How Pharmaceuticals Came To Be The 4th Leading Cause Of Death In America

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25. My wife got sick.

... taking Levaquin and it is was only her careful study on the web that convinced her to drop the stuff after two days.

I have personally taken Levaquin and Cipro without problems.

A few months after my wife's episode, a friend at work was back from recovering from the "flu". He really did not look good. I asked him what was up and he told me that he had the "flu" and his dr has prescribed Levaquin (of course this is idiiotic on its face, no antibiotic will help the flu).

I told him that a substantial number of people cannot take Levaquin without serious side effects. I asked him if he could correllate the way he was feeling now with the onset of taking the drug. At first he kind of looked at me like I was nuts (ok this happens a lot but then he seemed to realize I might be on to something.

He called his dr who told him to stop taking the Levaquin. Within a couple of days he was right as rain.

I do want to be clear here. I BLAME DOCTORS FOR THIS. This drug, in the PDA, is listed as an ANTIBIOTIC OF LAST RESORT. The potential side effects are LAID OUT CLEARLY AND FORCEFULLY. Doctors prescribe a lot of medication without seriously considering the side effects and when they occur (which in the doctor's mind they are not supposed to because they are "rare&quot doctors often dismiss the possibility the drug is the problem. Doctors need to get a clue about some antibiotics, statins and some anti-depressants/anti-psychotics. THESE DRUGS REQUIRE AN INFORMED patient!