The Poisoning of America the Rise of 'Mystery' Illnesses Including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, And Gulf War Syndrome

8/10/2019 The Poisoning of America the Rise of 'Mystery' Illnesses Including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, And G

1/7

Fibromyalgia | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & M.E. | Shop Supplement News Forums | Our Story | Sale

Home | Log In | My Account | View Cart

800-366-6056 | Contact Us | Help Follow

We donate 10% of profitsLearn why in Our Story

FIBROMYALGIAPatients' Favorites for Pain

Support, Sleep, Memory,Digestion and more

CHRONIC FATIGUESYNDROME & MEPatients' Favorites for

Energy, Immune Function,Mood, Detoxification,Digestion and more

HEALTH TARGETAdrenalAllergiesBone and Joint HealthBrain and CognitionHead, Sinus and EarsHeart HealthImmune SupportInflammationPain ManagementSkin CareSleep HelpThyroidWeight LossSee More

SUPPLEMENT TYPEAntioxidantsEnergy SupplementsEssential Fatty AcidsMulti VitaminsProbioticsVitamins

See More

HEALTHY LIVINGAir FiltersGoodnightiesHealthy HomeSee More

Trending News

Fighting Fatigue withGround-breaking FrenchOak Wood Extract

Vitamin D DeficiencyLinked to NeurologicalDiseases; Also Raises

ProHealth Home> Research Library> Latest News & Research

The Poisoning of America: The Rise of 'Mystery'Illnesses Including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,Fibromyalgia, and Gulf War Syndrome

[ 583 votes ] [ 8 Comments]

www.ProHealth.com November 13, 2002

Rate This Article:

By Jason Alexander Uttley

As the Twin Towers fell, the world watched in disbelief and shock. When the

horror of it had finally hit us, a myriad of emotions washed over each of us. In

the end, all we could do was to pick up the pieces, learn from our mistakes, and

try to make our world a safer place. Perhaps from it all we learned that the

institutions that we trust to protect and serve us, in fact need all of us to help

them perform the difficult jobs that we demand of them. Our intelligence and

law enforcement institutions need us, our financial institutions need us, and as

we will unfortunately come to learn, our health care institutions also need us.

Before I begin to unveil the silent enemy that has been busy causing more

destruction than we will ever truly be able to comprehend, I must confess that I

am not a doctor. I have no medical background whatsoever. So I cannot in any

way establish as scientific fact what Im about to share with all of you. While I

believe the following to be true based upon my own personal experience, along

with careful deduction based on hundreds of personal stories and information

that I have found from a host of sources, medical authorities nearly everywhere

will undoubtedly argue otherwise. At least, they will initially. I have no doubt

though that when all is said and done, the voice of the people who have been

living with so many mysterious ailments for so long will finally be heard. And

when that happens I believe the medical community as we now know it will be

turned upside down, and I would truly hope in the end, changed for the better.

At the heart of this horrific story lies a group of antibiotics called the

fluoroquinolones. Among the more common of these medications are:

ciprofloxacin (Cipro), levofloxacin (Levaquin), norfloxacin (Noroxin), ofloxacin

(Floxin), and trovafloxacin (Trovan). Serving an important role as a last line of

defense against bacterial infections, these incredibly potent antibiotics have

certainly done a tremendous amount of good. But then again, at what cost?

Surely these are drugs that were never intended to be handed out like candy to

everyone complaining of a sore throat, but in fact they were, just as they

continue to be to this day. These are medications so potent that they can not

only destroy most bacterial infections in no time, but they can also do

permanent damage to the user in no time as well.

