AVELOX Reviews (MOXIFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.6 (451 Ratings)

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AVELOX  (MOXIFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE):  Moxifloxacin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. This medication belongs to a class of drugs called quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1999-12-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR AVELOXCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  Otitis nausea,dizziness,nervousness,Dyspepsia,muscle/joint cramps & pains, stiffness,numbness of the feet and hands,extreme fatigue,sensation of the skin burning,shakiness in hands Please do NOT take this medicine. Search for an alternative drug that does not cause sudden shut-down of your system. Inform your family and friends and take care of yourself. F 25 1 days
400mg 1X day
12/27/2023
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 1  Walking pneumonia 11 years ago this changed my life I've lived out of reality and thought of suicide daily. someone needs to do something F 33 4 days
400 1X day
1/1/2021
 1  Sinus infection Anxiety, depression, fear of death, repetitive panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorde. If your health is not in serious danger, please do not use it. Poison! F 24 3 days
1X day
12/11/2020
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 1  Sinus infection Anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, brain fog, burning sensation up my neck and down my legs. It threw off my serotonin. I had to take antidepressants, xanex and mirtazipan. Eventually the brain fog went away and my serotonin got back to normal. Also pain in my hip. This all happened to me after two pills. I thought I'd never be the same again. My advise don't take anything you haven't taken before. I know I won't. I had no idea an antibiotic could do this much damage. Poison do not take this medicine 44 2 days
6/10/2020
 1  Pneumonia Extreme dizziness..feels like the floor is shifting under me or like I'm moving when I'm laying down. Weakness in legs and arms. Tingling and numbness on the left side of my head Do not recommend ever taking this. F 28 2 days
400
4/10/2020
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 1  Cough Experienced tingling in my back as soon as they hooked up the IV. Never knew it was from this poison for 2 years! Caught C-diff from that first thing. The pain became excrutiating throughout my body, with monthly visits to the ER. Now I live with TMJ, carpal tunnel, and peripheral neurophathy in my back and legs. Giving it a name doesnt help what this drug did to my nerves!! They were stripped! For a cough.....I have epilepsy, I should never been given this drug. BOOM. The fact that no one cares pisses us off! We need to be treated for what this drug did to us. Get doctors on board, and the pharma co. F 62 3 days
IV
11/25/2019
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 1  MAC Disease 4 years Severe Peripheral Neuropathy, Brain Fog/Head Pressure, Problems with eye site & vision sensitivity. Cannot do anything or go anywhere. Had to stop working & in process of claiming disability. F 63 6 months
1X day
11/4/2018
 2  Sinus infection & fluid in the ears Allergic rash. Had to discontinue. F 39
400mg 1X day
9/20/2018
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 1  Diverticulitis I'm allergic to the alternative antibiotics used to treat diverticulitis so I was told by 2 different doctors that is is my only choice or risk bowel perforation and surgery. I must take the whole 10 days. I'm on day 6 and I feel lousy from the drug but the bowel infection is healing. This a a mean, scary drug to be used as a last resort. So far side effects are fatigue, ringing ears, dizziness, dry mouth alternating with postnasal drip and a weird kind of itching all over but with no rash and loss of appetite. The worst side effect is extreme nervousness, anxiety and agitation and fear of something worse happening. I've been taking a mild tranquilizer with it so I don't jump out of my skin. F 70 6 days
400 mg 1X day
6/16/2017
 3  Serious anaerobic iinfection Oh, my. I have anxiety, which I've never had before. I feel panicked. My mental state is poor and foggy. My body aches and I worry. It is hard to find the motivation to get up and walk, I felt a bit weak. I'm nauseous but haven't thrown up. Diarrhea. Doesn't quite compare to the awful reaction I had from flagyl in which I could barely even move or breathe, but this stuff is no walk in the park. I avoided this medication for as long as I could, knowing the serious side effects. But I am allergic to flagyl, and clindamycin did work but it doesn't cross the CNS so it failed too. There's not much else that can cure anaerobes, but this one sure does. I have had this anaerobic infection for a long time because no antibiotic was powerful enough. And the infection was killing me, starting from my uterus and spreading to my other organs and my breasts and my brain AND MY TENDONS AND MY JOINTS. But this stuff... My breast tissue is already almost healed. It took weeks to get responses from clindamycin and flagyl works but I simply can't take it, it destroys my liver. This was a last line antibiotic, my other option is this super dangerous one in the ER that can cause anemia, bone marrow damage and leukemia. My father has tendonitis and so I am being careful. I wish all goes well and that I can make it through this. No tendon ruptures although I am keeping an eye on it. But I won't take this again unless I'm in another situation where I have to. Ladies, learn from my mistakes. Don't douche, don't use toys without protection, if you have BV then cure it before it spreads, use a condom and I'd advise not to wear tampons, look into the cup instead. Else you'll end up like me with a whole body infection and if you're unlucky enough you'll be allergic to flagyl and then screwed into taking hardcore antibiotics that may or may not kill you. What happened to me is rare. F 20 10 days
