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EMA Final Decision re Fluoroquinolones
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) released their final decision regarding fluoroquinolones. You can read the EMA verdict in "Quinolone- and fluoroquinolone-containing medicinal products" and "Disabling and potentially permanent side effects lead to suspension or...
Levofloxacin and Azithromycin Both Cause Heart Rhythm Abnormalities
The CBS News article, "FDA warns azithromycin "Z-pack" antibiotics could lead to deadly heart rhythms for some" has been circulating around Facebook lately. The article is from 2013, but it is still relevant today, and I am glad to see that people are spreading the...
Floxie Hope Podcast Episodes 27 & 28 – Dawn
Dawn shares her journey through fluoroquinolone toxicity on episodes 27 and 28 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Both podcasts can be downloaded through iTunes as well: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/floxie-hope-podcast/id945226010 Dawn suffered from severe depression,...
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity News in South Africa – Carte Blanche
I encourage you all to watch, and share, the WONDERFUL news story from Carte Blanche, a South African investigative journalism television series, about the dangers of fluoroquinolones. It's one of the best pieces of journalism I have seen regarding fluoroquinolone...
The Term “Flox”
When I tell people about this site they often ask me what the terms flox, floxed, and floxie mean. I am not a lexicographer by any stretch, and these are not official definitions, but here are my answers: Flox (noun): A shorthand term for the multi-symptom, chronic...
NY Resolution to Heal My Gut
Seven years after I got floxed, and 5.5 years since I wrote my recovery story, I am still doing well. I am working at a job that I enjoy, I am in a good relationship, I can hike, bike, swim, and otherwise move my body, I have my reading comprehension and intellect...