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Posted at 2:40 PM on Apr 08, 2009 by miserableknees, #40482
I go by the ID Miserable Knees. I posted last spring on medications.com about my adverse reaction to Levaquin. I was given a 10 day prescription for a respiratory infection. 3 days after I finished taking Levaquin, BOTH KNEES were swollen, painful and I could barely walk. I spent a month throwing myself backwards into chairs due to the inflammation in my knees. My knees were on fire, I was in pain every day. After seeing an orthopedic doctor an MRI showed cartilage damage. A year later, I'm living with permanently altered legs. I was an avid walker, loved to hike, would spend hours walking for recreation. Levaquin changed all of that. I had a career requiring me to be on my feet for 12 or more hours a day. Levaquin changed all of that. I decided, if this could happen to me, it could happen to anyone. Now, there is a documentary about the dangers of fluoroquinolne antibiotics. When I was harmed by Levaquin, I was flabbergasted that something like this could happen to me in the prime of my life. I made this 52 minute film for all of the people like me who trusted the system, (government, doctor, medicine) to guarantee my safety. "Certain Adverse Events" is the name of the documentary and it is now available online. You can reach the documentary site by going online to the .com of "Certain Adverse Events" Miserable Knees Productions
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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 10, 2009 by redcamera, #18764

Miserable Knees, your film about Levaquin and other fluoroquinolone antibiotics is a great look at the way the system works. Interesting FDA facts and a good job putting a face to the human suffering caused by FQ antibiotics. Public Citizen should be applauded for taking on the FDA to get stronger warnings on the drugs. I especially liked the interviews with Dr. Sidney Wolfe.

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