Levofloxacin for Bacterial Infection User Reviews

• Elm...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 23, 2020

Levofloxacin "I took this drug Levaquin after several other drugs failed to cure a severe skin infection. I was told it was an antibiotic resistant infection. I was put on a 500mg dose for two weeks. The first night, I had the most severe body cramps I had ever experienced in my life. They went from my neck to my toes and diagonally across my body. I thought I was going to die or that I would be better off dead, it was that severe. I started to have other symptoms like severe pain in my wrists, ankles, and tendons. By the end of the first week, I could no longer walk unassisted. I couldn't even rest my hands on a shopping cart because of the severe pain it caused in my wrists. The Levaquin side effects lasted almost a year - I was incapacitated for almost a year before I could walk again."

• Fox...
• March 16, 2020

Levofloxacin "Started on generic Levaquin for testicular pain that didn't respond to other treatments. 500 mg 1x a day for 10 days. Felt a little off the first 3 days but manageable. By day 4 and 5, I was having chest pain, left arm numbness, and severe panic attacks. Ended up in the ER. They told me it was the Levaquin but to keep taking it. After getting home, I continued to have unprovoked panic attacks and wasn't able to regulate my body temp. Today is supposed to be day 6 but I'm not taking this rubbish anymore. It may be helping the testicle pain (I'm taking it for epididymitis) but I'd rather be in pain than feel how I feel now. I'm 31 and feel like I'm 70. Gonna keep drinking fluids and hope for the best. Hopefully no lasting damage from this medicine. I'm sure it works good but I really wish my doctor had warned me about what could happen."

• Les...
• September 20, 2015

"I'm currently taking this for an ear infection, and it seems to be working fine. My ear isn't swollen or hurting any longer, and I can hear out of my ear again. It's day 4 of my 10-day supply. I still feel a little blockage, so I can tell that I'm not fully healed yet. I'm taking this along with some medicated ear drops. I haven't experienced any side effects at all. The reviews about this had me scared, but I think drugs work with little to no side effects when you have a healthy diet, so that's why I haven't experienced anything. I say this because anytime I have to take a drug for something, I look up the reviews, and they are horrid, but somehow I never have side effects."

• lar...
• February 8, 2011

Levofloxacin "This, most of the time, is the only antibiotic that works for me. I get bronchitis and sinus infections almost every year. I get no side effects from Levaquin. If you do, discontinue use and call your doctor. I am allergic to penicillin, so I am limited to which antibiotics I can take."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2020

Levofloxacin "Only gave a 1 rating because I couldn't rate it a '0'! One pill was all I needed to be convinced that I had legal rights to sue the doctor for attempted murder by prescribing this lethal drug. I usually have a lung infection once a year, and they usually give me Cephalexin, and it clears up in 5-7 days. But this drug, Levaquin, is so bad. After just one dose, my entire body ached, my fingers and toes locked up, and I had the jitters all night long, and had to detox with milk thistle and TMG. I'm seriously thinking about suing! My advice, 'Don't take it!!!' or you will have tendon, liver, kidney, and nerve problems for the rest of your life, it can also cause death."

• Pet...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 9, 2018

Levofloxacin "I took 1 pill of 500 mg Levaquin for an epididymitis. About 2 hours later, I was experiencing a lot of side effects, such as anxiety, fast heart rate, heart palpitations, muscle spasms, dizziness, and insomnia. The next few days, I experienced major tendon pain and muscle spasms/pain that I have never had before. Instead of Levaquin, I was prescribed Bactrim. Hopefully, this antibiotic does the trick without destroying my body in the process. It’s honestly a shot in the dark with all of the antibiotics on the market, which is truly a disappointment and shame. You never know whether the side effects from the antibiotic might be worse than the actual disease/infection it’s intended to treat. Just shows how messed up America’s healthcare system really is. I hope you all never have to take an antibiotic again! I know there will be way better treatments within the next 10 years."

• col...
• November 20, 2010

Levofloxacin "I was afraid to take the medication. I read so much about side effects when one is older (76), but after a blood test, my doctor told me this was the only one that would work. So I took it, and I am glad I did. It worked wonders and no side effects. If you have to take it, I would say don't worry."

