Critical Basics of Levaquin Tendonitis

[@docjnsn73a]

So its taken me 15 years to figure out my health issues have all come from Fluoroquinolone toxicity. I think anyone with any type of autoimmune condition should explore this as a cause. Its not just tendon problems but insomnia, anxiety, drastic weight loss, recurring sinus infections, fatigue, fibromyalgia type pain as well as severe headaches. Fir me the tendon problems didnt occur until i had taken Fluoroquinolones at least a dozen times which is how i finally figured out the cause. Now its just a matter of trying to get my life back after the devastation these drugs have caused

[@crispycruiser4654]

Knowing what we know now, the fact that this is still happening 15 years after the first box warning makes you wonder if it's being done on purpose. A bioweapon to forcibly create lifetime customers in a for profit system, or if they're just maiming people for fun. Doctors really should be doing long prison sentences at this point giving this stuff out for routine infections or as a preventative. They're doing more damage than major car accidents or falls. And in many cases after they learn of your injuries they go to great lengths to cover it up, by misdiagnosing or altering medical records, which is a felony. If there's no intent, it's still not an acceptable excuse to "not know" the side effects.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Yep. I've got nothing nice to say about it.

[@dmcgill9360]

I totally agree with you. I was poisoned by these in 2008 and have been damaged ever since with severe peripheral neuropathy and still suffer with tightening of musclesall over my body now. In fact, I am disabled now. The pharmaceutical companies are beyond evil.

[@iamlpinthe312]

I was given Levaquin after clindamyacin and vancomycin failed to work for an infection that I still don’t even have a diagnosis for. Now I have horrible Achilles pain and pain in my thumb/ wrist tendon. I really wish that patients were told of the potential side effects when prescribed these drugs. It’s months later and I’m relying on KZbin for help.

[@TheScovin720]

My doctor misdiagnosed me with a uti and gave me Cipro. For a while after I couldn’t get out of bed and my stomach felt serious pains. This was about 3 months ago. For 2 weeks I’ve had recurrent severe pain in my lower thigh that I had while on cipro. I took two tablets of cipro and stopped immediately. Now behind my right knee I get this weird cracking feeling a lot and a burning sensation a lot. Only my right leg feels the pain too which really confuses me. So at least I can hop around the house.

[@TendonitisExpert]

There's no rhyme or reason why 10 different people taking cipro will have problems/symptoms that look 10 different ways. But the mechanism is the same, ultimately, for all.

[@larconstephane]

I was prescribed fluoroquinolones for a very small problem. I didn't check what is this medication, I took the antibiotics during 2 days and I ended up at emergency. I have a strong response for 12 days now, it feels like a tendonitis in all my body (achiles, knees, wrist, arms, elbows, shoulders and even in my neck). I'm only resting all days long. I'm discovering the wrong way where are my joints in my body. I'm a very sportive 35 years old and I have already lost 6 kilo's in 12 days.

[@GurneroMaelstrom]

I am literally so freaking scared. I wish I could get some help. I am sadly gonna visit a neurologist to see if they can help me out. It depresses me so much because I like bodybuilding. I might have to quit sports because I believe I have tendon damage. Today I took Levo because the Urologist said so, but I wish I had known before buying it. And the worst thing is that I have already tendon damage from a long time ago. Now it all makes sense. I took Cypro several times like 4 years ago and now I'm sorta psychotic and weak from my tendons. Specially the Achilles one. I am in south east mexico right now. I feel my world is falling apart after taking my first dose.

[@GurneroMaelstrom]

I wish there was more information in my country about this medicine :´( or more investigation on reversing the damage effects of this drug. Sorry for my bad english I am Mexican

[@TendonitisExpert]

I wish there was more information in my country (the US) too. It's common here for doctors to tell patients suffering from side effects of the fluoroquinolone antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, levafloxacin, avelox, norfloxacin, etc) that it's not possible that the drugs caused those side effects.....despite there being a big warning label on the packaging. Crazy. Fluoroquinolon antibiotic antibiotics are terrible for athletes in general, because they deplete magnesium and damage mitochondrial populations in connective tissue. So even if an athlete doesn't feel any negatives, their body is then operating in a less than optimal state, and it's all downhill from there. So then you take it again later, and you're more likely to get 'bad side effects' because your body is depleted even more. Also, that 'psychotic' may just be anxiety from the magnesium depletion.

