I'm certain the drug saved my life, but jeez. Scary stuff.
I would take it if my condition/illness was critical, but beyond that, a doctor is going to have to do a LOT of convincing me why a different antibiotic won't work.
I had a doctor give me Cipro for an ear infection, and after a couple of days, all my joints hurt horribly. It took about 2-3 weeks for it to stop. I know other people whose tendons got really fucked up after Cipro, and there's tons of reports in the literature about it as well.
Is all of that anecdotal rather than empirical data from a double-blinded prospective trial? Yes. But the amount of anecdotal evidence is enormous. (Also, there are medical articles about it, though they're retrospective descriptive studies rather than prospective studies designed to look for one specific outcome.)
I would take it if my condition/illness was critical, but beyond that, a doctor is going to have to do a LOT of convincing me why a different antibiotic won't work.
This is even more reinforcement for my shock that the hospital gave me ZERO information about ANY of the drugs they gave me. I would not have known about the tendon danger if a nurse-practitioner friend hadn't come to talk me out of the Prednisone tree.
Mercy. I'm glad that is over.
Do they have any clue as to HOW it fucks up joints? And if they don't, how do they know it isn't fucking up other less obvious things as well?
Creepy.
It can cause severe joint/tendon damage (like tendons rupturing and/or snapping), often irreparable.
Damn it, Hubby's been on that stuff multiple times!
Do they have any clue as to HOW it fucks up joints?
One article that I skimmed said it induces cell death in the tendon-y bits.
It can cause severe joint/tendon damage (like tendons rupturing and/or snapping), often irreparable.
Yikes, I have been on it many many times.
I'm not saying don't take it; I'm just saying, IF you have joint/tendon pain, tell your doctor immediately. There's always other antibiotics that don't have the side effect of rupturing your tendons.
I am under orders to check in with my doctor every week via email to tell her how I'm doing. If there's any bad wackiness, we will switch to something else.
Teppy, THANK YOU for telling me that. Because, um, I am the princess of ignoring aches and pains. (Not the Queen. That would have been my Mom.)
My day:
Bureaucracy and failing at not crushing on and longing over the Wrong Man (damn you, hormones): 1. Shir: 0.
But, funny story. I talked with a friend in the uni today and mentioned Hollaback Israel. A student walked by, caught the name of the site, and immediately turned around and asked if we're from the site. I raised my hand and nodded. And then, she started: "you've changed the world. No, really. You have no idea", and kept talking for 5 minutes on how the site helped her to show other men women's perspective and how her baby sister is now shouting and and shaming anyone who dares to holler at her.
I was very flattered and very embarrassed. Even more than when I realized, 10 minutes later, that some of part of mostly sex-narrated talk might have been overheard by an ex-lecturer.
Oh, and if anyone can find a way to kick at my hormones and tell them to stop being attracted to Wrong Man, do let me know. I cannot have a crush on this guy. Really, not him (there are a lot of moral reasons. Don't ask).
her baby sister is now shouting and and shaming anyone who dares to holler at her.
Oh I love this part!
Hey! Shir's Hormones! Cut that out right now!
Shir's Hormones!
I may have just read it as a band's name.
