Levofloxacin
Active Ingredients
- Levofloxacin
Manufacturers
- Acs Dobfar Info Sa
- Akorn Inc
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Santen Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Levaquin.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Levofloxacin Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Levofloxacin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Loss of libido
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Posted By Adam on September 27, 2019 @ 5:24 pm
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Tinnitus, Arthralgia
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Posted By Greg on September 21, 2016 @ 6:21 pm
“Took Levofloxacin for a sinus infection. Started in May of 2015 on 2nd day of taking this nasty drug. No relief. Just never stops.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling of despair, Oedema, Faecal volume increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on September 10, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Renal patient, suddenly could barely urinate, after 2 days I wont take again, ankles swollen, I normally pee alot, I feel horrible Im affraid to sleep”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Pain, Joint swelling, Syncope, Tinnitus, Cardiac flutter, Depression, Disturbance in attention, Fluid retention, Insomnia, Oedema, Somnolence, Tendonitis, Vision blurred
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 11, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... and severe pain in my wrists and fingers, generalized fluid retention and edema, joint popping with any movement in feet, ankles, knees and hips, blurry vision, headaches. Avoid this life al...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Burning sensation, Tinnitus, Anxiety, Confusional state, Muscle spasms, Muscle twitching, Paraesthesia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Side effects started with burning fingertips and tingling forearms. Before the pill wore off, my ears rang, bottled water tasted like sugar water and most of the color was gone from my...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: bad experience. Ended up on the ground outside my house and my tendons in my legs would not support me. I crawled/drug myself back inside. I will never take this drug again. I...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Back pain, Fatigue, Neuropathy peripheral, Disturbance in attention, Gait disturbance, Muscular weakness, Pain in extremity, Paraesthesia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Was prescribed this for a urinary tract infection after passing a kidney stone. Within a few days of starting levaquin I began having severe back and leg pain. Two days later I develope...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Hypoaesthesia, Discomfort, Hyperhidrosis, Decreased appetite
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 25, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: First couple of days, I was sick and not eating much. Tongue is sometimes numb. I sweat a lot. On day 7, halfway through, I'm tolerating it a lot better. Lost 5.5 pounds in 1 week w...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia, Anxiety, Insomnia, Muscle spasms, Pain in extremity, Paraesthesia, Scar
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 13, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... immediately had tingling in my feet. Had terrible insomnia and anxiety all night, and in the morning had very bad leg pain. The leg cramps are gone now but still have mild wrist pain, tingling in legs...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Flatulence, Constipation, Pain, Burning sensation, Anxiety, Pain in extremity
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on July 4, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Constipation, stomach chest and throat burning,abdominal burning flatulence, legs and arms pains, deppresion, I think that I will die. This drug almost killed me. I stoped tak...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Levofloxacin
Paranoia
“I had a psychotic episode -- paranoia , free-floating anxiety, illogical and irrational thinking”
Source: comments/levofloxacin/levaquin.html
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What is this?Adverse Drug Reaction
“I had a psychotic episode -- paranoia, free-floating anxiety, illogical and irrational thinking”
Source: comments/levofloxacin/levaquin.html
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What is this?Anxiety
“I had a psychotic episode -- paranoia, free-floating anxiety , illogical and irrational thinking”
Source: comments/levofloxacin/levaquin.html
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