I have found this forum to be the most helpful of all I have read...

I have found this forum to be the most helpful of all I have read about Levaquin. I have taken this drug for 3 days as it was prescribed for a lingering sinus infection. I am a healthy and active 46 year old woman with no medical issues. Since starting this drug, my body aches! My hips, neck, and legs are so stiff and painful. My mental clarity and word finding abilities are compromised. I wake up every 2 hours dying of thirst at night and last night my right side was numb, stiff and painful. I did have an episode yesterday (after only taking Levaquin 500 mg for 2 days out of the 10 prescribed) where in the middle of a meal for no reason, I felt as if I were going to vomit. I feel light headed and dizzy within 10 minutes of taking it but thought this may be due to the drug "opening up my sinuses". I have made excuses for the side effects by thinking it is either in my head or just me, but, after reading others experiences, I now realize it is the drug. I am going to stop taking it immediately and try the homeopathic route.