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I was just prescribed Levaquin (500 mg.) for bronchitis. I recei...

Posted at 5:55 AM on Nov 07, 2008 by bill0909, #36370
I was just prescribed Levaquin (500 mg.) for bronchitis. I received a 10 day supply. The second night, I had trouble sleeping and felt quite anxious. By the 4th night I literally thought I was going to have a heart attack and had trouble swallowing. I called my doctor who blamed the bronchitis and gave me an additional prescription for an inhaler. That evening I slept a total of perhaps 20 minutes. My heart was racing and I felt as if I were choking. Another call to my doctor was placed. She advised I stop using the inhaler. I was becoming increasingly anxious, paranoid and began to have leg cramps. I haven't slept for more than a few minutes at a time for 3 days and the feeling of choking was so bad I had to go to the emergency room. They found it is from the Levaquin. I have never felt so desperate, paranoid, anxious, and horrid in my life. I actually had serious thoughts of ending my life to get away from this feeling. Even though I have been off it for two days, I am still feeling the effects, especially at night and was told I may feel effects for a week.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 07, 2008 by rosaria67, #14266

You will eventually get over that feeling. I had the same exact thing and it went away with time. I'm just surprised that at the ER they said that your problems were from the levaquin. I haven't been able to find anyone to ADMIT that my problems were from this evil drug. So, at least you've cleared one hurdle. Good luck to you and remember to never ever take Levaquin or another fluoroquinolone again.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 07, 2008 by tamra42, #14282

Hi Bill,

I had the same thing, but since I was diagnosed with chronic bronchitis, I thought the symptoms were from that and never called the doctor. It was smart of you to call the doctor. But the paranoia, intense and I do mean INTENSE fear, insomnia, choking feeling, etc. I went through that too. I still have some things hanging around like numbness on my left cheek and some fear, and it's 4 months later. (I started taking Xanax the same day and think that it contributed to my side effects, I've been off of the xanax since August. Not a picnic.)
Take care, I hope you feel better soon.

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