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Does anyone else have days were you just feel so hungry and empty even after eating?? I feel so rough

Hola a todos, lamento mucho por lo que están pasando. Tengo mucha tristeza, miedo y también rabia contra la doctora que me recetó este veneno. Me lo dio por infección en vías urinarias, sólo tomé una tableta y en menos de 1:30 empecé a sentir síntomas cómo entumecimiento y una leve tendonitis en pantorrillas, frío corporal, debilidad muscular, nervios, me bajo la presión, confusión, inicios de ataque de pánico. Llevo 8 días, desde que sólo tomé una tableta, todavía siento debilidad, sensación de rigidez/calambre en pantorrillas,una tendonitis moderada en pantorrillas, ambos tobillos son los más afectados, no los puedo mover sin dolor, poco de tensión en brazos como si hubiera echo ejercicio. Cansancio muscular. Tuve dolor de ojos, dolor en el pecho. Me la pase 2 días en cama sin moverme Ahora, puedo caminar, pero dando pasitos cortos. Estoy tomando una tableta de zinc al día, citrato de magnesio(dos antes de dormir) vitamina c en tableta (1 al día), una cápsula de vitamina b12,b6 al despertar(antes me causaba sensación de electricidad), una cápsula de astaxantina, áloe vera y comiendo un poco más de papa cosida. Voy mejorando poquito cada día, pero por favor quiero saber sobre sus testimonios, que más tomaron para ayudarse? Estoy tan desesperado que pedí CDS, para tomar. Tengo posibilidad de recuperarme? Como evitar lesiones después? Tengo mucho miedo de desgarrarme, no puedo hacerle eso a mi familia. Por favor guienme denme sus conocimientos, se los suplico!!

Hey all. I thought Id share my story. I developed epididymitis two weeks ago and was tested for sti's and UTI. Tests came back negative however the doctor stated that I had an infection, as the tests indicated high white blood cell count. Prescribed 2x 500mg Cipro daily for 7 days. I am on day 4 (took my 7th pill this morning.) I am currently experiencing my joints "click". Not just one but different ones at random times, but very frequently. Which is something that wouldn't happen before. I also felt mild muscle twitching in my hand, though I am unsure if I am overreacting to this and it's something normal. I am very conflicted on taking the 8th pill today and am seriously considering stopping the antibiotics course all together until I can see the doctor on Monday. I am scared because I have read a lot of people's horror stories. Just looking for some of your suggestions. Any help is much appreciated.

Hope everyone is doing well out there, and thanks to those who share their experiences on this sub, it has been eye opening to read about the nasty things this antibiotic does to some.

If you’re still dealing with exercise intolerance, HMB is worth looking into.

It was the only supplement that made a significant difference for me after trying almost everything else. I rarely see it mentioned here, so I thought I’d share.

Hope it helps someone.

Hello everyone 👋

So it's been total 4 months since I was floxed

I had Cipro IV - and a week later 1 pill of levofloxacin

Oh man it took me to a place mentally where I might never be able to recover from

The trauma and the feeling of no control over my body and mind with no hope

Man I just broke tbh

How come no one in this world ever worked on finding a cure for this

How is there so much suffering because of it

My heart cries for all the people that went through this including myself

Truly if you are either in the acute phase or recovering or having a slow recovery

You must acknowledge the strength you have because this can break you it really can

It isolates you from the rest of the world

And for someone like me with mental health issues prior to this i can't even explain where it took me and where I still am

So for the most part I regained my sleep

Diet is close to normal still no caffeine sugar or nicotine no substance

Leg pain lessened

But theres a problem now

Recently I ate outside idk that food idk what they put in it but I had bad diarrhea then loose stool and the taste of it remained in my mouth for 3 days it doesn't wants to go

Ever since then I've been feeling more hungry

And a little hard lump showed up on my right feet it's small but idk why it's there

A little research tells me it's collagen weakening but idk for sure ai can give out false information

I always feel like something in my throat

But the main part of it all is

I m starting to hallucinate a bit

Sometimes when I look at some place randomly there is like a black spot appearing

Sometimes it's random spots

Sometimes I feel like somethings next to me or something happened like laptop screen flashed or things like that

My dreams I can't remember them when I wake up but I used to have vivid dreams prior to this

I sometimes hear things noises random noises and sometimes I get light headed

But the best part is life feels real but it could also be that I accepted this new reality

I don't even know how to spot the difference anymore

Since I also got memory problems

I am scared of how much time has passed

My life is not the same

Sometimes my knee or toe they have random burns btw and it's longer but also it's less frequent

My eyes they sometimes my vision wobbles slightly like staring at the curtain or mat it shakes like there is dust shaking idk how to explain it but it's like dusty vision kinda

So my question is

Am I recovering or am I regressing and what do I do about my mental health how do I live again

Has anyone had their main symptom be muscle weakness without pain?

