31st July 2004
Avelox, Levaquin and Cipro are not really antibiotics. They are a form of chemotherapy, very strong, and potentially very dangerous. You can go through one course, not have any problems, start a second course, and end up in the hospital.
These drugs can cause things like peripheral neuropathy, tendinopathy (like bilateral Achilles tendon ruptures), liver damage, heart attacks, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (where your immune system attacks your skin and burns you from the inside out), etc. The average adverse reaction lasts for 6 months+.
After taking Avelox, I ended up with bilateral ulnar neuritis, tendon damage in my wrists, nerve damage in my feet, allergic vasculitis in my hands, muscle twitching, runaway anxiety, and insomnia so bad I got 3 hours of sleep for 3 months. After 4 months, I'm about 85% better, but I would never take one of these drugs again.
The reason why they are heavily prescribed, is that Bayer, and other pharmacutical firms, basically bribe doctors into dolling this stuff out, when a less dangerous drug (Augmentin for instance) would be far more appropriate. My sister-in-law is a drug rep, so I know how it all works.
The Mayo Clinic study is still inconclusive. When I had surgery, they cultured the junk that was pulled out of my sinuses. It was NOT fungus -it was bacteria. Yes, it is possible to get a sinus infection without an allergy, especially if you have a structural defect, like a deviated septum. But 80% of the time, allergies are involved.
I am willing to bet te facial pain is related to the sinuses. I have chronic pressure and dizziness as a result of tissue inflammation in my sinuses, even though there is no infection. Not much I can do.
For more info, go to www.fqvictims.org, and then see if you want to mess around with quinolones. Crack off the street is safer.
These drugs can cause things like peripheral neuropathy, tendinopathy (like bilateral Achilles tendon ruptures), liver damage, heart attacks, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (where your immune system attacks your skin and burns you from the inside out), etc. The average adverse reaction lasts for 6 months+.
After taking Avelox, I ended up with bilateral ulnar neuritis, tendon damage in my wrists, nerve damage in my feet, allergic vasculitis in my hands, muscle twitching, runaway anxiety, and insomnia so bad I got 3 hours of sleep for 3 months. After 4 months, I'm about 85% better, but I would never take one of these drugs again.
The reason why they are heavily prescribed, is that Bayer, and other pharmacutical firms, basically bribe doctors into dolling this stuff out, when a less dangerous drug (Augmentin for instance) would be far more appropriate. My sister-in-law is a drug rep, so I know how it all works.
The Mayo Clinic study is still inconclusive. When I had surgery, they cultured the junk that was pulled out of my sinuses. It was NOT fungus -it was bacteria. Yes, it is possible to get a sinus infection without an allergy, especially if you have a structural defect, like a deviated septum. But 80% of the time, allergies are involved.
I am willing to bet te facial pain is related to the sinuses. I have chronic pressure and dizziness as a result of tissue inflammation in my sinuses, even though there is no infection. Not much I can do.
For more info, go to www.fqvictims.org, and then see if you want to mess around with quinolones. Crack off the street is safer.