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I had burning fingers and toes and joint pain. Levaquin is a bad antibiotic, atleast for me. I actually took 4 doses in the beginning of january and since then I have had joint pain and a lot of other problems that arent explainable. I called the doctor they told me to stop taking it immediatly and they put me on amoxicillin. I don't go on antibiotics very often, but from now on the only one I will take is amoxicillin. I've always taken that and never have a problem.

Hey there...you cannot cut the dose in half....i would call your doctor and see if he/she can change your meds or if it's ok to stop..Levaquin can be given in 250, 500 & 750 mg doses...I was on Levaquin earlier this year for uti and had horrible side effects, so i just stopped taking the meds...I had horrible heart pounding, swollen knees and it felt as if someone had beaten the crap out of me with a baseball bat...

later tonight and let you know if it happens again ... I only have 2more to take .. was on a 7 day dose for this UTI and under care of great Uro, too ... I will take my Synthroid as scheduled tomorrow and not mess with dosing ... just my anger taking over on prev. post.

I was prescribed Levaquin today for a UTI infection. About 2hrs after taking my initial dose, I noticed I was feeling nervous and very agitated by my kids' normal behavior (they are 7yrs,5yrs and 2yrs old). 4 hrs later, I felt as though I was losing it. I am currently taking 10 mg Lexapro and 1/2 mg clonazepam daily to treat anxiety/depression. I googled Levaquin and found numerous articles saying that this antibiotic is harmful.

hello i am a 27 yr old female,i recently took the antibiotic levaquin,i was quite healthy before i took this drug,i had minor health problems such as,hiatal hernia,acid reflux disease,an also iron deficiency anemia,i am being treated for the health problems i do have an all has been well i have been able to live a normal healthy life with theese issues untill a few weeks ago.i went to the doc because i had a bad sinus inection he gave me the antibiotic,A.K.A.

I finished a dose of Levaquin, 10 days, and had no problems. But, like yourself, I was nervous about the side effects I read online. Best suggestion??? Stay off the computer, and call your doctor or pharmacist. They can answer your questions in person, and cater them specifically to your needs. With every medication, you have to weigh out the benefits/risks.

I am now on my second dose of levaquin and 4th course of antibiotics this past month. Today in urgent care my UA showed that I still had some WBCs in my urine. This has been miserable and I am really scared that nothing is going to make me feel better. I feel like every 30 min I am in the bathroom trying to urinate. The doctor mentioned that I may have to see a urologist... Does anyone know why this has responded to antibiotics or had the same problem??

I never ever want to go through that again. Has anybody else had this kind of symptoms after taking first dose of Levaquin?

I have chronic bladder infections and on long term Macrobid and still get frequent UTIs. I have had 3+ bacteria for the last 2 months despite Cipro and Levaquin. This morning the UTI is back with burning, frequency. They did not do a C&S before Cipro I think because it is always e-coli. What could be wrong with these 2 meds not working?....I am so tired of this pain and burning. I also have had lower back pain and groin pain for the last 2 mos.

(cystitis = bladder infection) was a common term for UTI in newly sexually active women. It's not an STD, i.e. your partner isn't catching UTI bacteria from you. Instead, she is colonized in her vagina with UTI bacteria, which are "massaged" into the urinary opening during sex. Other things can influence it. For example, some strains of E. coli (which we all have) are more prone to colonize the vagina and cause UTI than other strains.

I am 29 years old, married and sexually active male. I had symptoms of UTI 3 weeks back. I had fever with chills, burning micturition and urinary frequency. There was no hematuria. I just came in United States and I do not have medical insurance. I called one of my friends who has just finished his Internal medicine residency and asked him to write down a prescription for me. He had prescribed Levaquine (Levofloxacin) 500 mg twice a day for 3 days.

I'm getting a bit scared lately... I have been battling a recent UTI. I used to get them a lot when I was younger but haven't had one in about 2- 3 years. Anyway, took levaquin 500mg for about a week and felt much better then 4 days later it hit again. Did the AZO testing which tested positive for nitrate so went back on Levaquin and after two days of taking it I wasn't getting much relief so I went to my doctor.

Hey MSers and Limbolanders, I just got over a bad UTI that has taken four antibiotics to eradicate!! One of the antibiotics (the 3rd one) was Cipro (which I had actually requested because I had read that it was so good for urinary tract infections). I will say that Cipro was, indeed, effective at zapping my infection.

I'm a 31 female and have had 20 uti's in the past 2yr. Recently I had 3 uti's in one month. Each uti becomes more painful than the last (dysuria, pain in lower abd). I have cultures done on all UA's and all result in lacotbacilli growth only. I have tried a daily dose of macrobid, urination after sex, increase in fluid intake, cranberry tabs, and every thing else that my doctor has told me to do.

UTI’s gone wild! It sounds like that spring break series, but this one won’t be available on DVD. I appreciate all the kind words and well wishes from all of you during my own personal break. Too bad it wasn’t more fun. Here’s the back story - I have been battling a chronic UTI, which I was rx’d my first round of antibiotics in late July. We all know the routine with those – you take the entire course of antibiotic then wait a week or so to be retested.