[@oojhhoojhh911]

@@GurneroMaelstrom are you fine now? If yes how many days did it take to return normal?

[@meerschweinchenn]

man how did i find this now and not sooner. i took 4 cipro pills in july 2018 and it utterly destroyed my health. i was suffering daily, nightly, and intensely for a solid year. then it was as if i experienced spontaneous healing and my symptoms improved drastically. i still have little flare ups and issues but i've improved greatly. something very strange to note is i was HEAVILY dependent on magnesium oxide (250-500 mg/daily). if i forgot it for a couple days, intense nerve/bone/muscle pain set in. i'd pop 1-2 mg and within hours the pain would be gone. i had to take it every single day to keep the pain minimal. what's odd is after that spontaneous healing in the summer, i don't rely on mg anymore. as of right now, i've gone almost a month or so without it and i'm experiencing no symptoms or issues. what could cause this? if it's mg depletion, why was my body constantly depleted for a year and then suddenly not? i hope that when actual research comes to light and we all get REAL answers from the idiots who manufacture this class of drugs, we can understand what happened to us. i'm so curious. i'm an RN and all of it baffles me.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Good news/bad news, the relationship with magnesium isn't strange. Fluroquinolones deplete magnesium. The first layer/stage/range of symptoms comes from just the magnesium depeltion. The next two stages of mitochondrial damage and dna damage are WAY worse, and harder to reverse. A side effect of the magnesium depletion is, basically, increased magnesium requirements. So it's less like filling up and empty bucket and more like filling up an empty bucket with holes in it. It takes more than a buckets worth, and as the holes get plugged up, you eventually get a full bucket (and thus less to no symptoms). The research is out there, there's not that much mystery. The manufacturers know what they're doing. They're making money and the damages are acceptable to them. And the doctors, who far too often tell patients that the drug can't hurt them, prescribe it for things like acne, which is crazy, and medical issues like prostatitis without even checking to see if it's an actual bacterial infecdtion which is, at best bad medicine.

[@mwngw]

why did I take the Cipro the doctor prescribed after a routine out-patient procedure? Because the doctor said so. I figured, heck, all this negative press is exaggeration, and who am I to question a doctor's advice? I even asked him directly "is this Cipro safe to take?" He said yeah, people do fine on it. I am really kicking myself for taking just 3 days worth.

[@TendonitisExpert]

People trust doctors, implicitly. Until doctors either A. hurt them or B. don't help them for months/years of trying.

[@bruttosporcoecattivo]

I feel you. I too feel so stupid for trusting that "doctor". But NO, it's not and was never our fault. They should know better, but they don't. They don't give a shit actually. They're just so arrogant and ignorant. It's unbeliveble

[@dennissneed2162]

a doc gave me Levaquin for a sinus infection in 2016, three years later i am still having major issues.

[@TendonitisExpert]

What have you done to try and fix those issues? (They obviously didn't work, but I'm curious.)

[@dennissneed2162]

@@TendonitisExpert they did work. but three years later (three weeks ago) i was bit by a tick and took 5 days of Doxycycline, some how that relapsed me in a BIG way. Up till that point i was 95% healed. All the supplements that us floxies take, Magmesium coq10 whey protein, etc. AIP diet and i slowly built on my exercise routine, and i mean slowly

[@TendonitisExpert]

The most probable explanation is that the Doxy hurt/damaged your gut ecology (that you had built back towards health) and your system wasn't able to withstand the shock/sudden disruption. So you had repaired your gut health post-Fluoroquinolone to some degree, your systems were again working better...but long story short your body's ability to operate at that level is (currently) more fragile, so it couldn't handle what was happening and took a dive. I would go heavy on pre and pro-biotics, supplement and in foods (homemade sauerkraut has more 'billions' in it that probiotic supplements, by far, says a study I saw a couple months ago. You want to repair that gut function asap, as gut function is critical for nutrient absorbtion, immune system function, etc, etc.

