tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post3197924098044440007..comments2023-10-26T08:08:43.486-07:00Comments on Dr. Mintz' Blog: Tendon rupture with Cipro? FDA caves to Public CitizenDr. Matthew Mintzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058182168282244996noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-34119580663132085712016-05-13T10:19:54.365-07:002016-05-13T10:19:54.365-07:00See new post, which I will write soon. This blog ...See new post, which I will write soon. This blog post is now almost 8 years old and if you read through the comments, you will see my position has changed. Dr. Matthew Mintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058182168282244996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-63979185168207830992016-05-13T10:08:43.104-07:002016-05-13T10:08:43.104-07:00the public should be terrified of levaquin and cip...the public should be terrified of levaquin and cipro and should always ask for an alternative to a floroquinolone unless all other safer antibiotics are tried first. Is Mintz getting paid by the Pharmacy industry? paul<br /><br />SHINGLEART.BLOGSPOT.COMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08712088732708279149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-61292744032481547282016-05-12T21:36:42.276-07:002016-05-12T21:36:42.276-07:00Well said David t fuller!Well said David t fuller!Teri CiproVictimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548555274477550309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-72615773077272117602015-08-06T22:59:13.021-07:002015-08-06T22:59:13.021-07:00My name is Matthew. I'm 28 years old and have...My name is Matthew. I'm 28 years old and have experienced fluoroquinolone-induced toxicity for a bit over four months. I despise considering the potentially-altered reality of my DNA, not knowing if the effects of failing to do research before taking a prescription from an indifferent physician will move on to what future offspring I may produce, and recollecting the long-distance runs, drum jam-out sessions, Taekwondo, tumbling, rock climbing, hiking and regular merry-making I was able to enjoy before ingesting 6 small, poison tablets. I can, for now, no longer appreciate any of those activities, save my many memories of having explored them. Dr. Mintz, I am pleased to find you have reconsidered your position on the devastation encouraged by this family of antibiotics, or its scale anyway. I understand your original post was not meant to ignore the community of sufferers represented in the responses to this post, but we are here and these pills have trashed us--a warning, albeit considerably inadequate, as is the either ignorant or oblivious collection of prescribers, is absolutely necessary. A fabulous gesture would be to take what information you can collect from this, now nearly a decade-old, article and inspire your colleagues to be wary before considering anything in this family for anything but the imminently lethal. Thank you,<br /><br />-Matt<br /><br />p.s. I feel for you all . . . my sympathies. Know that you are not alone. <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058406088883760813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-43852481826624497622014-08-04T07:55:10.551-07:002014-08-04T07:55:10.551-07:00The vitriol in most of the comments echos my senti...The vitriol in most of the comments echos my sentiments, so I'll hold back. <br /><br />I did see that you're interested in diabetes. Here is an article about how fluoroquinolones increase the risk of type 2 diabetes - <br /><br />http://www.medical-hypotheses.com/article/S0306-9877(14)00217-5/fulltext<br /><br />Here is what the FDA says about fluoroquinolones and dysglycemia issues - <br /><br />"Gatifloxacin (a fluoroquinolone antibiotic) was withdrawn from the market in 2006 because of severe glucose disturbances. Hyperglycemia has also been associated with peripheral neuropathy. An in vitro study found that high glucose resulted in excessive ROS and mitochondrial dysfunction, which resulted in a high frequency of Schwann cell apoptosis. Intermittent high glucose also produced a significantly higher percentage of oxidative stress and apoptosis in Schwann cells than constant high glucose. A study done in type 2 diabetic mice saw that with an increase in extracellular glucose, there was excessive mitochondrial fission; this was thought to result in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neuron oxidative stress and neuronal injury, or activation of the caspase cascade, leading to programmed cell death. Another study saw damaged mitochondria within 1-2 hours of exposure to elevated glucose." Page 25 of this report - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzLMHZg5q0Y3VkVJUmhxSlQtbWs/edit?usp=sharing<br /><br />You might want to read up on this topic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903392272263429457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-17357526546800905982014-06-08T18:54:25.011-07:002014-06-08T18:54:25.011-07:00This article published in 2008 makes me sick. You ...This article published in 2008 makes me sick. You are so typical of the ignorant medical community all around us. A community that is unreliable and narrow minded. Based solely on treatment and not prevention. Financially driven rather than care driven. Patients are forced to diagnose and treat their own conditions in order to avoid receiving incompetent care that will most likely cause additional damage. And when damage does occur, the medical community turns a blind eye or writes another prescription. Shame on you for ever publishing this article! I'd hate to be your patient. