Muscle twitching / Dry Mouth / Weak Digestion / short term memory problems (cipro?)

D Bergy

\r\n \r\n Cipro may cause swelling or tearing of tendons. This is a pretty well known risk with this class of antibiotic.
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\nDry mouth is another known side effect of the drug.
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\nThe other symptoms may or may not be related to side effects. Not all side effects are common, and certainly any particular individual can react in a very individual way to anything. They could be from dehydration, which seems to be a side effect, or destruction of a pathogen you may have.
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\nYou could try to up water intake and see if it helps any. I would probably use MMS instead of Cipro for this condition, but that is your choice.
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\nGood Luck
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moxsum

\r\n \r\n Oh i know.. believe me I will never touch cipro again.. or any antibiotic for that matter (unless its a very last resort).
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\r\nI wish my doctor hadnt prescribed it to me.. he did in such a nonchalant way too.. I was actually leaving his office, and he was like "oh wait, so no other doctors have given you antibiotics?" "no" "ok well lets put you on cipro for a month".. he did warn me about the possibility of achilles tendon rupture, but then said, "i doubt that will happen, I just have to tell you".. ofcourse he didnt mention the myriad of other potential/likely side effects.
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\r\nIts hard to say whether these symptoms were caused by cipro or not.. I took it 4 montsh ago, and up until a few weeks ago, didnt notice anything other then some tendonitis. But just recently ive had weak short term memory, dry mouth/nose/skin, weak digestion, an allergic reaction, and muscle twitching in my leg/butt/stomach/back. This all seemed to start though after I had an allergic reaction.. I ate a turkey sandwich and my arms, elbows, and neck got red and hot for like 30 minutes.. since then ive had these symptoms.. but ive never had an allergic reaction in my life (that i know of) so thats out of the ordinary too.
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\r\nThen again, ive heard it can take months for side effects to appear.. part of the reason they go under-reported.
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\r\nEither way, I just wanna be 100% healthy and do what ever I need to do to mitigate any side effects of this terrible drug.\r\n

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Cookie

\r\n \r\n How much water do you currently consume daily moxsum?\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n I consume a fair amount of water... when im at home I almost always have a glass that im sipping on..
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\nAlot of these symptoms started though, after I worked out instensely for an hour and a half without drinking any water and my mouth got real dry.. but then i drank lots after.. then I had some other issues which caused me a lot of stress over the next few weeks.. then I had some kind of allergic reaction, then i had really bad dry mouth for a few days.. no amount of water made it better.. since then things improved slightly but in general my mouth is still more dry then normal. Ive also noticed some white stuff on the back of my tongue the past few days.
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\nIm scared it could be diabetes.. I saw a chinese doc today and she said I should think about getting tested for it. but she also said it could just be my digestive system is messed up (liver/etc)..
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\nI hope its not diabetes.. im thin and work out a lot, dont drink soda, or candy.. but i did eat a lot of fruit and pasta this year.. which I know is a lot of sugar.\r\n

jfh

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\nhttps://symptoms.wrongdiagnosis.com/c...-imbalance.htm\r\n

ljea

\r\n \r\n Moxum,
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\nI feel compelled to agree with Dan\'s suggestion of trying MMS for your symtoms. I had all the same symtoms as you and more...(which you may also.) Doctors never found the cause. They called me "complicated." I had been prescribed anti biotics many times for pneumonia over the years. Dry mouth, insomnia, over all muscle pain they called Fibromyalgia. Poor digestion and elimination. Short term memory problems. Poor concentration. I was prescribed "medicine" for my symptoms with yes, many side effects. I was so discouraged.
\nFinally my blood was sent to the Mayo Clinic which inticated Rheumatoid Arthritis. I said to myself "but what causes the inflammation?"....the "arthritis?" I found one article on the internet that said "parasites."
\nThen I found MMS on the internet in my search for something that might help me.(cure parasites) I took the drops, and low and behold, I had parasites. Many. Within three weeks on the MMS, my memory and concentration improved dramatically. No more insomnia. (since the liver tries to expel toxins/poisons/pathogens while we sleep thus, the sleep disorders when the body is toxic.) My digestion and elimination problems are now resolved.
\nI am "Parasites in Montana" on the website Health Salon, if you\'d like to read my story by Arrowwind09. Now I am dealing with having been malnourished for so many years. Miracle Mineral Solution kills pathogens, (virus\'s, bacteria, mold, parasites, heavy metals etc.) then the body\'s immune system goes into overdrive, which it is naturally intended to do .
\nI would be so happy if MMS worked for you as well as it did for me\r\n