The most widely prescribed of these medications is Cipro, invented in 1983,

and which as we all came to learn in the wake of 9/11 is so powerful that it can

take on the likes of a biological weapon such as anthrax. It is in fact the most

Featured Products

FibroSleep byProHealthThe All-in-One NaturalSleep Aid

Ultra EPA - Fish OilUltra concentratedsource of essential fishoils

Vitamin D3 Extremeby ProHealth50,000 IU Vitamin D3 -Prescription Strength

206kLikeLike

1.9kLikeLike 2088 4Google +

8 11 3028

Subscribe toOur FREENewsletter

Subscribe Now!Receive up-to-date ME/CFS &Fibromyalgia treatment andresearch news

EnterYourEmailAddress

Privacy Guaranteed | View Archives
https://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH324&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH324&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH324&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH202&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH202&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH311&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH311&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH311&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/index.cfm?B2=BNR120214&B3=BNR120214&utm_source=BNR120214&utm_campaign=Site-Banner-Site-Navhttp://www.prohealth.com/bulletins/index.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/privacy.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/bulletins/subscribe.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/bulletins/subscribe.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/http://www.prohealth.com/library/emailArticle.cfm?libid=8931http://www.prohealth.com/library/print.cfm?libid=8931http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?fontSize=large&libid=8931http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?fontSize=medium&libid=8931http://www.prohealth.com/library/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/researchlibrary.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19403http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19403http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19403http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19389http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19389http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19389https://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/HealthyHomehttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Goodnightieshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/AirFiltershttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Vitaminshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Probioticshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/MultiVitaminshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/EssentialFattyAcidshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/EnergySupplementshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Antioxidantshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/WeightLossSupplementshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Thyroidhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/SleepHelphttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/SkinCarehttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/PainManagementhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Inflammationhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/ImmuneSupporthttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/HeartHealthhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/HeadSinushttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/BrainSupplementshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/BoneJointSupplementshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Allergieshttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/Adrenalhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/MECFSSupporthttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/contents.cfm/Category/FibromyalgiaSupporthttp://www.prohealth.com/aboutus/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/shop/seasonalsale.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/aboutus/http://forums.prohealth.com/forums/index.phphttp://www.prohealth.com/library/supplement-news.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/shop/http://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/http://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/https://www.prohealth.com/shop/customerService.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/customerService.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/1viewcart.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/1viewcart.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/account_manager.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/ssllogin.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/http://www.prohealth.com/


2/7

Risk of Asthma Attacks,and More

Stop Bacteria WithNature's Antibiotics

New Test Shows Promisein Identifying New Drugs toTreat Lyme Disease

Strengthen Cell Function

with Energy-BoostingNiagen

Coenzyme Q10 HelpsVeterans Battle Gulf WarIllness Symptoms

Dietary Flavanols ReverseAge-Related MemoryDecline

7 Best Foods You Can Eat

Study: Doubling saturatedfat in the diet does notincrease saturated fat inblood

Possible alternative toantibiotics

widely prescribed antibiotic in the world. And it is, like many of the other

fluoroquinolones on the market, perceived to be safe enough for widespread

use. Unfortunately this perception is just about as wrong as wrong can be. The

reason for this miscalculation is that the side effects associated with this

particular type of medication actually behaves much differently than the way

researchers expect them to. Side effects to medications are typically at their

worst at the time they are taken. If side effects are noticed, then the use is

terminated, and typically the resulting symptoms disappear over some period of

time. This unfortunately is not the case with fluoroquinolones however. The side

effects for these medications can last indefinitely, and often times are actually

at their worst long after the medication has been stopped. Hence patients dont

even associate the medication with their symptoms at all much of the time, as

frequently the symptoms werent even noticeable during the course of

treatment. This type of effect is much less common, and is normally associated

with medications that researchers can find in measurable amounts in the body

at some point after treatment has ceased. But since fluoroquinolones are not

found in measurable amounts very long after treatment has ceased, their side

effects are labeled bizarre by those few doctors who understand this effect.

The Center for Disease Control was obviously a little shocked to find an

abnormally high incidence of side effects in those people they monitored who

were in close enough in proximity to the anthrax letters that they ended up

taking Cipro as a precaution. The Palm Beach Post recently reported that the

CDC found that 57% of the members of that particular group reported some

side effects while actually taking their medication, 16% with side effects severe

enough to seek medical attention. This is just SLIGHTLY higher than the maker

of Cipro reports is normal. But then, this is obviously a group of people whowere watched very closely by the medical profession. As a result of their

surprising finding though, the CDC was concerned enough to immediately

begin a two year investigation to study of the long-term effects of Cipro. In any

event, there are a few doctors who have been trying to tell us that the side

effects are in fact much more prevalent than we have been led to believe. In a

Wall Street Journal article from October of 2001 for example, Dr. David

Flockhart, Chief of Clinical Pharmacology at the Indiana University School of

Medicine, reported that he believed up to one third of all patients taking a

fluoroquinolone would experience a severe psychiatric side effect. But

unfortunately such warnings typically fall on mostly deaf ears.

