Guest post by Kristin E.
I share my story of Levaquin toxicity with hope that it can help others who have experienced devastating effects from fluoroquinalones. Before taking a medication in this class, I encourage you to educate yourself.
“My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.” ~Hosea 4:6
In April, 2020, following the birth of my sweet baby girl, I was readmitted to the hospital after testing positive for a C-Diff infection and possible abscess that showed up on a cat scan. I was later told that I probably never had an abscess: it only appeared to look like one because of a substance they used during my emergency hysterectomy. To be safe, they decided to begin treatment both orally and through IV by taking Metronidazole, Levaquin, and Vancomycin.
Levaquin alone is known as the “atomic bomb” of medications used to treat Anthrax poisoning, and its use should be considered only as a last resort.
Levaquin has an FDA black box warning, which is the strongest warning placed on a medication, yet it is OFTEN prescribed. It’s concerning to me that doctors do not discuss the potential side effects of a medication most times and are often quick to dismiss any adverse effects that patients experience.
Within 30 minutes of taking Levaquin, I experienced a sudden onset of panic attacks, severe stabbing pain throughout my entire body, and a feeling of disconnect from reality. Since this happened late at night I waited until morning to discuss the side effects with my doctor.
Still in the hospital, I told my doctor all I experienced, expecting him to be as alarmed as I was, but was met with a heartless, arrogant response, “How many years did you attend med school?” He told me there were no other options, that I had no choice of using another antibiotic, and needed to trust him.
Because of Covid restrictions I was unable to have any visitors, including my husband who would have been my best advocate to insist on a change of medication. I went from taking Levaquin in IV form to a single once-a-day pill, and was told I had to take the pill before I could leave the hospital.
After arriving home, the side effects from taking the Levaquin continued to get worse until I decided enough was enough. I was not going to continue taking this poison. My husband had another medical professional tell him if they were him they would hold their wife down and force it down her throat – and that I needed to continue taking it.
What?!!!
Levaquin’s effects lasted almost an entire year and I’ve learned that some of the effects are completely irreversible such as permanent damage to the mitochondrial DNA.
Over the year, directly following the medication, I experienced panic attacks, anxiety, depersonalization, paranoia, delusions, loss of touch on my scalp, feet, and side of left hand, insomnia, heart palpitations, irratic heart rate, severe unexlained weight loss, joint pain in knees, elbows, ankles, and all fingers when bending, abnormal ALT and AST results, depression, extreme brain fog, loss of short term memory, inability to complete simple tasks, full body neuropathy, severe muscle weakness, and muscle atrophy.
I wondered if I had a disease or mental illness. I even considered having a demon and asked others to pray over me. I spent countless hours researching, which caused me to literally turn into a hypochondriac. I just “knew” I was dying from some incurable disease and was going to die.
I did not know at the time that I was experiencing the after-effects from Levaquin. I just thought that once I stopped taking it I would be fine.
Before Levaquin I was on no medications.
Following Levaquin, I was put on antidepressants and a benzopine to help me cope with every day life.
Every day I literally thought I was going to die and even wanted to so many times.
For several months after taking Levaquin I could not even take care of my children, let alone myself. I would try to make a grocery list or follow a recipe and would just stand there and stare at it trying so hard to be able to comprehend and follow through with the simple task.
My husband became Mr. Mom.
He worked all day and then would have to come home to cook supper, care for the kids, a newborn, and his wife. I hated it.
And I don’t remember him ever complaining, EVEN ONCE, and that’s not because of my short term memory loss. Ha!
God gave Him supernatural grace and mercy to be able to do the things he did. My once quiet husband turned into a literal evangelist who would spend hours reading scripture and preaching to me bring me out of the dark pit I was in. He would play sermons, read God’s Word, pray with me, love me, and would not stop fighting to get his wife back.
He never gave up hope even when I did.
All I wanted to do was sleep 24/7 but was unable to fall sleep for more than a few minutes at a time. I just laid in bed until someone would literally have to drag me out and order me to take a shower. I remember trying to make oatmeal for breakfast and my arms being too tired to stir. I remember smelling something burning and realizing the side of my hand was being burned without feeling any type of pain. I was completely unable to even talk at most of my doctor appointments and my husband had to talk for me.
I had off-the-wall delusional thoughts that lasted for almost an entire year and satan used this for his advantage. Before Levaquin I felt close to the Lord. But what happens when a literal hell breaks lose in your mind and body and you no longer “feel” God’s presence or “feel” like you are capable of contributing a single thing to His kingdom due to health/mental issues? What then? I was so weak mentally and physically and didn’t understand why. “How could a loving God allow this to happen?”
More Drugs Leads to a Whole New Cascade of Horrible Side-Effects
Please know I am neither anti-medications nor anti-doctors. There are many doctors, including one that treated me this past year, that truly listen to their patients and allow their patients freedom of choice without shaming them or dismissing them. There is a time and place to be on medications. I know that medications have saved countless lives, but have destroyed countless lives as well.
I believe there are many out there labeled with mental disorders, fibromyalgia, and other diseases who have just experienced devastating effects from medications without being aware. These people are someone else’s mother, father, brother, sister, husband, wife, child, friend, loved one. They might be you.
