This was prescribed to me once for a sinus infection. My pharmacist refused to fill it. I took good old Keflex, and it worked just fine. Thank you to my pharmacist!
I'm glad your pharmacist had integrity. The family of floroquinolones have many side effects that patients are often not advised of, one of the many reasons they have been sued. Suicide, heart damage, ligament damage, nerve damage .... the list goes on and on. Unless someone has a risk of dying, this family of antibiotics should be a last resort. There are groups on FB with thousands of people who were adversely affected by this family of prescribed drugs.
@@lafytaffy1220 but all meds can have side effects. alot of drugs are hurting people. i want to know how this pharmacist justified this, if its true. how can he say you cant have this medicine, but then give out other dangerous meds? that dosent make sense.
I use to work for an ENT and he used to prescribe Levaquin and Cipro like it was candy! It was his go to prescription for everything. He never took antibiotics and he would laugh about it that others do...please be careful just because someone says they are a Dr doesn't mean they are truly and morally qualified to treat you!!
@@leahwilliams9333 I have no idea the guy is a psychopath and he claimed to have never taken any antibiotics. His currently under investigation for alot of illegal activity in his office so hopefully the cops take away his rights.
@@choppinbroccoli7037 you can put straight colliodal silver (DON'T mix with saline) in a nebulizer or diffuser and breathe that into your nose and sinuses for 10 min a day until sinuses clear or use colloidal silver nasal spray . Silver is a natural antibiotic, antiviral and antifungal.
Thank you for sharing that. Antibiotics in general especially z-packs are prescribed like candy. Even for viral things. A lot of the time, I think they do it just to feel like and give the patient the impression they are "doing something".
I was given Levaquin for pneumonia and that night had the worst night of my life. I had hallucinations, terror, anxiety. I thought I was having a psychotic break. Fortunately I didn’t take any more and recovered over the next 2 days. It was awful and the doctors looked at me like I was crazy. I immediately put it on my allergy list. My prayers are with the families.
@@RoadWarrior48 Hi, and thank you! Yes, I try, plus I can tolerate Macrobid so I take that now if I need antibiotics. I always hate trying a new one after that reaction to Levaquin!
I was prescribed Cipro but after I came home from the pharmacy and read the paperwork on the drug, including the Black Box warning, I emailed the doctor immediately (it was after hours), wanting to know why I was precribed an antibiotic with a Black Box warning of the risk of DEATH for taking it. I was so furious she would prescribe me something so dangerous! I made her prescribe a different antibiotic. She tried to defend her first choice but I wouldn't hear it. AND she didn't even bother to tell me ahead of time it was so dangerous. I ALWAYS read all of the paperwork that comes with prescription medicine.
Your doctor probably didn’t even know about the side effects. Doctors don’t read all that. As a nurse I cannot tell you how many times we had to contradict a dangerous order written by a doctor. They never even checked allergies before ordering a drug.
@@joycewright5386 I don't understand how someone can even hold their job and title while prescribing something that could maim someone for life, put them in 24/7 chronic agony, or kill them when it isn't absolutely necessary (which FQs almost never are unless they have a confirmed bacterial infection, the specific strain has been tested for which antibiotics it's sensitive to and fails all other safer alternatives of which practically every one in existence on the market is, and it's a complicated life-threatening type of infection). They should be stripped of their license to practice medicine for that level of dangerous ignorance. It's not something which should be permitted to stand for even a day. How can doctors practicing medicine in 2022, the 21st century United States, ignore the FDA's own explicit warnings and advisory use guidelines written in plain English, and just get away with it? I feel like I'm in a parallel reality or something because it makes no sense to me that such insanity is normalized. In other fields, people would be fired from their jobs for that kind of thing, and if their actions hurt/killed people and it was shown to be through negligence, there could be an investigation.
@@basharbodhisattva8404 I agree with you but sadly that is not the reality. As a nurse I can’t tell you how many times a doctor said to write all the orders and he would sign them later because he was busy. Or a pharmaceutical sales rep took him to dinner and suddenly there is a new drug to prescribe based on what the sales rep said.
Exactly. Always read the insert. Funny how the CV vax insert says, "INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK." That means it's a poison. It's listed as a poison. I have proof.
I think this story is very important and absolutely heartbreaking. As a nurse I will definitely monitor my patients prescribed these meds more closely in the future.
I have this problem with Flagyl/metronidazole and keflex/cephalexin. Feels like every last endorphin is gone from my body. Not a pleasant thought of feeling to be had. If I were an impulsive person or one who could not think outside of my feelings I could very well imagine trying to end it.
The thing about keflex is that it is chemically very similar to a convulsant called bicuculline------copied this from web---. ‘’Beta-lactams Beta-lactams include penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems. Generally, they are considered broad spectrum antibiotic agents that may act as GABA-A antagonists in a dose dependent fashion to produce neurotoxicity. The beta-lactam ring is structurally similar to the GABA antagonist bicuculline. CNS effects include seizures, encephalopathy, tremors, hyperactivity, and excitability.”
After my mother took her first pill she had extreme cramping and diarrhea. My mother trusted her Dr and never confided in me. She took all of the prescribed amount of medication. Dr's should tell seniors that if these symptoms happen to stop taking the medication immediately! 4 agonizing and painful years my mother finally succumbed to the medication side effects and died at 82 weighing 70 lbs. I was told that Cipro was not going to come off the market even when the stats show 30% of the people die from it. The reason? 70% of the people benefit. So sad when you or your loved ones fall in the 30% bracket.
About time y'all bothered reporting on this. Fluoroquinalones have only been crippling people for 20 years. I had a UTI. This crap nearly paralyzed me. Went from completely healthy to unable to walk in a matter of weeks. My teeth started chipping and breaking after having a total of 3 cavities in my entire life. Over a UTI. 5 years later I'm still affected. This stuff is garbage and should be saved for anthrax.
@@MusicLover-ui9sm I'm sorry you went through that. My effects weren't as severe as yours but they were life changing. I've slowly gotten better. Medicinal mushrooms have helped greatly modulating my immune system and taming the immflamation.
Yes ciprofloxacin nearly crippled me. If I had finished the bottle I believe it would have! Pharmacist said it was an extremely rare side effect, but just how rare?
This is why I always document my symptoms when taking a new medication and look up what symptoms people report online or which are listed on the medication side effect list. The worst is when you find evidence that your symptoms are related to a medication, but your doctor refuses to believe it. It’s insane how doctors get away with this. My heart goes out to the victims.
And then what cracks me up is when ignorant doctors and average people alike say "But it's so rare!" or "Yeah, technically it can happen but it's so rare!" What do you mean by "rare"? Of course everything is super rare if, when a patient is affected and harmed by the medication, they go back to their doctor and the arrogant doctor who doesn't want to get involved/do extra work/list the medication by name as causing those effects, instead just outright dismisses it, ignores it, downplays it, belittles the person, and tries to make them think it's all in their head. I lived through such a nightmare firsthand. My case wouldn't have contributed to pushing back against the argument against how rare it is if left to the doctor's discretion, because in his mind, it didn't exist or could be blamed on any other theoretical thing out of a million, even when I was in agony. Many of the doctors do not want to name, blame, or hold responsible either themselves, another doctor/a colleague (similar to the "Blue Shield" with police corruption/errors), or even just a brand name pharmaceutical. Unlike with most other medications, over 80% of FQ adverse reactions are not reported by the doctors who originally prescribed them to the FDA on behalf of their patent. It's one of the only medications the patients have to report it to the government regulatory agency themselves directly as it seems many doctors are obfuscating and not acknowledging and giving due attention and humane treatment to this extremely serious issue. I reported mine to the FDA directly in December of 2020 after I was poisoned in October of 2020 by Cipro. Of course, I have very little faith in the FDA as well since they've allowed this to continue for decades, but it's better than letting doctors bury the issue in silence and denial. It's disgraceful and criminal what they've done.
Years ago while recovering from a surgery I suffered from horrible, dark, frightening hallucinations that kept me from sleeping or resting. The next morning I called the doctors office in a terrible state and was all but laughed at. I was told to stop taking the pain meds and never told it could be the antibiotic.
I also took this medication after surgery and experienced what you mentioned. Was told it was cns toxicity from the meds. Also caused heart rhythm problems. Extremely frightening.
So did my neighbor. I myself experienced a severe excruciating 12 hour headache that I had to go to the hospital for CT, extreme loss of body temperature regulation, and trembling in my legs 8 hours after taking just one pill 750 mg.
@@barbarastrayhorn4667 I'm pretty sure they do teach that in medical school. It's so horrible where I live I'd rather die on the sidewalk outside the hospital than ever go inside to get help
Wow, this is horrifying. God bless the families of these victims😔🙌. I've taken these meds many times. I've not experienced any mental reactions; however, I do have osteoarthritis and significant pain of the tendons 😬.
@@amytaylor1909 Amy, Big Pharma most go NOW. Soon we will be ushering in "med beds" and Tesla energy/Technology. All diseases will be cured and the medical industry as we know it will be gone!💝
This absolutely blows my mind! I had a UTI and was given Cipro and this was in the last week of December. On December 30th I called a suicide hotline I've never had to do that ever before in my life and apparently when you call those numbers they automatically send police to your house. I had gotten off the phone with the hotline and about 20 minutes later eight policemen show up at my house and I was Baker acted! It was horrible what I went through during the Baker Act because I take other medications which I had to experience withdrawal from while in the hospital because they never did an intake on me and I started going through horrible withdrawals and almost had a seizure at the hospital. That's another story in itself. But I do suffer from depression and anxiety and this shocks me being that my doctor would have given me a medication that could only exacerbate my situation!
Thank you for your transparency. I now understand why it’s called the “practice of medicine”. They don’t know what they are doing, and us, their guinea pigs are the ones who suffer and are ignored smh.
I took ciprofloxacin on the battle field as a counter measure to anthrax. It causes weird psychological side effects. I wondered years ago why so many active duty were committing suicide. It caused me to have long periods of insomniac frustration.
Sorry you’re wrong hallucinations and psychotic effects are also side effects for this medication. It’s right on the 52 page insert. In fact it’s so common that when my mom was on a cruise and complained to the doctor about weird hallucinations and insomnia the first thing he asked was had she taken any antibiotics.
@@veleronHL There are no one size fits all medications. Your reaction to medication can vary from someone else. You can take Clairatin and it helps relieve your allergies. I take the stuff and it doesn't do a darn thing for me.
@veleronHL I'm a nurse, and this is taken right from the Davis drug guide "Neuro: peripheral neuropathy, ELEVATED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (INCLUDING PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI), SEIZURES, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, agitation, confusion, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, hallucinations, headache, insomnia, nightmares, paranoia, toxic psychosis, tremor"
My mom was given Cipro in hospital, and she immediately had an allergic reaction!! She started to scream that she was itchy from top to bottom and that she couldn’t breathe!! So sorry to hear about these ladies! My heart goes out to their families.
Scary! I was prescribed both Cipro and Levaquin. Had like three refills for each for about three months last October. No side effects from Levaquin, but I had trouble breathing and my body was itchy from taking Cipro. I still have the bottle next to me.
This was me! My throat was immediately itchy and I was admitted to the ER as I had hives all over me head to toe and my face was completely swollen. It was the worst night of my life.
@@annomaly751 Go to a functional medicine doctor and get a 3 day stool test to see what you need. Everyone's microbiome is different. At the very least get a probiotic with the most strains and a lot of it to cover your bases.
@@kjr281 yes, but each bacterium and fungi is affected by different chemical (natural or pharmaceutical) agent. Kill certain bacteria or fungi and the chemical cascade that turns on cellular function can be hindered or stop altogether. The microbiome of the gut works symbiotically with the nervous system and brain. Truly a marvel.
My youngest son, 4, was on antibiotics for the first time in his life, but only got half of the recommended days because it turned him into a different kid. Tantrums, screaming, uncontrollable fits and slurred speech. Sometimes he would just stand in the middle of a room and just sob but when asked what was wrong, he would just wail he didn’t know. It was terrifying.
