Summary
Name: Jeri
Email: jcbreality@sbcglobal.net
State or Country of residence: California
Sex: Female
Age: 46
Quinolone taken: Levaquin
Reason for the Quinolone: Over the years Bronchitis/Sinusitis
Was a safer antibiotic tried first? : Yes
How long did you take the Quinolone for? : Off/On for time it's been on market
How much have you recovered as of now?: 10%
How often do you relapse or cycle?: Did not realize my muscle pain from this until now
Does your doctor agree the Quinolone is the cause of your problems?: Yes
Do you have a history of seizures or neurological problems?: No
Please list anything your doctor did that helped in your
recovery: ok...I am allergic to penicillin! was given Levaquin
sometime back as the drug to take...I have had bed ridden crippling muscle
pain...debilitating...have gone everyone...this reduced my life's joy so
much...doctors said Fibromyalgia as nobody could pin-point!!!! last week was so
sick with sinusitis...and I had Levaquin doctor said take it...after 3 I was
doubly tortured...had a masseuse therapist come over...but now my knees
ache...and knee bones crackle pop...side/buttocks....my doc said stop taking
it..if you take one more it my own risk.....well after I read all the sites...I
know that Levaquin screwed my life years ago...and I am afraid I will never be
the same! I had to alter my real estate career...can't walk far...my joy is
gone! I want to know if there is a class action on this damn company or whomever
is at fault...I WANT TO BE PART OF IT
What has helped you in your recovery?: Every over the
counter pain medicine...every ointment...therapy...tried Lexapro...could not
tolerate.....NOTHING works
Jeri's Story
AS YOU SEE ABOVE IT HAS AFFECTED ME DRAMATICALLY..AND I TRULY BELIEVE IF THIS PAIN INCREASES...ESPECIALLY MY HANDS AND ARMS MY CAREER WILL BE OVER...AND WHO IS GOING TO PAY ME!!!!! MY FAMILY IS AFFECTED...MY SON SAYS I COMPLAIN ALL THE TIME...I AM SEPARATED AS.. WELL THIS HAS TORN US APART |
Last Updated 12/14/04