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Andrea
5 years ago
Hey guys. Any info about antihistamines? Are the dangerous for us? I’m experiencing a terribile allergic reaction. I don’t know why. It could be food, the weather, dust, I don’t know, but I’ve noticed this symtoms since the GI issues caused by the probiotics…any help?
Chelsea
5 years ago
Hi everyone!
I am exactly a year post Levaquin today. I have definitely seen some improvement from those first couple months but I feel like I am permanently damaged. I have brain fog, zoned out a lot, constantly feel like I am going to pass out, no energy, head pressure, anxiety. All of these issues started after one dose of the FQ. I still deal with all these symptoms, every day. I don’t drive for more than 5 minutes away from my house because I am scared of passing out from being so zoned out.
I am only 28 years old. I am a mom to a 5 and 2 year old and really want to be able to be the mom and wife that I am supposed to be. I hate that this is my life. Can anyone shed some light for me that I can recover from this and live a normal life? I have been so down lately about not being able to recover.
I have not found anything that has stuck to help reduce symptoms. I have read a lot of mitochondrial supplements, magnesium, l theanine, etc.
Any SUPPORT would be great! Please no comments on not recovering. I do not need to feel worse!
Thank you for this supportive website!
Chelsea
Lingard Ellis
5 years ago
My Mother was diagnosed with ALS in 2018 following a year of doctor visits and tests aimed at finding a cure for her slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, and weakening limbs. By the time she was diagnosed, she had developed pneumonia and was put on a respirator. A family friend visits us and told us about Solution Health Herbal Clinic and their successful ALS TREATMENT, We visited their website http://www.solutionhealthherbalclinic.com and ordered their ALS/MND Formula which they sent through courier service to us, i am happy to report the treatment effectively treated and reversed her Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), most of the symptoms stopped, she is able to walk and able to ride her treadmill again, she is pretty active now and can do everything again, Thanks to solutionsherbalclinic@gmail.com
Question, has anybody had any problems with swallowing and what kind. Any info would be appreciated
Andrea
5 years ago
Hey L, you wrote youi never had problems with antihistamines, do you rememebr what particular kind of antihistamines you took?
I was thinking about cetirizine (zyrtec), but I read that some people report anticholinergic symptoms from it, not really the best, for my urological problems…
Andrea
5 years ago
Well, I read more about zyrtec, and it should be one of the most well tolerated antihistamine around, of course, who knows how can I be affected by it…
L
5 years ago
Lisa, I know you have posted different studies on FLQ toxicity and I am not sure if this was one of them, but I am going to post it here, because it actually suggests possible “work-arounds.” This is written in science-ese and difficult to absorb, and while they say they just don’t know the actual mechanism(s) of damage, they do offer possible treatments,depending upon which of the the scenarios eventually plays out. Interestingly, they are all things I have taken at one time of another. Some things they mention are: Mg^2+ (not sure how you get there from regular magnesium); ditto Fe^2+ for iron; copper oxide, manganese, Mito q, ppq, vitamins C, E; selenium. Interestingly they also mention metformin which is a diabetes medication (and also suggest that flq toxicity makes you more susceptible to diabetes). They also mention the likely value of ozone therapy to remove the flq, I wonder if it matters what stage you are in. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2017/8023935/
Riley
5 years ago
Has anyone here taken an antidepressant after being floxed? I was taking one before and I want to continue but I am also afraid
had bad anxiety before taking Cipro
Andrea
5 years ago
Hi guys, just to let you know, tonight, a very popular tv show in Italy, is talking about fluorochinolones, reporting stories and cases. I’ll let you know what I think about it, as soon as I finish watching it.