This breaks my heart, especjally as someone who deals with chronic severe depression.. imagining a four year old, so new to life, experiencing such intense pain is horrible. I can't imagine how it must have been as a parent 💔
I knew this lady that demanded antibiotics for her 4 year old. The little boy would run full speed and bang his head into the wall. An antibiotic is a living moving thing and some can control your mind.
Another strike against trust in the FDA. I’ve had a note on my phone for several years since a family member had a bad reaction: “Bad antibiotic: fluoroquinolone” with a link to webMD so I can reference brand names. I check every time my spouse or kids get a prescription. This story is heartbreaking and terrifying.
I've taken prescribed doses of Levaquin and experienced insomnia, extreme anxiety, and an episode of psychosis, where I heard voices. This all happened over a course of 3 days. I'm glad they removed it off the shelf.
3 days in I could feel my feet tendons. Once in while it felt like someone sliced the back of my ankle. Turns out those are side effects that can become permanent. Tendons breaking off. I didn't finish the prescription.
Thank you, thought it was just me! Took for sinus infection. Total insomnia and anxiety, by day 3 I almost lost it. Cried from exhaustion, fright, and paranoia.
I've taken both Cipro & Levaquin more times than I can count. I have extreme anxiety, panic attacks, and have suffered on & off from depression. I was diagnosed with 2 types of Lupus, AVN, RA, and most recently with stage 4 chronic kidney disease. Now, I wonder if those problems were caused from these 2 drugs.
I don't want to and don't really personally believe anyone should say guaranteed 100% without examining a person (although the problem with fluoroquinolone toxicity is the mechanism of toxicity and the damage it causes is multi-focal and evades most standard testing; even if damage is to the point it's detectable like nerve damage on a skin punch biopsy for small fiber neuropathy, rarely is the source ever elucidated), but it's extremely likely. I sincerely hope you will not allow your story and plight to be buried as it's despicable what they've done and no person deserves it. While first prioritizing your survival, treatment, wellbeing and comfort of course, as must we all.
I've dealt with recurrent UTI's. Treat naturally with herbal formulas that have worked for 1000's of years, or D Mannose (simple vegetable sugar), SSKI (Saturated Solution of Potassium Iodide- NOT the same a regular Potassium Iodide... Can be obtained at the Tahoma Dispensary in WA state, or any holistic Dr).... or if you MUST take antibiotics use only Bactrim or Macrobid because they pool mainly in the urinary tract. But even those have their own risks. Best wishes!
@@AprilJoi5 Yes, Macrobid made me deathly ill. I woke up in the middle of the night and was sweating, shaking and vomiting. It was so bad I called 911 to take me to ER. They found nothing wrong and sent me home telling me I had a panic attack. The next night the same thing happened and this time, I asked myself what was different in my routine and realized it was the Macrobid I had taken for a few days. I called my dr. in the morning and she told me to stop taking it and prescribed another antibiotic. Horrible stuff.
I was given Cipro year's ago and it gave me severe anxiety! I called and talked to a Pharmacist and they did tell me that it is a side effect! It's a horrible feeling I make sure to always put that down as an allergy when going to any Dr. and ER
Me too But there was no discussion 15 yrs ago about cipro Anyhow i just know and can say it when they write a script. I took levaquin too But it didnt make me as paranoid for 9 days i just peed alot. It was an ER script for bladder/kidney infection symptoms
This is a problem. You’re not allergic to it! You shouldn’t list something as an allergy you’re not allergic to. This limits your treatment options, excluding many different drugs the doctors may want to give you, even certain eye drops.
Pharmacists are always better informed and more willing to discuss possible side effects. When I want to know what medication I need, I speak with the pharmacist to see if there is a newer drug, or possibly a different drug than what I am taking. Of course, it is not medical advice, as they cannot legally provide that.
I KNEW this was going to be about Cipro. I was prescribed it back in 1988. After four days on the medicine, I felt like I was not in my own body. I can’t even describe how it affected my brain!!! It took about a week to clear out of my system. I wouldn’t let my children have it!
@@alonsoquirosgranados7568 No issues. However, I told my children about this video. They are in their 20’s. My daughter said she had Cipro in college and had a similar reaction to mine.
That is exactly how it effected me - it felt like I was being held captive inside a body that was controlled by a demented lunatic. It was the worst possible feeling I could ever wish upon someone. I won't go into further detail but it took me two years to get back to normal. This was after taking the full original course which I think was one week, though the side effects began around 5 hours after my second dose.
My Doc tried to prescribe this for a UTI. I refused it, told him to prescribe me a more traditional Antibiotic for it. I knew a long time ago that Cipro is a very powerful Antibiotic and its being used for things that a traditional Antibiotic can well take care of. The Antibiotics that are prescribed need to be appropriate for the Condition because the World is developing a serious issue with Antibiotic Resistance.
@@catcat9582 If I didn't know any better, I would say he was passively and purposefully trying to screw me up. I just got the feeling that he really hated his job.
I took an antibiotic because i thought I had an infection, but I don't recall the name. I was then a passenger on a airline traveling back from Asia to the USA and I was having really bad thoughts. I realized it had to be the drug and that there was no reason to do anything stupid because it would wear off. I was fine the day before taking the drug so i knew it had to be that. It was very scary that my mind went there at all. I can't repeat what my thoughts were. Very bad thoughts.
I felt like screaming that we have to turn the plane around halfway on my trip to India. I wasn't on any medication but I did have one of their cocktails on the plane. I'm no light weight but I did wonder if it was drink or the prolonged altitude that was driving me crazy.
@@SplishSplashdash High altitude does have negative effects if you’re not use to it. And your tolerance to alcohol is lower when you’re in a high altitude. I live in a state with high altitude so I know how it is
When son was 9 yrs, a doctor prescribed for my son an ADHD medication, and I couldn't believe suicide was a side effect listed on the insert. When I took him back to the doctor a few months later he asked "Why didn't you give him the medication?" and I answered with another question, "Did you read the insert?"
Docs are so ignorant on the role diet has on ADHD. Thry said my son had it (very mild symptoms) and that meds were an option. We refused to put him on anything. I came across the Feingold diet and removed all the artificial food additives from his diet. Within a week he was fine and never had any problems after that unless he had something artificial. His dic looked at me like I was crazy, they refuse to talk to parents about this because they are clueless. I know 2 other families that did Feingold and it worked for them.
@@nancy9478 I am sorry but no. I know a lot of parent would rather assume that their child's difficulty can be cured with a diet change rather than accepting their child for who they are and help them find strategies that works with the unique way thier brain works rather then against it. As someone with both ADHD and an M.D. I can tell you that we can be successful, and if used correctly our ADHD tendencies can work for us rather then against us.
@@ThatGuy-kz3fx I think I need to respond to your comment in two different ways. First as someone with an M.D. There has been NO credible research suggesting that dietary changes increase, decrease or alleviate ADHD symptoms that belief is pseudoscientific nonsense which has led to many children being denied a healthy diet by parents who are desperate for a “cure” rather than accept their children for who they are. Also, the pollution correlation has been disproven since the number of children with ADHD over the last hundred years has not changed only the age in which a child is diagnosed with ADHD (if at all) has decreased. Now speaking as someone with ADHD how F-ing dare you say that we are defective. That ADHD makes our lives hell, that we can’t possibly succeed without being “treated”. We can and have found a ways to use our “defect” (as you call it), to your advantage. I am living proof that we can succeed without your so called “treatments”.
@@ThatGuy-kz3fx So, something you seem to be misunderstanding while ADHD does effect working memory, and attention control it has nothing to do with emotional control that is a separate diagnosis most commonly called emotional dysregulation. It is actually very infrequently diagnosed in people with ADHD. In fact, in a 2017 Lancet study showed that only 7% of people diagnosed with ADHD or ADD are diagnosed with emotional dysregulation. I am sorry that you have both of those issue but most people with ADHD do not. So, you may be projecting your bias onto this discussion. Many people with ADHD do extremely well in post-secondary education and go on to extremely successful careers. I am sorry your life didn’t go that way you wanted but maybe comparing us to someone with frontal lobe damage isn’t very considerate.
Me too I had a really bad reoccurring UTI after having my second kid it went on for almost a year. They tried others first but the Cipro cleared it out but I was on it for a while I think almost three weeks. I haven't had a UTI in over 8 years now and didn't have nay side effects either.
It's weird for me to hear of it being prescribed for things like UTI's. Like 20 years ago when I was about to move to a developing country, a doctor prescribed me a small bottle of Cipro and told me if I were ever so sick with something like dysentery that I thought I might die and there was no medical help around, I should take it, but otherwise I shouldn't touch it at all.
I was prescribed Cipro by an emergency room doctor for a bladder infection and that drug damn near ruined my life. I was unable to walk, had developed severe hypoglycemia and vertigo for over 4 years. I still have side effects till today. Doctors tried to write off the fact that I had a severe adverse reaction to the drug. None would admit it was this drug that caused me all types of issues. It wasn’t till I did my own research that I was able to counter some of the side effects. I see I was one of the few to make it out alive. Smh 🙏🏾 to all those effected.
I did doxycycline and have had crazy issues including vertigo every day for a year so far. Also had severe hypoglycemia & had to be tested for insulinoma! No answers. Currently just trying to take a probiotic to help but if you have any answers especially for the vertigo please share!
My sister ended up in the icu after taking Cipro. They admitted it was the drug Cipro that almost killed her. Thank God her Dr. recognized the problem and immediately stopped the medication and treated her for the toxicity.
This really doesn’t surprise me at all. When chemicals are added to the body, just about anything can happen. This is especially true for individuals who have underlying mental illness and are fed cocktails of drugs and then told to call their doctors back and tell them what it does to them for “future reference”.
@@myoldvhstapes don’t worry, they’ll kill them off in the hospital and add probiotic pills to repopulate your gut at the same time. Nothing could go wrong with that, right?
Excuse me but while, yes, i suppose "This is especially true for individuals who have underlying mental illness..." let's be clear....the folks they are talking about here didn't have underlying mental issues. Lest we miss the point...this drug is DANGEROUS for healthy stable people. And sadly, as many here have attested, the doctors and nurses will often attribute the reaction as someone being mental rather than willing to look at the antibiotic which is the real problem. This is horrible.
Bruh. Everything is chemicals. The food you eat, even whole fruits and vegetables, is all chemicals. You are 100% made of chemicals. EVERYTHING IS A CHEMICAL!! Quit pretending all chemicals are the same.
Chemicals occur naturally and can be created. I don’t think you understand what a chemical is, as in the definition. Maybe you’re confusing things and you think “chemical” is the opposite of “natural”. Even if that’s the case, there is plenty of deadly natural matter and plenty of harmless chemicals. Im not sticking up for Cipro. I just think it’s a disservice to not face the issue factually. And to suggest that any time “chemicals” are added to the body, there will be a negative consequence-that’s just not true. We need to promote facts, not conjecture.
See, we can trust medical companies because 'science'. As a scientist myself I can't believe how recklessly that word is thrown around by people who simply don't have a clue in regards to big pharma. Do you have any idea how quickly the vaccines were made without any long term tests it's absolutely mind blowing.
The Underground: Yep. Thanks for your comment! You're preaching to the choir -- and I thank you, and all others, for every comment you make on this topic. Because 'the science' has become a bastardized term, to the point that it no longer has any real meaning in the public discourse. It has been redefined (just like the definition of vaccines has) by the establishment and their now conspicuous agendas. What a sad, and frightening, development in the world at large, where experts and professionals with very high credentials can be shouted down, and labeled as purveyors of misinformation, or even as conspiracists, simply because they are speaking the truth about their scientific observations. And the professions they have belonged to for decades have either turned their backs on them by ignoring or shadow banning or shunning; or have even yanked their licenses, fired them from their jobs, and vilified them because they are trying to have what used to be considered an acceptable, even expected, scientific debate about the data they are reviewing. It has created a level of dismay and distrust in all these institutions that formerly held so much distinction and respect from the population. Now, they all seem to be 'captured' by more powerful, capitalistic forces that do NOT serve humanity's best interests. Keep speaking out! All scientists who disagree with this new status quo need to be heard... over and over and over again, until the truth(s) finally begin to be part of the record. And, at least, the mandates are finally beginning to fall of in certain countries, as the acceptance of the endemic nature of this virus is being acknowledged. Too little too late, but at least it's happening. Now, if someone could wake up the Canadian govt. and their insane doubling down on mandates, we might begin to have some real hope. Well, not to mention, getting the U.S. govt. to stand down on all this. 🙄 [Excuse my rant ❇☮]
My mother was taking this after a surgery, it was hard to hear a woman who loved her family and has lived to 75 years talking about trying to end her life. I knew something was wrong so I brought it up to her doctor.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!, As a Mom/Grandma I will make it appoint to be AWARE of what med's are prescribed to the kiddo's!! I Am so Grateful for this Video & how many people you will be helping!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
The first lady's death sounds more like homicide than suicide. How do you strap yourself into a lawn chair, then somehow drop yourself and the lawnchair into a pool while simultaneously being incapacitated by being strapped into the chair?
