Comments on: Cipro and Levaquin lawsuit filed by consumer group due to poor warnings about risk of tendon injury

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:16:13 +0000

Took Cipro over a week ago. 250 mg for 3 days. Had taken it previously but no side effects. This time was different. The day after I started it I had severe joint pain and a burning/tingling sensation in my hands. 2 days AFTER I stopped the burning and tingling got worse. It peaked then gradually got better. My hands are still tingling a little but they are not nearly as bad as they were. At the peak of the burning sensation I was keeping an ice pack on them. My joints are still are aching and I am so afraid this will not go away. I’ve also been having severe depression and panic attacks. I am only 24 years old but feel like I am 50. If ANYONE knows how to make any of my symptoms get better please email me. Painkillers don’t really work. Prior to this I was active and healthy; I exersized daily and ate well. Now I can barely swallow my faverite foods. Also, if anyone wants to talk about a class action lawsuit against the makers of Cipro please email me; this drug is ruining lives and needs to be pulled off the market. To be honest though, no amount of money would make me as happy as getting better. Like i said before, I am only 24 years old and i am so afraid this will get worse or not get better.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:19:50 +0000

Took Levaquin a year ago for an ear infection and my tendons in my feet felt painful. Took Cipro a month ago and the tendons particularly in my right foot make walking really painful. Currently I am being treated for the pain with pain medication prescribed by the doctor. I am 32 years old and should not be having these issues with the medication. The doctor should have told me to stay in bed while on the medication. Because I use my right foot while driving all the time, it is not right that I should have to suffer pain every day with every step I take. I shouldn’t have to take medication to solve another problem caused by another medication.

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:03:12 +0000

I have already contacted a lawyer in Texas about the Levaquin. I have not had a tendon rupture but I am not sure about a possible tendon tear in my shoulder. The doctor will not call in for me to have an MRI. He says it is not the Levaquin. His wife is the secretary and was rather unprofessional in that she raised her voice and said, “We haven’t ever had a patient that had an allergic reaction to Levaquin.” I have severe joint pain in my shoulders, neck, jaws, back and hips. It has been 2 1/2 months and the pain is not as intense as at first but I am still in alot of pain. I am 46 and feel like I am in my 80’s. I have spent quite a bit of money on blood work, seeing a Rheumatologist, supplements galore, massage and chiropractic therapy.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:15:42 +0000

I was given 4 bags of 750 mg Levaquin 0n Nov. 23-26 2009 for phenewmonia and a prescription for two 750 pills to take home. on Dec.2 2010 while straightening the sheets on my bed the second joint of my middle finger popped back. It has been very swolen, week and painful and looks unattractive. It has straightened some on the end but still has a knot in it. On Dec. 17, I was unloadind groceries and my right wrist froze up. Every since I havev had pain, swelling ,stiffness and weakness. I have had two cources of steroids which gave me temporary relief. I think Levaquin sgould be taken off the market.

By: Dayna

Dayna — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:48:20 +0000

I was prescribed Cipro for a kidney infection took it 3 days and had severe joint pain , headaches and pressure to the back of my head not to mention hallucinations and anxiety. This drug is TOXIC and taking over lives over!!! Im a mother of three and have a rare Neurological problem as it was and wasnt aware but my Dr. should have been sometimes I think they want to kill us off for population reasons. Sending all these messages I hope will soon shut this poisonous drug done. Good luck to all and God Bless we all need it!!

By: Dominique

Dominique — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:13:03 +0000

I have had both medications and just finished my second dose of Levaquin. I have mainly muscle and joint pain.

By: risa

risa — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:14:43 +0000

cipro and all flouroquinolones ARE ALL HIGH CONTENTS OF FLOURIDE this drug,cipro gave me dry eyes and dry sinuses pain in all 4 areas of the sinuses head pain that feels like a burn in the brain my doctor says no one has ever complained i think she gets kickbacks to prescribe this filfthy drug and i am MAD AS HELL!!!!!!!! doctors are the evil salespeople of these KILLER drugs!!!! if i had my way i stand on my soap box and yell to take this shit class of drugs off the planet! if i ever recover i will let others know any drug can harn but this is suicide on paper!!!!!

By: brittany

brittany — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:22:17 +0000

I am 23, was diagnosed with a kidney infection 6 days ago and was prescribed Cipro 1000mg for ten days, 6 of which I have taken. I’ve had chronic bladder infections for years and have taken it numerous times. This morning I was making the bed and completely tore something in my elbow, I can barely move it. I also have had problems with a weak ankle in the last few years, I sprain it by walking sometimes. Never had anything remotely wrong with my joints before. I am infuriated, what if this doesn’t get better? I will not take any more meds, but i’m really worried. A bit of advice, I recently looked into d-mannose for UTI’s and kidney problems, it’s an all natural supplement at the health food store that cures them immediately! Please look it up, DO NOT TAKE QUINILONES!!!!( cipro or levaquin!