Andrea
5 years ago
I’m disgusted. They went with hidden cameras into many doctors offices and pharmacies. Everyone was prescribing it as first option, like candies. They called it “the magical antibiotic”. Pharmacies were giving the drugs even without prescriptions.They interwied a doctor who just prescribed it to a fake patient (a crew member). When asked if there was any side effect, he replied to the fake patient “none, easy, you’re not going to die”. When interviewed, later, he just said that if a doctor would tell to every patient about the side effects, nobody would ever take a pill again. They even interviewed the health minister. She knew nothing about it. Of course she said, when they told her what’s going on with FQs,that it isa very serious situation, but she said a thing that infuriated me. She said that, it’s also the patient’s fault, because many times, if the docotr refuse to prescribe something, they’re not happy with that decision, and they beg the doctor to prescribe it anyway…like I said disgusting.
Oh another thing, they interviewed also a couple of US docotrs, expert in this field. They also said that in the US the problem is well known, because the FDA made important restricitons LOL
Andrea
5 years ago
I mean, the show was great, finally something is moving in the right direction, but it was just disgusting to see all these ignorant pricks using these bombs like candies…
I was floxed in Feb 2015 while tapering benzo. Horrific. I then got further damage from Flagyl and macrobid after Cipro. Tapered benzo. Felt like I was healing for a year afterwards and that I made it out alive. But then had to take antibiotics was given steroids and went back on klonopin, had Versed for endoscopy and CT scans with dye and never same since. Constant burning skin and tongue and mouth and mast cell activation. Had to go back on benzo and tried several antidepressants like cymbalta, amitriptyline, Prozac (has fluorine) and now dr wants Luvox ( has fluorine). Took PPIs (had fluoirine) for ulcers and used fluoride toothpaste 12 times. I am totally messed up and find no way out. I’m on benzo and going to start Luvox. I’ve been inpatient and outpatient for psych and awaiting inpatient again. Gut and brain and skin are so messed up I can’t sweat and my detox pathways are messed up. I react to everything and can barely eat. I even react badly to water in shower. What can I do? I am totally hopeless. Even naturopath said to stay on klonopin and take Luvox and magnesium and drink vegan shakes.
Andrea thanks for the Probiotic info. Do you know how many bacteria your dose had?? It sounds a lot like our VSL #3 brand here in the US. 2 pills had 225 billion bacteria or 1 pill had 112 billion which was for fixing IBS etc. I took 1 pill for about a week and it made my stomach bloat and loose bathroom. I stopped taking it and slowly better. But I suppose it can really throw you off? I did have IBS before I got floxed and loose stools so thought I was a candidate for the strong probiotic? I guess we are more sensitive and have to be very careful with anything?? Although some floxies respond really well to the stronger probiotic!! Have you tried bone broth yet for your stomach or fermented foods??
Andrea
5 years ago
Henk, in the last few days I was taking another probiotic that the dietician suggested. I was feeling a little better, but then I stopped because I started a 3 days water fast, hoping that soimething would change, but it seems that it didn’t work the way I expected…
Oh, to anyone who’s interested to know how fasting for 3 days affected me, this time (last time was more or less a year ago) I felt way better : less fatigue, not so weak etc. But in the last 12 hours, all the aches and pain in my leg, (and this time my elbow too) returned. Quite strong. After the first meal I took a pill of mag. and 5000 iu of vitamin d3. One hour later I started to feel better. Today I felt way better, so after dinner I took the mag/vit d again. That’s weird.
Henk Noordhuizen
5 years ago
Does anybody know what all these fake comments are doing here? Those with random “names” and no text? Some troll,I suppose.Lisa,can you,please,block the sender/source,if it is a scam or a troll?
Mike Wallbridge
5 years ago
Back in early September, I was given Cipro after a prostate biopsy and so started my story of tendon/ligament pain and neuropathy. But I saw a herbalist fairly quickly and, along with high doses of magnesium, started on a detox regime to remove the fluorine from the body. Early in February, I had surgery to remove my prostate and had to stop all my medications including the magnesium and herbal tinctures but experienced two weeks without any symptoms of toxicity at all and wondered whether I had recovered. But then I was given a course of Cefalexin for a urinary infection and my toxicity symptoms have reappeared. I’m back on magnesium and the herbal tinctures again. How is it though, that I can apparently recover and perhaps be detoxed from all fluorine only to experience the same symptoms again from a drug that contains no fluorine? I don’t understand.