I came here looking for this exact comment....Did you notice that there were no tears when he was "crying". That situation is highly suspicious, at best.
@@aprildawn82 Yes, absolutely. As someone heavily into true crime, I have seen so many cases where the police are ready to write something off as a suicide just because the spouse says its suicide, despite the death circumstances being very suspicious.
What was the diagnosis? "Seizure" needs to be specified... Epilepsy, low blood sugar, low blood oxygen level, dehydratiion, alcohol/drug overload, vitamin deficiency, allergic overreaction, hypothermia...
@@manuell3505 You can have a seizure without a full diagnosis. It is after 2 or more seizures that you get the dx of Epilepsy etc. You can just simply have a seizure b/c the electrical firing in your brain gets out of sync
@@theirmom4723 It's always the result of the actual problem. What you mention, when it occurs for multiple seconds, is epilepsy. It can also cause muscle spasms. 1 I didn't mention and of which I'm not sure it may be called a "seizure" is a temporary nervous shutdown due to extreme stress or trauma, but it's close to "shock". Seen it happen at kickboxing games. Also muscle spasms, and the risk of permantent brain damage.
@@manuell3505 not seconds...multiple events. In other words, more than 2 times of having a seizure in a time period. It took my daughter having 4 seizures on separate occasions and an active background pattern EEG to be Dxed with Epilepsy
I had identical symptoms and suicidal thoughts. It took me 6 months to start sleeping 5 hours, which continued for a year. 2,5 years later I can sleep but I still suffer from fatigue, peripheral neuropathy though I'm able to function. I know many who were damaged for life!!!
Wow! Had no clue this was even an issue with these particular drugs and surprised more is not being said. The loved ones left behind after these drug induced suicides are literally heartsick & broken!...
@@theirmom4723 That's just awful and I didn't even think about that!... I just watched "Doped" on Hulu and it was very enlightening and a real eye opener, so you are definitely speaking the truth here my friend!....
I went to the hospital telling them I had suicidal thoughts that I wasn’t suicidal but that it must be a bad side effect of a medication. They Made a mockery of me laughing at me in the hallway.
My dad went into psychosis with antibiotics. It has nearly ended my parents marriage. I, myself, am allergic to most antibiotics thankfully, but I also have suffered on the ones I can consume. (As well as medical steroids) Antibiotics should not be handed out like they are. They can damage you beyond repair. We are not the only 2 people I’ve seen ruined by these prescriptions. I have personally spoken to 8 people with antibiotic induced psychosis. People I know personally. All of them were erratic, mean and mentally unwell through out the experience. There should be more studies. I’m not saying end the use of antibiotics. Not at all. They can save lives obviously. But they need to be studied more in-depth for psychological reasons.
@@jjbud3124 The argument isn't that antibiotics don't save lives. The argument is that certain antibiotics carry much higher risk than others and should be prescribed more cautiously. This was the conclusion in previous lawsuits too.
@@YourRoyalMajesty. You're welcome. I experienced adverse reactions too. Not as bad as others but none the less life altering. My tendons, gut microbiota, and my nervous system have never been the same. It's been ten years of trying to reverse the damage.
Wow...this is an important report...thank you ! Years ago I was given Ciprofloxacin as an antibiotic. It was so long ago that I don't remember details. All I remember is that after 1 or 2 pills, it made my feel really,really weird to the point of being frightening. I stopped taking it and told the doctor I needed a different antibiotic. They fortunately honored that request. Ever since ,when prescribed antibiotics I've always had them put on my record to never prescribe the Cipro....it was that bad that I never forgot. Sadly, I was NEVER told of the risks or had my experience validated by ANY doctor. They've fortunately honored my request not to take it, but NEVER told me why I had a problem. This report is the FIRST time I've ever heard anything about this mentioned . I'm floored. It completely validates my experience. I guess at least I can say that I definitely was lucky ...lucky to be alive !!!!!!! This is just awful ! I'm just stunned.
You were smart to catch it at th very start. Unfortunately I did not understand why I was feeling so horrible. I tight maybe it was du to bing alone while sick. It is say t think we ar dprssd backs f bing ill, instead of the meds ding it.
I was suffering highly alarming side effects about 5 hours after my second dose. It was blatantly obvious to me that it was the Cipro doing it. I rang my doctor the next morning who told me to continue the course nonetheless. Against my better judgement I deferred to his judgement. I should have refused - the side effects just got worse as each day (and two more doses) went by until by the end of the week.....well I am not going to go into it.
I was given Levaquin 3x. Each time, my Dr warned me how powerful the side effects could be. I've never had an issue with it, and after seeing this, I'm thankful I didn't. But it was the only thing that worked to clear my lungs.
I was given Cipro in the hospital that I wasn't aware of until I developed severe foot problems; turns out the tendons in both feet are damaged and I am now hobbling around trying to walk. I am being treated by an orthopedist but there isn't much that can be done except meds to help with the pain.
Cipro I recall being issued it and I am on medical disability for a sever suicide attempt but never linked it to a prescription ever. I am on medication today after a stroke and two grand Mal seizures as a result from the anxiety this video mentioned leading to another severe suicide attempt. People should really take this seriously looking for signs of suicide is my recommendation as I personally have noticed signs within myself after learning about the signs to personally watch out for but yet I hid the signs and was never opened about it to my loved ones or those around me. Please everyone learn the signs getting your loved ones help when you see them is the best way to save those around. *Suicide is a permanent solution for their temporary problems* is what I learned but never applied.
I work in EMS and the hospitals have given us Cipro on some of the occasions where we've worked a patient with a known contagious disease. Sure hadn't heard of this.
I had a severe reaction to Levaquin. I had severe cramping and twitching of my muscles . I have never had that with any other drug. On my allergy list now. Very scary.
I took Levaquin once and it felt like I had bands around my ankles. It hurt so much I knew it was related to the antibiotic as I had never taken it before.
That’s not a good idea. You’re not allergic. This complicates your care. There are other drugs they can’t prescribe due to this fake allergy. If you get an eye infection, you may normally be prescribed Moxifloxacin eye drops, for example, which you may tolerate, but, then you may get prescribed something even more expensive that doesn’t work as well. This also causes problems for people who are actually allergic to drugs and doctors don’t believe them.
I have refused it for years due to noting it seemed like it puts your mind on speed, feels like your mind is bouncing off the wall. I noticed (as a nurse) others having CNS issues. I have warned others about it. Not enough folks take this seriously.
So have these drugs been used in animals that we we eat? How about all the antibiotics found in our water supply? Is this why people have been offing themselves in record numbers.
Water is filled with cancer causing stuff and everybody drinks it but me. I feel great and don't age.. I never been to a doctor in my life either.. I trust nobody.
I was prescribed this medication and two days later I was up every night crying for no reason and feeling emotionally empty so much so that I had suicidal ideation. I was happy before this and had no depression at the time before taking this. I stuck through the entire course of this antibiotic because I was having a bad kidney infection. I survived every night by staying up and just sitting still while having dark thoughts. I then told my doctor about it and she laughed at the idea but I knew I wasn’t wrong. Thank you for this.
The one that did this to me was Biaxin- clarithromycin. A few days of it, and I was completely, 100% panicked for the next several weeks on end. I didn't sleep, didn't eat- just had pure terror flowing through my veins for weeks and then months. Death would have been preferable in a lot of ways, & I say that as someone who has been suicidally depressed for a good bit of my life. As it subsided, I found my personality completely changed. Haven't been the same since.
It was akathisia, the hell side-effect in many drugs that happens to a small amount of people, that doctors just discount and deny. I got it from a different pharmaceutical. Once you experience that side effect, you know it is the worst symptom in the entire world.
Taking probiotics in lieu of antibiotics is so important. The healthy bacterium that lives within us is a part of how we regulate mental and physical health.
Very true, the gut is considered the second brain!!! It's possible that when you take antibiotics, it kills certain bacteria that regulates the positive neurotransmitters and leaves only the negative bacteria, and eventually affects your mood in a negative sense. You can't trust the healthcare system, you have to do your own research and always get a second and even a third opinion.
@@amytaylor1909 just don't take antibiotics, it kills alot of healthy bacteria; On another note, probiotics is just a support for the bodies natural flora. But so many articles and studies on mental health and a healthy gut flora, and what you eat helps or decreases certain microscopic organisms. It's deep, but things doctors won't tell you.
@@amytaylor1909 im going through this right now, i have a uti and was given keflex 3x a day for it and the physical side effects aren't so terrible except im starting to feel disconnected from reality and feeling so depressed and suicidal idk if i should stop taking it. I keep eating probiotics and dark chocolate for the depression but even so it's not really working
Took this about 12 years ago. I literally could not walk for a week. My doctor said it couldn't cause this side effect! Horrible pain. My husband had to get me up and take me to the bathroom!
2500mg of Ciprofloxacin a day for 30 days. ICU.... Saved my life at a cost... I feel like I am slowly dying from an unknown disease. 😔 Ty for this.... True.. I fight my demons everyday. Rest in peace 🙏 No more pain or hell...
I've personally never experienced anything from Cipro except for having my UTI cleared. I understand everyone is different though. It's crazy what kind of reactions the body can have with certain medicines
Oh, that's horrible! I was given Cipro intraoperatively or right before taken to Recovery and apparently had some kind of reaction for which I received treatment, and I was told to put it on my allergy list and not take it. Of course, many of us have medication allergies, but I'm thankful I've never been given it before. I do think it was covering bacteria that were getting resistant to other antibiotics. I'm sure it has done a lot of good as well, but this side effect just can't be tolerated!!
I was given Levaquin a few years ago and wasn't told of the potential risks to tendons. It took months before I could ease myself into a bath. Joints still hurt and I think it's been 3 years. At 1 1/2 years my ortho doc ordered an MRI of my ankle. He said I had all the issues he might look for. Plantar fasciitis, tendons split vertically, bone marrow edema and cysts, it just went on and on. I'm still on pain meds and some days wrap my ankle and/or knees in Lidocaine patches. I do admit I was very ill at the time but if I had known the cause I would have stopped taking it.
I've been on both of those meds, I wished I had seen this before my doctor gave them to me. I would never have taken them, I'm still here so it didn't effect my head in that way thank god.
My life has never been the same since a severe adverse reaction to cipro in 2011. I have never slept normally again, I talk to much, shook for years. I don't see anywhere to go for redress either. MDs do not like to talk about it, but keep it on the down low.
I know 2 people who experienced severe reactions to Cipro from being injected with it during bladder surgeries. Both had red skin rash and blisters. One persons reaction cleared up after being in the hospital. But the other is still suffering after 4 years, the rashes and blisters never cleared up. Face, scalp, body are covered in blisters, entire body covered in scars from blisters its awful. Dermatologists and other doctors say they dont know if it will ever subside.
That is because of liver damage probably, I recall their insert said liver damage may occur but liver heals, so in some cases liver does not heal well. I know I have been ejected.I wish I had saved the insert, but I am are those inserts are available somewhere from 20 years ago.
The person who has the rashes and blisters should try a 7 to 10 day water fast. The process of autophagy that happens after you go into ketosis should help heal the skin issues. Ofcourse, they should only fast if they don't have other health issues that could cause problems. Also, if they do decide to do a water fast they should read up on how to correctly break a water fast once they are done since it can be dangerous if not done properly. An alternative that might help and is less intense than a water fast is juice fasting.
