Has anyone suffered from loss of taste/smell since taking Levaquin?

Yes. I took Levaquin 4 yrs ago. My taste & smell are impaired significantly. Dirty baby diapers are not a problem.

I have been taking Levaquin for 3 days and completely have lost sense of smell and taste. After reading comments I’m going to stop taking immediately. I hope I get my senses back, it has completely made me lose my appetite.

I have lost my sense of taste and smell since taking levaquin in October of 2014. I cannot enjoy food any longer, nor can I detect if the meat I am preparing for dinner is spoiled. As a nurse I can no longer rely on my sense of smell to assess odors associated with infection in my patients wounds. It's very sad, as I am reminded of this disability on a daily basis. I also suffer from severe pain in my feet when they are on the floor when I am sitting down. I suffer from intermittent numbness and tingling in all extremities. No one takes my complaints seriously. I will never take any fluoroquinolone again.

Are you interested in starting a class action lawsuits regarding this matter?

I have also recently experienced this.
I am currently nursing and had a case of a mastitis infection and was prescribed Levaquin. I took 3 of 7 pills , was supposed to take for 10 days. I noticed a change of taste with the first pill and decided to stop after 3. And I only took 3 because my family urged me to continue it because of my infection.
It’s been a month now and I still have zero sense of taste or smell. I never thought it would take an emotional toll on me but it really has. Does anyone have any answers??

I also lost mine after Levaquin.
Has anyone researched this further?

I also took Levofloxacin, the generic Levaquin for 7 days the starting 18th of September and have lost my sense of smell and taste. Saw an ENT and I don't have a sinus infection nor does the nasal spray prescribed help at all. I am now afraid neither of these senses will come back. Hopefully, someone will have a solution.

LynShim

I have used this drug Levofloxacin for one day which was Jun/27/18 and after using it my mouth got extremely dry and now with no smell or taste when to the ER lastnight was told it was a side effects and stop medication right way Can any help me please. And now my worried what can I do ?

I took Levaquin Jan 2015 for 10 days. Lost my smell and taste and it still has not returned. My ENT said it probably never will.
I've tried everything out there to try and get it back. Still nothing!!

Buttrfligirl I was wondering if you ever got your sense of smell/taste back? I'm currently on Levoquin on day 2 and completely lost my taste and smell. I took pill #3 but I'm stopping immediately as I have seen too many bad reviews. I'm suppose to take it for 10 days. I'm scared it will not reversible and was wondering if you can give me an update on your experience. I would really appreciate it! Tks.

I took two pills in 2010 and lost my sense of smell and taste for almost five years.I went through a period of phanthom smells and tastes after have NO sensations.Went to the nasal dysfunction clinic at the U San Diego. He told me I would have to live with it.I wore nose pugs when fake smells happened ..like rotten meat. I could smell the rancid oils in packaged foods..even driving by a fast food place.It was horrid.I lived on liquid nutrition drinks.I like someone below in comments still eat to live.Sometime flavors are good and I can smell good odors now. DANGEROUS DRUG! Things are especially trying now as I try to eat good as I have terminal blood cancer. It has been a slow miracle. Take 50 mg.Zinc... I believe that helped.

THE FOLLOWING IS REMOVING THE LEVAQUIN FROM MY SYSTEM! HURRAH! I began to take Selenium, equaling 250 or 300 mg per day. Each day, it is improving the length of time before my pain requires me to take other supplements. I have been taking vitamin C, Tylenol, etc. as seen in an earlier response. Selenium is a precursor to GABA which can aid in detoxing Levaquin from our system. Selenium isn't very expensive ($6 for 100 capsules at Fred Myer's). I have taken the Selenium for a week, and I'm now up to around 8 p.m. before I need to take the other supplements. If you are able to take this supplement (which is in most multi-vitamin tabs/caps in a smaller dosage),I hope you will have as great of results as I have! If you do, please post that information and let more and more people know. Thank you!. CEL