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Henk Noordhuizen
5 years ago
Just received the message from L’.,with the same link.You’re a bit faster than I am,L. ;-))
Henk Noordhuizen
5 years ago
Big mistake;at the moment I feel terrible,physically and mentally.All started yesterday evening.Was very satisfied after making a new batch of Cocos oil soap (2,4 kilo’s,parfumed with Ceder oil).After finishing my daily works I sat down to view a docu,and drank a bottle of beer.Because I was still thirsty and it wasn’t yet time for going to bed,for the first time since I was floxed,three years ago,I drank a second bottle of beer.
This night,after about 4 hours of sleep,I woke up and noticed the heart palpitations were back.I was feeling very bad,but fell asleep again after over an hour,to wake up very tired,and still having the papitations.I hope they will go away,soon;had them right after my first Cipro pill and they lasted for over a year,the slowly vanished.Did have minor paplitatios,sometime,since,which were very short,most of them lasted less than a minute.
The only time I had such a relapse as today was,after drinking a cup of tea,which happened 2 times during my second floxie year (never drank tea,again,since).This time is worse;they’re there every few minutes,and quite hefty.I drink alcohol,only in the weekend,and limit my intake to one (33cl) bottle of beer,sometimes a 1/2 ltr. bottle,or one espressocup with ca. 3/4 liquor (Italian liquors being my favorites :-)),and this never gave me problems untill now.
Felt so good,yesterday,with my new stach of soap,ready for the coming 1/2 year,or so,and now the happy feeling is gone,because of drinking that second bottle of beer.Damn!
Henk, about a year ago in the evening I had a small glass of wine and was fine. Then maybe a month later I had maybe a glass and a half? My heart started pounding away. I was upset and concerned. I was ok by the next day. I haven’t had the nerve to try another glass of wine since then and I love my red wine! I “think” too much somehow affects our GABA receptors in an opposing reaction since GABA receptors are damaged?? I had a severe opposing reaction to half a mg of melatonin that actually caused raging tinnitus for months and and to this day still have but much much quieter. My Doc thought it was because my GABA receptors were damaged they reacted in the opposite way to a calming substance???? Just a thought??
E
4 years ago
Is erythromycin safe to take after floxing? Its either that or bactrim those are my only choices.
Hi floxies! I don’t know if any of you can help me out on this one or have any thoughts?? Three weeks ago I had 2 very small skin growths cut out (1 upper back/1 lower leg) the Doc used Lidocaine to numb the area. I’m almost positive I had a reaction to the lidocaine as I got itchy red bumps popping up near the sores and randomly on different areas of my body. The itchy red spots are still hanging around and flare up and down. The sore on my back which was bigger still hasn’t healed all the way yet after 3 weeks. I’m trying to get into Doc to have her look at it. I’m pretty sure she will want to give me a steroid cream as the one sore is pretty irritated but doesn’t seem infected. I refuse to use steroid cream. 3 weeks seems like a really long time to still be healing!!?? But maybe not for a floxie?? Any ideas of cream or something to put on irritated red skin and bumps? I also think my allergic reaction is still going on too after 3 weeks!!?? Any ideas?
Henk Noordhuizen
4 years ago
Dr. Rath said, “Drugs are generally synthetic, non-natural substances that we absorb in our bodies. Our bodies recognize these synthetic drugs as ‘toxic,’ just like any other non-natural substance.
Henk. Thanks. I do take steroids very seriously and will not use them. I guess the sore and maybe even red bumps may take a “very long” time to heal?? Although I still think the red bumps are some kind of allergic reaction so I guess that can take weeks to months to subside too????
