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I was hospitalized with a severe kidney infection, later to be to...

Posted at 11:20 PM on Apr 26, 2009 by katcook09, #40961
I was hospitalized with a severe kidney infection, later to be told it was e-coli. After several days of intravenous antibiotics along with prednisone in my IV to help manage terrific arthritis pain, I came home from the hospital with a prescription of levaquin, prednisone and something for my stomach that I could have gotten over the counter. I have progressively gotten sicker on my stomach, had severe attacks 3 to 5 times a day, headaches, extreme fatigue and weakness. Worst of all were the crazy thoughts when I woke up partly due to nightmares and partly to just not feeling myself and having a feeling of loss of control of all my emotions. I told my husband I believe I was going into a depression. After stumbling onto this site, I threw the 5 remaining levaquin in the trash and thank God that I found all the information I have today on this POISON. I agree with many that the side effects far outweigh any good this antibiotic has done for me. I continue to be very sick and weak. I just hope when I wake tomorrow this mess is out of my system for good.
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Reply 6 months ago on Apr 28, 2009 by antileviquin, #19293

You've got it mostly correct. It is poison, no doubt about it. But I've said it here many times before, it is not about getting this stuff out of your system. It is about enduring the damage it has done and recovery from that damage. Two years (+) later and I'm hoping it will continue to get better. Good luck.

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Reply 6 months ago on May 12, 2009 by nottsfloxed, #19749

You have been poisoned by a quinolone antibiotic; there are literally thousands that have been damaged by these drugs. Just not everyone has made the connection to the serious adverse reactions. For the most part these reactions occur weeks, months or even years after the antibiotic treatment.
The drugs are
Levaquin (levafloxacin)
Cipro (ciprofloxacin)
Floxin (offoxacin)
Avelox (Moxifloxacin)

If you have not already file a med watch report to the FDA

Log on to these sites for more information and help.

www.favc.info

www.fluoroquinolones.org

www.fqresearch.org

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fluoroquinolones/

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fqtoxicity/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjpNGWgIylc&feature=fvsr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpDkN_KJmdA

Hope you have a swift healing process and above all never take another quinolone antibiotic.

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