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Posted at 1:56 AM on Jul 04, 2008 by swedish, #32042
It`s very important to educate yourself when it comes to medications. When I saw people close to me suffer I had to find out why and I am quite sure that it had to to with side effects. I started to do my own "research" in 2003 and it continues to this day. One of the groups of medications that I have looked at is quinolone antibiotics to which group Levaquin belongs. Most medications in this group have similar side effects. For more information go to: Please visit www.fqresearch.org and www.fqvictims.org (?). Also search on Google for "floxed" or "floxies". That´s what people call themselves when they suffer from side effects. I would also recommend Stephen Frieds interesting book "Bitter Pills". Medications are needed sometimes, but not to the extent that they are prescribed today!
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Reply 3 months ago on Jul 04, 2008 by antileviquin, #9774

I agree completely! After going through quite an ordeal with Levaquin, I began reading and haven't stopped since. My searching led me to all of the sources you mention. The first stop was "Bitter Pills" and that is when I realized the magnitude of the problem. If the medical community is going to take such a caviler attitude towards medication, t is up to the consumer to be better educated (ones well being depends upon it). Big Pharma made a killing (no pun intended) with "direct to consumer marketing" and as a result, the burden of responsibility has shifted to the consumer as well. Like we tell children, "be very careful about what you put in your mouth"!

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