According to the Palm Beach Post article, Cipro alone has been prescribed

over 280 million times since it was first introduced. So, where are all the people

who are suffering side effects from these medications if this is such a problem

you ask? Well if we follow the clues, they will unfortunately lead us down a

rather stunning road that is almost impossible to comprehend how it has been

missed. If we begin by looking at this particular group of people that the CDC

has been monitoring, and from what we know from the patients who have

experienced known side effects from fluoroquinolones, it becomes clear that the

more anxiety and stress that one is under at the time they take the medication,

the higher the incidence of side effects will be. Why would this be? Well, the

reason for this is almost certainly related to muscle tension, as the CDC will

hopefully come to learn over the course of its investigation. The more stress

your muscles are under at the time you take the medication, the more likely you

are to experience noticeable side effects. To understand this, one need simply

look to the history these antibiotics.

In late 1970s researchers attempting to make the already rather potent group

of antibiotics known as quinolones even more potent, decided to attach fluoride

to the quinolone group. Fluoride unfortunately is a known poison to the human

body, more toxic than lead, and in fact nearly as toxic as arsenic. Fluoride

exposure, among other things, disrupts the synthesis of collagen and leads to

the breakdown of collagen in the muscles, tendons, cartilage, bones, kidneys,

lungs, and skin. This in fact is the reason that muscle tension appears to play

such an important role in the propensity of people to have more noticeable sideeffects while taking these drugs if they are under greater amounts of stress at

the time. Already tense muscles are made even more tense as the muscles

begin to breakdown.

Unbeknownst to many Americans I think, including myself until quite recently,

almost half of Gulf War veterans experienced what we have come to term Gulf

War Syndrome. Years later many of those veterans were diagnosed with the

mysterious conditions we have come to term Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue

Syndrome. While we dont for sure what medications those soldiers were given,

as they themselves dont even know, we do know the military stocked up on

Cipro during the time of the Gulf War, and we can certainly make an educated

guess that there was a good chance that the military had reason to suspect that

Optimized CurcuminLongvida byProHealthSupports Cognition,Memory & OverallHealth

Ultra ATP+, DoubleStrengthGet energized with

malic acid &magnesium

Natural Remedies

The RemarkableBenefits of ReishiMedicinal Mushrooms

Irritable BowelSyndrome: Unlockingthe Secrets ofPeppermint, Acacia andFennel

Are You Obtaining theProper Enzymes?

Anti-InflammatoryProperties of TartCherry

IBS, Crohns Disease,Colitis, and OtherDigestive Disorders

Share
http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19049http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19049http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19049http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18352http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18352http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=18352http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=17912http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=17912http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19118http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19118http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19118http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19118http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19118http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=17929http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=17929http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=17929https://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH107&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH107&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH107&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH403&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH403&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH403&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/product.cfm?product__code=PH403&B2=PRDDYNSID&utm_source=dynamicProducts&utm_medium=PRDDYNSID&utm_campaign=PRDDYNSIDhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19371http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19371http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19409http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19409http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19409http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19409http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19413http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19368http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19368http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19368http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19375http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19375http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19375http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19390http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19390http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19390http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19374http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19374http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19374http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19383http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19383http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19403http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19403http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=19403


3/7

biological agents such as anthrax would be used against them. And obviously

we can all imagine that soldiers are under more stress than the average

person, particular during times of war. But then, what do we know of these two

relatively new conditions, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which

are often so difficult to diagnose that most physicians will only make such a

diagnosis by the process of elimination?

We know that millions of Americans have actually been diagnosed with these

conditions despite the long winding road that it generally takes for such a

diagnosis. And in a rather eerie coincidence, we know that there are in fact

several other conditions, which we have also become increasingly familiar with,

that also share many of those very same symptoms. Such conditions include

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome, Chronic

Myofascial Pain Syndrome, and Peripheral Neuropathy. While some of the

people who suffer from these latter conditions do appear to have a known

cause, many experience these conditions for reasons physicians dont

understand. Yet, almost unbelievably, all of these conditions appear to produce

very nearly the same symptoms that are found in people who experience side

effects from fluoroquinolones.

