Fluoroquinolone Mechanisms Chart

Bronwen made this AMAZING chart of fluoroquinolone damage mechanisms that lead to fluoroquinolone toxicity and disability:

Fluoroquinoline reaction chart updated Aug 2016

I know that people are sometimes reluctant to click on links, but I wasn’t able to make the chart into a jpg that I could fit on this page, so, links to the pdf are what I can give you. Please check it out–thanks!

Fluoroquinoline reaction chart updated Aug 2016

You can read about Bronwen’s journey through fluoroquinolone toxicity HERE. Bronwen has been incredibly generous in offering advice and guidance to those who comment on her story too. She is thoughtful, intelligent, insightful, and greatly appreciated!

Putting together the fluoroquinolone toxicity puzzle, and determining what is going on in our “floxed” bodies, is really difficult. Brownen’s chart is helpful, and it’s a wonderful thing to give to doctors and anyone else who is interested in learning about fluoroquinolone toxicity.

Bronwen used the “Dear Colleague” letter by Dr. Miriam J. de Jong as a resource for the chart, and I highly recommend that you check it out too. It can be read HERE.

I have compiled some additional resources for sorting out the fluoroquinolone toxicity puzzle that include:

Through working together, doing research, sharing information, and speaking out, maybe we can all get to the root of what, exactly, fluoroquinolone toxicity is. Once that is known, solutions will be easier to come by.

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Tracy Whiteside

8 years ago

I don’t wish to be negative, but, we need to start rattling cages, LOUDLY. MArgaret Hamburg needs to be held responsible , for what she did, so does Johnson and Johnson, Levaquin needs to be banned, it is a hideous poison, and, we all know it, we should all email, the White House, in masse, daily, I’m way sick and tired of suffering, for their greed. Did you all know MArgaret Hamburgs parents were both, former Presidents of the American Eugenics society, do you know that The Gulf WAR soldiers all had a two month round of Cipro, that’s why heir all crippled, Google that. Good Luck, and, God Bless.

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Angie A.

Wow, yeah. This is a great chart. Scary, but informative. Now the question is – – What do we do about it!!??

Jason

Its actually much more complex and involved than what the chart shows but it is a good “one page” starting guide to give people some initial info on what happens.

What has to be done, does depend on exactly how someone is affected and everyone has their own somewhat unique flox reaction (though there are some things that are almost universally done), and this needs to be assessed by someone who has knowledge in all these areas and also in how to deal with them to help someone heal

Shelly

I am so terrified right now. I took a total of 6 500mg cipro over 3 days, the last day being 2 days ago. My knees, elbows, ankles and shoulders are hurting and popping. My muscles have tremors and I feel awful. My biggest fear is that this is going to get worse. I have already started to take the following supplements today and yesterday:
B complex
Sam-E
Chondroitin and glucosamine sulfate
Vitamin E 400mgs
Magnesium
CoQ10
Protein drinks
Probiotics

I am so scared and this is all I can think about now.