By: Violet

Violet — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:58:22 +0000

I was recovering from pneunomia, still not well, when I saw a doctor, who prescribed Lovaquin 750 mg, for 7 days. After a few days, I experienced urinary tract infection, dry mouth, swollen tounge and difficulty to sleep. The week went by and I did not improve. I called my doctor, who responded by telling the nurse to tell me that “You will be allright” I am slowly recuperating. Would you trust this doctor?

By: Missi

Missi — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:32:05 +0000

I took one 500 mg Levaquin Sept 8, 2007. Went numb on left side, severe debilitating headache and dizziness, blurred vision, muscle weakness, unable to stand, nauseated, could not walk for many days. Called doctor, who said, KEEP TAKING IT, he had given me 10 days of samples. My husband helped me to the computer and I researched Levaquin, found out it was a POISON, so was CIPRO, same stuff. I called back and DEMANDED another antibiotic to treat the painful UTI and they tried to give me CIPRO, I told the PA that I refused to take it also, she acted offended and got miffed that I would question her judgment. I told her to give me something else like BACTRUM as I had no problems with sulfur based. She agreed, I took the bactrum and the UTI started clearing up, I had no strange reaction to it. BUT, since taking the Levaquin, my shoulders and arms started going in and out of socket and going numb when I lie down to sleep, EVERY JOINT IN MY BODY, hurts, crackles, and goes in and out of place, especially my left hip. For several months, my ribcage hurt very much, felt like someone was ripping the cartiledge apart, could not walk more than 3-5 minutes for months. My sleep was not the same, very interrupted, muscle cramps, shoulder pains, numbness in arms, hands, fingers. My toes continue to have intermittent numbness, weird rash appears sometimes. My bowels are very upset intermittently, sometimes severe pain, some days I’m so weak I cannot get out of bed. I was very healthy before taking Levaquin. I had no antibiotics for about 13 years before taking the ONE Levaquin pill. My husband has been helping to pray me through this ordeal. I have just been suffering with pain, weakness, and debilitation for two years now. I didn’t know what was happening to me or that each of the weird symptoms were related. Then I received a SPAM email that said, HEY HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN LEVAQUIN? CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, MANY HAVE BEEN INJURED. Yes, I know, a SPAM email, but I thought well maybe I’ll read about it since I took one and had so many problems with it. I started researching the internet, and crying and crying because I have been experiencing the same things as so many others, although many have had even more tragic problems than I. I will be praying for all of you who have been damaged and ruined by Levaquin, etc. My husband has prayed for me many times and the pain would ease up so that I could function. I’m still looking for answers to reverse the poison, an anti-venom of sorts. Meanwhile, these people who made the medication must be held accountable. Maybe someone could MAKE THEM DO MORE/PROPER TESTING AND PROVIDE A CURE FOR THE DAMAGE THEIR DRUGS HAVE DONE. I’m only 42, and I am tired of limping around and being in pain, and having to stay in bed some days. I took the medicine during the last semester of completing my Master’s Degree in Business Administration. I couldn’t work the way I had hoped, I tried but ended up having to telecommute and work mostly in a chair using a computer. This ordeal has certainly changed my career plans and options. I have to cling to hope, and pray that there will be something done to help all of us who were damaged by this JUNK!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:56:02 +0000

I can’t believe all that I’m reading here. I was prescribed Cipro for possible kidney infection, two days ago. I took one 500 mg pill and felt fine. A few hours after the second dose, however, I felt some “heaviness” and a little numbness in both my right leg and right wrist. This didn’t seem right; I called the Doctor and explained that I didn’t think the Cipro was agreeing with me, and could I stop taking it after two doses (I know you’re not supposed to just stop taking antibiotics suddenly). Doctor said yes, after only two doses I could stop taking and no harm should be done. Then I found this website, read all these awful stories, and am almost paralyzed with fear. I still have some achiness and numbness in my knee joints and (especially) right hand – my ring and pinky finger feel numb and it’s a bit difficult to type. Even though I only took two doses – and will NEVER take another – I wonder if I’ve caused myself permanent damage??? Or maybe I’m just scaring myself by reading all these stories, and “tricking” myself into feeling achy… I admit I am a hypochondriac. But if I had any idea Cipro could have such horrific side effects, I would never have taken it. Just 2 pills but is the damage done? Now I’m just sitting here wondering what’s in store for me.

