Thanks Sal...great to get a head's up on this!

Scary! Antibiotics are overused, IMO. The link was a story by the local news team here in Atlanta!

I hope this makes folks think and ask lots of questions before filling and blindly taking an antibiotic just because a doctor prescribed it.

Pharmacists seem to know more about these things than doctors so ask your pharmacist if your own doctor doesn't give you a satisfactory answer.

Yes Kelly, my Niece who lives in Buford, sent it to me.

My son and DIL live in Sugar Hill.....which is part of Buford!

I hate this drug and have posted about it before! The last 2 times I took it I slipped into a deep depression. When I finally got off of it I felt better. I knew about the weakness and rupture of tendons in this drug but decided never to take it again. A lot of times people just prescribe for UTI's. It is terribly overused

Can taking levaquin once cause damage? I was given it for potential uti and the next day my tendons were bothering me so I quit it immediately. A month later I started suffering from current nerve issues. I've been told that taking it once couldnt do anything but it has left me wondering.

I honestly don't think so. Probably just a coincidence.

Not sure about only using Levaquin once; but I had bladder surgery about 6 or 7 yrs ago. I was given a 14day prescription for Levaquin. After about a few days noticed my legs and feet starting to swell. Figured it was from the bladder surgery; but by the time I finished this scrip; I wrote on the bottle; "Do not take this med again; swelling feet/legs.

Although I has spine issues, I did not have PN until the bladder surgery. It was on NT that I was made aware of the danger of Levaquin. I have been on Sprionlactone for Edema since the bladder surgery and have suffered from PN since then as well. No coincidence here. I believe Levaquin is the contributing culprit.


Gerry