Levaquin 750mg symptoms and conditions

I had been suffering from a lingering sinus infection that lead to having Epididymitis (testicular pain). My doctor gave me Levaquin (750mg)/day for 14 days. I read and check with the her about the drug. On the third day I woke up with a terrible itch on my legs. I took my dosage for the day at 7 AM and by 8AM I was in the ER. I had such a reaction to Levaquin that my blood pressure had dropped to 71/49. As soon as I started to feel the effects of reaction I took Benadryl. That saved my life.

I was prescribed Levaquin 750mg for pneumonia. The first 2 days I felt ok, then the 3rd day about an hour or two after I took the pill I was getting really anxious and depressed. I was acutally having thought of suicide! The anxiousness and depression lasted for about 4 to 5 hours after the start of them. Also on the third day, I was experiencing my heart pounding and some muscle cramping. The 4th day the symptoms started getting a little worse. And so today, being the 5th day of my 5 day treatment I feel like a truck hit me. I called my Dr. and he told me not to take todays dose, that Levaquin is probably causing the symptoms that I'm having. As I type this I've had to stop numerous times because of my fingers and hands cramping. Also I dont think I've ever sweat this much in my life. I probably would have never called my doctor about my symptoms if I didnt stumble across this page.

OMG, I thought it was just me! I went to my doctor because of an ongoing infection and the worst cough I've ever had. I was given Levaquin 750mg and a steriod shot. Then it went down hill from there. My ankles began to swell, then my fingers and hands. I had a very hard time using my hands to open my back door and it even hurt to use my stapler at work! Then other joints began to hurt, like my neck and my knees. It was painful to get up or sit down. I tried to get up and get ready for work one morning, but I just stood in the shower crying because my entire body hurt. I went to an emergency clinic and asked them to start doing lab work to find out what's going on. I felt like I was 90 years old and had been suddenly stricken with menopause, lyme disease, fibromyalgia,arthritis and migraine. All the lab came back normal. I went back to the doctor that gave me the drug (handful of samples) and was referred to a pain and joint center. I am still trying to recover from this drug. .

I am a 27 y/o male in good physical condition (i did a triathlon 2 months ago) I was prescribed levaquin 750mg a week ago for an throat infection and fever. After the first dose I had sever abdominal pain (like someone was stabbing me). After the 3rd dose my back started to hurting and my calf's cramped up. I stopped the medication immediately. It has been 5 days since I stopped the medication and I have a burning sensation on my back. It is on both sides and stretches around toward my stomach. It feels like I have bad sunburn but there is no redness, swelling or discoloration. I also still have fever and muscle spasms all over my body (mostly in my legs). I went to my doctor yesterday and he is running a bunch of blood testes and I hope he can find a way to treat the symptoms. Does anyone know how long this should last? I just want it to go away so I can get on with my life. Any help or suggestions are appreciated.

i'm glad i found this site. I had fluid in my ear drum. went to quick care and they gave me a prescription for levaquin 750mg. On the fourth day i woke up not able to close my hands. The pain and stiffness in my joints was severe. unable to hold on to anything. I also have pain in every joint in my body or it feels like it. What can i do to get this stuff out of my body? I ache all over. Need some feed back, please help if you have info on this.

I have been on Levaquin 750mg since 6/11/07 due to a bacteria infection in my foot. Has anyone experienced weight gain or not be able to lose weight while on this drug? I have had some of the other effects too but was wondering about this one. Hopefully I will be off this drug next week. After reading everything, I may insist that I be done with it now.

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I took Levaquin 750 mg for 2 days. The first night it made me sleepy and drowsy. The second night I took it, I was high. I felt like I was a zombie. I sat in front of my computer rocking back and forward. And al I wanted to do while I sat there was take more and more and more levaquin. I wanted sit there and eat them like they were candy. That urge was so overwhelming. So, I hurried up and I flushed them down the toilet except for 3. Knowing that they were there, I wanted to eat those 3, so I flushed them.
That was the worst night of my life. I said to myself if this is how high suppose to feel. I don't ever be high.
This drug need to be taken off the market.