[@dennissneed2162]

@@TendonitisExpert thank you for the great advice. I am doing some of that now but will follow your advice, for sure!

[@charlesgair8608]

Never Trust A DOCTOR - LEGAL DRUG DEALER.

[@julia-trudieakai2800]

i was wondering what peripheral neuropathy in the nutritional depiction stage? i have ridiculous burning in m feet that gies up to my thighs etc gosh I'm so exhausted I've ages 10 years on 1 week

[@TendonitisExpert]

The simplist answer is B12 deficiency. It's gernally more complex than that, but for all intents and purposes, that's a primary focus.

[@julia-trudieakai2800]

TendonitisExpert do you by any chance have an next step suggestions I could follow! I’m trying to get blood work done to see my levels and go from there but I’ve read that the ranges used in labs today are outdated and they might say my levels are fine or that the drug might have affected my ability to even absorb b12 or other vitamins

[@TendonitisExpert]

My only suggestion for something as (potentially) complex and problematic as Fluoroquinolone side effects is The Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Solution. It answers your nutrition and lab testing questions etc, and has a clear and specific plan of attack. And we provide support on the forums we run for people working with the program.

[@codymiller510]

"isn't it called Tendinosis?" (and, I don't want to get all 'too technical' too quick, or 'esoteric', but for sure it's the bacteria that's responsible and not the Levaquin; like, for instance, you'd get tendinitis amid an underprescribed regimen, or therapy, due to tendinosis that'd already developed prior to the treatment?...)

[@TendonitisExpert]

Well, it's anywhere from tendonitis to complete tendon dissolution/rupture, so...kinda. 'Levaquin Tendonitis' is the most common usage, so I went with that. No, bacteria isn't responsible. The Fluoroquinolone action/mechanism A. depletes magnesium (which does bad to really bad things), B. targets mitochondria in connective tissue (which does bad to horrible things, and C. can target dna locally in connective tissue (which does horrible things). Most people get symptoms from magnesium depletion, that's the 'tendonitis/tendonosis/muscle pain/cramps/brain fog/loss of memory/anxiety to panic/etc. Then the next 'most' people get magnesium depletion and mitochondrial damage (which explains tendons for instance falling apart overnight...and tendonitis/all the rest listed above.). A smaller subset (thankfully) gets magnesium depletion and mitochondrial damage and dna damage.....really really bad.

[@emmaleechase613]

I was told the TUMOR that has grown on my leg (calf muscle) is a TENDINOPATHY. That means "tendon destruction'. I was a referred to a Sports Medicine doctor who did an ultrasound and found it. The suffix '-Pathy' in a word, means 'Disease'. As the tendon is destructed by Cipro etc, it tries to rebuild itself and does so in a disorganized cellular manner. I was hoping to return to my Nursing career, but I think it is over.

[@TendonitisExpert]

How bad are your Cipro symptoms? Do you have a tumor like a cancer tumor, or do you just have enlargement of the tendon, or?

[@sutash9043]

How can I know if I have side effects? I have plantar fascitis, which developed after I took cipro, but I also went hiking and backpacking for several days (nobody warned me about exercising while taking cipro), so that was probably the case. Apart from that, sometimes I have pain in my sholders after doing the PF stretchings (grabbing the toes and pulling them back), but I don't feel anything else. I'm scared of rupturing a tendon, though. I've read that it can happen many months and evern years aftrer taking the damn thing and I want to avoid, but I don't want to be a couch potato, Is there a way to know if my tendons are damaged?

