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Hey levofloxacin fag, keep drinking that pricara kool-aid soon you'll be another Jim Jones victim. Heard you guys are going through head reductions. Feed you shit about your drug and your job stability. Yiipppeee
 








you'll have a job suckin' dicks for tips. And as far as beatin' my ass, how much is that gonna cost? Or can I get a 2 for 1.

Your a punk, from now on let your big brother do the typing, idiot.
 




Anonymous said:
you'll have a job suckin' dicks for tips. And as far as beatin' my ass, how much is that gonna cost? Or can I get a 2 for 1.

Your a punk, from now on let your big brother do the typing, idiot.
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All I know is Levaquin is a horrible drug, and most of the reps I have seen on here could not sell a doctor even the give aways they have. That is why I have free sample pens, sticky notes, bags, magnets, and all the other bullshit you dopes try to entice us with. Some of the gifts are cool. We usually just take them home and give them to our wives or leave them at work for our female staff. If you wanted to sell a man doctor then you should bring them a fucking Blue Tooth Phone with your logo on it. Then I might consider your business. Until then, I will choose the drugs that work, and stay away from giving out useless meds like Levaquin and Avelox and stick with some of the old fashion drugs that do not pull away at the good of my patients.
 




Anonymous said:
All I know is Levaquin is a horrible drug, and most of the reps I have seen on here could not sell a doctor even the give aways they have. That is why I have free sample pens, sticky notes, bags, magnets, and all the other bullshit you dopes try to entice us with. Some of the gifts are cool. We usually just take them home and give them to our wives or leave them at work for our female staff. If you wanted to sell a man doctor then you should bring them a fucking Blue Tooth Phone with your logo on it. Then I might consider your business. Until then, I will choose the drugs that work, and stay away from giving out useless meds like Levaquin and Avelox and stick with some of the old fashion drugs that do not pull away at the good of my patients.
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If you were really a doctor, I would advise all of your pts to get a new one. Moron.
 








Anonymous said:
If you were really a doctor, I would advise all of your pts to get a new one. Moron.
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No, my friend...if I was a sales rep working for your company I would be a moron. I did more than my 4 years of basic college. It might not be too late for you. Actually, it would be, because you would be paying back student loans until you were 60 since mommy and daddy told you to get a real degree and they would pay for it when you were 19. It is too late now. Sorry for you!
 




Zoletta said:
To the doctor who just posted a reply to the OP;

I very much understand how and why doctors would have doubts as to the extent of damage that a FQ can cause. Even my own ex-fiance, a brilliant, young and prominent Oncologist, has his doubts...even though the victim is me, who he has known closely for over 14 years.

No reasonable physician can possibly 'fully' accept the impact that the FQs have. Physicians are taught to depend on the quality control of the FDA testing and approval and the safety of the drugs available to them as part of their arsenal to help attack the diseases attacking their patients.

I understand that physicians are using these drugs with good intentions. I also understand that the drug reps are only doing their job...and their job is not to believe that the product they are selling can work as a poison in a percentage of people that is 10 times higher than reported.

I want to say something about the statistics to everyone who holds onto that illusion;

Rare? No. I don't think so. In my own personal experience, within my own circle of family, friends and just ordinary people I happen to talk to, here's what I came across in the last 7 months:

Lady #1, co-worker: "My sister took Cipro a long time ago. [After hearing about what happened to me from Levaquin] She was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, too. But, the doctor never said anything about it being caused from the medicine.” (DRUG CONNECTION UNRECOGNIZED - UNREPORTED CASE)

Lady #2, co-worker: "I've had Fibromyalgia for years. It got so bad, I had to have a neck surgery. My doctor said it looked like I was in an accident, my inflammation was so high." (When I showed her the list of FQs, she recognized Cipro as a drug she has repeatedly taken thru-out her life. (DRUG CONNECTION UNRECOGNIZED - UNREPORTED CASE)

Lady #3, client: "I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Some days are so bad, I can't even get out of bed." I remembered she told me she didn't feel good after taking a medication several weeks earlier. I asked her what it was. "Cipro." she said. (DRUG CONNECTION UNRECOGNIZED - UNREPORTED CASE)

Lady #4, co-worker: "Tracey, what was the name of that pill you said gave you so many problems??" "Levaquin" I answered. "Why?" "That's what they gave my [4 year old] son last week." "For what?!?!" I screamed. "He had a cut on his hand, and it got infected." "What happened to him???" I said. "The next day his skin was in such a rash, it was almost peeling off. I took him back and they said they didn't know what caused it. "

