Posted on 03/24/2024 2:19:39 PM PDT by chickenlips
Popular due to their effectiveness in fighting various bacterial infections, fluoroquinolone antibiotics carry risks that can be worse than the illness.
SNIP>>>>>>
Fluoroquinolones, including ciprofloxacin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin), and moxifloxacin (Avelox), are powerful antibiotics designed to battle various bacterial infections—from urinary tract and respiratory infections to dermatological conditions.
Fluoroquinolones are broadly effective and can reach deep into tissues to combat bacteria, which made them increasingly popular among doctors after their U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 1980. They also require fewer doses than some other antibiotics, making them convenient for patients to use.
Fluoroquinolones possess the ability to disrupt bacterial DNA replication and stop bacterial growth. “Fluoroquinolones are fluorinated antibiotics,” explains Dr. Mark Ghalili, a board-certified internal medicine specialist and founder of Regenerative Medicine LA. “This fluoride component allows the drugs to penetrate the central nervous system.”
Despite their widespread use, fluoroquinolones face increasing scrutiny for their side effects in virtually all bodily systems.
Those suffering from fluoroquinolone toxicity are colloquially known as having been “Floxed.” They experience a spectrum of debilitating conditions, including tendon ruptures and severe neurological and psychological effects, often leading to irreversible impairments.
Research indicates that fluoroquinolones double the risk of aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection, which are potentially lethal cardiac conditions. These antibiotics have also been associated with QT interval prolongation, a precursor to sudden cardiac death.
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No problem.
I still maintain a vape pen in my medicine cabinet.
Thankfully, it’s not been needed, but the same applies to my firearms.
I anticipated contracting influenza this season, but it didn’t happen. When that does occur, I’ll update that thread on the effects of vaping on staving off influenza respiratory complications.
These antibiotics are prescribed as a treatment for Crohn’s Disease. Seems like a questionable practice to me, given the side effects...
quinolones
Used to fight parasites during World War II, leaving a long-term effect in many people including Allied combat soldiers, sailors, airmen . . . the troops.
Might be a connection with PTSD.
Excess use may cause nerve damage in some people. Repeat *some,* not all.
I still take NAC.
I used to have a doctor that would give me Cipro. That stuff worked. Been a while since I’ve gotten any.
https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/levaquin-discontinued-146734/
Just today I was told by various sources that this drug is still being pushed by doctors in our area even though discontinued.
Members of my family have been victims of the drug.
Levaquin was quietly removed from the market by Johnson and Johnson and some doctors are still prescribing.
https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/levaquin-discontinued-146734/
FDA is into EVERYTHING...I was planting a little Rosemary plant (herb) today...on it was a statement “These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA...(talked of culinary use only)...This product is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.”
Pfizer sees a problem with this.
I got floxed.
I was given levaquin for a bout of pneumonia in 2011. On day 4 of a 6-day course, I was reading the Sunday paper at the kitchen table and my feet felt weird. I looked down at them and couldn’t believe my eyes. My lower legs and feet were swollen to twice their normal thickness.
I stopped taking the stuff and in a day or two the swelling went down. But my feet became almost totally numb (yet they burn) — peripheral neuropathy. The result has been vastly restricted mobility ever since.
My husband was prescribed levaquin before a procedure a couple of years ago, and subsequently (within a week) developed neuropathy in his feet. It’s on his do not prescribe list now. There are other antibiotics that still work for him, but he will never take that again unless they sneak it past my eyes. Our doctor agreed that was the likely culprit.
See my post 31.
It’s clear that these antibiotics have uses and there is a need for them. Many of the illnesses they treat can be pretty harsh in themselves.
I believe that people need to be aware that ALL antibiotics carry risks, but not taking them carries a lot of risks too. Sometimes you have to choose between two bad choices and having a little knowledge can help to ask the questions needed to make the better choice.
Sadly, cipro is the only thing that works for me with UTIs. But now I usually have to take it maybe once a year (thank you, D-mannose).
My primary doc still prescribes cipro and flagyl for attacks of diverticulitis. Powerful stuff, I use it for only a couple days, three at the most. No way would I use it for a whole week or two.
My husband had a three-day course, once a day. I hear what you’re saying, exactly. Never again.
Sadly, I’m immunocompromised and frequently wind up with infections. Broad-spectrum aren’t very effective for me anymore at this point, so I’m on the fluoroquinolones if I wind up with an infection.
I’ve been on these a lot - I mean A LOT. I have yet to see issues, thankfully. I’ll keep an eye out.
Guys, talk to your pharmacists. I promise you that they are the most highly-qualified medical professional you can just pick up a phone and immediately talk to, and they know more about these drugs than even the doctors.
It supposedly has been discontinued. Pharmacies must still have on hand if Drs. perscribing. . . .$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
They prescribed it for my husband about a month ago and when we saw what they’d given him, we called them, and had them prescribe a sulfa derivative. Idiots.
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