Levaquin and depression

To the best of my knowledge I never had any of the 'immediate' symptoms.
My problems are probably due to the fact that I was prescribed Cipro 3 possibly 4 times from Aug 06 - Dec 07 and then finished up Dec 07 with a round of Levaquin. My father is over 60 and was recently given Levaquin and had immediate and serious problems. He is seeing a doctor recommended by the CDC today. Yes, he is even working with the CDC on
this one. Due to all he is being told he is convinced that the medication is behind my medical decline as well. Since taking these medications (symptoms started slowly in 07), but after taking the Levaquin at Christmas time I never got up from the couch. My thyroid gland has quit working, my adrenals are shot, I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, blew out 3 disks in my back, vision is deteriorating rapidly, and really so many things I can't list them all. I had a complete physical
in Oct 05 and was given a perfect bill of health. Through Aug 06 I was riding my bicycle 33 miles per week. I'm still trying to figure out what hit me??
What my father has been told is that in some individuals Levaquin will attack the glands (like the thyroid) and will compromise the immune system. This damage appears to be permanent. All I know is that I went from being extremely healthy to terribly sick. If in a day's time I have enough energy to load and unload the dishwasher it is a banner day. I can
not work and seem to get worse instead of better as each day passes.

My husband also had pneumonia at Christmas and took Levaquin but does not seem to have had an problems. I suspect it was possibly the cumulative effect of having basically 4-5 rounds of the antibiotic in a years time. According to the people at the CDC that have spoken to my father the symptoms that I have can all be traced back to the medication. One never knows what effect a medication will have. Just please be careful when taking this medication, and limit how many times you take it.

Last year, starting July 5th till August 20th, at the age of 15, I am female, I had to take this devil of a drug. For nearly a month, after getting out of a hospital for a massive kidney infection caused by a kidney stone. The month I went through was a total hell; I was up all night, nearly every night, vomiting what I had managed to eat during the day. Cause of this I lost over 50 lbs and became underweight, from being unable to safely eat without vomiting minutes after the consumption of food. It gave me pseudotumor cerebri, and papilloedema which has nearly ruined my eyesight. It has also caused psychological effects with me caused by hallucinations, I cannot sleep without a nightlight, I am very paranoid of mirrors now, it has left me with depression and paranoia. I do not recommend this drug to anyone, as I am afraid it could cause death! I truly would wish this on no one, not even my enemies.

Hi

I just ran upstairs to look at what Antibiotic I was on last and it's the same one. I got a rash on about day 7 and googled it and saw all the patients with lots and lots of complications. Actually I mentioned this to the doctor when I went back and she said lots of people react badly to it ...she could even take it. You think they should have to warn you of the serious side effects ...
I wonder why they are using this antibiotic all of a sudden as I have never heard of it before!!!
Interesting ....you should have this in your medical records in case you are in an accident.

There are on line sites that people post reactions to things that others can read....you should add yours....like I said SCARY!!!!

Jackie



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I just googled Levaquin and read this: Quinolones, including LEVAQUIN, may also cause central nervous system stimulation which may lead to tremors, restlessness, anxiety, lightheadedness, confusion, hallucinations, paranoia, depression, nightmares, insomnia, and rarely, suicidal thoughts or acts. That describes what happened to me.

I was prescribed this Levaquin antibiotic for 7 days duration. Day one I started feeling nausea, fagtige, my brain just thinking weird stuff. I thought it was my sickness. Day two my condition was took a deeper turn: I couldn't sleep, I was so hot (inside my body) took off my cloth ran around the house like a crazy person, even thought it was cold in the winter. I started thinking of suicidal, depression. my heart beat was pumping so fast, I tried to calm my self down by listen classical music, that didn't help either....I went to emergency room, doctor prescribed me a different antibiotic...that medication still affect me today...I still keep the bottle to remind myself of that medication...long story short..

My wife has sinus infection. Her doctor prescribed Levaquin. She took one last night (08/12/08), she couldn't sleep, headache, nausea...etc. I warned her many times before about this medication, but I didn't realized she taken the medication or bought this medication...