I took Levofloxacin in Feb this year, and reacted to it badly with a big episode of melaena 7 days into the course, nothing else other than a bit of muscle soreness.

Then 2 months later, I got a patch of almost lidocaine like numbness in my left wrist, then numbness in my left buttock and left toes.

The numbness has now subsided for the most part, but since mid May, I have had muscle weakness that started in my left foot/leg, spread to my left hand and forearm and now to both my right hand/forearm and right foot/leg. I'm not in crazy pain with it, other than the muscles in my forearms getting sore from being weak I guess.

Has anyone had this pattern where they just developed muscle weakness in all 4 limbs rapidly?

Hello, I'm someone who started using Cipro at the beginning of March and experienced many of the side effects I've seen on the forum. I feel like I've made some progress compared to three months ago. While my symptoms haven't completely disappeared, their severity has significantly decreased. However, I have a question.

Lately, I've been experiencing abdominal pain, especially after meals, along with diarrhea or constipation lasting for a few days. I also sometimes feel a burning sensation in the genital area, particularly during periods of diarrhea. Has anyone else experienced this side effect? ​​Did you experience improvement over time?

I wanted to list all my symptoms:

-Brain fog persists, though it’s less severe than in the first month, but it’s still bothersome. I also get headaches, similar to migraines.

-The pain in my joints and scalp was particularly bothersome. That has decreased significantly. Sometimes I feel pain in my arm and leg muscles, but it goes away after a few hours. My Achilles tendon pain has decreased significantly. My Achilles tendon area used to itch and become red quite a bit, but that has gone away.

-I used to get severe rashes all over my body that were itchy. Rashes still occur sometimes, but they’re not as noticeable and have decreased in frequency. My itching has also decreased significantly. I especially itch at night and in the morning.

• I used to get pimples on my body. These have also decreased significantly. I used to get two pimples a week, but I haven’t had any for 10 days now.

• I have small patches of peeling skin on my legs and hands, especially on my fingers.

• I generally feel fatigued. This is better than it was a few months ago, but it’s still ongoing. Especially during the day, I can suddenly feel very tired and fatigued.

Two weeks after taking 2 500mg Levaquin While I was under anesthesia for an egd and colonoscopy I had a v tach episode that lasted 6 seconds. Dr. sent me home instead of to the hospital which I ended up in the er shortly after because it happened again. Spent the night in the hospital now have a holster monitor and am on Meteprolol to keep my heart rate down. I have neuropathy pretty much all over every day. I am sure the levaquin caused this and am hoping the damage isn’t permanent. Anyone else have this happen?

Who had floaters after being floxed by cipro, and those floaters caused blurriness ,did your vision goes back into clear,what happens?

Hi all. I have an outer ear infection and have been prescribed cipro drops for it. Of course I don’t want to touch the damn thing for reasons obvious to everyone here.

Does anyone know of any alternatives for outer ear infections? Please keep in mind I also have tinnitus and so can’t take any aminoglycosides (neomycin, etc).

I have to take something soon. My grandfather died after an infection like this got to his brain, and I’ve already wasted a week trying to wait it out.

Hello everyone,
I’m on my 9 week floxed, my symptoms started on my Achilles tendon, then after 2 weeks neuropathy, brain fog , back pain and fatigue, muscle weakness.
Lucky sleep has been 80% of the time good . By week 5to 7
Brain fog , lots of neuropathy, fatigue ,muscle weakness and back pain was mild and some days didn’t feel them . My Achilles tendon was getting better.
This 2 weeks feeling “ better “ tempted to push my self extra steps and spending energy. It’s been one week all symptoms came back except brain fog and back pain . Is this because I pushed my self doing more ?
Now it’s been one week im completely resting trying to get beck my strength but it’s slowly improving. If someone had same experience , would be good some recommendations what to do and was this because over doing ?or just symptoms can appear just like that ? When I would expect the symptoms to go away?

Hi, M25 here. As of July 2, 2026 I was prescribed Amoxacillin and Ofloxacin drops for an ear infection and to prevent an infection of the outer ear.