Arrowwind09

\r\n \r\n So Moxsum, did the cipro get rid of the prostatitis or are you still dealing with that also?
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\nThey pass that drug out like candy in my opinion, same with Levaquin. Very dangerous drugs for some people, and you don\'t know if you will be one of the unlucky ones until it happens.
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\nYour symptoms sound like cipro problems to me. I don\'t know what could repair it and I have never seen any protocols.
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\nWhy don\'t you just go to the doc and get a fasting blood sugar. Don\'t eat in the morning. Water is Ok. Make an appointment for about 9 am and get it done. Then you can eliminate this issue and not worry about it.
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\nIf it turns out you are diabetic don\'t let them scare you into their drugs. Studies indicate you do worse with them than without. You can manage it with diet, but certainly not the diet they recommend.
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\nAnd I do think that chinese herbalists may have much to offer for diatetes
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\nand just another note about MMS, it is reported to have cured some cases of diabetes. So if all this came on after cipro, and you have since developed diabetes, I would be guessing that you have developed some kind of micoplasma that is affecting the pancrease due to the use of antibiotics.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n thanks for the advice guys!
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\nno the cipro didnt help my prostatitis. I actually started reading about the horror stories, right before I started taking it.. but at that point i was so tired of dealing with prostatitis I thought I would give it a shot anyway since I trusted this doctor.
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\nOfcourse I canot prove that it caused me any side effects.. but I think its pretty likely. But these recent symptoms are 4 months after I stopped taking it. Could be related to my adrenal / stress issues.
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\nFrom what ive read, it seems people with adrenal issues are prone to hypoglycemia.. which then can make you wan to eat more sugar/carbs.. sounds like what happened.. I started having a fruit shake every morning, and eating a fair amount of pasta.. then a few weeks ago I made some pasta with a friend and ate like 4 plates of it in one sitting.. I also stay up really late, and have done for a long time, which is also something that can help to cause diabetes.. and make adrenal fatigue worse.
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\nAnyway, im gonna get a physical with my GP doctor and do the glucose test. Hopefully it turns out to be just some other type of imbalance.. I did exercise a few times without drinking water and have some allergies when this started, also adrenal fatigue can make it difficult to control sodium/potassium levels and retain water apparently.
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\nWill keep you guys updated!\r\n

pinballdoctor

\r\n \r\n Prostatitis is caused by yeast, and yeast starts with antibiotics.
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\nTaking antibiotics will only make the yeast grow because it kills off the good bacteria in the intestines.
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\nThe only way to reverse all this is to take a good probiotic daily, along with some natural antibiotics, such as olive leaf extract, oil of oregano, colloidal silver, iodine, and perhaps mms.
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\nThere are some certain things you would need to stay away from. The main ones are antibiotics, fluoride, steroids, chlorine (from tap water), any baked goods containing bakers yeast, any alcohol, especially beer, which contains brewers yeast, mushrooms, and refined sugar in all its forms, especially fructose from corn syrup. These either kill off the good bacteria, or become fuel for the bad bacteria.
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\nVitamin C, in large doses, seems to negate the effects of fructose.
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\nOn a final note, most muscle twitching can be traced back to a magnesium deficiency, thus, taking magnesium from citrate should eliminate this problem.\r\n

