‘I can’t walk today:’ 25 Investigates finds millions still prescribed risky antibiotic
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- Talia Smith, 44, of Norwood, said it felt like a “bomb went off” in her body in April 2021.
Days before that pain began, Smith had gone to the doctor suspecting a urinary tract infection.
After lab results confirmed she had a UTI, her doctor prescribed the commonly used antibiotic Cipro.
Otherwise known as ciprofloxacin, Cipro is part of a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones.
Its recommended uses include to treat anthrax, the plague, gonorrhea, typhoid fever, and complicated bacterial infections. Currently, about eight name-brand fluoroquinolones are on the market - but most people are prescribed dozens of generic options.
“I actually said: ‘This is a pretty strong antibiotic,’” Smith recalled in an interview with Investigative Reporter Ted Daniel. “Like, ‘Is this the right one I should be taking? And is there anything I need to know?’ And they actually told me, ‘No, there’s nothing you need to be aware of. This is a very safe and effective antibiotic for UTIs.’”
The FDA puts a black box warning on medications that can lead to death or serious injury.
That move followed years of advocacy and lawsuits filed by people suffering after administration of fluoroquinolones. Smith said her doctor did not inform her that the FDA has a black box warning label for Cipro and other fluoroquinolones.
The label says the class of antibiotics can cause “disabling and potentially irreversible serious adverse reactions”: including tendinitis, tendon rupture, peripheral neuropathy, and central nervous system effects. Other risks include worsening symptoms for those with myasthenia gravis. Central nervous system effects can range from nervousness, agitation, paranoia, convulsions, and dizziness to increased intracranial pressure.
The black box warning label makes clear that prescribers should prescribe antibiotics like Cipro with caution - and for uncomplicated UTIs only when no alternative treatment will work.
“Because fluoroquinolones, including CIPRO, have been associated with serious adverse reactions, reserve CIPRO XR for use in patients who have no alternative treatment options for uncomplicated urinary tract infections,” the label reads.
25 Investigates analyzed federal prescribing data and found that despite years of warning, millions of people are still receiving prescriptions for fluoroquinolones - and that it’s unclear just how many of those prescriptions are unnecessary, or how many have caused harm to patients.
Thanks for airing this. I was permanently disabled from Levaquin 13 years ago, and have gone through bankruptcy because of it. It destroyed my life, and I hope this airing will prevent anyone else from suffering the same.
Sorry to hear this dreadful news... 😢
So sorry you had to go through this. Prayers 🙏
Take amino acids like spirlina and hyaluronic acid for recovery. It blinded and crippled me. The flourquinlones attack your muscles with muscle wasting, the amino acids help with rebuilding them. The hyaluronic acid is used on burn victims to aid in the recovery of muscles, tissues, etc. Take D3 with K2. There's lots of science to support the benefits of these vitamins. You can recover to a degree with proper care.
Sorry it happened to you too.😢
@@fidgetkib8142 , thank you. It’s indescribable.
So sorry, these stories are inexcusable! People think antibiotics are very safe, but not true, and not just this class of drugs. I was given a common antibiotic for a UTi and ended up being taken to the ER because I had some kind of weird psychosis, extreme confusion and memory loss. Thankfully I improved after stopping it but that was so scary!
It's fine to ask your doctor, but ask your pharmacist, too. They know so much more about meds than doctors.
Exactly! VERY TRUE 🎯
except when it comes to ivermectin : (
Pharmacists really showed their true colors when they intervened and wouldn't fill life-saving ivermectin prescriptions. Egregious that a mere middle-man pharmacist can defy doctor's orders.
You don't trust the science?
Do your own research as adults!
@@Whatnok remember recently when CNN put out a thing saying that "doing your own research" is now racist haha
That was hilarious
My grown son was prescribed cipro and after he'd had only 2 pills, he became suddenly extremely depressed and crying and did not know why he felt that way. I had never seen him like that ever! I thought immediately that he was having a drug reaction to the antibiotic. It was so bad we took him to the ER. I told them I thought he was having a side effect to the cipro, but they blew us off and said he needed to see a psychologist. He did not take any more pills of the cipro, and in a few hours he was back to feeling normal again. He got put on a different antibiotic. I believe reactions are very under reported because patients are often gaslighted by the medical staff.
Wow that’s really scary. I’m glad he is better
Yes I have depression and I had major suicidal thoughts when I took it.
Moxifloxicin, another fluroquinolone antibiotic, gave me severe depressive symptoms unlike nearly anything I had experienced before. After several doses, each followed by temporary periods of severe depressive symptoms, I made the connection and stopped taking it.
Doctors don't report the patients side effects.
Have you learned about the Probiotics in the brain. It was discovered through research about 1 year ago?
This is such a new and important development that may help understand such reactions.
I was given Cipro 15 years ago for a urinary tract infection! Within hours of taking it, I suffered a massive seizure. I hit the ground face first, shattering several facial bones. No one at the hospital would give me any information.
That poor woman should be given free medical for life. So very sad this happens to anyone.
Free medical AND a monthly stipend to live off of… they’ve stollen her ability to work, have a life & potentially have children.
Jesus just take care of yourself. Exercise and eat right. Funny how Healthcare is what causes this BS, and people will actually say, MORE HEALTHCARE will fix it. Lol. They should have not been lazy their whole life and relied on a pill prescribed by greedy doctors. 100 years ago, we had it right! Nowadays, people are sooooo dense.
Thank you
@@FindingVulnerariesIs that you, Talia? Have you tried physical therapy? I was floxxed and wheelchair bound years ago. I took every medicine the levaquin package said not to take (I think calcium supplements) and did intense physical therapy. One thing that happens is a negative cycle kicks off. Tight tendons lead to muscle tightness which tears tendons further and leads to more tendon tightness etc. Trigger point therapy and other kinds of PT got me walking again. It was agony! Best of luck.
