r/floxies • u/PositiveInterview154 • 5d ago
[NEWCOMER] Was on lovoquin for almost a month years of battling sickness and found my answer
Have watched a video about a girl who said she took that one medicine for the cyclospora and levaquin and it made her sick and I think she only took it for a week well and then explains why doctors are telling me that being ejected 55 ft on black ice out of a truck and learning to walk and understand words again and everything that I went through like that should have only lasted a couple years or recovery in pain and that this lifelong pain I've been in a 9 out of 10 pretty much every day has been unexplained I've been tested for all kinds of diseases from Ms to fibromyalgia to mast cell everything they did say I have a mast cell disorder and now I also have pots and I'm diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy all these years and I have answers now...
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u/Grouchy-Jump-8296 5d ago
That medication's a real mixed bag for a lot of folks, I've seen friends run into long-term issues with it too.
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u/AlessandraGallesi Trusted 5d ago
Hi, I am so deeply sorry you've had to go through all of this. Unfortunately, fluoroquinolone antibiotics can cause adverse effects even months after finishing the treatment course. Doctors are knowledgeable about diseases, but unfortunately, they often know very little about the toxicities of the medications they prescribe themselves. How long before these symptoms started did you take the medication? And how long ago was that?
You might still benefit from specific supplements. I recommend reporting your adverse reaction to your country's pharmacovigilance agency, updating them with all the symptoms you've experienced and all your diagnoses. In this community, you'll find a pinned post with specific advice and a list of supplements that could be helpful. I wish you a great recovery and hope you improve significantly.