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I have been taking this medication for 7 days and off of it since a week and still have severe side effects, abdominal cramps, severe headaches, dizziness, unsteadiness... How long is it expected to last? It was prescribed with Ciprofloxacin to me and I take Entrophen on a regular basis...

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Re: Betty (# 1327)

Hello Betty, Thank you so much for contacting your doctor and finding out about the foot bath cleanse. It sounds very interesting and I hope my Naturopatic doctor offers this treatment too. I will see him this Thursday for my IV infusion and will ask him if he does this treatment and how much it cost. Betty, Thank you so much for your support and I will let you know if my doctor does a foot cleanse treatment.

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Re: Dennis (# 1328)

Hello Dennis, I just saw your message. For some reason, I did not see your message in my email before. Thank you for your research on gadolinium toxicity. I agree with you that this horrible heavy metal can be easily retained in our body tissue including the brain which is very scary. I agree with you that it is hard to detox gadolinium out the body but IV calcium EDTA has been quite successful in removing some amount of the gadolinium from the tissue. The medication enters the tissue with the blood supply and grabs some of the heavy metal. Then it is excreted via kidneys. I read the story that Gena Norris, Chuck Norris’ wife posted about her ordeal with gadolinium. She had 3 MRIs in one week. So, she had 40 calcium EDTA infusions and it substantially reduced the level of the gadolinium in her tissue. She said that after 1.5 years of chelation, she is gadolinium free. I’ve had 7 IV infusions so far and it helped me a lot with my burning symptoms. The burning in my feet has reduced by 90%. I am very happy with the progress so far. But I still have some burning in my calves and thighs but it is not intense anymore. I am planning to continue my IVs for a couple of months and see if I can get rid of my worse symptoms. Dennis, you are right about that the gadolinium in the brain is impossible to get rid of since this medication can not cross blood brain barrier. So a least, if I can improve my health to a certain degree, I will be satisfied. Dennis, you know what is most troubling that my neurologist denies that mri contrasts pose harm to people’s health and she said that it is perfect safe. I told her to look online but she is in full denial because she doesn’t want to learn the truth: it is so inconvenient to their money making business! At this time, I just want to heal if I can and stay calm and positive because I don’t want my current hardships to get best of me. I want to enjoy life even though it is hard. I will pull through all this mess with God’s help. Dennis, how are you been doing lately? Have you made any progress in improving your health? I thank you so much for your research and please keep hope! At least nobody can take hope and faith from us!!!

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Re: Betty (# 1327)

Hello Betty, I had a talk with my Naturopatic doctor about an Ion soak cleanse and he said that he doesn’t offer this treatment, but he heard about this therapy. So, for now I continue my IV infusion to reduce the level of heavy metal in my body. When I am finished, my doctor will check again my level of gadolinium and other metals to compare it to before I started the treatment. I hope I will get rid of my worse symptoms. Anyway, how are you doing? Are your symptoms from Cipro getting less and less? I hope you flare making a good progress!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1331)

Since most naturopaths charge very little for the ion cleanse then it might be easier to go ahead and do a few of these. I think they are $35-40 here in Denver, CO.

I'm getting some better. Still dizzy or unbalanced a lot of the time. Usually feel ok sitting down. Am starting to dream again which means I'm going into deep sleep and I sleep more in the night now.

But walking anything past about 20 ft makes me pant and feel like I am going to collapse!!

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Re: Galina (# 1331)

I'm feeling somewhat better, sleeping more and dreaming again. The Ion Cleanses are about $35 here in Denver, CO...so I think it worth the effort and going to talk with naturopath next appt about the MRI's and heavy metals, etc.

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Re: Betty (# 1333)

Hello Betty, I am so glad that you are feeling better and being able to have a deep sleep and dreams again. This is a wonderful progress. I'm also sleeping much better now and my dreams are good now, not anymore nightmares that I had for a while after I took metronidazole. I think only people like who went through metronidazole and Cipro Poisoning can understand how we feel when we finally started to sleep better. I used to have a bad insomnia for up to 5 months and then I started to sleep better and longer. Now I can sleep 6-8 hours every night and I am so grateful for this improvement. Betty, I hope your dizziness will fade away also with time. We just have to be patient and it is the hardest thing to do. I want to do so many things and because the horrible neuropathy, I am very limited, but I hope with the treatments and the time I will improve. Betty, I read about some treatments on a web-page called survivingcipro where folks were trying to repair cells and reduce oxidative stress. Some folks recommend a Liposomal glutathione oral supplement and some tried IVs of glutathione. They say that liposomal glutathione is absorbed by 90% by the body in comparison to other glutathione supplements. I read that glutathione is a master antioxidant that helps to remove toxins and free radicals from the cells. It can directly enter the cells and repair them or protect them from harmful substances. Have you heard about this or perhaps tried it? My Naturopathic doctor does glutathione via IV and I may try one time and see how I feel. Betty, I live in Tumwater, WA and we do have several Naturopathic doctors but a lot of them do not accept my health insurance. I think my doctor is very good and I trust his judgment. I am very happy that you are feeling better and improving!!! Keep hope and believe that we will get better with time!!! I know that the road to recovery is always bumpy and full of setbacks but slowly but surely we will get there!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1334)