@@WinstonSmithGPT😊
This happened to my mother. She had pneumonia and the doctor gave her this medication. It ruptured the tissues in her ankles, which led her to not be able to exercise, which now has led her to have blood clots in her lungs. The medical industrial complex is sick.
It’s contraindicated for the elderly. That’s on the warning label. Please sue the doctor. They are responsible. It was labeled a black box drug because the company was sued.
AND the insurance people force people to enter that sick system early to stay covered at all, then don't pay claims well. Hospitals are dropping many of the insurance companies the elderly and poor on the Medicare/Medicaid combo plans and others rely on. Their only choices will soon be no more because of the drug pushers' criminal greed.
You might look into this a bit more ...rupturing tissues in ankles isn't how edema is usually described, so you might want to try and understand blood pressure, diabetes, kidney damage and ankle edema. My husband wears elastic stockings all the time so that he has better blood circulation and it doesn't pool in his lower extremities when he exercises. The hosiery costs between $60-$80 per pair so he has two pairs and alternates handwashing and wearing them. He found when he was first prescribed them that he was 'allergic' to the rubber and actually developed stasis ulcers from scratching the itchy places. He tried all sorts of wound-healing creams and ointments and found relief by wearing a silk lining and increasing fluid intake so that his lower legs were also well-hydrated. Check it out.
@@engletinaknickerbocker5380 you are not understanding what flouroquinolone poisoning is. Why do you think it is labeled as a black box drug? Anyone on steroids, the elderly and transplant patients should never be prescribed a flouroquinolone antibiotic. People have had their tendons in their legs snap. A couple of cases the aorta has snapped and people have died. It changes the mitochondria in people’s system. The tendons aren’t getting what they need and become brittle. My friend crawled from her bed crying in pain trying to get to the bathroom. Ended up in a wheelchair for two months unable to walk. Twelve years later still having bouts of pain that keep her in bed for a day or two. Anyone experiencing the intense pain from this cannot wear elastic compression stockings as you suggest. Sometimes you can’t even touch her legs the pain is so bad. I understand your intentions are good but you’re not getting this.
@@engletinaknickerbocker5380 while you’re intentions are good you aren’t understanding what this is about. Flouroquinolones damage the mitochondria which has something to do with all our cells. People who have been damaged from this have their tendons snap. Several have died from the aorta snapping. It is so painful that one cannot even touch someone’s legs when they are having an episode. It has absolutely nothing to do with edema. Since it’s been through a class action lawsuit the only one left to sue is the negligence of the doctor.
Putting compression socks on someone in excruciating leg pain is not going to fix the issue. That would only exacerbate the problem.
For a UTI! It's crazy she was prescribed this. I got CIPRO from a doctor 25 years ago before a trip to China and was told NOT to take it unless I was scarily sick with amebic dysentery in a place where it was hard to access medical care. It was basically, "take this if your life is in danger and you have no other choice, but otherwise, don't touch it."
Great advise.
Your life is definitely in danger if you take it....l would have tried cranberry capsules or something else natural
It’s one of the 1st line drugs for a UTI. It’s been prescribed for decades for UTI. All medications have side effects.
And OTC UTI meds, overwhelmingly, work just fine if taken as directed, and are affordable, too. Outrageou$!
@@poempadgett4664 - bad advice. I’ve witnessed and treated patients who became septic as almost died using OTC medications for a severe UTI.
I’m 38 years old. I was prescribed Cipro in 2014 for food poisoning. In 2017 I was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s, and had a quadruple bypass last September. This shit is real and needs to be taken completely off the market.
Look up Parkinson's here on CZcams and B1 deficiency. Could help you out. Magnesium would also help, God bless you!
I'm so sorry... I too had in by IV in the hospital for bad food poisoning in 2004. Then a couple times later I had suicidal thoughts really bad. I already have depression but the Cipro caused it to be worse. I'm praying for you! 🙏🏻✝️🕯️
I'm 40. I had really bad abdominal pain at 34, they thought it was another bout of diverticulitis. I was prescribed amoxicillin and cipro, both. I took them because I needed to get better. I got worse. By late January I could barely stand without falling over, my gut pain was the same or worse, I was dizzy and fainting and I couldn't be more than 20 feet from a bathroom.
I'm permanently disabled now. I have POTS, chronic migraine, chronic anemia, neuropathy, my depression is a lot worse, my joints hurt, my lower back never DOESN'T hurt, just constant pain and suffering.
You guys are just drugged : Only in America people live with that much of strong pills. You literally get painkillers for any small pain too ! Absolutely forbiden elsewhere. We use on last resort morphine in case of serious injury from accident or something but not " Back pain ".
JAY I TOOK CIPRO 500 MG FOR 6 MONTHS STR8 FOR MRSA. NO SIDE EFFECTS
Sounds like its time for a class action lawsuit...
Only the lawyers win in class action suits.
Antibiotics have saved billions of people since the day it was created.
Wait until you find about about the recent vaccines!
@@randalthor6872Maybe this video will get people to actually look into the countless Gene Therapy injuries.
That is false, very often they win, but money does get to the victims. More importantly it serves as a deterrent to large companies endangering or defrauding consumers. @@canileaveitblank1476
Fluoroquinolones ruined my life. I was floxed 11 years ago and still struggle daily with the adverse reaction. Neither the doctors nor pharmacist had warned me of the dangers of this class of antibiotics. I had asked if I had anything to worry about after seeing warnings about tendon rupture, and reading horror stories online. My doctor assured me the side effects were rare and it was more prone to happen to elderly people. I was 29 at the time.... I trusted my doctor. 2 days later, I was in immense pain and couldn't walk. Ever since my life has been completely altered. Thank you Boston 25 News for covering this story and sharing Talia's journey.
Damn you even asked and they still have it to you! Very upsetting!
how does a antibiotic rupture tendens?
@@mattx9260 It shouldn't, but it happens to so many people after taking Fluoroquinolones. So insane.