[@TendonitisExpert]

The only way to know for sure if your tendons are damaged is to visualize with a CT scan or MRI or equivalent. That will show actual rip/tear damage. And MAY show areas where there is, let's call it, pre-damage, where the levaqiun has damaged/weakened the structure but there is not as of yet any rip/tear. Along those lines, if there's pre-damage, that damage has already been done. It's not the hiking that is the problem, it's the pre-damage done by the levaquin. Sitting around on a couch for years won't save you (if one has had pre-damage). There are other factors of course, like the magnesium depletion, which makes your muscles too tight which causes ache/pain/problem/torque on tendons etc. Aside from ct scan/mri, there's not really a way to -know- if you have damage or not. Like there's no way to know if the levaquin caused mitochondrial damage, aside from a very expensive test. (Doesn't sound like you're in a lot of danger of more than a little of that based on your description of symptoms.)

[@TREEHUGGAH1]

what are some safer natural alteritives Sir? dr. says I must take floxins I say no way.thank you and MUCH RESPECT

[@TendonitisExpert]

It depends on what you have going on? If you just have bad acne, then taking levaquin is crazy. If you have a life threatening bacterial issue like pneumonia and the weaker antibiotics haven't worked, then you gotta do what you gotta do. Having said that, there are many antibiotics that could be given/tried before the big (potentially dangerous) Fluoroquinolones are offered. As far as 'natural' alternatives, again, it just all depends on what you have going on. If it's natural and works for the problem, great.

[@kswo22rds]

Please help me. I took 7 days of levaquin for a suspected kidney infection that was causing a lot of pain and issues. I begged for another drug from 3 different doctors and they all said levaquin. I have other autoimmune issues and am at risk for complications so I finally took it (I was allergic to some other drugs which wiped out other options) in fear of it furthering and getting kidney damage/sepsis.. I’m panicked because the pharmacist warned me if I had any heel pain to stop immediately. But I stopped after my prescription ended and didn’t have any, until the next day I started to get under the calf cramping/dull ache that then ended up going down into my heel. My right leg is much worse, I feel like maybe that’s because it’s the foot I continued to drive with. Maybe the repetitive motions made it worse in that leg. I don’t know but I’ve been off of levaquin for 6 days now and I’m scared it’s permanent Tendonitis or going to cause a rupture. I also have knee pain, hip pain, abdominal pain, pain on pain (I have fibro and lupus though too that may be flared from the drug?) I’m taking 280 mg of magnesium glycinate and taking collagen every night. But I didn’t take it during treatment because I didn’t know. Is there a way to fix this or prevent serious damage like a rupture? I’m going to a podiatrist next week bc they said that’s who I’d need to see. Sorry this is such a desperate message but I obviously am very desperate and just stumbled upon this and haven’t even watched the video bc I’m at a doctors appointment. So if the answers are in the video, ignore me 😬

[@TendonitisExpert]

Hi Kelly. Give us an update of where things are at/what happened since you posted this.

[@Susan-dh6dd]

this drug almost killed me..im not the same..disabled..

[@TendonitisExpert]

Hi Susan. I'm sorry to hear that. FQ's can be life altering. My goal is to help as many people as possible, who think it's hopeless, get on a track to recovery. Even 20%-50% recovery in the worst scenario's would make their world a better place.

[@oojhhoojhh911]

Are you fine now?

[@fordfiveohh]

You need sermorelin. Go to an anti aging clinic. Get glutathione IVs. you're talking about $400/month total. not impossible but expensive. Glutathione is only like $50 per month... No big deal.

[@fordfiveohh]

If you don't have the money you should sue... Sue anyway .. they hurt you !

[@blackswan1983]

I took cipro for UTIs, then as a preventative. Over 300 pills worth. My last dose was in November, but now I'm in so much pain. Archilles tendonitis has ground my life to a halt, and I can't sleep because of the muscle spasms. If this gets worse, and I'm so toxic, will this kill me?

[@TendonitisExpert]

It's unlikely to kill you (based just on what you've said so far), but it can/does/will make your life a living hell. Are you still taking levaquin or equivalent? (Cipro, anything ending in '-floxacin', etc.)

[@blackswan1983]

@@TendonitisExpert No I'm done with them. Switched to Macrobid, so I'm still on antibiotics though. I take zinc citrate, magnesium citrate, and probiotics.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Good. As the warning label says, if experience side effects, stop taking levaquin immediately.

