| Posted at 3:34 AM on Nov 17, 2008 by heather261214, #36656 |
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.
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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