- Antibiotics for COPD 26th February 2008
... congestion. Predisone gave me no relief, then we tryed levaquin 500mg which worked, felt great after 5-7 days of the ... would return every 6 - 8 weeks, I continue to take the levaquin each occurence with good outcome. In addition I take ... moist and able to expel the early morning phlem. The Levaquin continues to work without resistance.
I'm happy...
- Viral Pneumonia 20th February 2008
... ntibiotics. Daily shots of Rocephin for 10 days straight. Levaquin , 2 Intravenious antibiotics in the hospital. I am...
- my bronchitis deal 3rd January 2008
... that stupid cough. I went to my doctor who gave me Levaquin and a different cortisteroid shot.
In the past...
- increasing prednisone when sick 1st January 2008
... cough. Then my doctor put me on another antibiotic Levaquin , gave me a different cortisteroid shot and sent me...
- Fluid Buildup around Lungs 25th February 2007
... prove it . the pills were 12.00 each the name was Levaquin 500mg one per day for 10 days ,you may consult your...
- MAC (Mycrobacterium Avium Complex) 3rd November 2006
... the plane to Colorado Springs so I took the round of Levaquin antibiotics that I took with me just in case and it...
... they reveal a definitive answer. Ann, did you take Levaquin on top of the antibiotics that you are taking for...
... and didn't have any problem taking them. I took 10 Levaquin pills at the end of Oct. when I had my bladder "sling...
- Chronic cough/Wheezing/Shoulder pain-Anyone w/Similar problem? 5th October 2006
... and or one of the following; Amoxicillin, Zithromax, Levaquin , or more lately, Keflex or Doxycyclene. I am prescribed...
- Infection, Virus, or COPD??? 20th September 2006
... worsening cough, I started some anti-biotics samples of Levaquin on my own. (I always get bronchitus (sp?) or pneumonia ... to do a chest x-ray at that time. I had 7 days of Levaquin , so he added Avelox for 3 days after I finished the ... Levaquin .
Well after a few more days, the congestion worsened...
- PICC line for suspected CF infection 24th April 2006
... After four antibiotics including Bactrum and Levaquin , my son will require a PICC line to conquer the haemopholis...
- Wheezing when I lay down...help! 4th January 2006
... nose, drip, fever of 100.9...chills....started taking levaquin ( we were away and i always travel with antibiotics...
- Antibiotics Help 13th December 2005
... get rid of the infection.
Don't take Avelox, Levaquin , Tequin, or Cipro again!...
- Anyone had walking pneumonia? I do, not sure what I'm in for & seem 2B getting worse. 1st December 2005
... to even get the mess cleared up..Id ask your dr for levaquin "rough stuff " but within the 1st 3 days of taking...
- Intracostal muscles, costochronditis or pleurisy? 5th November 2005
... sinusitis, so I saw my Dr. and he gave me 5 days of Levaquin which resolved the sinusitis. Post-nasal drip was...
- chest pain after pneumonia 26th May 2005
... mycoplasma pneumonia in March, and was treated with levaquin for 10 days. My cough has been better for about two...
- Why would one lung hurt more than the other? 24th May 2005
... Albuterol, but do a course of Prednisone(sp?) with Levaquin (antibiotic).
Hell, I went all out and broke out the ... scribed for me - Ketek - ever heard of it? I did like Levaquin the time I was on it. It seemed to kick the crap...
... very important if the first anti-biotic doesn't work. Levaquin seems to be the big gun right now, but I actually...
... actually getting worse and not better on it. I did have Levaquin right after my asthma attack. I was only on a 10 ... started coming back a week later. I got put back on Levaquin for another 10 days, but I really think I should have...
- Something in lung 2nd April 2005
... the junk in your lung. Combine that with a course of Levaquin if you think the infection is bacterial.
Maybe someone...
- Mucus or what? 27th March 2005
... also sticky. He has been on antibiotics (zithromax, levaquin , and biaxin xl). Nothing seems to help. He'll stop...
- painful lung 11th March 2005
... shes on her fourth round of antibiotics, this time levaquin , the last previous rounds were avelox. as well as...
... shes on her fourth round of antibiotics, this time levaquin , the last previous rounds were avelox. as well as...
- Bronchitis 5th March 2005
... strong enough antibiotic. I would highly recommend Levaquin . It is a bit more expensive, but with every respiratory ... certian antibiotics if you take them enough times. The levaquin is just one pill a day for ten days. Good luck to...
- yellow phlegm help 3rd March 2005
... After the Levaquin ended, my sinuses started to close in on me again...
- Is this bronchitis still? Please help 28th February 2005
... blown asthma attack. They put me on prednisone and levaquin (a really heavy duty antibiotic), but (this is the...
- MAC (Mycrobacterium Avium Complex) 14th December 2004
... the GERD out. She did write me a prescription for Levaquin to take 10 days just in case I have an infection....
