Levofloxacin for Skin or Soft Tissue Infection User Reviews

• Jil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2019

Levofloxacin "Do NOT take this Levaquin if you suffer from any mental illness. I’m taking Levaquin and Bactrim, and I had extreme side effects... psychosis, paranoia, nervousness, and delirium. I’m hallucinating, this is crazy. In the event that you experience these side effects, call your doctor immediately. DO NOT TAKE THIS MED IF YOU HAVE MENTAL ILLNESS!!!"

• Riz...
• January 23, 2014

Levofloxacin "Dr. said I had cellulitis on my left ankle and foot. It was also very swollen and painful. I was very happy with taking Levaquin. It took the pain and swelling completely away, and I didn't experience any side effects. I've had this flare-up two more times, and this is the only medication that has helped me. It is very expensive, but other than that, I'm very pleased."

• Jas...
• July 24, 2020

"While working on the house, I stepped on a nail. I haven't had a tetanus shot in 17 years, so I went to urgent care. They gave me a shot, but the provider said that since they don't know what was on the floor or the bottom of my shoe, she wanted to put me on antibiotics (levofloxacin) for 5 days. I never had that with a tetanus shot, but figured it couldn't hurt to be safe. I was told if I experienced joint pain, that was a problem. Well, by about 7 the next night, not only did I have joint pain, but also a fever, stomach cramps, my heart was racing, and I had a pounding headache. Could I not trace every symptom back to the side effects, I would be afraid I had Covid, plus I have no respiratory issues. Turns out, what they put me on (levofloxacin, 750 mg) is what they give to people that have anthrax and some forms of the plague.....NO JOKE. They also gave me the max dosage. I don't know why they felt the need to go to such extremes, but I guess what I am trying to say in all this is, STAY AWAY FROM LEVOFLOXACIN."

• Anonymous
• June 16, 2010

Levofloxacin "I had a severe skin infection, and I used this medication, and I had no issues. I was told not to overdose by taking the medicine too close together, but altogether a positive experience. VERY pricey though, that's the only downfall."

• Sha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 23, 2020

"On levofloxacin for an ear infection, my heart beat so fast. I was scared to sleep. It also caused nightmares. 500 mg for a week was rough. Use caution when taking this drug. It's no joke... I am exhausted from lack of sleep while taking this medication."

• Tin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 22, 2017

Levofloxacin "Was given Levaquin for lingering lung bronchial condition. After 7 days, I was feeling 10x worse. At first, I thought I had the flu. Headache, fever, achy all over, no energy, just weak. Then my shoulder joints started hurting so bad I could cry. On a pain score of 1-10, I was at a 15, and I've had 4 kids and rods in my back. I contacted the doctor who told me to stop taking this medication. That it is known for pain in joints. Well, I'm 2 weeks out. Still in pain all the way down both arms. Sleeping on a heating pad and taking pain medication. My original complaint seems minor compared to this. Doctor says 4-6 weeks to get it out of your system. I am miserable. Can't lift my arms."

• Anonymous
• September 24, 2010

Levofloxacin "Prescribed this medicine for a skin infection. Side effects that I experienced were: confusion, sensitivity to sun, could feel some old muscle/tendon injuries stiffening, depression, and even had some thoughts of suicide. These side effects were very real and tied directly to taking the medicine. I could feel the confusion and depression lift, literally within 2 minutes, when the side effect wore off. The depression would dissipate about 8 hours after taking the 500 mg pill."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 4, 2020

"I’ve had perichondritis twice in my ear cartilage, and it spread one time to infect the side of my face. Neither time was caused by a piercing, but rather a tiny scrape or scratch on my ear. Both times they prescribed me Levoquin, and I didn’t have any adverse reactions. I suffer from anxiety, and it wasn’t worsened when on this medication. I did rest a lot and refrained from any physical activity. Normal chores and walking around the house were fine. I also drank a lot of water while taking this medication and avoided dairy. It took a few days to kick in, and both times I didn’t think it was even working until around day 3 or 4."

• Rev...
• April 16, 2021

"One dose before bed was a mistake. It had me up all night, I got roughly 30 minutes of sleep throughout the night. I was having vivid hallucinations, and when I would drift off to sleep, I would have such vivid dreams that it was miserable. At one point, I thought a monkey in a spaceship was trying to scratch my eyes out. I’m never taking it again."

• ric...
• April 9, 2017

Levofloxacin "I can't find the 0 for this crappy poison pill. I'm 3 years out and still suffer pains and other toxicity symptoms. Do your research before taking this horrible pill. I talk to at least 2 new people every day damaged by this pill."