THIS IS A SERIOUS. LEVAQUIN IS A BAD MEDICATION. STOP USING THIS LEVAQUIN NOW. we need to organize a group for FDA to prohibit this medication for good. Even class action sUit to stop the company from manufacturing this medication. If anyone knows how and where to go about these, please let me know. This is for real, our health is more important. Thank you !!

Hi all, I was amazed to find this site. I too have had a rough life for the past eight years! I am going to be 39 in a few days but this story starts back in August 21, 2000. The day that put me in HELL for the next eight years and still going through it. Prior to this day, I had a lot of UTI's and Pneumonia and several times prescribed both Levaquin and Cipro. I did develop Achillies tendinitis but I thought this was due to my active life style, see I was an LPN and a firefighter. So I went for treatment to fix the Achillies tendinitis. This was a foot Dr that of course gave me a cortizone shot in it. I cant remember how much earlier this was that this took place and I am still not sure if this is what did it but as I am thinking back these are the things that come to mind. On August 21, 2000 I was on a fire call and my right Achillies tendon popped off the bone! They took me away by ambulance. The Dr in the ER said to go home with an air cast on, eat or drink nothing and come back in at 10:00am and they would possibly do surgery. Well, I did just that. The orthopedic Doc said oh yeah it is achillies rupture will have to go in and tie back all the little fibers. So away to the operating room I went. They gave me a spinal and just knocked me out. I was awakened suddenly by my Dr. voice loudly saying " Holy shit it peeled off the bone!" And another nurse saying let me see! I came up on my hands and they grabbed me put me back down and knocked me back out! (I still have night mares over that!) Anyway, I spent the next 3 months in a cast. During this time, I was told from over usuage of my left foot, I now was developing tendinitis in my achillies tendon in the left foot! Which this sent me to a wheel chair. They took the cast off in 3 months then I was still no weight bearing for another month. Then i had physical therapy for about 6-8 months with little improvement. I complained to the Dr about the left achillies tendon and he said he would not do anything about it unless it too popped! So now many Dr later, and many many medications tried and many surgeries later, and now diagnosed with Lupus, Sjogrens, and Fibromyalgia, the most my rheumatoligist says is I have a connective tissue disorder, and taking cancer medication (Methotrexate) I am now disabled at 39! My life taken from me. I have situational depression, panic attacks, sleep trouble, Suffer from post traumatic stress, nightmares, basically my life is a mess and it is over. On July 1, 2008 I had to go to the ER cause I was sick. I had been run down and feeling bad and sleeping a lot, disoriented, couldn't stay awake. They found I had another UTI and a sinus infection. The Dr Says we will put you on Levaquin and that should take care of both problems. So he left, it took me a while for it to sink in that I should stay away from that drug, so I caught him and told him, he said to me that this was only found to be in kids while they are young and developing that it causes tendon rupture, and besides he said, one dose will not hurt you. I took 5 pills, one a day. Since then I have been in so much pain all over my body it is unreal! It still took me days to figure out that it was the Levaquin doing this to me! I feel like at random someone is sticking a knife in different muscles in my body! I felt like I had done Tie bo for 24 hours straight! Even my butt muscles hurt so bad to sit here and write this email! I have days when I cant even use my hands! Write my name with a pen. I am not sure if this is all due to these drugs, but I am most miserable and not a bit better. I may have just made it worse by taking this last round of them. Has anyone else had this kinf of symptoms?

I was prescribed Levaquin in Feb./March for 30 days. I have had tremendous pain in my heels since then. I am walking slower as every joint and muscle in my body hurts. I can barely stoop down and it is getting worse. I can not sleep. I thought I was just going through some depression and stress until I started reading about it in the WSJ and now realize I fit many of the symptoms being discussed.
We all need to take some action as this is only going to get worse for everyone.
FDA?????????????????

Well, I took Levaquin 500 once a day for 14 days for an inflamed lower bowel. It cured that. But, I got a blood test back today saying I am positive in my ANA pattern? Also states it is "A nucleolar pattern is associated with systemic sclerosis." Probably Drug induced Lupus.

