Rahul’s story, in his own words, can be found in this video:
Please watch the video. Rahul is thoughtful, wise, wonderful, charming, and full of poignant advice. I (Lisa) can’t sum-up what he says even close to adequately, but here are a few notes from the video. They’re truly inadequate though, and I hope that you watch the video to get the actual story. Thank you for sharing your wonderful words of wisdom, Rahul!
Rahul was “floxed” by cipro.
His symptoms included, but are not limited to:
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Needing to urinate constantly
- Tinnitus
- Random sharp pains
- Suicidal ideation
- Health anxiety (especially around what he ate and drank)
- Hyper mania
- Autonomic nervous system dysfunction
- Weight loss
- Inability to cry
He describes how his family came around to supporting him, and how other people in his family had similar reactions to fluoroquinolones in their lives.
When he deeply accepted his illness he stopped suffering. He still experienced symptoms, but he stopped suffering. (Watch the video, Rahul says it so much better than I am repeating.)
He describes his approach to healing and what helped him through fluoroquinolone toxicity. His relationships and inner strength were key more than anything else. (Watch the video, I am putting things way too simplistically, what he says is poignant and thoughtful and wonderful.)
He goes over how he turned the crisis and tragedy of fluoroquinolone toxicity into an opportunity to improve himself and his life. It changed his perspective and his life – and not all the perspective changes were bad.
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Thanks for posting this video, Lisa. I never thought that I would get to say the words ‘I recovered’ but I did with this video. It means so much to me. To those who are still struggling please know that you can recover and this isn’t the end of your life. It can be the beginning of something better too.
Hi Rahul, Wonder to hear that you recovered. My apologies, but my cognitive dysfunction currently limits me from following along with you video. Would you kindly provide some of key things that helped your recover here? Thank you 🙂
Hi Josh, I did know it was too long for some people, so of course, feel free to split it into multiple viewings. I had difficulties concentrating too, which I allude to in the video. I tried to make a video that I would have liked to watch when I was in my worst health. In reality, I never watched anything. The video is spiritual, inspirational in nature so hard to get that across in written form so if you have any free bandwidth down the line I think watching or listening is better than any written summary that I can give.
But I’ll try and summarise:
• Listen to your own intuition about what works for you and what you need.
• Don’t worry too much about making a mistake
• Make sure you laugh a lot
• Speak to people who don’t enable you and your anxiety. But those who listen with compassion and love.
• My neurologist told me that people who have adverse reactions are often in a dysfunctional mental state before their adverse reaction. The adverse reaction isn’t just caused by the physical chemical but a combination of both things.
• Processed my feelings during hypomania and managed to sleep for the first time in 3 days which lead me to understand how much anger and rage I had and that processing that was a key to calming down my system and healing.
• Recovery is not a linear process, 2 steps back 3 steps forward.
• Make progress as and when you feel safe.
• Came out of it a better person. The worse thing that happened to me but made sure I made the best out of it. I decided to not let it beat me. I was suicidal but decided (when psychotic) that I’d had enough and had to survive and thrive.
• I consider myself a survivor, not a victim
• Didn’t take any medication or supplements. Kept it simple. Not trying to get a science degree to recover.
• Deeply accepting I was ill and this wasn’t going to just stop. So prepared for the long haul.
• Taking it one day at a time in the beginning. Was so ill that I couldn’t think further than the end of the day.
• I found a strength in me that I didn’t know existed
I was happy with small seemingly insignificant progress like being able to take a shower by myself and use some shower gel.
•Made sure I made progress daily.
Hi Rahul, when did you feel you were turning a corner in your recovery? When it didn’t feel so hopeless?
hi rahul
Thanks for the reply. I’m glad you have recovered. Do you think there is hope for me. I was prescribed 2 antibiotics last september 2019. I had a secondary overgrowth from the first set of antibiotics. My doctor put me on cipro on jan 2020 i took three and then went on another seven days of bactrum and have been pretty messsed up. It seemed my body just broke down and i’m not sure if its because i took that many antibiotics in a short period of time that cause this big issue. My biggest symptom right now is body tremors and headaches. How long did yours take to go away. I noticed you said you had body tremors as well.I watched you video and have all the symptoms as you. Im feeling so hopeless and also like there is no end in site. Do you have any suggestions. i would really appreciate this. Also where are you located? i really was impressed with you that you didnt take any supplements and recovered? Hats off to you for being so brave especially when in a situation like this one. I personally get afraid if i dont take anything i would get worse. What are your thoughts on this?