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-34390444922473013612014-02-05T15:28:35.317-08:002014-02-05T15:28:35.317-08:00"While it may not be possible to reverse thes..."While it may not be possible to reverse these effects completely, a good doctor would focus on what symptoms you are having and prescribe a course of action to improve them. While we can't fix everything and we don't always understand why patients are sick, there are always options to improve a patient's situation."<br /><br />I just had a humiliating discussion with my PCP where I asked him to help treat my fluoroquinolone-induced symptoms, and received the following reply: "I can't treat your symptoms if I don't know why you have them." So what does a patient do in this case? SSwitching doctors doesn't seem to be the solution because this is not the first time I have been rejected by a PCP, nor the second or third time, either.<br /><br />Why does the medical community not do anything to help us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-49588259469408602542014-02-03T19:00:15.729-08:002014-02-03T19:00:15.729-08:00UCSD Fluoroquinolone Effects Study
Have you taken...UCSD Fluoroquinolone Effects Study<br /><br />Have you taken an antibiotic such as Cipro (ciprofloxacin), Levaquin (levofloxacin), or Avelox (moxifloxacin)? Would you be willing to help in a survey-based medical research study?<br /><br />Dr. Beatrice A. Golomb and her colleagues at the University of California, San Diego are conducting a new study to identify and describe side effects and risk factors for good and bad outcomes involving antibiotics in the fluoroquinolone class. Other example fluoroquinolones include Zymar (gatifloxacin), Floxin (ofloxacin), Zagam (sparfloxacin), Trovan (trovafloxacin), Tavanic, and Vigamox.<br /><br />Whether you believe you have experienced side effects or you believe you have tolerated them, you are invited to participate in this voluntary study. Participants possessing English language fluency from all countries are accepted.<br /><br />Study participants will be asked to complete questionnaire(s). By participating in these surveys, you can help us further understand the effects of fluoroquinolones and report findings to the medical community (including prescribing physicians) and the general public. Surveys will cover your overall health, well-being, fluoroquinolones taken, and symptoms; impacts on your life and career; and your personal story. <br /><br />For those without side effects, there is currently just one survey taking 20-30 minutes to complete. <br /><br />For those having adverse effects, there are currently 3 (voluntary) questionnaires that can be done separately, each taking approximately 40-90 minutes (time varies per individual). Each survey addresses a different set of concerns related to fluoroquinolone effects. More voluntary surveys may be available in the future. Compensation for taking the surveys is not available.<br /><br />If there is a chance you are interested in participating, please visit our website at:<br /><br />http://www.fqstudy.info<br /><br />for further information on this important study.<br /><br />If you know of anyone else who might consider participating, then please pass on our website address. We truly appreciate your participation and referrals.<br /><br />-The UCSD Fluoroquinolone Effects StudyUCSD Fluoroquinolone Effects Studyhttp://www.fqstudy.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-56206158041997130272014-01-05T11:48:11.889-08:002014-01-05T11:48:11.889-08:00It wasn't until AFTER my second dis tally bice...It wasn't until AFTER my second dis tally biceps tendon rupture that I finally linked it to the Cipro.whe I questioned it with my urologist, he and his nurse nearly laughed at the idea and even argued with me over the existence of the boxed warning for such events. His nurse arrogantly whipped out her smart phone and punched in the drug name in an effort to prove me wrong. The look on her Anne the doctor's face was priceless as she sheepishly showed him the results. Even the little bit of warning given by the black box was not enough to prevent me from suffering from a SECOND tendon rupture and permanent ringing in my ears and peripheral neuropathy caused by the use of cipro. Because so few doctors are aware, my guess is that the true numbers of adverse events related to the quinolone antibiotics is grossly under reported, since they probably fail to connect the dots. The continued arrogance and closed minds in the medical bureaucracy are to blame. It seems that "do no harm" has long ago been replaced by "profit first and worry about consequences later."