My symptoms have been painful joints, muscle weakness to the nth degree pain and weakness in shoulders, panic attacks, fainting spells, headaches, finger pain! Depression, happy, depression, happy. Strong, weak.

My next step is to go to a specialist (Rheumatoid)

I'm leaving for Costa Rica for 6 days. I am going to be positive and get over this! I hope nothing happens over there. I will not let it get me!

My adult son was put on Levaquin and by the 5th day was severely depressed to the point of thinking of sucide and he has never been depressed and the Dr said he never heard of Levaquin causing this but the pharmacy said yes it does cause depression only people are not telling the Doctors.My son ended up bleeding rectally 7 days after he started Levaquin???This clearly should be monitored and people should be told of this side effect because some people do not connect depression with taking an Antibiotic

I not sure that what I am experiencing is related to my 9 month course of 750 mg Levaquin, or my simultaneous 9 month course of 300 mg Rifampin, or my 6 week course of IV Vancomyocin twice a day........You all are talking about days and weeks....I have been on these hardcore meds for substantially longer. I became infected with Staph Epidermidis in the disc space of L 4-5 during surgery to correct degeneration in my spine. I am now left with joint pain from head to toe, Uveitis, a scaly rash all over my trunk and arms, stomach pain, further degeneration in my spine, insomnia, severe fatigue, depression, and what I call "brain fog." I have been told by the team of Doctors caring for me that the only symptom that relates to my medication is possibly the Uveitis. I would like to know how you all are attributing the medications to your ailments? (insomnia, depression, fatigue, joint pain... for example) Are you sure that they are not symptomatic of another disease process? After stopping the medications has your health become normal? I have to remain on this medication for the remainder of the year. I do not have the option of just flushing it down the toilet, as someone previously posted. There are only a few medication that can combat my illness, but I would like to know that they are not harming me in the long run.

I am a 34 yo healthy woman that was prescribed Levaquin for Bacterial Abscess. First a 10 day supply, then the abscess reoccurred so I requested a second 10 day supply. I then had a surgery to resolve recurrent abscess within the second day course. I did not have any reaction until my second post op night when I thought I fell asleep with my arms "tucked in" or"under". The thought was not unlikely as I was also on oxycodone 2q4hrs. At any rate surgery over, off abx now 4 days arms still feel tight and sore. Hands feel 15 times the normal size yet my rings still fit. My leg muscles feel hard but not unmanageable yet. I kept thinking that it was from being sedentary, I am the type who falls asleep when I finally stop moving. I wake at 5 and literally lay down to sleep at 11 or so brief periods of stting. I thought my muscles hurt from inactivity, but that did not explain the joint discomfort. I have had no change for better or worse although it has only been 4 days. I find that working on the "stiffness" helps with the discomfort but when waking it is very uncomfortable.
stiffness,joint pain ,muscle tenderness,depression,neck pain.

Well, I this isn't a new side effect by what I've been reading here. But it does convince me that the severe pain I've been in since I started Levaquin is a result of the side effects associated with it.

What doesn't help is that I have Bipolar Disorder and any pain medication I've tried has caused Depression. I've been to the emergency room two times in one week because I would be trying to work and would feel completely drugged and out of it.

My psychiatrist is now taking me out of work for a week to try and get my system back on track.

Was prescribed Levaquin during the flu for the "possibility" of an infection. Developed severe leg cramps and swelling. Insomnia, have slept a total of about 3 hours in 3 nights. Episodes of depression, crying and anxiety with racing heart. If this was the only drug available to save myself from a severe sinus infection, or even death, I would chose the infection! Stay away from this antibiotic, it's unbelievable this drug is legal and even more so that doctors actually prescribe it to people. I guarantee they wouldn't take it themselves or give it to loved ones.

