Avelox Class Action Lawsuit, Bronchitus, Sinusitus, Bone Cancer, Arms and Legs
Posted over a year ago
I am a 43 year old female who, until I found this site, thought I was dying of bone cancer - I am not even kidding. I just finished the last of my 10 day prescription for Avelox (for bronchitis and sinusitis). And I feel like I have been beaten about ... more »
I am a 43 year old female who, until I found this site, thought I was dying of bone cancer - I am not even kidding. I just finished the last of my 10 day prescription for Avelox (for bronchitis and sinusitis). And I feel like I have been beaten about the head and body. Honestly, every part of my body aches and I can barely walk. I have absolutely no energy; throbbing and shooting pains up and down my arms and legs. Not to mention sharp pains in my chest area periodically. I have very clouded and unclear thinking abilities; and my neck and head hurt so bad not even an 800 mg ibuprofen helps. Oh and let's not forget the chills which are right down to the bone - I cannot get warm and I have yucky night sweats to boot. I would most certainly be interested in a class action lawsuit. I really hate that I took 10 days worth and wonder when I will start feeling better. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE AVELOX - it is not worth the painful side effects! The prescription flyer I received with the medication did not mention any of the side effects I encountered.
Lionlion - I was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia and was given Avelox. Within days, I could not urinate, and have needed a catheter ever since. I have no history of urinary problems. (I am 44 years old) I have been in excellent health all my life. I was given an M.R.I for possible neurilogical problems. (none were found) My surgeon could find no physical explanation for my condition. Could Avelox have caused this?
Tyajamari - I AGREE WITH YOU 100%-AFTER TAKING AVELOX-I HAD TO GO TO THE ER WITH A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION WITH SWOLLEN INFLAMED HIVES-AND LIPS-NOT TO MENTION PRESSURE ON MY HEAD AS IF SOMEONE THREW ME IN A WELL FILLED WITH CEMENT. I ALSO HAVE STIFFNESS IN THE NECK AND JOINTS ACCOMPANIED BY FAST HEART RATE AND MENTAL CONFUSION-ALL BECAUSE I WAS PRESCRIBED THIS PAIN INDUCER TO CLEAR UP CHRONIC SINUSITIS!!!
Tnaslund - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU-I just started a 10 day supply of Avelox and also experienced SEVERE head and neck pain-I was a step away from going to the ER last night. I was trying to decide if I was willing to take the med again tonight until I found your site. THANKS again for posting this warning and hopefully saving me a headache trip to the ER tonight.
Midwestguy - I too, just had a script for Avelox given to me yesterday. I have had this medication one time before as Avelox and also Leviquin, didn't have any trouble either time. Yesterday, however, I took my first pill at noon, about half an hour later my stomach began to hurt, I laid down for a while and when I got up my stomach still hurt and my heart was pounding. I continued to feel ill for most of the rest of the day until about 7 in the evening or so and began feeling better. I went to be and slept really well until 4:45 this morning when I awoke very hot and and very sweaty. I got up and noticed my heart rate seemed fast, I took my BP and Pulse and found that I was pumping away at a pulse rate of 162! I took myself to the ER where they did a number of tests (blood, urine, fecal occult, chest film) and found nothing wrong. I am blamin Avelox! The killer of the deal is I had the same thing happen earlier this year while on Penicillin. I guess I'm just delicate...but I didn't feel nearly as bad on the PenVK as I did on the Avelox, I think it needs to be taken off the market. I hope this helps some others.
Fibromom - I'm a 44 year old female who was admitted to ER the other day for Pneumonia (also have Fibromylagia for ten years). The attending physician on call ordered two antibiotics via IV drip -- clarithromycin and azithromycin (9 hours worth). I felt nearly normal upon leaving the hospital and was directed by doctor to take a 7 day script of Avelox while at home.
I'm relived to have come across these posts because it explains where my intense migraine pain generated from -- Avelox. Quite honestly, I thought I was about to die. I've never had such a migraine in my life.
The Avelox script directs to be taken in the morning, which I did, and was relatively fine for eight hours, but by nightfall, all I could do was lay down and massage my head. The intense pain was located on the left front lobe area of my head, causing pressure behind my eye and generating down into my lower jaws on both sides.
Along with migraine, my guts felt like they were going to explode. Terrible food-poisoning sensation, nausea, on verge of vomiting several times but I had not eaten in days so had dry heaves. The Avelox says to NOT take antacids so I ate a few crackers and drank gatorade.
To make it through the night as I could not get back to the hospital since I was alone, pain was managed by massaging my head for hours while applying ice cold compresses to temple.
For those of you who are looking to the Internet for answers as to HOW LONG WILL THIS DAMN PAIN LAST, it's now the next day for me and I'm just starting to feel like I can fall asleep. The throb has finally dissipated. It must have been a good ten hours at least (sorry to say) and I was going through panics about dying-- a very tearful night.
Stay hydrated-- it helps to drink plenty of fluids because it flushes out the toxic assault.