ljea

\r\n \r\n I had insatiable carb cravings. After the MMS, gone. (I\'ve lost over 20 pounds in 3 months.) It is estimated on the MMS info sights that 85% of all Americans have parasites and don\'t know it, or want to know it.....I thought, "well, MMS is cheap, and if parasites are the cause of my malady, then it\'s worth a try." It was. I am so grateful. I feel doctor\'s treat symtoms and don\'t get to the cause. Best of health to everyone. (You all give such valuable information here, thank you.)\r\n

jfh

\r\n \r\n And now it is time to build ljea. It\'s time to stop sterilizing yourself. Probiotic supplements will help you build your immune system. That and essential vitamins and continued good diet.
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\nYou are right about doctors treating symptoms. I think we all fall into that after a while. We are jaded. Even the media has fallen into that. They give us sound bites with no investigative reporting. The pharmaceutical companies even push us into the symptom curing mindset. So do the insurance companies - health, auto, home. It\'s like an epidemic throughout our lives. Even BP is looking for that cure for the oil disaster; instead of performing periodic disaster recovery tests from the beginning.
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\nNow if only I could do like you and cure the carb and salt cravings. Maybe if I got a grill (BBQ), I would eat more meat and roasted veggies.\r\n

D Bergy

\r\n \r\n I have not put on weight since using MMS either. Usually I would pile on a few pounds in the Winter months. Not this year. It does not seem to matter how much I eat, the weight stays the same.
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\nI have used a few other treatments that could account for this, but I noticed this anomaly a few months after using MMS for six weeks.
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\nI am not sure what causes it, but it seems to be a positive thing.
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\nDan\r\n

ljea

\r\n \r\n Thank you jfh. I need all the sound advice I can get. I am really, really weak. I still can\'t believe this happened to me, or that I\'m getting a new lease on life. I am forever in debt to Jim Humble and all of you who are helping me. Arrowwind has been instrumental in my recovery. It\'s hard to fathom (at first) that doctors are this inept... Anyway, thanks for your encouragement. I am off to the health food store!\r\n

Cookie

\r\n \r\n Are you an athlete Moxsum? Why would you be doing INTENSE exercising for an hour & a half? And with little water?
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\nIt probably wouldn\'t be a bad idea to journal what you eat during the day for a couple of weeks since your diet seems to be horrible. It can be a REAL eye opener. I know if I eat more than a half a cup of pasta or potatoes in one sitting, I\'d be tired for three days after. Many times you can avoid hypoglycemia problems & fix fatigue merely by eating 5 small HEALTHY meals (protein, fat, active carb) daily. If you\'re not an athlete, pretend you are & become really intuned with how you\'re fueling your body.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Yea.. Yeast is one theory.. there are many. Ive been taking probiotics for a while now aswell as occasionally taking olive leaf, and some others.. I heard though that taking too many probiotics can also disrupt your intestinal flora.
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\nand the muscle twithcing. .. yea thats what I would think, but ive been spraying magnesium oil and rubbing it all over my body for a few weeks.. anyway that symptom is not so bad the past few days.. but i was having some twitches around my body quite a bit recently.\r\n

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I heard though that taking too many probiotics can also disrupt your intestinal flora.

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The probiotics are all competing for territory. The good ones and the bad ones. It is good to keep a variety of species of friendly microbes down there. That\'s why I don\'t understand when products are offered to the market that only have one strain; like yogurt or that new one, called Yakult. I wish I could keep kefir going. It is the best for a very wide variety of species. Second best is sauerkraut. Third is a supplement containing such a variety.
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\nThe most important thing that friendly flora do for us is that they produce acids. The acids kill the bad microbes. You\'ve probably heard that bad pathogens don\'t survive in an alkaline environment. I don\'t think so. A little investigation on how our symbiotic bacteria work says otherwise. It is said that 80% of our immune system is our friendly flora.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Hey guys..
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\r\nStill having the random muscle twitching.. but its not all day or anything. Just started a few weeks ago along with dry mouth, dry skin, very little sweat even during intense exercise. Plus ive been drinking plenty of water.
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\r\nI bought a glucose monitoring thing..
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\r\nI tested twice.. once after a meal, my blood glucose was at 166 which is definitely too high, but then I tested it in the morning after fasting for 8 hours and it was down to 85-88 which is considered normal and not diabetic..
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\r\nbut clearly somethings not right with my blood sugar.. it shouldnt spike that high after a meal.. but its a good sign that its normal during fasting..
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\r\nbut in this book im reading it says its not good.. because 166 is high enough to cause diabetes complications, so if im eating 3 meals a day plus snacks my blood sugar might be in the diabetic range all day..
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\r\nso im learning as much as I can about it.. gonna massively cut back on the carbs.. I already exercise a lot.. gotta heal this adrenal fatigue so my cortisol can regulate my blood sugar properly.. then do some things to heal my pancreas/liver/gut..\r\n

