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I was prescribes Levaquin 500mg for 10 days for sinusitis. On th...

Posted at 8:45 AM on May 03, 2008 by ktnowako, #30144
I was prescribes Levaquin 500mg for 10 days for sinusitis. On the second day, I woke up with a migraine and took Aleve. The headache accompanied by dizziness lasted 10 days or so. As time has passed, I have pain in my right shoulder and bicep and stiff/swollen joints in the back of my neck. It has been 4 months since I took Levaquin and my symptoms have only gotten worse. I have been on bed rest for a week just after a simple 5 minutes on an elliptical machine. Additional problems along the way have been anemia, my vision got extremely worse with retinal degeneration, anxiety, diarrhea, fatigue, irritability, and numbness in my hands and feet. My doctor says he believes me but mentioned fibromyalgia. My symptoms don't even fit that disease. Friends don't believe me either. I am a pharmaceutical rep. The FDA needs to pull this drug off the market. Why won't they do it? Someone has a connection someone. I am almost 31 years old and I don't know how much more my body can take. I miss my friends, tennis, and even normal daily tasks like opening a car door and sitting for an extended period of time. DO NOT TAKE LEZAQUIN EVER.
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Reply about 1 year ago on May 03, 2008 by antileviquin, #7891

We know all too well the symptoms you are experiencing. We also agree that something needs to be done. My floxing took place 18 months ago and my journey still continues. I am very concerned about the pain you are experiencing in the right shoulder and bicep. That's the one that got me. I had a complete distal bicep tendon rupture and it happen quite some time after I stopped the Levaquin (and I only finished 5 days of a 10 day course). So be very careful! I am curious.... you state "I am a pharmaceutical rep. ".... could you possibly pass this information along to others in your position so that we can at least get the word out?

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Reply about 1 year ago on May 03, 2008 by helen950, #7900

Please send in a MedWatch report at www.fda.gov

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