Levaquin FAQ

Levaquin and birth control?
i just had sex on my period and he didnt use a condom. i used these sample antibiotics call levaquin for two days and im taking the birth control called ortho tri cyclyn. my friend told me that some antibiotics will will make your birth control useless and im very good nearly taking my birth control. whats the possibility that im...

Levaquin can some aid?
I need to get information on Levaquin - Levaquin (levofloxacin) is an antibiotic commonly used to treat pneumonia and UTI. Here is more info: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugi?? Source(s): PA Google "levaquin" gets this info. http://www.levaquin.com/levaquin/

Levaquin for severe kidney infection surrounded by youth?
Well, i'm 16 and i just got back from the doctor and he prescribed me 500 mg levaquin for a kindey infection that was apparently a pretty desperate one. He said if i would have waited one more day i may enjoy needed to be hospitalized. Anyways, so i went online to research the drug and im...

Levaquin Reaction Help!!! Do i involve to stir to the hospital seriously?
Hey you guys its me again well i took levaquin around 1:30 a.m. woke up around 4:15 feeling HORRIBLE i felt this horrid restlessness throughout my body like fruitless! nasty nausea and constipated not dizzy though which is unusual plus i felt hot/cold cold/hot now im shivering and feel close to my hands...

My friend is taking levaquin 500mg. she is getting nightmares?
Don't bother the answer "Mindy" posted. Claiming to be a doctor is a new angle. The blogspot is garbage. Levaquin adverse reactions include those that affect the central worried system and can cause vivid nightmares. It can also cause photosensitivity which may be what's affecting his eyes. What he should...

Strep Throat/Levaquin?
My doctor prescribed me levaquin for strep throat. I have now been on the the antibiotic for 48 hours and my throat is still killing me, my tonsils are swollen and white still. Is this regular? How long does this stuff usually take to start working? - You have been taking Levaquin for 48 hours and unfortunately i.e.

What happen if i snort one vicodin and run one vicodin and later pinch three levaquin (A.D.H.D. medication)? ?
the vicodin is 500 mg and the leviquin is also 500 mg - You need to get a hobby because as a druggy you are not doing so good. Snorting Vicodin will eat a hole within your sinus(es). And worse than that when you...

Will levaquin caplets, 500mg, give a hand an abcessed tooth?
Probably not. If they were prescribed for you by a physician to treat your infected tooth, then yes. Otherwise, sel prescribing is dangerous, especially with something as powerful (and expensive!) as levaquin.

Given levaquin for sinus infection?
I work for a pulmonologist, and I have seen doses of Levaquin given like this several times. Often, that dosage is given to patients who have sphenoid sinusitis. It's much harder to clear and repeatedly takes longer treatment courses. Most patients have no trouble with Levaquin. Occasionally, someone will report stomach cramping, which is common near...

Experiences beside levaquin?
I picked up my prescription tonight for levaquin and after reading all the side effects, I'm feeling a little nervous roughly speaking taking it... I've taken cipro before without any problem, and from what I have read they are in impossible to tell apart family. I'm still a little nervous, this antibiotic seems a bit risky. Anyone beside a good experience taking...

How to bring Levaquin out of system?
I had a sinus infection and my doctor gave me a steroid shot and a script for levaquin. I took 2 dosages over 2 days and then read horror stories about the injury it can cause to tendons, especially when taken with a steroid shot. My job depends on my physical health and I am not content...


Levaquin Linked to Tendonitis

Levaquin Warnings:

 

Levaquin (levofloxacin) belongs to a class of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones.  It is manufactured by Ortho-McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson ,and can be administered by injection, oral solution, or tablets.  Physicians use this broad-spectrum antibiotic to treat a number of bacterial infections including pneumonia, bronchitis, and urinary tract infections for adults who are 18 years and older.

 

Levaquin was approved by the FDA in 1996 but by 2002 and 2007, the FDA revised the warning label to include Levaquin side effects of tendonitis and tendon rupture in elderly patients.  This was particularly important for patients taking corticosteroids at the same time.  These patients also had an increased risk for developing severe diarrhea (which may require colectomy) after completion of therapy.  Injuries associated with Levaquin and related antibiotics include ruptures of the Achilles tendon, rotator cuff, biceps, hand, and the thumb.  There have been reports of some patients requiring surgery for these injuries or their injuries resulting in prolonged disability.  The FDA also warned of the risk for serious and occasionally fatal hypersensitivity reactions that can occur after the first dose of Levaquin.  These hypersensitivity reactions include cardiovascular collapse, hypotension (low blood pressure) or shock, seizure, loss of consciousness, tingling, airway obstruction, and other serious skin reactions, especially when exposed to the sun.  This is known as photosensitivity and phototoxicity.  Then in August 2008, the FDA revised the warning label again to include the potential risk for liver poisoning (hepatotoxicity).  This time, a black box warning was issued.  Even though no serious evidence of serious drug-associated liver toxicity was detected in clinical trials of more than 7000 patients, the agency received post-marketing reports of severe reactions including acute hepatitis and fatal events.  The majority of fatal liver poisoning was found in patients 65 years and older.

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