I was prescribed Levaquin 10 years ago for a staph infection. 6 days after taking Levaquin I had a severe reaction and was in excruciating pain for over a week. It was a very sharp pens and needles pain on any part of my body that was touched. So even trying to lay in the bed was extremely painful. The only relief was while soaking in hot water. At it's peak I was unable to sleep for 6 straight days due to the pain. Since that incident I have had a pretty serious cough and constant (at least once every hour or so) pains in my feet, hands, head, chest, legs, shoulders, left side and knees. Most pains are moderate aches or short lasting (30 seconds to 5 minutes) sharp pains. But my feet have a burning sensation and my left side feels like a lot of pressure, similar a fist pushing from the inside out just above my hip.
I recently found out that the FDA has added a warning to Levaquin for causing permanant nerve damage. Could these pains I'm feeling today really be from something I took 10 years ago?