The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 3 – Rachel Brummert
Rachel Brummert, Executive Director of the Quinolone Vigilance Foundation, is interviewed on Episode 3 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Rachel goes over her history with fluoroquinolone toxicity; and gives information on the history, mission and activities of the...
We must take time to grieve
These beautiful words were written by Catherine Zimmerman: Grief and loss are a part of living with fluoroquinolone injuries. While living with this post drug-induced reality, we must take time to grieve. Whether you are the survivor or supporter of the floxed, part...
The Floxie Hope Podcast Eposode 2 – Nick Luciano
Nick Luciano joined me for the second episode of The Floxie Hope Podcast. In it, Nick describes his journey through fluoroquinolone toxicity induced by Cipro. Nick went from being a law enforcement officer who worked out daily to being close to bed-bound. He was...
Off Label FQ Use – WTF are they thinking???
It has come to my attention that (some) doctors are prescribing Cipro to patients who are having adverse reactions to other drugs. I am so flabbergasted by this that I’m close to speechless. WHY would anyone think that it is appropriate to give a fluoroquinolone to...
FDA Petitioned to Add Psychiatric Side Effects to Black Box Warning for Fluoroquinolones
In a survey of 94 people who experienced adverse reactions to Levaquin/levofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, 72% reported experiencing anxiety, 62% reported depression, 48% reported insomnia, 37% reported panic attacks, 33% reported brain fog and/or cognitive...
The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 001
With this post, I am officially launching the FLOXIE HOPE PODCAST. You can listen to the Floxie Hope Podcast through several methods. First, you can download it from iTunes using THIS LINK. You can also subscribe to the Floxie Hope Podcast through iTunes. Please do...
Antibiotic Resistance – Can We Please Stop Being Stupid?
Can I just complain about how ridiculously STUPID the over-use of antibiotics in agriculture is? Antibiotics are regularly used prophylactically in livestock in order to fatten up the animals and to compensate for the abhorrently unsanitary conditions in commercial...
The Earth is Floxed
The use of antibiotics in agriculture is incredibly stupid on multiple levels. One level of stupidity to consider - the health of the microbiome of the soil is negatively affected by antibiotic treated animals excreting onto it. Soil has a microbiome. It's not just...
The Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Solution Ebook
Many Floxies, including Cindy and Lizzy– whose Floxie Hope recovery stories can be found HERE and HERE, have noted that they found the information in the e-book, The Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Solution, to be helpful. Ruth also found it to be helpful, as she mentioned...
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