Muscle weakness, pain, tingling After taking levaquin, I still...

Hi How long were you on it? I was only on it 3 days at 500mg. and stopped due to sore legs, breathing weird and anxiety. When will it go away??

I was on it 5 days, and unfortunately it never went away. Glad you stopped earlier, hopefully you stopped in time. Not a day goes by that I wish I hadn't taken it earlier or stopped earlier. Problem was I thought the soreness I had was from being sick, not from the medication.

What has your doctor said? I can give you my doctor's e-mail address if you would like to share your case with him for a study. It's amazing how many people suffer such issues and most doctors are not aware of the risks.

I will let you know how my appt. with the specialist goes tomorrow. I have had all of the same problems and then some since mid May! I am really worried about what this doctor will say and whether or not I have any type of long term (drug induced) issues. I was totally healthy before taking this horrible drug. I am 42 but I feel like I am 100 years old. All of my joints ache and the ones in my hands are very swollen in the mornings. I still have sleep issues and my neck and sides are very sore. The headaches are finally subsiding, but I have now noticed more pain in my sides in the areas of my liver and spleen. Both areas look a little bit enlarged. I am hoping that this doctor will do every test possible to rule out all of the things that could cause this. As I stated in my earlier posts, my ANA came back positive with a 1:160 titer. I have had this test before and it was never positive until I took the Levaquin. I wish I had known more about this antibiotic before I took it. I would have been more than happy to look at a possible natural alternative for eliminating the UTI.

I don't know if i should continue my last 4 dodes now.
after first dose at 2pm after doc appt. everything was ok til
night i could'nt get to sleep which is not like me
second dose taken at 8am. Not long after i had body aches
and weaknes like i became a 90yr old and severe calf pain in
both legs. i thought it was from the bronchitis/pnuemonia i'm
being treated for. That evening the pain was everywhere but
more severe in hips, arms and legs. Day 3 took dose at 9:45AM
I noticed my fingers are puffy and achy today along with the other
areas of the body still hurting, also have a headache but that's
usuall for me.

Aspergers 2: Good luck. Let me know if you would like to get our doctors in touch to discuss our cases.

Beth45: I would contact your doctor immediately and stop taking the levaquin.

I was on the drug and suffred dehyration and was hospitalized and then ended up with a torn achilles tendon that I am still in a cast for. My doctor said i was "silly" for thinking Lev. might be responsible.

John Cardarelli
jncar24@verizon.net