- low grade bacterial infection? 7th December 2004
... antibiotic that has seemed to work for me has been Levaquin . So I do think it is plausible that you do have an...
- bronchitis with no cough? 13th October 2004
... have been on zpac and amoxicillian she called me in levaquin tonight, the funny thing is i make myself cough, its...
- Brochitis or something else??? 13th October 2004
... that did not want to go away last year. I found that levaquin is the antibiotic for me. Hope you feel better soon...
- Strange Pneumonia? 3rd October 2004
... Hypokelly,
Thanks for your reply. Yes I am taking Levaquin too. I go back to the doctor tomorrow and I am going...
- Pneumonia 22nd September 2004
... shot of rochephin and a script for cough meds and levaquin . I still felt really tired and sick a week later...
- Right toncil is enlarged, tight thoat feeling too! 19th September 2004
... that would just not go away. A couple of courses of Levaquin helped me out alot....
- I'm worried, what is this... 10th September 2004
... need a stronger dose of antibiotics if you were. Levaquin always works great for me. I hope you feel better...
- 6 months going on 7 COUGH!! Help 6th September 2004
... my sinus troubles and respiratory infections that Levaquin did the best as far as getting rid of the problems...
- respiratory infection??? 25th July 2004
... all of the upper respiratory infections I have had, Levaquin seems to be the one that works the best.
Good luck...
- Whats going on? 28th May 2004
... of them than originally prescribed. I found that Levaquin usually did the trick for me. Good luck on feeling...
- How Long for Antibiotic to Work? 9th January 2004
... so I was referred to a pulmonary specialist it took levaquin to kill the bacteria. So now here I sit with a huge...
- Upper Respiratory Infections 3rd January 2004
... I have had three of them. I have been prescribed Levaquin for those infections and they clear up for about a...
... automaticaly assumes infection and prescribes the levaquin . As did my pulmonologist. I had a bad reaction to...
- pneumonia diagnosed as bronchitis? 16th December 2003
... the drug of choice to pneumonia. I was prescribed Levaquin (sp??). It was wonderful -- no side affects. I can...
... to use in their arsenal.
Biaxin/Erythromycin and Levaquin (levofloxacin, a quinolone) are different drugs that ... different ways and as far as I know kill different things. Levaquin is a big-gun broad spectrum (both gram negative and...
- Continual pneumonia, what to do? 1st December 2003
... discolored phlegm. They called in some antibiotics: levaquin and prednisone. They said they would call if there...
- Kartageners Syndrome, PCD, Immotile cilia syndrome 16th September 2003
... Flared up again with in week and did 10 dyas of levaquin . At that point my doc wanted to do an additional 10 ... days of Augmentin consecutive after the Levaquin because the h-flu is sensitive. My first dose I had ... anitbiotic. Here I am less than two weeks off the Levaquin coughing up crap again. Needless to say I'm really...
... lung stuff I took 10 days of Augmentin, 10 days of Levaquin , 1 dose of Augmentin which I ended up being allergic ... days of doxycycline. After that I took 20 days of Levaquin for the sinuses.
I sure hope the sinus surgery...
... doc was out of town but the on call doc prescribed Levaquin since it was a broad spectrum anti until my culture ... haemophilus influenzae. He told me to finish the 10 levaquin but after that he was switching me back to the Augmentin ... infection. That's when I started on the 10 day of Levaquin again. About a week after that was done I had an ... other sinus infection and another 10 day of Levaquin . I just finished it a few days ago. I hope my sinuses...
- 1000 mg a dayBiaxin XL Treatment and side effects? 10th June 2008
... stomache every now and again. i'm also on it with levaquin , and i've tolerated the combo pretty well, too....
... reaction.
i also herxed really badly when i added levaquin into the mix, but i've been fine with the combo since ... probably herx b/c it's so strong. but so far Biaxin and Levaquin have given me the greatest leaps forward.
keep...
- Have a Question 6th June 2008
... attacks like you and the thing that helped with that was levaquin .. I havent had bad anxiety in about 10 months.. I...
... wanted to give up!
On a hunch, my LLMD prescribed Levaquin as she suspected I had Bartonella. After nine long ... months on oral Levaquin I felt better!!! Yippee!!
My brain fog went away ... first. This was true in my case.
I still take the Levaquin , 500mg per day; no other abx at this time. I Herx ... different immune system.
I am able to tolerate the Levaquin with no side effects or tendon damage. other cannot...
- Had 1st LLMD Appointment! 5th June 2008
... Omnicef, Biaxin, Ketek, Doxycycline, Doryx, Zithromax, Levaquin , Plaquenil, IV Rocephin, etc).
The one that worked ... best for me so far is Levaquin . It's killing the co-infection, Bartonella. I still...
