Lower extremities symptoms and conditions

Weight gain,muscle pain/tiredness especially in the lower legs. Fatigue/lack of energy, moodiness. Also intestinal bloating/gas.

Getting adequate exercise is problematic given I can't get my heart rate into my target area, and the almost constant pain and dead feeling in my lower legs. It gets to the point that I have to stop walking and wait for the blood flow to reach my lower extremities. I am assuming this is a large contribting factor to my weight gain.

loss of libido, depression, headaches, clammy fingers, painful lower extremities

Almost two years ago I had my Levaquin experience, after being given it for a sinus infection. Well, it got rid of my sinus infection, but now I have severe mobility issues and OH THE PAIN!
My lower extremities are about shot. It was good to read about cycling, however. I wondered why it seemed like I was getting better and then WHAM there it was again, just as bad as it was in the initial episode.
Best wishes to all of you.

p.s.
Any fellow sufferers in the SF Bay Area want to connect for mutual support?

500 mg for 5 days UTI Burning pain in upper and lower extremities, tin tast in mouth, burning eyes, hair falling out, severe constipation, dry skin, muscle twitches, tremors, extreme anxiety...FDA does not respond to reports..I think the adverse drug effects are ignored because of profits.. they are not interested in the true # of individuals who are seriously hurt by this drug..pharmaceudical companies are too powerful...and Dr are thus not well informed so they prescribe dangerous drugs without even knowing how they can harm their patients...

Pain on Bilateral lower extremities

About a month ago I took Levaquin for a bacterial infection. It was taken for a painfully infected hair follicle on my face. After 4 days of the med (Levequin) I woke one morning with pain and swelling in my legs and feet, as well as generalized swelling in my entire body. I had a feeling of "brain fog". A year prior to this occurance I had been admitted to the hospital with a bacterial pneumonia at which time I was medicated with Tequin. After that I sufferred with swelling and pain in my joints and tingling and numbness in my hands and arm that lasted approximately 6-7 months. At that time I did not relate it to the drug Tequin. I assumed it was due to age and being over weight (56y/o and 190lb. at 5' 3". However It did get better and I was only left with a loud click in my knee and tingling in my arms and hands. I went to the Chiropractor for some relief of those syptoms, until a month ago when it suddenly returned after using Levaquin for 4 days. I am experiencing pain mostly in my lower extremities. It feel as though the muscles and tendons are very tight at times and at other times they feel unstable with burning and pain alternating from one area to another, sometimes the left side, sometimes the knees sometimes the ankles and feet. I have to be very careful when I stand up to walk to get my balance and stabilize my postion so I don't tear anything with sudden movement or chage of direction. I limp most of the time depending on which extremity it affects at the time. It seems to be affected by the barometric pressure also.

I was prescribed the levaquin for a sinus infection. I developed severe muscle aches and pain in both legs and especially my feet, such that it was very painful to walk. Also, my joints felt sore and swollen all over my body; even my neck hurt. My physician said to stop the levaquin right away. I heard that others have had this problem and that there are possible spontaneous tendon ruptures. But I also heard that these symptoms go away... mine have not, and it has been over a year now. It's very painful. Very painful, indeed. I can't say that it was worth it to take the levaquin, as I was then prescribed another antibiotic which took care of the problem without these side effects. I wish I had never taken it now. I also have edema to the lower extremities now, but I don't know if that also is from the levaquin. Hard to say. My physician told me that my aches, pains, and swelling are not from the levaquin, otherwise those symptoms would have gone away after stopping the drug. No one seems to be able to figure it all out. Lab tests so far are negative for gout. Go figure.

I have been taking Toprol for about 2 months for SVT. I have noticed that I am tired especially of late I get tired during the day or if I have to sit for long periods of time I may doze off. My heart beat is slow and I am not able to increase it during exercise which means I have gained weight and have swelling in my lower extremities.

However, I still have the SVT usually before and after my menstrual cycle. I could be pre-menopausel. I'm not sure yet. I had one cardiologist want to do the ablation but this was after my potassium levels and sodium levels werer found to be off quite a bit. Once I was removed from the diuretic I was taking for my blood pressure (Family Practitioner did this) my levels became normal. I had been on that medication for years and then this just happened. Supposedledly, the low levels made the SVT more severe to the point that the vagus manuevers wouldn't work.

The Toprol appears not to have any effet on my BP or the SVT.

