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Dee
4 years ago
Thanks for the tip on the salve. I will look into it!! After trying so many natural alternatives to clear this contact dermatitis I am getting super discouraged it hasn’t left after 9 weeks. I just don’t understand why it hasn’t left. I read that after removing the allergin (lidocaine) most dermatitis will clear up on its own in 3-4 weeks. I just don’t understand why this won’t leave???? Hence I may have no choice but to try steroid creme. I’m sooooooo frustrated!!
Dee
4 years ago
Rae, I don’t want to use steroid creme but I’ve tried everything natural for 9 weeks with no results. I need to heal this rash. Have you used the steroid creme with no results?? My Derma says that is what they normally use for contact dermatitis to heal it? I was just avoiding using any steroids because of being floxed but my rash is not going away?? I feel pretty desperate! The itching is putting me through the roof besides red, itchy, scabby spots here and there! There has to be a solution to this!!???
Dee
4 years ago
Rae, so sorry to hear of your shingles. I know that can be a bad nightmare. I wish you well in healing and getting rid of that too. Let’s try to hang in there! Slow but sure!
Hey guys. Today I went to see a gastroenterologist. I eplained to him my bowel issues ( it all started after I took a probiotic containing saccaromyces boulardii, which gave me constipation,bloating, and from time to time dhiarreha) so it basically gave me IBS. He said that there’re not many things he can do, surprise surprise, and he proposed me 3 alternatives : 1 colonscopy with relative biospy 2 I could try to take the antibiotic Rifaximin (Xifaxan ) 3 I could try to take, but only after the colonscopy, the antiflammatory Mesalazine.
Any comment from you guys? Thanks
joanneg
4 years ago
Dee,
I’ve had rashes that looked like shingles since being floxed and the only thing that helped me was Milk of Magnesia.
Dee
4 years ago
Jonneg, I’ve tried milk of magnesia and it didn’t really budge it? I may try again!
Don, would you make the baking soda into a paste and put it on the sores??
Dee
4 years ago
Andrea, have you looked into mastic Gum?? Had a friend who it really helped acid reflux and I guess it does wonders to kill certain kinds of bacteria in stomach?? Don’t know much about it but maybe research it? I think it is a natural treatment for H Pylori but may have other benefits too?? Check it out when you get time!!
Have you tried Colostrum??? Suppose to be good for stomach and immune system!! Just ideas!!
Andrea S.
4 years ago
Kind of a heavy topic so pass if you don’ want to read.
I wanted to share something with you all as really I have nowhere else to share it.. My sister died in 2012. I’ll go into more detail but one thing that I remember is she had a ton of crazy symptoms. We would talk often and compare some strange health issues we both had. I up until recently I had not really been on any cipro type drugs that I know of.
Long and short of it, she had all kinds of crazy symptoms. Ringing of the ears, loss of balance, brain fog, forgetfulness, depression, anxiety, dry eyes and poor vision. She mentioned to me about a year before she died she might have MS. Also she had some strange blood work showing up. Her symptoms were also psychological. She was very depressed and had too many things to list. I got to thinking about her and went through some of my old emails today. She had mentioned that she had a rare strain of psudonomas in her sinuses and that she was given a 10 day course of Levofloxacin November of 2012. In another email she mentioned she did two rounds of it. She was gone by December. She had battled the psudonomas for several years so I am confident she was on cipro or another Flouroquinoline antibiotic before as it’s one that is mainly used for this type of infection.
My sister started to get paranoid and was out of sorts. She ended her life and I always struggled with guilt over it. Finding that email shocked me. I am certain all of her physical and part of her mental symptoms were the result of Levofloxacin and other antiboitics given in the past. I think that this antibiotic, a combination of unexplained health issues, a tendency for depression, divorce and lack of support did her in. In fact I am sure of it now.
I only wish what I knew now I knew then. I would have told there is hope and it is possible to recover. At least she would have had an answer to her myriad of symptoms. She went from doctor to doctor trying to find answers. A big f#ck you to the drug companies!!!! Anyhow thanks for allowing me to share. When I stumbled upon that email I was shocked. 🙁 So what I would tell my sister if she was alive – I found the answer to your problems. It’s real and there is hope for you to potentially heal. Please hold on and don’t give up!