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-90238370014041727232013-08-30T11:28:16.492-07:002013-08-30T11:28:16.492-07:00Amen!!!! Ditto!!!! Agree!!!!!Amen!!!! Ditto!!!! Agree!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-74265119836723678692013-07-14T22:55:04.069-07:002013-07-14T22:55:04.069-07:00Wow, interesting to see that this thread is still ...Wow, interesting to see that this thread is still active. I got on the net tonight after talking to a postal worker that received Cipro after working on the same anthrax-tainted machines that caused the death of two fellow workers. She reported having a tendon "pop" in her ankle, and I wondered if I was remembering the relationship between Cipro and tendon tears correctly. Guess so! For my own part, Cipro saved my life as a young woman with a serious kidney infection. I've been prescribed Cipro on at least two other occasions and recall no adverse events. If there is a next time on a bladder infection though, I know what I'm going to say: "It's ok Doc, take a couple of days and run a culture. That way we'll know the right antibiotic to use." The thing is, doctors want to resolve your problems the quickest way possible. They don't want to be accused of delaying or withholding treatment. They worry about patient compliance. The result is often that the doctor reaches for a broader-spectrum drug- like Cipro- rather than a milder but more specific treatment. They assume we want our treatment fast and on-the-spot. They may need some reassurance that we as patients have weighed the risks, and, if the condition isn't life-threatening, are willing to defer treatment until an assessment can be made of the specific pathogens involved. It may take longer, but sounds safer given the stories I've read here!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079906780264396333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-29271923882599488762013-05-10T05:36:52.983-07:002013-05-10T05:36:52.983-07:00Very sorry to hear about your condition. You are l...Very sorry to hear about your condition. You are likely correct that certain doctors may not seem to be willing to help because they don't accept that quinolones can cause these conditions. However, there are plenty of physicians that can help you. While it may not be possible to reverse these effects completely, a good doctor would focus on what symptoms you are having and prescribe a course of action to improve them. While we can't fix everything and we don't always understand why patients are sick, there are always options to improve a patient's situation. <br />If you can let me know more specifics about your condition and your general location (closest city you live near) I might be able to provide a name of someone who can help. Dr. Matthew Mintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058182168282244996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-54449525200586593492013-05-10T04:58:02.882-07:002013-05-10T04:58:02.882-07:00My life was ruined at age 33 when I took a 10 day ...My life was ruined at age 33 when I took a 10 day course of levaquin. I am now 37 and trying to figure out how to live out the rest of my life in this weakened, wobbly, useless condition. To me perfectly honest, the idea of a long life terrifies me. On most days, I just wish a bus would hit me and put me out of my misery.<br /><br />The worst part of all of this has been the refusal by doctors to help me, because that would, in their minds, be an admission that a drug that they have prescribed countless times to countless patients might be dangerous. I don't want to sue anyone, I just want help. Why won't anyone help me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-10213119342045303162013-03-16T03:24:51.285-07:002013-03-16T03:24:51.285-07:00Yet another VICTIM of this horrible crime!!
&qu...Yet another VICTIM of this horrible crime!! <br /><br />"Roscoe’s BBQ shut its doors last month, when co-owner Will Moore became afflicted with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome; a rare and painful skin disorder."<br /><br />"RARE"??!! Really??!! So "rare" that Levaquin now carries a Black-Box Warning for SJS??!!<br /><br />Did the FDA "cave" for that one too?? <br /><br />Perhaps we should ask it's latest victim..... <br /><br /><br />http://www.kdrv.com/roscoes-owner-battles-skin-disorder/#comment-5325Shellsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-59899653755643527392013-03-16T03:19:54.965-07:002013-03-16T03:19:54.965-07:00Another one bites the Fluoroquinolone Dust, RIP Di...Another one bites the Fluoroquinolone Dust, RIP Dick Decent of the legendary band Def Leppard ~~ HOW MANY MORE MUST BE CRIPPLED, MAIMED... HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE??! <br /><br /><br />Decent had been living with the side effects from the drug Ciprofloaxin and Ofloxacin for the last few years which he had taken for an illness. He wrote at length about the drugs 2-1/2 years ago in his blog.