Ok all of you I just got back from the dermatologist and since most of the red bumps are around my sores she thinks it is contact dermatitis because of the bandaids I put on them. I did react to the bandaids but stopped using them a couple of weeks ago. The red bumps that are there just keep flaring up getting red and itchy and then calm down for a little while. They will not go away and leave. Personally I think it was a combination of the lidocaine and bandaids that have irritated me?? I still seem to be reacting to the procedure! She doesn’t think the “random” itchy red spots that pop up here and there has anything to do with her procedure as they are not near the sores? BUT I didn’t have these bumps appearing before the procedure sooooo????? I attribute them to the lidocaine, although she doesn’t seem to think that would be the cause since the lidocaine is long gone from over 3 weeks ago!? She of course wanted to give me steroid cream and of course she didn’t understand because I had a Cipro reaction 2,5 years ago. I didn’t even try to explain any further nor did she want to hear about it! I’m sure she thought I was whacky!! Anyway she said my only alternative was to take an antihistamine like Claritin?? Is Claritin ok for us to take??? I’m wondering how long this “allergic” reaction will take just to go away on its own?? And will it go away on its own?? Anyone have knowledge of contact dermatitis? Soooo confused!!
Oh I forgot to say she also wanted me to stop all my supplements. She said maybe my random red bumps are from supplements I’m taking even though I have been on them for a couple of years. She said that’s all the more reason? I guess it would hurt to give my body a break from the supplements????
jo
4 years ago
May I ask which CoQ 10 would be recommended to be the best?
Thanks
Henk. Thank you for your suggestions! I agree that the Derma is trying to take the attention away from the lidocaine and direct it to something else!!!! I still think my reaction is mostly due to the lidocaine since I stopped using the bandaid awhile back. Although I think the lidocaine reaction is what caused the bandaids reaction since I never had a problem with bandaids even “after” my floxing until this procedure. I think I just have to ride it out and the reaction to the lidocaine will slowly calm down. “I hope”!!!!!
L thanks for your feedback on the colloidal silver gel. I will check it out. I feel pretty convinced that I had an allergic skin reaction to the lidocaine even though the dermatologist thinks there is no way. She has absolutely no understanding of being floxed! Frustrating! Anyway since I won’t take steroids as I told Henk I guess I’m just going to have to ride it out and hope for the best!!! Have you taken Claritin? Wondering if that might help me??
Michael
4 years ago
Guys, we were talking about the bioptron some time ago. The deal with that is that it uses polarised light through a special filter. Anyway I ordered a second hand unit off ebay with all the coloured lenses for about $350 US including postage to New Zealand. The other thing I have tried for pain relief is the Quell unit which is a kind of wearable TENS device and this seems to help. I’m actually almost totally pain-free now, and it’s only been 5 months since my last dose of a 4 week course of Cipro. However I will point out I am taking pain meds (but no opioids):: low doses of nortriptyline, gabapentin and clonidine (prescribed by a pain specialist). None of those are having any significant side effects right now and they are all non-opioid so I can function well and I am back to work now full-time.
Hope everyone is doing OK considering the circumstances.
Thought I would share some news with you, since we all wonder on here if our mitochondria can be saved. I had a test done called nutreval (summary was 30 pages!!!) Anyhow, my mitochrondria range was not only high, but VERY high. Good news since I had been told early on that the horrible breathing issue I had was likely mitochondrial damage to the heart muscle. It has been five years, and in that time I have taken ubquinol or mitoq and pqq. Guess i can finally cut back. (my Bs sucked though…need to up that supplementation.)
L. That is awesome great news about your mitochondria!!!! Gives us all great hope!!!
Don M
4 years ago
May I make a comment? I get more information (clues about what to do) by reading the posts of all of you than I do from my 5 minute visit with an MD. Shameful, very shameful to have to say.
Just found out recently..serious peripheral neuropathy, blown tendon (right bicep), sever lung problems, continuing pneumonia. Veteran….no help from VA. Amazing pain in hands. Any suggestions? Thanks…Robert L. Babcock
Just received the message from L’.,with the same link.You’re a bit faster than I am,L. ;-))
Big mistake;at the moment I feel terrible,physically and mentally.All started yesterday evening.Was very satisfied after making a new batch of Cocos oil soap (2,4 kilo’s,parfumed with Ceder oil).After finishing my daily works I sat down to view a docu,and drank a bottle of beer.Because I was still thirsty and it wasn’t yet time for going to bed,for the first time since I was floxed,three years ago,I drank a second bottle of beer.