Is it possible that all of these different conditions include millions of people who

have actually been misdiagnosed and are actually experiencing long-term side

effects from the fluoroquinolones? Well, we do know that there are a number of

different fluoroquinolones on the market, and that there are obviously a lot of

variations on how each person carries their own normal amount of the muscle

tension. Therefore depending on each individual, is it possible that each of us

might respond in slightly different ways to a drug that has the net effect ofcausing our muscles to tense up even more? Not only possible, but highly likely

one would imagine. Of course the potency level and the amount of time that

individuals are exposed to these toxic medications also accounts for a huge

range in the amount and severity of their symptoms.

While some people do experience immediate and severe side effects right

away, probably based on either their increased level of muscle tension, or even

possibly on their genetic susceptibility to these drugs, the majority of people

undoubtedly respond in very similar ways. Therefore, most of the people who

fall into those more severe side effect categories probably generally tend to

have greater exposure, higher potency levels, or are under more stress than

the average person. Gulf War veterans, like those people the CDC has been

monitoring for anthrax exposure, along with millions of their fellow citizens have

all, it would seem from the circumstantial evidence and deductive reasoning,

experienced those more severe side effects. Yet does this mean that those

people who have had lesser exposure levels, or have lower normal stress

levels at the time they take these medications havent had any symptoms at all?

The answer to this question unfortunately may well be almost beyond

imagination, and yet in hindsight is all too obvious. For we are still missing the

biggest group of all affected by such drugs. The group in which muscle stiffness

and related problems are normally put first. The group in which most of the

people whose conditions eventually worsen to the point that they are eventually

diagnosed with one of the more severe related conditions, in fact ALL tend to

begin their long battles. The catchall condition for such mysterious ailments,

stress and anxiety disorders.

While there can be no doubt that there are certainly millions of people who do

have stress and anxiety related problems that are not a result of these

medications, is the fact that there has been such a growth in these conditions

over the past twenty years just a coincidence? These are simply stressful

times, weve all been told time and time again. Apparently more stressful than

the Vietnam era, or the World War II era, or the Great Depression era, or at any

time during our entire history. Nevermind that the standard of living has actually

increased during that same time period, or that most of us can now watch warfrom the safety of our living rooms. The fact is, it would certainly seem, we have

all been blinded from the horrible truth. The truth, that the most widely

prescribed antibiotics in the world have in fact been creating chronic health

problems across our entire nation.

Probably the only scientific way to really be able to prove the validity of such an

seemingly outrageous claim, would be to see if there was a cause-effect

relationship to those who took such an antibiotic and then, some months later

even, began experiencing stress and anxiety related symptoms. Of course the

less scientific method would be to just ask people who suffer such symptoms if

they think there is in fact such a relationship. Many people may come to the

quick realization that all their health problems began to deteriorate during, or in


4/7

the months following, the taking of one of these drugs. But unfortunately in the

state of the modern health care system, doctors normally only have a few

short minutes for such patients. This perhaps is much of the reason why this

epidemic has gone almost completely undetected by much of the medical

community over the past twenty years. Only a handful of doctors in the nation

really have been able to see this problem, and they still have yet to get our full

attention. Will the CDC come to understand the full scope of this disaster as

they continue to investigate those people who theyve been monitoring so

closely related to the anthrax scare of 2001, or will this group of people also

slowly get put into one of these growing categories of victims of the

fluoroquinolones?

Even patients who have experienced immediate and severe enough side

effects to KNOW that their symptoms were caused by a fluoroquinolone usually

are not successful in convincing their doctors. This is because most doctors

tend to rely on the information provided to them by the pharmaceutical

companies, and therefore signed off on by the FDA, regarding the stated side

effects to all drugs. It is a near impossible task to convince a doctor that they

are not being told the full story. Just ask the group of people on the Internet

who refer to themselves as Floxies. This is a quickly growing group of people

who experienced an immediate enough side effect that they made the

connection to this type of drug. Naturally this is also a relatively pissed-off group

of people, because not only are most unable to convince their doctors of what

they know, but theyre also just a little ticked that no one ever told them that

their side effects to these toxic drugs could be permanent. Just like all the other

conditions mentioned previously their symptoms often include: joint pain,

muscle stiffness/aches, tendon pain, dizziness, disorientation, burning andtingling sensations, numbness, diarrhea, sensory sensitivities, and brain fog.

Naturally, some have even worse symptoms, while others dont experience

nearly as many.

Across all of these various conditions though, one finds that anti-stress and

anxiety-related drugs generally tend to help reduce or even eliminate symptoms

in many cases. This is probably because the muscles, tendons, and joints

generally tend to be the first areas affected in the majority of people, and even

many of the more worrisome symptoms tend to, at least initially, be related to

severe muscle tension.

