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Levaquin Medication Used For - Articles
Lupus and Levaquin...
by
SGethers
Posted
Wed 12 May 2010 7:51am
be your lesson and stay away from Levaquin! This drug is bad news, even for people who don't have autoimmune disease!
Hugs and kisses. Love your Lupie and Live well.
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These days, I am forced to be sedentary. Last week, I started taking Levaquin 500mg for a sinus infection and bronchitis. By about day 3, I was feeling really strange
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New Black Box Warning for Avelox, Cipro and Levaquin
by
Neil Kao
Posted
Sat 13 Jun 2009 12:26am
of antibiotic resistent bacteria, or persistent infection despite prior use of 1-2 courses of relatively milder strength antibiotics.
For a discussion of other medications used... of this change. None of the drug reps mentioned this. No mention was made at the international allergy convention I attended last week either. I have not read about this in any
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Levaquin, Even with Shoulder Tendonitis
by
Dr. Phuli Cohan
Posted
Sat 28 Nov 2009 3:22pm
persisted for the past 18 months despite PT, MRI's, orthopedic and rheumatology consults. Levaquin was never used in my Bartonella therapies because of this shoulder problem..., (Cipropfloxacin or Levofloxacin). But it has an important place in the treatment of Bartonella.
When Dr J mentioned using Levaquin I was frightened. I want give you the highlights that Dr
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Week 25: Levofloxacin (Levaquin) and Tigecyline (Tygacil)
by
Dr. Phuli Cohan
Posted
Fri 09 Apr 2010 7:26am
This was my third course and Tygacil and Levaquin. It started out okay, as I was able to sleep through the nausea, but the next day I had reflux and an uncomfortable feeling- sort of like I had swallowed a beach ball. For this reason I changed dosing to every 2 days…(M,Th, and Sunday).
After the second IV drug day (Thur), I had a very hard night
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Week 26: IV Meropenem (Merrem) and Levaquin
by
Dr. Phuli Cohan
Posted
Tue 11 May 2010 6:01am
. There is also likely to be less drug resistance with Meropenem.
Meropenem caused many of my Lyme symptoms to emerge. I developed pain in my knees,wrists, shoulder, and fingers. I also had a LOT of fatigue. Initially I slept soundly for 12 to 14 hours and took naps in the afternoon. However, as Levaquin hyperactivity took over, my fatigue was replaced
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Levaquin ruined my health
by
jane m.
Posted
Tue 25 Aug 2009 12:55pm
problems with the levaquin until he prescribed it for my pneumonia recently, and this time I read the contraindication sheet. I got online to find info on this and lo and behold--everyone else has some of the same problems. I've never had any illness that lasted more than a week! I have just kept getting worse. DON'T USE THIS ANTIBIOTIC!
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Project Rx: Drop off your unwanted medications for proper disposal
by
Neil Kao
Posted
Sun 14 Nov 2010 12:00am
Every year, countless medications are disposed of by flushing them down the toilet. This contaminates our water supply. Project Rx was at Greenville Tech, collecting unwanted and expired meds this Saturday. So was I with the minivan's cabin and seats full of medications. There will be another opportunity in the future. Please take your
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