Comments on: Cipro and Levaquin Black Box Warning added by FDA

By: Dayna

Dayna — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:34:57 +0000

Has anyone else been diagnosed with a condition known as ‘cervical dystonia’ or ’spasmodic torticollis’ since taking levaquin? It’s just one thing after another for me. I’m only 36, and since taking Levaquin in 2005, I have FMS, CFS, hypthyroid, diabetes, carpal tunnel, complete hysterectomy due to damage to my enitre endocrine system, my CNS system is destroyed, migraines, arthritis, etc etc. Now this cervical dystonia thing. My neck is pulled sharply to one side. I’m barely getting through each day, and I am in pain 24/7. I don’t even bother trying to sleep half the time, and at this point, yes, I’m losing my mind. :)~ My faith is still in he Lord, and somehow I know that He is in control, but it still hurts. :(

By: Joseph

Joseph — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:05:59 +0000

Most of the lawyers only seem to be interested if they could make hundreds of thousands of dollars on these cases., I have suffered for 2 months with limping, pain in both achilles tendons, and cannot move my left hand. I would have never taken Cipro if I knew I would be suffering 2 months later. It is affecting my work, my personal life, and my ability to enjoy life. I can’t even drive without pain.

Bayer Pharmaceutical should not be able to have this drug on the market. Furthermore, doctors must be more educated regarding prescribing this type of medication. Why they gave me Cipro for a minor intestinal infection, it beyond me.

Please warn your friends and relatives about this drug. It does more harm than good.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:24:00 +0000

Would any one know what type of doctor I need to see because my GP just says that it is my FMS once again. I have delet with FMS for over ten years, and I know this is not the same type of pain. This pain shifts all over my body and feels as if my bones are being pulled apart. I guess it is a conflict on interest when I mentioned to my GP the side effects I have read about Levaquin, because she is the one that had me take this medication in an IV when I was in the hospital almost a year ago, and plus tablet form after I was discharged. This pain that I am dealing with has been going on for over several months and is getting worse each day. I am normally a very postive person, but this really is making me not what to be in this body any longer then is necessary.

By: CAT

CAT — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:26:10 +0000

There cannot be any worse pain! Imagine the pain of a skinned knee and a paper cut ALL OVER your body…plus aching and throbbing with electric shock-like sensations circulating your whole body at once! Sheer Torment!
That’s just a start Follow this by a sudden disappearance of cartilage, atrophied limbs overnight, sudden deafness, vision changes by the hour, feet that feel like you’ve walked on coal…I’m just revving up!
Then there is the fear! Fear that you eat some food that has traces of fluoroquinolones or foods that vie for metabolism in the liver, causing an increase in the pain!
Have you had enough? I have! But this is only a portion of the hell that these drugs cause.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:00:55 +0000

I had been an aerobics instructor for 20 years. I have frequent utis and have been given cipro numerous times. A few years back, in the middle of class my plantaris tendon ruptured….went immediately to orthopedic and was diagnosed. and put to bed for a week, then went through 6 weeks of rehab, shortly after being released for that, the plantaris tendon on the other leg ruptured. These ruptures have been excruciatingly painful. I have also experienced ruptures in my right shoulder as well. I still have pain behind my knees and am hoping that i lose no more of my achilles, since they did not do surgery to fix the previous 2.

By: kellie

kellie — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:58:50 +0000

I was precribed Leviquin for a UTI. After being on the drug for 3 days I started to develop a extremely painful achilles tendon. I couldn’t understand why. I am a very active individual but knew I hadn’t done anything in which I could tear or damage my tendon. I continued to take to the medication as I never thought to connect the two. The next day I woke up and my calf muscles were so sore I could hardly walk, my spine began to hurt as well, being ignorant I continued to take the pill for a total of 6 days, as I still couldn’t get the connection. I felt like I was a very old woman, and I am only in my 40’s. I decided to call my phamasists and told her of my side effects, she told me to get off the medication immediately and come into the clinic to be seen by a doctor. I did, the doctor took it very lightly stating it was an extremely rare side effect and had never heard of this happening to anyone before. I have been off the drug for 2 weeks now, and I am still deveoping symtoms. The latest is my arms are numb and tingling and my left pinkie finger feels like it is broken. It is swollen and painful. I feel like I have arthritis over my entire body. Before taking this drug I was a healthy atlhletic individual, now I feel like I am 80 years old. I am scared as I am off the drug and still developing side effects. What upsets me the most, is doctors state it is rare, but now that I have stated to research this I see thousands of other with my symtoms. Why is this drug still on the market, and what is yet to happen to me?