This night,after about 4 hours of sleep,I woke up and noticed the heart palpitations were back.I was feeling very bad,but fell asleep again after over an hour,to wake up very tired,and still having the papitations.I hope they will go away,soon;had them right after my first Cipro pill and they lasted for over a year,the slowly vanished.Did have minor paplitatios,sometime,since,which were very short,most of them lasted less than a minute.
The only time I had such a relapse as today was,after drinking a cup of tea,which happened 2 times during my second floxie year (never drank tea,again,since).This time is worse;they’re there every few minutes,and quite hefty.I drink alcohol,only in the weekend,and limit my intake to one (33cl) bottle of beer,sometimes a 1/2 ltr. bottle,or one espressocup with ca. 3/4 liquor (Italian liquors being my favorites :-)),and this never gave me problems untill now.
Felt so good,yesterday,with my new stach of soap,ready for the coming 1/2 year,or so,and now the happy feeling is gone,because of drinking that second bottle of beer.Damn!
Henk, about a year ago in the evening I had a small glass of wine and was fine. Then maybe a month later I had maybe a glass and a half? My heart started pounding away. I was upset and concerned. I was ok by the next day. I haven’t had the nerve to try another glass of wine since then and I love my red wine! I “think” too much somehow affects our GABA receptors in an opposing reaction since GABA receptors are damaged?? I had a severe opposing reaction to half a mg of melatonin that actually caused raging tinnitus for months and and to this day still have but much much quieter. My Doc thought it was because my GABA receptors were damaged they reacted in the opposite way to a calming substance???? Just a thought??
Is erythromycin safe to take after floxing? Its either that or bactrim those are my only choices.
Hi floxies! I don’t know if any of you can help me out on this one or have any thoughts?? Three weeks ago I had 2 very small skin growths cut out (1 upper back/1 lower leg) the Doc used Lidocaine to numb the area. I’m almost positive I had a reaction to the lidocaine as I got itchy red bumps popping up near the sores and randomly on different areas of my body. The itchy red spots are still hanging around and flare up and down. The sore on my back which was bigger still hasn’t healed all the way yet after 3 weeks. I’m trying to get into Doc to have her look at it. I’m pretty sure she will want to give me a steroid cream as the one sore is pretty irritated but doesn’t seem infected. I refuse to use steroid cream. 3 weeks seems like a really long time to still be healing!!?? But maybe not for a floxie?? Any ideas of cream or something to put on irritated red skin and bumps? I also think my allergic reaction is still going on too after 3 weeks!!?? Any ideas?
Dr. Rath said, “Drugs are generally synthetic, non-natural substances that we absorb in our bodies. Our bodies recognize these synthetic drugs as ‘toxic,’ just like any other non-natural substance.
https://www.greenmedinfo.health/blog/pharmaceuticals-drive-magnesium-levels-lower
2,000 Untested Chemicals Discovered In Packaged Foods:
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2019/11/24/2000-untested-chemicals-discovered-in-packaged-foods/
Henk. Thanks. I do take steroids very seriously and will not use them. I guess the sore and maybe even red bumps may take a “very long” time to heal?? Although I still think the red bumps are some kind of allergic reaction so I guess that can take weeks to months to subside too????