I've taken 2 doses of Amoxacillin and one dose of ofloxacin. I missed my second of the drops and im starting to think it was a good thing. I'm having minor discomfort in my legs, popping and mildly painful ankles, along with preexisting pain in an injured knee and hip almost feeling worse than ever.

I don't know if I'm being irrational and my brain is making things up since i'm so anxious about the drops or if my gut is telling me to quit the drops correctly. Thanks in advance

UPDATE: I have now not taken two doses and noticed tingling in both hands while gaming

Floxed on early April 2024 by 8 pills of Ciprofloxacin. Serious flared early this year, mainly tendon and joint pain, also neuropathic sensitivity and pain. What would I do if I diagnosed E. Coli that doctor would put me on any antibiotics, should I take it ? Or choose the safe one, such as …… ?

Hi everyone!
What have you tried to find relief from joint cracking?
I'm really trying everything (and when I say everything... believe me), but I feel like this symptom has gotten worse.
Every single joint in my body cracks quite significantly... not to mention my knees, which are the worst-affected area.
Thanks for your advice!

Can any of you work full time or run a business?

I’m looking for some positive hope!

I could work full time for years until suddenly I collapsed as many do I NEED HOPE my mental is so scared.

Anyone else in this sub go from a very succesful career and and extremely gifted athlete to jobless and bedridden? I had a 2 bedroom house rent free with my company making great money great social life. Also ran,weightlifting,and practicing muay thai 6 days a week I was obsessed with pushing myself some of my role models where people like David goggons,jocko,muay thai/ ufc fighters.

Now I've lost all of that. im completely isolated in my bed, wondering every day why I took this drug and why it is allowed to ruin people's lives.

Over the course of my journey I have come to realize that I am an extreme case even within this supposedly rare reaction I find few people as bad as me and those I do find are also living within horrible circumstances.

To lose my health my job my life, my dreams my present and future, is an extremely heavy weight to bare and it's breaking me

Im 30m, I happened 2 months before my 30th birthday, and im very severe. I have every single sy ptom you could imagine, and my flox involved other drugs simultaneously, such as doxycycline, rather than fluconzole leading up to moxifloxacin in combination with azithromycin. which i believe is what made my reaction to much worse.

Im looking for other people who are also relatively young doing great and life and had it all taken away im struggling very badly im 1 year into this and as the days go by it just get harder I don't have anything ti distract me because I lost my job friends house hobbies everything.

I cant really even see a point of being alive to live my worst absolute nightmare possible everything i lost was everything to me but I dont want to die I just dont want to live in this alternate hell reality the pharmaceutical industry has created for me.

I feel as i let myself my friends and my family down, and I didn't even do anything but take a pill my doctor told me to take. It rips my heart apart.

Hello, everyone!

I was floxed by Cipro back in 2022 and was doing great for the past 3 1/2 years. About a month ago, I started having gut issues and nausea, and thought that it was my progesterone, so I had my gyn lower the dosage. That helped for about a week, and then the nausea came back with a vengeance. I now have severe anxiety, shakiness, insomnia (can only sleep if I take my progesterone), lack of appetite, weak muscles, dry mouth. ear pain - all of the symptoms that I had in the acute stage of my floxing.

Please, if anyone has any encouragement or suggestions on how they got through a relapse/flare, I would really appreciate it. I'm scared, and don't think that I can go through this again.

So today after a long week I had to clean my home. Whenever I started mopping I noticed all of the strength in my legs started to dissappear and my muscles felt like they were "giving out" as if I had no strength left in them with each minute that passed.

Suddenly I collapsed involuntarily and it wasn't from being faint or dizzy. I just had no strength left in my legs to hold me upright any longer.

Ive noticed myself having similar episodes whenver im out in public at times walking. I get very weak and have to find myself a place to sit because of the weakness I feel coming on in my muscles. It almost feels like a paralysis. Has anyone else had anything similar happening before ?

I have a UTI and they first prescribed macrobid but that did nothing. I have thalassemia and folate deficiency so I can’t take bactrim. Had a severe allergic reaction to keflex last night. Doctor today at urgent care told me to take cipro. Looked it up and saw the side effects and was like …. Absolutely not 😭 I called the office back to get a script for something else and now the doctor is legit fighting me on it insisting I’m being dramatic. I’m trying to be nice speaking with the people at the office but like I’m unsure of what to do at this point they really dgaf the nurse is trying to help me argue my case with the doctor but we’ll see. I’ll update but if anyone has any advice

I had floaters it appeared 3 wks ago, i want my eye checj but i was afraid of my eyes ,to get an allergy or side effects from the dilation drops.i was floxed by cipro.