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:16:10 +0000

I was prescribed Levaquin (500 mg) on 8-20-09 with 7 pills. I was also prescribed another medication, both for Diverculitis..an inflamation of the intestines. One of them was giving me this horrible metallic taste in my mouth, so I went online to see which medication it was. Well as I started reading, I read about what side effect the Levaquin has. A few days ago, after working at my computer, I got up to go to the kitchen to get a drink, and I could not stand straight up. The muscles had somehow contracted (is what it felt like) and I got this burning pain on both sides of my ankles just below the ankle bone. I thought this was from sitting too long, so I kind of shrugged it off…until I read it was the Levaquin. When I got up in the morning, I had to walk to the bathroom hunched over like an old man. Today when I got up, my left elbowwas sore. My ankles do not stop hurting. Sometimes its bad, sometimes its bearable. This is after only 5 pills. I still have 2 left. I called my doctor and all the nurse said was, “Stop taking it. We will prescribe you something else.” Like everyone else above me on this board, my question is the same. Is this a lifelong injury or will it subside? I am 56 years old and I also suffer from Panic Disorder and was left with a good bye gift from my ex-husband – Hepatitis C. Is this Levaquin going to damage my liver? I definitely do not need this on top of all that. I consider myself healthy for the most part…no symptoms of the Hep C so far but if this triggers it….I’m a doomed person.

By: Judith

Judith — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:57:37 +0000

I was given Levaquin by the Nurse Practitioner at my Dr.s office for a bacteria problem in my lungs. I only took 7 of the 10 pills. A day or so later I had bad pain in my left shoulder. I made an appointment with a Orthopedic Dr. and the tests showed my bones were in good shape, he had no idea what was causing this. Next my right hip and leg started to hurt the same way. A friend saw the TV notice about Levaquin and said it mentioned tendons, rotary cuff, musles etc. I took the first pill on August 3, 2009. This is a problem as I really need the use of my arm and leg. They were working fine before I took this terrible medicine.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:35:15 +0000

I feel that I am also one of the unfortunate ones that trusted their doctor and the medicine they prescribe. I had surgery on July 17, 2009 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. I was in the hospital for 2 days, after having surgery on my neck for cervical disc disease with three impinged nerves to my left arm after 7 days I was back in the ER for an infection in my incision. They lanced open the infecton and took cultures then admitted me to the hospital. The next day several different doctors came in but they had me so drugged up that I don’t really remember who came in and what they were telling me. Thank goodness my daughter was with me the whole time so she pretty much new what was going on. Then the infectious disease control doctors came in and told me they were running cultures to find out what kind of antibiotic they could give me to control the infection. Finally they started me on an antbiotic of course it was cipro and given through an IV. I was not told about any side effects or given any kind of information except it was the only antibotic that would take care of the infection I had. Finally they released me from the hospital after 3 days. They gave me a prescription for cipro 500mgs to take for 10 days, well within 3 to 4 days I ended up in the ER again because the infection got worse. This time I ended up in the hospital for 5 days with the cultures and the infectious disease people, finally they took me back to the OR and they did what was called a wash out. They had to open me up again and wash out all the infection. This all happened the night I had went back to the emergency room. After that I was given a stronger dose through an IV at least 6 to 9 bags while I was still in the hospital. Through out all of this I was given morphin, norco, percocet,soma, zanaflex, and xanex, so of course I was’t feeling much pain. Several days later when I went home they gave me a prescription for 750mgs of cipro for another 10 days.I pretty much spent the whole time in bed because I couldn’t move or I hurt so bad I couldn’t get up without help, then someone had to stand next to me to make sure I didn’t fall over. One day I had to go to court and all of a sudden my legs felt like jello, my daughter had to hold me up so I didn’t fall and my grand-daughter went to get help. I have had the jello legs about 3 times while at home and have fallen, one time hitting the back of my head that hurt for several days. I loose my balance alot and I talk about things and mention wrong names and places, my daughter thinks I’m going crazy sometimes and always corrects me when I mess up. Now I’m having pain in my left shoulder, I have had surgery on my left shoulder for a tear in my rotator cuff, and thats what it feels like again. So here I go again back to more doctors and the possibility of having another tear in my rotator cuff. It’s bad enough that I hurt all over and don’t feel like getting out of bed everyday, and sometimes I don’t, but I’f I have to go through rotator cuff surgery again I will probably go out of my mind. My neck still hurts enough and I can’t imagine going through another surgery, especially since I hurt all over now. I just hope I don’t have to live like this for the rest of my life. I do blame the doctors, the drug companies and hospitals for what they have done to each and everyone who has left a reply on this page, lets all just hope this will improve for all of us and they will bane these drugs so no one else with have to live this hell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!