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:11:58 +0000

Well i was given cipro for broncitus and i have been taking it 4 about a week now and i have been feeling like i am getting sick off the cipro and i have basically been feeling weakness in my whole body

By: marj

marj — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:23:36 +0000

unbelievable! after taking just 1 (500mg) of cifprofloxacin for uti>i knew it is a poison, this has to stop! right now i am so worried of what’s gonna happen to me now, i am trying to flush it from my system by drinking a lot of water, i hope it will work but as of now i am experiencing some stomach pains, i hope it didnt do a lot of damage on me, because i cannot afford to not work. GOD BLESS US ALL GUYS! We needed to have a prayer rally for this> this has to be taken off the pharmacy.

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:58:55 +0000

I was given leviquin for a uti by my dr for 7 days, my left knee started giving me problems but has subsided a bit since i have been off of it, Now the dr finds the uti still active and gives me cipro 14 day supply i took the first pill yesterday at 3:30 pm, after going to bed i forgot my 3:30am dose during the night so after two hours after i took my bp meds I took the cipro, now I am dealing with pain in my right shoulder and can’t lift my arm hardly at all. I am not taking this medicine.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:43:25 +0000

Bob from Lincoln UK

I took 7 days of a 28 day course of Ofloxacin in November 2007
Had to stop the meds due to intense pain in my knees and shoulders.
4 weeks in: -
hardly walk with severe swellings in knees , ankles and hips.
6 weeks in: -
Toxic psychosis, depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts
9 months in: -
Pain in joints and muscles, tendons popping in every single joint but worse in spine.
Chronic back pain
Worsening of pre existing Tinnitus
Burning sensations on hands and feet.
Flushing sensations
Bee like stings all over
Feeling of being cold even in hot weather.
Urinary problems
New symptoms manifest themselves every week
Symptoms are progressive and not transient as stated in the prescribing literature.
I am 43 but feel like 63.
If you have Prostatitis or any infection that HAS NOT been cultured refuse Fluoroquinolones until they can confirm its life or death, honest it is just not worth the risk.
BE WARNED YOU QUALITY OF LIFE MAY DEPEND UPON IT!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Ricki

Ricki — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:37:52 +0000

This is unbelievable! I have been having problems with weakness in my legs and ankles ever since taking a DOUBLE dose of Cipro for a UTI. The first dose seemed to help to some degree, but the UTI returned almost immediately after I finished the Cipro, so I ended up with a second dose to wipe it out. Since then I have had constant pain in my right shoulder which also leads to neck pain and then to headaches. And my legs are so weak. My legs were always my strongest feature. I love to read and until I took the Cipro, I would read five or six books a night. Not entirely, I would read a chapter or two of each book. But since I took the Cipro, I can’t focus on even one book! I have problems focusing on everything. It’s like my mind is soft. I thought I was going crazy and now I read this?

By: Shirin

Shirin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:54:01 +0000

I am a 36 yr old female very fit, healthy and athletic who took one full course of Levaquin 7 months ago for a UTI. I completed the antibiotic for 10 days. Since then I have joint and tendon pain on my knees and ankles , wrist and just recently both my shoulders. Need to say I kept continuing doing the sports for the entire time. But I had to stop doing the sports ( windsurfing , kitebaording and gym ) last week since I am worried during one my shoulder my get a ruptured tendon , since I am in a lot of pain.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:14:18 +0000

my husband was given cipro for a UTI. After taking it for 3 days he started having seizures. Was taken to the hospital by ambulance. At the hospital was given levaquin by IV for 5 days. He had trouble staying awake and slowly got worse. We took him home after 5 days and he died two weeks later. This drug should not be given to anyone with neurological problems. I blame the escalation of my husbands problems on these drugs.

By: t logan

t logan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:34:02 +0000

I took Cipro for a UTI in Nov 04, and it never occured to me to put this together with my mysterious symptoms until I heard a bite on TV about Cipro and thought, I’ve taken that..jotted it on a post-it that I finally googled..when I read the accounts I cried, because I have felt crazy, and it finally gave a cause for why I hurt all the time. I have strucurally bad knees so they were repaired and cartilage was scoped back in 2000, after which they felt much better. When the pain started up I just figured my knees were worsening, but it didn’t make sense why I felt it below my knees (I also now have a Bakers cyst), the bottoms of my feet hurt, my forearms and heel of my thumbs, my shoulders,neck, hips, I have weakness in my legs like there is no current, and overall fatigue that is a struggle every day. I had none of these pains before.