• Anonymous
• October 23, 2020

"I’m now past month 6 of recovery from levofloxacin. I took 9 pills of that awful antibiotic for a suspicion of a bacterial infection. In the first two months, I got all the side effects on the menu: neuropathy (hands, legs, and face feel like they are burning), tingling in my feet, constant headache and tingling in head, depression (crying and suicidal thoughts for most of the day), joint pain (especially my knees), bladder control issues, penile dysfunction (can’t ejaculate at all). I saw 10s of doctors during that period: neurologists, urologists, infectious disease doctors, rheumatologists, etc. All offer nothing but sympathy and NSAIDs (which I never took). DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG, levofloxacin. IT WILL BE THE WORST DECISION IN YOUR LIFE."

• Tam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2019

Levofloxacin "I have used, even requested it for UTI and upper respiratory infections. It has been my go-to drug from my ENT doctor, prescribed it before there was a generic. I have never suffered any side effects and have always gotten well. I use it once a year, my usual yearly infection."

• Pam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 8, 2020

"I had been on the levofloxacin 750 mg for 7 days, and on day 3, I noticed my knees swelled up, and I couldn't kneel because it felt like I was on glass. My whole body ended up in a lot of pain. I've been off the meds for 11 days and still have pain in all my joints, especially my hands. I get chills and like hot flashes. Has anyone had blood work done with anything show up? What do the doctors say when you tell them how your body feels?"

• Ste...
• June 4, 2015

Levofloxacin "I have been suffering with a sinus infection for over 2 months. I was on Bactrim for 14 days, prednisone for 10 days, which is a steroid, used OTC allergy medicine, then finally was given this med. After only one dose, my sinus, ear pain, and sore throat caused by post-nasal drip began to disappear. I did experience some coughing the first time I laid down, but guess what? The mucus was no longer greenish-yellow draining, it was super dark green. That was one serious infection! Tried and true, believe me, it worked for me. I had laryngitis for 2 months, and two days after this medication, my voice is back :) Two thumbs up."

• BP7...
• July 28, 2014

Levofloxacin "Took 500 mgs once a day for a severe sinus infection. By day 3, my nasal passages opened up, sinus pressure and pain eased up. On day 5, I felt 90% better. Infection gone by day 8. Only side effect was I slept a lot, but that could be because I was sick."

• mew...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2012

Levofloxacin "I was prescribed 500 mg x 1/day for 7 days for a throat infection yesterday. Two hours after taking Levaquin, I went to bed, and immediately upon lying down, the ends of all my toes went numb. An hour later, I had an extremely rapid heartbeat and sweating, and couldn't sleep. Today, my throat and the rest of my body are significantly better, but my toes are still half numb. It's the weekend, so I called the pharmacist, she advised me to stop taking the medicine and go to my doctor on Monday."

• Bac...
• November 21, 2010

Levofloxacin "Levaquin knocked my bacterial or sinus infection out in 20 days. I was having headaches every morning for months and not sleeping well. This really stopped my infection. I could tell that the infection was busting up because my headaches stopped and my sleep improved significantly. The headaches were like something squeezing on my brain that would not allow me to think well most of the day. I was not sleeping well at night and tired most of the day. This made all the difference and has put me back to normal. There is a tremendous difference in my daily work, alert, awake, and sleeping performance after the treatment cleared up my infection."

• T-R...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2019

Levofloxacin "This drug did rid my body of an infection in my blood. However, tingling in my feet became complete numbness below my ankle bone when I finished 10 days of pills. This became a big deal as years went on. Without the feedback from my nerves, my feet developed sores, bones in my feet broke and healed incorrectly because I didn't know anything was wrong, my balance has gotten worse. This complete nerve death/neuropathy developed into Charcot foot, and my feet started collapsing and are becoming very deformed. Levaquin is one of the worst things that ever happened to me."

• Cap...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 25, 2016

Levofloxacin "If you live for decades after taking Levaquin, you will experience multiple tendon ruptures in your arms, shoulders, legs, and Achilles tendons. All your muscles will forever be weak, and your reflexes slow. Do not take, under any circumstances, unless you want to destroy your health."

• Anonymous
• November 18, 2011

Levofloxacin "Levaquin 500 mg for adult ear infection for 7 days. By the 3rd day, severe pain in legs and calves. By the 8th day, severe joint pain all over the body. Blood work today, but might be a reaction to Levaquin. Feels like flu, but worse."

