The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 11 – Diego
I had the pleasure of interviewing Diego Vasquez for Episode 11 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Diego is thoughtful and wise. His perspective on his floxing journey is poignant and beautiful. I very much enjoyed speaking to Diego and he even brought me to tears during...
Testifying for Justice for Victims of Generic Drugs
Thousands of victims of generic ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and ofloxacin have been unable to pursue legal recourse because of a couple of Supreme Court decisions that ruled that generic drug manufacturers cannot be held liable for harm caused by their...
Pelvic Pain
I'm going through a rough period health-wise. I am not going to say that it's a relapse of my FQ toxicity symptoms, because it may not be related to my floxing. But I am going to say that I am in a lot of pain right now and I'm struggling. I've been experiencing...
Request a Congressional Hearing
Please join me in requesting a Congressional Hearing about the damage that fluoroquinolone antibiotics have done. Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Floxin and their generic counterparts have disabled people, ruined lives and even killed people. The cellular damage done by...
Study Finds that Ciprofloxacin Depletes Mitochondrial DNA
This post contains quotes from the article “Delayed Cytotoxicity and Cleavage of Mitochondrial DNA in Ciprofloxacin-Treated Mammalian Cells” that was published in Molecular Pharmacology in 1996. It’s a good article. It’s an interesting and damning article. It’s a...
The Microbiome According to Michael Pollan
I recently read "Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation" by Michael Pollan. You can buy it HERE and a portion of the proceeds will go to the QVF. I recommend that you purchase it, not just because some money will go to the QVF, but because it is beautifully...
The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 10 – Ariel
In Episode 10 of The Floxie Hope Podcast Ariel shares her journey through fluoroquinolone toxicity. Ariel felt and looked like she had aged 15 years in a matter of just a couple months after she took ciprofloxacin to treat a urinary tract infection. She also...
Fluoroquinolones and Autoimmune Diseases – Unwanted Connections
I'm struggling to get through The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat all Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles (if you purchase the book through the Amazon links in this post, a portion of the proceeds will go to the QVF). It’s an excellent book...
The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 9 – Rick Radcliff
In Episode 9 of The Floxie Hope Podcast I had the opportunity to interview Rick Radcliff. Rick is a long-time flox survivor. He was hurt by Avelox/moxifloxacin ten years ago. In the ten years that Rick has been a floxie, he has learned a lot about fluoroquinolone...
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