[@blackswan1983]

@@TendonitisExpert It was cipro. Last night the tendon in my right elbow started having sharp pains, and I think the same thing is happening there too. Can I stop this from spreading?

[@TendonitisExpert]

Cipro, ciprofloxacin, levaquin, levofloxacin, avelox, norfloxacin, etc, all the same (class of) antibiotics. Sorry, I often use levaquin interchageably as it's the most common name. Were I you I would get the Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Solution program. Tips or tricks just aren't going to get you what you need, and I always the presume the worst about Cipro side effects and go after it like it is the worst case scenario. Thus a complete plan of attack that is in the program. Cipro is and can be bad bad news. That's not scare tactic, that's the reality of the drug's capability to produce side effects.

[@abigaila7341]

So why are some people not as affected as others? Is it because of their nutritional balance at the time? Also, does it specifically target magnesium or is it all nutrients so Mag, vitamin d, calcium, vitamin B’s, iron, etc.

[@TendonitisExpert]

I don't have a great answer for that. There's probably a myriad of factors...: various nutritional status, overall health, some amount of genetics (in the sense of, how the body can/does handle/respond to anything in particular, including the drug itself), connective tissue health, mitochondrial health (probably a big one), etc.

[@abigaila7341]

TendonitisExpert thank you for replying!

[@TendonitisExpert]

You're welcome! Any other quesitons?

[@abigaila7341]

TendonitisExpert Yes! Too many! I’ve been suffering with debilitating symptoms since 2/2019 and was perfectly healthy before. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that as soon as I’m put on antibiotics for UTI I start having a bunch of pain and anxiety right after. Doctors are like robots, their care is no better than the next doctor. It’s frustrating.

[@abigaila7341]

TendonitisExpert Here’s another question for you, see what you think. Out of your experience and research from FQT, have you ever heard of popping crunching and crackling in the bones? I’m sure it’s not the bones or who knows at this point. Been reading it could be ligaments and tendons as my MRIs and Xrays are normal. Let’s just say this is what happens to me from the base of my skull, neck, upper thoracic spine, scapula, and even my clavicle every single day! Doctors say it’s “normal.” Then why the hell did it start after the antibiotics? Makes no sense.

[@donnaodain]

Can I apply your methods to my 10yr old who had Cipro orally a few weeks ago and is having terrible side effects now from joint pain and swelling at night as well as tendon pain in the ankle and calf. I’m looking for methods to help her heal. I’ve started with probiotics but feel she needs more. Please bare in mind she has special needs as well. Thank you

[@TendonitisExpert]

1. What is the special needs? 2. Pending the answer to #1, yes the Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Solution program applies entirely, with the caveat that one has to adjust appropriately for the childs size etc.

[@liamlawson3915]

Hi joshua, thanks for all the information you offer its really helpful and I appreciate it a lot. I'm 20 years old and I've had re occurring tendon pain for the last couple of years in both of my wrists. I play guitar and used to work in a job involving a lot of lifting. I've recently got your book on guitar tendinitis and have started using the 4 activities mentioned within it, I've been doing it about 4 days and my muscles still feel pretty tight, I think I'm having issues identifying the hot spots within my muscles and when I do find areas that are painful they don't seem to release when I use the specific massage technique. Is it normal for progress to be slow in the beginning?

[@TendonitisExpert]

Did you take a fluoroquinolne antibiotic?

[@jenniferabillama7892]

Hello ! Thank you for doing a video on this subject, it's really hard to find information online ! I took Levofloxacine 6months ago then 2months ago (I didn't know it was the cause then), and have been suffering from tennis elbow tendonitis and wrist tendonitis since. It has ruined my life and have no idea how to treat it. I did some physiotherapy but it doesn't seem to help much. I did an MRI and it showed no abnormality of the tendons, just small lesions and inflammation. One doctor suggested I try the PRP shots in the elbow, do you think that could work? I am very scared of being part of those people who never heal from this, It's just impossible to survive with weak and painful hands at 27! I look forward to your answer ! Thank you

