I was given levaquin 500 mg 6 days ago for phlebitis. Since I sta...

I believe and some of the studies suggest that this "poison" accumulates in your body and it seems that just one more pill can trigger a terrible reaction. Don't ever take any fluroquinolone again. This poison comes in many different names; avelox, tequin, cipro. Tell your dr to mark your records accordingly. Go to www.fqvictims.org and you'll find some help there. One other thing, Please send in a medwatch report by going to www.fda.gov.

Thanks for the information, helen950. I will definitely avoid this type of antibiotic from now on. I never want to go back to that awful place of panic and terror!

I just took the first of what was to be 7 days of Levaquin 500 mg. I then went on the website to check side effects. OMG, the posting from lymelady #2961 has been scared to death. I do not even want to go to bed, afraid of what I might wake up to. I already take medication for Panic Attacks and when I read her side effects I am scared to death. I can't afford any side effects like that. I will not be taking a 2nd pill. If you see this will you please let me know how many pills you had taken before you began to feel like you did.

Hi Luvoceans, I think Levaquin builds up in the body and I had reached my limit since I'd taken it for six months last summer. Still, it truly was the worst experience I've ever had. The symptoms began almost immediately and subsided in about two days after the last pill. I felt like all my worst fears had come true. My biggest fear is losing my children and it truly felt like I'd lost them. I could not be consoled. I won't take this medicine again. With your history, I'd be careful, but I'm not a doctor and everyone reacts differently. I hope it all works out for you!