I was prescribed Levaquin 750mg for pneumonia. The first 2 days I felt ok, then the 3rd day about an hour or two after I took the pill I was getting really anxious and depressed. I was acutally having thought of suicide! The anxiousness and depression lasted for about 4 to 5 hours after the start of them. Also on the third day, I was experiencing my heart pounding and some muscle cramping. The 4th day the symptoms started getting a little worse. And so today, being the 5th day of my 5 day treatment I feel like a truck hit me. I called my Dr. and he told me not to take todays dose, that Levaquin is probably causing the symptoms that I'm having. As I type this I've had to stop numerous times because of my fingers and hands cramping. Also I dont think I've ever sweat this much in my life. I probably would have never called my doctor about my symptoms if I didnt stumble across this page.

I was prescribed 20 days of Levaquin 500mg for a post surgery leg infection. I quit taking Levaquin after just 6 days. I had horrible hip and joint pain, depression and fatigue. I wanted to sleep all day and night. It worked and the infection was cleared up but the side effects were not worth it.

I am taking Levaquin for a sinus infection and have had many of the side effects as those above. I've been on it for 4 days out of a 5 day prescription. Last night was my worse night of all on it. I too had severe insomnia and until this morning, after reading these postings, did not know how to describe it, but it was like I was in a quasi zombie like mental state. It was very scary. Up to last night, I did have spurts of nasea and weird dreams. I take Cymbalta for depression, which is under control, until I started taking Levaquin. Just in these 4 days, I feel as if I have slipped back into a slight depression. I have 1 more day left and am not taking it. Unfortunately, I am allergic to all the "good" antiobiotic drugs, but will request from my doctor not to ever be prescribed Levaquin again - no matter what.

If you are reading these postings, then obviously you are concerned and possibly having these or other side effects from this drug, as I was/am. Stop taking this drug and talk to your doctor.

TO GUEST 29274
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR'RE TALKING ABOUT, PLEASE KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. I HAVE PERMANENT DAMAGE FROM THIS POISON. HEARING LOSS, TINNITUS, TENDON DAMAGE, PERIFERAL NEUROPATHY, HEART PROBLEMS, INSOMNIA, DEPRESSION, ETC. I CAN NO LONGER WALK WITHOUT SOME HELP. I WAS POISONED 3 YEARS AGO. THIS POISON DOES SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE AND A LOT OF IT IS PERMANENT. PLEASE PEOPLE, GET ON THOSE WEBSITES AND GET SOME HELP. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE RECOVERED AND THEY THANK THESE WEBSITES FOR HELPIONG THEM. I THINK THERE IS SOMEONE FROM THE POISON MAKER (ORTHO-MCNEILL) TRYING TO MAKE SOME TROUBLE.
ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO REPORT THIS TO THE FDA BY GOING TO WWW.FDA.GOV SO THAT THIS POISON DOESN'T HURT ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY.

i have read that activated charcoal or the garcinia kola seed both coul be used as antidotes for this poison. i'm going to get some immediately to eliminate my insomnia, constipation anxiety & depression.
m

I am just now discovering that my problems may be linked to fluroquinolone. Where do I start? I have been prescribed Levaquin on and off for years for UTIs. I have insomnia, headaches, severe back and neck pain, tingling/numbness and shooting pains in my hands and feet, dizziness, heart palpitations, difficulty walking, depression, disorientation, pain when lifting my arms, unexplained pain in my legs and arms, mystery bruising, listlessness, overwhelming tiredness, achiness in bones of upper arms and upper legs and a general sense of "I don't want to be here anymore." No one has ever mentioned that any of my symptoms could be caused by the medication.

I was given a 5-day supply of Levaquin as a second course of treatment for a very bad Urinarry Tract Infection. While it cleared the infection thouroughly, the side effects were frightening and burdensome. I began having tingling and uncontrollable restlessness in my arms and legs, bordering on a claustrophic attack sensation. Over the next few days I experienced severe mood problems including anxiety, depression, sleeplessness, anger and frustration and crying jags. I will never take this drug again and am hoping to inform anyone who experiences these symptoms that they are in fact, not going crazy.

May 26th? You got it.

And soon we should also address the unprecedented actions of more and more MD's twho are too often immediately suggesting depression as an answer for anything they can't diagnose. As if to say their failure to find anything can't be due to their lack of experience or training or talent...and that it just must be that the patient is making this all up and or exaggerating his or her symptoms simply because he or she is depressed.