Arrowwind09

\r\n \r\n Hi Moxsum,
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\nI wouldn\'t worry too much about 166 right after a meal at this point.
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\nIn regards to craving carbs.... yeast infection I think contributes to craving carbs and there are indications that some prostatitis has a yeast factor.
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\nIf you get your carb ingestion down, replacing sugars and breads and pastas with veggie carbs I bet you will see that 166 number drop.
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\nOlive leaf extract standardized to about 20% is what is required to decrease yeast and other parasites. But you should be taking one pill at least 2 times a day and probably for 6 months. I learned this through experience my friend had who was riddled with yeast and parasites. It took her 6 months to get things under control with olive leaf extract. With the biomeridian type testing she was having done we got to watch the pathogen load numbers drop continually over the 6 month period till they finally hit 0.
\nSome people report the mms will get rid of yeast, but in the testimonials but I often wonder if they did it long enough to get the job fully complete.
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\nThen there is the concept that cancer is a fungus. And as whitnessed by Vern\'s story on curing his prostate cancer with sodium bicarb over the course of about 3 weeks or so that may be an option for the prostatitis if it indeed is a yeast issue. You can read his story here: https://phkillscancer.com/vernons_dance_with_cancer
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\nljea, I think that mms should go on a while longer with you to make sure all the parasites are gone, including their unhatched prodgeny. Also you have a family infestation at hand, so the risk of reinfection is a possibility for a time.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Hey..
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\nWell im still waiting to see my General Practice doctor.. in 2 days.. Will ask her to check my kidney/liver and electrolyte levels..
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\nIt seems like it could be an electrolye imbalance.. I know this can occur with adrenal fatigue, plus I was exercising quite intesnely a few times without drinking enough water and I had an allergic reaction, thats when I had a few days of severe dry mouth, and I drank a lot of water but it didnt help.. then that seemed to get a bit better, then i had random muscle twitching around my body for a week or two, now its turned into a general feeling of weakness in my muscles, and I seem to have lost a few pounds..
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\nCould this be an electrolyte imbalance?
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\nI was taking a lot of magnesium around the time this started.. and since it started ive increased my intake of salt quite a bit..
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\nHoping my muscle strength will come back, that I will gain some more weight, and feel stronger .. I will keep everyone updated on what my doctor says..
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\nI want to go see a naturopath or Ayurvedic/chinese doctor, but I suppose I will see what my western doctor has to say seeing as I havent had a checkup in 2 years.\r\n