Fluorides toxic effects, however, actually extend far beyond simply the

disruption of the synthesis of collagen in the body. Fluoride can also have

severe and sometimes permanent neurological effects, which can be reflected

in side effects such as seizures at times, or equally serious but much less

outwardly obvious related problems (i.e. Attention Deficit Disorder, Alzheimers,

etc.). Fluoride can also cause great damage to the bodys immune system by

depleting the energy reserves and the ability of white blood cells to properly

destroy foreign agents, and by inhibiting antibody formation in the blood (i.e.

causing increased susceptibility to illness, and possibly even Lupus). Fluoride

can cause gastrointestinal problems, depress thyroid activity, and cause

cardiovascular problems (perhaps due to its effect on the heart muscle). All

these known side effects leads one to the all too real conclusion that the

disorders listed already may very well be only part of all the damage that the

fluoroquinolones have done over the years.

While the FDA undoubtedly believes that a toxin such as fluoride is a necessary

evil in the world in which we live, it would certainly appear they have made a

grave miscalculation in turning a blind eye to its effects on the human body. The

short and long-term effects of all drugs and the components which make them

up should be measured and fully understood, especially if they are to be used

for non-life threatening conditions. Of course, the FDA is far from alone in the

blame for allowing this horrific tragedy to occur. We are all ultimately

responsible when we allow our institutions, which we have created to protect

and serve us, to act so irresponsibly. Our whole health care system has in factfailed us, and yet, we can never forget that we have also failed ourselves.

The Gulf War veterans were never told exactly what medications they were

given, despite the fact that many believed that their health problems actually

stemmed from the preventative drugs that they took. In ignoring the health of

our Gulf War veterans who bravely fought to help contain one of the great evils

of our world, ironically it would seem, we have in fact been ignoring another one

of the great evils of our world. In the end, perhaps our soldiers will once again

be the key to restoring the freedom and way of life that our nation values so

dearly.

(c) Jason Alexander Uttley. Reprinted with permission from the author.


5/7

previous article Please Rate This Article: next article

Please Discuss This Article:

It all make sense, now

Posted by: josiesfootMay 9, 2009

Was this review helpful? 569

I just recently made the connection that my rashes on my chest & back all started when I wasgiven Cipro for a UTI in spring of 2001. About 2 weeks after taking Cipro (which made me vomit,nauseated, weak, dizzy and loose 10 lbs -making me a slight 105 lb girl standing 5' 5") I had thishorrible prickly, itchy rash on my chest, back and stomach. I didn't think much of it then, but fromtime to time I will break out in this same rash. The dermatologist had no idea what it was.Eventually she said it is a type of "yeast" growing on my skin (joy)... I am now allergic to penicillin,so recently was given tetracycline (also antibiotic) and the same rash appeared. I am so glad tohave read this article, because now I see what the cause is when I get dizzy time to time, my jointswill ache, forgetfulness (I'm only 31) and most of all am chemically sensitive. Dr.s think I am nutswhen I tell them these things & they call me depressed (which I am not) I can smell a lady'sperfume if she is 500 ft away from me and just walked in the room. I start to feel like I am nutswhen I say "What is that horrible smell?" and no one has any idea what I am talking about. I amgoing to do lots of research on this topic, now. I'll keep you posted.

Reply

any prescription

Posted by: neenyteenySep 25, 2010


I am so amazed at all these prescription drugs advertising on tv and what my friends have beenprescribed. The side affects amaze me. And how these drugs are being used for other uses thanwhat they are initially intended for. And I am even more amazed at how some folks do not botherto read the insert, having complete faith in a doctor who's only doing what he's suppose to bedoing, prescribing drugs that the pharmaceutical companies 'tell' him to prescribe. It's likepoisoning those who are desperate for help. I have been reading a lot on various things, not just

on the net, and listening to folks that are concerned. I have read that in our drinking water, thereare high levels of anti depressants that they have discovered at the filtration plants. My concerns iswhat if they can't filter out all those drugs/chemicals? We have to bath, do laundry, dishes, etc., itwould be quite expensive to have to buy bottled water for all of that. Has anyone ever thought thateven those nuclear reactor disasters in some way or another affect the entire globe? If we reallytook a close look at how we live our lives and what we consume or breath or are exposed to dayafter day, we could see we are slowly being poisoned in every way imaginable. If it isn't msg, it'smercury, if it isn't the air we breath, it's the meds we need. We are so consumed in it, that there'sno way out.

