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My girlfriend is 36 she had a kidney infection and got Levaquin I...

Posted at 2:26 AM on May 17, 2009 by fireworx, #41533
My girlfriend is 36 she had a kidney infection and got Levaquin IV in the hospital. Her legs were going numb and she could hardly get up to go to the bathroom in the hospital. She thought it was her infection. They sent her home two days later with 5 pill containers. One of them was Levaquin. She called me today and said she is having terrible pains in her hands, wrists, hips, and knees. She says she cant make a fist or hold a bag of groceries and her hands have swollen up so that she cant get her rings off. I told her I would do a search on the net to see if it might be one of the drugs she was taking. Slowly but surely I made it to the Levaquin. The drug maker fairly non chalantly refers to tendon rupture as a side effect effecting mostly people over 60 years old. I dug a little further and found this web site and was amazed at how many people are being poisoned by this drug. I am praying if she stops taking it the pain and debilitating effects will go away quickly. She has two disabled boys she has to take care of, including lifting them into wheel chairs and into beds. This is no joke! I am so angry at this drug maker and these doctors who often times do more harm than good.
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Reply 6 months ago on May 17, 2009 by ginajo, #19890

I had cellulitis in my face and was hospitalized for 8 days. I was given levaquin through iv during my entire hospital stay. Then 8 months of levaquin at home. This was 2 years ago. I periodically took it at other times in the past year. I have been in and out of the hospital with severe chest pains, chronic pain in my arms and legs. Sometimes I lose total feeling in my left arm. The top of my left foot feels like a rubber band is wrapped around it even when barefooted. I feel like something is pushing on the left side of my throat choaking me. I have never felt pain like this before and no doctor can seem to diagnose this. Although 1 orthopedic doctor said I had really severe tendonitis in my shoulder and leg. When I mention the use of levaquin they act like they never heard of these side affects. I can hardly walk or stand for extended periods. I have horrible nighmares and can only sleep about 3-4 hours a night. My left breast and deep inside my chest are so severely painful I cannot stand anything to touch me. I pretty much feel worthless as a human being. I went to Walgreens to get a printout of all the meds I have had filled for the past 3 years and they provided me with one. However, there were absolutely no listings of levaquin on this printout. I thought how odd since I only use Walgreens for prescriptions. They tried to act real stupid when I asked about this. So I called my insurance company and they provided me a list of all prescriptions for the last 3 years. Wow, only 13 times did I get levaquin filled at Walgreens. If there is anything out there that can cure this damage I desperately could use it. Right now I won't take any antibiotics and just live on prayer.

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