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Yes, I am really surprised you were able to make that guess.
by avgDev 8y ago
Yes, I am really surprised you were able to make that guess.
- Obi_Juan_Kenobi 8y agoThe first google hit for "antibiotic nerve damage" is https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20130826/fda-strengthens-fluoroquinolone-warning https://www.webmd.com/brain/news/20130826/fda-strengthens-fl... It is perhaps under-recognized, but it's not obscure. Looks like IVIG is the most promising treatment currently: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5833158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5833158/
- avgDev 8y agoVery interesting I have not heard of IVIG previously! I will bring this up with an MD. The biggest issues are doctors just very skeptical and often refuse to even look at studies. I have to walk a fine line between being educated and appearing like I'm self diagnosing.
- cm2012 8y agoA good trick is to tell doctors your in-law (or something) is a doctor and recommended asking your regular doctor about treatment X. They're more likely than not to start considering that option seriously.
- xkcd-sucks 8y agoIt's pretty easy if you've gotten got. For example, my sense of smell got burned out by cipro. Luckily it seemed to recover about a year later but I understand the more common ADR of tendon rupture etc. cam last longer :(