Hey guys. Any info about antihistamines? Are the dangerous for us? I’m experiencing a terribile allergic reaction. I don’t know why. It could be food, the weather, dust, I don’t know, but I’ve noticed this symtoms since the GI issues caused by the probiotics…any help?
Hi everyone!
I am exactly a year post Levaquin today. I have definitely seen some improvement from those first couple months but I feel like I am permanently damaged. I have brain fog, zoned out a lot, constantly feel like I am going to pass out, no energy, head pressure, anxiety. All of these issues started after one dose of the FQ. I still deal with all these symptoms, every day. I don’t drive for more than 5 minutes away from my house because I am scared of passing out from being so zoned out.
I am only 28 years old. I am a mom to a 5 and 2 year old and really want to be able to be the mom and wife that I am supposed to be. I hate that this is my life. Can anyone shed some light for me that I can recover from this and live a normal life? I have been so down lately about not being able to recover.
I have not found anything that has stuck to help reduce symptoms. I have read a lot of mitochondrial supplements, magnesium, l theanine, etc.
Any SUPPORT would be great! Please no comments on not recovering. I do not need to feel worse!
Thank you for this supportive website!
Chelsea
My Mother was diagnosed with ALS in 2018 following a year of doctor visits and tests aimed at finding a cure for her slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, and weakening limbs. By the time she was diagnosed, she had developed pneumonia and was put on a respirator. A family friend visits us and told us about Solution Health Herbal Clinic and their successful ALS TREATMENT, We visited their website http://www.solutionhealthherbalclinic.com and ordered their ALS/MND Formula which they sent through courier service to us, i am happy to report the treatment effectively treated and reversed her Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), most of the symptoms stopped, she is able to walk and able to ride her treadmill again, she is pretty active now and can do everything again, Thanks to solutionsherbalclinic@gmail.com
Question, has anybody had any problems with swallowing and what kind. Any info would be appreciated
Hey L, you wrote youi never had problems with antihistamines, do you rememebr what particular kind of antihistamines you took?
I was thinking about cetirizine (zyrtec), but I read that some people report anticholinergic symptoms from it, not really the best, for my urological problems…
Well, I read more about zyrtec, and it should be one of the most well tolerated antihistamine around, of course, who knows how can I be affected by it…
Lisa, I know you have posted different studies on FLQ toxicity and I am not sure if this was one of them, but I am going to post it here, because it actually suggests possible “work-arounds.” This is written in science-ese and difficult to absorb, and while they say they just don’t know the actual mechanism(s) of damage, they do offer possible treatments,depending upon which of the the scenarios eventually plays out. Interestingly, they are all things I have taken at one time of another. Some things they mention are: Mg^2+ (not sure how you get there from regular magnesium); ditto Fe^2+ for iron; copper oxide, manganese, Mito q, ppq, vitamins C, E; selenium. Interestingly they also mention metformin which is a diabetes medication (and also suggest that flq toxicity makes you more susceptible to diabetes). They also mention the likely value of ozone therapy to remove the flq, I wonder if it matters what stage you are in. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/omcl/2017/8023935/
Has anyone here taken an antidepressant after being floxed? I was taking one before and I want to continue but I am also afraid
had bad anxiety before taking Cipro
Hi guys, just to let you know, tonight, a very popular tv show in Italy, is talking about fluorochinolones, reporting stories and cases. I’ll let you know what I think about it, as soon as I finish watching it.
I’m disgusted. They went with hidden cameras into many doctors offices and pharmacies. Everyone was prescribing it as first option, like candies. They called it “the magical antibiotic”. Pharmacies were giving the drugs even without prescriptions.They interwied a doctor who just prescribed it to a fake patient (a crew member). When asked if there was any side effect, he replied to the fake patient “none, easy, you’re not going to die”. When interviewed, later, he just said that if a doctor would tell to every patient about the side effects, nobody would ever take a pill again. They even interviewed the health minister. She knew nothing about it. Of course she said, when they told her what’s going on with FQs,that it isa very serious situation, but she said a thing that infuriated me. She said that, it’s also the patient’s fault, because many times, if the docotr refuse to prescribe something, they’re not happy with that decision, and they beg the doctor to prescribe it anyway…like I said disgusting.