@@mattx9260 read the package insert which clearly states that it does. It also causes deformed cartilage in young people still experiencing skeletal development. HOW it happens…you have to understand what antibiotics are actually doing in your body.
I had a very bad experience with levaquin - never again. This stuff is so toxic.
I ended up in Er within 8 hours of taking one tablet. That was 30 years ago and they sill are giving it out!!!!😡
no, they don’t give them out, they sale them 😎
I was given this for recurrent UTI's many years ago until my feet started hurting so bad I could barely walk. I went to the ER who said it was an allergic reaction. I'm okay, but this is scary!!
I took Cipro for a UTI and suddenly my joints were on fire. Threw it away.
Same
Same
What did you take instead?
Should take d’manossa for uti next time
Natural alternative is Cranberry D-Mannose
Cipro has disabled me, saddens me doctors still prescribe this dangerous drug!
That's terrible!
I'm sorry
😢
It’s a very uncommon side effect, sorry you were unlucky enough to experience it
We have so few broadly effective antibiotics left there's pretty much no way we can completely stop using any. But something this strong and with this many side-effects should be reserved for severe infections.
@@Sniperboy5551 How do you know that? It's well known that only a minuscule percentage of drug and vaccine reactions ever get reported. "Rare" is big pharma's party line.
@@Sniperboy5551If there is a chance of a bad side effect, it can happen. I always read pharmacy enclosure and never take something that can harm me. These comments saying effects are "rare" don't mean anything to me. You can take it, I won't
My husband took cipro years ago for a sinus infection and experienced the tendinitis as well as the neurological symptoms. At the time, doctors thought he was nuts when he described what he was experiencing. Finally, one doctor with a more wholistic/naturalist approach diagnosed him with serum sickness and he received amino acid shots and it was the only thing that worked for him although the tendinitis continued for years.
Asking questions didn't help, and doctors dont like to be questioned.
I live outside of US. I was prescribed Cipro back in mid 2000's for UTI. I went on vacation shortly after taking it. My body broke out in a rash. My friend told me I was allergic to the antibiotic. I told my family doctor when I came home. He noted it in my file. He never said anything about a black box warning. I never heard of the term black box warning until now.
Thank you Boston 25 News.
FDA approved it as safe and effective. You sound like one of those science denier conspiracy theorists.
@Skh5580
Where did you live that pharmacies fill prescriptions that don't come with paperwork that lists possible side effects AND POSSIBLE ADVERSE REACTIONS to antibiotics? Because I certainly never want to go there. 😳
@@JesgateOnDownStill the responsibility of the prescriber to inform the patient 🤷🏻♀️
The pharmacist used to hand out a paper copy of side effects years ago. He stopped about 5 years ago. Need to ask him about side effects the next time I go in.
Wow
I remember being in a doctor's office. The doctor prescribed two different prescriptions for an infection. I asked if either of those were black boxes. The doctor gave me a dirty look and said some are worse than others. I looked them up when we got home. One was safe to take. The other was black boxed. My husband used the safe prescription and it worked just fine. We have the unused black boxed prescription as a reminder. Always ask if the prescription is black boxed and do not use them.
Yes, my experience with almost all doctors is that when side effects are brought up they always dismiss the danger. So upsetting
Doctors seem to get so annoyed when we ask them ANYTHING!! It’s ridiculous. They expect us to just nod and do whatever they say and that’s it.
@@someoneyoudontknow7705 Exactly. It is because most of them are completely incompetent and are afraid for that to be revealed in a dialogue!
@@someoneyoudontknow7705 never return to a doctor that does that. in my case, i couldn't find one. so i stopped going. knock on wood i haven't needed their garbage care in 15 years.
Just because something is black boxed does NOT mean that it is unsafe in the real world. Cipro is one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the world and very few people have side effects from it.
The problem is with many drugs today you cannot know if you are going to have a major reaction/side effect from it until you take it. That is why doctors harp on "If you think you are breaking out or having a bad reaction to the drug, give us a ring or e-mail to tell us about it AND if possible, include pictures of the reaction you are having!"
My mom has always said when she took me to doctors that I was allergic to Cipro. I’m glad she did.
Your mom lied?
Local news are always so much higher quality than the national ones, wow.
Now I understand why my doctor went ballistic when an Emergency Room doctor prescribed a floxacin antibiotic for my staph infection.
You have a good doctor!
@@joshuakuehn She is excellent! Stood up for me on several fronts.
Good doctor!
@@jimwile9313lucky you
Good DR..
God bless this dear lady,I'm a pharmacist and these antibiotics are overly prescribed by most physicians.
Everything is OVER PRESCRIBED. It's a boondoggle by the pharmaceutical industry.
That's why it's extremely important to do your research beforehand on the medication that is prescribed to you.
The destruction to the medical professions image over the past 5-7 years is irreversible.
I had to take Cipro because it was the only antibiotic that would work for my infection. I asked about the black box before taking it and the doctors said "oh that's extremely rare, don't worry". Anyway, it messed me up for a year, and the doctors were completely clueless and dismissive afterwards. Luckily I slowly recovered from all the tendon pain and numbness it caused me. I feel really sorry for the lady in the video.
I took it and had zero side effects. I did head the warnings about muscle or tendon damage and took exercise lightly.
@@davidanderson8469 Glad you had no side effects, I'm told it's rare but it's a big risk if anything does happen. I had to take it as my infection was resistant to all other antibiotics. The bigger problem is there's no money in developing new antibiotics so big pharma isn't putting in the work (we haven't seen a new antibiotic hit the market for decades now), but the bacteria is just evolving to beat our current treatments. We're going to be seeing more and more resistant infections and resulting deaths in the coming decades.
I am right now taking Cipro, got a horrible panic attack the same night, the whole body was shaking. Two days later left lower leg got weirdly numb and have occasional pain in the knee. I wonder if I should stop taking it or continue until the end of the treatment course. 7 days to go. Never taking any antibiotics in the future if it's not a life or death situation.
