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Originally Posted by fionab
Your speaking of effects from drugs got me wondering...was on Cipro many, many times for serious infections before being diagnosed with Primary Immune Deficiency as it was the only antibiotic that would work. Was told recently by my podiatrist that both of my achilles tendons are torn and appear to have been for some time...connection  |
Yes tendon ruptures and permanent PN are a result of Cipro and other fluoroquinolone treatments. As of now, there is no "cure" for this damage.
More information here:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post661103-2.html
It is believed that using steroids and/or NSAIDs with fluoroquinolone treatments make the risk for damage more likely.
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