A note on this; For the next 4.5 months, the young boy could not stop scratching his body. He would beg his mother to sit for hours, scratching his back and arms. There was one night he cried himself to sleep because his eyes hurt so bad. Eye pain was my first ADR, and I would rate it on a scale of 10. This drug was inappropriately used by an ill-informed and undoubtedly well-intentioned doctor. (DRUG CONNECTION UNRECOGNIZED - UNREPORTED CASE)

Man #5, co-worker: "My wife has been having those pains you're talking about for years. One day she says it's her wrist, then her ankle, then her back. It just keeps moving from one place to the next and she's tired all the time. She can't even pick up our kids, anymore. Her doctor thinks it might be Lupus." "Did she ever take Levaquin or Cipro or any other FQ?" I asked. "She's had sinus infections all her life, so maybe."

Note: After checking with their pharmacy, Cipro was found to be on the list, right before the time these 'mysterious' pains began to develop. (DRUG CONNECTION UNRECOGNIZED - UNREPORTED CASE)

Lady #6, my 78 year old aunt: "My legs hurt so bad, and my feet. I can't come over to your house, today. I can't walk. Everything hurts. I've never felt pain like this in all my life. My doctor ran all kinds of tests, they can't find anything. I don't know what it is."

Note: Despite her age, she was in generally good health. She had a mild arthritis and nothing more. She was given Levaquin for pneumonia (just like I was) and developed 'searing' migrating pains immediately following. (DRUG CONNECTION UNRECOGNIZED - UNREPORTED CASE)

I could give at least 3 more examples, but the point has been made.

In my own personal case, after five days of taking Levaquin, and high does of Ibuprofen (which my doctor recommended) I returned to the doctor's office in a panic. I said, "My eyes are hurting like they're going to rupture out of my head any minute, now. I am having a lot of difficulty breathing (yes, I had pneumonia, but my breathing became more difficult after starting the Levaquin, not less as it should be) and my ankle was hurting really bad on and off. I was limping yesterday, but today it feels okay."

My doctor told me that he's never heard of anyone having eye pain like that, and simply shrugged it off and told me not to worry. He then said I must have inflammation in my chest, so he wrote a steroid prescription, which I refused to take. He said that if my ankle feels better today, don't worry about that either, and make sure I finish the Levaquin, so I clear up the pneumonia. He also dismissed the fact that since my first visit on the day I came in, my blood pressure had gone up considerably, and I was still running a low-grade fever of 99.5.

This is not an anomaly. This is what is happening all across America. I have seen 5 other doctors since the first, and ALL of them say they have never heard of a case like mine. (I have had 50+ ADRs – all of which take turns from one day to the next, constantly rotating - from Levaquin's 188 possible side effects, including temporary visual disturbances and problems with speech/spelling/math and reading)

Yet, in talking to people I know, and reading the messages on Medications.com and several other Levaquin message boards, I am again and again seeing the same complaints.

1) Patients are being given Levaquin and other FQ's as a first-line treatment.

2) Patients are being given these drugs with no warning whatsoever.

3) When patients return with their long list of complaints, the treating physicians are not recognizing the drug connection.

4) Because the majority of physicians do not recognize the connection, they are not reporting the incidents to the FDA.

5) The doctors rely on the FDA for accurate statistics.

6) Doctors will look at the '<1%' and the word RARE on the PI and believe it to be true, when in fact it is isn't.

I am in possession of a copy of a report from a Levaquin clinical research study which has 433 pages of disturbing information. In this study it shows that 7 subjects had to stop due to severe adverse reactions. 3 of the subjects died within one month of the adverse reactions and 4 of them died during.

Yes, all drugs have side effects, that is true. However, when the average person thinks of a 'side-effect', they think of something that will stop when the drug is stopped. That is not the case with a FQ. If you get an ADR from Levaquin...you're in for a minimum of a 2 year recovery to life, if you even survive it at all…

Tracey from Chicago
37 year old previously healthy and athletic female
7.5 months post-Levaquin
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Sorry you had a bad experience with Levaquin. Before crusading to take quins off the market know these facts. Nothing has killed more patients than penicillin due to allergies. Liver failure is huge problem with Augmentin. Why do you rally to remove all generic antibiotics from the market. Zpak and Biaxin also cause liver failure and will produce a high failure rate due to resistance but I bet you or your friends get it for your kids when they are sick. Also the next time you have an infection, will you risk death due to Pneumonia, or brain abscess due to untreated Sinusitus, or kidney failure due to untreated kidney infection or uti? There are no guarantees with any meds or with holistic healing. People live longer because of antibiotics including quinolones.
P.S. quinolones are indicated in 4 year olds so I already doubt half of what you say. The only reason a 4 year old would get a quinolone would be if he would die otherwise.
 