Reply

Fluoroquinolones then Gadolinium/Magnevist poisoning

1.9kLikeLike 2088 4Google + 0

8 11 3028 10
http://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enter&reply_id=3017&orig_reply_id=3017http://www.prohealth.com/library/ArtReviews_process.cfm?libid=8931&commentID=3017&vote=addhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enter&reply_id=2173&orig_reply_id=2173http://www.prohealth.com/library/ArtReviews_process.cfm?libid=8931&commentID=2173&vote=addhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enterhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/showArticle.cfm?libid=8932http://www.prohealth.com/library/showArticle.cfm?libid=8930


6/7

Posted by: camnpogSep 28, 2012


Into the mix of being worked up for Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, don't forget to count theadditional poisoning of toxic heavy metals such as Bayer manufactured Magnevist brand contrastthat is given via injection to gour arm as goure placed into a GE manufactured MRIs; the resultingburn I received and am still dealing with TEN YEARS LATER! is horrible and painful,fibrosis/stenosis of the bowel painful contractures of hands and feet, think a ramped up diseasesuch as "SCLERODERMA ON STEROIDS" yes it's that disfiguring and excruciatingly painful; itslso disanles the body from fighting infection and its only Septemeber and ive een hispitalizedthree times for pneumonia already! And no dermatologist will diagnose you be ause they do t want

to go up against GE or Bayer. And all this because the insurance companies and he VDC won'tallow doctors to treat chronic Lyme disease; yes this IS THE EPIDEMIC the government didn'twant coming to light, now they have to deal with disfiguring and disabling previously healthyworking citizens, reduced to blubbering idiots, yes I am an idiotic to have allowed modernmedicine to screw me up so bad; I should've listened to my mother-in-law and "gone out the way Icame in, but trust is something you think you have in someone or in some governmental entity andthere's no way on earth you can trust any drug company anymore,This has to stop; there's no way on earth it should EVER be feasible to put a toxic heavy metalnamely Magnevist by Bayer, into a vein expecting it to bind to any chelate and expect it to comeout of the body;When I die from this, my husband has instructions to deliver my stiffened, withered, depleted bodyto those repsonsible, let them deal wih the cleanup.Meanwhile I am warning all of you getting "health work ups" make sure it does NOT includeanything injected into the body; X-rays were bad enough and we should have known better; nowthe

Reply

poisoned by doctors

Posted by: jamescipro

Aug 9, 2013Was this review helpful? 479

my body was totally destroyed by cipro and levaquin and statin drugs. four and six months later Istill carry all this pain in my body. been to countless doctors and all kinds of tests. no results. hadto find out on my own what the problem was. if we do not get our elected corrupt people out of ourgovernment, we have no chance. the f.d.a. is run by the drug companies. if a doctor tells you hehas a new treatment for you, you had better run like hell. I go to no more doctors and am going allnatural supplements plus natural food. it is helping pain leave body. do not trust doctors. they allcome from rockfellow school of medicine and they are out to destroy your body and kill you. readabout illuminate. it is true. protect yourself and you children. rise up and refuse vaccinations foryourself and your children. it all a con to destroy uou.

Reply

poisoned by doctors

Posted by: jamesciproAug 9, 2013


my body was totally destroyed by cipro and levaquin and statin drugs. four and six months later Istill carry all this pain in my body. been to countless doctors and all kinds of tests. no results. had

to find out on my own what the problem was. if we do not get our elected corrupt people out of ourgovernment, we have no chance. the f.d.a. is run by the drug companies. if a doctor tells you hehas a new treatment for you, you had better run like hell. I go to no more doctors and am going allnatural supplements plus natural food. it is helping pain leave body. do not trust doctors. they allcome from rockfellow school of medicine and they are out to destroy your body and kill you. readabout illuminate. it is true. protect yourself and you children. rise up and refuse vaccinations foryourself and your children. it all a con to destroy uou.

Reply

fluoroquinolones

Posted by: tlucasNov 7, 2013


I love this story. I use it all the time..too bad no one was sharing this story. I share it all the time toprevent this from happening to so many other people.