@@akuskusstop taking it. I took 2 pills and my right knee is in so much pain since and my lower back is killing me too.
@@marlenafina3481 I continued and in my case the side effects went away after a few days. Currently feeling good.
I had to quit martial arts after 2 doses of Cipro. After that they said, "Yeah, in some people it makes your tendons loosen." I recovered eventually but it ruined my life for a time.
So sorry
How casual they are about it! La..La...La.."well yes....La la la...it has that effect on 'some' people...La la la....". Consider ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR ACTUAL HEALTH CARE.
I was prescribed this but read the warnings and asked my dr to give me something else. She said she hadnt heard of it giving problems to anyone but she did give me something else
Your doctor is lying. And I would find a new doctor who is not a liar. They have to take classes on drugs every year and pass, as do RNs….they KNOW which drugs have the black box warning.
@@michellesimmons3150literally!!!!! Like they have DEGREES in medicine, how do they not know!?!?!?!? My mother always told me never take fluroquins ecpecially cipro Becouse of the side effects it could have and to only use it when nothing else is available.. there’s over 100 antibiotics doctors can prescribe that will surely work. My doctor just willy nilly gave me cipro Becouse she said it would best treat the infection I have but I’m not taking any chances
They need to STOP prescribing this as a first defence ! It has ruined so many lives.
Didn't realize this antibiotic had such possible negative effects.
It’s crazy when you know what antibiotic it is before watching the video
Yea when I saw the video displayed I was like, uh oh, sounds familiar.
God, I was just thinking the same thing. I didn’t need to watch the video. My sons life has been ruined from one pill. Just one.
@missahmoo Ikr
Exactly! I knew right away.
Thought it was nitrofurantoin. Don’t take that one either.
Oh my goodness, prayers for the people suffering
I was prescribed this back in 2021 after an appointment with a urologist (where I had kidney stones that never actually got diagnosed...). The appointment was all of about 7 minutes and he gave me this stuff because he had no idea the cause of my pain. I was never made aware of the dangers of cipro. I thank God I haven't had lasting problems because of it.
I had a dumb lady prescribed this to me at an urgent care several years back for a sickness that we didn’t even know if it was viral or bacterial and was a regular sickness that wasn’t remotely lethal. I saw the warning on how it could rupture your Achilles tendon and didn’t take it.
Natural alternative is Cranberry D-Mannose
@@OOOthesmartOOOcommentOOO
Is that also for uti's?
Good for you. Yeah sometimes you have to tell your doctor no. Not all of them really care about their patients, they make a good amount of money selling you drugs.... So be careful people.
Not everyone has a bad reaction. I’ve taken it many times with no issue.. my husband is on it for a Crohn’s flare up and the dog is on it for a skin infection he got from a scratch. I didn’t know it had this bad reaction for some 😵💫😵💫😵💫
This just happened to me I went in for stomach pain and then diagnosed with colitis without a stool specimen and she prescribed antibiotics and I threw it away at hime
Years ago when I was a massage therapist a marathon runner came in with serious Achilles tendon injuries from Cipro. After that, I saw two more patients who had no idea why their tendon problems started, but when I asked them if they had taken Cipro they were surprised but said yes. My own doctor at the time said she was not aware of the possibility of such serious injuries from the meds.
"Ask your Doctor" Do you think the Doctor will turn around and say "Yes, I was about to prescribe you a dangerous drug, thanks for asking"
This is disturbing on many levels. I'm so sorry this happened to you, and I hope you are given the treatment you deserve and you're able to recover from this trauma.💯❣️
I was prescribed Cipro for UTI as well. I took 2 pills and had numbness down one leg. Asked my doctor to give me something else. Her response was to tell me Cipro was the standard of care for my condition. I had to practically BEG her for something else. Finally, she did give me a different med, but it wasn't much better. Scary situation. Thanks for reporting on this dangerous medication!
What medication helped you ? Which did you end up taking ? - thanks
Its not standard
Natural alternative is Cranberry D-Mannose
@@OOOthesmartOOOcommentOOOor literally ANY OTHER ANTIBIOTIC 🤡
Why were you begging before that bastard just complain against the doctor to the FDA or to someone
FYI these are the common drugs used in hospitals after even routine procedures. I was lucky enough to catch the symptoms early and told not to take anything in this class of meds. I put it as an allergy, and I still have to check every time I have a procedure to make sure it's not ordered. It's been ordered at least 3 times despite documented allergy and directions not to prescribe! Seriously, most doctors don't even know the black box warning...I have to educate them!
This happened to me as well
They know, but they or the place at which they work are paid off by pharmaceutical companies. Looking out for our health seems to be the lowest priority
Yep, same here, about 10 or 15 years ago I was prescribed for a quinolone specifically Levaquin, and within three days I was at the ER. On day one I just got hives in the middle of the night Monday too my lips were tingling when I went to bed and by day three, when I woke up in the morning, that’s when I went to anaphylactic shock And they are still prescribing this medication to people. It’s very scary.
@-PureLove- for many hospitals, they are incorporated in standard orders post surgery. A checkbox method meant to standardize care and safety, but if the doctors just check or don't uncheck the box, oops there you go, ordered again.
@Tad-zh4wr Luckily, I worked with a pharmacist who was alerted when I complained how hard it was just to walk to the desk where she was. She also said the reason not to take anything in the class is because when reexposed, you don't start from zero. You start from whatever reaction you had, and then it can be catastrophic... much like you describe.
I was prescribed Levaquin years ago and nearly blew my tendon in my leg! I only took 2 tablets when I noticed that I started limping with pain in my upper thigh, I called the pharmacist and told her about my symptoms to which she answered and told me to continue to finish my 6 day course and just take some Advil or Tylenol with it! Stupid me did just that and by the time I took my last dose, I could hardly walk anymore. It took my more then 3 months u til I walked normal again after having seen a doctor about it who couldn’t help me and told me it would take time. I called the manufacturer who made this medication and complained about it, speaking with one of their staff who was involved in the research of Levaquin who was livid when I told him that the pharmacist said for me to continue taking it because back then there was no black label on the prescription bottle.
