I am a physician and have prescribed levaquin to many people. I ...

Thankyou! I have been taking Levaquin for 6 weeks for a prostrate infection. I almost never have sore achy knees and legs. I am 54 and physically active. I have noticed weakness in my legs and knees. I am on the treadmill every morning for an hour and after getting off I can barely bend down to shut it off. These side effects are not commonly noted on other web information or from pharmacists. Thankyou Lyle Sorenson

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Hi there. I have a detailed post already that I will attach at the end of this.

Can just 2 doses 500mg each and 6 tabs of prednisone cause my problem. I am young and want my life back. I am not one to sit around waiting for others to figure it out:) so I am asking lots of questions. It gets me closer and closer hopefully to figuring this mystery out. Thank you!!

had a sore throat. The first doctor said mono. The 2nd doc. said no mono or strep --must be viral. Third doc says viral and puts me on predinsone, levaquin and darvocet because my uvula was swelling from infection. White count was elevated and had low grade fever. That was Friday..............................The Monday after that I had severe pains in my left side. After teaching went to ER they said gas after 2 minutes. Next day level 8 pain same side went back to ER. They said skeletal prescribed me 4 more drugs and told me it was viral too. Went to internist on Wednesday had to miss teaching he scheduled CT on Thursday morn. Level10 pain almost passed out on Thursday eve missed school/teaching. Friday admitted to ER at different hospital beyond any level of pain I have ever had, blood pressure through the roof, heart palp, they gave me morphine and phenagrin and muscle relaxer for spasms. Here I am a perfect state of health get a sore throat and the next week I am in the hospital because of the 2nd ct saying that I am full of poo. 4 weeks later I am still in pain, missed 12 days of teaching and now they say i have ibs. I miss my active life before. I believe the combination of these drugs caused this. I am young no children and very healthy. Ultrasound,s blood works, 2 ct scans with dye, colonscopy, xrays show no probs. Which is great but still in pain. Anyone PLEASE HELP the doctors are taking their sweet time while I have lost weight and stay in bed which helps the pain. Bending over, lifting, eating, pooing, sneezing, coughing, hiccuping can make it worse. It is intense SHARP pain. I have cut out everything med wise except for Miralax and now I have diarrhea and joint pain. They want me to take Dicyclomine and IMIPRAMINE, MIRALAX and Levisin sublingual and Diflucan.
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I am so depressed after reading all of the Postings.
I was treated in the ER 3 weeks ago with an IV for pneumonia and given Avalox, then went to my Physician who changed the RX to Levaquin 750. The first night I had pain from the sheets on my legs, then when I got out of bed, I could not walk from the pain in my knees. I also had severe pain in my elbows, ankles and hands. I went back to my doctor who did lab work and said he had never seen me look so bad in the years he had known me and to go back to the ER if I didn't improve this weekend. He did tell me that I had a thyroid problem and prescribed medication for that which I did not take as I had come to the conclusion that the Levaquin was the problem and probably the Avalox too.
I was a young 65 year old woman a month ago and now I am like a 90 year old and after reading all of these postings I have about decided that there will be no end to this.
I have a husband with Parkinson's Disease and he also had a brain tumor treated with Gamma Knife in Jan. so I need to stay well.
After completing the 7 days of Levaquin, I called the pharmacist and asked him about the side effects and he told me this was one. Then I came on this site and now I don't know what to do.
These doctors have ruined my life or rather the medication has. One should be told the side effects right away but most doctors do not read that. The drug reps come in and praise the medication and they prescribe it as a miracle. I worked for one and know how it works.
Now, I need to know if I will ever be able to walk again without this horrible pain? If not I certainly am no use to my husband nor the rest of my family.
Please reply with some hope for me.