Arrowwind09

\r\n \r\n What a naturopath will find and what a conventional doctor will find may be like night and day. If you go to the conventional doc and have insurance get every test you possibly can including a D3 and B12, CRP, and Fibrolynic blood exam to test for clotting. (if you are over 50)... I forgot exactly what it is called then take all those results with you to the naturopath.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Hey thanks Arrowwind.. im 23.. so.. def not 50 !
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\nYea im gonna ask her to do a really thorough checkup.. I wanna check my liver/kidney function, my glucose levels.. maybe do a urinalysis looking for protein, blood etc in urine.. test all my viatmin levels, electrolyte, metabolic..
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\nHere are my new symptoms as of the past 3-4 weeks:
\nDry mouth
\nDry skin
\nOnly sweating a tiny amount during intense exercise
\nDry nose/mucous membranes
\nOccasional muscle twitching uncontrollably
\nMuscle weakness
\nLost 5-6 pounds (which is a big deal as im already pretty skinny) went from like 125-128 to 119 in a few weeks
\nBubbly urine
\nFelt some pain in my liver area the other night.. went away though
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\nHoping i dont have a kidney problem or something\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Hey there cookie..
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\nAm I an athlete? well.. I have been training for years pretty intensely .. so I suppose you could say so. Ive always been in great shape and felt great with no health problems until this year..
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\nMy diet.. I always thought was good.. i never drank soda, didnt eat fast food or any candy/crap like that.. but it definitely wasnt quite right..
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\nIm changing my diet quite a bit right now, cutting way back on the carbs and eating more organic meat etc.. more veggies..
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\nI shouldnt have worked out that hard without drinking water.. but I was taking an Ayurveda class and the teacher said not to drink water during a workout.. but i think she ment if your just going for a jog or something, and I took it too literally and applied what she said to intense exercise for 90 minutes.. which clearly wasnt smart..
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\nI dont know if that could have caused all these problems though..
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\nBut, I read that you need to replace electrolytes, not just drink water, cuz water will dilute your system even more and wash out more electrolytes... so maybe I got pretty dehydrated from the intense work out, then drank lots of water afterward which further depleted my body.. combine that with some intense mental stress/anxiety = problems.
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\nAnyway, Im seein the Western doctor tomorrow.. I will let you guys know what she says.. probably will have to wait for the test results though.
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\nThe dyness/no sweat thing freaks me out though.. normally I sweat alot, like when im anxious, my palms get all sweaty etc.. but since this, my hands have been desert dry.. ????!!!\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Could I have too much salt/sodium in my system?
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\n"Even in the case of serious lack of fresh water (e.g. at sea or in a desert), drinking seawater or urine does not help, nor does the consumption of alcohol. It is often thought that the sudden influx of salt into the body from seawater will cause the cells to dehydrate and the kidneys to overload and shut down but it has been calculated that an average adult can drink up to 0.1 litres of seawater per day before the kidneys start to fail [citation needed]"
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\nI was rubbing magnesium oil all over my body for like a week or two when this started, and the magnesium has lots of salt in it, then I was also salting my food a lot and putting salt in my water as I heard it was good for adrenal fatigue.. maybe too much sodium? = kidney problems\r\n

Cookie

\r\n \r\n I think you might be on to something! Pays to hash things around a little cause it eventually jogs something in your memory.
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\nAs far as diet.. I always thought my diet was pretty clean. But boy was I wrong once I started keeping a journal and actually seeing where I was going wrong. Lol All I can say is you can\'t hide from yourself! My issue was consuming the correct foods to speed up my metabolism. \r\n

Cookie

\r\n \r\n ps. The only carbs I consume now are active carbs; fruit, veggies, brown rice, brown rice pasta, sweet potatoes and oatmeal (the long cooking type.) No sugar or white flour except on special occasions & dark chocolate.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Yea.. im stickin with the low carb thing from now on.
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\nIm scared... my digestion seems really messed up? Lately whenever I go to the bathroom for a BM I can see bits of food in it, and its not well formed.. its almost as if my body isnt properly digesting food .. which could explain the weakness etc.. maybe im not producing the enzymes or bile i need for some reason..
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\nI was taking lots of digestive enzymes for a while and then stopped.. maybe my body got used to those free enzymes and stopped producing them.. or maybe my liver is overburdened from too many supplements.. aaaaaaaaa\r\n

Cookie

\r\n \r\n Oh gosh. It\'s good you stopped using all that stuff. My son is 20 and gets pulled into what I call \'peer pressure\' supplements at the gym. Creatine, Nitric Oxide, protein. It\'s hard to stay away from all of it and just eat cleanly but hopefully he\'s listening to me now

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\nYou definitely need carbs @ each meal for energy. Just be careful of what type of carbs you\'re eating, make it a game to get as much nutritional value out of each meal. Good nutrition helps the cells that are replacing themselves in your body become the strongest cells you can make!

