Avelox and Weakness: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• September 20, 2009

For Sinusitis "I know everybody's body is different and reacts differently to medications, but after the second dose, I was tingly all over, had a headache, severe anxiety, muscle aches, weakness, tiredness, dry mouth, and impulsiveness. Just be careful!"

• Anonymous
• March 17, 2011

For Sinusitis "I was put on Avelox for a horrible sinus infection and chest congestion. My doctor never mentioned any of the possible side effects. Within an hour of taking the first dose, I became very tired, weak, and I had heart palpitations, and I had overwhelming anxiety. I am now on day 5, and the side effects have only progressed. The joint pain and muscle cramping, heart fluttering, fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea, blurred vision, loss of appetite, and tremors are enough to scare anyone. It has helped my congestion and sinus infection, but there are other antibiotics that are just as good and so much safer."

• Anonymous
• March 17, 2011

For Sinusitis "I was put on Avelox for a horrible sinus infection and chest congestion. My doctor never mentioned any of the possible side effects. Within an hour of taking the first dose, I became very tired, weak, and I had heart palpitations, and I had overwhelming anxiety. I am now on day 5, and the side effects have only progressed. The joint pain and muscle cramping, heart fluttering, fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea, blurred vision, loss of appetite, and tremors are enough to scare anyone. It has helped my congestion and sinus infection, but there are other antibiotics that are just as good and so much safer."

• Anonymous
• March 2, 2011

For Sinusitis "I took a second pill and had a severe reaction to it in less than 25 minutes. It started with nausea, hives, extremely dizzy and lightheaded, slurred speech, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat and rise in blood pressure and heart rate, severe anxiety and weakness."

• pop...
• February 15, 2015

For Sinusitis "My experience is that I experienced arthritic symptoms in my joints. In particular, my top finger joints where red knobs appeared, and I experienced pain and sometimes itching. I also experienced pain in my Achilles tendon and weakness in legs."

• Anonymous
• January 7, 2012

For Bronchitis "Found this to be a very intense medicine. I am 64 and have a history of chronic bronchitis due to non-repaired scoliosis and am quite susceptible to respiratory issues. On day 1 and 2, my chest and the ability to breathe were tight and restricted. On day 3, much improvement, but followed with severe abdominal cramping and nausea with dry mouth. I have lost 6 pounds and feel quite weak and dread the next dose. I am on it for 10 days."

• Kar...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• March 6, 2018

For Skin or Soft Tissue Infection "I went into the hospital for surgery. I was on three medicines the day of surgery, and an infection happened. I was given Avelox by IV for 6 weeks. In 2011, I had the same situation, so again 6 weeks, calling it an extended amount of Avelox. So I had 24 weeks in all by IV. I have tendon damage so severe that Mayo can do nothing to help me. My toes curl under, and my feet have muscle wasting, fat pad syndrome, the bones now have cysts, and I haven't been able to walk on my feet at all. I went through all of the neuropathy, crying in pain, then I couldn't find my feet because I lost sense of where they were. The motor function burned out to where walking became impossible. Everything else has been ruled out, even by Mayo, one other major hospital, and one is working it out now just to see if they can give me any relief of pain. It's just going up higher, the atrophy is muscle gone forever."

• Anonymous
• February 1, 2009

For Pneumonia "The first two days of taking Avelox were the worst for me; terrible headache and weakness. On the third day, the headache was not as severe. I ended up having an upset stomach for the entire ten days. However, I can breathe better, but I did look forward to taking that last pill."

• Anonymous
• December 28, 2009

For Bronchitis "I had the H1N1 flu and then developed bronchitis. After 3 days of taking Avelox, I had hives all over my body. I stopped the medicine 5 days ago and still have hives. The bronchitis seems to be gone. I also experience pains in my muscles and weakness and tightness in my chest and palpitations. I don't think I will be taking this medicine again."