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I was prescribed 750 mg. for 3 days of Levaquin for a UTI by a do...

Posted at 7: 0 PM on Jan 01, 2009 by meberhar, #37638
I was prescribed 750 mg. for 3 days of Levaquin for a UTI by a doctor (not my regular) I did notice the slight dizziness but wasn't too concerned. I also had some insomnia but didn't connect it to Levaquin. Then in the a.m. after 21 hours of taking the first dose, I had elevated heart rate and blood pressure along with nervousness. Scary! I've taken 250 mg of Levaquin for sinus infection previously (3 days) and never had any side effects. I even asked for this prescription...can you believe that. It's New Years Day so I can't even contact my regular doctor but I am stopping Levaquin and requesting to not ever prescribe this drug to me again!!!!!
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Reply 10 months ago on Jan 04, 2009 by itchingtillthecowscomehome, #15700

The first few days after taking Levaquin I had very weird dreams and hallucinations and thought it was the meds, I could live with that stuff.. I found that the med causes problems with thinking and reaction time, which was true but those went away. I just have the itching now and that is going away after I would scratch it till it bled I would put hydrogen peroxide on it and let it foam up..then I put cold water to rinse and patted dry. Then I put Calamine Lotion on it. its a drying lotion.(do this before bed) don't forget to let it dry, because it will stain sheets and clothing. I hope someone who is itching will try this and see if it works for them.

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