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I have been taking Levaquin for sinus infection after Augmentin d...

Posted at 10:12 PM on May 27, 2008 by linda1195, #30862
I have been taking Levaquin for sinus infection after Augmentin didn't keep it from coming back. All I can say is that I am completely exhausted. I wonder if it is the drug or something else. No muscle pain. I don't know if I should stop taking it or continue. Tonight I was walking for exercise and couldn't finish because I thought I might faint. My heart was beating and I was shaking. Do you think it is the drug? HELP!
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Reply about 1 year ago on May 28, 2008 by rosaria67, #8645

It could definitely be the drug. One of the side effects is extreme fatigue. I have had a reaction to Levaquin also. I took it in December and at the time, I experienced an ongoing headache, panic attacks, anxiety and insomnia. However, the big problems didn't start until ten days AFTER I had already finished the medicine. What I'm trying to say is that if you are experiencing ANYTHING at all, please stop taking the drug and ask your doctor for something different. If he doesn't give you something, find a new doctor. I wish someone had told me that. It might have saved me. I am still in terrible pain and it's now 5 months later. Good luck to you and feel free to e-mail if you have any questions. Rose

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Reply about 1 year ago on May 28, 2008 by antileviquin, #8668

I'm no expert but I can tell you my experience. I only finished 6 days of the prescription before the ER discontinued it. For almost 2 months I could only stay awake for about 4 out of every 24 hours. Walking to the garage was an effort. I would start sweating and breathing hard. I really thought I was going to keel over going a few hundred feet. I won't even tell you about the whole list of adverse drug reactions I experienced, it was horrible. And as the previous person said.... some thing don't happen till quite some time AFTER you take the stuff. My bicep tendon snapped 9 months later. So, do I think it could be the Levaquin? Absolutely.

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Reply about 1 year ago on May 30, 2008 by marsh, #8731

Yes,STOP taking the damn stuff. Its poison. Beleive me, it ruined my life for 3 months. I couldn"t even walk up and down stairs or even sit on the toilet because the pain in my kees was so bad. I took it for a kidney infections and ended up a cripple. I am fine now but it took months to get back to normalMarsh, good luck!

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