Insomnia for the Floxies, Part One
admin | June 20, 2010
I also know, as psychological creatures, we can allow this unwelcome visitor more power than it actually deserves, thereby making our battle with insomnia an even greater one.
My Quin Story
Life After Levaquin, A Challenging Journey
The Obnoxious Patient
admin | May 15, 2010
It is a shame in American today, that the patient knows more about a medical condition than the doctor. If that makes me obnoxious, then label me “guilty as charged!”, but forgive me if I don’t sit idly by while the doctor dismisses the information that I present to him/her.
The Fluoroquinolone Chameleon
admin | April 26, 2010
This insidious response from the medication creates the perfect storm in which it disguises itself so the patient and the doctor do not associate the adverse reaction with the medication.
Recalls and Congressional Hearings
admin | February 26, 2010
Toyota recalls millions of cars and has to appear before congressional hearings because of the possibility that a defect cause 275 crashes and 18 deaths over 11 years, and the fluoroquinolones antibiotics have caused, at the very least, 163,329 ADR’s and 3,124 deaths, and no hearings, no outcry, no acknowledgement from the medical community?
Determining The Reaction
admin | January 18, 2010
One of the biggest hurdles that we face as FQ victims is determining the type of reactions that we are having. Becoming an FQ victim creates absolute uncertainty. When we experience a new symptom we wonder if that symptom is with us for a day, a week, a month, or permanent. We want to know [...]
Connecting The Dots
admin | January 3, 2010
It is a paradoxical irony that we then must turn back to the same system that hurt us to attempt to troubleshoot our problem.
Fluoroquinolones Their Connection to Older Anti-Malarial Drugs
admin | December 26, 2009
I wanted to document the information that links fluoroquinolones with the older anti-malarial drugs that were known to be very toxic.
Helping With IBS
admin | December 19, 2009
Many people damaged by FQ’s have gastro-intestinal problems caused by the damage done to the CNS and in some instances by the disruption of the digestive tract fauna. Because there is no magic cure bullet for the FQ damage one can really only treat the symptoms until the episode passes.
Basically, as far as medication goes [...]
Antidepressants
admin | December 18, 2009
I believe that SSRI’s can be beneficial to us after we have been floxed but we who have been floxed have to be very cautious for two important reasons.
No Hidden Agenda
admin | December 12, 2009
I told my doctor that I have “no hidden agenda”
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