I read the posts about Cipro, I used Cipro successfully for about a year and then became immune to it, I am currently taking Levaquin and was wondering if anyone else has taken this, is seems to really be working for me.

Levaquin has worked for me also. It seems that there are less side effects also.
Bill

hi..i had to take leviquin for a sinus infection awhile ago amnd noticed that my soreness irritation at the time seemed to be gone during that time so i think for sure it works good..in treating my present problems am taking cipro with the suppositories for suspective cuffitis..did not mention leviquin to new gi because i do not want at this time to use up all my options..rebecca

bill what do you mean by leviquin having less side effects?rebecca

Levaquin is in the same class of antibiotics as Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) - quinolone antibiotics - so most in this class are likely to help with pouchitis if one works for you. They have similar side effect profiles but some can tolerate one better than another. Sometimes when one stops working it helps to try another.

so levaquin same family as cipro..then would it not follow that side effects would be the same???and ofcourse i am referring to long term side effects..again if bill online what did he mean by it had less side effects..i know xifaxin has less side effects because it directly goes to gut not through blood..infortunately for me xifaxin did not seem to help me..rebecca

I tried taking Cipro for about a week, and could not take it because of the side effects. Levaquin has worked good for me for the past 3 years. I take it daily...Randy

Was on both Cip and Lev and after time they stopped working and had to add more Mg... then when i was close to 1000mg side effects kicked in. Hope it works for you .. STAY OUT OF THE SUN - Or limit yourself to sun

I couldn't take Levaquin, but could take Cipro, so side effects are different for me. (But as you know there are individual differences in responses to meds.) Levaquin made me very irritable and gave me nightmares (look it up, strange dreams is one of the rare side effects). Cipro was better. It made me feel tired all the time, but it was better than the bad mood and nightmares. So it seems as though even if a drug is in the same class, it can produce different side effects.

Cipro and Lev are in the same class and are very similar with similar general side effect profiles, however they are not identical. People respond differently to different drugs as well. So it is definitely worth trying one or another unless you had an allergic reaction to one - then you are likely to be allergic to all in the class. But as Maverick said, he was able to take one and not the other. They are different drugs, and people also respond differently. So I wouldn't rule anything out.

::Shutters:: Levaquin is on my "do not like drug" list... I was perscribed it a few times during my UC days and the side effects made me violently throw up and "aggrivated" the UC to remain graphic free in addition to blinding migranes. I was told that especially now if I ever need an antibiotic from that family cipro is the way to go, but everyone is different of course.

You just have to try and see what works for you. I had a great time on Levaquin, another one of those rare side effects, " exagerated sece of well-being" I was stoned. Fun, not to functional. Where as cipro and flagyl made me depressed. What I ended up doing was taking 3 doses Flagyl one day ,the second day 2 Flagyl and one Levaquin. Seemed to help balance my mood somewhat. I got through a 6 week course and the pouchitis is in remission.
LoriP