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Oppose the 21st Century Cures Act – It Diminishes Patient Safety
I just sent this to everyone on the Floxie Hope email list. If you would like to sign up for the email list, you can do so through THIS LINK. Thank you for reading this, and for contacting your Senators to advocate for patient safety! The 21st Century Cures Act...
Podcast Participants Wanted
There are 15 episodes of The Floxie Hope Podcast available at http://www.floxiehopepodcast.com/ and https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/floxie-hope-podcast/id945226010. Each interview on The Floxie Hope Podcast is valuable and informative, and I encourage each...
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity is a SYNDROME
First, a caveat--I realize that allergic reactions can be serious, severe, and deadly. There is nothing minimal about anaphylaxis, and not all allergic reactions to pharmaceuticals are as simple as hives that go away as soon as one stops taking the drug. If someone...
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity and Acetylcholine (ACh) Damage
I suspect that fluoroquinolone antibiotics deplete, inhibit, or otherwise adversely affect acetylcholine (ACh). ACh is a neurotransmitter that has the following functions: It is a neuromodulator of the central nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, and the...
Hope Heals and Unites
Over the past 3.5 years, this site has morphed and changed, and it has accumulated a lot of valuable information. It started out as a place to tell stories of recovery from fluoroquinolone toxicity. Over time, it became a repository for hundreds of articles about...
Vision Problems from Fluoroquinolones
A few years ago, I was chatting with a work associate about fluoroquinolone toxicity, and she mentioned that a friend of hers had lost her vision after taking ciprofloxacin. Yes, you read that correctly--her friend LOST HER VISION as a result of getting floxed. I was...