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I was prescribed ciprofloxacin for UTI by a doctor in June 2017 and got neuropathy overnight.
Unfortunately I didn't know the culprit at the time. Had I known I would have atleast discontinued the course in the middle. Although I was diagnosed one year later for small fiber neuropathy with no reason identified by Mayo Clinic, I am positive that Cipro is the real culprit of my suffering.
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I was diagnosed with small fiber neuropathy. My records say idiopathic but the only risk factor i had was taking flouroquinolones. They thought I had tarsal tunnel bilaterally so I had surgery on one foot and it didn't help. I have had numbness and pain for 8 years. It has been debilitating. Sometimes I feel numbness and coldness in a stocking pattern on my lower extremities. I have orthotics to walk but even walking proves difficult. I tried to get an appointment at Mayo when this first happened and the nurse was rude with me and said they don't see patients like me. The pain when walking and the muscle cramps in my calves at night has become all consuming. There has been no relief and it has become progressively worse.
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I am currently poisoned 6 years from cipro. Additionally, I was poisoned in 1990 and sick for 9 years. For whatever miracle, after 9 years it mostly went away. During that time, I went to Mayo clinic. They didn't have a clue and how to diagnose me. And it's mind-blowing that 31 years later they still can't diagnose it. It's really sad. And Mayo clinic is not alone. Virtually every doctor I see doesn't believe me and or knows nothing about the florouquinolone poisoning