• Gir...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 22, 2016

Levofloxacin "The short list of damage that fluoroquinolones (FQs) did to me includes blood clots, broken blood vessels, bloated failing veins carved from 13 entry points, erratic blood pressure, hemochromatosis, liver damage, kidney damage, pulmonary edema, collapsed lung, hernia, torn lumbar muscle, half a dozen bulging discs when I had none a few years before, peripheral neuropathy, shrinking eyeballs, tinnitus, multi-chemical sensitivity, gastrointestinal distress, hair loss, crumbling teeth, nosebleeds, nails falling off, spontaneous tendon ruptures, cartilage transplant, ligament damage, cognitive impairment, and horrific mental anguish, psychosis, anxiety attacks, and hundreds of other bizarre health issues. Many surgeries, more to come until I die early."

• Dee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 24, 2020

"I'm a 62-year-old female who had an MRI on my left foot with a diagnosis of cellulitis in my leg and foot. I was prescribed an antibiotic by my foot doctor. Cellulitis was still present after the completion of the antibiotic. He referred me to an Infectious Disease doctor. I have no open sores. This doctor prescribed levofloxacin and doxycycline. I did read the warning sheet on both and told my family and friends I refuse to take levofloxacin. They talked me into taking it. I took one dose at 750 mg. It gave me a terrible nightmare, which I awoke from with anxiety. I also could tell my blood sugar was very low. I started walking around and felt pain that went from mid-calf down to my heel on my right foot. I stopped both meds. I now have a painful ankle with shooting pain in my inner foot. I'm going to go to the ER to find out if there is tendon damage. I also need another antibiotic to treat cellulitis. I should have never taken them. I suffer from fibromyalgia. Seriously, think twice."

• Anonymous
• November 24, 2011

"I took this medicine for Klebsiella pneumoniae colonized on my skin. It cleared the bumps within 2 days and maintained effectiveness 2 weeks after I stopped it. However, after 2 weeks, the bumps came back again. But one thing to mention is that I had tried more than 10 kinds of antibiotics, the bumps always come back immediately after stopping the medicine. However, this one lasted longer, but still did not cure."

• Mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 11, 2016

"If I could give this drug a 0, I would. I have never had such a severe reaction in my life. It was so bad I ended up not only in the ER from the reaction, but also at the eye doctor's, as it caused my entire eye to turn bright red, swell, and lose vision temporarily in it. This medication also caused me severe joint pain, shoulder pain, and leg/severe calf pain."

• dee...
• October 29, 2008

Levofloxacin "My son had a severe skin infection, so my doctor gave him this medicine. He took it immediately on an empty stomach. He had just gotten home from the doctor's office. It made him sick, so he threw up. I called the doctor's office and told them what happened, and they told me to not give it to him anymore. It wasn't worth the side effect for my son."

• Mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2020

"Dermatologist prescribed this for my 15-year-old son who is struggling with acne. He took 750 mg daily for 1 whole month, no complaints at all. I recently got it prescribed (500 mg) for a urinal infection that won’t respond to anything else. I hesitated for two days since I didn’t have any symptoms, however, today I woke up with a horrible sore throat and decided to take it, hoping both the urinal and strep will go away."

• Kit...
• August 22, 2016

"I advise anyone issued this medication to refuse it and ask for an alternative. I was prescribed this to take 1 every 12 hours for the first 2 days, after that 1 for 8 days for an infected finger. I had a very small cut which I had used antibiotic cream on, and it made my finger itch and then swell. There was no pain present, and the cut had disappeared, however, my finger was swollen and very itchy. I went to the hospital urgent care here in Spain, and as I am allergic to penicillin, I was given the levofloxacin. First day no problems, second day I couldn't stand up due to severe cramps, I was not sleeping, felt anxious and uneasy. I also began experiencing tightness and pain in the arches of my feet when walking. I still have pain in my feet."

• blg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 27, 2018

"I found this medication to be a rough one. I don't usually have problems with antibiotics like Z-Pak or doxycycline, but this one gave me unrelenting dizziness from the moment I woke till the moment I went to sleep, loss of appetite, and ultimately, after 5 days of taking it, began to cause feelings of pressure in the back of my head. The doctor seemed quite concerned about the head pressure and switched me over to Cipro, which gave me absolutely no side effects at all. On a positive note, this antibiotic did begin working against my pseudomonas skin infection almost immediately. But Cipro seemed to work just as well."