This is my Cipro story, symbicort I am 14 months out. I m writing some personal history, Cipro effec

This is my Cipro story, symbicort I am 14 months out. I m writing some personal history, Cipro effects, and recovery.. History: I m a 34 year old male, previously very healthy. I played football in high school, and was relatively active in my 30 s (weight training, skiing, etc). My only known allergy was penicillin. I probably took a prescription antibiotic once every couple years, (I don t ha ve a good medical history of prescriptions recorded, but the last antibiotic I m sure I took was a one week course of Avelox symbicort in 2007, with no known side effects). I m married, and have a three year old son (2 at the time I took Cipro). I have worked in the aviation field for the last 15 years, and have had no major medical problems. I consider myself independent in most of my philosophies, and probably old school when it comes to matters of health. One thing I find very ironic, is the amount of illegal drugs I consumed in my youth with no permanent side effects, and now I m faced with life altering side effects from a prescription antibiotic. symbicort I have found my life has permanently changed from taking Cipro, some for the worst, and some for the better. You see, in the past I was running through life on autopilot, I had no patience symbicort for anything, work, money, symbicort and insignificant problems consumed my life, and in basic terms you could have called me an a$$h*le.
Cipro effects: In August of 2010, I visited a family doctor for a lower abdominal pain. I was concerned as it had lasted a couple weeks, and my profession involves exposure to high intensity radiation such as aircraft weather radar systems. The physician immediately prescribed two weeks of Cipro (500 mg per day, X2) for two weeks, suspecting a UTI. He also scheduled tests to confirm testicular cancer. I started the Cipro on 8/31/10. By the 3rd day I started experiencing side effects from the Cipro, severe symbicort anxiety, paranoia, brain fog, loss of appetite, fluctuating body temperature, and a general feeling my body was being poisoned. I was unable to contact my physician (as it was a holiday weekend), and because of my lack of judgment, and ability to reason, continued to take the prescription for another four days. I stopped seven days into the two week prescription, met with another doctor who confirmed I did not have testicular cancer, and told this doctor of my new symptoms. He said my original symbicort abdominal pains (which were now gone), were probably caused by a tweaked back and was glad I had stopped taking the Cipro on my own, because it was poison . I contacted my original physician back about the side effects, and he basically blew them off, and as you all have heard, said Cipro could not cause them . After 8 days (one day being off Cipro), all of my joints were extremely inflamed, cracking/popping, I had severe shooting/stabbing/pinching symbicort pains throughout my legs and arms, my ribs felt like they were being ripped apart by hot fish hooks, severe brain fog, anxiety, numb hands/feet, severe muscle aches, electric shock feeling in my legs, burning hands, stiffness, tendon pain, tinnitus, and was not able to walk without help. I missed the rest of the week of work, and when I went back, wasn t much better. I would say my initial symptoms had me at about a 2 . (On a scale I use, 1 is your at the emergency room, 5 is severe symptoms effecting every part of your life, and 10 normal health). The first couple weeks were a complete blur. I am fortunate to have a lot of say in my daily work schedule, which afforded me the ability symbicort to keep my job. My severe symptoms lasted four months, and were a complete hell that only the people reading this can understand. I found myself unable to do common household chores, or pick up my 2 year old son. The mental symbicort effects of knowing your body is destroyed may be harder than the physical effects themselves. I am a very intense, and hard nosed person, and these side effects were destroying my life, my marriage, and my mind. I am not an internet person , (the only reason symbicort I have a facebook page is because symbicort of this), but thank god (and I m not a religious person, but very spiritual) there is now information out there about these side effects. I spent countless hours researching everything that was ever written or put online about this. At first it scared the hell out of me, and I thought I would never recover. I do suggest to the newly floxed , research a ton, get all the info you can, make a plan, then turn your computer off. Four months in I actually symbicort talked to my wife about our future. One of my thoughts symbicort was to do something so drastic, that it would force the press to cover my story, and at the very least bring attention to this, as I seriously thought my life was over, (and I if I couldn t raise my son, what is the point). Thankfully, I have the greatest wife that has ever lived, and she convinced me to keep fighting. If anyone gets to this point, and doesn t have family to turn to, please call someone, symbicort anyone, me @ 303-956-7520.