I won't be taking this medicine again-- it'll kill me. I'll make a request from now on to say I'm allergic to it. Damn awful painful medication-- it needs to be taken off the shelves. I'm going to write Bayer a request to refund $100 for the remaining pills I can't take..... The FDA needs to take this medication off the market.
Jontate85 - I've been on avelox for 5 days now and only side effects i have been having really is muscle pain, stiff neck, headache, some nausea, black tongue, some stomach cramps, and some dizziness. The side effects did end up taking it's toll on me but i have to give it to avelox it did however get rid of my infections i was suffering from. Was put on 2 different antibiotics before this one to get rid of the infection. Z-pac, and Augmentin before going to this one. Each of those a full course with no relief. Had a bad sinus infection with Pnuemonia that quite honestly scared me half to death more than the side effects listed on this medication. After about day 2 after taking this antibiotic my symptoms were almost completely gone. I'd say only risk this antibiotic if you have a really bad infection that does not show any signs of getting better. Tip of advice though if taking this antibiotic, do not exercise. Don't tire your muscles out because you will feel it in the long run at the end of the day. Every muscle in my body starts to pulsate and swell and get really sore if i do too much. Found that out the 3rd day and stopped lifting heavy stuff at work, move fast, ect. take it nice and slow.
Propsguy - jontate85-
i love how you say "ONLY side effects i have been having really is muscle pain, stiff neck, headache, some nausea, black tongue, some stomach cramps, and some dizziness."
are you kidding? that's all? sounds like a hell of a lot of unacceptable and potentially dangerous side effects to me.
try doing sinus washes with a neti pot everyday to keep from getting another infection so your doctor won't be tempted to put you on this crap again.
FYI, most sinus infections are NOT bacterial and do not respond to antibiotics. doctors give them out like candy because patients expect something.
i'm quite sure the Avelox took care of your chest infection (but at what cost?) but it probably did nothing for your sinus infection.
and a massive IV drip of vitamin C would have taken care of your pneumonia without the risk of the terrible things avelox can cause
Dahowell - To Propsguy:_________Pneumonia is typically caused by a bacterial etiology. Ergo, an antibiotic (ie: respiratory fluroquinolone) would be needed to treat the organisms commonly involved. Furthermore, "IV drip vitamin C" is NOT used in clinical practice for treatment of pneumonia. It is fortunate for jontate85- that you were not the family physician that day because this patient may have been admitted to ICU five days later! You can forget about those side effects if your patient when into respiratory failure and had to be intubated. Nevermind the increased risk of nosocomial infections, but with your extensive background you already thought about that. ________D.
Propsguy - first of all, these days pneumonia is a catch-all diagnosis, sometimes made without a chest x-ray and certainly almost never made with a culture. i never said that IV vitamin C drips were used in clinical practice in mainstream medicine. they are not. however, that does not mean that they don't work. western medicine has a very narrow, tight focus and chooses to ignore other modalities of healing.
also, if you could swallow your damn arrogance, you might have noticed the part where i said "i'm quite sure the Avelox took care of your chest infection." i was advising her not to use something that dangerous for sinus infections in future.
by the way, i have one friend who suffered a massive stroke thanks to a fluroquinolone prescribed for pneumonia and another who stopped taking the same drug after two days for the same respiratory infection when her achilles tendons started to bother her massively. she was switched to another antibiotic.
so my "extensive background" as you refer to it (by the way, what's yours) includes some experiences, albeit anecdotal, that left me with a healthy fear of any drug from that family.
i'm not saying that they don't have their use but sinus infections, UTIs and colds should not be among them. i think we can agree that doctors over prescribe antibiotics.
and i'm not saying that jontate85 didn't need avelox, since zithromax and augmentum had failed, only that she should not take so lightly those side effects and that she would hopefully find a non-medical way to avoid sinus infections in the future so that she can avoid subjecting herself to the dangers of these very potent drugs
Geena - I am a 79 year old.womanI I had lower lobe of lung removed 41/2 years ago and I thought my cancer was back.,It was pneumonia and lung infection. I took Avelox 400 mg for 5 days becuse my chest hurt to breathe.Avelox cleared it up in 2 days.I had no side effects of any kind.
I take lots of vitamins, plus Cats Claw a herb and I think they helped me having no side effects.
Gmcfar123 - I am a 38 year old female. I took Avelox a few weeks ago for 3 days for a sinus infection. Ended up in the ER with chest pains, dizziness, rapid pulse, hallucinations, feeling like my insides were on fire, like hot flushes. They did a EKG and it was abnormal. Went onto have a stress test and echo. abnormal stress test. Went on to have a angiogram. It was negative. I blame this 100% on the avelox.
Kate a - Kate-Back in 2004 I was prescribed Avelox for sinus infection and had such an anxiety attack I never touched it again. Please make sure you get it on record that you had a reaction/are allergic to this horrible drug. Recently I mentioned this drug to my current MD(not the one who prescribed it) and he was aware of how bad this drug is and even mentioned the hallucinations.
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