I was started on Levaquin 750mg for a sinus infection on April 27th 2007 for a sinus infection. I took it that evening and the next morning I could hardly open my eyes due to the severe sensitivity to light. I didnt connect the two at the time. So I continued to take the pills until May 5th. I felt as what I would describe as "loopy". It has been three days since I took the last one and I have never felt so awful in my life. While I was on them it felt as if i had a 10lb weight on top my head. It just felt so heavy!! Which I still didnt connect because I thought it was just a sinus headache. Today 3 days off the med I feel somewhat better but I have numbness on the right side of my face and hearing loss in my right ear also blurred vision in my right eye. I am so scarred that I will never feel normal again. I also have some confusion and short term memory loss. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if so when does it go away? Does it ever go away? I told my NP and she said that it was probably just sinus pressure, but I have always had sinus problems and never felt like this. I think that it was this medication. I wish to god that I would have looked up possible side effects before I ever took this. I would have much rather dealt with a sinus infection than this war going on inside of my head. I need some help, please if anyone has experienced this or has any suggestions I am more than willing to try anything at this point. Oh yeah, I also had terrible joint pain in my right shoulder and elbow.

I was diagnosed with bilateral ear infections and was prescribed 500mg Levaquin ( because I am allergic to most penicillin-based products) once a day for one week. On the fourth day I began to experience stiffness and pain in both feet, especially the heels, and also in my calves, and knees. I also had pain in my neck, at the base of my skull.These symptoms proceeded to worsen to the the point that I could barely walk on Sunday and had to go up and down stairs two feet at a time. I worked from home yesterday and took a Naproxen because the pain and stiffness was so debilitating. Today the symptoms have somewhat subsided, but I still feel stiff and can't walk or climb stairs very well. I was so deparate to figure out what was wrong with me and entered all search words that applied to my problem to Google. My search return included numerous sites connecting these symptoms with Levaquin. I found the PI and it is true. I have to say I feel better just knowing why this happened. I never suspected that the antibiotic was responsible. My question is this: has anyone else ever had this happen to them and what were you advised to do to "get back to normal"? I hope that these responses to the medication will go away now that I have finished the prescription. Please advise.
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My mother was told she had pneumonia after going to the emergency room, and was given a prescription for levaquin 750mg. 9 pills cost over $220. After having taken the 2 pill , my mom (81 years old) developed tremors, headache, stomach pain, jaw and mouth discomfort, became disorientated, and worst of all was unable to walk without the help of family. She became very depressed and was praying to die. We took her to her doctor, who literally took the pills from my hand , and threw them in the bio-hazard trash container. We were also informed that we were the second patient to come into his office , THAT DAY- WITH AN ADVERSE REACTION TO THIS DRUG. THIS DRUG ALMOST KILLED MY MOTHER- I BELIEVE THIS DRUG TO BE HIGHLY DANGEROUS. THE DOCTOR ALSO STATED , SHE WILL HAVE TO HAVE PHYSICAL THERAPY , AFTER SHE GETS THROUGH THE ANTIDOTES TO COUNTERACT THIS DRUG. I BELIEVE THAT UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE, THIS DRUG IS GOING TO HARM ALOT OF PEOPLE. FINAL WORD-THIS IS POISON. BEWARE

My husand has been takig Levaquin 750mg for the past three days. He has severe stomach pain, dizzyness, and insomonia. He also lost his appetite and will not eat. I am relieved after reading this column that most of these symptons are common side effects of Levaquin. Taking
such a high dosage it is no wonder these symptons are most severe, partiiclarly the stomach pain.

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I was taking Levaquin 750mg for a sinus infection. I developed aching calfs. I also had severe pain in my finger joints, making it difficult to write, pain in my ankles and knees, pain in the muscles of my thighs and upper arms. I have been off of the medicine for over a week and still do not feel any better.

I was prescribed Levaquin 750mg for 10day for a mild upper repiratory infection. I started tingling and my body turned blood red. It was burning terribly as if it was the worst sunburn of my life. It takes me half the night to fall as sleep. Now my head is in a fog and feel more and more tired. I quit taking this damn stuff after 5 days of this. My cold got worse anyway, the drug did not help at all. What a waste of $147.00 for ten pills. I guess the drug company made their buck.

I was given 7 Levaquin 750mg for a terrible sinus infection. This is the third anitbiotic I've been given and this one worked. Within 2 days my symptoms began going away. But for the past 4 days my joints have been inflamed. My knees are swollen and sore to the point that I can hardly walk up stairs, the joints of all of my fingers are swollen and ache constantly. My elbows are even very stiff and sore. My neck is also unusually sore and sometimes tingles. I began looking into the meds I've been taking as these symptoms seem to be getting worse. I'm not sure if I need to call the Dr. or just wait this out...?