I am hearing from so many people now that I have been through a traumatic experience like this that are saying and sharing their own doctor stories and hearing the same thing more and more from their doctors...that their doctors are mentioning "depression" so often about almost every unexplained symptom and almost pushing them into seeking psychiatric care and getting them onto anti-depressants.

I had never seen a psychiatrist in my 54 year old life until this Levaquin nightmare. I had never had a problem with drugs or alcohol, never been arrested, married once for 24 years now, two kids in college...but suddenly I am a loon who will not accept that I am so depressed that this is causing all these unprecedented symroms like body pain, and all the rest?

This "depression" excuse and diverting by doctors is becoming so common now that it is almost an epidemic.

I just read these articles about taking Levaquin. I too just took this month ago for an UTI infection. The 3rd day I started to feel awful, I started out feeling lightheaded, dizzy, chills, nauseated, then the 4th day started with feeling really tired, and like I was going faint, the depression set in. By the 5th day, I have started with this awful burning aching sensation in BOTH of my arms. Needless to say, stopped taking this awful medicine after the 6 th day, was suppose to take it for a total of 10 days. I have been back and forth to the doctors getting shots, medicine and nothing seems to help. I know I got this from taking Levaquin and I too have had these awful side affects. NOW I may have to go to a specialist about my arms. Some of the side affects have gone away, except for my arms. bouts with chills, and being nauseated. Its been 3 weeks and still no improvement. I just wondered how if any of the posts have improved. You read all these about the side affects BUT no after affects of improvemen, and is there any hope at all to feeling better . I hope others will respond back to these who have gone through the same side affects. BARB

Yesterday my dr. prescribed levaquin for a cyst. I have been reading the side effects people are enduring due to this medication an it is frightening. I suffer from depression, ptsd, anxiety, bi-polar, psychotic episodes and vivid nightmares and flashbacks from 9/11. I'm really concerned about taking this medicine. Does anyone have any advice?

I started taking lavaquin for a upper respiratory infection, (Asmatic Bronchitis) soon after my sleep pattern changed, where I use to fall a sleep as soon as my head hit the pillow, I, now would lay awake for hours, then my right hand stared hurting like the circulation was being cut off, just overall weird feelings of depression, lack of energy, weepy, not really caring about anything. I felt like life wasnt worth it. It was like a constant sense of saddness surrounding me. I won't take it again.

I will DIE before I ever take this drug again. It was prescribed for a respiratory condition. 5-pack of 750 mg. I didn't get the aches or stiffness everyone else seems to be getting, but got SO many other side effects- depression, insomnia, restlessnees, feel like my skin is crawling, horrible upset stomach- can't eat- I feel like I have the worst case of flu I've ever had. Chills- sweats- no energy- and I took my last dose two days ago and am not even starting to feel better yet. How long do these side effects last? When does this nasty stuff wear off?

Just started Levaquin 250 mg for a UTI, have only taken one pill (last night) and experienced the most wicked nightmares and disorientation upon waking that I have ever had. Fell asleep at 10:30, awoke at 12:00 and was up the rest of the night with insomnia. I remember my sister in law telling me her husband experienced depression, nightmares and palpatations after being on Levaquin for a few days, and that is what I initially thought of after my head cleared a little last night. Got up, read the PDR (probably should have done that BEFORE I took the meds) and then found this site. Thinking back, I stopped taking this two years ago when I had palpations and severe anxiety. That's it for me!

