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Posted at 4:25 PM on Mar 31, 2008 by motheroftwo, #28863
I am a 32 year old sane woman with a degree in Psychology. I was prescribed levaquin for walking pneumonia. This is day 7, and I am in tears because I truly thought I was having a psychotic break for the past 5 days. My roller-coaster of symptoms include emotional instability, paranoia, violent thoughts, thoughts of hopelessness and suicide, overwhelming gloom, facial numbness, insomnia, and the feeling of tingling in my mouth and throat. I am going to stop taking this medicine right now, and I've already called my doctor. I just wish I would have linked this to the only medicine I'm taking much sooner.
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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 31, 2008 by antileviquin, #6317

I'm sorry to say my experience was much the same. I am a professional and a parent and I went through the same hell. I was convinced I was dying. It's hard to describe but it was way beyond panic. Much more like terror. I did make the connection to the medication (and so did my wife) but 2 trips to the ER they kept telling us it was not possible. They insisted that Levaquin cold not do that (I wonder where they heard that?!). I wish they had told me sooner too, maybe my bicep would have stayed attached. Don't give up the fight and don't let "them" win .... this is wrong. Please fill out a medwatch report, it only takes 5 minutes online. We need to do everything we can. Good luck with your recovery.

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