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Exclusive Daily Mail Feature: ‘Killer’ antibiotic that’s STILL being prescribed to 15m Americans a year: Widow of singer Bobby Caldwell reveals how pills he was prescribed for a COLD left him paralyzed and with ‘unbearable’ nerve damage – leading to his untimely death

Daily Mail Article: 'Killer' antibiotic that's STILL being prescribed to 15m Americans a year: Widow of singer Bobby Caldwell reveals how pills he was prescribed for a COLD left him paralyzed and with 'unbearable' nerve damage - leading to his untimely death Legendary...

Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ R&B crooner, dies at 71

Fame does not exclude those affected To the shock of the rock, blues and jazz community that an icon like Bobby Caldwell has passed. He has alleged and confirmed that his issues were due to taking a fluoroquinolone antibiotic 6 years prior. His family also confirmed...

Happy Holiday From Floxie Hope

Sending you some holiday cheer Holidays are times for families to gather and share moments of joy together. I hope that you take time to be with loved ones this year and give thanks for those who support you on your healing journey. I hope that the stories, helpful...

Fluoroquinolone Collagen Damage

WHAT IS FLUOROQUINOLONE TOXICITY?   Fluoroquinolone toxicity is created from taking any of the fluoroquinolone antibiotics. These are mainly Ciprofloxacin, Levaquin and Avelox. Toxicity from fluoroquinolones happens more than you think. When you take this class of...

Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Psychosis And Depression

What is fluoroquinolone toxicity?  Fluoroquinolone toxicity is created from taking any of the fluoroquinolone antibiotics. These are mainly Ciprofloxacin, Levaquin and Avelox. Toxicity from fluoroquinolones happens more than you think. When you take this class of...

Fluoroquinolone Ototoxicity

Fluoroquinolone Ototoxicity And What You Can Do To Help

Free Healing From Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Book

Take action against FQ toxicity with 4 supplements I have been thinking lately that why can't there be a simple piece of actionable advice every person affected from fluoroquinolones can take right now. Over the last few years, four simple supplements have been...

Fluoroquinolone Toxicity and Covid 19

Do You Have Fluoroquinolone Toxicity And Covid 19 What is the Covid Virus?  Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause illnesses such as the common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). In 2019, a new...

four most important supplements for fq toxicity

Quick Article Links 1. Intro  2. NAC    3. Minerals 4.COq10   5.Vit E   6. Final WordsWhat are the four most important supplements for FQ toxicity? Before we dive deeper into some of the first supplements you can take, I want you to actually understand what...

Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Doctors Floxed

Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Doctors  And Practitioners Can you believe that practitioners get floxed too! Yes that is correct, some nurses, doctors and practitioners all can suffer the side effects of fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Fluoroquinolone toxicty doctors who were...
Fluoroquinolones and Mercury Poisoning

Fluoroquinolones and Mercury Poisoning

I recently received a message from a floxie friend that raised an interesting question. My friend asked: “Have you ever heard that FQ antibiotics can release stored toxins like mercury into the body? It has been two years since Cipro for me, and one month ago they...

Progress Gained in Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Awareness

Progress Gained in Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Awareness

A lot of awareness of fluoroquinolone toxicity has been gained in the last few years.  In 2011, when I got floxed, the biggest facebook support group for “floxies” had about 600 members, news stories about fluoroquinolone toxicity were few and far between, and people...

The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 13 – Kim

In Episode 13 of The Floxie Hope Podcast, Kim shares her story of fluoroquinolone toxicity.  Kim became ill in 2013 from Levaquin/levofloxacin combined with steroids, that mixed with several other toxins, to cause her to have severe dysautonomia and to be couch-bound...

Pharmaceuticals Contraindicated with FQs

Pharmaceuticals Contraindicated with FQs

I’m not a doctor. If you want to know exactly what medications you should or shouldn’t take given your personal medical history, please ask your doctor. Please also know that these are not hard and fast rules for every floxie. Given that there is so little research...

Babies!

Babies!

The floxie community is experiencing a baby boom. There are a lot of first-time moms and dads in the floxie community and I wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to all of them! The babies that have recently been born to floxie moms and dads are healthy, happy and beautiful....

Fluoroquinolones Deplete Iron and Lead to Epigenetic Changes

Fluoroquinolones Deplete Iron and Lead to Epigenetic Changes

In my ciprofloxacin toxicity recovery story I note that: “I take a low dose iron supplement – only 5 mg. – daily. The brand of iron supplement that I use is Pur Absorb, but I’m guessing that other low-dose iron supplements will work equally well. Within just a couple...