If all else fails, may be worthwhile going after the stone . In some women a cause for UTI’s is never found, in which case a daily dose of an antibiotic (usually Macrodantin/ Septra/Trimethroprim) is tried. As this last treatment was a problem for you, you may need to keep an antibiotic at home and take a short course when your symptoms flare. I would get a CT urogram if nothing is found beforehand. Good luck! S.A.Liroff, M.D.

I’ve been on antibiotics for the last three weeks for an UTI and on and off for the last 4 months. At the urologist office today the urine sample came back with couple + bacteria 50 to 75% white blood cells and 100% red blood cells. Then a cystscope was performed to determine where the blood was coming from because this was the major concern with all the urine samples. Blood was showing up in all of them. I was told that there was a red line in my bladder.

First let me tell you how I believe I got his UTI. I had sex and I had germs on my hands after touching my cat. I had intense urethra pain almost immediately after orgasm. I went to Urgent Care and cuture grew E coli and I took Macrobid which did not work and then Cipro. A short time later, pain returned and I went to my PCP and culture grew Strep for which I took Keflex. Still having pain, I had another culture done. This time it grew enterococcus. My doctor game me Ampicillin.

When I finished the cipro, the lower back pain persisted so I went to see the doctor again. Urinalysis came back positive and she prescribed me Levaquin. After one dose of Levaquin I was confined to my bed with a horrible case of tendonitis (a common side effect). When that ordeal was over, I went on Macrobid for a week. It didn't fix any of my symptoms. I have now been dealing with this for three months. I have tried cranberry juice, cranberry supplements, probiotics etc.

I changed to levaquin twice a day for 5 days. I finished the treatment and 3 days after I got the UTI again. I started on nitrofurantein for 1 week twice a day I was great I did not feel any sx that all. I finished it and last week I got the UTI again. Dr gave 2 weeks with nitro I am taking the abx buy I feel burning after urination. I have not intercouse for 1 month. The Dr made a cistoscopy and Us of kidneys. They were fine. I am so clean.

it all makes such perfect sense ... probably debris passing or small stone. What else is new, right? Although it may be UTI . .my last one was STAPH of all things .. so I'll keep you posted and thanks for the suggestions.

Will feel better a few hours after taking dose but symptoms return before the next schedule dose 24 hours later. Ultrasound was performed and that, too, came back normal. Do I need to stop taking antibiotics and live with the infection so that a culture can be done to determine which bacteria and its sensitivities? Or is there another test which can be ordered? Thank you for your help and insights.

Id go through HOT and COLD spells where i had numerous blankets due to my fever they had me covered in ice packs(SUCKED!) Now im out ans they had me on a weeks dose of Levaquin. Than i returned to my dpcotr due to extreme itching front to back(urethra to anus) She found a fungal yeast infection-possibly duie to all the antibiotics they had me on in the hospital. Since than she put me on an anti fungal cream for itching a 3-days dose of anti fungal sepositorys and it is still not gone.

The Dr. at the walk-in clinic prescribed a 5 day dose of Levaquin. I followed up with my OBGYN via phone and they have referred me to a Urologist. The Urologist can't see me for two more weeks. At this point, I'm close to feeling like I should be admitted to the hospital but all of this is very expensive and I'm not wanting to miss more time from work.

Had an UTI and hence was put on levaquin. After the 8th day of taking levaquin, i had the problem of not able to swallow food.. Stopped levaquin and UTI went away. Since then, i had a feeling that something is stuck in throat and particularly at nites, i was not able to sleep properly. had mylanta and prilosec and the situation got improved.. doctor recommended aciphex and currently i am on that..

Resume sex with girlfriend (no sex with gf after other woman until Z-Pak completed) Last week gf goes to doctor for routine physical and is told she his UTI and is prescribed Levaquin 250 for three days. She never had symptoms and has never before had UTI. Questions: Is UTI coincidental to by sex with other woman? Was Z-Pak effective in treating all potential STDs? Including trich?

My urologist however when asked for the dx will not give me an answer whether i have IC or not as I had these symptoms last year but went away after the cystoscopy which afterwards was given a dose of Levaquin 500mg. This year had the same symptoms and wanted to be ruled out for IC. It has been 4wks. after the procedure as I still have stinging upon urination. I took a dose of Levaquin 500mg 4wks. After my hydro and my symptoms were completely gone for 2 days. I had normal voiding.

went to another docter and he game me 1 week of levaquin and 4 pillsx 1 a week for uti....i had also developed a fungal rash on the perineum area and i was prescribed ketaconazole for that....its been a week and a half since i last took the levaquin...although it has subsdued, there are small contractions in the urethra...i noticed i heightened amount of this when the prostate is milked...occasionally i still have slight pain in my testicle....what should i do??...is going to the dr.

I am a 30 year old male. I got a UTI about two years ago. Below is my story. If anyone has any advice or has had similar experiences, I would love to hear what you have to say. UTI 1 - Had pain during urination, the feeling that urine was dripping from my penis (but absolutely no drip) and some prostate swelling. Despite multiple negative urine cultures, I was prescribed Levaquin (7days) and then Doxycycline (10days). 7 days of Levaquin did absolutley nothing.

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