I strongly feel if a survey was taken of all of those with fibro, CFS, MS, and other diseases, all of them would recall at least one round of this stuff.
L
4 years ago
I mean to say the doctor said it WASN’T the cipro. I think he’s wrong
Henk Noordhuizen
4 years ago
Hi Anne,thanks for the invitation.I don’t “do” any of the so called “social” networks,so,no FB,or WA,or Twitter,but we may,for a start,communicate by email,if you’d like to.My address: hnoordh@gmx.net
Henk Noordhuizen
4 years ago
Hi Anne,thanks for the invitation.I don’t “do” any of the so called “social” networks,so,no FB,or WA,or Twitter,but we may,for a start,communicate by email,if you’d like to.My address: hnoordh at gmx point net
Dee
4 years ago
Hi all! Well here is what I know about my contact dermatitis due to lidocaine injections. I have a Doctor that is pretty good and also recognizes my FQ reaction and has a pretty good understanding of it. So yesterday I went to see him about this ongoing dermatitis which in his opinion I had a hypersensitive reaction to the lidocaine which caused a mast cell activation because my immune system is very compromised by my Cipro reaction. Therefore my immune system gave me a chronic reaction to the lidocaine trying to fight off this allergen entering my body!! So I don’t know much about mast cell reaction but I know L you have done a lot of research? For now my Doc has prescribed Eucrisa a “non” steroid creme to try and treat my sores. Do any of you know much about this reaction?? Do you think my reaction will calm down in time since it has been 10 weeks post lidocaine? I would think my immune system and mast cell activation would eventually calm down. Of course my immune system is not “normal” so I’m guessing may take a few months??? Any ideas on this?? Damn Cipro anyway for causing this!!!
L
4 years ago
I was just reviewing the site I posted above for Alison Vickery, who deals with mast cell and histamine issues, and thought this particular page would be of interest to those still dealing with gut issues. She talks about the use of binders in helping to remove mytotoxins, heavy metals, etc. https://alisonvickery.com.au/binders/
Don M
4 years ago
Comments please…….. I just returned from a visit to an ND doctor. He thinks that among several other things that NAD would help my complaints of unsteady balance and spacey feeling. It is not so much “brain fog” as it is fatigue, spacey feeling and very poor sleep. Also I am wondering if NADH would not do as well. Since it would be orally I suppose it would be much longer before real benefits were seen. Is it worth the effort and expense? Comments?
Dee
4 years ago
Madge, wow that is interesting what you found out about Zyrtec. That is good you quit taking it. I took Zyrtec for 3 day’s. It didn’t seem to help my dermatitis issues so I stopped it. I have read suggestions to try Quercetin as a antihistamine? I’m thinking of trying it? I am totally stumped about what product to put in my skin sores to get rid of this red, itchy, scabby sores. I have not tried hydrocortisone or steroid creme as I am concerned about using steroid cremes. I ordered a product called Emciaid which is all natural and I guess some people have had luck healing their skin with it?? We shall see. I’m getting pretty discouraged at healing this skin disaster! I’m just praying my immune system will calm down in time and it will go away. I pray????????????????
SLOVAKIA
4 years ago
Hi friends , I have a question, what water do you drink? fresh or tap? I drink from the tap and a lot because of detoxification, but I’m worried, because some say there may be fluoride in the tap too … what is your opinion, experience?
Dee
4 years ago
Madge, maybe try the Quercetin without the Bromelane and see if it helps your itching some?? No harm done?? I think I might try it just to see if it helps my itching?? I couldn’t sleep last night because my itching was so bad so I guess I have nothing to lose??
Andrea
4 years ago
Don, I’ve read you’re interested in trying NAD supplement. I’ll give you my experience. I’ve tried it in the past. It was NAD+ from Life Extension (Nicotinamide Riboside). I’ve tried it for only a few days, and I stiopped immediately. It was giving me weird headaches and a bad feeling overall. Just my experience of course.
