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.
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.
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?
One of the biggest hurdles that we face as FQ [...]
It is a paradoxical irony that we then must turn back to the same system that hurt us to attempt to troubleshoot our problem.
I wanted to document the information that links fluoroquinolones with the older anti-malarial drugs that were known to be very toxic.
Many people damaged by FQ's have gastro-intestinal problems caused by [...]
My intent is not to convince anyone to take medication. My intent is that whatever your choice, it is important for you to be informed and very cautious.
I told my doctor that I have “no hidden agenda” and that if he comes up if irrefutable evidence of a particular disease or disorder then I will believe him, if not I want him to keep the possibility FQ damage as the cause of my symptoms.
Then if the ADR is toxic in nature, why are the toxins not being purged from the body?