[@TendonitisExpert]

Hi Jennifer. Sorry to hear that. Although you have tendonitis symptoms (and some of the same factors involved), you don't have tendonitis, you have a much bigger/broader problem (so it's not going to work to treat tendonitis...because that's not your problem so efforts of, say, a physio, are doomed to fail). Good news/bad news, all I can/will recommend is the Fluoqoquinolone Toxicity Solution (formerly the Levaquin Toxicity solution). Because, tips and tricks just aren't going to cut it. Fluoroqinolones side effects are serious business. Physiotherapy can't work, because your symptoms aren't 'physical' problems, they're systemic and/or function problems. Said another way, your symptoms and any damage you may/may not have are in a different category than, say, breaking a leg. Coming at your symptoms from a 'oh you have a physical problem' ignores entirely the causes of your symptoms. You need a complete plan of attack, the FTS program is the only one I know of. www.fqtoxicity.com

[@ShockwaveZero]

@@TendonitisExpert Why are you trying to scare them? Most likely she will fully recover at a year tops... Most people recover in 1-3 years. I was hit hard and recovered in a little over two years.

[@TendonitisExpert]

I'm not trying to 'scare' them. Why are you ok with a 1-3 year recovery time? Why do you think 'most' is an accurate claim? What about those that don't fall into your 'most' category?

[@ShockwaveZero]

@@TendonitisExpert I'm not ok with it - I'm also not ok with people like you targeting susceptible people through fear with products/solutions/advice that should be free for them. No better than big pharma at that point.

[@TendonitisExpert]

You're not ok with a 1-3 year recovery time? So.....people should be worried about a drug that messed them up such that MAYBE they'll recover in 1-3 years? MAYBE they'll recover in 1-3 years?? Why are you trying to scare people? Big pharma has no solution (and can't, as there's no drug to reverse what fluoroquinolones do, nor will there ever be one), yet I'm 'no better than them' because I tell people they should take their symptoms are top priority/as a top level problem and get to work doing something effective about it asap? Yep, I'm a bad person. **EYEROLL** Are you offering people a chance at a faster recovery? No? Then shut your pie hole.

[@freddieweimann3602]

After getting out of hospital with abscess appendix had problems walking mostly at Achilles tendinitis knees weeks later brain fog hi issues suicidal thoughts was going crazy and then came across being Floxed life not as it was Problem is Doctor don’t want to acknowledge it

[@TendonitisExpert]

Unfortunately, it's entirely common for doctors to not believe that the drugs they prescribe could possibly have any downsides, despite there being an FDA warning on the box, and in the case of fluoroquinolones, a known history of risk, and multiple fluoroquinolone derivatives being removed from the market because of too much damage caused to too many people.

[@alessandrogotti1733]

I don't find the book

[@TendonitisExpert]

It's at www.fqtoxicity.com (site is down at the moment. We'll get it up asap.)

[@amitsalkade6145]

I am taking Coq10 500 mg daily, Magnesium glycinate 550 mg once daily, L carnitine 1000mg , Alpha Lipoic acid 300 mg once daily. Is this sufficient ? I am a diabetic. Somebody please answer. I have right shoulder tendinitis- supraspinatus and biceps tendon. Its very painful. i am taking this for last 1.5 months. I go for physiotherapy stretches. Sometimes IFT or ultrasound. Do they help? Is physiotherapy justified or complete rest recommended ? Most important that is making me desperate, how long should i wait or continue these till i should be seeing improvement ? 6 months? pl help.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Hi Amit. Please give us an update.

[@tericiprovictim3830]

Who did the research? are you a scientist or doctor? Thx

[@TendonitisExpert]

Kerri and I, mostly Kerri. She's an ER and ICU nurse and Functional Medicine Practitioner (what western medicine should be...oh if only) and kind of a bad ass in the research department. www.easy-immune-health.com and www.side-effects-site.com

[@fordfiveohh]

Just remember people got hurt by this because of doctors.... Who says the doctor needs to tell you.... We're all grown-ups and we can all read... I think anyone with a stem background can figure this out, especially if they're medical. I feel like a lot of doctors aren't motivated to learn about side effects.... It's just a nuisance that they don't want to think about... It complicates their Utopia...