I am on my 10th day on Neurontin at 300mg OD for a severe cervical muscle pain, the pain did go away but... at first the only noticeable side effects were drowsiness especially in the AM, loss of coordination. But a few days later, the numbness on my lower extremities was noticed as well as moderate to severe headache more on the frontal area and arthralgia (joint pains). I also had episodes of irregular heart beats so I had to be put on Betablocker. The dosage was not that big, but anyway, patient's response varies individually. This will be my last day of Neurontin. I hope my body will eliminate all the traces of this drug.

After taking one pill of 500mg levaquin I have experienced burning / tingling sensation in the upper and lower extremities with severe joint pain. Anxiousness.
Insomnia. This has been awful. After 5wks I still have terrible episodes of pain unrelenting, with altered sense of smell, metallic in nature. I am not getting better.

Taken with Vantin 200 mg. Extreme swelling in the lower extremities, with redness.

There may be light at the end of the tunnel
I am a 65 yr. old male taking 10 mg. Lipitor for 5 1/2 yrs. In early June,2004
the pain was so intense in my hamstrings, that when I stood up, I would freeze
for seconds in acute pain. On June 26, 2004, I hobbled into my GP's
office telling him of the severe pain in my hamstrings.
At my suggestion, due to reading this website, he pulled me off Lipitor.
On July 4, I started using a cane because of the unsteady gait in my walk.

EMG tests determined that I was 50% weaker in my lower extremities and 10%
weaker in my upper extremities. Started taking 200 mg. COenzymeQ10 ( daily
recommended 100 mg. ) and Cholesterol Essentials ( for my Cholesterol ).
The COQ10 ( a vitamin ) is leached out by statin products and is essential to muscle
building. Went for 5 sessions of rehab to strengthen lower extremities.
Released today Oct. 14, 2004 because they did all they could for me.
Suggested followup with gym program or aqua program for more strengthening.
Today, I walk with no pain and no cane, much stronger than before, still not perfect.
Half my doctors suggest a herniated disc and the other half believe
Lipitor is the culprit. No numbers on Cholesterol level , yet. I will never use
a statin product again. It appears that being off Lipitor for 4 months, and introducing
COQ10 plus some rehab, that my muscle myopathy has lessened considerably.

my 60 yr. old husband experienced hand tremor and tingling, muscle twitching and jerking of legs esp. at night and immediately upon awakening, slowed reaction times, walk without swinging of arm on right side. He was diagnosed with parkinson's disease last week. my niece's husband (57 yr. old) was diagnosed with parkinson's 3 weeks ago! when it was discovered they had the same symptoms and had one major factor in common: BOTH HAD TAKEN LIPITOR FOR 4+ YEARS, i made my husband stop the drug and began researching. since statins result in incredible decrease in the body's ability to manufacture coenzyme Q10 he began on 100 mgm/day of the drug. on his own. when he was diagnosed by the neurologist with parkinson's the physician recommended my husband take coq10 at a dosage of 1200mgm/day! ( He also is taking vit c, selenium, & folic acid)It is still way too early to determine if any benefits will result, but the night and early morning twitching and jerking of his lower extremities has stopped for the past 2 days and the hand tremors have definitely decreased.

I was given doxycycline by a medic because I was feeling ill. Within three days after I started taking it my lower extremities swoll up like I was on predinsone. Does anyone out there know if doxycycline can do this?

Ref, Swelling of feet and legs: Try to think back about whether the swelling happened before or after you went off the Neurontin, as this drug acts like a strong diuretic, and if your kidneys are not working correctly (your doctor) can check this for you) one of the first places fluid collects is in the lower extremities. If the swelling started two weeks ago it could be a 'rebound effect' from going off the drug.

Also, diabetes and congestive heart failure have symptoms of swelling in the feet and lower legs. It depends on what condition you were taking the Neurontin for; obviously it's a bad symptom, but probably is only peripherally connected to Neurontin. Gapentin, the primary ingredient of N. is often given to people who are on kidney dialysis, since that is the primary effect it has on one's body.

JanK, Neurontin taker, and a person who has researched this drug extensively for physical effects.

Neurontin did to me much of everything mentioned above. I got the swelling of the lower extremities, which didn't go away after I stopped the drug. I still swell there, and am about to be evaluated for kidney function to see if my kidneys have been damaged. I've been off the Neurontin for over a year. I went to Topamax, which works just as well without any side effects for me.

(By the way, I took it for neurogenic pain.)

One thing I've not seen mentioned though, is rotting and brittle teeth. Mine went really bad. I had to have several caps replaced, and several caps put on, and also had to have three different root canals duing my Neurontin use.