I took 2 500mg of Levaquin back on April 18 2004 for a suspected throat infection. I didn't have an immediate reaction to the drug until 7 days later when my life become a living hell. I experienced tightness in my throat I thought I was choking, reflux acid from my stomach burned my throat and I developed the worst case of IMSOMNIA anyone could possible bear, I spent 3 days literally unable to fall asleep. I call the doctr and had him prescribe Ambien which only helped for 4 days after that even 2 ambiens wouldn't put me to sleep. I developed rapid heart beat and strong palpitations, I now have more black spots floting in my eyes,I bacame disoriented, irritable, depressed, and even on those four days when taking ambien I had the terrible nightmares and hallucinations, as I tried to concentrate on sleeping my mind just kept going on it's own making out a lot of nonsense visuals things. I stop to ambien and tried Valerian root which seem to help me better but upset my stomach. I developed Neck pain as if something had been ruptured on the right side off my neck. I also develedped pain in my shoulder radiating down my arm. Two months later I started to get muscle twitching, and the depression kept getting worse. I have never been the same ever since. It's been more than 4 months after the incident and the twitching, depression, neck pain (now on the left side too), irritability, panick/anxiety feeling in my stomack it's still here. I am taking supplements and magnesium to try to rid my system of these effects. I will be posting regularily as to any information I find that can be helpful to dealing with these side effects.

Eddie

Metallic taste, loss of real taste, constipation (NOT diahrrea!), disrupted sleep with nightmares, chest pains, sweats/chills, dry mouth & throat making it difficult to swallow, anxiety, depression, shakiness, irritability, leg pains, reflux worsened, blurred vision.

My wife took two pills of levaquin after her C- section, as she thought she may have had an infection, so the doctor prescribed this. I have never seen her start crying about stuff like she started to. I strongly suggested her to stop the levaquin after I showed her what the web said about it. The doctor suggested she go to his psychologist friend, to be treated for post delivery depression, since our insurance would pay for it. She went a couple of times, but she didn't have any problems, after the levaquin was stopped.

I was prescribed Levaquin (500 mg) for a respiratory infection to be taken once daily for 7 days. I took the first two doses without incident. I remember feeling pretty good before taking my third dose of Levaquin at bedtime, but all that was about to change. I awoke at 2:00 AM from a disturbing nightmare feeling very agitated and depressed. I somehow managed to calm myself down and get a few hours of sleep. When I woke up I was still feeling very anxious and depressed. I knew right away that this had to be the Levaquin, so I immediately threw it in the trash. My depression finally lifted around midday; however, the anxiety stayed with me until evening. I am normally a very calm, healthy, and happy person with no history of depression, and I don't ever recall having any side effects to medication. The most disturbing thing about this experience was how I went from my normal disposition to becoming a completely different person in a matter of hours. I felt very emotionally unstable and kept having random thoughts and images of suicide. I never really felt in danger of doing harm to myself, but the fact that I was even having thoughts and images of this was extremely disturbing. I submitted an incident report through the FDA web site and I encourage others to do the same. Needless to say, I will never take any medication in the future without first investigating its potential side effects. I hope this information will be helpful to others. I felt comfort in this site knowing that others have shared similar experiences. I also wish the best for those of you who still suffer from your side effects from this dangerous medication.

I had all the side effects of Stephanie39 and more.

I was admitted into ER on the 16th of August because i was struggling to breathe. I was treated for asthma, which i have never really had a problem with, and bronchitis. I was immediately put on various steriod treatments (intravenously and orally) and Levaquin 500mg PO q.d. I was then admitted to hospital. I left hospital 10 days later. After being there for 3 days my breathing was much better BUT i was feeling sicker and started with thrush in my mouth and swollen glands. I told the attending medical staff, including doctors about these symptoms. I was given an IV treatment of another antibiotic. (Rocephin) Day 3 i informed the doctor that i was starting to experience feelings of depression. He smiled and walked out. I can't tell how many various medications i was given during my stay but i do know that i had several different types of steriods, orally and intravenously and a few antibiotics but Levaquin was every day. When I left the hospital I was battling with depression, my body felt like it was poisened. I couldn't walk without my heart rate going wild. My muscles felt lame, my whole body felt edgy and like i had an electrical current running through me. My nerves in my legs and arms felt very agitated. I had a strange sensation of a mask on my face. I felt as if cotton wool was in my ears. I was incredibly dizzy and my balance was totally off - i felt like i would fall over all the time. It would take me an hour to get to the bathroom and back. (30 steps) The worst was that i didn't have the physical or mental stamina to do anything.I was very weak. The thrush/candida had now progressed into my colon and vagina.