I went to the Dr. last thursdays with a severy UTI....He first prescribed to me Bactim.. I took this for about 3 days and he called me back and wanted to place me on levaquin 750mg 5 day. I started it that night... I feel asleep... 2 hours later i woke up and could not go back to sleep. by the next morning i felt so disoriented, like i was in a haze.... my skin crawled I had a headache. upset stomach, completely drained.... I called the dr and told him how i felt... he said it was more than likely from the infection. and told me to go ahead and continue to take it.... 2nd night...still no sleep. i have severe dry mouth aches in my left side same dull headache...so so so drained i cant even concentrate kind of depresses and paranoid, even nervous. MY GOD this is awful.... I have missed work because of this. With me just being on this a couple of days with this go away pretty quick i cant handle this I am absolutely exausted. I refuse to take this ever again

I took levaquin 750mg for UTI and had side effects of painful wrist, aching and fatigue, heart palpations, etc. Now my bladder will not empty and the infection is still here after 1 month. I am thinking the medicine has ruined my bladder response to empty. Anyone else out there with this and does it clear up? I am scheduled for ultrasound on Monday.

I went to my family dr on Friday March 24, 2006 complaining of a bad sinus infection. I was given samples of Levaquin 750 mg to take, and was sent for a sinus x-ray. On Tuesday March 28, I received a call from my dr's office saying I have a very severe sinus infection and to continue taking the Levaquin 750mg for a total of 30 days. I went to his office and picked up more samples. Last night, March 31, my knees were a little sore. I thought maybe I climbed the staircase one too many times yesterday....total of about 5 flights of stairs. Today April 1, I can barely walk without pain. My knees are so stiff and sore. I feel as if I am going to fall over if I just get out of bed and try to walk. I have to get my balance before I move. I have propoxy pain pills I received from my dr last week which I am taking but it doesn't seem to help too much. I think Tylenol for Arthritis is working better for me. I remember having this exact pain once before and after checking my precription history I found I had taken Levaquin the last time that I had such knee pain. I have no doubt that the pain is caused by the Levaquin. Since all my pills were given to me by the dr and not through a precription, I had no list of side effect to check. I definitely will be contacting my dr on Monday morning.

My 17yr old son was given this antibiotic for a sinus infection, he had not been on any antibiotics for at least one year.
Our family doctor gave him a HUGE dose of Levaquin, 750mg for 5 days. He finished the dose 2 days ago but is still experiencing sevaral negative side effects of Levaquin.
He has pressure in his chest and feels exhausted, weak, nauseated, and feverish. He has no appetite and has an extreme headache in the back of his head. He is unable to go to school because he is dizzy and sleepy.
In my opinion, our doctor should never have prescribed this particular medication. There are several other antibiotics available without these side effects. Another factor was the expense, the cost was 125.00. This is ridiculous when other options are available. I am left to wonder if the physicians have a motive for prescribing new drugs, could it be more beneficial to themselves than to the patients receiving the medication?
I am disappointed and feel this drug needs further testing.

I am 26 yrs old, my doctor prescribed levaquin 750mg for ten days before gallbladder surgery. I took this for three days and now I have muscle pain, I can hardly walk my arms back and legs hurt. I didn't have this before I took the medication. I looked it up on the computer to find that others are affected by this medication in simular ways. I am disgusted that they continue to prescribe this to others knowing the adverse reactions people have reported. When I read there have been fatalies in some that scared me. I feel this needs to be removed from the market, Look at what happened to the people that took Vioxx it is time for us to take a stand together. It is obvious that the Pharmacutical companies are not looking out for us nor our doctors if they know the side affects and continue to prescribe it.

I was prescribed Levaquin 750mg tablets, for an UTI for 7 days, wow I thought I was going crazy, nightmares, anxiety, depression, headaches, just felt really bad. I totally agree this drug should be taken off the market, it is dangerous. It affected me in so many ways. I will never take it again.

I took Levaquin 750mg 1 daily for 6 weeks for infected hip prosthesis in May & June '02 and had pain in both of my hands, especially in the finger joints. As of 1-30-03 I still have severe pain morning and evening in both hands (finger joints). Feels like there is no lubrication in the joints. And now am experiencing the same starting in both shoulders. Vioxx helps but does not eliminate the pain.