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Harriet
6 years ago
I am sorry to read this it sounds horrific but thankfully you did not have a dvt.
I too have had many courses of antibiotics including Cipro , the macrolides, and now realise the toxicity of them.
I was given clindamycin but it caused problems, now I avoid all antibiotics.
I take magnesium regularly and it does help me with the muscle cramps. I am in the process of ordering some new foam seta for my armchairs to see if they make a difference to my back pain and neuropathic pain. I have also cut out gluten, soy, wheat and feel a bit better. I got really down at Christmas knowing that I could not eat the foods that I used to eat without even having to think about any complications or bad reactions.
Dr Carolyn Dean is an expert in magnesium and has written books on the subject. Others on here can give you much more help than I can but taking magnesium seems to be the starting point to combat the side effects of these nasty antibiotics.
Take care.
Harriet
6 years ago
Hi again Toby
If you e mail Dr Carolyn Dean who wrote the book the Magnesium Miracle she will probably ask you a series of questions or alternatively you could send her a resume of your conditions and ask if it is safe to 5take magnesium. It is not recommended or everyone esp if you have kidney disease. You may require a full blood screening first just to make sure. Also magnesium can interact with other drugs. Best to get checked out first.
Harriet
6 years ago
Hi Toby here is the link to Dr Carolyn Deans facebook page.
Hi guys. This evening I was visited by an urologist, for my bladder-BPH symptoms. He suspect I have a prostatits, so he prescribed me some ketoprofen suppository. I already know that FANs are really dangerous for floxies, but, do you think that is the same thing, even with suppository form? Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.
PS a couple of months ago I took some aspirin. 2xday for 10 days, it didn’t bothered me much,so I don’t know…
Harriet
6 years ago
Hi Andrea Your English is fine.
Asprin is different to an NSAID.
I would say that whatever form or route you take any NSAID or any other drug it is still being absorbed into the body. It will be absorbed much more quickly if given rectally as there are more blood vessels in the mucous membrane of the rectum.
I would seek alternative homeopathic drs out for natural solutions.
I am female by the way.
Hi guys , has anyone tried using saunas to detox this drug out of the system and other benefits I have used saunas in the past but I really want to step it up and go every day for 3 months or more to get the benefits ,I have been reading a lot about saunas all types ,lots of good info and gives me hope , INFARED NEAR AND FAR seem to be the best for detoxing at a cellular level and other good things for mitochondria which seems important for people with cipro damage, it all sounds good lots of info if you guys are interested google NEAR INFARED SAUANA BENEFITS , just thought I’d share that with the community,
Chris
6 years ago
Does anyone have any information on whether getting a flu shot will trigger a flare up of symptoms. I have permanent nerve, tendon & muscle damage from Cipro. Even after 3 1/2 years I will still flare occasionally, but not to same extent. I’ve never gotten a flu shot at all & I’m terrified it would trigger a major relapse.
Barbara Arnold
6 years ago
I have had it for the last three years without any problems, but it was a very hard decision to make after most people said they wouldn’t take it, and Kerri Knox also said she wouldn’t take it. I took it because I know what it’s like not to be able to breathe, and I used to get bronchitis every year, so for me after weighing up the pro’s and cons I take it, because the floxie symptoms as bad as they can get, are not as bad as not being able to breathe. I take no other meds at all. So it’s a decision that’s very individual to each of us.
jérôme
6 years ago
I’ve seen that high doses of vit D3 prevents the flu…
L and others asking for more answers on the question how to use magnesium to remove Cipro
I wish I could have responded faster.
I am in rehab now, trying to regain the use of my legs. WiFi barely works here. I have very little free time.
I have answered this question enough to realize I need a canned answer that includes all the additional information bloggers need. So I am working on that. I have been here38 days and am now off narcotic pain meds so my mind is much clearer and able to think.
3 or 4 of five issues with my right leg have been resolved. 44 days back the lack of micro nutrients started dissolving muscle. I lost 26 pounds. In 14 days. My body was going after magnesium mostly to keep my organs functioning. I have been soaking in saturated Epsom salts on the sneak.
I now am certian just now that I will have a full recovery. Cipro’s side effects – the last being a very thorough micro nutrient flushing from your body. Have stopped. Restoring theses micro nutrients can take a while. Your body uses 100 to 900 times what your blood stream can hold. Fortunately we are not starting at zero. I think I will be able body surf again this summer at 70 years old.
So keep blogging and together we will figure this out. I thank God for Lisa and her blog. I was a big help in saving my life.
Toby
6 years ago
My naturopath wants to give me winter savory, thyme and nettle tea. Is it safe?
I am floxed with metronidazole.
Kate
6 years ago
What have others done for insomnia? Mine is unrelenting. I simply cannot sleep. I am only getting 1/2 hour a night, and I can’t sleep during day (although all I do is lie on the couch). Does this pass? Would love some ideas?
jérôme
6 years ago
Toby,you mean Flagyl,but it is not a fluoroquinolone?
jérôme
6 years ago
Kate,I use L tryptophan for sleep,it works quite well
Two year ago i was about to go for lungs volume reduction just for me to live a better life at least,not until u was i ask to give a try on totalcureherbalfoundation@ gmail .com natural herbal formula which i emailed and purchased from them,the herbal remedies work perfectly on my system,i can only say that for me this treatment has worked well and has allowed me to live a normal life and I am extremely grateful to the herbal team.
Kate
6 years ago
Thank you everyone! Another question: I am working with a functional medicine nutritionist who recommended I take a REALLY high dose of NAC, 3,000mg, which I did — and had terrible side effects: headache, dizziness, increase in blood pressure. Is this common? How are others using NAC? Thank you!