Ok all of you I just got back from the dermatologist and since most of the red bumps are around my sores she thinks it is contact dermatitis because of the bandaids I put on them. I did react to the bandaids but stopped using them a couple of weeks ago. The red bumps that are there just keep flaring up getting red and itchy and then calm down for a little while. They will not go away and leave. Personally I think it was a combination of the lidocaine and bandaids that have irritated me?? I still seem to be reacting to the procedure! She doesn’t think the “random” itchy red spots that pop up here and there has anything to do with her procedure as they are not near the sores? BUT I didn’t have these bumps appearing before the procedure sooooo????? I attribute them to the lidocaine, although she doesn’t seem to think that would be the cause since the lidocaine is long gone from over 3 weeks ago!? She of course wanted to give me steroid cream and of course she didn’t understand because I had a Cipro reaction 2,5 years ago. I didn’t even try to explain any further nor did she want to hear about it! I’m sure she thought I was whacky!! Anyway she said my only alternative was to take an antihistamine like Claritin?? Is Claritin ok for us to take??? I’m wondering how long this “allergic” reaction will take just to go away on its own?? And will it go away on its own?? Anyone have knowledge of contact dermatitis? Soooo confused!!
Oh I forgot to say she also wanted me to stop all my supplements. She said maybe my random red bumps are from supplements I’m taking even though I have been on them for a couple of years. She said that’s all the more reason? I guess it would hurt to give my body a break from the supplements????
May I ask which CoQ 10 would be recommended to be the best?
Thanks
Henk. Thank you for your suggestions! I agree that the Derma is trying to take the attention away from the lidocaine and direct it to something else!!!! I still think my reaction is mostly due to the lidocaine since I stopped using the bandaid awhile back. Although I think the lidocaine reaction is what caused the bandaids reaction since I never had a problem with bandaids even “after” my floxing until this procedure. I think I just have to ride it out and the reaction to the lidocaine will slowly calm down. “I hope”!!!!!
L thanks for your feedback on the colloidal silver gel. I will check it out. I feel pretty convinced that I had an allergic skin reaction to the lidocaine even though the dermatologist thinks there is no way. She has absolutely no understanding of being floxed! Frustrating! Anyway since I won’t take steroids as I told Henk I guess I’m just going to have to ride it out and hope for the best!!! Have you taken Claritin? Wondering if that might help me??
Guys, we were talking about the bioptron some time ago. The deal with that is that it uses polarised light through a special filter. Anyway I ordered a second hand unit off ebay with all the coloured lenses for about $350 US including postage to New Zealand. The other thing I have tried for pain relief is the Quell unit which is a kind of wearable TENS device and this seems to help. I’m actually almost totally pain-free now, and it’s only been 5 months since my last dose of a 4 week course of Cipro. However I will point out I am taking pain meds (but no opioids):: low doses of nortriptyline, gabapentin and clonidine (prescribed by a pain specialist). None of those are having any significant side effects right now and they are all non-opioid so I can function well and I am back to work now full-time.
Hope everyone is doing OK considering the circumstances.
Michael
Hi guys. Has anyone ever took Nystatin? Any shared experience would be greatly appreciated.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nystatin
Thought I would share some news with you, since we all wonder on here if our mitochondria can be saved. I had a test done called nutreval (summary was 30 pages!!!) Anyhow, my mitochrondria range was not only high, but VERY high. Good news since I had been told early on that the horrible breathing issue I had was likely mitochondrial damage to the heart muscle. It has been five years, and in that time I have taken ubquinol or mitoq and pqq. Guess i can finally cut back. (my Bs sucked though…need to up that supplementation.)
L. That is awesome great news about your mitochondria!!!! Gives us all great hope!!!
May I make a comment? I get more information (clues about what to do) by reading the posts of all of you than I do from my 5 minute visit with an MD. Shameful, very shameful to have to say.
If you are floxie. Which you probably are if you are on this site. You already know what is happening now and has happened to you but you should read this story. I won’t say more. Just read it. http://www.myquinstory.info/the-fluoroquinolones-inconvenient-truth/?fbclid=IwAR2ru9TKbfkWdT4x3jFHhKeCkToUUi3LN_PnqmzCqR9KiIdnwXz434XUMTY
Just found out recently..serious peripheral neuropathy, blown tendon (right bicep), sever lung problems, continuing pneumonia. Veteran….no help from VA. Amazing pain in hands. Any suggestions? Thanks…Robert L. Babcock