The Fluoroquinolone Wall of Pain Sign PetitionVisit us at

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fluoroquinolone-Wall-of-Pain/209182505773463?ref=hl

Reply

De-bunking The Myth-Rethinking CFIDS,FMS,GWS

Posted by: StultzApr 19, 2014


This is the wake up out of a cleverly disguised Marketed illness. It is a Medicine Antibiotic Injurythat has created a multibillion dollar industry to Thrive. At first you dis-believe that something soheinous was done. Getting a diagnoses is a feat in itself. Realizing you have been duped isanother. Add to the mix, is a cleverly orchastrated group of Non Profits using false information /
http://www.prohealth.com/library/ArtReviews_process.cfm?libid=8931&commentID=5270&vote=addhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enter&reply_id=4957&orig_reply_id=4957http://www.prohealth.com/library/ArtReviews_process.cfm?libid=8931&commentID=4957&vote=addhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enter&reply_id=4820&orig_reply_id=4820http://www.prohealth.com/library/ArtReviews_process.cfm?libid=8931&commentID=4820&vote=addhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enter&reply_id=4819&orig_reply_id=4819http://www.prohealth.com/library/ArtReviews_process.cfm?libid=8931&commentID=4819&vote=addhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enter&reply_id=4342&orig_reply_id=4342http://www.prohealth.com/library/ArtReviews_process.cfm?libid=8931&commentID=4342&vote=add


7/7

false indoctrination to feed the masses of those who were injured by Antibiotics. It adds moreconfusion to those affected. Once you connect the dots you are free. Getting there is a journey.Lie after lie, spin after spin. One can recognize it if one is truly wanting to be healed. ThePhysicians that fueled the fire should be held accountable by a jury of their peers. Mothers whotook these Antibiotics in the early 1960`s should become of aware of the harm they passed downto the unborn child. Yet recovery is in sight. It is do`able. The trick is believing you can. It is hard toconvince someone that CFIDS/ME/FMS/GWS/MCS is a Antibiotic Injury. They unfortunately havebecome one of the brain washed. It is an indoctrination of the MIND. If one can see clearly throughthe FOG, one can heal., failure is NOT an Option. The fact remains, Your Own Life Depends On It.You only have one life. Fluoroquinolones Antibiotic Injury happened to those of us in the1980`s,1990`s, 2000 fast forward, Recovery is available. Just Re-think it. It is not difficult. It is

difficult for those who profit off your so called Illness, they know it does not exist and they keep theMyth Alive at your expense..Give, Donate..Obey.

Reply

FIBROMYALGIA

RESOURCESWhat is Fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia Diagnosis

Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Fibromyalgia Treatments

| CFS RESOURCESWhat is CFS?

ME/CFS Diagnosis

ME/CFS Symptoms

ME/CFS Treatments

| FORUMSFibromyalgia

ME/CFS

ADVANCED MEDICAL LABS

WHOLESALE | AFFILIATES

GUARANTEE | PRIVACY

CONTACT US

LIBRARY

RSS

SITE MAP

Credit CardProcessing

CLOSE OPT OUT: I already signed up!

Sign up for ProHealth's Newsletters!

gfedcb ME/CFS gfedcb Fibromyalgia gfedcb Wellness

Your Email:
https://www.authorize.net/https://verify.authorize.net/anetseal/?pid=5b1517eb-b944-484b-9b5f-260ede5b989e&rurl=http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=8931https://plus.google.com/109939955869600477776http://pinterest.com/prohealthinchttp://twitter.com/ProHealthhttps://www.facebook.com/ProHealthInchttp://www.prohealth.com/sitemap.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/feeds/feedsList.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/index.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/customerService.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/privacy.cfmhttps://www.prohealth.com/shop/quality.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/affiliates/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/wholesale/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/aboutus/aml.cfmhttp://forums.prohealth.com/forums/index.phphttp://forums.prohealth.com/forums/index.phphttp://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-treatment-overview.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-symptoms.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-symptoms.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/me-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-diagnosis.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/what-is-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-me.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/me-cfs/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/fibromyalgia-diagnosis.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/what-is-fibromyalgia.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/fibromyalgia/index.cfmhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enterhttp://www.prohealth.com/library/article_comments.cfm?libid=8931&enter_comment=enter&reply_id=5270&orig_reply_id=5270

Documents

The Poisoning of America the Rise of 'Mystery' Illnesses Including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, And Gulf War Syndrome