Forgetting the Pain of Floxing
Getting floxed was the most difficult thing that I have ever gone through. Getting sick, and all of the struggles that went along with it, was difficult physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. To have my body suddenly fall apart was scary. To have my...
I’m a little overwhelmed – it’s okay (xoxoxo) – I just want to let you know
I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. This isn’t an altogether bad thing. I’m overwhelmed because so many people are reaching out to me to ask me questions about fluoroquinolones. This is great – it means that word is getting out about the dangers of Cipro, Levaquin,...
Gulf War Illness Tied to Cipro
The connection between Gulf War Illness and Fluoroquinolone Toxicity is well accepted among "Floxies," but the connection hasn't been made for most of the general population, or even most of the Gulf War Veteran population. I wrote this post with the hope that the...
Bring on 2014 – Happy New Year!
NYE 2013-2014. HAPPY NEW YEAR! Congratulations! You made it through 2013! For those of you who were sick in 2013, there were probably moments that you didn’t think you’d make it through. You made it though. You made it to 2014. Congratulations and may there be...
How I Lost my Faith in Scientists
I just want scientists to step up and scream about what they know. Some of them, maybe many of them, fully realize that fluoroquinolones are dangerous. Where is the outrage? Where is the change? I am deeply saddened by this list. Thank you for reading the post!...
Is FQ Induced Insomnia an Autoimmune Problem?
In the December 9, 2013 issue of The New Yorker, there was an article by Ian Parker entitled “The Big Sleep” about Merck’s new sleeping pill called Suvorexant. The article is interesting and I recommend that you check it out -...
A Return to Hope
I’ve been doing a lot of research into the mechanisms of action for fluoroquinolones lately. I’ve been passing what I’ve learned on Floxie Hope. Unfortunately, much of what I’ve learned hasn’t fallen into the “hopeful” category. Most of what I’ve learned has been...
Conflicting Study Results: Do DNA Breaks Hold Answers?
There is a lot of conflicting information about fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Floxin and a few others) noted in scientific journals. One study will conclude one thing about how fluoroquinolones effect human cells and another study will reach...
Article Breakdown – “Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Control T Cell Activation by Regulating IL-2 and IL-4 Expression: Mechanism of Ciprofloxacin-Mediated Immunosuppression”
I've read this article 14 times. I think that I understand it. It's not an easy article to read. Actually, it's a beast. I'm going to go over what I think are the interesting points of the article in this post. I'm also going to go over something that I think the...
Comments