I hallucinated off of TWO pills and when i told doctors in 2018 i was gaslighted and laughed at because "those antibiotics would never do that to you."
Right.
If you're in the nuthouse they don't have to listen to you complain. Get it?
Thank you for give this press! Don’t let this story die; there are many of us floxies out here struggling every day.
Fear mongering trash
FDA approved it as safe and effective. You sound like one of those science denier conspiracy theorists.
Yes! 🙌🏼 our community is strong
@@FindingVulnerarieshow long were you on this antibiotic before you realized you couldn't walk. May you find strength to go on.
@@marlenafina3481 thank you. I took 3 pills (1.5 days) and went to the hospital, unable to walk.
I thought it was a RARE CONDITION??! Look at how many people in the comments section this drug has harmed! 🔥🔥🔥
DMANNOSE - When I was younger, I used to be prescribed antibiotics for every UTI I had. One day a naturopathic doctor told me about DMannose, an over the counter supplement that is a type of sugar pulled from cranberries that doesn’t allow the problematic bacteria to adhere. I’ve never had antibiotics again. As soon as I start to feel any UTI symptoms, I just put the recommended amount of DMannose powder in a glass of water and sip throughout the day. Sometimes I drink another glass the next day but usually not because the symptoms stop. I just really don’t understand why our medical system doesn’t allow solutions like this when so much harm is being done by pharmaceuticals. Yes, we sometimes need pharmaceuticals but we don’t need them to the exclusion of other solutions. Anyone interested in DMannose should look up Jonathan Wright who pioneered it’s use. Same guy pioneered Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. You can find an article about a young patient he had that had chronic UTIs and DMannose changed everything for her.
When I was younger, I used to be prescribed antibiotics for every UTI I had. One day a naturopathic doctor told me about DMannose, an over the counter supplement that is a type of sugar pulled from cranberries that doesn’t allow the problematic bacteria to adhere. I’ve never had antibiotics again. As soon as I start to feel any UTI symptoms, I just put the recommended amount of DMannose powder in a glass of water and sip throughout the day. Sometimes I drink another glass the next day but usually not because the symptoms stop. I just really don’t understand why our medical system doesn’t allow solutions like this when so much harm is being done by pharmaceuticals. Yes, we sometimes need pharmaceuticals but we don’t need them to the exclusion of other solutions. Anyone interested in DMannose should look up Jonathan Wright who pioneered it’s use. Same guy pioneered Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. You can find an article about a young patient he had that had chronic UTIs and DMannose changed everything for her.
When I was younger, I used to be prescribed antibiotics for every UTI I had. One day a naturopathic doctor told me about D M A N N O S E, an over the counter supplement that is a type of sugar pulled from cranberries that doesn’t allow the problematic bacteria to adhere. I’ve never had antibiotics again. As soon as I start to feel any UTI symptoms, I just put the recommended amount of D M A N N O S E powder in a glass of water and sip throughout the day. Sometimes I drink another glass the next day but usually not because the symptoms stop. I just really don’t understand why our medical system doesn’t allow solutions like this when so much harm is being done by pharmaceuticals. Yes, we sometimes need pharmaceuticals but we don’t need them to the exclusion of other solutions. Anyone interested in D M A N N O S E should look up Jonathan Wright who pioneered its use. Same guy pioneered Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. You can find an article about a young patient he had that had chronic UTIs and D M A N N O S E changed everything for her.
When I was younger, I used to be prescribed antibiotics for every UTI I had. One day a naturopathic doctor told me about D M A N N O S E, an over the counter supplement that is a type of sugar pulled from cranberries that doesn’t allow the problematic bacteria to adhere. I’ve never had antibiotics again. As soon as I start to feel any UTI symptoms, I just put the recommended amount of D M A N N O S E powder in a glass of water and sip throughout the day. Sometimes I drink another glass the next day but usually not because the symptoms stop. I just really don’t understand why our medical system doesn’t allow solutions like this when so much harm is being done by pharmaceuticals. Yes, we sometimes need pharmaceuticals but we don’t need them to the exclusion of other solutions. Anyone interested in D M A N N O S E should look up Jonathan Wright who pioneered its use. Same guy pioneered Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. You can find an article about a young patient he had that had chronic UTIs and D M A N N O S E changed everything for her.
Look into the over-the-counter supplement called D-Mannose. Look up Jonathan Wright of the Tahoma Clinic and his work with D-Mannose,
My dad lost total hearing from this drug in 2019
Same thing happens to my cousin
Cipro caused great harm in my life too. It took time to trace where the damage came from, as I had been prescribed Cipro at least 3 times over the course of several years. It also took a Nurse Practitioner who actually LISTENED to me to help make sure I would never be prescribed Cipro again. Hearing about the various levels of damage it has caused so many in this comment section alone confirms what I thought all along. We were all being experimented on. We were all involved in a drug study that we did not give our conscious consent to. I thought it was just me needing to find the right doctor, but that wasn't easy... And it still isn't easy. As I have grown, I have come to acknowledge the hard core facts that many Systems are running factories and we just the livestock they use as test subjects or chattel to move and/or produce products. Wishing you ALL, Peace & Restortation.
I took Levaquin 10 years ago for an unknown issue (later diagnosed with arthritis in the low back.) My ears started ringing on day 3 and never stopped. I experienced crippling anxiety and panic for months. Numbness and tingling, tendon and muscle pain, vision spots, poor sleep and more still to this day. I feel for these people who have it worse. I still remember the doctor's name and face that prescribed it and the date it was prescribed on. Don't take this stuff unless you are dying in a hospital and its the only option to stay alive.
