Levaquin and fist

I've been taking Levaquin for about 3 weeks. Last week, suddenly, every joint in my body started aching. I mean from my neck, hands, hips, knees, ankles, feet, everything. For the past week, when I wake up, I can't even make a fist without experiencing excruciating pain. I've always been very active, running, basketball, soccer, skiing, you name it, so this is scaring the heck out of me. I'm 47 years old, and up until a week ago, I was hiking with my family, running everyday with my dog. Now I feel like I'm 100 years old. It hurts to walk, stand up, etc! I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow! I'm ticked about this!

I was treated for a case of accute sinus infection in february of 2006 with Levaquin (750 mg for 10 days). About a week after the treatment (infection didn't go away...was put on a month of sulfameth which slowly worked), i woke up one morning with moderate back pain in lower left back. About 2 weeks later, my legs started tingling all the way up and down, including gluts and scrotum. A few days later, I started to experience random twitching of muscles in my legs. The twitching was constant and random throughout my legs, but also in some other muscles in my back, arms, and neck. After about a month, the twitching and tingling started to subside a bit. As the twitching subsided, i noticed a strange sensation in my left big toe. The sensation was a sort of weak feeling (as in the feeling of trying to make a fist when you first wake up). The sensation would come and go, but never went away totally. About a month ago, i noticed that the same sensation was occuring in my left thumb and two adjacent fingers. I still feel the effects today. I have had blood work and x-rays, with all coming out negative. I know my doctor thinks there is nothing wrong with me, but after doing some research, I'm pretty sure all this is due to the Levaquin. I am a 27 year old male, very healthy, excersise regularly. Has anyone else experienced this type of effect?

Initial entry:July 2. Was experiencing severe tightness in joints -- unable to make a fist... all muscles and joints ached. Now, it's July 10 and I'm much improved, but not yet 100%. Tightness is gone, joint pain is gone, but muscles still ache! It's hard to get up from a crouch position, or carry heavy things (like my 3 year old!). I wake up achy -- ibuprofen helps by my stomach is sick from it.

Spoke with a pharmacist family friend who said that joint pain/muscle aches are found in only .05% of 100 people (less than 1%). Also a cousin / ER Dr. of mine found a few similar cases but said they were rare. He initially recommended seeing a Rheumatologist if the pain persisted.

Hope everyone else is feeling better. Incidentally, the sinus infection I had is gone. It only took 5 doses and I had a prescription for 14 days! Oy!