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\nWater is the most important thing for cell communication....
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\n1/2 c 5 minute oatmeal with 1 tsp coconut oil & cinnamon
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\n1/8 c nuts
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\n1 c mixed berries
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\nbroccoli drizzled with cheddar cheese
\nsmall salad
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moxsum

\r\n \r\n Hey guys.. well I got some results back from the doctor..
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\nSo far all is good.. normal kidney, liver, pancreas.. apparently my cortisol was normal as well as prolactin (which had been high before).. still skeptical about that though.. i feel like my adrenals are whacked, dunno how my cortisol could be normal, she didnt give me a number and it just was a random one time test not 24 hour.
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\nApparently my blood sugar was normal as well, at 78, and my hba1c was 5.3.
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\nAlso, my electrolytes were normal.. (i was sure that would be messed up)
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\nThe only thing she mentioned was a somewhat low blood platelet count at 135. They are looking at this more though, gonna look at them under a microscope.
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\nSo this is great news.. but also confusing? I still feel like ive lost weight, and my mouth, skin has been really dry.. ?
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\nWere still waiting on more results though, I will keep everyone updated..\r\n

Cookie

\r\n \r\n That\'s great!

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\nWell, eat 5 times a day & you\'ll gain weight Lol
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\nThirst- when your fluid levels decrease in your body, you feel it in your mouth. Since your skin is dry, it\'s a good possibility that it\'s your environment. If it\'s a dry environment, you need to amp up the liquids as it\'s being stolen through your breath and skin via evaporation. Meds can cause thirst too. (Diuretics or steroids)
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\nHave you always had dry skin or ever been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis?
\nDry skin can be caused by anything from allergies to the soap you\'re using to your environmental climate. The only way to figure out what\'s causing it is by the process of elimination.
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\nMy skin gets dry from time to time but I believe it\'s due to not consuming enough fat in my diet. I visit the health store & buy a natural moisturizer and slather that on after a shower. This last one was Herbal Moisturizing Lotion by Nature\'s Gate & it was nice. Or I use virgin coconut oil.\r\n

Cookie

\r\n \r\n Have you ever been checked for diabetes?
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moxsum

\r\n \r\n Hey there..
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\nYea well the doctor checked my blood sugar and my hab1c which were both normal so she didnt think I had diabetes.. although I checked it myself and had a few abnormal post meal number, but they went back to normal within a few hours.
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\nI live in an apartment and dunno if theres a water softening system or not, I use a brita filter.
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\nMy skin is normally not this dry.. its not just dry its like i dont sweat at all? only been happening the past month and started with a few days of really bad dry mouth, now my mouth is still dry but less so.. so far the doc hasnt found anything wrong... it started around the time I had some type of allergic reaction.
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\nDunno why im not sweating as much during exercise or during the day.. normally my palms get sweaty when im anxious but that hasnt been happening either? im drinking plenty of water and apparently my electrolytes are normal and i dont have diabetes?
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\nalso had muscle twitches and a feeling of weakness in my body.
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\nTrying to eat a bit more.. although I sorta cut way back on the carbs the past few weeks which seems like its made me lose a lil weight which isnt good as im already pretty skinny.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Im wondering if its like a toxic overload of my system.
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\nits embarrasing to talk about but.. because of my prostate problems I was reffered to a physical therapist who specializes in releasing muscular tension "down there"..
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\nI saw this woman for a couple months , like twice a week, and she would wear gloves and lube her fingers and press on "trigger points" in my anus basically.. apparently my pelvic muscles were very tight..
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\nanyway, after doing this for months I finally asked to see the lube she was using..
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\nand it was full of bad chemicals like propylene glycol, methylparabens etc.
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\nI know that these substances already penetrate the skin quite easily, but they can be absorbed much much more easily through the rectum.
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\nIs it possible that after doing this for a few months my body is filled with this toxic humectant chemical and its dryed out my skin.. or done other damage to my body.. or my liver/kidneys are stressed trying to get it out of my system?
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\nI stopped going to that place after I found that out.. but hopefully its not been too late.
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\nThose kind of chemicals are seriously bad for you, and could cause all kinds of problems.
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\nHow can I cleanse my body internally and take the load of my liver/kidneys?
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\nIve been drinking some detox tea and eating as healthy as I can.. I also just quit smoking marijuana which I smoked for a long long time as I heard it is a liver toxin.
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\nI bet those chemicals could also cause the allergic reactions i experienced around the time this dryness started. I never had allergies before.\r\n

