Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Stories in the Media
It takes a tremendous amount of strength and bravery to publicly tell one's personal story of chronic illness and iatrogenic injury, and I am so grateful to those who have told their stories of fluoroquinolone toxicity to the media. There is often shame around chronic...
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Mimics Benzodiazepine Withdrawal – Beware
GABA "is the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Its principal role is reducing neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system. In humans, GABA is also directly responsible for the regulation of muscle tone" (source)....
Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction from Cipro, Levaquin, and other Fluoroquinolones
Many symptoms of fluoroquinolone toxicity involve autonomic nervous system dysfunction. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) regulates bodily functions such as the heart rate, digestion, sweating, salivating, respiratory rate, pupillary response, urination, sexual...
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Article – Treatment of the Fluoroquinolone Associated Disability – the pathobiochemical implications
I'm so excited to share this article, "Treatment of the Fluoroquinolone Associated Disability - the pathobiochemical implications" by Krzysztof Michalak, Aleksandra Sobolewska-Wlodarczyk, Marcin Włodarczyk, Justyna Sobolewska, Piotr Woźniak, and Bogusław Sobolewski,...
Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 23 – Tara
Tara shared her journey through Levaquin-induced fluoroquinolone toxicity in Episode 23 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Please check it out! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/floxie-hope-podcast/id945226010 You can also read more about Tara's journey in her story:...
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Increase Risk of Birth Defects
A few years ago, a friend from high school who was in her second trimester of pregnancy with her second child, reached out to me to ask me what antibiotics she should avoid. She had pneumonia, and was on her way to the doctor's office. I told her that she should steer...
Review of Through the Shadowlands
I just finished reading Through the Shadowlands: A Science Writer's Odyssey into an Illness Science Doesn't Understand by Julie Rehmeyer. It's a memoir about the author's journey through Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). It's a beautifully...
Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 22 – Michelle
Michelle shared her story of fluoroquinolone toxicity, and her healing journey, in episode 22 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. You can listen to it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/floxie-hope-podcast/id945226010 Please consider subscribing to The Floxie Hope...
Books by Floxies
There are a couple of new books available on Amazon about dealing with, and making it through, fluoroquinolone toxicity. Both of the following books are written by "floxed" women, and both generously share a message of hope, perseverance, and strength through the...
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