Are you going to heal?
People often ask me if they are going to recover from fluoroquinolone toxicity. I struggle to answer them. The most truthful and honest answer I can give is, "I don't know." I truly don't. I don't know how anyone else's body is going to react to this poison. I don't...
A Letter About How to Get Through Fluoroquinolone Toxicity
A few months ago I received an email from a floxed individual (whom I'll call "T") that really succinctly and perfectly summed up what I'm trying to convey with this web site. I asked him if I could share his message and he gave me his blessing. This is what he said:...
Fluoroquinolones and Statins: A Recipe for Rhabdomyolysis
In May, 2017, WSB-TV 2 Atlanta aired the story, "Clark Howard says near-fatal disease possibly caused by popular antibiotic," in which the story of how Clark Howard, a popular consumer expert and host of the nationally syndicated Clark Howard Show, was hurt by a...
Do Fluoroquinolones Cause Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks?
It is well known that fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Cipro/ciprofloxacin, Levaquin/levofloxacin, Avelox/moxifloxacin, Floxin/ofloxacin, and a few others) damage connective tissues--including musculoskeletal connective tissues like tendons, cartilage, bone, and muscle,...
Study Shows that Quinolone Ear Drops Increase Rates of Eardrum Perforation in Children
A recent study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, "Quinolone Ear Drops After Tympanostomy Tubes and the Risk of Eardrum Perforation: A Retrospective Cohort Study" found that children who were prescribed quinolone (fluoroquinolone) ear drops were...
Mitochondria, Neuropathy, HIV, and Fluoroquinolones
Mitochondria and Peripheral Neuropathy – Article out of Johns Hopkins I highly recommend reading this article – Feet First? Old Mitochondria Might Be Responsible For Neuropathy In The Extremities It’s a fascinating article out of Johns Hopkins Medicine. It goes over...
Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 21 – James
James is featured in Episode 21 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Check it out: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/floxie-hope-podcast/id945226010 http://www.floxiehopepodcast.com/episode-021-james/ James also shared his story in writing, and you can read it here...
A Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Post Goes Viral
A post about fluoroquinolone toxicity, i.e. getting "floxed," i.e. getting "ruined" by Cipro, has gone viral. Check it out! This antibiotic will ruin you. It has been shared more than 10,000 times on Facebook (probably closer to 20,000 - the web site stops updating...
EMA to review persistence of side effects known to occur with quinolone and fluoroquinolone antibiotics
I hope I'm not too late in posting this. The following notice was published by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in February, 2017 (and I'm posting it in March). I want to encourage all of my European "floxie" friends to contact the EMA to report your reaction, and...
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