<br /><br /> "My own Floxing started on Nov.13/09 and didn’t finish until Jan.12/10.<br /> I am too ill and in shock to post any more right now, but if you take anything away from this post, let it be an insistence on NOT TAKING ANY FLUOROQUINOLONE ANTIBIOTICS…. EVER… for ANY REASON." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-69847888718465552602012-12-20T06:17:24.314-08:002012-12-20T06:17:24.314-08:00It is completely beyond my understanding, why CIPR...It is completely beyond my understanding, why CIPRO has not been withdrawn from the market years ago. CIPRO should be the drug of absolutely last resort. My own horrible experience from CIPRO is from a single dose of 500mg. I was given a 10 days course of (2x500mg a day) for a middle ear infection. After having swallowed a 500mg pill, I felt a strange tingling in my left achilles within 2 hours. I read the inlet and noticed that achilles tendonitis was reported as a rare side effect (1 in 10.000). The following 3 weeks my left achilles was very painful and sore. The pain has now slowly subsided to an acceptable level, where I can begin to walk again with minimal pain, but needless to say that this experience scared the living daylights out of me.<br />This is the first prescription drug that has caused me a serious side effect in my 42 years of age. The question remains: Am I really just unlucky to be that 1 in 10.000? Hardly! I can't imagine how much suffering I would have needed to go through, had I taken the remaining 19 pills of that 10 days course. The remaining 19 pills ought to be buried in Yucca Mountains along with toxic nuclear waste. UNBELIEVEABLE!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-74473727610538926032012-12-16T16:05:18.729-08:002012-12-16T16:05:18.729-08:00I was prescribed Cipro by the VA Hosp. for 34 Days...I was prescribed Cipro by the VA Hosp. for 34 Days.While on Cipro a tendon in my right knee snapped. Immediately after my last script, my vision became blurred and I started seeing double.They were able to correct my vision with Prism lenses. 2 mths later the tendon in my right bicept ruptured. 2 mths after that the tendon in my left bicept ruptured. 4 mths. after that the tendons in my back ruptured. The lost back support lead to pinched nerves in my back which led to back surgery. I am now having to draw disability because I can no longer work. This all started approximately 4 yrs ago. I am now looking at another back surgery. I have no strength in my arms because of the ruptures and constsnt pain from tendonitis and tendonosis. I am know 58, I was a Carpenter. I am in severe pain 24 hrs. a day. I am taking pain meds. which are no longer are effective. I am no longer looking forward to the Golden Years.Daniel Sheridannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-59186381897474631062012-12-09T14:50:13.359-08:002012-12-09T14:50:13.359-08:00Part 2
If you type the words "Fluoroquinolone...Part 2<br />If you type the words "Fluoroquinolone Toxicity" into the internet, you will see the stories of thousands of others who are suffering as I. What has gotten me through this is a support group on Facebook. We have all experienced the same symptoms, the same disregard from the medical community. We were all previously relatively healthy American citizens. There are many more sufferers who are not on these forums - sufferers who don't know that they are suffering from this because the effects of the antibiotics are often cumulative or do not show up until after the course of antibiotics had been completed. These other sufferers often believe they have fibromyalgia, lyme disease or chronic fatigue syndrome. In my particular case it was cumulative. I was prescribed Levaquin in 2008. I suffered an immediate reaction in the form of ankle problems after only two days. I made my doctor switch me to another antibiotic and forgot about it. In the weeks that ensued I developed extreme TMJ and had to seek treatment from many medical specialists such as an HNO and a dentist and was prescribed massages and heat treatment. At the time, I didn't associate my problems with the antibiotic but rather with with the stress I was under. Looking back, I was already mildly "floxed". Then at the beginning of last year I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin for a suspected bladder infection. I spent the entire summer suffering weird effects and phantom illnesses that I again did not attribute to the antibiotic. These included interstitial cystitis which basically feels like a bladder infection and for which I was prescribed more antibiotics (eventhough no doctor could ever find any bacteria), nerve sensitivities in my extremities and an extreme intolerance of cold. However, I still led a "normal" life and wasn't yet aware that my issues had been caused by the antibiotic. Then one year ago, I was again prescribed Ciprofloxacin which proved to be the final straw which broke my back, and accumulated levels sent me into an acute stage of poisoning. The reaction was so severe and immediate, that there was no denying on my part what caused it. My medical history is proof to me that it is easy to believe you "tolerate" fluoroquinolones.