Nerve Damage From Antibiotics

Today's post from neuropathydr.com (see link below) is very short, simple and lacks any evidence to back its claims up. That said, currently the internet is full of articles about certain forms of antibiotics causing neuropathy as a side effect, or making it considerably worse if you already have it. The chief culprits are fluoroquinolones (ciproxin and levaquin amongst others) and as a general rule, it may be wise to discuss the potential for nerve damage with your doctor if he or she prescribes antibiotics for you. Failing that, do your own research by googling both the brand name and pharmaceutical name to see if neuropathy is a potential problem. Fortunately, there are nearly always alternatives you can take. (More articles on this issue can be found in the alphabetical list to the right of this blog).

Antibiotic Neuropathy 
Posted by john on May 12, 2014

Powerful antibiotics are more likely to cause antibiotic neuropathy.

It wasn’t that long ago that human beings just didn’t live that long. In reality it also wasn’t long ago that our life expectancy was half of what it is now! Now no doubt there have been many of reasons over the last 300 years that human beings are living far longer.

Better diet, improved social systems, and better living conditions no doubt account for so much of this.

One key reasons however, in modern societies is we are far better able to deal with infections. Now this is true in modern societies but many underdeveloped countries still suffer and millions die each year from diseases that are largely preventable in our world.

It’s been less than 100 years that antibiotics have been widely available. Now we even have antibiotics for some of the most devastating viral diseases.

Antibiotics also have side effects and for some this is antibiotic neuropathy. This very neuropathy is actually a toxic neuropathy. You see antibiotics are effective because they are by definition toxic products, usually much more so to invaders than humans.

Antibiotics literally help destroy bacteria and viruses so that they don’t kill us, the hosts.

Now we have more powerful antibiotics, which are more likely to cause antibiotic neuropathy. There are also many reasons for what many consider over-prescription of these drugs.

But please keep in mind despite your doctors best efforts, antibiotic neuropathy is a possibility and must be treated as soon as possible.

The most important thing is to recognize and report signs of antibiotic neuropathy as early as possible.

Help your doctor and report any unusual symptoms. This would include things such as tingling, numbness, burning, and loss of sensation. Often times these will occur very suddenly and without warning.

Next time we’ll talk more about the treatment of antibiotic neuropathy but for now understand the best communication between you and your doctor is essential to help prevent it!

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