Levaquin-Overrated Antibiotic

I'm not one to get sick a lot, but when I do get sick, it's pretty bad.One of my most recent things is a nasty sinus infection that's been giving me migraines for days at a time.The doctor I work for gave me Levaquin because we had samples in the office and I have to say it didn't do a thing.I know that antibiotics are usually good for certain things but not others, but Levaquin is supposed to be a broad type antibiotic that takes care of most everything.

In the past it was effective for a UTI, giving relief within a few days.This time it didn't work as well as it should and I had to switch to another antibiotic about a week later.Normally I don't write negatively about a drug unless I know it's got a problem-this drug has been ineffective for me in the past, so I know that it doesn't work well in my case.If I didn't have samples of it available, I would be very upset because it's EXTREMELY expensive.

The side effects are pretty bad, too.I get very lethargic, hardly able to keep my eyes open at work in some cases.It also makes my stomach hurt and causes a lot of nausea.I am sensitive to a lot of medications, so this may not be the case in a lot of people's experiences.

Bottom line here is that just because a drug is SUPPOSED to be good doesn't mean it is.I'll be sticking with good old fashioned drus that really work well!

One more note-Just because this one hasn't worked for me doesn't mean it doesn't work at all!We do actually have a lot of patients it has worked for in the past, so that's why I give it a 3 instead of a 1-it has been effective for other people that I've seen.