[@fordfiveohh]

I've been 97th percentile or higher in science my entire life, I made straight A's in a scientific field in college (if that counts as an endorsement)... I'm not a doctor(I'm an engineer) ...you should listen to this guy. He's right .

[@swagner2207]

@@fordfiveohh couldn't have said it better. We put way too much value on that piece of paper from a University or college, and equating it with having intelligence. I'm not a doctor on paper, but I know how to think through reverse engineering things to help get to the bottom of what's making someone's body not behave the way it should, and help them find solutions. Let's be honest, we pay doctors because we don't want to do the research ourselves, or we've been made to believe that we can't do it ourselves and we need them for everything.

[@poodledaddles1091]

very interesting!

[@josealdo6406]

What is the best oral magnesium to take without getting diarhea?

[@TendonitisExpert]

It's more about how much you take. Take it in little bits throughout the day. NOT all at once. Magnesium glycinate one can take about a third more before it causes gut distress (magnesium pulls water into the intestines, too much and you get loose stool etc).

[@abigaila7341]

TendonitisExpert will a supplement be enough? Or do you recommend half supplement and maybe getting mag through food too? So for example I’ll take a 100 mgs of mag twice a day and then also eat a bunch of almonds and cooked spinach for more mag

[@TendonitisExpert]

I wouldn't, if only because almonds and spinach are two of the highest oxalate containing foods. And, you're just not going to eat enough to get significant amounts of magnesium. Eating food for nutrition is good and smart, etc, and if you're suffering from levaquin tendonitis or regular tendonitis, you're just not going to eat enough food to get enough of what you need.

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Vitacost.

[@Brian-fw7fv]

I took this tonight and threw it up 20-30 minutes later. How fucked am I? Took one pill.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Probably zero risk of side effects with such a short duration. I'm going to stress 'probably' because I don't at all know, but 20-30 mins is WAY less exposure than keeping it down and absorbing the entire contents...probably fine. Do you think IT made you throw up, or were you just really nervous about it or something else going on such that your stomach wasn't going to keep anything down? (Or previously sick with nausea, or on various other meds, or?) Either way, keep me updated.

[@Brian-fw7fv]

@@TendonitisExpert I stuck a tooth brush down my throat and induced vomit after I watched your video. You may have saved my life. It is now 40 hours post ingestion, I believed I consumed half of the pill. Day one after eating it I wake up with cold hands, tight and sore legs, creeky bones. Now I am almost fine. Thank you for your service and truth, god bless you. After the ordeal, I consumed many multivitamins that are good for mitochondria and joints. Mag, NAC, etc, to name a few. thank you again.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Imagine being in the hospital, getting Levaqin pills or IV, and waking up and your achilles tendon fell apart overnight. Yikes. Bad news. Sounds like you're on the 'good news' side of the spectrum.

[@Brian-fw7fv]

@@TendonitisExpert Have you seen this before? They lie and say its uncommon. How common do you believe this is? Just an update for my case, I am basically fully resolved however my hands constantly are numb upon waking up. What should I do and how long untill this goes away?

[@TendonitisExpert]

I've seen all sorts of terrible things from fluoroquinolones. Some mild, some teeeeerrrrrrrrible. Statistics are a funny thing. Maybe statistically, officially, it is uncommon...but it's common enough to have a black box warning label. And depending on who you talk to, it it suspected that 30% plus are affected (which opens up a much larger conversation about side effects). I only recommend the Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Solution. Even if you're currently experiencing mild symptoms, I would never leave anyone's FQ recovery to tips or tricks. It's a complete plan of attack or nothing, because the stakes are that high.

[@codymiller9414]

"it's called 'Tendinosis' is why?..." (and it's most definitely the bacteria, the once a day scheduling, and not the toxicicity of the Levaquin...)

[@TendonitisExpert]

What?