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Old 02-14-2011, 11:06 AM
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Cipro and the family of fluoroquinolones, cause nerve damage in many people.

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread122889.html

The damage can be peripheral or central or both. The damage may be accelerated by using steroids or NSAIDs with it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprofloxacin

Read the adverse effects on that Wiki entry carefully. Some of them could be interpreted as "MS type" and a person manifesting them could erroneously attribute it to MS and not the drug. (which is probably happening right now as I type this somewhere in the country!).

Cipro should be used with caution and only when other agents are not available. It is thought that the nerve damage may be permanent and untreatable at this time. A tendon rupture may occur up to a year after discontinuing the drug!
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