<br /><br />In my opinion fluoroquinolone antibiotics such as Levaquin and Ciprofloxacin should only be taken if all safer therapies fail. Take it from me and all of the others who have taken the time to comment - I lost the life I had when I swallowed the pills. My old self died then. <br /><br />Dr. Mintz, little can be done those who have already been affected, but how can we get the word out to help save others? Would you be prepared to write an article summarizing the comments to be published in a medical journal? If you have already decided for yourself or for those nearest to you based on they horror stories you have heard never to take a fluoroquinolone, then it would be the least you could do.Elisabeth S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-63912693472705224412012-12-09T14:49:39.587-08:002012-12-09T14:49:39.587-08:00Part 1
Dr. Mintz, I hope all of the comments you ...Part 1 <br />Dr. Mintz, I hope all of the comments you have received over the past four years have shown you just how dangerous this class of antibiotics is. I believe everyone who takes it gets damaged in some way. Whenever I come across someone with weird symptoms that can't be explained by the medical community, I ask them if they had at one point in time taken a fluoroquinolone, and just about everyone of them had. <br /><br />In my case, it was the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin that destroyed my life. It made a cripple out of a previously healthy and active 32-year old woman who was prescribed it for a suspected bladder infection.<br /><br />The true side effects of these antibiotics are only vaguely mentioned in the package insert, and there is absolutely no mention that these can be long term. The side effects that I am suffering from include nerve damage, rheumatoid arthritis-like and pins and needles feelings in my extremities, numbness, electro-shocks, burning and tingling sensations, sensitive and fragile skin, brain fog, loss of memory, anxiety, sensitivity to cold temperatures, phototoxicity, rashes, TMJ and hearing issues, tinnitus, dental pain, vertigo, difficulty swallowing, feelings of paralysis, and such pain in my joints, muscles and tendons that I walk around like an 82-year old woman. It causes me to suffer other physical restrictions, such as not being able to stand in place, drive for any length of time, walk for any distance or lift any objects.<br /><br />It has been a little over 12 months since taking the last pill, and I am still suffering from the debilitating side effects which limit me in every aspect of my life. I have developed extreme food intolerances and cannot eat out anymore. My career has taken a blow as I can no longer work full time. I have no strength to pursue a social life and am falling into isolation. I have spent tens of thousands on alternative treatments because conventional doctors cannot find anything wrong with me and do not attribute my condition to the use of the antibiotic at all. I have talked to so many deaf ears and have had to endure insults on my mental state.Elisabeth S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-3354627628515569842012-12-01T17:41:19.518-08:002012-12-01T17:41:19.518-08:00Connie, I am very sorry to hear about your husband...Connie, I am very sorry to hear about your husband. If you have read my responses to this post (which is now several years old) you will see that my position has changed. I originally wrote this piece because I was concerned that the FDA was caving to Public Citizen. They are often over zealous against the drug companies. They recommend not taking any non-generic medication until its been on the market for seven years. They were wrong about Crestor, which now appears to be one of the safest statins on the market. <br />More importantly, the FDA made this warning without publishing any of its own data. This makes it incredibly difficult for physicians and patients to make an informed decision. <br />However, in this case Public Citizen appears to be correct. It is quite possible that the FDA has not released data, because if it did, there would be so many reports of tendon ruptures for many years that they would get a lot of heat for not posting this warning sooner. <br />So many people have responded to this post with horror stories about tendon rupture. I am not that popular of a blogger, so I imagine that if there are so many stories like yours just here, there must be many, many more out there now. <br />Dr. Matthew Mintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058182168282244996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-18132808697811381842012-12-01T17:12:18.414-08:002012-12-01T17:12:18.414-08:00Dr. Mintz, I wrote about my husband on this subjec...Dr. Mintz, I wrote about my husband on this subject in 2008. He passed away in Feb this year. He was 55 years old. He never recovered from the injuries he received after taking Cipro twice. His last few years of living consisted on living his life in his recliner but for the moments of going to the restroom which was a challenge of whether he would fall and injure himself while trying to accomplish that task. Go ahead, keep on telling your patients to take that stuff. Tell them how safe it is. If they end up like my husband, you can always pass the buck like everyone else does.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290096992954236380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-56247463002287258132012-11-30T09:03:07.290-08:002012-11-30T09:03:07.290-08:00So has there been any updated research on why cipr...So has there been any updated research on why cipro affects tendons specifically? I find this intriguing as tenocytes seem to be unremarkable in their gene expression or surface markers (as in there isn't really a marker specific for tendon cells). What is is about their makeup that causes them to be targeted directly by fluoroquinolones? Or are other tissues also adversely affected? Any info is appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-85244466287678086262012-10-10T07:50:17.084-07:002012-10-10T07:50:17.084-07:00Sorry to hear about your dad. I can not give speci...Sorry to hear about your dad. I can not give specific medical advice over a blog without knowing all the information or seeing him in person. In general, Cipro is the preferred oral agent for pseduomonas. Understand that Cipro is commonly used for UTI's which themselves are quite common, and this is the problem. A pseudomonas UTI is quite uncommon which is why in general Cipro and other quinolones shouldn't be used. In the case of a pseudomonas UTI the small risk of a tendon rupture (serious but still rare) may outweight the risk of an untreated infection or even the risk of hospitalization for IV antibiotics. With everything in medicine, there are always options. However, choosing is not always easy. There is no right answer, but it sounds like you made the right decision for you and your dad. Dr. Matthew Mintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058182168282244996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-27824531675316464562012-10-10T03:29:21.949-07:002012-10-10T03:29:21.949-07:00Dr. Mintz, Do you know of another antibiotic that ...Dr. Mintz, Do you know of another antibiotic that treats UTI pseudomonas aeruginosa. From what I can tell, Cipro is chiefly prescribed to eradicate this type of infection. My 95 yr. old dad just finished a second round of Cipro with a second UTI. I worry about him going on it again. A couple weeks after the first round he was complaining of ankle pain and when asked where it hurt would point to his achilles tendon. The doctor wasn't concerned, but I was after reading about Cipro. The second UTI -- turns out we were looking at either taking Dad to the hospital for 7 consecutive days of IV antibiotics, or going with the Cipro. We opted for Cipro, because the trips/logistics of taking my 95 yr. old Dad back and forth to hospital would be a hardship for Dad and us. But I still worry if we made the right choice. My dad isn't complaining of the achilles pain any more recently, so I am hopeful that his issues were not tendonitis/Cipro related. Thanks for your consideration of this topic and listening. --KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143719926358099859.post-86479703217325716272012-09-20T00:28:57.565-07:002012-09-20T00:28:57.565-07:00Surprised to see this blog article still active. I...Surprised to see this blog article still active. I have been damaged by levaquin and cipro since 2006 and have noticed a few things over these years. Ever wonder why G. Bush had to take a few extra months off at Camp David and why he went from being an avid runner to riding a bicycle after taking Cipro during the anthrax scare? Oh, and Chaney using a crutch during the same period? And the thousands of postal workers that filled the class action suit. Rare, eh?<br /><br />The FDA is the most corrupt government agency there is. Just review the Cipro NDA (new drug application). Can you imagine them going back through this paper to take out information as "redundant", why bother? Truth is I saw the information on those pages before they were edited. They listed over 50 adverse reactions, some as low as .5% which is still far higher than your 1/100,000 for tendon rupture (the NDA lists tendon rupture at 2% but who bothers to read that stuff?). I'd guess they removed those tables so they don't get sued. If only a whistle blower would come forward on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com