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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...
Retirement Farewell

Retirement Farewell

I started Floxie Hope back in 2013, about 18-months after the start of my fluoroquinolone toxicity journey. At 18-months post-flox, I had largely recovered and wanted a place to share my recovery story. Though I had recovered physically, I still had a lot of anger and...

The Anxiety Summit 2020

The Anxiety Summit 2020

  Fluoroquinolone-Induced Anxiety As many of you know, fluoroquinolones can induce awful anxiety. There is information about fluoroquinolone-induced anxiety in the following posts:  TREATING FLUOROQUINOLONE ANXIETY (Be sure to read the comments...

Bucknell University Study Regarding GI Issues and Fluoroquinolones

Bucknell University Study Regarding GI Issues and Fluoroquinolones

Dr. Cecelia Bove, PhD, is conducting a study of the gastrointestinal effects of fluoroquinolones, and she is seeking participants to answer questions about their gastrointestinal health post-fluoroquinolone-exposure. Dr. Bove is looking for more survey participants,...

Recovered Life – Lisa’s Update

Recovered Life – Lisa’s Update

A few things have happened since I last posted. Here are some thoughts on the events that have occurred in my life and in the world, and how they relate to FQ toxicity. I went on a big hike in the middle of July. I hiked 75 miles of The Colorado Trail from Molas Pass...

Sick Friend, Sick Family, Sick World

Sick Friend, Sick Family, Sick World

This post is going to be a bunch of things that I've been thinking about. There isn't necessarily a theme or connection between any of them, but they are things that I want to share, and even discuss (feel free to comment below), with the floxie community. *** First,...

Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Featured on The Doctors

Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Featured on The Doctors

After years of multiple people writing, tweeting, and otherwise advocating for fluoroquinolone toxicity to be featured on the show, The Doctors, it finally happened. Whoo hoo! In the April 2020 episode of The Doctors that goes over fluoroquinolone toxicity, one of the...