I have some of everything above and am in so much pain that I fee...

I am so sorry this is happening to you. One thing is certain, you are NOT ALONE!! There are thousands of us...some worse than others but we all share the same thing, we were posioned by this drug. You must stay strong! You must be your own advocate, your own watch dog and you have a husband to help you through this. Some poeple won't understand, others will. Some dr's will blow you off, some will not...fire those docs that dismiss what you are going thru and that this drug is responsible..and educate yourself as much as possible. I am 2.5 yrs into this and have spent countless hours researching this drug trying to understand what was happening to me. There are many links to other sites here...explore previous postings for those who have experience what you have. My experience has been constant joint & tendon pain...like I played sports for 24 hours straight after years of inactivity...only I haven't and I have always been athletic...now I hobble around like a 90yr old! I am 43 and will not give up and let this poison rule my life! I have a beautiful 12 yr old son who literally gets me out of bed in the morning and I refuse to let this take away from being the best Mom to him that he deserves. It just means that I have to not let it get me down and steal these few precious years with him...you know when he still wants to hang out with his mom...take care and know that we are all praying for you, for each other and for those who are down the road and unknowingly take this poison.

I just developed a new side effect, and it is most painful. I am getting constant charley horses on each foot starting in the arch of my feet. Where do all these symptoms keep coming from? It's the Hienz 57 of ailments going on!!!!

Now, 2 full weeks later, the pain is subsiding but I must be honest I am taking pain killers every day. I guess only time will tell...

I simply googled Levaquin and followed the path of links...some were just drug company propaganda, but there were others that really explained what this drug is and how if works in your body....I had to print and then circle LOTS of words and then try and figure out what they meant, sometimes I had to give up, but one of the sites I found informative was medicationsense.com, another fqvictims.com (or org?) and that had alot of links. I too take daily painkillers that really only take the edge off and allow me to work full time and take care of my family. Of course I worry about addiction and quite frankly after 2 yrs I am sure there is physical dependency...I take the minimum I possibly can, have a maximum that I refuse to go over in a single day and boy do I miss margaritas!!! I will not drink as long as I have to take these painkillers tho....I worry about liver damage as these particular pills also contain tylenol...take care and stay strong!!