The second day i was home i woke up and was in the most incredible pain. I was convinced that i would find bruising all over the top half of my body...i felt like someone had taken a bat and hit me all over with it. I could hardly move for the pain and no-one could touch me.
My husband took me back to hospital and after 4 hours they "could find nothing wrong" and sent me home saying i should take tylenol! I couldn't walk and was having dilerious type visions when i closed my eyes. When I got home i felt completely defeated and desperate. My husband found the site for Levaquin side effects and we both felt much better...there was hope.
I found a deep tissue massage therapist and got a treatment. I had hot ginger baths and used heating pads for sore muscles. I contacted a homeopath/accupuncturist and he told me to start taking Vit A,C,E and Selenium, (Anti-oxidants) Primadophilus Reuteri (which is good bacteria to counter-act the thrush) liquid concentrate Grapefruit Seed Extract (to kill the bad bacteria also for the thrush) and Milk Thistle to help my liver. I have also had 4 accupuncture treatments. (I had never had this before but was desperate- it definately worked for me. I could see an improvement about 4 hours later.) He also told me to drink at least a gallon of water a day and to only eat veggies for the first 4 days. (That was hell and i cheated.)
It's been just over two weeks of this treatment and i am finally able to do most things. I still haven't tried driving and won't be doing anything too active for a while. I did start with some very easy stretching Yoga exercises.
I have to continue the above treatment for 3 months at least before my homeopath thinks that my body will have rid itself of all the toxins!
I am very angry about this. I would hate for a child to have to go through what I did. Anyone can mail me for support.

My only fear is long term damage...especially to my Liver.

n.

I took Levaquin for only two days for a sinus infection and bronchitis, my bloodpressure is up and my heart rate is 84, my chest is pounding all day and night, I do not sleep well or at all, my head hurts, I have swelling in my face and I am experiencing depression, crying spells and my body aches. I will never take it again. I am amazed that it is still prescribed by doctors after reading all the side effects that have been reported. After reporting my symptoms my doctor did take me off the med., if she hadn't I would have.

I have been on this drug for two weeks now. It was given to me for pneumonia which had started out as bronchitus but was not caught in time. Since beeing on this medicine, I feel worse. My joints hurt (

Terrible pain in pelvic as well as hip joints; knees, ankles, foot joints; so bad, I cannot walk. Depression, feeling like going mad, headache all over head and neck.

This drug is the devil! I have typically been very tolerable to different types of drugs, but all that changed with Levaquin. I felt fine for the first day or so and then one morning at work I developed a headache. This quickly developed into a racing heart, the shakes, inability to concentrate and finally the WORST feeling of depression I've EVER experienced! I honestly thought I was losing my mind! Luckily I foiund this site! For most of the next 24 hours I felt the way one might feel minutes before giving a presentation in front of hundres of people -- almost like a state of panic. It was miserable! I've never been one to post messages, but I'm doing this in hopes that it helps someone else.

I was prescribed Levaquin 750mg tablets, for an UTI for 7 days, wow I thought I was going crazy, nightmares, anxiety, depression, headaches, just felt really bad. I totally agree this drug should be taken off the market, it is dangerous. It affected me in so many ways. I will never take it again.

I was purscribed Leviquin for an Upper Respitory Infection. I was also given cough syrup with codeine.
After about 3 days, I started experiencing moderate anxiety attacks and paranoia. Immediately I suspected the codeine and stopped taking it. After two days my attacks subsided. Then on the third day, I had another moderate attack. I called my Dr. and he took me off the Leviquin too. The next day I was fine, but then two days later, I had a severe panic attack, I attempted to sleep, and could not. It lasted a gruelling 3 and a half hours.
I visited my Dr. again, and he did an intervention and put me in the psych ward for depression and anxiety. It took two days and 100 mg of antidepressant to level me out.

I have never had any reactions to codeine or any antibiodic before.

This is a nasty drug. I took it for 8 days for pneumonia and felt worse each day - no energy, nausea, no appetite, and depression. After I stopped taking it I felt better immediately. This drug should never be prescribed!