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Minor, but Strange, Post-Flox Health Issues
I wrote the following post about a couple minor, but strange, post-flox health issues I had four years after taking Cipro/ciprofloxacin. In 2015 I went through a period of pain in my pelvis, and in early 2016 I had an odd issue where I felt like I had a hot coal in my...
1,000,000 Views!
Floxie Hope just surpassed ONE MILLION views! Whoo hoo! A lot of people have learned about fluoroquinolone toxicity through reading the stories and posts on this site, and I'm pleased beyond words about that! From reading the stories and posts on Floxie Hope,...
Prescription for Disaster – 22 years later
In Stephen Fried's 1994 Washington Post article, Prescription for Disaster, Fried describes his wife Diane's terrifying reaction to Floxin (ofloxacin), a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It's a wonderful, award-winning article on which Fried's follow-up book, Bitter Pills:...
Preventing Fluoroquinolone Toxicity
I was talking with my boyfriend about yesterday's post, "Researching Cures for Fluoroquinolone Toxicity," and he brought up a good point: Yes, a cure would be nice, but fluoroquinolone toxicity is just so preventable - prevention seems like a better strategy. Yes, we...
Researching Cures for Fluoroquinolone Toxicity
Several people have recently asked me if I know of anyone who is researching cures for fluoroquinolone toxicity. The short answer is, no, unfortunately, I don't know of any individuals, institutions, or organizations that are working to find a cure for fluoroquinolone...
FQ Toxicity Featured in The Anxiety Summit
The following post was originally sent out in an email. If you would like to sign up for the Floxie Hope email list, you can do so through THIS LINK. You also get a free copy of the ebook Hacking Fluoroquinolones when you sign up for the email list. :)...