Thread by @sibylle_berlin

Why are fluoroquinolones so dangerous? A🧵

There is a popular belief that the only side effect of toxic #fluoroquinolones antibiotics is tendon rupture, if any - apart from that, fluoroquinolones can also produce aortic ruptures, BUT they have also terrible long-term effects
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on mitochondria, collagen, vessels, nerves, etc. The irreversible damage can start immediately after ingestion or/and still occur years later.

„FQAD - Term and Diagnostics
Fluoroquinolone-Associated Disability – in short FQAD - is a complex disease of severe, long-lasting…
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to irreversible side effects caused by fluoroquinolone antibiotics. The Diagnostic criteria of the FDA are as follows:  
Substantial limitation/disability of everyday life
Two or more of the following systems are affected:
Musculoskeletal System
Peripheral Nervous System
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Skin
Cardiovascular System
Sensory organs
Neuropsychiatric
The Side-effects continue at least for 30 days or more after discontinuing the medication.”
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➡️ fqad-consulting.com/en/fqad-infose…

There are also - or especially - among #MEcfs #MCAS #SmallFiber sufferers - many who have also taken these toxic antibiotics. A lot of people don't know that - it took me 7 years to find out that I have #Fluoroquinoloes (and other toxic antibiotics) in my history.
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Even craniocervical instability #CCI is/can be associated with #FQToxicity. Years of collagen degradation, with consequences for tendons, ligaments and much more. #ConnectiveTissueDisorder
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“Fluoroquinolones and Genotoxicity

Has a Monster Been Created? (by J.King)
Has this class of antibiotics created a long term genotoxicity with future generational problems? Can the exponential up-tick of neurological, muscular-skeletal, and phantom health problems be…
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associated to these antibiotics? Yes,it is highly suspected, and current data & results are pointing an accusing finger at the Fluoroquinolones. It is time for the initiation of an international research response (‼️) to this rapidly growing problem.”8/x
🔥academia.edu/7562596/Fluoro…

In other words:

„Fluoroquinolone antibiotics – what we shouldn’t forget two years after the restriction“ by the European Commission, Kathrin Bausch, Gernot Bonkat

“Even in 2008, gradual warnings had been issued in the United States (US) due to the increasing number …
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of significant and – sometimes – irreversible side effects. Tendinopathy, with the most recognised adverse event tendon rupture, led to the first black box warning in the US. Fluoroquinolones exert a toxic effect not only on tendons but also on cartilage, bone and muscle.
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These musculoskeletal adverse events may be fulminant and can result in surgery, but they may also occur years after (‼️) fluoroquinolone use and may – at first sight – not be associated with this medication because of their lack of specificity.
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Other adverse events include psychiatric complaints, hypoglycaemia and aortic aneurysms (‼️). Furthermore, a fatigue syndrome (‼️) can develop. Fluoroquinolones work through inhibition of bacterial topoisomerases. However, this inhibition is not specific and consequently…
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human topoisomerases might be inhibited as well and, in particular, human mitochondrial DNA (‼️) is at risk of being  altered. Consequently, the use of fluoroquinolones, even if months to years ago, should always (‼️) be considered as a cause.”
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#Fluoroquinolone poisoning should also be urgently included in research, education, awareness in order to
a) prevent thousands/millions more from being harmed
b) of course to help those who have already been severely harmed and left alone. #FQToxicity #MEcfs #SmallFiber 14/14

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