@@lemen11 I appreciate any and all of your advice and input to help as many as possible. Unfortunately she tried water fasting many times, it did not help. She only drinks water as it is, her entire life. She has never liked much of any other drinks. No juices, hates milk and soda, can't tolerate coffee. The dermatologists have prescribed a plethora of meds, lotions, special baths, diets, cleanses, etc over 4 years to no avail, nothing has helped. The only slight but temporary improvement has been sunlight during summer months, and photo therapy twice per week. However when photo therapy is stopped, the blisters increase quickly. She also has them on her scalp which leaves large bald spots.
My mother in law was just in the hospital 2weeks ago. Her heart was only working 13 percent, liver working extremely low... She had Covid & has heart failure. She has expressed how she does not believe in herbs... Told me stop telling her about them, convinced her mother not to take them & she ended up passing about 2 months ago. But when she herself got into the ER & they told her of her condition she had her daughter go out & buy all the herbs Id told her. The following day they told her that surprisingly her liver count was up. Shes been taking it ever since & she's improving. Not saying this will 100% work for your friend. But I do know herbs & know they work, I've helped many with just suggesting to try certain ones depending on their symptoms... My family is very heavy into them, Its worth a try.
Very, very contraindicated for people with collagen disorders. (ie: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.) It was prescribed to me in 1994...I almost didn't survive the 3rd day.
Suicidal tendencies can weight heavily on some peoples minds. I know, because I am a person with such thoughts. I am sorry. All I really wanted was a hug,and a pat on the back saying “life will get better. Today is a hard day,but tomorrow will eventually get better”.
Dee 0 seconds ago I was on these drugs for two weeks for a severe infection and I had the same reaction. Luckily, I knew it was the drugs and I would only be taking it hopefully for a short time. I have a relative who was on them for over 30 days. They are rough drugs to take but they work. Depression needs to be a warning every doctor gives for these drugs and to contact the provider immediately if having suicide ideations. I was thankful to have these drugs when I needed them but they need to come with a written and verbal warning. I read the warnings and side effects at which come with drugs but many ignore them.
I was prescribed moxifloxicin (a fluoroquinolone antibiotic) six months ago for a bad middle ear infection, two days into taking it out of nowhere I went into a massive horrific panic attack that went on for days, it basically made me have a nervous breakdown I'm still trying to get over it now six months later.
I took Cipro for 3 or 4 days last year, had very bad reaction-intense pain in back that night. No more! I don’t ask permission to stop a med because I have lots of problems with prescription meds. The info sheet for Cipro that pharmacy provided had the most troubling warnings about Cipro I’ve read for any prescriptions I’ve ever had. It reminded me of a story I heard about a young nephew eating breakfast at a diner years ago. Something he ate tasted bad to him. He exclaimed loudly: “their trying to poison me!”
My best friend got a rare condition that happens when some kidney patients take Levaquin. All of the tendons in her body were hardened. It was incredibly painful.
Not a rare condition it's a obvious side effect ,,,bad stuff they just keep changing the label,, then toss it back out later on with a different name and different jingle 😉😜 don't forget a full glass of water when taking that bomb ,, its sounds more like pest control to me .. careful y'all .
This reaction - severe nighttime anxiety, racing heart, flushing, sweating panic, jerking awake when falling asleep over and over again (hence insomnia) - happened to my husband after taking _Keflex,_ not Cipro. I suspect this happens with more than one class of antibiotics.
Son of a b****. I'm taking Keflex right now for a UTI. Have been given Cipro in the past, also for UTI but fortunately no reaction. It's scary. Be sure to read all of the paperwork that comes with your prescription.
The problem lies with antibiotic resistance. Microbial susceptibilities are performed in cultures at most hospitals. Sometimes when you have a bacteria with multiple drug resistance, theres very little that we do do but result them to the physician and hope for the best
@@lemonlimesnout Actually those sort of problems also arise from Doctors over prescribing antibiotics .... And this family of antibiotics drugs is no exception. Known fact from lawsuit.
This class of antibiotics also have fluoride in them, a neurotoxin that's can cause all kinds of issues like neuropathy, memory loss, etc. They ruined my health for life.
Cipro and Levaquin in my opinion should only be used as a last resort antibiotics. Also if they are being used then there needs to be extensive monitoring Cipro and Levaquin are one of the few antibiotics that I'm not allergic to so I end up taking it quite frequently when I need antibiotics
It effected the healthy gut bacteria,which is linked to regulating brain health. Always consume some probiotic foods and beverages,when taking any type of antibiotics.
I’m so sorry sweet family. I’m glad you’re bringing awareness to the serious side effects of medication. I experienced immediate suicide ideation on xanax and attempted the first day taking it. I continued to take it after not knowing it caused those thoughts. I fought demons. Literal darkness. It was a horrible experience I wish on no one
I wouldn't describe Cipro as one of the widely used antibiotics on the market, in fact its one of the least used antibiotics. Most Dr.s are reluctant to prescribe this medication unless it's the absolute last resort. It is pretty much the only choice for treating MRSA and MRSP in certain areas of the body, such as the bladder, kidneys, lungs, and the liver. It is also given when a recurrent infection test positive for most antibiotic resistance. A lot of people are saying they would refuse to take any floroquinalones. You think the side effect are scary, but here is the scariest part. You can either deal with the side effects or die a slow and agonizing death from an extremely antibiotic resistant bacteria. Your choice.
OMG! Last month I took Cipro for a toothache. I got anxiety so bad that week 8 called a mental health agency. I have NO emotional issues. It got so bad , before I finished the course, that I thought that ( I can’t live like this) I’m so shook up by this information, but you probably saved my life because I will never take that antibiotic EVER AGAIN
I'm an RN, I've seen so many people dying from yatrogenia, it's, secundar y effects of medicines, that it's unbelievable. Pharmaceutical companies are the industry of death.
Hey Kiran, I had surgery major recently. Is it possible they gave me this kind of antibiotic in a shot in the arm? Would pre-op give me a list of medications if I asked them?
Yes Anne, it's very possible they give you anything without any info to you. If you ask them for a written note of your treatment, they will give you a false copy to stop your concerns and avoid legal complications. I has seen so many criminal behaviors in doctors I could write books about it. That's why I'm now a Holistic Therapist and also Spiritual Healer. My recommendation is to stay away from regular doctors and hospitals, and learn to heal yourself, as Doctor Edward Bach explains in his book" Heal Thyself ". Doctors are part of the criminal pharmaceutical cartels, they work for profit not to heal the patients. Prayer is VIP for healing. I recommend you deliverance prayers, because the root cause of disease is spiritual, you can find them in youtube by different pastors, just look for" deliverance prayers ". God Bless you always in all ways. 🌻💗🌟
The most likely reason for hallucinations and dark thoughts is due to the antibiotic actions. There is a major gut brain connection. 95% of your serotonin is produced/found in the gut. So when something goes in and starts killing off your healthy bacteria that keep you at baseline it can lead to these psychiatric symptoms.
This was prescribed to me once for a sinus infection. My pharmacist refused to fill it. I took good old Keflex, and it worked just fine. Thank you to my pharmacist!
isnt that his job? to fill it? what did he say to you why he refused? and it seems wrong to me but lucky he did that and you took his advice!
I’ve taken it a few times. This is an interesting story.
@Chris Morgan. Really?? When was this and what state????
I'm glad your pharmacist had integrity. The family of floroquinolones have many side effects that patients are often not advised of, one of the many reasons they have been sued. Suicide, heart damage, ligament damage, nerve damage .... the list goes on and on. Unless someone has a risk of dying, this family of antibiotics should be a last resort. There are groups on FB with thousands of people who were adversely affected by this family of prescribed drugs.
@@lafytaffy1220 but all meds can have side effects. alot of drugs are hurting people. i want to know how this pharmacist justified this, if its true. how can he say you cant have this medicine, but then give out other dangerous meds? that dosent make sense.
I use to work for an ENT and he used to prescribe Levaquin and Cipro like it was candy! It was his go to prescription for everything. He never took antibiotics and he would laugh about it that others do...please be careful just because someone says they are a Dr doesn't mean they are truly and morally qualified to treat you!!
When he has a bacterial infection, what exactly does he do?
@@leahwilliams9333 I have no idea the guy is a psychopath and he claimed to have never taken any antibiotics. His currently under investigation for alot of illegal activity in his office so hopefully the cops take away his rights.
What would he do if got a sinus infection? I would rather not take antibiotics but get severely sick about once a year.
@@choppinbroccoli7037 you can put straight colliodal silver (DON'T mix with saline) in a nebulizer or diffuser and breathe that into your nose and sinuses for 10 min a day until sinuses clear or use colloidal silver nasal spray . Silver is a natural antibiotic, antiviral and antifungal.
Thank you for sharing that. Antibiotics in general especially z-packs are prescribed like candy. Even for viral things. A lot of the time, I think they do it just to feel like and give the patient the impression they are "doing something".
I was given Levaquin for pneumonia and that night had the worst night of my life. I had hallucinations, terror, anxiety. I thought I was having a psychotic break. Fortunately I didn’t take any more and recovered over the next 2 days. It was awful and the doctors looked at me like I was crazy. I immediately put it on my allergy list. My prayers are with the families.
Dame with my daughter.
Wow good thing you stopped taking it.
I’m with you sweetie! Battled with antibiotics for years! Hope you are consuming some healthy things like Kombucha, liquid probiotics!! Good Luck!
@@RoadWarrior48 Hi, and thank you! Yes, I try, plus I can tolerate Macrobid so I take that now if I need antibiotics. I always hate trying a new one after that reaction to Levaquin!
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I was prescribed Cipro but after I came home from the pharmacy and read the paperwork on the drug, including the Black Box warning, I emailed the doctor immediately (it was after hours), wanting to know why I was precribed an antibiotic with a Black Box warning of the risk of DEATH for taking it. I was so furious she would prescribe me something so dangerous! I made her prescribe a different antibiotic. She tried to defend her first choice but I wouldn't hear it. AND she didn't even bother to tell me ahead of time it was so dangerous. I ALWAYS read all of the paperwork that comes with prescription medicine.
Your doctor probably didn’t even know about the side effects. Doctors don’t read all that. As a nurse I cannot tell you how many times we had to contradict a dangerous order written by a doctor. They never even checked allergies before ordering a drug.
@@joycewright5386 I don't understand how someone can even hold their job and title while prescribing something that could maim someone for life, put them in 24/7 chronic agony, or kill them when it isn't absolutely necessary (which FQs almost never are unless they have a confirmed bacterial infection, the specific strain has been tested for which antibiotics it's sensitive to and fails all other safer alternatives of which practically every one in existence on the market is, and it's a complicated life-threatening type of infection).
They should be stripped of their license to practice medicine for that level of dangerous ignorance. It's not something which should be permitted to stand for even a day. How can doctors practicing medicine in 2022, the 21st century United States, ignore the FDA's own explicit warnings and advisory use guidelines written in plain English, and just get away with it? I feel like I'm in a parallel reality or something because it makes no sense to me that such insanity is normalized. In other fields, people would be fired from their jobs for that kind of thing, and if their actions hurt/killed people and it was shown to be through negligence, there could be an investigation.
@@basharbodhisattva8404 I agree with you but sadly that is not the reality. As a nurse I can’t tell you how many times a doctor said to write all the orders and he would sign them later because he was busy. Or a pharmaceutical sales rep took him to dinner and suddenly there is a new drug to prescribe based on what the sales rep said.
@@joycewright5386 Terrible. Thanks at least for being an intelligent and caring nurse.
Cipro is commonly prescribed. Any drug can mess you up. It's a risk benefit ratio.
You know a Drug is hugely toxic when it comes with a 52 page of disclaimers.
Exactly. Always read the insert. Funny how the CV vax insert says, "INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK." That means it's a poison. It's listed as a poison. I have proof.
@@theonecounttheonecount8477 poison? How is the drug poison?
That’s their well I warned ya so they won’t be liable to lawsuits?
Birth control is a big one lol
@@geddon436 Safe & Effective™
I think this story is very important and absolutely heartbreaking. As a nurse I will definitely monitor my patients prescribed these meds more closely in the future.
