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Posted at 3:34 AM on Nov 17, 2008 by heather261214, #36656
My name is Heather I am now 32 years old I took levaquin when i was 29. After i took levaquin I went on a roller coaster ride I have yet to be able to get off of. First when i took it I had the worst night mares i have ever had only to wake up to a splitting headache and a very sore body. took another one the next day same reaction.I figured it was the bronchitis that was causing the problem. on the third day i was worse still I could hardly move. I stopped taking the drug. after another two days i felt better. two weeks later I was out with my father and he noticed a rash on my legs. I was also starting to get little blood blisters. I started to become concerned and the next day after going to the zoo with my family i came home and my legs were swollen three times there normal size and very sore. I put them up just to find the felt like play dough had been stuffed in to them and I had blood blisters the size of pencil erasers. I made an appointment to see the doctor. he said and i Quote " Heather I have No idea what the Hell you have" he sent me to a specialist. between the time of my first appointment and the appointment with the specialist my legs stopped working from the hips down i was 90% paralyzed (not spelled right ) they just wouldn't work right. My ten year old daughter was helping me get to the bathroom. I was soooo sick i had a headache all the time couldn't eat or sleep and when i did it was only for a few hours I couldn't move very well and to get up out of bed hurt so bad i almost fell every morning. by the time i had gotten to the specialist I had gone to the E.R. three times for the pain.and the last time was because my toes stopped moving altogether. at the appointment the doctor ran all kinds of tests checking me for everything from S.T.D.s (which i have been happily married for years) to Lupus. I felt Like and 80 year old Lady And like i said i was only 29. after the extensive tests and everything coming back normal the doctor put me on a steriod. for 4 months i was told i had to take prednisone After the first dose i could move again I still hurt but i could move.But now i had the side effect from that. i was gaining weight like it was going out of style, but at least i could move. after the 4 months things seemed normal kinda. I could move but if i sit still to long my legs go numb not fall sleep go completely numb even if i am standing to long. I am still afraid that i will wake up again feeling like i did that Fall three years ago. I still have problems but im not sure they are tied in but it wouldn't surprise me in the least. I only took three Pills of Levaquin three years ago!!!! How long does this stuff hang on really??????
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 17, 2008 by miscrimson, #14579

Hi Heather,
I wish I knew how long this was going to last! November7, 2008 I was hospitalized for pneumonia. I was given levaquin through an IV and prednisone, given breathing treatments and by the second day I was having terrible headaches, I was so shaky I could bearly hold anything in my hands. I was throwing up, depressed, couldn't sleep, had terrible gas, and my breathing got worse! Even though tests show the pneumonia has cleared up, I'm weak and gasping for breath. I can't do anything physically because I'm so weak. My mouth is sore, my throat is sore. Between the physical symptoms and the anxiety and depression i'm having I feel like i'm losing my mind. My husband took me back to the emergency room after I was released because I was so messed up! They said maybe it was the medicine. They gave me a GI cocktail and sent me home. I hope and pray things return to normal soon. I would have never gone to the hospital for treatment if I would have known they would have to send me home with oxygen because my breathing would become worse from their treatment. I'm on oxygen 24hrs. a day now. I have been treated for pneumonia in the past and never experienced anything like this! I'm trying to take one day at a time now. The levaquin even distorted my taste so everything tastes terrible to me. It's been difficult to eat because of the sore mouth and loss of appetite due to the taste distortion. Hang in there, it's got to get better.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 17, 2008 by antileviquin, #14591

It does get better but it takes time..... some longer than others. I went through a terrible floxing with two trips to the ER before they stopped the drug. I ingested 5 days of the poison before stopping. I was unable to work for 3 months and could barely stay awake for short periods of time. Walking to the garage was a major event. I'm 48 and was in great shape before all of this. Today I have most of my life back. There have been some terrible times and some better times. I can pretty much do what I want now except for strenuous physical exercise. That is something I always loved but can't tolerate anymore due to lingering tendon problems. I'm still very thankful the mental issues ave subsided for now. It has been 23 months for me. You will improve, you must hang on to that.

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