Sounds similar to me. The insomnia alone almost killed me. I sleep enough now but have never been the same since.
The tinnitus is quite awful. So is my memory with large chunks missing. Mine was also 10 years ago.
You guys are just drugged : Only in America people live with that much of strong pills. You literally get painkillers for any small pain too ! Absolutely forbinen elsewhere. We use on last resort morphine in case of serious injury from accident or something but not " Back pain ".
I was given cipro for a UTI and thankfully had no issues like this. But this video is horrifying. The doctors in the hospital did not once tell me this could happen.
Ask for macrobid next time. Refuse Cipro. Macrobid works just fine and doesn’t have these side effects
@@ChardeeMacdennis339 You aren't a doctor. Nitrofurantoin isn't always the best or most effective medication and furthermore it also has side-effects especially in little old ladies that don't drink their fluids. A person can ask the doctor if they're legitimately concerned i.e. not just 'put off' because someone on the internet told them who'd told a friend, who'd heard it at the gas station, but it'll be the prescriber that determines if it's the correct choice and hopefully that determination is based on a culture and sensitivity if the person has chronic urinary tract infections.
Any important, helpful medical information such as this video should be spread worldwide, not just in Boston.
My late husband was floxed by Cipro. He had tendon ruptures, and debilitating all over body pain.
I've made sure that my med notes in our health system say to never give me Cipro or their equivalents. I had a bad reaction when prescribed Cipro for a UTI and I suffered a tendon rupture in my right arm. I couldn't lift my arm above my waist. It took 3 months of weight lifting physio to restore function. After that happened, I suddenly found out many others had suffered severe reactions that put them in a wheelchair. I told my doctors about what I had discovered after doing some research and they were "surprised" that they didn't know about this. Thanks for this video and the review.
Really scary that I have never heard of this until now....
A video has been put on you tube from a doctor that this happened to
I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin for an ear infection and instantly broke out with a high fever after one dose. I called the doctor and the nurse told me to throw the rest away. This is not rare
Infection causes fever. It is way for body to fight bacteria. Your doctor was right Ciprofloxacin is first line drug for ACOM and CSOM.
I was prescribed Cipro and could not walk for 6 months. I endured tears in my achilles tendons that were unbelievably painful. Do not take this stuff. Before that, I'd walk miles every day. On cipro, I couldn't walk to the bathroom.
I wonder if this is what happened to my health…I felt like I was dying on Cipro, but the doctors treated me like I was overreacting. Took myself off of the antibiotics. It’s been 5 years; never fully recovered. I’m still so sorry for people who are worse off from that horrible medicine!
They treated me like I was over-reacting too. It was another one though. I have lasting effects too & am trying to find a specialist. What is wrong with you?
It is a life-saving medication, for example, it is the best treatment for anthrax, which has a 20% - 99% fatality rate (depending on the type.) When people are deathly allergic to penicillin, cipro provides a safer alternative. The problem is not with Cipro, the problem is when doctors prescribe it when safer antibiotics can be used.
I’m so sorry to hear this. This is the worst club to be in. 😢
Think about that your doctors treated you as though you were over reacting! THEY'RE GETTING PAID FOR SERVICES BASED ON SUPPOSEDLY KNOWING WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'RE AN EMPLOYEE. If any doctor treats you that way again get up and walk out. Report them.
@@thelogicaldangerCipro ISN'T SAFE FOR ANYONE.
My husband was given Cipro in IV form in 2007, along with 2 other strong antibiotics. His gall bladder was badly infected and was killing him. He had to be on all three drugs for 3-4 days before the surgeon could safely remove his gallbladder. While on the drugs, he started hallucinating, became extremely belligerent, and the nurses kept asking me if he was a heavy drinker, as they thought he was suffering from Delirium Tremors. As soon as he was well enough to be released from the hospital he did some research (being a research organic chemist professionally helped…) and determined he had severe allergic reaction to Cipro. Absolutely do not take this drug or allow any doctor to prescribe it to you!
Those are also signs and symptoms of Sepsis, which is more like the cause than an allergic reaction. A true allergic reaction would have been apparent. What you describe are more like side effects possibly?
A severe allergic reaction would have been anaphylactic shock, which I unfortunately know all too well from experience. But those sound like horrible side effects. The kind they usually tell you to stop taking a medication if you get them.
if you think about it…what are side effects but the bodies reaction to the ingredients of the drug. to me it just seems like allergic reaction and side effect are interchangeable. the body is rejecting the toxic chemicals. it’s just expressed in a variety of ways of which some are termed allergic and others are termed side effects.
I have severe hallucinations on these antibiotics so I won't take them anymore. I've never taken acid or any other hallucinage but would have full on violent daytime hallucinations. I guess in a way we are lucky it didn't attack our tendons. But every time I go into any healthcare facility, the very first thing I make them write in my record is that I have extreme reactions to these drugs. They always have another antibiotic that works perfectly fine.
I had Cipro IV in the hospital, too they told me it was reactive arthritis.
I walked in the hospital sick, the next day I could not walk 🙃
I’m so sorry for all of you or a loved one who has been affected by this. 🙏❤️
This is valuable journalism. Thank you!
I was floxxed by a dose of Cipro a few years ago. After 3 months of severe joint and muscle pain I did my own research and found the floxxing phenomenon. Not one of my Drs or pharmacists
claimed to know anything. I was one of the lucky ones and recuperated quickly.
Yes, wish I could say the same. Been suffering for 7 years now lost my job and everything. Had a gun in my mouth a few times
@@GingerNuts361-ny4qp what happened
Did this (Cipro) make anyone else suicidal?
It caused me to go into psychosis, stop eating, stop drinking water, became extremely suicidal. 4 years later, I still have mitochondrial damage. 4 years later and I still am prone to tendinitis in ANY of my tendons. Today my left arm doesn’t work very well. Now I claim drug allergies to the entire class of “flouroquinolones”.
