Floxie Hope Blog

Why Hasn’t Levaquin Been Taken Off The Market?

Why Hasn’t Levaquin Been Taken Off The Market?

In 1992 the fluoroquinolone antibiotic Omniflox/temifloxacin was removed from the US market after causing three deaths. To note the removal from the market, the FDA released the following statement:             “The Food and Drug Administration today announced that...

The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 8 – Josh Arnold

For Episode 8 of The Floxie Hope Podcast I had the opportunity to interview Josh Arnold.  Josh is insightful and wise and the lessons he learned from getting floxed are lessons that everyone should hear (they're in the last quarter of the podcast). Josh was only 25...

Speak Up Stay Alive Interview

Speak Up Stay Alive Interview

  I was recently interviewed by Pat Rullo for Speak Up and STay Alive RadiOH!  It was a lovely interview and Pat was wonderfully receptive to what I had to say about FQ toxicity.  Pat is actually a victim of FQs herself--she suffers from tinnitus as a result of...

The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 7 – Brett Peto

On episode 7 of The Floxie Hope Podcast I had the opportunity to interview Brett Peto.  Brett was only 21 years old when he got floxed by levofloxacin.  After taking levofloxacin, Brett went from being in the peak of his physical fitness (as 21 year olds should be) to...

Fluoroquinolones Damage Mitochondrial Lipids

Fluoroquinolones Damage Mitochondrial Lipids

Fluoroquinolones are Mito-Toxic Many articles about how fluoroquinolones damage mitochondria and lead to mitochondrial dysfunction have been published.  In Science Translational Medicine, “Bactericidal Antibiotics Induce Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Damage...