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What Causes Joint Pain While On Levoquin?
Question: I was presceibed levoquin on leaving hospital. 4 of them on second morn I felt like I had been run over by a trudk in my hips. Very sore and stiff and painful. Still bad. Also about the next day I almost lost my voice and breath. Read print out and recognized symptoms. What to do? Is there a charge? If so may not go that far. XXXXX
Brief Answer:
Levaquin and joint pain
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You were recently started on Levaquin from an infection. Now you have joint pain which may be a result of taking the Levaquin. The FDA recently sent out a black box warning on giving levaquin to patients older than 50 years old about joint and tendon ruptures. Levaquin should be only used if no other options are available. Now that you have taken it you have hip pain which is a result of the medication. there is nothing we can do to stop the damage of the tendon from the medication. you can use tylenol or ibuprofen to help with the pain. I would recommend rest and if still in pain tomorrow or Monday that you be seen by your medical provider for additional testing and treatment. You may have ruptured a tendon in your hip and need additional treatment.
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Levaquin and joint pain
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You were recently started on Levaquin from an infection. Now you have joint pain which may be a result of taking the Levaquin. The FDA recently sent out a black box warning on giving levaquin to patients older than 50 years old about joint and tendon ruptures. Levaquin should be only used if no other options are available. Now that you have taken it you have hip pain which is a result of the medication. there is nothing we can do to stop the damage of the tendon from the medication. you can use tylenol or ibuprofen to help with the pain. I would recommend rest and if still in pain tomorrow or Monday that you be seen by your medical provider for additional testing and treatment. You may have ruptured a tendon in your hip and need additional treatment.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you so much. I should have said levofloxacin. Are they the same?
Brief Answer:
Levofloxacin is levaquin
Detailed Answer:
Levaquin is the trade name and levofloxacin is the generic name and they both have the same side effects and warnings
Levofloxacin is levaquin
Detailed Answer:
Levaquin is the trade name and levofloxacin is the generic name and they both have the same side effects and warnings
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thought I saw a lot of info from you earlier and did not get to read it. It was more about the med, Do not know where to look for it, Can you help. I want to know all I can and maybe get it printed YYYY@YYYY ,,, Thank you
Brief Answer:
additional information
Detailed Answer:
you can go to drugwatch.com and search for levaquin black box warning. There is all the information about the recent warning
additional information
Detailed Answer:
you can go to drugwatch.com and search for levaquin black box warning. There is all the information about the recent warning
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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