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Losing my Reading Comprehension

Losing my Reading Comprehension

I lost a lot of my reading comprehension while I was floxed. I could still officially read - if you gave me a short memo that said, “buy milk,” or something like that, I could read it. But reading a novel or complex materials for work became really difficult. I lost...

Fluoroquinolones and Children

The post entitled, "DON'T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE FLOXIES" can be found on Hormones Matter. http://www.hormonesmatter.com/fluoroquinolone-antibiotics-child-health-floxie/ Despite the fact that fluoroquinolone antibiotics - Cipro/Ciprofloxacin,...

Cipro, Levaquin and Avelox are Chemo Drugs

The entirety of this post can be found HERE. Here is an excerpt - When I first heard people referring to fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Floxin and a few others) as “chemotherapy drugs,” I thought that they were exaggerating or incorrect.  After...

Six Word Essays about Fluoroquinolone Toxicity

Six Word Essays about Fluoroquinolone Toxicity

Following are 6-word essays about fluoroquinolone toxicity – an adverse reaction to Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox or other fluoroquinolone antibiotic – written by people affected by fluoroquinolone toxicity.  Having only six words with which to communicate a message forces...

Introducing Floxie Pets

Introducing Floxie Pets

I started a new web site.  It’s www.floxiepets.com.  It’s a site with which I hope to bring awareness about how fluoroquinolones can hurt and kill our beloved pets.  Cats, dogs, rabbits, horses, guinea pigs, and other loved animals are being poisoned by...

What Getting Poisoned Looks Like

What Getting Poisoned Looks Like

People think that getting poisoned looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa6qcEgrW8I But in the real world, it looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDkN_KJmdA People whose cells are being destroyed from the inside out, often look fine.  Looks...

Healing my Brain After Cipro

Healing my Brain After Cipro

The scariest parts of getting floxed, for me, were the cognitive losses that I experienced. I lost my memory, my reading comprehension, my concentration, my ability to connect with people and have a meaningful conversation, my ability to understand what was going on...

Posts Written by Floxed Friends

Posts Written by Floxed Friends

Many of my floxed friends have blogs.  Links to their blogs can be found on the "Links and Resources" page of this site.  I thank them very much for telling their story and for their words of wisdom!  All of you are very much appreciated! Some of my floxie friends...