Thanks, Galina.. I've been reading about this treatment but not sure yet if it applies to cipro.. I've got an appt at the University Hospital in Dec... neurology dept...will see what they say. My naturopath doesn't take medicare either but I don't mind paying for something that helps. What I've been reading about cipro is that it can damage mitochondria which produces ATP, which affects energy... and energy is the biggest issue at this point but balance is something that worries me because I really don't want to break any bones at this time of life.

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Re: Betty (# 1335)

Hello Betty, it is good that you are going to see a neurologist in December for the balance issue. Maybe the doctor from the university is more knowledgeable and experienced with helping patients who suffered from Cipro. I really hope that you will be improving overtime and the balance gets better. I just can imagine how hard it is emotionally and physically to try to overcome this balance issues. I don’t have a balance issues anymore but my neuropathy in my legs, thighs, and buttocks are so annoying and painful. It makes it very hard to moves and walk a lot because the burning and prickly sensations. I hope time and God will help us! Keep your spirit up!!!

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Re: Betty (# 1335)

Betty, when you go to see your Naturopathic doctor, ask him or her opinion on Liposomal Glutathione oral supplements. I read that it helps to detoxify and support the cells. Our liver produces the glutathione to detoxify the cells, but when our body gets hit by powerful toxins, it gets depleted of the glutathione. I talked to my doctor today and he said that the oral version doesn’t get absorbed by the body well but I read a lot of good reviews about Liposomal Glutathione at Amazon. I think I may try the oral version because the IV infusions are so expensive. Please, ask your doctor’ opinion on taking oral Liposomal Glutathione. Meanwhile, I’ve been taking Thiamine and magnesium supplements daily and I think it is helping me with the energy level. Today my Naturopathic doctor said that I will need to have an EKG done because my heart rate is high every time I come to the office for IV infusions. I told him that after the metronidazole, my heart rate went gradually up. I think my heart rate is high because I am in pain all the time and my adrenaline level is high. Sometimes I feel so jittery and shaky and I don’t know why. But I will have an EKG done next month and hope it will be normal. Betty, how is your heart rate?

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Re: Galina (# 1337)

My heart rate has been and always is good, as is my oxygen levels. I'll have to write this all down because I don't see the neurologist until Dec.... and I can't put this kind of stuff on my calendar because my husband is playing with the calendar and has got it all messed up.

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Re: Betty (# 1338)

Betty, Thank you for your response. I am so glad that your heart rate is normal. At least you don’t have to deal with this. My Naturopatic doctor will contact my old doctor’s office who prescribed me metronidazole and pull my heart rate readings for the past 5 years to check if the medication caused my heart rate to go up. I think that in the past my heart rate was normal maybe in 60-70 bpm but now it is close to 100 bpm al the time. My new doctor said that he is concerned about this and said that my heart is overworking for some reason. But I told him that may be my neuropathy pain causes my elevated heart rate. So we will see what to do. I really do not want to take any medications for the heart and I just rather wait and see. May be time will put everything in the right place.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

Sorry dear but once the damage is done it doesn't matter if the med is out of your system or not. As is evident from so many people who are still suffering from taking this medication.