I have this problem with Flagyl/metronidazole and keflex/cephalexin. Feels like every last endorphin is gone from my body. Not a pleasant thought of feeling to be had. If I were an impulsive person or one who could not think outside of my feelings I could very well imagine trying to end it.
The thing about keflex is that it is chemically very similar to a convulsant called bicuculline------copied this from web---. ‘’Beta-lactams
Beta-lactams include penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems. Generally, they are considered broad spectrum antibiotic agents that may act as GABA-A antagonists in a dose dependent fashion to produce neurotoxicity. The beta-lactam ring is structurally similar to the GABA antagonist bicuculline. CNS effects include seizures, encephalopathy, tremors, hyperactivity, and excitability.”
After my mother took her first pill she had extreme cramping and diarrhea. My mother trusted her Dr and never confided in me. She took all of the prescribed amount of medication. Dr's should tell seniors that if these symptoms happen to stop taking the medication immediately!
4 agonizing and painful years my mother finally succumbed to the medication side effects and died at 82 weighing 70 lbs. I was told that Cipro was not going to come off the market even when the stats show 30% of the people die from it. The reason? 70% of the people benefit.
So sad when you or your loved ones fall in the 30% bracket.
@@0411lmk I am so so sorry that happened to you and your mother. I can’t even imagine what life would be like without mine. Blessing’s!
I’m a nurse and I actually can’t remember the last time I gave cipro. Maybe it’s been 4 years now .
About time y'all bothered reporting on this. Fluoroquinalones have only been crippling people for 20 years. I had a UTI. This crap nearly paralyzed me. Went from completely healthy to unable to walk in a matter of weeks. My teeth started chipping and breaking after having a total of 3 cavities in my entire life. Over a UTI. 5 years later I'm still affected. This stuff is garbage and should be saved for anthrax.
Damn Sadie sorry to hear that. Are you feeling any better now? Get some good probiotics from your health food store ❤️
Did your joints sort of loosen and disconnect painfully?
@@MusicLover-ui9sm I'm sorry you went through that. My effects weren't as severe as yours but they were life changing. I've slowly gotten better. Medicinal mushrooms have helped greatly modulating my immune system and taming the immflamation.
This is so sad to hear :( I know I have been effected and we know the drug companies pressure the physicians to prescribe their meds.
Yes ciprofloxacin nearly crippled me. If I had finished the bottle I believe it would have! Pharmacist said it was an extremely rare side effect, but just how rare?
This is why I always document my symptoms when taking a new medication and look up what symptoms people report online or which are listed on the medication side effect list. The worst is when you find evidence that your symptoms are related to a medication, but your doctor refuses to believe it. It’s insane how doctors get away with this. My heart goes out to the victims.
I’m guessing it’s rare for different side effects, and so they don’t expect it, but it should be taken seriously when it presents itself
And then what cracks me up is when ignorant doctors and average people alike say "But it's so rare!" or "Yeah, technically it can happen but it's so rare!" What do you mean by "rare"? Of course everything is super rare if, when a patient is affected and harmed by the medication, they go back to their doctor and the arrogant doctor who doesn't want to get involved/do extra work/list the medication by name as causing those effects, instead just outright dismisses it, ignores it, downplays it, belittles the person, and tries to make them think it's all in their head. I lived through such a nightmare firsthand. My case wouldn't have contributed to pushing back against the argument against how rare it is if left to the doctor's discretion, because in his mind, it didn't exist or could be blamed on any other theoretical thing out of a million, even when I was in agony. Many of the doctors do not want to name, blame, or hold responsible either themselves, another doctor/a colleague (similar to the "Blue Shield" with police corruption/errors), or even just a brand name pharmaceutical.
Unlike with most other medications, over 80% of FQ adverse reactions are not reported by the doctors who originally prescribed them to the FDA on behalf of their patent. It's one of the only medications the patients have to report it to the government regulatory agency themselves directly as it seems many doctors are obfuscating and not acknowledging and giving due attention and humane treatment to this extremely serious issue. I reported mine to the FDA directly in December of 2020 after I was poisoned in October of 2020 by Cipro. Of course, I have very little faith in the FDA as well since they've allowed this to continue for decades, but it's better than letting doctors bury the issue in silence and denial. It's disgraceful and criminal what they've done.
@@basharbodhisattva8404 Safe & Effective™ trust the science
@@basharbodhisattva8404 Drug companies are the worst!!💊💰💀
Not to mention the drugs used for cancer and autoimmune diseases and their black box warnings
Years ago while recovering from a surgery I suffered from horrible, dark, frightening hallucinations that kept me from sleeping or resting. The next morning I called the doctors office in a terrible state and was all but laughed at. I was told to stop taking the pain meds and never told it could be the antibiotic.
I also took this medication after surgery and experienced what you mentioned. Was told it was cns toxicity from the meds. Also caused heart rhythm problems. Extremely frightening.
So did my neighbor. I myself experienced a severe excruciating 12 hour headache that I had to go to the hospital for CT, extreme loss of body temperature regulation, and trembling in my legs 8 hours after taking just one pill 750 mg.
Well thank goodness in the medical staff took you seriously.
Yeah. That's what you want, medical personal laughing at your problems. Do they teach that in medical school, mock and dismiss your patients problems?
@@barbarastrayhorn4667 I'm pretty sure they do teach that in medical school. It's so horrible where I live I'd rather die on the sidewalk outside the hospital than ever go inside to get help
I have never taken this antibiotic, and will be sure to avoid it. Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences in the comments. Be well.
Wow, this is horrifying. God bless the families of these victims😔🙌. I've taken these meds many times. I've not experienced any mental reactions; however, I do have osteoarthritis and significant pain of the tendons 😬.
@@cinemacritic2715 Oof, how can they say only 30% of people have bad reactions?!?
It’s not just these two it’s most of them I’m speaking from experience I have taken over 12 different antibiotics
@@amytaylor1909 Amy, Big Pharma most go NOW. Soon we will be ushering in "med beds" and Tesla energy/Technology. All diseases will be cured and the medical industry as we know it will be gone!💝
Yes please never take it at all. I took 100 pills of ciprofloxacin and it's been 6 months ago and I am close to die at 23.
If a drug needs to have a 52 page insert, no human should be taking the medication.
No living creature, period.
This absolutely blows my mind! I had a UTI and was given Cipro and this was in the last week of December. On December 30th I called a suicide hotline I've never had to do that ever before in my life and apparently when you call those numbers they automatically send police to your house. I had gotten off the phone with the hotline and about 20 minutes later eight policemen show up at my house and I was Baker acted! It was horrible what I went through during the Baker Act because I take other medications which I had to experience withdrawal from while in the hospital because they never did an intake on me and I started going through horrible withdrawals and almost had a seizure at the hospital. That's another story in itself. But I do suffer from depression and anxiety and this shocks me being that my doctor would have given me a medication that could only exacerbate my situation!
Oh honey, I’m so sorry you had to experience that!
That's awful! So sorry you had to deal with that. That's good to know because I would never call one of those hotlines!
Thank you for your transparency. I now understand why it’s called the “practice of medicine”. They don’t know what they are doing, and us, their guinea pigs are the ones who suffer and are ignored smh.
Glad to hear that u r still here. I hope the effects have gone away to never return
We live in a word where it's dangerous to report you psychological symptoms to anyone but a psychiatrist\psychologist.
I took ciprofloxacin on the battle field as a counter measure to anthrax. It causes weird psychological side effects. I wondered years ago why so many active duty were committing suicide. It caused me to have long periods of insomniac frustration.
It doesn't cause any 'weird psychological side effects', you need to take something else for those to occur.
Sorry you’re wrong hallucinations and psychotic effects are also side effects for this medication. It’s right on the 52 page insert. In fact it’s so common that when my mom was on a cruise and complained to the doctor about weird hallucinations and insomnia the first thing he asked was had she taken any antibiotics.
@@veleronHL you are wrong. It doesn’t cause problems for most people but it does for some. Mental agitation is a good description.
@@veleronHL There are no one size fits all medications. Your reaction to medication can vary from someone else. You can take Clairatin and it helps relieve your allergies. I take the stuff and it doesn't do a darn thing for me.
@veleronHL I'm a nurse, and this is taken right from the Davis drug guide "Neuro: peripheral neuropathy, ELEVATED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (INCLUDING PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI), SEIZURES, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, agitation, confusion, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, hallucinations, headache, insomnia, nightmares, paranoia, toxic psychosis, tremor"
My mom was given Cipro in hospital, and she immediately had an allergic reaction!! She started to scream that she was itchy from top to bottom and that she couldn’t breathe!! So sorry to hear about these ladies! My heart goes out to their families.
Scary! I was prescribed both Cipro and Levaquin. Had like three refills for each for about three months last October. No side effects from Levaquin, but I had trouble breathing and my body was itchy from taking Cipro. I still have the bottle next to me.
Cipro did that to me after sinus surgery. Was horrible.
This was me! My throat was immediately itchy and I was admitted to the ER as I had hives all over me head to toe and my face was completely swollen. It was the worst night of my life.
This affects the gut microbiology and that is where the majority of neurotransmitters are made and synthesized.
Cynthia, do you know some good strains of probiotics?
@@annomaly751 Go to a functional medicine doctor and get a 3 day stool test to see what you need. Everyone's microbiome is different. At the very least get a probiotic with the most strains and a lot of it to cover your bases.
@@annomaly751 Visbiome, Sacro-B and Bacillus Coagulans.
@@kjr281 yes, but each bacterium and fungi is affected by different chemical (natural or pharmaceutical) agent. Kill certain bacteria or fungi and the chemical cascade that turns on cellular function can be hindered or stop altogether. The microbiome of the gut works symbiotically with the nervous system and brain. Truly a marvel.
Thank you! People like you are the reason I read the comment section. Sometimes I learn more from people’s comments then the actual video. 🤔👍🏼😁
My youngest son, 4, was on antibiotics for the first time in his life, but only got half of the recommended days because it turned him into a different kid. Tantrums, screaming, uncontrollable fits and slurred speech. Sometimes he would just stand in the middle of a room and just sob but when asked what was wrong, he would just wail he didn’t know. It was terrifying.
This breaks my heart, especjally as someone who deals with chronic severe depression.. imagining a four year old, so new to life, experiencing such intense pain is horrible. I can't imagine how it must have been as a parent 💔
I knew this lady that demanded antibiotics for her 4 year old. The little boy would run full speed and bang his head into the wall. An antibiotic is a living moving thing and some can control your mind.
PROFITS BEFORE HEALTH
Another strike against trust in the FDA.
I’ve had a note on my phone for several years since a family member had a bad reaction: “Bad antibiotic: fluoroquinolone” with a link to webMD so I can reference brand names. I check every time my spouse or kids get a prescription. This story is heartbreaking and terrifying.
I've taken prescribed doses of Levaquin and experienced insomnia, extreme anxiety, and an episode of psychosis, where I heard voices. This all happened over a course of 3 days. I'm glad they removed it off the shelf.
3 days in I could feel my feet tendons. Once in while it felt like someone sliced the back of my ankle. Turns out those are side effects that can become permanent. Tendons breaking off. I didn't finish the prescription.
I don’t think these are off the shelves
Thank you, thought it was just me! Took for sinus infection. Total insomnia and anxiety, by day 3 I almost lost it. Cried from exhaustion, fright, and paranoia.
Off the shelf? Since when?
@@Belovelyava she said the brand stopped selling them
I've taken both Cipro & Levaquin more times than I can count. I have extreme anxiety, panic attacks, and have suffered on & off from depression. I was diagnosed with 2 types of Lupus, AVN, RA, and most recently with stage 4 chronic kidney disease. Now, I wonder if those problems were caused from these 2 drugs.
YES THEY ARE
Definitely.
It is a high likelihood that it is :( sorry
I don't want to and don't really personally believe anyone should say guaranteed 100% without examining a person (although the problem with fluoroquinolone toxicity is the mechanism of toxicity and the damage it causes is multi-focal and evades most standard testing; even if damage is to the point it's detectable like nerve damage on a skin punch biopsy for small fiber neuropathy, rarely is the source ever elucidated), but it's extremely likely.
