Thank you for sharing your stories. Did you really find a specialist for adverse reactions to fluoroquinolones? PLEASE give me his/her name. I am desperate. I was floxed in June 2010 and have been ill ever since, getting worse instead of better. I was catapulted into a seesaw of hypo- and hyper-thyroid conditions when the antibiotic interfered with my thyroid medication, and that set off a terrible chain of events, starting with heart wrenching pseudo-panic attacks. Overnight, I went from relatively healthy - needing no medication except the thyroid meds - to hypertensive and hyperglycemic, requiring blood pressure medication and now being monitored for diabetes. I lost all tolerance to caffeine and cannot drink even decaffeinated beverages. Anything new, including vitamin supplements, brings on the start of another attack, and my heart has started acting up. Only last week did I find a doctor who had even heard of fluoroquinolone toxicity, and even he insisted I had to be over it by now, which is definitely not the case. No one is wiling to consider all the angles to my condition, and as a result i cannot find a doctor to coordinate anything. No matter how often i say I cannot tolerate so much as a vitamin pill, they all prescribe things i cannot take and order tests i cannot undergo. Help! If you know anyone who is familiar with the condition, please let me know. I have to find some sort of medical help, if only to treat the new heart problems without making things worse!
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Hello, Susan,
Thank you for sharing your stories. Did you really find a specialist for adverse reactions to fluoroquinolones? PLEASE give me his/her name. I am desperate. I was floxed in June 2010 and have been ill ever since, getting worse instead of better. I was catapulted into a seesaw of hypo- and hyper-thyroid conditions when the antibiotic interfered with my thyroid medication, and that set off a terrible chain of events, starting with heart wrenching pseudo-panic attacks. Overnight, I went from relatively healthy - needing no medication except the thyroid meds - to hypertensive and hyperglycemic, requiring blood pressure medication and now being monitored for diabetes. I lost all tolerance to caffeine and cannot drink even decaffeinated beverages. Anything new, including vitamin supplements, brings on the start of another attack, and my heart has started acting up. Only last week did I find a doctor who had even heard of fluoroquinolone toxicity, and even he insisted I had to be over it by now, which is definitely not the case. No one is wiling to consider all the angles to my condition, and as a result i cannot find a doctor to coordinate anything. No matter how often i say I cannot tolerate so much as a vitamin pill, they all prescribe things i cannot take and order tests i cannot undergo. Help! If you know anyone who is familiar with the condition, please let me know. I have to find some sort of medical help, if only to treat the new heart problems without making things worse!
Thank you,
March 22, 2011 - 9:56amMary
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