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How can I cleanse my body internally and take the load of my liver/kidneys?

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Milk Thistle and Dandelion are very good for liver cleansing and support. Red Clover is known to cleanse the blood in general. I never heard that MJ causes liver damage, that\'s a new one to me. \r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Yea.. I doubt the MJ does any serious damage.. but ive read a number of articles talking about how its a liver toxin.. the liver has to filter it out, its a foreign substance your ingesting into your lungs. Probably not a huge deal but if your liver\'s already overtaxed it may not be helpful. I smoked heavily for a long long time though.. so im taking a break.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n I also got an chest x ray done right about the time this dryness developed.. could that play a role? I remember the tech was a young guy and he didnt have my hold one of those shields to shield the other parts of my body not being x rayed. Maybe nothing to do with it though.. I doubt 1 x ray could cause this.\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n I think it must be caused by extreme levels of stress piled on to my already overly stressed adrenals/body.
\n
\nI found this on a site talking about anhidryosis in horses (lack of sweating):
\n
\n"Increased stress in the body can cause a down-regulation or desensitization of the beta-2-receptors in the sweat glands. This is basically a shutting-off of the normal process of balance or homeostasis in the body. Some big stressors would include heat and humidity. It is possible, that for some reason, the body releases too much epinephrine. With the continually high levels, the beta-2-receptors will stop responding for a while. Once in cooler weather, the receptors will up-regulate and the horse will once again sweat normally."\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n i think this might be it.. my body got overloaded with adrenaline from allergies, sever mental stress, dehydration, excessive exercise and my cells become reistant to adrenaline. like insulin resistance in diabetes.. hope this isnt the case though .. I doubt anyone will be able to help me ..\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Hey guys im still in need of some help!!
\n
\nMy body is still pretty dry.. and im still not sweating/cooling down properly.. and what worries me the most is it seems my digestive system has slowed down, or something.. i mean, ive been eating a lot but not pooping as much and I dont even feel like I need to most of the time.. its like I Eat all this food but it disappears, same with water.. I drink plenty of water but it never seems to make a difference in my dryness.
\n
\nThe worst part though, is it seems my stools have become harder/pellet like.. which indicates my colon is trying to squeeze all the moisture out of my poo, which will cause a lot of toxins to be circulated through my body. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?! it sucks, I want to be healthy but its like my body isnt eliminating waste normally now. It thinks its dehydrated so it wont let me sweat, keeps my mouth dry, and squeezes moisture out of my poo. BUT im drinking plenty of water? I even was drinking water with lots of salt added for a few weeks but it didnt make any noticeable difference.
\n
\nIm scared.. I want to be healthy, but if I cant sweat normally , thats a big way to detox gone right there, and my body\'s sucking in more toxins from my poo.
\n
\nHelpppp!! and the worst part is, no one seems to know how to help me, or what could be causing the problem. I dont have diabetes. I do probably have some adrenal/stress related issues + some allergic reactions to food + potential gut problems.
\n
\nPLEASE HELP\r\n

