levaquin and anxiety

[yellowrose]

hey what a night i had , i started on levaquin 750mg last night at 6:30 at 10:00 pm i started having burning in my head and tingling, i could not sleep it went on all night i have had no sleep in 24 hours. my dr says siad affects but could it be anxiety. am still haveing the burn in ears and head. and really tired but cant go to sleep, i need sleep after 24 hours. anyone had this problem ryan if your on what do you think. am not taking another pill i know that.

[tanns]

This was a big problem for me, 750mg Levaquin for ear infection.   I think it can cause heightened anxiety in a number of people.  I took one and within 20 or so minutes it was apparent something wasn't right.  I ended up taking amoxicillin.  Not as strong and it took much longer to get rid of it but it was worth it not to have the anxiety.

It has been talked about on this forum, if I can find the posts where it was talked about, I'll let you know the dates.

[tostressed]

I had a bad experience on levaquin with the burning head. I had burning fingers and toes and joint pain. Levaquin is a bad antibiotic, atleast for me. I actually took 4 doses in the beginning of january and since then I have had joint pain and a lot of other problems that arent explainable. I called the doctor they told me to stop taking it immediatly and they put me on amoxicillin. I don't go on antibiotics very often, but from now on the only one I will take is amoxicillin. I've always taken that and never have a problem. I believe it was the levaquin for all of my problems. If you go on line you will see there are a lot of people with problems from it, and still have continued problems from it still after months or  years after taking it. I've heard good and bad about levaquin, but I will NEVER take that drug again.

[mia193]

I had a terrible experience with levaquin - mine was a warm feeling too and I mine heart rate went through the roof-
From what I know, this is a s/e or adverse effect of the med- you should call your doc and get a different antibiotic.  
For some it works, but I have heard more negatives than positives!

[yellowrose]

wow so i have the burning head and ears to thanks for ya talking to me it helps, i do take the 500 np but than when they gave me the750 it took its tool, but i didnt have anything until 4 hours after i took it .is that strange . am so hoping its the pill and not my anxiety its been gone for 4 months now and i have not been stressed , so am worried its coming back but i keep telling myself its the pill. they calling in cipro i think how you spell it .hope its not strong or i will keep my uti .lol. did it stop ya from sleeping , am tired but eyes wont close so that has to be the pill right ,anxiety dont keep me up for over 24 hours. ok thanks again . it means a lot tohave someone to talk to. hey one more question, did ya also have hot flashes with it . like i get hot all over with the tingling and burning . this am when i got up i was having chills with it to which is a side affect. ok waiting on dr to call me back wqith some answers but thanks for sharing yas .

[yellowrose]

how long after you stop pills did burning /tigle head go away? i only took one last night its 1:08 next day and am still having some burning and tingling.my heart rate ok it just beatinghard it feels like, never racing. hoping it will go away soon by 6:30 today it will have been 24 hours since i took that pill. we will see.