Oh another thing, they interviewed also a couple of US docotrs, expert in this field. They also said that in the US the problem is well known, because the FDA made important restricitons LOL
I mean, the show was great, finally something is moving in the right direction, but it was just disgusting to see all these ignorant pricks using these bombs like candies…
I’m more and more convinced, it just malpractice
They showed a small part of this interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky9RhHaosPw
I was floxed in Feb 2015 while tapering benzo. Horrific. I then got further damage from Flagyl and macrobid after Cipro. Tapered benzo. Felt like I was healing for a year afterwards and that I made it out alive. But then had to take antibiotics was given steroids and went back on klonopin, had Versed for endoscopy and CT scans with dye and never same since. Constant burning skin and tongue and mouth and mast cell activation. Had to go back on benzo and tried several antidepressants like cymbalta, amitriptyline, Prozac (has fluorine) and now dr wants Luvox ( has fluorine). Took PPIs (had fluoirine) for ulcers and used fluoride toothpaste 12 times. I am totally messed up and find no way out. I’m on benzo and going to start Luvox. I’ve been inpatient and outpatient for psych and awaiting inpatient again. Gut and brain and skin are so messed up I can’t sweat and my detox pathways are messed up. I react to everything and can barely eat. I even react badly to water in shower. What can I do? I am totally hopeless. Even naturopath said to stay on klonopin and take Luvox and magnesium and drink vegan shakes.
Andrea, may I ask what probiotics you took that caused you bad gut issues? I hope your stomach will heal in time!!
Andrea thanks for the Probiotic info. Do you know how many bacteria your dose had?? It sounds a lot like our VSL #3 brand here in the US. 2 pills had 225 billion bacteria or 1 pill had 112 billion which was for fixing IBS etc. I took 1 pill for about a week and it made my stomach bloat and loose bathroom. I stopped taking it and slowly better. But I suppose it can really throw you off? I did have IBS before I got floxed and loose stools so thought I was a candidate for the strong probiotic? I guess we are more sensitive and have to be very careful with anything?? Although some floxies respond really well to the stronger probiotic!! Have you tried bone broth yet for your stomach or fermented foods??
Henk, in the last few days I was taking another probiotic that the dietician suggested. I was feeling a little better, but then I stopped because I started a 3 days water fast, hoping that soimething would change, but it seems that it didn’t work the way I expected…
Oh, to anyone who’s interested to know how fasting for 3 days affected me, this time (last time was more or less a year ago) I felt way better : less fatigue, not so weak etc. But in the last 12 hours, all the aches and pain in my leg, (and this time my elbow too) returned. Quite strong. After the first meal I took a pill of mag. and 5000 iu of vitamin d3. One hour later I started to feel better. Today I felt way better, so after dinner I took the mag/vit d again. That’s weird.
Does anybody know what all these fake comments are doing here? Those with random “names” and no text? Some troll,I suppose.Lisa,can you,please,block the sender/source,if it is a scam or a troll?
Back in early September, I was given Cipro after a prostate biopsy and so started my story of tendon/ligament pain and neuropathy. But I saw a herbalist fairly quickly and, along with high doses of magnesium, started on a detox regime to remove the fluorine from the body. Early in February, I had surgery to remove my prostate and had to stop all my medications including the magnesium and herbal tinctures but experienced two weeks without any symptoms of toxicity at all and wondered whether I had recovered. But then I was given a course of Cefalexin for a urinary infection and my toxicity symptoms have reappeared. I’m back on magnesium and the herbal tinctures again. How is it though, that I can apparently recover and perhaps be detoxed from all fluorine only to experience the same symptoms again from a drug that contains no fluorine? I don’t understand.