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Posted at 10:51 AM on Feb 08, 2009 by bellet, #38758
Here is my experience, I am confused only because I know part of what happened to me is my own fault. To make a long story short I overdosed (intentionally) on a different drug called Lamictal. This is a seizure med. When that event happened I was on a course of Levaquin. I was on day four. I was to take it for 24 days for a sinus infection that showed up on a CT scan. I know that this sounds horrible, but my overdose was small. No overdose is small though, but what happened to me just didn't seem right in comparison to the amount of pills I took. My mind is telling me I have no right to question anything considering what I did. After taking the pills, I passed out and ended up being flown to a different hospital as my condition was worsening. They told me that before I left the hospital, my urine had already started to turn brown.. I don't know what that means. When I woke up in ICU the doctor was yelling at me asking me what other drugs I took. He said that an overdose of Lamictal would never have causes what was happening. He asked if I was on meth or had taken Benadryl. I was sweating a lot, my heart rate was 150, my liver and kidney functions were bad, and the worst of it all, I had a CK level of 70,000. I had developed.. excuse my spelling... rhabdomylisis. My whole body hurt. Every single joint in my body was hurting, I could not stand and I could not walk. They told me that I was going to probably have to go on dialysis. I ended up being in the hospital for 8 days. My numbers returned to normal after 7 days of leaving the hospital. The doctor there still thinks I was lying about what I took because what happened "Makes no sense." When they found me in my apartment they said I had "Serotonin syndrome." Which is caused by antidepressants.They said that the muscles in my body had gone completely ridgid and I was having a seizure that they could not stop. What they told me is they couldn't move one muscle in my body. My doctor said that they assumed that I o'd on my antidepressants too. Which I didn't. Anyway, it has been a little over a month since the event, and that sinus infection is again being treated with Levaquin. I will take my 2nd dose today. Since that day I have been off all of my meds, but I am starting some of them back up. My Lamictal, my synthroid and now this Levaquin. I am scared to death. I have been searching the internet and all of a sudden I started finding that levaquin caused rhabdomylisis in several patients... although "rare." Do you all have suggestions for me? The part that makes this the worst is YES I did overdose on pills. I assume this is why no one has really looked into why I had such problems. Should I stop taking this pill right away? I suppose most of you would say yes. I'm just not sure.
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Reply 9 months ago on Feb 08, 2009 by tamra42, #16884

Hi,

I believe that the levaquin is what caused you to have all of the body aches and rigid muscles, etc. I think it also caused your urine to turn brown.
I would not take it anymore, it did all kind of things to me and I only took it for four days like you. Good luck. I would ask the doctor for another antibiotic or suffer with the sinus infection.

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Reply 9 months ago on Feb 08, 2009 by rosaria67, #16886

Yes, Levaquin can cause the rhabdomyolysis as well as dozens of other problems. This is a dangerous drug that can be fatal. So many safer alternatives for sinus infections. Have you checked into a neti pot? I have never used one but I have heard many people say that this helped rid them of their infections.

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Reply 9 months ago on Feb 08, 2009 by bellet, #16887

Thank you. I took dose two tonight and I am pretty positive that I am having issues again. I am debating about going to the ER. No more Levaquin for me. I can barely walk.

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Reply 9 months ago on Feb 17, 2009 by jennifer55, #17135

This is important...Levaquin has two big side effects...memory loss and depression. I couldn't remember huge blocks of time and was incredibly depressed. If you overdosed, I wouldn't rule out the Levaquin as it messes with you central nervous system.

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