Anonymous said:
Sorry you had a bad experience with Levaquin. Before crusading to take quins off the market know these facts. Nothing has killed more patients than penicillin due to allergies. Liver failure is huge problem with Augmentin. Why do you rally to remove all generic antibiotics from the market. Zpak and Biaxin also cause liver failure and will produce a high failure rate due to resistance but I bet you or your friends get it for your kids when they are sick. Also the next time you have an infection, will you risk death due to Pneumonia, or brain abscess due to untreated Sinusitus, or kidney failure due to untreated kidney infection or uti? There are no guarantees with any meds or with holistic healing. People live longer because of antibiotics including quinolones.
P.S. quinolones are indicated in 4 year olds so I already doubt half of what you say. The only reason a 4 year old would get a quinolone would be if he would die otherwise.
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Sorry, correction below:
Before crusading to take quins off the market know these facts. Nothing has killed more patients than penicillin due to allergies. Liver failure is huge problem with Augmentin. Why don't you rally to remove all generic antibiotics from the market? It's easy to attack branded drugs because you can easily wil some $$. Zpak and Biaxin also can cause liver failure in otherwise healthy people and will produce a high failure rate due to resistance. But I bet you or your friends get it for your kids when they are sick. Also the next time you have an infection, will you risk death due to Pneumonia, or brain abscess due to untreated Sinusitus, or kidney failure due to untreated kidney infection or uti? There are no guarantees with any meds or with holistic healing. People live longer because of antibiotics including quinolones.
P.S. quinolones are not indicated in 4 year olds so I already doubt half of what you say. The only reason a 4 year old would get a quinolone would be if he would die otherwise.
 




I am a pharmaceutical sales rep who is now on disability from taking Levaquin. It has been 15 months nowsince my last pill! Please view the following websites:

Fluoroquinolones.org

FQvictims.org

Drugvictims.org

FQresearch.org

Antibiotics.org
 








Anonymous said:
After reading through the old thread about Levaquin, and seeing the rampant misconceptions regarding this drug (and its parent class, fluoroquinolones), I now find that it is necessary to share my own experiences with Levaquin.

To start off, I am 24 years old, and was healthy prior to ingesting this antibiotic.
The first time I was given this drug was in December of 2003, and approximately 6 months later I partially tore a tendon in my shoulder during non-strenuous activity. This along a few other symptoms (joint pain, fatigue, muscle spasms, etc...) were never connected to the drug I was given by either myself or doctor; blood tests revealed nothing egregiously wrong, and my doctor was stumped. I recovered from my injuries, only to be given Levaquin again in December of 2004.

This time, it destroyed my life. I find myself now, over 13 months later, still nearly unable to walk due to severe tendon and nerve damage in my lower legs. I have been unable to walk for more than a few minutes at a time since January of 2005, and even standing is exceedingly difficult at times. I have now suffered from tendon problems in the following joints: feet, ankles, knees, hips, back, hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders (I would merely say all joints, but I think that I may have a toe or two which are still unaffected); I also have problems with every major muscle group in my body. The pain is indescribable, unbearable, and quite simply, cruel and inhuman punishment for the mistake of merely trusting the medical community.

The full list of my side effects (almost all of which continue to this day) is as follows:
Fatigue, severe muscle weakness/soreness, buzzing/pricking/vibratory sensations in lower legs (signs of neuropathy), popping/cracking joints, gastrointestinal problems, recurring ear pressure, difficulty finding/spelling words, severe pain/stiffness upon waking, burning pain in legs, heart palpitations/tachycardia, red/dry eyes, hair loss, brain fog, memory loss, inability to focus, mood disturbances, bouts of depersonalization/derealization, anxiety (unprovoked panic attacks, even while sleeping), depression, insomnia, electrical sensations in brain, jitteriness/shakiness, limited joint range of motion (almost every joint), cold extremities, mild occasional hallucinations, dizziness, nausea, dislocated fibular head below left knee (due to muscle weakness), periodic limb movement disorder, and others which are not easily describable in list form.

Many of you who read this may scoff, may attack me as ill-informed, or worse, a liar. I cannot change that, as mankind has a remarkable ability to ignore/disbelieve information that threatens one’s previous worldview. You are allowed to believe whatever you want, and so be it. But let me ask you this, if it was not Levaquin which caused me all of these problems, then what was it? And why did they begin occurring shortly after consuming that drug? Why are thousands of other people complaining of the exact same array of ailments after being exposed to this class of pharmaceuticals?

