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Trovafloxacin is one of the many fluoroquinolones that has been banned almost all over the world (Europe and most developed countries) because it does destroy the liver beyond any chance of healing. In the USA is still used at hospitals for very serious, life-threatening infections of bacteria sensitive to this chemical compound, where it is worhtwhile to use it to save the life of the patient, eventhough its terrific toxic profile. This report is very outdated (1996), well before trovafloxacin was withdrawn from most markets. Fluoroquinolones is the only class of antibiotics which half of its members have been banned due to their sheer toxicity. The remaining fluoroquinolones (cipro, levaquin, avelox, floxin) are just slightly less toxic, and the injuries that they cause mimick lyme disease. In fact 95% of symptoms are just the same. However, there are some lyme sufferers that report no side effects after long treatments, so it is not easy to take a decission.
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I had never heard of that particular fluoroquinolone, it must be first generation based on the year of the article. But LLMD's choose Levaquin and Cipro everyday. I have never had any side effects of the fluoroquinolones, but the cephalosporins are another story for me, everyone is different.
Lyme disease is life threatening, compared to cancer there is no disease more dangerous or hard to overcome.
Most antibiotics are risky in one way or antoher, mixing w/ other abx can make it even more dangerous. But most of us do what we have to survive this disease. I have seen some very dangerous combinations people are on.
Fluoroquinolones still seems to be the lessor of two evils for Ehrlichia/Bart since so many cannot handle Rifampin, it too creates many symptoms that appear to be Lyme. So does Flagyl.
The other day here several people say they felt there absolute best on Cipro. Hmmmm.....
Some big name ILADS Md's in 2007 named the fluoroquinolones as "cure" for these two co-infections at the Hope to Heal conference. My experience with the ILADS pres, is that he rarely mixes antibiotics, choosing one at a time.
It may have been written 10 years ago, but apparently it was way ahead of its time.
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