Levaquin and single mom

The ignorance of our guest M.D., doesn't surprise me at all. Maybe is an arogance acquired in medical school. We are just dumb patients, is that it??? We couldn't possible know anything. . . right??

While there may be the odd person who "coincidently" acquires a health problem, the vast majority here are more than likely correct about the association of the med with their adverse event. Just check the PDR.

Neither the ER, nor the M.D.'s I see thought what I had was a side effect of Levaquin. So, I printed an article out and took it to them, and asked that they share it with their colleagues. I don't expect the docs to "know everything", but when a bizarre symptom suddenly appears in a very healthy person, they should stop and think about it, and check their PDR.

I am a single mom, and it is devastating to have problems with my hands (peripheral neuropathy). This showed up after only 3 doses. I took a fourth dose and pretty much lost all use of my hands. (some in my feet too, and a slight area in my face). Still the M.D's didn't think it was the levaquin, and advised I continue taking it over the weekend. That's when I did my own research, and took it to them. Since stopping the med, my hands are somewhat better, but still not 100%. The fact the they got better after stopping, pretty clearly implicates levaquin.

My advice to everyone. Don't count on M.D's to know. It is tragic that so many people are getting switched to another antibiotic from the SAME family of meds after their initial adverse event! Stay away from quinolones if you can!!