- 400 mg of Doxy for past 2 weeks. Body/brain in complete turmoil. What next? 4th June 2008
... a co-infection of Bartonella and she started me on Levaquin . After nine months of that I truly felt better. ...
- On doxy and timing of tests 2nd June 2008
... suspected Bartonella co-infection for a year or two with Levaquin and I just tested positive 3 weeks ago.
Go figure...
- where can I get Iodoral? 30th May 2008
... not supposed to take minerals with the synthroid or levaquin , so I'll take this stuff at bedtime.
Will keep...
- New to board but not new to Lyme! 30th May 2008
... anyway and I'm so glad she did! After treating with Levaquin for a few months, a lot of my neuro symptoms went...
- What to take for Bartonella? 21st May 2008
... exposure.
Somebody told me in another thread that Levaquin is recommended.. so I guess that gives you another...
... I believe the med of choice for Bartonella is Levaquin and the second choice is often Rifampin.
One thing...
... I have Bartonella. I take 500mg Levaquin daily. It helped A LOT!
While on Levaquin my ...
The foot pain went away although I am still on Levaquin since it seems to continue to work.
Peace and health...
... expensive.
[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="4"]My LLMD says levaquin is the main thing. I also have bartonella. Doxy...
... 3578536][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="4"]My LLMD says levaquin is the main thing. I also have bartonella. Doxy...
... Thanks to everyone who responded!
I did have Levaquin once before for an "unrelated" infection. Doc gave ... Minocycline. Has anyone tried this? It's cheaper than the Levaquin , but more than the doxy....
... 3579036]Thanks to everyone who responded!
I did have Levaquin once before for an "unrelated" infection. Doc gave ... Minocycline. Has anyone tried this? It's cheaper than the Levaquin , but more than the doxy.
Minocycline is a very...
- Feel like I am losing it 21st May 2008
... zithro, bactrim, flagyl and omnicef to bactrim and levaquin (again) and see if that does anything. I was also...
- memory loss with lymes 19th May 2008
... types of antibiotics: one to go after the Bartonella ( Levaquin ) and a whole bunch to go after the Lyme (Doxycycline ... and a few more I can't recall).
After being on Levaquin for 9 months, my neurological troubles all but disappeared...
- Update on my appt with Dr. E and some new test results 17th May 2008
... some relief.
Here's my current protocol:
- 500mg Levaquin daily
- Xanax if needed for sleep
- Lunesta for...
... there is a possible side effect of tendon pain from Levaquin . If you get this, call your doctor immediately. ...
- Dr. Appt update 16th May 2008
... then change from all the meds to just bactrim and levaquin (already tried levaquin and it did not really help...
... Bartonella also. The only relief I have found is taking Levaquin . After 9 months on Levaquin I found that my terrible...
- foot pain! and other symptoms 7th May 2008
...
There is only one antibiotic that kills Bart, Levaquin . All the others will just supress it but not kill ... it. Within two months of Levaquin , my sore feet stopped. Other signs of Bart: anxiety...
...
There is only one antibiotic that kills Bart, Levaquin . All the others will just supress it but not kill ... it. Within two months of Levaquin , my sore feet stopped. Other signs of Bart: anxiety ... Treatment
Before I started the Ceftin, I was on Levaquin (with the Flagyl). I was taken off of it after a month ... down or stand up. :P Is there something else like Levaquin that would help?...
...
There is only one antibiotic that kills Bart, Levaquin . All the others will just supress it but not kill ... it. Within two months of Levaquin , my sore feet stopped. Other signs of Bart: anxiety ... cipro is another antibiotic in the same catagory as levaquin Levaquin can some times cause severe sometimes permanant ... tendon damage .
Not all people have this reaction to levaquin but I certainly did and was switched to cipro
Good...
... datgrlstef;3561362]Before I started the Ceftin, I was on Levaquin (with the Flagyl). I was taken off of it after a month ... down or stand up. :P Is there something else like Levaquin that would help?
Hellodatgrlstef;
I had the same ... problem with the levaquin as you did . The doctor put me on cipro 2x daily and...
- allergic to penicillin 28th April 2008
... news is you could be on azithromycin, clarithromycin, levaquin , or any drug from those 2 families. think the ceflasporins...
- which antibiotic?.... 26th April 2008
... pretty badly about once a month. i also just started levaquin 250 mg once a day on top of the biaxin and have been...
- is chronic lyme curable ? 21st April 2008
... ketolide (i think - i could be way off base. Biaxin and Levaquin are the two i'm on) are the most effective for me...
- new drug cocktail - biaxin, levaquin, diflucan, etc 21st April 2008
... better under him if i keep at it, but i've had this levaquin for 2 weeks and i'm scared to death to take it.
...
- Kelly5907--A question for you.. 13th April 2008
... was never on IV rocephin.. I did IV Zithromax and IV levaquin plus a ton of oral antibiotics.. I used a company...
