Table 1.

15 of the 45 Total Reported Cases of Fluoroquinolone-Associated Events in the Literature⁶.

Patient Age/Gender	Drug	Use	Onset of Adverse Symptoms (Days)	Symptoms
32/female	Ciprofloxacin	UTI	1	Tingling and anxiety
11/female	Levofloxacin	Osteomyelitis	5	Tingling “electric” pain in arms and legs
39/male	Levofloxacin	Prostatitis	20	Diffuse tingling, “skin-crawling” sensation, numbness
26/male	Levofloxacin	Bronchitis	1	Numbness, tingling, twitching, allodynia, anxiety
40/male	Levofloxacin	UTI	4	Tingling, burning pain, twitching, joint/muscle pain
41/female	Levofloxacin	Sinusitis	2	Diffuse numbness, allodynia, severe muscle/joint pain
32/male	Levofloxacin	Prostatitis	1	Numbness, tingling, shooting pain
34/male	Levofloxacin	Prostatitis	5	Numbness, twitching, increased sensitivity to temperatures, joint/muscle pain, anxiety
31/female	Levofloxacin	Sinusitis	3	Tingling, burning pain, numbness, “pins and needles,” temperature intolerance
53/male	Levofloxacin	Prostatitis	2	Numbness, tingling, cramps, tremors, joint/tendon pain
49/female	Ofloxacin	Pelvic infection	1	Diffuse numbness, “pins and needles,” burning pain, joint pain, panic attacks
51/female	Levofloxacin	Pelvic infection	2	“Electric” sensations, numbness, tingling, allodynia
56/female	Ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin	UTI	3	Acute nocturnal onset of severe burning pain, numbness, twitching, “electric” sensations, 30-lb weight loss, muscle/joint pain
44/female	Ciprofloxacin	Bronchitis	4	Numbness, allodynia, hyperesthesia, tremor, “electric” sensation, diffuse burning sensation, tremors, twitching, temperature intolerance
38/male	Lomefloxacin	Prostatitis	14	Severe twitching, numbness, “electric” sensations, tingling, muscle/joint pain, hyperesthesia

Abbreviation: UTI, urinary tract infection.