I sincerely hope you will not allow your story and plight to be buried as it's despicable what they've done and no person deserves it. While first prioritizing your survival, treatment, wellbeing and comfort of course, as must we all.
Are you feeling better now?
My condolences to all that love her. I’m so sorry for your loss.
I've taken this many times for UTI's and I never realized these symptoms are from Cipro! Nobody ever told me.
I've dealt with recurrent UTI's. Treat naturally with herbal formulas that have worked for 1000's of years, or D Mannose (simple vegetable sugar), SSKI (Saturated Solution of Potassium Iodide- NOT the same a regular Potassium Iodide... Can be obtained at the Tahoma Dispensary in WA state, or any holistic Dr).... or if you MUST take antibiotics use only Bactrim or Macrobid because they pool mainly in the urinary tract. But even those have their own risks. Best wishes!
@@AprilJoi5 Yes, Macrobid made me deathly ill. I woke up in the middle of the night and was sweating, shaking and vomiting. It was so bad I called 911 to take me to ER. They found nothing wrong and sent me home telling me I had a panic attack. The next night the same thing happened and this time, I asked myself what was different in my routine and realized it was the Macrobid I had taken for a few days. I called my dr. in the morning and she told me to stop taking it and prescribed another antibiotic. Horrible stuff.
@@marsbeads yeah, it's all bad stuff. Macrobid is just generally more well-tolerated than Cipro. Sorry that happened to you.
@@marsbeads yeah, it's all bad stuff. Macrobid is just generally more well-tolerated than Cipro. Sorry that happened to you.
Please always read the insert on side effects and warnings for any drug you take.
I was given Cipro year's ago and it gave me severe anxiety! I called and talked to a Pharmacist and they did tell me that it is a side effect! It's a horrible feeling I make sure to always put that down as an allergy when going to any Dr. and ER
Me too
But there was no discussion 15 yrs ago about cipro
Anyhow i just know and can say it when they write a script.
I took levaquin too
But it didnt make me as paranoid for 9 days i just peed alot. It was an ER script for bladder/kidney infection symptoms
This is a problem. You’re not allergic to it! You shouldn’t list something as an allergy you’re not allergic to. This limits your treatment options, excluding many different drugs the doctors may want to give you, even certain eye drops.
@@thomasa4239 You are not a doctor, mate. Quit your yappin!
Pharmacists are always better informed and more willing to discuss possible side effects. When I want to know what medication I need, I speak with the pharmacist to see if there is a newer drug, or possibly a different drug than what I am taking. Of course, it is not medical advice, as they cannot legally provide that.
I KNEW this was going to be about Cipro. I was prescribed it back in 1988. After four days on the medicine, I felt like I was not in my own body. I can’t even describe how it affected my brain!!! It took about a week to clear out of my system. I wouldn’t let my children have it!
How does you life have been since then?
It took me 3 months for the worst of it to wear off, now three years later I still have problems from it, especially sleep related
@@alonsoquirosgranados7568 No issues. However, I told my children about this video. They are in their 20’s. My daughter said she had Cipro in college and had a similar reaction to mine.
@@slooob23 Wow! I am so sorry!!
That is exactly how it effected me - it felt like I was being held captive inside a body that was controlled by a demented lunatic. It was the worst possible feeling I could ever wish upon someone. I won't go into further detail but it took me two years to get back to normal. This was after taking the full original course which I think was one week, though the side effects began around 5 hours after my second dose.
Wow I’ve used these forever in the hospital never heard of such a thing. Glad to know the risk now. Scary.
If you read up on it ..... it's even scarier ...
Most people have no problem with it at all. Some do. It's similar to any drug. Read the inserts and they'll all scare you to death.
My Doc tried to prescribe this for a UTI.
I refused it, told him to prescribe me a more traditional Antibiotic for it.
I knew a long time ago that Cipro is a very powerful Antibiotic and its being used for things that a traditional Antibiotic can well take care of.
The Antibiotics that are prescribed need to be appropriate for the Condition because the World is developing a serious issue with Antibiotic Resistance.
Is he evil or dumb
@@catcat9582 If I didn't know any better, I would say he was passively and purposefully trying to screw me up.
I just got the feeling that he really hated his job.
I took an antibiotic because i thought I had an infection, but I don't recall the name. I was then a passenger on a airline traveling back from Asia to the USA and I was having really bad thoughts. I realized it had to be the drug and that there was no reason to do anything stupid because it would wear off. I was fine the day before taking the drug so i knew it had to be that. It was very scary that my mind went there at all. I can't repeat what my thoughts were. Very bad thoughts.
What did you wanna hijack the plane or something?
I felt like screaming that we have to turn the plane around halfway on my trip to India. I wasn't on any medication but I did have one of their cocktails on the plane. I'm no light weight but I did wonder if it was drink or the prolonged altitude that was driving me crazy.
@@SplishSplashdash High altitude does have negative effects if you’re not use to it. And your tolerance to alcohol is lower when you’re in a high altitude. I live in a state with high altitude so I know how it is
It was definitely the antibiotics. They can do that sometimes.
When son was 9 yrs, a doctor prescribed for my son an ADHD medication, and I couldn't believe suicide was a side effect listed on the insert. When I took him back to the doctor a few months later he asked "Why didn't you give him the medication?" and I answered with another question, "Did you read the insert?"
Docs are so ignorant on the role diet has on ADHD. Thry said my son had it (very mild symptoms) and that meds were an option. We refused to put him on anything. I came across the Feingold diet and removed all the artificial food additives from his diet. Within a week he was fine and never had any problems after that unless he had something artificial. His dic looked at me like I was crazy, they refuse to talk to parents about this because they are clueless. I know 2 other families that did Feingold and it worked for them.
@@nancy9478 we need more parents like you to end the medication making these poor babies suffer. Good job Mama.🌸
@@nancy9478 I am sorry but no. I know a lot of parent would rather assume that their child's difficulty can be cured with a diet change rather than accepting their child for who they are and help them find strategies that works with the unique way thier brain works rather then against it. As someone with both ADHD and an M.D. I can tell you that we can be successful, and if used correctly our ADHD tendencies can work for us rather then against us.
@@ThatGuy-kz3fx I think I need to respond to your comment in two different ways. First as someone with an M.D. There has been NO credible research suggesting that dietary changes increase, decrease or alleviate ADHD symptoms that belief is pseudoscientific nonsense which has led to many children being denied a healthy diet by parents who are desperate for a “cure” rather than accept their children for who they are. Also, the pollution correlation has been disproven since the number of children with ADHD over the last hundred years has not changed only the age in which a child is diagnosed with ADHD (if at all) has decreased.
Now speaking as someone with ADHD how F-ing dare you say that we are defective. That ADHD makes our lives hell, that we can’t possibly succeed without being “treated”. We can and have found a ways to use our “defect” (as you call it), to your advantage. I am living proof that we can succeed without your so called “treatments”.
@@ThatGuy-kz3fx So, something you seem to be misunderstanding while ADHD does effect working memory, and attention control it has nothing to do with emotional control that is a separate diagnosis most commonly called emotional dysregulation. It is actually very infrequently diagnosed in people with ADHD. In fact, in a 2017 Lancet study showed that only 7% of people diagnosed with ADHD or ADD are diagnosed with emotional dysregulation. I am sorry that you have both of those issue but most people with ADHD do not. So, you may be projecting your bias onto this discussion.
Many people with ADHD do extremely well in post-secondary education and go on to extremely successful careers. I am sorry your life didn’t go that way you wanted but maybe comparing us to someone with frontal lobe damage isn’t very considerate.
I always took Cipro for reoccurring UTI's never had any of these horrible side effects, Thank God.
Same here. Glad I didn’t get those side effects
Me too I had a really bad reoccurring UTI after having my second kid it went on for almost a year. They tried others first but the Cipro cleared it out but I was on it for a while I think almost three weeks. I haven't had a UTI in over 8 years now and didn't have nay side effects either.
It's weird for me to hear of it being prescribed for things like UTI's. Like 20 years ago when I was about to move to a developing country, a doctor prescribed me a small bottle of Cipro and told me if I were ever so sick with something like dysentery that I thought I might die and there was no medical help around, I should take it, but otherwise I shouldn't touch it at all.
Same here
Same! No side effects at all. Worked great!
I was prescribed Cipro by an emergency room doctor for a bladder infection and that drug damn near ruined my life. I was unable to walk, had developed severe hypoglycemia and vertigo for over 4 years. I still have side effects till today. Doctors tried to write off the fact that I had a severe adverse reaction to the drug. None would admit it was this drug that caused me all types of issues. It wasn’t till I did my own research that I was able to counter some of the side effects. I see I was one of the few to make it out alive. Smh 🙏🏾 to all those effected.
I did doxycycline and have had crazy issues including vertigo every day for a year so far. Also had severe hypoglycemia & had to be tested for insulinoma! No answers. Currently just trying to take a probiotic to help but if you have any answers especially for the vertigo please share!
Always look up the class action lawsuits against any prescription medications before taking them. And read about the side effects.
My sister ended up in the icu after taking Cipro. They admitted it was the drug Cipro that almost killed her. Thank God her Dr. recognized the problem and immediately stopped the medication and treated her for the toxicity.
This really doesn’t surprise me at all. When chemicals are added to the body, just about anything can happen. This is especially true for individuals who have underlying mental illness and are fed cocktails of drugs and then told to call their doctors back and tell them what it does to them for “future reference”.
Super-strong antibiotics probably kill off the gut flora.
@@myoldvhstapes don’t worry, they’ll kill them off in the hospital and add probiotic pills to repopulate your gut at the same time. Nothing could go wrong with that, right?
Excuse me but while, yes, i suppose "This is especially true for individuals who have underlying mental illness..." let's be clear....the folks they are talking about here didn't have underlying mental issues. Lest we miss the point...this drug is DANGEROUS for healthy stable people. And sadly, as many here have attested, the doctors and nurses will often attribute the reaction as someone being mental rather than willing to look at the antibiotic which is the real problem. This is horrible.
Bruh. Everything is chemicals. The food you eat, even whole fruits and vegetables, is all chemicals. You are 100% made of chemicals. EVERYTHING IS A CHEMICAL!! Quit pretending all chemicals are the same.
Chemicals occur naturally and can be created. I don’t think you understand what a chemical is, as in the definition. Maybe you’re confusing things and you think “chemical” is the opposite of “natural”. Even if that’s the case, there is plenty of deadly natural matter and plenty of harmless chemicals.
Im not sticking up for Cipro. I just think it’s a disservice to not face the issue factually. And to suggest that any time “chemicals” are added to the body, there will be a negative consequence-that’s just not true. We need to promote facts, not conjecture.
See, we can trust medical companies because 'science'. As a scientist myself I can't believe how recklessly that word is thrown around by people who simply don't have a clue in regards to big pharma. Do you have any idea how quickly the vaccines were made without any long term tests it's absolutely mind blowing.
The enormous amount of comments from vaccine injured people on other videos are heartbreaking.
The Underground: Yep. Thanks for your comment! You're preaching to the choir -- and I thank you, and all others, for every comment you make on this topic. Because 'the science' has become a bastardized term, to the point that it no longer has any real meaning in the public discourse. It has been redefined (just like the definition of vaccines has) by the establishment and their now conspicuous agendas.
What a sad, and frightening, development in the world at large, where experts and professionals with very high credentials can be shouted down, and labeled as purveyors of misinformation, or even as conspiracists, simply because they are speaking the truth about their scientific observations. And the professions they have belonged to for decades have either turned their backs on them by ignoring or shadow banning or shunning; or have even yanked their licenses, fired them from their jobs, and vilified them because they are trying to have what used to be considered an acceptable, even expected, scientific debate about the data they are reviewing. It has created a level of dismay and distrust in all these institutions that formerly held so much distinction and respect from the population. Now, they all seem to be 'captured' by more powerful, capitalistic forces that do NOT serve humanity's best interests. Keep speaking out! All scientists who disagree with this new status quo need to be heard... over and over and over again, until the truth(s) finally begin to be part of the record. And, at least, the mandates are finally beginning to fall of in certain countries, as the acceptance of the endemic nature of this virus is being acknowledged. Too little too late, but at least it's happening. Now, if someone could wake up the Canadian govt. and their insane doubling down on mandates, we might begin to have some real hope. Well, not to mention, getting the U.S. govt. to stand down on all this. 🙄 [Excuse my rant ❇☮]
You were reporting it long time ago, but drop it completely for many years. Good job.
