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!
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
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...
Common Drugs Trigger Heart Rhythm Irregularities
Fluoroquinolones, along with several other drugs, can cause long QT syndrome. This means that, “After each heartbeat, your heart’s electrical system recharges itself in preparation for the next heartbeat. This process is known as repolarization. In long QT syndrome,...
But Antibiotics Save Lives!!!
David Wolfe, a health, eco, nutrition and natural beauty expert (more information about him can be found HERE) posted the picture above on facebook. He has more than 1,200,000 facebook followers and I greatly appreciate his help in spreading the word about the...
“The 21st Century Cures Act” Is On Its Way – Here’s Why You Haven’t Heard About It
The 21st Century Cures Act promises to make a lot more floxies. If a drug is an antibiotic, phase 3 testing won't be required; all antibiotics will be rushed to market and hospitals will be rewarded for using the experimental drugs. New fluoroquinolones will surely be...
Treating Fluoroquinolone Anxiety
Free-floating, often severe, anxiety is a common symptom of fluoroquinolone toxicity. Fluoroquinolones thoroughly mess up GABA neurotransmitters, and GABA "plays the principal role in reducing neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system." Here are a few...
Hacking Fluoroquinolone Toxicity via the Nervous System
I recently read Hacking the Nervous System, about how vagus nerve tone is connected to chronic illness. The vagus nerve is a huge nerve that connects the brain to the various organs throughout the body. Our autonomic nervous system (ANS) is controlled via the vagus...
Floxie Twilight Zone
Kristin Weber put her story of fluoroquinolone toxicity on Hormones Matter. I encourage you all to read it: FLUOROQUINOLONE POISONING: A TALE FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE It is beautiful, thoughtful, poignant, honest and heart-wrenching. Here are some of my favorite quotes...
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