You can shield yourself by wrapping up snugly in disbelief, but doing so in no way changes the truth of the matter. Nor does it alleviate, prevent, or alter the suffering that we endure.

Anyone who reads this can easily choose to close to their minds to this, but what about their hearts, the basic essence of compassion and humanity which bind us as a species? People have come to you and said that they are suffering, and thus far the only retort I’ve seen is to attack them and their credibility rather than listen, try to learn, or at least offer some condolences (see the old thread for examples of the caustic replies). What do I have to gain by doing this, or making this all up? The victims of this are not ‘conspirators’, we are hurt, and seek justice. I ask for nothing more than recognition by those who perpetrate this, and help in stopping it. More importantly, what do you have to lose by listening? Market share and profit margin, the proverbial ‘bottom line’? If so, if these factors weigh more heavily on your mind than gross injustice and the cries of humanity, than I pray for you. It is too late for me, as I have already been hurt and only time may one day heal me, but if no one stands up, if education about these dangers does not proliferate, then more innocent people will end up like me today, tomorrow, and the next.

I am not asking for a complete ban on these drugs, merely that they be used as a last line of defense (which is what they were originally designed/approved for) against resistant infections where they would mean the difference between life or death, and only then in cases where the patient is fully informed. Most, nearly all, of those who have been hurt were given these drugs before any others were tried, for diagnoses that did not require them. Pushing these drugs as first line agents by playing down their toxicity profile and claiming that they are ‘safe and effective’ is a moral crime if not a legislated one (yet).

I ask that all doctors be properly educated (by the pharmaceutical representatives they rely on) as to the inherent risks associated with fluoroquinolone use. Finally, I also ask the companies who manufacture these drugs to immediately send out ‘dear doctor’ letters warning of the following three facts: that fluoroquinolones can cause adverse reactions long after treatment has been discontinued, that these adverse reactions can sometimes be completely disabling, and that they can be non-abating. Merely the truth and nothing more…to save the health and lives of your fellow man.

Is this too much to ask in return for my life?
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Please go away. You posted this a year ago or so. It is not new news. All pharmaceuticals have side effects, some more serious for certain people. It is unfortunate but it is reality. Open any PI for any pharmaceutical on the market.....it will scare you. The bottom line is the benefit outweighs the risk.
Now, go get your disease diagnosed....it is not because you took Levaquin. And if it is, good luck proving it.
 








Anonymous said:
Levaquin is garbage... avelox is 5 times more potent with less side effects.
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Gee, do you sell Avelox? Why is Avelox not 5 times more effective then? Furthermore, why is there no efficacy advantage at all? The answer is, of course, you can't kill a bug deader. Dead is dead. This is why your argument about being 5 times more potent is crap. The next thing you will try to convince docs of is the lack of acquiring resistance due to the increased potency. That is great in therory but after 10 years of being on the market, Levaquin still has no resistance. Sure there are isolated cases of failures, but that is the case with EVERY antibiotic! I have yet to see efficacy data claiming 100% efficacy in any indication. That is because no antibiotic is 100% effective. However, any time Levaquin fails, it is painted as this huge resistance problem. The reason failures on Levaquin are such a big deal is because failures on Levaquin are so rare!! It is big news when Levaquin fails! That is how good it is. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
 












Poor? Continuous growth and dominate the respiratory quinolones? 450 million patients? No wonder why I crush you every month - you are an idiot. Stick with the 5 docs that write your drug - you are getting in over your head kid.
 




I found this website by chance and I'm amazed that you people don't have any respect for life and people hurt by this drug. I'm 63 yrs. old and was having the time of my life when I was given this poison. I was healthy and happy and now my life is changed forever. You people are just doing your job but someday someone you know will be given this poison and you will realize what you're selling. Tendon damage???? that's just one little side effect. I pray for all of you so that you will check out some of the sites where people like me talk about their problems from this poison and try to help one another. Do yourself a favor and make sure none of your family takes this garbage. There are safer drugs on the market so please save your loved ones from this horror.
 




A - no way you are 63 yrs old and know how to use the internet

or

B - you are old and get lost easy: you are looking for the "avelox" board, or the "tequin" board. Just search "c diff", it'll take you there.
 




I too have had a life changing experience thanks to Levaquin. A year ago I was very sick with what the doctor said was pneumonia. I ended up in the hospital because the doctor said it was very bad.....bacteremia (the pathogen gets into the bloodstream). He put me on Levaquin and it saved my life. I was very sick and in a matter of 48 hours I was a different person....feeling much better. My opinion is that it is a miracle drug.
 




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