I started Levaquin 500 MG on Thursday Aug. 29, 2008. I did not h...

I sympathize with your pain and can relate to it completely. I remember being CONVINCED I was about to die and my only hope was that my daughter would not be home when it happened. I could not talk, couldn't eat, and then started sleeping 20 out of 24 hours. They told me the same thing..... it couldn't possibly be from Levaquin. Interestingly enough, after the second ER visit they told me to stop taking it. That was 21 months ago. Still today I have severe panic at times (something I never had before) and I have ongoing tendon problems. The worst tendon problem was a spontaneous distal bicep rupture (complete) at 8 months out! Yes, this is poison and the ONLY reason the FDA allows it is because they are in bed with the drug companies. I wish you well in your recovery.

Wow! That is exactly what happened to me my first night on levaquin. Like you, I got out of bed and wrote goodbye love notes to my husband and my children. I've never been so convinced in my whole life that I was going to die. Thank God I made it through that terrible panicky feeling. I still have anxiety from the levaquin (I am 8 months out) but not the same as those dreaded first nights. However, I no longer take my life for granted. Every night when I am going to bed, I ask the Lord to let me please wake up in the morning. It is just amazing how evil this drug truly is. I am going to show my husband your post because sometimes I feel like he thought I was being a little dramatic. Believe me, I am the least dramatic person I know. This drug is pure poison. Keep the faith though. It got better for me and still is getting better. It will get better for you too. Some people say it could take years though.

I starting taking the Levaquin thursday 28th of aug. The 2nd day I had knee pain and stiffness. By sunday I could not walk w/o my cane.
I called the Urgent Care and told them what this Bad Stuff did to me. They changed the antibotic to Septra (sulfamethoxazole family).
Now this is the 4th of Sept. and my knees are getting better.
Some of the people take this drug, Levaquin, for months. If I have any side effects, from any drug, I would ask my Doc 2 change it to something else. Which is what I did.

Levaquin 750 I took one pill almost took my life 2 days ago it felt like I swollowed a bee and it keep stinging as it went down and my blood felt like it was boiling I looked like a lobster within seconds swelled up 3 times in size I look horroible my lips sweeled ouy my eye lids my hands everywhere and my skin turned deep purple like leather and I couldn't breathe my throat swelled shut had to call an ambulance and the had to get me breathing again and rush me into the emergency room, now I have tightness in my chest and tingling in my finger and toes and bad pain in my stomache omg they need to take this drug off the market!