Unintended Consequences of Pharmaceuticals (Especially Fluoroquinolones)
Before I started studying adverse drug reactions / biochem / cellular biology, I thought that there were people who had a pretty good grasp of how everything within the human body works. I was wrong about that - I was ignorant. It took a lot of research for me to...
Repeated Use Doesn’t Make Fluoroquinolones Safe
I posted "REPEATED USE DOESN'T MAKE FLUOROQUINOLONES SAFE" on www.hormonesmatter.com on 10/1/2014. Please check it out and share it - thanks!!! When doctors say things like, “I’ve prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotics to hundreds of patients and I’ve never seen...
Keep Banging that Drum
I wrote a post last night that I was frustrated with upon completion. It's not that it isn't good. It is good, and it will be published – probably next week – on Hormones Matter. It's that I was saying a lot of the same stuff that I've said before – Fluoroquinolones...
Lyme Disease and Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
To my dear friends with chronic Lyme Disease, I am so sorry for all that you are going through! The pain, the exhaustion, the fear, the frustration – all of it. My heart goes out to all of you! I know that treatment options are a touchy topic, and that antibiotics...
Mitochondria, Neuropathy, HIV and Fluoroquinolones
I wrote the following post and put it on one of my other sites, Mito Madness. Mitochondria, Neuropathy, HIV and Fluoroquinolones Though the damage done by fluoroquinolones to mitochondria is well documented, as is the connection between mitochondrial damage and many...
Shades of Grey – The Good and Bad of Fluoroquinolones
Here is a new post about fluoroquinolones on Hormones Matter - Shades of Grey - The Good and Bad of Fluoroquinolones From it - "Fluoroquinolones can do good, but they can do harm too. Categorizing things in terms of good or bad is the natural inclination of most...
Hidden Reactions: How Side-Effects of Cipro, Levaquin and Avelox Are Under-Recognized
Adverse reactions to cipro, levaquin, avelox, floxin or any other fluoroquinolone, are tricky and difficult to recognize because of: Delayed reactions Tolerance thresholds The absurdity of the severity of adverse reactions to fluoroquinolones This post,...
Dear Doctors: There is valuable information in “Permanent Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Report on a Rare but Serious Debilitating Side-Effect of Fluoroquinolone Administration“
I’ve been struggling to write a “Dear Doctors” post for a while. Everything that I’ve tried to write has been too bitter, or too manic, or too scolding, and nothing has yet been published. I recently stumbled across a great article though, and I now have a “Dear...
The Trail
My boyfriend and I went camping over Labor Day weekend (2014). We went to a pass in southwestern Colorado called Molas Pass. It's between Silverton and Durango in the beautiful San Juan mountains. Molas Pass holds a special place in my heart, not just because it's...
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