Levaquin and diflucan

My wife is experiencing severe muscle pain in the back and rib area after taking this drug. Has anyone gotten better after they stopped taking the medication or is everyone still suffering?

I had a sore throat. The first doctor said mono. The 2nd doc. said no mono or strep --must be viral. Third doc says viral and puts me on predinsone, levaquin and darvocet because my uvula was swelling from infection. White count was elevated and had low grade fever. That was Friday..............................The Monday after that I had severe pains in my left side. After teaching went to ER they said gas after 2 minutes. Next day level 8 pain same side went back to ER. They said skeletal prescribed me 4 more drugs and told me it was viral too. Went to internist on Wednesday had to miss teaching he scheduled CT on Thursday morn. Level10 pain almost passed out on Thursday eve missed school/teaching. Friday admitted to ER at different hospital beyond any level of pain I have ever had, blood pressure through the roof, heart palp, they gave me morphine and phenagrin and muscle relaxer for spasms.

Here I am a perfect state of health get a sore throat and the next week I am in the hospital because of the 2nd ct saying that I am full of poo. 4 weeks later I am still in pain, missed 12 days of teaching and now they say i have ibs. I miss my active life before. I believe the combination of these drugs caused this. I am young no children and very healthy. Ultrasound,s blood works, 2 ct scans with dye, colonscopy, xrays show no probs. Which is great but still in pain. Anyone PLEASE HELP the doctors are taking their sweet time while I have lost weight and stay in bed which helps the pain. Bending over, lifting, eating, pooing, sneezing, coughing, hiccuping can make it worse. It is intense SHARP pain. I have cut out everything med wise except for Miralax and now I have diarrhea and joint pain.

They want me to take Dicyclomine and IMIPRAMINE, MIRALAX and Levisin sublingual and Diflucan.

I was put on a 5-day dose of Levaquin, and am on my 4th day. After the first dose, I started to get severe itching and pain in my vaginal area. I know it's a yeast infection because I had it once before. I have also had really bad insomnia for the past two days. Called my doc; she told me to continue the medicine and perscribed Diflucan and monistat 3-day. She also said to take Benadryl for itching, but I am feeling really tired already, and I think the Benadryl would just make it worse. I am very tempted to stop taking this med right now, but not sure if it's ok to do that. Has anyone else gotten a yeast infection from this? Thanks, and I hope everyone starts to feel better soon.

After reading the first page of posts, I realize I am very lucky that some of the worse side effects. The first time I was prescribed Levaquin, 500 mg. for a UTI, I noticed that after one day my tongue tingled. The second day of treatment left me with a very sore tongue, as if someone had rubbed it with sandpaper. The next day, I got several large white blisters in the roof of my mouth, under my tongue and in the back of my throat. None of these symptoms were listed in the information pamphlet from the pharmacy. I called my doctor and he said it must have given my an oral yeast infection. He called in a prescriptin for Diflucan and Nystatin (an awful tasting orange liquid you have to swish in your mouth and swallow). It did not help. I went to him again so he could look at my mouth in person and I had lost 9 pounds in 6 days! I could not even stand to eat chicken noodle soup and I was living on water and jello. I am a diabetic who has to inject insulin, so my blood sugars were going crazy. He prescribed some other mouthwash and it took almost a whole week after finishing the Levaquin for all the blisters to get to a point where I could even brush my teeth again. I can't begin to describe the pain. I have UTI's a lot, but I made him promise never to prescribe Levaquin again. Well, two months ago, I got another UTI and tried 2 other meds that did not clear it up. He once again prescribed Levaquin, and now my mouth is inflamed and blistered. I don't think it is an oral yeast infection, because the symptoms are not the same. It feels more like some kind of chemical burn. Has anyone else had these symptoms? I just came back from a family reunion and I was miserable the whole time I was there.

I went to an internist for nasal congestion and he put me on levaquin. I was previously in very good health. My life has become a nightmare since taking ten days of 500mgs. I was dizzy right away but I decided to be stick it out because the print out said that dizziness could be a side effect. The pharmacy print out failed to mention that it could cause excruciating pain in the joints in my whole body and especially my knees. This was three weeks ago and I can hardly walk. I was a substitue teacher before and I cannot go back to work. I can't sleep from the pain and can hardly get up stairs. I keep hearing cracking noises when I move my body. I forgot to mention that I developed a yeast infection, burning skin, crawling feeling all over. I took Diflucan to get rid of the yeast. I want to walk normally again. I've been off the medicine about three weeks and I am feeling worse.I am taking Advil to help but I am not sure it is. Does anyone know how long these symptoms last and what can be done. I am frightened.This medicine is poison!

I am a 60 year old woman. I went to my doctor with a very bad cold and what I thought was the flu. He diagnosed me with serious sinusitis and bronchitis. He gave me antibiotic samples from his office: Levaquin and Augmentin. I was to take one Levaquin at noon each day along with the other which I've had in the past. I took one on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Now mind you I was having all kinds of weird feelings but I passed that off to the fact that I was dealing with a temperature of 103 degrees and up. On Friday morning I woke up without fever and still felt crazy as hell. I told my husband that this medicine is effecting me the same way a codeine pain med did a few years ago, and I recognized the symptoms! I was hallucinating, dreaming while awake, seeing people, hearing conversations, etc., when there were none. I also was quivering all through my insides constantly. I was light headed, slightly dizzy while trying to walk, and could not get any quality sleep. Could not concentrate propertly, etc. I called a pharmacist and was told that absolutely LEVAQUIN can cause all of those symptoms, to stop it now. I then called my doctor and his nurse agreed that I should stop the Levaquin, but told me to continue the Augmentin. Within a few hours I now have developed thrush (yeast infection in my mouth). So I have taken a Diflucan to help with that. My problem is now that I am pretty much over my illnesses, except for a runny nose and a lingering cough, BUT I am still dealing with mild brain (mental) altered condition, inner trembling (anxiety), etc. from the Levaquin. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR 3 TABLETS OF THIS POISON TO BE OUT OF MY SYSTEM?? Thanks for anyone who can answer me or let me know of similar side effects they have experienced. Patti