“Death by Levaquin” Brain/Body Toxic Drug

I loved my job. Got to drive a company car, buy lunches for doctors offices, give out drug samples and boxes of bagels, brownies and other treats to doctors offices. Got to go to Cancun a few times, the bahamas, Las Vegas and other neat places for training seminars. Even paid some doctors a few thousand dollars to give a short presentation to other doctors on the drug I was selling. Paid doctors to do preceptorships which entitled me to spend a day with the doctor. Basically it was a way to give the doctors some money with the idea of it being an educational tool for me. Yes there was pressure on the job. We had to make our sales quota but I still loved it. Can’t believe my life has been ruined by the own industry that I worked for and a drug that I used to sell.

Maybe it is karma for all the lives I unknowingly ruined by selling Levaquin when I was a drug rep. I had no idea that Levaquin could cause irreversible pain and neurological damage. I am not sure I am going to survive this poisoning. Today was an awful day. I am in so much pain it is unbelieveable. I tried to help my parents and water some of their lawn. I was so fatigued and in so much pain afterwards. Levaquin poisoning. Can’t escape it. My only joy is when I am unconscious. When I awake it is another day of constant pain and bizarre neurological symptoms.

Yet another day of constant chronic pain and central nervous system overstimulation. I am so fatigued but I am unable to sleep. It will be another night of 4 hours of sleep. Hopefully no nightmares tonight. My head shakes constantly like someone with Parkinsons disease yet it is not visible so most doctors discount it. When you see Michael J. Fox with all his shaking that is what it feels like in my head. I have this feeling 24/7.

There is a great documentary called ” Taken as Directed. ” It is about Lariam toxicity. Lariam can cause central nervous system toxicity. 

If you suffer from unexplained joint pain, insomnia, anxiety, fatigue or depression check your medical records to see if you were ever given a quinolone.  If you were please read some of the links posted below. They are very informative. Hopefully some day this criminal activity will be uncovered like the Vioxx debacle was.

My Urologist said “Take this, it’s not going to hurt you.” Those are words I will never forget as long as I am alive. I have no idea how I am still alive almost 3 years later. I have been poisoned by an antibiotic called Levaquin. I blindly accepted what my doctor had to say about Levaquin. I don’t even think I had an infection. My symptoms include severe anxiety/panic attacks, severe neuropathy, uncontrollable shaking, head pressure, bouncy vision, joint pain, severe insomnia, brain fog, tinnitus, sound sensitivity, balance problems, food intolerances, depression, feeling of impending doom, suicidal ideation, fatigue, nightmares, chemical sensitivities, 60 pound weight loss, night sweats, fatigue, liver damage and on and on. The panic attacks and severe anxiety have gone down considerably but many of the original symptoms remain to this day.

The reason for this blog is to try and warn people of the horrendous and devastating reactions to these drugs. Doctors will tell you they are safe and will deny a quinolone reaction when it occurs. The FDA knows all about this toxicity but does nothing to prevent this carnage since they receive roughly 50 % of their funding for the review of drugs from the pharmaceutical companies.

The ultimate irony is that I was a pharmaceutical sales rep that once sold Levaquin ( Quixin ).I simpy can’t believe this has happened to me. I have come so close to suicide from this to escape the unrelenting pain and suffering. Every day I get up and just try and make it to the night and hope that each passing day gets a bit more tolerable. This is my first post and I am not even sure where to begin. Please go to some of the links on this site so that you can warn your family and friends to never take a chance on these antibiotics. John