Avelox and crap

I too have recently been taking Avelox...prescribed for inner ear...I usually have no problems with antibiotics....I have taken Cipro for skin trouble with no problem...I get strep thought at least twice a year, so i have resistance to lots of meds....I am on day 5 of this medication and I feel as if I have the flu...I am extremely nauseas and my legs feel like they weigh 100lbs each...I have
no motivation to do any thing....I am so tired but due to this crap I can not sleep....my boyfriend thinks Im a hypochondriac...I my self was starting to think i was a bit crazy until I found this site... Thank you all for sharing your stories....I now realize that I am not crazy but this drug in fact can make you feel sicker than you were to begin with...Thank you all so much!!!

I was prescribed AVELOX for an ear infection when another antibiotic didn't work. I have never had a problem with antibiotics until I took this CRAP. This is Chemo in pill form. Within 2 days I had severe fatigue, my legs felt like lead, my fingers hurt, I had stomach pain and I felt like my back was breaking in two pieces. My mouth was so dry there was no moisture in it and my tongue swelled making it hard to pronounce words. After the third dose I called my doctor and she told me to stop taking it immediately. This stuff gave me the same symptoms as my mom who is on Chemo for lung cancer. I am a 45 year old male and this stuff really jacked me up. Luckily, I have since returned to normal and my ear infection is going away on its own. After reading many of your posts I pray that all of you who are still having side effects return to feeling normal. My prayers are with you. I wouldn't give this stuff to my worst enemy. I don't know what Bayer was thinking. My only concern is that I don't have any issues that arise in the future from taking this Antibiotic(Chemo pill) for 3 days.

I was prescribed this drug on a Wednesday for a sinus infection. By Saturday I could not stand up, was disoriented, dizzy, fatigued, and in general felt like crap. I did not take one on Sunday. I went back to the Doctor on Monday who told me I had fluid on my ear and that was why I was having those symptoms and it was not the medication. He gave me another round which I took around 3:00 p.m. on Monday. By 10:00 p.m. I had the dry heaves, could not stand up, was extremely dizzy, nauseated, fatigued again. I did not sleep any on Monday night. Tuesday morning I flushed remaining drug down the toilet. I has taken me 4 weeks to get to feeling some better. But, for the past several days, I have been having a crushing pain in my chest and upper body. I'm convinced it was from the Avelox. Something needs to be done to get this stuff off the market. I will never take this stuff again.

DO NOT TAKE THIS MED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
I have been on this for 5 days and I feel horrible. My doctor prescribed fifteen (YES 15) days of this crap to me for sinusitis. The first couple of days I felt...ODD. Then I started having some tingling sensations and felt groggy. Thinking my doctor knew what he was doing, I plowed on to day 5. Today was the worst. Disorientation, lethargy, headache, tingling under my skin. I will NOT continue this and I am heading into the doctor tomorrow. After reading this and other sites....I have no idea why this would be prescribed for such a relatively minor problem. There are OTHER less threatening antibiotics in the arsenal to try first. I had no idea what I was getting into, but only if I could go back and say NO...... I just hope I haven't done permanent damage.
Robert - 12-31-2007

I was given Avelox after a hospital stay with diverticulitis. My insurance woudn't cover the other anti-biotic which I can't remember the name of right now, so they replaced it with Avelox. About 30 minutes after taking my first dose of Avelox I had a rapid and pounding heart beat, shortness of breath, disorientation, and extreme anxiety. I went to the ER and they told me I was having a panic attack, but I know this was the Avelox! They gave me Ativan to take with the Avelox so I would fall asleep instead of feeling like crap with the avelox. Two months later I still suffer from a pounding in my chest which the doctors can't figure out. I believe I am having long term effects from the Avelox. It should be banned. Don't take it and don't let the doctors convince you that you are having anxiety.

joint,tendon,muscle pain. all over my body.stiffness, muscle weakness,paranoia, emotional outbursts,blistering sunburns,yeast infections,anxiety,numbness,tremors this drug has destroyed my youthful 19 year old body. this crap should be banned it has ruined my life. its been 2 months and all my symptoms still persist with no sign of stopping. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG IT IS POISON AND SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN OUT TO ANYONE I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN TAKE ANOTHER PILL OF THIS CRAP. STAY AWAY!

ive had so many side effects theres just too many too name. im in pain constantly because of this poison. i took it for 8 days and for the last month my life has been hell. im only 19 years old but i feel like im 80. this drug should only be prescribed in life or death situations like severe pneumonia. but not for sinus infections. my muscles, joints , tendons are in constant pain. my skin has been blistered due to an extreme sunburn. im going to doctors continously trying to find out how i can heal my ravaged body. my life has been destroyed. DO NOT TAKE THIS CRAP, UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO GAMBLE YOUR LIFE.my body has been destroyed like thousands of others, because of ignorant doctors and drug companies who only care about money and not human suffering. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON!!!! I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN TAKE THIS CRAP AGAIN.