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Levaquin report #SELF-3555
Female patient reported the following Levaquin side effect(s):Tendonitis in multiple areas, numbness and tingling in hands and fingers, joint pain, muscle pain
Took Levaquin for two days, stopped taking when saw the risk for ruptured tendons, a week later, was playing tennis and right thumb and wrist started to hurt very badly, thought it was just a sprained wrist, quit playing tennis and stopped working out. A week later, LEFT wrist and thumb started hurting, then achilles tendon area of heel and leg, got shooting pains in muscles and some joint pain, ongoing.
Event date: Wednesday June 10th 12:00:00 AM
Dosage: 500 mg
Frequency: one per day
Age: 46
Weight: 156
Other medications: None
Diagnosis: Bronchitis
Pre-existing conditions: None other than seasonal allergies
Hospitalized? No
Life-threatening? No
Disabled? No
Birth Defects? No
Was intervention required to prevent damage? Yes Have stopped all activities that call for using hands at this time, icing, wearing braces
Other serious medical events? No
Died? No