When a prescribed medication has received a black box warning from FDA. it’s because adverse effects are possible with only one dose.
The FDA themselves warn that Levaquin has “disabling and potentially permanent serious side effects involving tendons, muscles, joints, nerves, central nervous system, and psychiatric reactions after only one dose.”
Fluoroquinolone drugs include: Avelox, Baxdela, Ciprofloxacin, Gemifloxican, Levofloxacid, Norfloxacin, and Floxacin.
Often these are handed out for a simple bladder or sinus infection which would be better treated with D-Mannose or the homeopathic cantharis 30 if the onset is sudden and there is burning when urinating.
Fluoroquinolones disrupt the normal function of mitochondrial DNA (they act like chemo drugs) and can severely deplete the body of magnesium and Thiamin (B1) among many other adverse effects.
A deficiency in B1 can mimic Alzheimers and can lead to Korsakoff’s Psychosis if not treated. Those most likely for this deficiency are diabetics, those who drink excessive amounts of alcohol, and those with heavy antibiotic use.
It has now been 15 months after Levaquin, and I can thankfully say that I am about 80% better!
I am now completely off of all medications and am able to manage my household and care for my family once again!
Without the help and mighty intervention of God, my husband, parents, and the doctor I mentioned above, I would not be where I am today. I still struggle with coming up with the right words to use in conversations, have short term memory loss, joint pain, dizziness, and brain fog at times, but I am continually improving each month!
I began taking several supplements and can tell a huge difference in my motivation and energy level after only 2 days taking 500 mg a day of B1 vitamin!
What has worked for me may or may not work for you, but this is what I take daily:
- B1- Thiamine- 600 mg. (yes, thiamine supplementation can do amazing things!)
- Chelated Magnesium Glycinate
- Niacin- B3- 500 mg.
- Omega 3 or cod liver oil (read more here)
- D3- 5,000 IU
- 1 T. integral collagen 2x daily in cup of hot tea
For sleep, I take melatonin, magnesium, and valerian root which helps me sleep all night and wake up feeling motivated.
I have never been a morning person and am usually a night owl, but after taking B1 I am now waking up around 6:00 and sometimes earlier ready to start the day.
There is fluoride/fluorine in fluoroquinolones and many antidepressants. Advanced TRS binds heavy metals and over 80,000 toxins, allowing the body to get on the path to healing itself as it was designed to do. (See “What Is Advanced TRS?” here).
For those reading this searching for answers and feeling hopeless due to the after effects following a medication, you can heal and there is hope!
With God’s help He can lead you to the right doctor and information needed to begin healing. Yes, and I believe in miracles, too. God can heal you instantly if He chooses, but often God allows a health crisis not because He is the author of it, for He is not the author of evil, but He allows even the bad and the devastating effects of this sin sick world to bring about good for those who love Him in order to bring glory to His name.
Please know you are not alone and it’s normal to receive judgment and criticism from friends, family members, and even doctors who have not experienced this first hand. You are not the only one going through this, and God can use this to grow in your intimacy with Him if you will allow Him.
My story is not intended as medical advice and should not be substituted for medical advice and much prayer.
FLUOROQUINOLONES: THE DEADLIEST ANTIBIOTICS ON THE MARKET?
Dr. Jay Cohen documented the following reaction rates in this 2001 study:
- Nervous system symptoms occurred in 91% of patients (pain, tingling and numbness, dizziness, headaches, anxiety and panic, loss of memory, psychosis)
- Musculoskeletal symptoms in 73% of patients (tendon ruptures, tendonitis, weakness, joint swelling)
- Sensory symptoms in 42% of patients (tinnitus, altered visual, olfactory, and auditory function)
- Cardiovascular symptoms in 36% of patients (tachycardia, shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations)
- Skin reactions in 29% of patients (rashes, hair loss, sweating, intolerance to heat or cold)
- Gastrointestinal symptoms in 18% of patients (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain)
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Sandra
Jacqueline, Are you the author of this or someone else? How terrible! I, too, had tendon/ligament damage from cipro and I’ve wondered if I had long-term effects. I had lyme disease at the time so was treated for a few years but didn’t do too much of heavy metal detox. I have been taking Zeolite, which seems to be a pill form of TRS. I wanted your opinion of the difference between the two. I think I am going to switch to the dpray on TRS to give my digestive system a break from so many supplements. What is your take on the benefits of one verses another? Thanks so much! Your articles are very helpful.
Jacqueline
Hi, Sandra,
No, My friend Kristen E. wrote this. She offered me to guest post it, I read it and agreed! We both feel it important to share some hope.
TRS is vastly different from any earth-mined zeolite such as PBX or a similar brand. They are contaminated and TRS is pure. This will give insight:
“There is another zeolite detox product called PBX that we often see sharing lab results from their third-party testing as some kind of evidence to the effectiveness of PBX. After looking at their results, the overall conclusion of our team has been that PBX zeolite spray is of lower quality in several different respects.
