Fluoroquinolones and Autism2
After reading the article entitled Topoisomerases Facilitate Transcription of Long Genes Linked to Autism, published in the September, 2013 issue of Nature - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v501/n7465/full/nature12504.html - I wrote the following post on...
When Did it Become Okay to Disregard Patient Pain?
This post is for anyone whose pain and suffering has been disregarded and dismissed by others, especially by those in the medical professions. I hope that you like it! When Did it Become Okay to Disregard Patient Pain?
Fluoroquinolones and Autism
It's not exactly a hopeful post. In fact, it's a bit frantic. But I wrote it and FloxieHope is my blog, so it's getting posted. :p In case you're curious as to what Lisa flipping out looks like, here it is:...
Surviving Fluoroquinolone Toxicity
One of my first symptoms of Fluoroquinolone Toxicity was that my hands and feet swelled up and were incredibly painful. My feet hurt more than my hands. I could type without pain, but walking was agony for a while. I wore Crocs everywhere for about 9 months because...
Moving forward after Cipro knocked me down
When I realized that Cipro was the cause of my body going completely hay-wire (I didn't know immediately because my reaction was delayed), and I saw stories on the internet of people getting worse and worse indefinitely, and/or living with pain and disability caused...
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics and Nerve Damage/Malfunction
This post about how fluoroquinolones are associated with Central, Peripheral and Autonomic Nervous System Damage was published on Hormones Matter on 09/09/2013. http://www.hormonesmatter.com/fluoroquinolone-antibiotics-associated-with-nervous-system-damage/
Survivor’s Guilt after Fluoroquinolone Toxicity
Guilt is such a useless emotion. It induces stress and anxiety for no good reason. Guilt feels horrible. It feels like a kick to the gut; a twist in the heart and the soul. A particularly useless form of guilt is survivor’s guilt. On top of being useless and...
Permanent
I really appreciate that the FDA has put the word “permanent” on the warning labels of fluoroquinolones. “The nerve damage may be permanent” is now stated under the peripheral neuropathy section of the side-effects listed. Permanent. Physicians may take note; they...
Fluoroquinolones 101
I wrote the following article for Hormones Matter: http://www.hormonesmatter.com/fluoroquinolones-101-antibiotics-to-avoid/ Thanks for reading it! -Lisa
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