moxsum

\r\n \r\n Will you guys look at my lab results and tell me what you think.. My doctor wanted me to go see a gastroenterologist .. do you think I should? I dont like western doctors.
\n
\n
\nI got some lab results recently.. first I went to the Urologist who came back with these (2 months ago);
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\nEstradiol: 22.6
\nFSH: 6.5
\nLH: 3.1
\nProlactin: 35
\nTotal Test: 744
\n
\nI thought my prolactin was pertty high, but he didnt seem to concerned about it.. seemed to think it would go away on its own. Turns out it did.. I just went to my regular doctor cause the past few weeks ive been having dry mouth, not sweating normally, bubbly pee, weak muscles, muscle twitches.. but a lot of my results were in the "normal" ranges.. Here are some of the results;
\n
\n
\nT Prot-TS METER 7.8 (6.4 - 8.1)
\nAlbumin 4.4 (3.5 - 5.1)
\nAlpha 1 0.4 (0.2-0.4)
\nAlpha 2 0.6 (0.4-0.8)
\nBeta 0.9 (0.5-1.1)
\nGamma 1.5 (0.6-1.3) <-high sign of inflammation/immune response
\nA/G Ratop 1.29
\n
\nCortisol (serum) 6.5 UG/DL @ 2:00 PM roughly (before 10am 3.7-19.4)(after 5pm 2.9-17.3) <- seems a bit low to me
\n
\n
\nC02 29.0 (22-29)
\nBUN 16 (6-20)
\nCREAT 1.01 (0.70-1.30)
\nGlucose 78 (70-105)
\nMG 2.6 (1.6-2.6)
\nT-Prot 7.6 (6.4-8.3)
\nAlbumin 5.1 (3.5-5.0) <- high
\nGlobulin 2.5
\nAG ratio 2.04
\nCalcium 10.2 (8.6-10.2) <-top of normal
\n
\nBILI-TQT 1.0 (0.2-1.2)
\nAST 27 (5-34)
\nALT 24 (6-55)
\nALKPHOS 68 (40-150)
\n
\nAmylase 76 (25-125)
\nLipase 25 (8-78)
\nB12 490 (211-911)
\nTSH 3.487 (0.350-4.940)
\nT3 81 (58-159)
\nFree T4 (thyroxine) 1.28 (0.7-1.48)
\nProlactin 5.50 (3.45-19.40) <-improved hugely for some reason
\nSex Hormone Binding Globulin 93 (11-80) <- HIGH
\n
\nHemoglobin A1C 5.3 (4.2-6.0)
\nComplete Blood Count;
\n
\nWBC 4.2 (4-11) <- little low?
\nRBC 5.05 (4.5-6.5)
\nHCB 15.9 (13.9-16.3)
\nHCT 45.7 (39-55)
\nMCV 90.4 (80-99)
\nMCH 31.5 (27-31) <-high
\nMCHC 34.8 (32-36)
\nRDW 12.6 (11-15)
\nPLAT CT 135 (140-400) <-low
\n
\nDifferential;
\nPOLYS 48
\nPOLYS # 2.0 (2.2-10.6) <-low
\nLYMPH 39
\nLYMPH# 1.6 (0.8-4.4)
\nMONO 5 (0-8)
\nBOS 1 (0-5)
\nBASO 2 (0-2)
\nREACTIVE LYMPH 5 (0-5)
\nPLT-RST DECR
\nMEGATHROMBOCYTES RARE
\n
\nElectrolyte Panel;
\nNA 140 (136-145)
\nK 4.2 (3.5-5.1)
\nCL 101 (98-107)
\n
\nVitamin D 27 L (30-100 ng/ml) <- LOW\r\n

moxsum · � #1 � 06-02-2010, 03:15 AM

Hey yall,

Ive been dealing with prostatitis for the past year.. because of this, a Urologist prescribed Ciprofloxacin for 1 month.. so I took it for a month.. since then ive noticed some tightntess in my tendons and my knees seem to crack and pop more then they used to.

I didnt worry too much about that.. but lately (a few months after taking cipro) now i seem to be having short term memory problems aswell as dry skin and dry mouth, and muscle twitches/spasms occuring around my body..

Does this sound like side effects from the Cipro? Any way I can deal with this?

Does anyone else have experience dealing with / treating side effects of cipro?

Does the muscle twitches indicate real neurological damage? I dont have any pain, and they arent occuring all day long, but def pretty frequently.. and the weak short term memory and dry mouth are freaking me out.

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