First, to understand the results it’s important to know that several different elements are assessed in such laboratory testing, including things like arsenic and cadmium and mercury. When elements are minimally present, they are measured in terms of “less than,” for example, there are less than .0004 mg per liter.
The chemical formula of clinoptilolite zeolite varies with composition. These lab results show that the zeolite used in PBX has a different composition than the zeolites in TRS. It appears that the silicon:aluminum ratio is very different, and this ratio affects the stability of zeolite. Aluminum is a necessary element in the creation of the zeolite molecule, but you want a very stable zeolite to prevent any of the aluminum from leaching off, as can be the case in Synthetic Zeolite A. TRS has an excellent silicon:aluminum ratio for stability and does not leach aluminum into the body.
The PBX third-party testing is here: https://thegoodinside.com/wp-content/uploads/PB_LabAnalysis_Oct2018.pdf
And the TRS third-party testing is here:https://shield237.zt1.com/wcegmem/coseva/coseva_ATRS_Analysis_Report_Updated_v2.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1X3BtSZTdHgUU5TcnPglsYaXDxeWPJ7qD_e6Ai8Pi5PvINXP8mCV7qxNQ
If you compare the two third-party tests, you find the following:
TRS
Total Silicon: 1.73 mg/L
Total Aluminum: .299 mg/L
Ratio: 5.78:1
PBX
Total Silicon: 45.9 mg/L
Total Aluminum: 1.4 mg/L
Ratio: 32.7:1
As you can see, PBX zeolite has a MUCH higher silicon:aluminum (Si:Al) ratio than TRS. TRS has 5.7 molecules of silicon for every molecule of aluminum, but PBX has 32.7 molecules of silicon for every molecule of aluminum. Why does this matter?
The 2019 study entitled “Relationship between Si/AL ratio and the sorption of CD(II) by natural and modified clinoptilolite-rich tuff with sulfuric acid” explains, “It can be observed that the adsorption efficiency of the sorbents decrease with the increase of the SAR. This can be attributed to low accessibility of the adsorbent active site on the surface.” https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332408596_Relationship_between_SiAL_ratio_and_the_sorption_of_CDII_by_natural_and_modified_clinoptilolite-rich_tuff_with_sulfuric_acid
In other words, zeolites become less effective as the Si:Al ratio goes up.
In numeric terms, PBX’s Si:Al ratio is almost 6x higher than the ratio for TRS.
The higher the ratio, the less effective the zeolite.
Which zeolite is going to be more effective?
Beyond all of this, there is the matter of lead content in PBX as described by its lab results.
In the TRS lab results, they found less than 0.0075 mg/L of lead––meaning that if there is any lead in there at all, it is SO trace and minimal it is hardly even measurable.
By contrast, the PBX lead results were that they only found less than 0.5 mg/L––this is a HUGE number. If indeed there was any lead found at all whatsoever in TRS lab results, the PBX numbers are at MINIMUM 66.6x higher than TRS’s.
Since TRS is grown in a sterile laboratory, it is unlikely to have any lead at all, so that would certainly fit into the “less than 0.0075” number.
But other minerals in PBX were found to be at “less than 0.015.” So we KNOW this lab had the capability to test for numbers smaller than 0.5 mg/L.
People who are taking zeolites for the purpose of detoxing heavy metal should probably think twice about using a “natural” zeolite product that has such a high, high amount of lead.
With TRS, you don’t need to worry about lead content.
To sum up: the PBX third party testing lab results are a wonderful chemical demonstration of how TRS is many times more effective than PBX, in at least two separate ways. In terms of the numbers here, we could estimate that each bottle of TRS is worth at least 5-6 bottles of PBX in terms of sheer detoxing ability.
In other words: based on the chemical structure, ratios, and content of PBX compared to TRS, you would have to take at least 5 bottles of PBX to equal the results you would receive from 1 bottle of TRS.
In terms of cost, a 5-pack of PBX on autoship costs 4.3x as much as 1 bottle of TRS on autoship.
So when it comes to cost and what you get, you are getting several times more bang for your buck when you order TRS, when it comes down to the science of how zeolites work and doing the math.
TRS is, as you know, a spray and it is very gentle when started slowly and according to the schedule. Even safe in pregnancy and we have 3 grandchildren “TRS babies” and they are all super healthy and alert and growing normally.
Sandra, I will now email you the schedule and a few stories from families detoxing with TRS. Our family has now used TRS since July 19, 2019. lyme, lupus, prions and assorted other health issues are addressed and gone!
Blessings,
Jacque
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Sue Beer
How absolutely horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know that Dr.’s don’t want to hear about side effects of medication that they give you. Now after all that has happened these last couple of years with the vaccine, hospital protocols, etc. I am so disappointed in the medical industry. That is what it is now, an industry. God, help us.
Jacqueline
Yes, Sue, Kristen’s story is another confirmation of the disregard many doctors have for their patients!
Very frightening situation we find ourselves in. It is why I am trying quickly to make people/families aware of things like having a nebulizer on hand!
https://deeprootsathome.com/dr-mercola-nebulized-peroxide-the-single-most-effective-early-strategy/
Sending peace in the midst of troubled days,
Jacque
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