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Re: Betty (# 1340)

Hello Betty, How are you doing lately? Has your balance and fatigue issues got any better. Did you research on how to improve your energy level and perhaps your balance. I heard that some people take mitochondria supplements to help with the repair but I have not taken it. I also read that eating more healthy helps to repair and detoxify the body. I’ be been making smoothies with beets, carrots, and apples to increase the glutathione level in my body since the glutathione removes the toxins from the cells. I try to eat healthy but not all the time though. I recently completed my IV treatments to remove the heavy metals from my system and now will do the test again to see if the chelation helped to reduce the number. But even after chelation, I still suffer a lot from the neuropathy in my legs. It is just so debilitating! My Naturopatic doctor said that because my level of heavy metals was just slightly above the normal range, he thinks that my neuropathy can be caused from something else. But he did not say that it is caused by metronidazole. He said that his other patients had much much higher level of heavy metals and none of the had neuropathy like me. I do believe that the metronidazole caused my neurological problems since I was just fine before taking it. The big question is: how long it’s going to last? For me is been 8 months of torture! Betty, do you think that your problems are from Cipro or metronidazole? I think you said early that you also took metronidazole. Did you have any side effects from metronidazole? I hope you are doing better and please keep your chin up!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1341)

About 10% improvement? I've gotten to the point that I can walk around the room while teaching my watercolor class...once! Most of the time. Managed the other day to work in a spot in garden about 3x3 ft and felt fine while doing it but next day had absolutely zero energy.

the Metronizole caused dizziness and weakness but I got over most of that with PT.... but this has caused extreme fatigue with walking... I get winded and feel like I'm going to fall down when I walk more than about 30 steps. heart and lungs are good... think it is mitochondrial damage, which means lack of ATP which provided energy? think the issues were somewhat same but a lot different!

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Re: Betty (# 1342)

Hi Betty, I see that the symptoms you had from metronidazole were less severe and you recovered from it but then Cipro made you sick. Betty, I am so glad for your progress: 10% improvement is very good. I think that the hardest part is that one day we feels better and the next day the symptoms get worst and we don’t know why. I guess we just have to take it day by day. I am so glad that you can walk around the room without dizziness and teach the students. It is so great! I also made some progress: feet burn much less, they just feel so sore, but my legs are still burning. The ankles are so stiff and painful. I hope with time we get better!!! Thank you so much for your update and have a good day!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1343)

Yes, it is simply day by day. Monday I couldn't do much of anything... barely got through the day. Today I walked around and helped each student.... tomorrow? We'll see.

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Re: Betty (# 1344)

Hello Betty, I am wondering if you are taking Vitamin D. You said that your main issues are balance and fatigue and it is happened to you because your nervous system has been effected by Cipro. My neurologist and Naturopatic doctor said that the nervous system controls absolutely everything in the body and if it get damaged we get lots of problems such as balance issues, fatigue, problems with heart pressure and rate, neuropathy, digestive problems, insomnia, and more. The doctors checked my Vitamin D level and it was 29 which is very low. The normal range is from 30-100. My Neurologist said that my level should be close to 100 and it is important to take vitamin D to repair and protect the nervous system. I started with 2000ui and now taking 4000ui every day. The doctor will recheck my level in 3,4 month. Also, Betty, did you check your vitamin B12 level? A lot of time when vitamin B12 is low, people feel very fatigued. If you are low on B12, may be you can gradually increase the level by oral supplements. I just hope that may be the vitamins supplements can help you with recovery. My B12 level is normal so I don’t take supplements for this but I take D3, B1, and magnesium every day. Have a good day!!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1345)

Yes, I do take D3 along with K2.... I used to have severe issues with Vit D...and discovered I need a high dose to feel ok.. I've taken a lot of b12 in the past, am on it now. No benefit yet. And take magnesium also. Doc won't check vit D levels but about every 2 yrs, scheduled for physical, etc in Feb. May see about moving it up to Jan. But I could just test the D3 by doubling or tripling the dose for a few days... other times it's been low I've gone up to 15000 units daily and felt good in about 3 days. Once it was so low a cancer specialist gave me an rx for 50000 units twice a week for about 2 months.. I got to feeling better very quickly. I'll experiment with higher dose and see if that helps. thanks for the reminder.

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Guys, go vegan or add healthy raw food. Buy a juicer. Drink carrot juice, watermelon, all kinds of fruits, orange juice, etc, etc. Stay away from injected fruits or cucumbers, be careful ... But need to give life to those nerves again so they function well. Organic nuts and beans .. greens and fruits and organic herbs and herbals leaves ... Eat a lot guys so it can replace the vitamins that were lost ... Keep it up and maintain health. Love you guys. Stay strong and always pray to god to strengthen us everyday of our life. May god always bless us. Advance merry christmas :)

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Re: canie (# 1348)

I'm of the opinion that if you are going to eat vegetables and fruits they should be in the whole original form and not juiced where you throw away the fibers. Eat organic, eat vegan but eat it rather than drink it?

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