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...
FDA Warns About Increased Risk of Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection with Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
On December 20, 2018, the US FDA released a review that "found that fluoroquinolone antibiotics can increase the occurrence of rare but serious events of ruptures or tears in the main artery of the body, called the aorta. These tears, called aortic dissections, or...
Are Fluoroquinolones Causing Connective Tissue Disorders that are Leading to ME/CFS?
The symptoms of fluoroquinolone toxicity often mimic those of ME/CFS (Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome). Many people suffering from fluoroquinolone toxicity experience debilitating fatigue, and some are bed-bound and permanently disabled from this...
EMA Committee Recommends Restricting Fluoroquinolones
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) put out the press release entitled "Disabling and potentially permanent side effects lead to suspension or restrictions of quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics" on November 16, 2018. It goes over the recommendations of...
The Loss of a Loved Community Member
The "floxie" community lost a wonderful person last week. His name is Marc Thavenot, and Levaquin killed him. Marc struggled with fluoroquinolone toxicity for three years. He fought for his life every day of those three years. However, in November 2018 he lost his...
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Awareness Friday
Today, Friday November 9th 2018, is the first Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Awareness Friday. Please join me, and other fluoroquinolone toxicity awareness advocates, in spreading the news far and wide about the dangers of fluoroquinolones, and the devastation and...
Letter to the EMA
Following is a letter that I (Lisa Bloomquist) wrote to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). The CHMP will be reviewing fluoroquinolones starting on November 12, 2018, and they will make recommendations for use,...
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