My mother was taking this after a surgery, it was hard to hear a woman who loved her family and has lived to 75 years talking about trying to end her life. I knew something was wrong so I brought it up to her doctor.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING!!, As a Mom/Grandma I will make it appoint to be AWARE of what med's are prescribed to the kiddo's!!
I Am so Grateful for this Video & how many people you will be helping!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!
Google everything they're prescribed. That's what I've learned. And I'll look for home remedies when possible.
@@Sunmoonstars976
Yes I will Thank You!!
Horrifying. I feel so terrible for the families of these poor souls 😢
Cipro made my tendon rupture in my ankle.
I got 2 injuries while in cipro. Had no idea it made people more likely to get hurt.
Exactly what happened to me
Ruptured a tendon in my calf.
The first lady's death sounds more like homicide than suicide. How do you strap yourself into a lawn chair, then somehow drop yourself and the lawnchair into a pool while simultaneously being incapacitated by being strapped into the chair?
I came here looking for this exact comment....Did you notice that there were no tears when he was "crying". That situation is highly suspicious, at best.
@@aprildawn82 Yes, absolutely. As someone heavily into true crime, I have seen so many cases where the police are ready to write something off as a suicide just because the spouse says its suicide, despite the death circumstances being very suspicious.
@@heidih3048maybe this will get used as evidence one day. It does sound suspicious
Yeh his lack of tears is strange
I'm not buying the fact the pill makes you suicidal either, I've been on it for years several times multiple times a year.
In 2008. Totally healthy. No medical issues. Had an infection (ethmoid sinisitus) - Took Levaquin: an hour later had a grand mal seizure.
What was the diagnosis? "Seizure" needs to be specified... Epilepsy, low blood sugar, low blood oxygen level, dehydratiion, alcohol/drug overload, vitamin deficiency, allergic overreaction, hypothermia...
I'm so sorry you went through that.
@@manuell3505 You can have a seizure without a full diagnosis. It is after 2 or more seizures that you get the dx of Epilepsy etc. You can just simply have a seizure b/c the electrical firing in your brain gets out of sync
@@theirmom4723 It's always the result of the actual problem. What you mention, when it occurs for multiple seconds, is epilepsy. It can also cause muscle spasms.
1 I didn't mention and of which I'm not sure it may be called a "seizure" is a temporary nervous shutdown due to extreme stress or trauma, but it's close to "shock". Seen it happen at kickboxing games. Also muscle spasms, and the risk of permantent brain damage.
@@manuell3505 not seconds...multiple events. In other words, more than 2 times of having a seizure in a time period. It took my daughter having 4 seizures on separate occasions and an active background pattern EEG to be Dxed with Epilepsy
I had identical symptoms and suicidal thoughts. It took me 6 months to start sleeping 5 hours, which continued for a year. 2,5 years later I can sleep but I still suffer from fatigue, peripheral neuropathy though I'm able to function. I know many who were damaged for life!!!
Wow! Had no clue this was even an issue with these particular drugs and surprised more is not being said. The loved ones left behind after these drug induced suicides are literally heartsick & broken!...
Well...as bad as this is going to sound...many doctors like their high priced big pharma vacations
@@theirmom4723 That's just awful and I didn't even think about that!... I just watched "Doped" on Hulu and it was very enlightening and a real eye opener, so you are definitely speaking the truth here my friend!....
I went to the hospital telling them I had suicidal thoughts that I wasn’t suicidal but that it must be a bad side effect of a medication. They Made a mockery of me laughing at me in the hallway.
They are evil and ignorant. So many people they have done this too.
I had my doctor laugh at me too when I told her this. I don’t understand how they can be so cruel
@@momtolittlebaby they should be lynched for giving this to people
I'm sorry you went through that. You are not alone. I have been treated horribly by medical staff, also.
I took Cipro several years ago and had to stop, because I couldn't relax and it gave me severe anxiety.
Wow. Note to self: watch out for these drugs
Please do
My dad went into psychosis with antibiotics. It has nearly ended my parents marriage. I, myself, am allergic to most antibiotics thankfully, but I also have suffered on the ones I can consume. (As well as medical steroids) Antibiotics should not be handed out like they are. They can damage you beyond repair. We are not the only 2 people I’ve seen ruined by these prescriptions. I have personally spoken to 8 people with antibiotic induced psychosis. People I know personally. All of them were erratic, mean and mentally unwell through out the experience. There should be more studies. I’m not saying end the use of antibiotics. Not at all. They can save lives obviously. But they need to be studied more in-depth for psychological reasons.
@RINI severely impaired emotions and thoughts, that are not based in reality. The people act completely opposite to their norm.
Yes, antibiotics do save lives. Urinary tract infections, tonsillitis, pneumonia, etc., all once were deadly.
@@jjbud3124 The argument isn't that antibiotics don't save lives. The argument is that certain antibiotics carry much higher risk than others and should be prescribed more cautiously. This was the conclusion in previous lawsuits too.
@@lafytaffy1220 thank you for pointing that out. I knew I was going to get at least one person who didn't understand the context of my post.
@@YourRoyalMajesty. You're welcome. I experienced adverse reactions too. Not as bad as others but none the less life altering. My tendons, gut microbiota, and my nervous system have never been the same. It's been ten years of trying to reverse the damage.
Wow...this is an important report...thank you !
Years ago I was given Ciprofloxacin as an antibiotic. It was so long ago that I don't remember details.
All I remember is that after 1 or 2 pills, it made my feel really,really weird to the point of being frightening.
I stopped taking it and told the doctor I needed a different antibiotic. They fortunately honored that request. Ever since ,when prescribed antibiotics I've always had them put on my record to never prescribe the Cipro....it was that bad that I never forgot.
Sadly, I was NEVER told of the risks or had my experience validated by ANY doctor.
They've fortunately honored my request not to take it, but NEVER told me why I had a problem.
This report is the FIRST time I've ever heard anything about this mentioned . I'm floored.
It completely validates my experience. I guess at least I can say that I definitely
was lucky ...lucky to be alive !!!!!!! This is just awful ! I'm just stunned.
Look up being "FLOXXED"
From now one read the books thry give you at the pharmacist when you fill the prescription
Make sure you put the family of floroquinolones....
You were smart to catch it at th very start. Unfortunately I did not understand why I was feeling so horrible. I tight maybe it was du to bing alone while sick. It is say t think we ar dprssd backs f bing ill, instead of the meds ding it.
I was suffering highly alarming side effects about 5 hours after my second dose. It was blatantly obvious to me that it was the Cipro doing it. I rang my doctor the next morning who told me to continue the course nonetheless. Against my better judgement I deferred to his judgement. I should have refused - the side effects just got worse as each day (and two more doses) went by until by the end of the week.....well I am not going to go into it.
I was given Levaquin 3x. Each time, my Dr warned me how powerful the side effects could be. I've never had an issue with it, and after seeing this, I'm thankful I didn't. But it was the only thing that worked to clear my lungs.
at least your doctor warned. my doctor said nothing!
@@gaurabshakya9129 That's a damn shame.
I was given Cipro in the hospital that I wasn't aware of until I developed severe foot problems; turns out the tendons in both feet are damaged and I am now hobbling around trying to walk. I am being treated by an orthopedist but there isn't much that can be done except meds to help with the pain.
Check out class action lawsuits on it.
Thank you for exposing harmful effects of these 2 drugs.
God Bless You Guys for sharing this life saving information! Thank You!
Cipro I recall being issued it and I am on medical disability for a sever suicide attempt but never linked it to a prescription ever. I am on medication today after a stroke and two grand Mal seizures as a result from the anxiety this video mentioned leading to another severe suicide attempt. People should really take this seriously looking for signs of suicide is my recommendation as I personally have noticed signs within myself after learning about the signs to personally watch out for but yet I hid the signs and was never opened about it to my loved ones or those around me. Please everyone learn the signs getting your loved ones help when you see them is the best way to save those around. *Suicide is a permanent solution for their temporary problems* is what I learned but never applied.
I work in EMS and the hospitals have given us Cipro on some of the occasions where we've worked a patient with a known contagious disease. Sure hadn't heard of this.
Bless their hearts. I’m a nurse and I had no idea about this as a side effect. So, so sad abs avoidable.
I had a severe reaction to Levaquin. I had severe cramping and twitching of my muscles . I have never had that with any other drug. On my allergy list now. Very scary.
I took Levaquin once and it felt like I had bands around my ankles. It hurt so much I knew it was related to the antibiotic as I had never taken it before.
Yes this happened to me with ciprofloxacin! Severe pain in the calf muscles and acl.
That’s not a good idea. You’re not allergic. This complicates your care. There are other drugs they can’t prescribe due to this fake allergy. If you get an eye infection, you may normally be prescribed Moxifloxacin eye drops, for example, which you may tolerate, but, then you may get prescribed something even more expensive that doesn’t work as well. This also causes problems for people who are actually allergic to drugs and doctors don’t believe them.
Me too
Did you Recover now i have a lot of side effects 😞
I have refused it for years due to noting it seemed like it puts your mind on speed, feels like your mind is bouncing off the wall.
I noticed (as a nurse) others having CNS issues. I have warned others about it.
Not enough folks take this seriously.
So have these drugs been used in animals that we we eat? How about all the antibiotics found in our water supply? Is this why people have been offing themselves in record numbers.
Those are valid questions
Wow, good point. I never thought of that... All the more reason to only buy good products at the grocery store...
Excellent and terrifying point
Water is filled with cancer causing stuff and everybody drinks it but me. I feel great and don't age.. I never been to a doctor in my life either.. I trust nobody.
@@kensims4086 what do you drink piss?
I was prescribed this medication and two days later I was up every night crying for no reason and feeling emotionally empty so much so that I had suicidal ideation. I was happy before this and had no depression at the time before taking this. I stuck through the entire course of this antibiotic because I was having a bad kidney infection. I survived every night by staying up and just sitting still while having dark thoughts. I then told my doctor about it and she laughed at the idea but I knew I wasn’t wrong. Thank you for this.
Amy, my experience was precisely the same as yours.
This doesn't surprise me with this drug. It will also destroy your kidneys. This is so heartbreaking. It will also paralyze your legs.
And tendons, and heart, and nervous system and microbiome.... etc .... If it kills anthrax ... then maybe not ideal for sinus infections and UTIs.
I am so sorry for your losses. I hope the FDA takes appropriate action to remove this drug from circulation.
The one that did this to me was Biaxin- clarithromycin. A few days of it, and I was completely, 100% panicked for the next several weeks on end. I didn't sleep, didn't eat- just had pure terror flowing through my veins for weeks and then months. Death would have been preferable in a lot of ways, & I say that as someone who has been suicidally depressed for a good bit of my life.
As it subsided, I found my personality completely changed. Haven't been the same since.
It was akathisia, the hell side-effect in many drugs that happens to a small amount of people, that doctors just discount and deny. I got it from a different pharmaceutical. Once you experience that side effect, you know it is the worst symptom in the entire world.
If your health allows for it, maybe try doing a green juice fast for 10 to 30 days and take electrolytes at the same time.
Do you feel nausea from this drug?that's what I feel its been 2 weeks since I stop
Taking probiotics in lieu of antibiotics is so important. The healthy bacterium that lives within us is a part of how we regulate mental and physical health.
Very true, the gut is considered the second brain!!!
It's possible that when you take antibiotics, it kills certain bacteria that regulates the positive neurotransmitters and leaves only the negative bacteria, and eventually affects your mood in a negative sense.
You can't trust the healthcare system, you have to do your own research and always get a second and even a third opinion.
Even so it’s not enough I took both and still had bad mental side effects.
@@amytaylor1909 just don't take antibiotics, it kills alot of healthy bacteria; On another note, probiotics is just a support for the bodies natural flora. But so many articles and studies on mental health and a healthy gut flora, and what you eat helps or decreases certain microscopic organisms. It's deep, but things doctors won't tell you.
