Levaquin worked for us!!
No problems for me or my husband.
I just finished a 10 day dose of Levaquin 250mg 1 per day. I experienced NO side effects at all. I was very concerned because I had read all the problems on this board and other boards and highlight within the past I have had severe reactions to sulfa and Macrodantin also codiene and vicodin. I obtain hives and horrible swelling and severe respitory distress. I had no reaction at all with Levaquin.
I was prescribed Levaquin for a uti/bladder infection that did not go away after a 10 day dose of Cipro 1000mg per day. It turns out the reason it did not go away with the Cipro was because I actually have a kidney stone and until I pass that the uti will not completely go away (the Cipro did knock the infection down considerably! hence the low dose of Levaquin).
I was first alerted to the possible side effects of Levaquin back in November 2007 when my husband was prescribed a 750mg 10 day dosage for pneumonia. He had been taking it for 2 or 3 days with no problems when his Mom checked the internet and found these sites with some pretty scary stories on them. She insisted he stop taking the Levaquin and read these boards. He did read them but since he hadn’t had any problems with the Levaquin to that point (or any problems with any other medications highlight within the past) he decided to maintain taking it. He did finish the complete dosage of Levaquin and did not suffer any side effects at all and his pneumonia was completely cleared up.
We both have had wonderful success with Levaquin.
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