I am sorry to read this it sounds horrific but thankfully you did not have a dvt.
I too have had many courses of antibiotics including Cipro , the macrolides, and now realise the toxicity of them.
I was given clindamycin but it caused problems, now I avoid all antibiotics.
I take magnesium regularly and it does help me with the muscle cramps. I am in the process of ordering some new foam seta for my armchairs to see if they make a difference to my back pain and neuropathic pain. I have also cut out gluten, soy, wheat and feel a bit better. I got really down at Christmas knowing that I could not eat the foods that I used to eat without even having to think about any complications or bad reactions.
Dr Carolyn Dean is an expert in magnesium and has written books on the subject. Others on here can give you much more help than I can but taking magnesium seems to be the starting point to combat the side effects of these nasty antibiotics.
Take care.
Hi again Toby
If you e mail Dr Carolyn Dean who wrote the book the Magnesium Miracle she will probably ask you a series of questions or alternatively you could send her a resume of your conditions and ask if it is safe to 5take magnesium. It is not recommended or everyone esp if you have kidney disease. You may require a full blood screening first just to make sure. Also magnesium can interact with other drugs. Best to get checked out first.
Hi Toby here is the link to Dr Carolyn Deans facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/drcarolyndean/posts/
Hi guys. This evening I was visited by an urologist, for my bladder-BPH symptoms. He suspect I have a prostatits, so he prescribed me some ketoprofen suppository. I already know that FANs are really dangerous for floxies, but, do you think that is the same thing, even with suppository form? Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks.
PS a couple of months ago I took some aspirin. 2xday for 10 days, it didn’t bothered me much,so I don’t know…
Hi Andrea Your English is fine.
Asprin is different to an NSAID.
I would say that whatever form or route you take any NSAID or any other drug it is still being absorbed into the body. It will be absorbed much more quickly if given rectally as there are more blood vessels in the mucous membrane of the rectum.
I would seek alternative homeopathic drs out for natural solutions.
I am female by the way.
Hi Andrea here is a link for info on prostatitis.http://home-cure.net/home-remedy-prostatitis
Hi guys , has anyone tried using saunas to detox this drug out of the system and other benefits I have used saunas in the past but I really want to step it up and go every day for 3 months or more to get the benefits ,I have been reading a lot about saunas all types ,lots of good info and gives me hope , INFARED NEAR AND FAR seem to be the best for detoxing at a cellular level and other good things for mitochondria which seems important for people with cipro damage, it all sounds good lots of info if you guys are interested google NEAR INFARED SAUANA BENEFITS , just thought I’d share that with the community,
Does anyone have any information on whether getting a flu shot will trigger a flare up of symptoms. I have permanent nerve, tendon & muscle damage from Cipro. Even after 3 1/2 years I will still flare occasionally, but not to same extent. I’ve never gotten a flu shot at all & I’m terrified it would trigger a major relapse.
I have had it for the last three years without any problems, but it was a very hard decision to make after most people said they wouldn’t take it, and Kerri Knox also said she wouldn’t take it. I took it because I know what it’s like not to be able to breathe, and I used to get bronchitis every year, so for me after weighing up the pro’s and cons I take it, because the floxie symptoms as bad as they can get, are not as bad as not being able to breathe. I take no other meds at all. So it’s a decision that’s very individual to each of us.
I’ve seen that high doses of vit D3 prevents the flu…
L and others asking for more answers on the question how to use magnesium to remove Cipro
I wish I could have responded faster.
I am in rehab now, trying to regain the use of my legs. WiFi barely works here. I have very little free time.
I have answered this question enough to realize I need a canned answer that includes all the additional information bloggers need. So I am working on that. I have been here38 days and am now off narcotic pain meds so my mind is much clearer and able to think.
3 or 4 of five issues with my right leg have been resolved. 44 days back the lack of micro nutrients started dissolving muscle. I lost 26 pounds. In 14 days. My body was going after magnesium mostly to keep my organs functioning. I have been soaking in saturated Epsom salts on the sneak.
I now am certian just now that I will have a full recovery. Cipro’s side effects – the last being a very thorough micro nutrient flushing from your body. Have stopped. Restoring theses micro nutrients can take a while. Your body uses 100 to 900 times what your blood stream can hold. Fortunately we are not starting at zero. I think I will be able body surf again this summer at 70 years old.
So keep blogging and together we will figure this out. I thank God for Lisa and her blog. I was a big help in saving my life.
My naturopath wants to give me winter savory, thyme and nettle tea. Is it safe?
I am floxed with metronidazole.
What have others done for insomnia? Mine is unrelenting. I simply cannot sleep. I am only getting 1/2 hour a night, and I can’t sleep during day (although all I do is lie on the couch). Does this pass? Would love some ideas?
Toby,you mean Flagyl,but it is not a fluoroquinolone?
Kate,I use L tryptophan for sleep,it works quite well
bananas contain tryptophan.
Two year ago i was about to go for lungs volume reduction just for me to live a better life at least,not until u was i ask to give a try on totalcureherbalfoundation@ gmail .com natural herbal formula which i emailed and purchased from them,the herbal remedies work perfectly on my system,i can only say that for me this treatment has worked well and has allowed me to live a normal life and I am extremely grateful to the herbal team.
Thank you everyone! Another question: I am working with a functional medicine nutritionist who recommended I take a REALLY high dose of NAC, 3,000mg, which I did — and had terrible side effects: headache, dizziness, increase in blood pressure. Is this common? How are others using NAC? Thank you!
Hi What is NAC?
Thanks Bob. x