thought I was groing crazy from the terrible nightmares. My left foot swelled around the ankle and my right foot started with pain in my arch and now is swollen on the top. My right hand, little finger has been puffy and discolored, very tender and sore. The worst pain ever. Within two days of taking the Levaquin, I saw a TV ad
a group of doctors had and my daughter researched the internet and found this
website along with others. When I finally got to see my doctor again, he wants me to go to a Rheumatologist—seems to be the norm. This doctor may have some ways to relieve the pain, but I don’t want to go through any more tests as
all that I’ve had (blood tests, etc) have been negative. It has been eight weeks, I can’t walk without pain pills and a cane. Up until now I’ve been healthy, only an
occasional UTI, now I’m a cripple. Is there any hope? And, does this drug do good for anyone? It should be banned. I don’t want my daughers to ever be given
this drug—or anyone else!

By: Preston Farr

Preston Farr — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:46:19 +0000

I started taking Levaquin for fever and infection. I woke up the next day with my knee swollen. My wife looked up the side effects–I’m stopping the medication now. I have been on it for 4 days. Will the pain in my knees go away. My wife is freaking out that I will be disabled for life because of all the stories out there. Are there people who recovered after taking the medication? why are they still giving this stuff to people???

By: Diane conyers

Diane conyers — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:24:35 +0000

I’ve just finished taken 20 days of levaquinn for sinus infection, and I’m in so much pain with my knees it hurts to walk. I don’t dare try to get on my knees or squat, I wouldn’t be able to get up. I was on levaquin once before, several years ago and woke up one morning with one knee swollen twice its size. I was told then it was a reaction to levaquin. Will this pain go away, or does it cause permanent damage.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:22:31 +0000

So what’s the deal with this drug? I’m 39 years old and in relatively good condition. I took this powerful drug for 3 days (I stopped because of these symptoms) and now have mild pain and tightness in my feet with some pins and needles sensations. I’ve been off the drug for 2 days now. I can’t seem to get a straight answer from anybody regarding how Levaquin ravages the body (does it raise Uric acid) or if the damage done is permanent. Also, how can I get the toxicity levels in my body down and get better? It seems all i’m hearing are similar issues but noone seems to have a “magic bullet” answer which is frustrating to say the least. Probably most frustrating is that the Doctor’s seem to defend this drug almost denying that it has side effects at all. Yeah right. Doctors seem inclined to insult the intelligence of their patients. So anybody have any answers or solutions rather than complaints? Anyone?

By: Reona

Reona — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:15:58 +0000

I am a very healthy and active 29 yr old…The doctor I work for prescribed me levaquin for a uti that wouldn’t go away. I had been experiencing several symptoms but attributed them to being active over the weekend. I finished my last dose yesterday and feel horrible. I called my gp and told her I feel like a 90 yr old with arthritis. I can’t turn a door knob, squeeze a shampoo bottle or walk the stairs at the hosptial. All of my joints ache so badly (my hands, elbows and knees). I am really scared that this isn’t going to go away and that I will feel like a cripple the rest of my life-all of this to have it not hurt when I urinate!!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:06:36 +0000

I took the drug a year ago, and ended up in the hospital because I woke up like I was crippled- Till this day my joints ache daily – I do exercise but sometimes the pain is always there- I never knew about this recall-

my doctor did several tests on my legs and still tells me this was not caused by the drug levaquin – at least now I know that I am not crazy, and that several other people are going through this -

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:16:41 +0000

My husband just had fusion of the C-4/5 and also had a plate put in his neck. Two days later he developed pneumonia. Our family doctor prescribed Levaquin for him. Do you think it will do more harm than good? Please advise.

By: Brandi B

Brandi B — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:04:09 +0000

I am a 25 healthy female who has a cyst and it became infected due to an aspiration. So the doc put me on Levaquin and wooo is it expensive! $400.99 ouch in the pocket book!
i took it for the first night last night and was very excited all day and even today. I kept waking up thinking someone had broken in my house or someone said something…scary crap huh? lol doc said toss um and dont take another dose..400.00 down the drain…
But at least I wont have trouble sleeping, aches, pains or hear things. scary crazy drug.

By: Nancy Deinlein

Nancy Deinlein — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:03:56 +0000

Just completed 10 days of treatment using Levaquin and have severe pain in both knees. I have never had pain in either knee before. I’m really scared!

By: Tracy Kittinger

Tracy Kittinger — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:33:08 +0000

I am 65 years old with a sinus and bronchille infection. I have taken Lev Aquin for 5 days and have had severe stomach problems, bad dreams, bad taste in mouth, sore tendons legs hurt and nausea, joints hurt.

This is the 5th day and a decided to look up side effects.
I have 5 left, but I quit – it isn’t worth what I am dealing with.