Never again.
My late wife.
My husband became psychotic while taking it.
Oh my goodness i'm so sorry.
@@BobPaddock My heart goes out to you ~ I can’t imagine the loss of your spouse. I wish no one else has to endure this. 🖤
Yes. It causes mental status changes. Especially in the elderly.
Cipro is no joke...I had taken it before with no side effects, so I didn't question my doctor, but it did something to my tendons and I had to give up my daily run...It took about a year to walk normally again. I feel so bad for her.
Talia, I am so very sorry this has happened to you. Sending prayers.🙏 You and others that has had this happen deserve the maker's of this drug to be responsible for all your medical bills for life. I am truly saddened for what this drug has done to you. I hope you read this and know there are people who care.❤🌹❤
My daughter was prescribed this in 2016 for the prevention of UTI after a minor procedure. She had an adverse reaction and went into anaphylaxis.
Same thing with me,
except mine was around 2011 and it was the antibiotic called Levaquin which comes from the same fluoroquinolone family as Cipro . I ended up in the ER room with full anaphylactic shock
I was floxed in 2013. Had to retire early 2014. I was never able to find my way back. Back then, there wasn’t nearly the info on it that there used to be now. It basically ruined my life.
Doctors dismiss what patients say to them too often. This is not a mild side effect and can come at first take.
My ex-wife had extreme forearm pain and limited wrist movement for about a year after being prescribed Ciproflauxen about 8 years ago. She went through hell.
Same here, but wrist is still. Ad.
A coworker has permanent leg damage from a generic version. I had it prescribed to me "just in case" after a tetanus shot for a puncture wound. I declined, knowing what she goes through daily.
can't sue when they do a generic version. evil evil evil.
Natural alternative is Cranberry D-Mannose
That’s just utterly idiotic. You could very well have just had wound care and observed the wound for signs of infection. Jesus Christ 🤡
100% true, @@-MaryPoppins-
@@marklone2435 This is misinformation.
That is good that they are reporting to keep an eye out for the generics as well.
I felt like Cipro was literally killing me. I stopped taking it after the third pill. I felt like a cancer patient being stripped of everything good in my body.
She DID ask! I DID ask! We were told no problem!!!!
I was floxxed by ciprofloxacin. I was prescribed this for diverticulitis.
My thumb tendons were torn, and a tendon in my knee tore, absolutely caused by ciprofloxacin.
It cured my diverticulitis, but I never would have taken it had I knew about floxxing.
How do you know that your tendon tears were due to cipro and not something else. I have never heard of a thumb tendon.
@@plum_locoSome things just aren’t coincidental
I got prescribed it about a decade ago for a minor sinus infection and two days in it felt like my knees and elbows were smashed with a sledgehammer. Stopped taking it and thankfully the symptoms stopped.
🎉how long afterwards did the symptoms stop
This isn’t the whole story. I almost died in the 18 months after taking Levoquin in 2017. My body finally quit deteriorating at that time and slowly got better, although not back to normal. I read the only book I could find about floroquinolone toxicity , written by a nurse, and began the Wahl’s protocol. The main thing that I felt was probably true was that people with autoimmune conditions are much more likely to have side effects from floroquinolones.
That is very scary, I have taken cipro several times in my life. Thank goodness I didn't have any issues. I will never take it again after seeing this.
So have I ! I had no idea about any of this.
I was prescribed ciprofloxacin as a prophylactic after surgery. They said "you will heal faster."
I was in bed for the duration - could barely count the hours to the next prescription dose. Severe brain fog - *neurotoxicity*
Amoxicillin or Bacitracin should have been prescribed for a simple urinary tract infection. They must be getting some sort of "kick back" from the drug industry.
That's why "I see some doctors as drug dealers"!
Bacitracin is an ointment
Commission
No. Trimethoprim or cefalexin are used in simple UTIs.
@@woox200sx Not waiting for cultures to come back. Lazy medical practitioners 🤷🏻♀️
They usually prescribe Bactrim for UTIs which is banned in some countries, it has been linked with aplastic anemia which can cause a need for a transplant. My 21 year old son was prescribed multiple abx for his hidradenitis suppurativa from August till November. His dermatologist suggested humira, with a side effect of CANCER we said no, unfortunately by January we were in the hospital with him needing multiple blood and platelet transfusions. He received a transplant in October for bone marrow failure. Please take care of your health, prevention is better than cure. I personally use herbs and plants for healing, save the medicine for life threatening emergencies or surgeries.
THANK YOU BOSTON 25 NEWS FOR THIS REPORT!!!! GOD BLESS!
I was prescribed this a few years ago. Had a horrible reaction to it. I felt like I was dying. I’ve never heard of this before and just grateful to God I was spared.
How surprising there is no "Get the latest information on Cipro from the CDC" message at the bottom. It can be some nasty stuff, my achilles tendons can attest to that.
I was prescribed Cipro for a UTI years ago. After 1 dose, I immediately broke out in giant hives. Thankfully that was it, but now I add it to my allergic medications list. The only antibiotic I’ve been allergic to.
Had typhoid fever two years ago and had ciprofloxacin prescribed for me. The first day I took it, I struggled to step down from the vehicle after work. A visit again to the clinic that serves my community didn't yield any better results so my intution kicked in and I decided not to continue taking it again after two days.
For over six months, it was a hell of a struggle with my knees anytime I get down from the vehicle after sitting in for 30 minutes or more.
Without researching or reading extensive literature, I could simply tell how bad the drug was for me based on my body's reaction. I hope nobody goes through such an experience with this drug.
How are you feeling today? I was prescribed two antibiotics for h. pylori from the same gastroenterologist. First time with this terrible h pylori. He gave me omycillin (sp?) and the floor one. I took 2 of the floros and my head began to spin and my lower body namely knees especially the right one and lower back began to hurt bad. I stopped taking the floro one but continued with the amoxicillin. I pray I don't have long term effects as I already have a host of medical issues. 😢
What is the point of ending off the story by saying as your Doctor when the Lady in the story did just that?? I also asked my prescriber after seeing there was a black box warning and was told the warning was nothing. Lucily I ignored said Dr and refused to take the floxin I was prescribed.
