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"The Levaquin Makers Are Going to Pay for the Damage They Caused"

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Spokane, WA"I'm not the type of person to sue anyone and I have never taken anyone to court, but this time is different," says Rob. In my book, the Levaquin side effects far outweigh the benefits.

Just before Thanksgiving, a nurse practitioner prescribed Rob Levaquin for a sinus and staph infection. "The very next day my lower legs, especially my Achilles tendons, started tingling and burning, to the point where I wasn't able to sit or lie down," says Rob, whose doctor said, 'It's bad luck that these Levaquin side effects happened to you.'

Rob didn't have any pain in his legs before taking Levaquin, nor was he taking any other meds. And there was no chance that he suffered an injury that would cause both Achilles tendons to tear. "Although the infection cleared up, I don't like the fact that I have to deal with this," says Rob. "I have back problems that left me disabled but that has nothing to do with my tendons. I tried to get myself to a point where I can live a normal life, now this is a huge setback. Is this something permanent, will it ever go away?

"The day after Thanksgiving my lower legs started tingling and burning, to the point where I wasn't able to sit or lie down," says Rob. "Now it feels like electric shocks, below the calf muscle and down the length of my tendons. "

Rob was pretty active before this happened; he was walking without crutches but now he is back on crutches and sometimes in a wheelchair. "It gets to the point where I can't do anything," he says. "I have to sleep with a heating pad on my lower legs, otherwise I can't get to sleep, even with sleeping pills. Not a lot makes me comfortable—nothing seems to help other than the heating pad."

Had Rob known about Levaquin side effects he would never have taken this med. And he also wonders if the specialist at the Spokane Ear Nose and Throat Clinic would have prescribed Levaquin or another fluroquinolone for a simple infection—was it simply bad luck that he saw the nurse practitioner instead of the specialist? "When I went back to the clinic, the specialist admitted that Levaquin has done this damage," adds Rob.

"Medications are here to help us but there is a time when people need to know things that are bad, especially the side effects," he says, fuming. "And I got the worst right from the beginning. My primary doctor said that usually Levaquin side effects take a while before they give you problems, but he is wrong.

"I have retained an attorney and my next step is meeting the criteria. They want to know if I have tendonitis—yes; I have to send them information about the course of treatment, what the surgeon recommends and my current condition. I will have the answers after I see the surgeon to find out if I will need surgery. Odds are that I will need surgery because I hear and feel popping sounds when I walk.

"I didn't start looking for adverse reactions until the pain started. Something wasn't right, so I went online and found actual accredited sites, such as Lawyers and Settlements. Then I found a Levaquin class-action lawsuit. The makers of Levaquin got me so mad, you'd better believe they are going to pay. "

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I was poisoned with Levaquin in 2012-it is now 2022 and it is 2022 and I am still suffering with electric shocks in my legs. At times my tendons still flare up and I can hardly move. Levaquin ruined my life--lost my job, but yet no one could declare me disabled. I lost family and friends over it as they tire of putting up with my pain from a source that no one can see. I was unable to be part of the lawsuits as the doctor lied about giving me Levaquin via IV and they prescribed levafloxacin from the pharmacy--which was also exempt from the lawsuits. I am frustrated, tired, weary and angry and frankly, no one cares.

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Never take levoqin. I went in for a sinusitis. ..I now have swelling in my left artery in my brain. I work ad a bartender and I move very fast...well I did...now after levoqin I am afraid my arteries will explode...very dangerous. My ears have been ringing fir six month...levoqin is stored in Your tissues almost impossible to get it out. Im sueing and im telling eVeryone

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I need to talk to someone who has sued to know the process. four surgeries on each hand. I need it again on both. what to do?i have been diagonoised with heart valvue replacement. I've been told it also affects the heart.

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When is J&J going to start settling other cases, such as in OHIO?

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