Levaquin and anxiety panic
Post a new Levaquin side effect
September 29th
2006
2:06 PM
I was prescribed 500 mg Levaquin for a bacterial throat infection. About 4 hours after taking my first dose and going to bed, I jolted out of my sleep in a panic. My heart was racing and I was covered in sweat. I assumed I had experienced a nightmare but after several minutes my symptoms did not subside. I felt "out of my body," my head was spinning and I was experiencing what I now know was a severe anxiety/panic attack. (I almost asked my roommate to rush me to the hospital) At that point I did not connect the anitibiotic with this reaction. I took another dose the next night and again experienced the dizzy~lightheaded~sweaty~slight paranoia-type symptoms, but not to the extreme as the first dose. On the 3rd day when the joints in my right fingers felt swollen and painful I decided to cruise the internet for side effects. I was shocked to see so many others had experienced something similar. I'm discontinuing this drug (a wasted $35) and will warn others about my reaction.
*On a side note: My roommate was placed on the same drug and spent 7 days on this medicaiton. She experienced no adverse side-effects.
Add a new Side Effect for Levaquin:
Levaquin RSS Feed
This registry is a place to share positive or negative side effects of using Levaquin. If you directly experienced a side effect while using Levaquin, then we encourage you to enter it here. Please note that entries here are the experiences of individual users, and in no way means that you or anyone else will experience the same side effect, since the same medication affects people in different ways. Please always contact your physician.
-- Please see our disclaimer
Recent Discussions
I need to take it all my life- isn't there any natural remedy somewhere?
by ginga3, 4 replies, updated about 5 hours ago.I have sufferred from panic attacks or fear of them since I was about 11 yr old.Am now 51 and never been anywhere by myself apart from the local easy to get to shops Thinking of doing the antieppressaant thing but really cynical and unsure about it Would appreciate any un biased oppinions
by michellebf, 3 replies, updated about 17 hours ago.Hi Guys I have been suffering from chronic daily headaches since March 2006. Have been to 4 neurologists and they all confirm that there is nothing seriously wrong with me neurologically and they put it down to stress. I have tried herbal remedies, acupuncture, body stress release, dietician, exercise, pain killers, massage, physio, posture modifying appliance, bean bags and oils, ice pack, pilates, chiropractor, daily meds like inderal and trepiline and still, nothing has been able to give me long te...
by rose81, 7 replies, updated about 18 hours ago.I have a son who now is 12 from birth on he had constipation,with the years it didnt get any better,i went to differant doctors with him and they him medications like mineral oil,miralax,stoolsoftner,nothing help sometimes he has terible pain and needs to go to the ER they give him a enema and IV to hydrate him now when he needs to go to the bathroom maybe 1 a week he doesnt feel it anymore only when he start to go into his pants and feels the stools against his bottom skin does he realize whats hapenin...
by celine302002, 1 replies, updated about 20 hours ago.My sun has suffered from three years of age with stomach pain and discomfort uppon eating he is now 12 years old. We have seen many doctors all of whom are very vague. His blood work consistantly comes back with low amylase and lipase. Yet they dont see any need for further investigation. I have been told he has a sensitive stomach. As a mother I see more. I live with him and see him every day. He eats very little, (i think it still hurts) he says he's not in pain anymore. At nine he was still thr...
by lisa39, 6 replies, updated 3 days ago.
November 14th
2007
12:29 PM
I was given levaquin 500 mg 6 days ago for phlebitis. Since I started I have had terrible anxiety, panic attacks, fear of dying, nightmares, crying jags, and very sore neck and shoulders. I called my doctor today and asked about the side effects of this medicine. I am NOT going to finish my 10 day dosage. I'm done. I've never been so miserable. This is strange because all this past summer I took low-dose levaquin, 250 mg 4 days a week because I have bartonellosis, a co-infection of Lyme disease. It didn't bother me beyond some leg pain then, but now it's a whole new story. I am TERRIFIED of this antibiotic and modern Western medicine in general.
-- By lymelady | Reply | (4) replies | Send Private Mail