• Rui...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 30, 2017

Levofloxacin "This has been a horror since I took this drug - which did nothing for the situation it was prescribed for. I became unable to walk or grip anything and basically became an invalid. I was writhing in severe pain every night from the small amount of shuffling I had to do to keep the shreds of my life going. I got no help from my doctor, who denied the entire thing (worried about a lawsuit probably). The medical/pharmaceutical industry keeps us in the dark - the side effects listed officially are rubbish. I also had complete fog brain, as if my mind had been replaced with gelatin, really terrifying. I also had, in the first year, random speeding heart, like I was going to have a heart attack. Four years later I am still bad. DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG unless you have a life-threatening infection."

• Dol...
• April 23, 2020

"Took levofloxacin for infection. Took four pills, and my knees started swelling and were very painful. I’ve been off them for three days, and my knees are still swollen but maybe a little less painful. I will not take this medication again."

• cat...
• November 17, 2019

"10 days, 750 mg Rx, infected toe. They took cultures, this was the third visit to the ER after seeing doctors 4 times. On the 3rd day of taking this drug, I woke up with my left shoulder hurting. I thought I slept wrong. The doctor kept saying, "IT'S JUST IN THE LEGS, NOT ARMS OR SHOULDERS." But I could not lift my arm. It's been over 2 months, and even though it seemed to go away and I got better, it reappeared a month ago, and I asked another doctor for physical therapy. I have been in PT, and the therapist asked if the doctor wrote it up as from this medicine. No, he mentioned he was sure it was a pinched nerve. It is not. It's worse than in the beginning, and I am afraid it is never going to be better. I am in my 60s, TOO YOUNG to have my arm not working properly from taking a medicine. I have not said a word to anyone about seeing "things" since taking this drug. I glance up and see people that are NOT THERE. ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THAT FEELS? Then they disappear. IT WAS A STAPH INFECTION in the end."

• Anonymous
• December 21, 2009

Levofloxacin "My doctor prescribed Levaquin (500 mg for 10 days) because she said it would take care of both my UTI and sore throat without having to take 2 different antibiotics. After the first two days, I felt better, but the 3rd day my sore throat returned, and I began to ache all over like flu symptoms. The 4th and 5th days, the calves of my legs hurt, and the 5th night I couldn't sleep because my calves were hurting so badly. I wondered if I had blood clots. Today (6th), my calves, neck, and ankles hurt -- I just took my 6th pill, and my upper lip is swelling. I looked up the side effects, and it seems I have most of them. The first 2 days I was very short of breath when walking and climbing the stairs and always have had a headache -- will stop!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 3, 2023

"I was given levofloxacin 500 mg for a bacterial infection. I was instructed to take one tab a day for 7 days. I had a severe jabbing pain in the middle of my back with the first dose. I decided to take the pills and watch for any other symptoms. I was only able to take this med for four days. I had severe pain in my tendons all over my body. I began to have trouble getting around. I felt like my bones and joints were burning. I have been off this med for about 5 days. I am still experiencing burning pain in my hands, wrists, knees, hips, legs, and toes. The pain travels and makes it hard to get around. I will list this med as intolerable for me to take."

• Ell...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 25, 2019

Levofloxacin "This! I have severe reactions, side effects, and allergies to almost every antibiotic. I was given this a couple of years ago for my frequent sinus infections and bronchitis and have used it ever since. Currently taking it for a UTI and I felt so much better after only 1 dose. It's been a lifesaver for me, and I can't swallow pills, so it comes in liquid too! I take low doses spread out, and that seems to help with side effects along with drinking lots of water and following the eating rules (1 hour before food or 2 hours after food). Only taking 2.5 ml once a day right now is doing the job!"

• Mab...
• March 23, 2017

Levofloxacin "I was given Levaquin, and it almost killed me. The doctor had me on it for 10 days. I thought I was dying, the doctor did nothing. My pharmacist talked to me and told me I was having side effects. I stopped taking it - it took a week before I thought I was still going to live. Now my muscles ache all the time. My neck hurts, I cannot lay flat on my back. And other things too. Please do not take it."

• Anonymous
• October 27, 2015

"I am taking this for an ear infection. My left ear has lots of fluid behind my eardrum, and I feel lots of pressure. But it's making the pressure go down, but it's making me so tired. I take it in the PM, 2 hours before I eat dinner, then I go to bed."