... and have had some ups and downs since then. Went on Levaquin for a month and I swear at the 30 day mark i could ... barely walk. I was so crippled up! Levaquin and I do not agree.
I have also found out I have ... other treatments for Bartonella since I cannot do Levaquin . I was on Rifampin but we decided to try Levaquin...
... Onmyway,
Levaquin doesnt agree with everyone.. Iam on Avelox now.. its ... in the same family as levaquin .. Iam on it to get rid of bartonella which just doesnt ... and have had some ups and downs since then. Went on Levaquin for a month and I swear at the 30 day mark i could ... barely walk. I was so crippled up! Levaquin and I do not agree.
I have also found out I have ... other treatments for Bartonella since I cannot do Levaquin . I was on Rifampin but we decided to try Levaquin...
... thinks that my blood sugar may have dropped due to the Levaquin . That is one of the side efffects of Levaquin.
...
I cannot believe that you did IV Levaquin and it still did not take care of the Bart! Has Dr...
... treating bart for just about 10 months now.. The IV levaquin did help me ALOT so did IV Zithromax.. They both helped ... thinks that my blood sugar may have dropped due to the Levaquin . That is one of the side efffects of Levaquin.
...
I cannot believe that you did IV Levaquin and it still did not take care of the Bart! Has Dr...
- Bartonella? 1st April 2008
... my LLMD prescribed a Bartonella killing antibiotic ( Levaquin ) on a hunch - and I am so very grateful she did!
...
I take 500mg per day. After 9 months on Levaquin my brain fog went away, my facial numbness went away ... didn't feel as "drunk" as I had.
I am still on Levaquin .
Ticker's right: it's sometimes better to go after...
- llmd's in Bucks/montgomery county, PA 21st March 2008
... handle the doxy. Then they tried Mino, Malarone, and Levaquin . Nope. Had really bad side effects from those (couldn ... 't even keep the levaquin down). So now, I'm on zith, ceftin, plaquenil, and ... the lyme down a bit and then try the mino/malarone/ levaquin regimine again.
At least you're on a maintenance...
- I'm alive but working full time with Lyme is harder than I thought 16th March 2008
... including 9 months of IV and I still Herx. I take Levaquin and Doxy and my Lyme rash and Bartonella spots and...
... including 9 months of IV and I still Herx. I take Levaquin and Doxy and my Lyme rash and Bartonella spots and...
- Is Dr. Raxlen the only dr. in NY area? 22nd February 2008
... everything under control. I know you stopped the IV Levaquin . Were you treating Bart. If so are you still having...
... everything under control. I know you stopped the IV Levaquin . Were you treating Bart. If so are you still having ... Thanks,
Diane/Onmyway
Onmyway.. I have stopped my levaquin for now.. Ill probably start it again in a few weeks...
- Going to see Dr. Raxlen 19th February 2008
... been on for about a month and a half. I'm also on Levaquin , which we just added in April to treat the Bartonella...
- Aggressive treatment not always good 19th February 2008
... it and it does help
I take IV Zithro Mepron and levaquin
It sounds like the doctor is treating co-infections...
... it and it does help
I take IV Zithro Mepron and levaquin
It sounds like the doctor is treating co-infections ... aling with the mepron and then a month ago added the levaquin
I did herx really bad until I wondered what was...
... some light to this ignored disease
I am now off the levaquin so maybe I will start improving again
Oh by the...
... stuff even though some still lingers
I am now off the levaquin so maybe I will start getting better
Oh by the...
... don't really know whatend is up lately I was on levaquin left me sor far with bad tendon reactions that makes...
... anything and lyrica. You have me scared to start the levaquin . I was supposed to already have started it but have...
... anything and lyrica. You have me scared to start the levaquin . I was supposed to already have started it but have ... Hi Jeanine36
I don't mean to scare you about the levaquin I am probably one of the few that has been effected ... thanks for listening
I hope you do at least give the levaquin a try or ask the doctor about something else
Good...
... anything and lyrica. You have me scared to start the levaquin . I was supposed to already have started it but have...
- 3 yrs of treatment, update on my appt with Dr E 15th February 2008
... swear it's a miracle from God.
I'm to stay on the Levaquin and the Doxy and the Xanax and Lunesta to help me ... I don't know.
I still Herx regularly on the Levaquin : rash comes back in full itchy red force, fever, burning...
- Feeling very blah third week of PICC 14th February 2008
... the flaygyl every 72 hours . Mepron , zithromax and levaquin
Make sure to take a very good probiotic with your...
- Cure Stories Only 13th February 2008
... I happen to have Bartonella which was treated with Levaquin . 9 months on that drug and I felt like a new person...
- Burning feeling 6th February 2008
... face I found that this started with me taking Mepron levaquin and zithromax It attacks the cyst form of lyme and...