Larry
4 years ago
lisalisa12years, I believe you’ve mentioned that you’ve had nerve damage for many years now? What are your symptoms?
Thanks for the tip on the salve. I will look into it!! After trying so many natural alternatives to clear this contact dermatitis I am getting super discouraged it hasn’t left after 9 weeks. I just don’t understand why it hasn’t left. I read that after removing the allergin (lidocaine) most dermatitis will clear up on its own in 3-4 weeks. I just don’t understand why this won’t leave???? Hence I may have no choice but to try steroid creme. I’m sooooooo frustrated!!
Rae, I don’t want to use steroid creme but I’ve tried everything natural for 9 weeks with no results. I need to heal this rash. Have you used the steroid creme with no results?? My Derma says that is what they normally use for contact dermatitis to heal it? I was just avoiding using any steroids because of being floxed but my rash is not going away?? I feel pretty desperate! The itching is putting me through the roof besides red, itchy, scabby spots here and there! There has to be a solution to this!!???
Rae, so sorry to hear of your shingles. I know that can be a bad nightmare. I wish you well in healing and getting rid of that too. Let’s try to hang in there! Slow but sure!
Would any of these home remedies help with the open sores and itching problems? https://www.davidwolfe.com/hives-treatment/
Hey guys. Today I went to see a gastroenterologist. I eplained to him my bowel issues ( it all started after I took a probiotic containing saccaromyces boulardii, which gave me constipation,bloating, and from time to time dhiarreha) so it basically gave me IBS. He said that there’re not many things he can do, surprise surprise, and he proposed me 3 alternatives : 1 colonscopy with relative biospy 2 I could try to take the antibiotic Rifaximin (Xifaxan ) 3 I could try to take, but only after the colonscopy, the antiflammatory Mesalazine.
Any comment from you guys? Thanks
Dee,
I’ve had rashes that looked like shingles since being floxed and the only thing that helped me was Milk of Magnesia.
Jonneg, I’ve tried milk of magnesia and it didn’t really budge it? I may try again!
Don, would you make the baking soda into a paste and put it on the sores??
Andrea, have you looked into mastic Gum?? Had a friend who it really helped acid reflux and I guess it does wonders to kill certain kinds of bacteria in stomach?? Don’t know much about it but maybe research it? I think it is a natural treatment for H Pylori but may have other benefits too?? Check it out when you get time!!
Have you tried Colostrum??? Suppose to be good for stomach and immune system!! Just ideas!!
Kind of a heavy topic so pass if you don’ want to read.
I wanted to share something with you all as really I have nowhere else to share it.. My sister died in 2012. I’ll go into more detail but one thing that I remember is she had a ton of crazy symptoms. We would talk often and compare some strange health issues we both had. I up until recently I had not really been on any cipro type drugs that I know of.
Long and short of it, she had all kinds of crazy symptoms. Ringing of the ears, loss of balance, brain fog, forgetfulness, depression, anxiety, dry eyes and poor vision. She mentioned to me about a year before she died she might have MS. Also she had some strange blood work showing up. Her symptoms were also psychological. She was very depressed and had too many things to list. I got to thinking about her and went through some of my old emails today. She had mentioned that she had a rare strain of psudonomas in her sinuses and that she was given a 10 day course of Levofloxacin November of 2012. In another email she mentioned she did two rounds of it. She was gone by December. She had battled the psudonomas for several years so I am confident she was on cipro or another Flouroquinoline antibiotic before as it’s one that is mainly used for this type of infection.
My sister started to get paranoid and was out of sorts. She ended her life and I always struggled with guilt over it. Finding that email shocked me. I am certain all of her physical and part of her mental symptoms were the result of Levofloxacin and other antiboitics given in the past. I think that this antibiotic, a combination of unexplained health issues, a tendency for depression, divorce and lack of support did her in. In fact I am sure of it now.