Marie Wheeler
thanks so much. i really need hope and i feel if you can do so can us that’s floxed. Thanks also for you kind words of encouragement. My left side of the body seemed where i was hard hit. Im trying to stay active and doing pt. Did you get ligament and tendon damage? Would you say you are 100 percent healed? Im in atlanta Ga usa.
Marie
how much cipro did you take?
do you have a email/? can i message you for some other questions?
thanks
i tried to go to youtube and message you and having a hard time doing that. Did you ever use magnesium when you were floxed?
marie
right now i am using a fish oil tablet, turmeric 2 caps, and 1/2 tsp magnesium. Not sure if anything is working but time itself. so frustrating. 11 months and still having really bad ache, joint pain etc. any suggstions
marie
i really appreciate your input. Yes im anxious and scared and it seems never ending. Hope i get better. Thanks for all your support and its hard to think lots of people go through this and is sane. How are you doing?
Marie
You are truly a wonderful human being. I think god has put you in this position to help other people. I will look into talk therapy. Did you do this for three years? I never took any meds before cipro and bactrum ,and haven’t taken any since January of 2020. I am really afraid of doctors and meds now so in a way i’m like you. I try to do meditation,yoga and walk my dog everyday and yet for some reason i cannot shake this black cloud away. I think its the constant symptoms that take my mind away from living to this invisible force that’s within. It seemed for some my whole life is consume by this. You are now my new brother for the rest of my life.
Marie
i feel you are in a better place of recovery than me. Last september i took 500mg of amoxicillin 2xper day with clarithromycin 500mg2xper day. I was really sick i took this for ten days. Then in january 2020 i took bactrum 800/160mg for 7 days plus 3 cipro 500mg. I am so afraid that there is no coming back for me. I weigh about 125 lb and have read bigger stronger people take just 1 pill and they got sick. Do you think i have a chance. I am weeping day and night with terror.
Marie
thanks for this hope. When did you turn the corner? I am concerned about people recovering in couple years and then some take much longer and this is the part that’s frightening. Its not like a broken body part that has a timeline .this is so unpredictable and with new symptoms everyday who know when this ends. Right now i’m having really bad tremors and headaches 12 months out. Do you think this will go away eventually. This is the worse one that drives me crazy I feel as if i’m losing my mind with this and also the insomnia.
Marie
thanks i will try to seek out therapy. I really appreciate your support along the way. I will update you in the future.
Marie
Thank you Rahul
This gives me hope.
I have two questions, if I may
How long did you take Seroquel for and was it easy to stop?
And how long did you have to deal with insomnia?
Insomnia is my main issue. I’m one year out.
Good luck with the rest of your life. Enjoy every minute of it!
Thank you. It’s a bit different with my insomnia then. Mine was 4 hours sleep the first 6 months, 6 hours the next two months, and now averaging 5 hours the last 4 months. Some nights I sleep very well, some not at all. It cycles and varies. Anyway, thank you for your help. I took Seroquel 4 years ago and I heard it’s highly addictive so I stopped as well.
Take care!!!
Hello Rahul, I cannot thank you enough for your wonderful video. My daughter was “floxed”, has suffered immensely and now is in the early stages of recovery…things are starting to get a little bit better with each passing day and week. I have moved to live near her to provide care and support, and we are walking this path together. Your messages in this talk are very affirming in terms of our steps on this journey, and inspire a great deal of hope. You have provided such a gift! I will be passing your video along to her, and I am quite certain she will benefit greatly as well. I am so happy for you and your recovery…..and it’s so refreshing to hear the opportunities you found and seized along your path. Adversity can be our greatest teacher, if we choose to allow it to be that for us. It seems you most certainly did…..through your strength, resiliency, perseverance and faith. Most admirable.
with Deep Heart-Felt Gratitude and Respect for You and Your Healing Journey,
Keith, Father of 25 year old recovering “floxed” daughter