If a Dr prescribes a medication they are not going to change it unless you tell them to change it. These people don't care about us, sorry.
Sadly we have to investigate everything that goes into our bodies - medicine, food, and water. Now I know to look for black box warnings. Also search in all social media to find people who have been adversely affected
Some doctors have gotten really nasty when I have asked about a certain medication!! Stand your ground and ask for another drug!
Very very true@@Lonniepsangel
I was given Moxifloxacin for an upper respiratory infection. After ONE pill I could not walk without support, my legs felt like jelly. I stopped it right away and told my doctor. These symptoms subsided over the next 24-48 hours. Every doctor visit since then, maybe 11 years, I always mention this. Nobody comments if this is common or not. I think this class of antibiotics are terrible for people like me! I shudder to think of if I didn’t stop right away!
Cipro isn’t even first line for a UTI. What the heck
I read the insert that came with Cipro and did see a warning on tendon ruptures. So in the last three years, two times I took a regimen of 7 days and developed Achilles tendon pain each time and would advice to not do any walking or exercising. Especially don't do any stretching.
This is horrendous! The couple people that I do know that took Cipro had ruptured tendons and needed to have surgical repair. My heart goes out to this woman and all the patients who took Cipro in good faith thinking it was going to help them.
One Leviquin almost killed me! Never was allergic to anything before.
I've been on Cipro and I got so dizzy and was throwing up. Never again.
I saw her story on TikTok and was mortified😢 I’ve been prescribed cipro many times in the past and only by the grace of God did it not impact me.
I was prescribed this for a dental imfection once. Not only did it not fix my infection, but it also made me lose my sense of taste and smell entirely for 2 weeks.
I was prescribed this stuff for a prostate infection. Lucky I had just watched a MR. Ballen episode about it and so I never took it. The infection went away on its own only a day or two later. I feel like I dodged a bullet. Thanks MR. Ballen!!!
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I was fortunate that my case wasn’t nearly this bad. A few years ago I was given cipro for presumed prostatitis and developed joint problems and ulnar neuropathy in both arms. I’d never had any such issues before. I couldn’t do pull ups or lift weights for almost six months. I wasn’t warned of any such possibilities.
I did not know about this... thank you for the report.
I've never had a reaction to any antibiotic till I was given 1 Cipro pill right before a urinary tract procedure. A few hours later I started itching all over and my tongue and throat started swelling. I took a Benadryl and that helped. I always tell any medical provider that I'm allergic to Cipro.
Same thing for me, I put that I’m allergic to Levaquin and I will never take any medication’s from the fluoroquinolone family ever. I had my reaction about 10-15 years ago and I had to get sent to the ER.
Tell them you are allergic to flouroquinolones as there are many others besides cipro and levaquin. Check all antibiotics to make sure they aren’t in the same family.
Real journalism, good on you guys for airing this. Our medical system is broken.
Pharm companies own the FDA now. Med schools hardly train docs on medicines and nutrition anymore. They work off of standardized apps mainly now without a clue as to the science behind their robotic button pushing and form-filling out daily routines. The pharm companies that bribe the hospitals properly get their poisons prescribed more.
I know TWO people who went through hell because of these drugs. I say I’m allergic to them just so they don’t prescribe them to me.
Years ago I had a sinus infection and the doctor prescribed me a quinolone antibiotic. I checked all the side effects online before deciding if I would take it or not and I saw the black box warning. I went back to ask him to change it because I wasn't comfortable taking that risk. He actually got angry and tried to scold me but I didn't back down until he changed the prescription for a safer one.
Yes, ask your doctor about any medications they're prescribing you but also try to learn how to do your own research and advocate for yourself. Just because they're the doctor, it doesn't mean they can make the treatment decision for you. It's your body and your life so it's ultimately your decision on which side effects you're willing to risk. We need more education about how to advocate for ourselves in medical settings. And if you have a family member or friend who needs help with advocating for themselves, try to help if you're able and they accept the help.
I was an RN 20yrs. I think I've only given Cipro 1-2x. I think the 1st time I heard about it was from an older woman that was into health. She had been bitten by a spider. She told me that the Cipro gave her acute kidney failure. She said one dose can kill you, & when I looked it up she was right. The 1st time I gave IV Levaquin (new drug then), my patient immediately had signs of a heart attack & was transferred to ICU. This was like within my first 2yrs of being a nurse.
You have blood on your hands and need to repent
I used Levaquin one time. I'm allergic to it
I took it and nothing happened.
My sister was on cipro for months after developing an infection after a craniotomy. It saved her life.
@@stormyweather2807 exactly. These antibiotics have also saved a lot of people but these people just love to complain about everything. It helped me too. Every drug has the capacity to cause side effects or strange reactions. That’s just the risk we take when we use medications. People want a 100% safe method of treatment when it doesn’t exist.
People don’t realize that there is evil behind all of this.
Cipro saved my sister's life after surgery for a brain tumor. It was the only thing that killed the bone infection she developed. Nothing evil about it.
Exactly. Big pharma evil
Definitely!!! 💯
Absolutely true and Absolutely true that the majority don't know!
ALL of it. And people still line their kids up to be poked 75 times before turning 18. Wait til the normies find out that is all garbage too.
I once asked a doctor about side effects of a drug they prescribed me. They got very snippy with me and told me less than (whatever percent of people) had some mild side effects. But they made me feel like I offended them just for asking. I never went back to that doctor
I've been given Cipro for a UTI on more than on occasion. My husband was too. My husband told me the medicine made him feel strange, dizzy, and displaced. We'll both refuse this class of antibiotics if they are ever prescribed to us.