@@amytaylor1909 im going through this right now, i have a uti and was given keflex 3x a day for it and the physical side effects aren't so terrible except im starting to feel disconnected from reality and feeling so depressed and suicidal idk if i should stop taking it. I keep eating probiotics and dark chocolate for the depression but even so it's not really working
I'm glad, I could take penicillin
Eat yogurt and fermented foods...people
Took this about 12 years ago. I literally could not walk for a week. My doctor said it couldn't cause this side effect! Horrible pain. My husband had to get me up and take me to the bathroom!
Should have mentioned i took Levaquin.
That's around the time I took mine. My life has never been the same even though I have slowly gotten better.
I was prescribed Cipro. Had it put on my allergy list. The side effects were very bad.
2500mg of Ciprofloxacin a day for 30 days. ICU.... Saved my life at a cost... I feel like I am slowly dying from an unknown disease. 😔 Ty for this.... True.. I fight my demons everyday. Rest in peace 🙏 No more pain or hell...
What are your symptoms?
This is crazy. Share share!!
I've personally never experienced anything from Cipro except for having my UTI cleared. I understand everyone is different though. It's crazy what kind of reactions the body can have with certain medicines
Same I know I took it once but don’t remember there being an issue although I’m never taking that shit again now 😅
Oh, that's horrible! I was given Cipro intraoperatively or right before taken to Recovery and apparently had some kind of reaction for which I received treatment, and I was told to put it on my allergy list and not take it. Of course, many of us have medication allergies, but I'm thankful I've never been given it before. I do think it was covering bacteria that were getting resistant to other antibiotics. I'm sure it has done a lot of good as well, but this side effect just can't be tolerated!!
I was given Levaquin a few years ago and wasn't told of the potential risks to tendons. It took months before I could ease myself into a bath. Joints still hurt and I think it's been 3 years. At 1 1/2 years my ortho doc ordered an MRI of my ankle. He said I had all the issues he might look for. Plantar fasciitis, tendons split vertically, bone marrow edema and cysts, it just went on and on. I'm still on pain meds and some days wrap my ankle and/or knees in Lidocaine patches.
I do admit I was very ill at the time but if I had known the cause I would have stopped taking it.
I've been on both of those meds, I wished I had seen this before my doctor gave them to me. I would never have taken them, I'm still here so it didn't effect my head in that way thank god.
My life has never been the same since a severe adverse reaction to cipro in 2011. I have never slept normally again, I talk to much, shook for years. I don't see anywhere to go for redress either. MDs do not like to talk about it, but keep it on the down low.
I know 2 people who experienced severe reactions to Cipro from being injected with it during bladder surgeries. Both had red skin rash and blisters. One persons reaction cleared up after being in the hospital. But the other is still suffering after 4 years, the rashes and blisters never cleared up. Face, scalp, body are covered in blisters, entire body covered in scars from blisters its awful. Dermatologists and other doctors say they dont know if it will ever subside.
That is because of liver damage probably, I recall their insert said liver damage may occur but liver heals, so in some cases liver does not heal well. I know I have been ejected.I wish I had saved the insert, but I am are those inserts are available somewhere from 20 years ago.
If its liver consider the herbal route... Milk thistle detoxes the liver.
The person who has the rashes and blisters should try a 7 to 10 day water fast. The process of autophagy that happens after you go into ketosis should help heal the skin issues. Ofcourse, they should only fast if they don't have other health issues that could cause problems. Also, if they do decide to do a water fast they should read up on how to correctly break a water fast once they are done since it can be dangerous if not done properly. An alternative that might help and is less intense than a water fast is juice fasting.
@@lemen11 I appreciate any and all of your advice and input to help as many as possible. Unfortunately she tried water fasting many times, it did not help. She only drinks water as it is, her entire life. She has never liked much of any other drinks. No juices, hates milk and soda, can't tolerate coffee. The dermatologists have prescribed a plethora of meds, lotions, special baths, diets, cleanses, etc over 4 years to no avail, nothing has helped. The only slight but temporary improvement has been sunlight during summer months, and photo therapy twice per week. However when photo therapy is stopped, the blisters increase quickly. She also has them on her scalp which leaves large bald spots.
My mother in law was just in the hospital 2weeks ago. Her heart was only working 13 percent, liver working extremely low... She had Covid & has heart failure. She has expressed how she does not believe in herbs... Told me stop telling her about them, convinced her mother not to take them & she ended up passing about 2 months ago. But when she herself got into the ER & they told her of her condition she had her daughter go out & buy all the herbs Id told her. The following day they told her that surprisingly her liver count was up. Shes been taking it ever since & she's improving. Not saying this will 100% work for your friend. But I do know herbs & know they work, I've helped many with just suggesting to try certain ones depending on their symptoms... My family is very heavy into them, Its worth a try.
Very, very contraindicated for people with collagen disorders. (ie: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.) It was prescribed to me in 1994...I almost didn't survive the 3rd day.
So glad i never had that side effect.
Suicidal tendencies can weight heavily on some peoples minds. I know, because I am a person with such thoughts. I am sorry. All I really wanted was a hug,and a pat on the back saying “life will get better. Today is a hard day,but tomorrow will eventually get better”.
I never these two things could be connected, imagine others.
Medical care is dangerous. I've been a nurse for 25 years. These pharmaceutical companies are killing us and most doctors are complicit.
Probably from killing off the gut flora.
I was prescribed Levaquin and had such severe hallucinations. Have in my medical charts never to prescribe this drug ever.
The doctors will keep prescribing it because they get huge benefits from the company that makes the medicine.
Dirty doctors for sure. And ignorant ones, ignoring those cases like the woman above.
There was a well known case of a man who suffered fatal insomnia after taking one of these antibiotics and abusing sleep medicine
came to the comments looking for mentions of this, you're talking about the guy who documented it on youtube right? scary stuff
yep @@dazeslays
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I was on these drugs for two weeks for a severe infection and I had the same reaction. Luckily, I knew it was the drugs and I would only be taking it hopefully for a short time. I have a relative who was on them for over 30 days. They are rough drugs to take but they work. Depression needs to be a warning every doctor gives for these drugs and to contact the provider immediately if having suicide ideations. I was thankful to have these drugs when I needed them but they need to come with a written and verbal warning. I read the warnings and side effects at which come with drugs but many ignore them.
Are you feeling better now Dee? Sorry to hear you went through that, must’ve been terrifying ❤️
I was prescribed moxifloxicin (a fluoroquinolone antibiotic) six months ago for a bad middle ear infection, two days into taking it out of nowhere I went into a massive horrific panic attack that went on for days, it basically made me have a nervous breakdown I'm still trying to get over it now six months later.
Especially if you have other underlying conditions
I took Cipro for 3 or 4 days last year, had very bad reaction-intense pain in back that night. No more! I don’t ask permission to stop a med because I have lots of problems with prescription meds. The info sheet for Cipro that pharmacy provided had the most troubling warnings about Cipro I’ve read for any prescriptions I’ve ever had. It reminded me of a story I heard about a young nephew eating breakfast at a diner years ago. Something he ate tasted bad to him. He exclaimed loudly: “their trying to poison me!”
My best friend got a rare condition that happens when some kidney patients take Levaquin. All of the tendons in her body were hardened. It was incredibly painful.
Totally common with this drug. Evil
Not a rare condition it's a obvious side effect ,,,bad stuff they just keep changing the label,, then toss it back out later on with a different name and different jingle 😉😜 don't forget a full glass of water when taking that bomb ,, its sounds more like pest control to me .. careful y'all
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This reaction - severe nighttime anxiety, racing heart, flushing, sweating panic, jerking awake when falling asleep over and over again (hence insomnia) - happened to my husband after taking _Keflex,_ not Cipro. I suspect this happens with more than one class of antibiotics.
Yes, unfortunately that is true
Did he heal? Thank you for sharing. Flagyl is very dangerous as well.
Son of a b****. I'm taking Keflex right now for a UTI. Have been given Cipro in the past, also for UTI but fortunately no reaction. It's scary. Be sure to read all of the paperwork that comes with your prescription.
So sad.
What has happened to our medical profession? Where is the passion to help people? What has happened to the FDA?
The problem lies with antibiotic resistance. Microbial susceptibilities are performed in cultures at most hospitals. Sometimes when you have a bacteria with multiple drug resistance, theres very little that we do do but result them to the physician and hope for the best
@@lemonlimesnout Actually those sort of problems also arise from Doctors over prescribing antibiotics .... And this family of antibiotics drugs is no exception. Known fact from lawsuit.
^(About the fda)^
This class of antibiotics also have fluoride in them, a neurotoxin that's can cause all kinds of issues like neuropathy, memory loss, etc. They ruined my health for life.
Cipro and Levaquin in my opinion should only be used as a last resort antibiotics. Also if they are being used then there needs to be extensive monitoring Cipro and Levaquin are one of the few antibiotics that I'm not allergic to so I end up taking it quite frequently when I need antibiotics
It effected the healthy gut bacteria,which is linked to regulating brain health. Always consume some probiotic foods and beverages,when taking any type of antibiotics.
I’m so sorry sweet family. I’m glad you’re bringing awareness to the serious side effects of medication. I experienced immediate suicide ideation on xanax and attempted the first day taking it. I continued to take it after not knowing it caused those thoughts. I fought demons. Literal darkness. It was a horrible experience I wish on no one
So sorry for their loss, but glad this was exposed. May their memories be for a blessing and may the Comforter surround their families. Amen.
Notice the biggest sponsor of this news network is Pharmaceutical??? When are we going to our 2+2 together?
I didn't until you pointed it out
I wouldn't describe Cipro as one of the widely used antibiotics on the market, in fact its one of the least used antibiotics. Most Dr.s are reluctant to prescribe this medication unless it's the absolute last resort. It is pretty much the only choice for treating MRSA and MRSP in certain areas of the body, such as the bladder, kidneys, lungs, and the liver. It is also given when a recurrent infection test positive for most antibiotic resistance.
A lot of people are saying they would refuse to take any floroquinalones. You think the side effect are scary, but here is the scariest part. You can either deal with the side effects or die a slow and agonizing death from an extremely antibiotic resistant bacteria. Your choice.
OMG! Last month I took Cipro for a toothache. I got anxiety so bad that week 8 called a mental health agency. I have NO emotional issues. It got so bad , before I finished the course, that I thought that ( I can’t live like this) I’m so shook up by this information, but you probably saved my life because I will never take that antibiotic EVER AGAIN
Terrifying
I'm an RN, I've seen so many people dying from yatrogenia, it's, secundar y effects of medicines, that it's unbelievable. Pharmaceutical companies are the industry of death.
Hey Kiran, I had surgery major recently. Is it possible they gave me this kind of antibiotic in a shot in the arm? Would pre-op give me a list of medications if I asked them?
Yes Anne, it's very possible they give you anything without any info to you. If you ask them for a written note of your treatment, they will give you a false copy to stop your concerns and avoid legal complications. I has seen so many criminal behaviors in doctors I could write books about it. That's why I'm now a Holistic Therapist and also Spiritual Healer. My recommendation is to stay away from regular doctors and hospitals, and learn to heal yourself, as Doctor Edward Bach explains in his book" Heal Thyself ". Doctors are part of the criminal pharmaceutical cartels, they work for profit not to heal the patients. Prayer is VIP for healing. I recommend you deliverance prayers, because the root cause of disease is spiritual, you can find them in youtube by different pastors, just look for" deliverance prayers ". God Bless you always in all ways. 🌻💗🌟
I took that for a UTI and had weird side effects! I stopped taking it! This is shameful!
Try Plants, as medication, yall.
There’s a few senator's that should take this medication
What a disgusting dispicable thing to say! What kind of a human being are you?
Been on the market for years.. but the COVID Vax is totally fine...
Facts!!!!!!
👀 TOTALLY fine!
The most likely reason for hallucinations and dark thoughts is due to the antibiotic actions. There is a major gut brain connection. 95% of your serotonin is produced/found in the gut. So when something goes in and starts killing off your healthy bacteria that keep you at baseline it can lead to these psychiatric symptoms.