I only wish what I knew now I knew then. I would have told there is hope and it is possible to recover. At least she would have had an answer to her myriad of symptoms. She went from doctor to doctor trying to find answers. A big f#ck you to the drug companies!!!! Anyhow thanks for allowing me to share. When I stumbled upon that email I was shocked. 🙁 So what I would tell my sister if she was alive – I found the answer to your problems. It’s real and there is hope for you to potentially heal. Please hold on and don’t give up!
I strongly feel if a survey was taken of all of those with fibro, CFS, MS, and other diseases, all of them would recall at least one round of this stuff.
I mean to say the doctor said it WASN’T the cipro. I think he’s wrong
Hi Anne,thanks for the invitation.I don’t “do” any of the so called “social” networks,so,no FB,or WA,or Twitter,but we may,for a start,communicate by email,if you’d like to.My address: hnoordh@gmx.net
Hi Anne,thanks for the invitation.I don’t “do” any of the so called “social” networks,so,no FB,or WA,or Twitter,but we may,for a start,communicate by email,if you’d like to.My address: hnoordh at gmx point net
Hi all! Well here is what I know about my contact dermatitis due to lidocaine injections. I have a Doctor that is pretty good and also recognizes my FQ reaction and has a pretty good understanding of it. So yesterday I went to see him about this ongoing dermatitis which in his opinion I had a hypersensitive reaction to the lidocaine which caused a mast cell activation because my immune system is very compromised by my Cipro reaction. Therefore my immune system gave me a chronic reaction to the lidocaine trying to fight off this allergen entering my body!! So I don’t know much about mast cell reaction but I know L you have done a lot of research? For now my Doc has prescribed Eucrisa a “non” steroid creme to try and treat my sores. Do any of you know much about this reaction?? Do you think my reaction will calm down in time since it has been 10 weeks post lidocaine? I would think my immune system and mast cell activation would eventually calm down. Of course my immune system is not “normal” so I’m guessing may take a few months??? Any ideas on this?? Damn Cipro anyway for causing this!!!
I was just reviewing the site I posted above for Alison Vickery, who deals with mast cell and histamine issues, and thought this particular page would be of interest to those still dealing with gut issues. She talks about the use of binders in helping to remove mytotoxins, heavy metals, etc. https://alisonvickery.com.au/binders/
Comments please…….. I just returned from a visit to an ND doctor. He thinks that among several other things that NAD would help my complaints of unsteady balance and spacey feeling. It is not so much “brain fog” as it is fatigue, spacey feeling and very poor sleep. Also I am wondering if NADH would not do as well. Since it would be orally I suppose it would be much longer before real benefits were seen. Is it worth the effort and expense? Comments?
Madge, wow that is interesting what you found out about Zyrtec. That is good you quit taking it. I took Zyrtec for 3 day’s. It didn’t seem to help my dermatitis issues so I stopped it. I have read suggestions to try Quercetin as a antihistamine? I’m thinking of trying it? I am totally stumped about what product to put in my skin sores to get rid of this red, itchy, scabby sores. I have not tried hydrocortisone or steroid creme as I am concerned about using steroid cremes. I ordered a product called Emciaid which is all natural and I guess some people have had luck healing their skin with it?? We shall see. I’m getting pretty discouraged at healing this skin disaster! I’m just praying my immune system will calm down in time and it will go away. I pray????????????????
Hi friends , I have a question, what water do you drink? fresh or tap? I drink from the tap and a lot because of detoxification, but I’m worried, because some say there may be fluoride in the tap too … what is your opinion, experience?
Madge, maybe try the Quercetin without the Bromelane and see if it helps your itching some?? No harm done?? I think I might try it just to see if it helps my itching?? I couldn’t sleep last night because my itching was so bad so I guess I have nothing to lose??
Don, I’ve read you’re interested in trying NAD supplement. I’ll give you my experience. I’ve tried it in the past. It was NAD+ from Life Extension (Nicotinamide Riboside). I’ve tried it for only a few days, and I stiopped immediately. It was giving me weird headaches and a bad feeling overall. Just my experience of course.
lisalisa12years, I believe you’ve mentioned that you’ve had nerve damage for many years now? What are your symptoms?