400
4/29/2017
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 3  Kidney infection Was taking it for my pyelonephritis (kidney infection). It was helping, first time i took it for 15 days. Side effects i experienced included: bad depression, heart racing and heartache, tremor in 2-3 hours after taking the pill and lasting for around 2 hours. I noticed how long it lasts and only this helped me to finish a course. I knew i can handle this horrible state for couple of hours. In the days when i took the pill i often had insomnia, and it was the main reason why i discontinued treatment. I couldn't live feeling tired all the time. It did not kill my kidney infection completely so i had to repeat treatment several times and it worked less effective until i came to the point when treatment was worse than disease. So for now i stopped avelox and use bacteriofage for Escherichia koli. It works not less than avelox and has no side effects. But i don't think you can buy bacteriophage in USA or Europe. F 24 10 days
400 mg
3/28/2017
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 1  Prescribed for pneumonia. Taken at bedtime. Woke up to moderate vertigo and brain fog. Developed some anxiety over the course of 3 days. Decided to stop taking this. Pneumonia did not récure. M 51 9 days
400 mg
3/27/2017
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 1  Lung infection I took Avelox for 5 months, can you believe it? I had lung disease called MAC & had to be on it for a lon time. Start having tingling in feet & legs after 1 mo. I addressed the problem to my doctor but no concern, did not know "peripheral neuropathy" side effect. Stopped taking it in Sept 2014 but still suffer from horrible burning feeling in legs, also due to terrible head pressure I'm unable to focus at work. I may have to quit working but not sure if I will be approved for disability. It's been 2-1/2 yrs since I stopped taking it but I'm going thru hell everyday. It says Peripheral Neuropathy can be permanent. I don't go anywhere on weekend, i can't travel at all. Because of Avelox I have to spend the rest of my life just staying at home with unbearable pain. Although I did not die from this poison the fact that I cannot do any exercise will surely shorten my life span. I was hoping the pain will decrease as the time goes on but it is getting worse everyday. It re Bayer was aware of side effects but chose not to inform the doctors so that this poison can be prescribed by many doctors, which means huge profits to the company! I do not buy any products made by Bayer. They ruined my life and still doing the same to so many people. Greedy corporation. 60 5 months
400 1X day
2/12/2017
 1  Mycoplasma Genitalium Numb, tingling hands, fingers, feet and toes. Aching muscles. Anxiety. Discontinued use even though this was a last line of defence against this infection. If one tablet caused this, what are ten going to do! Shouldn't be on the market. M 25 1 days
400mg 1X day
2/8/2017
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 1  Bronchitis Day 1 nothing other than foggy memory, day 2 auditory & visual hallucinations, vision changes, panic attack, tingling head, foggy memory dry mouth, day 3 I split the tablet to space out the effects- effects still appeared (racing thoughts, mood changes, panic, suicidal thoughts that were not my own), sore knee joints, joints cracking and popping. I have never had suicidal thoughts prior to this. Do not touch : toxic F 31 3 days
400mg 1X day
2/6/2017
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 5  Bacterial infection, sinuses, chest Headaches, diarrhea, disorientation, severe weakness, cough, aches and pains in joints and tendons, loss of appetite, nausea, dry mouth. Worried about long term impact of taking this medicine including tendon rupture risk. Completed script four days ago, still feeling most of these side effects. This was a last ditch effort to keep me out of the hospital. It probably saved my life... potentially at a long term price as I deal with side effects. M 40 10 days
400 1X day
1/22/2017
 1  Chronic sinus infection Severe allergic reaction within 45 minutes of taking. Came on in a flash, facial swelling,red hot rash all over body, severe wheezing,itching,violent vomitting.rushed to hospital. Low blood pressure,given all sorts of drugs. Near anaphylactic reaction the MD said. F 44 1 days
400mg
1/22/2017
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 3  pneumonia trembling, dry mouth, anxiety,panic attacks,headaches!!! F 38 10 days
400mg
12/13/2016
 1  Bronchitis extreme muscle fatigue, joint pain in hands, feet and hip. Didn't clear infection either. F 37 4 days
400 mg
10/22/2016
 5  pneumonia saved my life. no side effects. F 57 14 days
400 1X day
8/12/2016
  

AVELOX  (MOXIFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE):  Moxifloxacin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. This medication belongs to a class of drugs called quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1999-12-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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