Effects of Long Term Antibiotic Use - Prostatitis Forum & Social Network2024-03-28T15:50:36Zhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/forum/topics/effects-of-long-term?groupUrl=chronicprostatitistreatment&commentId=2201951%3AComment%3A44324&groupId=2201951%3AGroup%3A7&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGuys, have somebody tried pr…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2013-12-24:2201951:Comment:443242013-12-24T07:06:46.701ZAlexanderhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/Alexander90
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<blockquote cite="http://prostatitis.ning.com/forum/topics/effects-of-long-term?groupUrl=chronicprostatitistreatment&#2201951Comment37480"><div class="xg_user_generated">Guys, have somebody tried prulifloxacin? <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23934982">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23934982</a><br/><div id="__tbSetup">Take a look at this article and others. This particular drug seems to be quite efficient against E.coli.</div>
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<blockquote cite="http://prostatitis.ning.com/forum/topics/effects-of-long-term?groupUrl=chronicprostatitistreatment&#2201951Comment37480"><div class="xg_user_generated">Guys, have somebody tried prulifloxacin? <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23934982">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23934982</a><br/><div id="__tbSetup">Take a look at this article and others. This particular drug seems to be quite efficient against E.coli.</div>
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</blockquote> A link for checking medicatio…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-12-01:2201951:Comment:294632011-12-01T05:35:35.928ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>A link for checking medication side effects: <a href="http://treato.com/" target="_blank">http://treato.com/</a> </p>
<p>A link for checking medication side effects: <a href="http://treato.com/" target="_blank">http://treato.com/</a> </p> Antibiotics are like a double…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-11-02:2201951:Comment:274372011-11-02T22:03:50.251ZSteven Fhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/StevenFerre
<p>Antibiotics are like a double-edged sword. they're better than doing nothing, but I'm not thrilled with their long-term efficacy and side-effects. About 1/2 of the way through my treatment regimen of my second bout of recurrent bacterial prostatitis, I developed a bad reaction to Cipro. I'm highly sensitive to drugs to begin with, but Cipro is a very strong agent, with a relatively long half life, making it annoying to eliminate if you've had a bad reaction to it. My brain seemed to be…</p>
<p>Antibiotics are like a double-edged sword. they're better than doing nothing, but I'm not thrilled with their long-term efficacy and side-effects. About 1/2 of the way through my treatment regimen of my second bout of recurrent bacterial prostatitis, I developed a bad reaction to Cipro. I'm highly sensitive to drugs to begin with, but Cipro is a very strong agent, with a relatively long half life, making it annoying to eliminate if you've had a bad reaction to it. My brain seemed to be on fire...it was as if I had taken a million speed pills or something and I had some involuntary movements in my arms and legs when resting. These movements and the "hyperactive" feeling made it impossible to sleep. I was crazed for about 2 days until it wore off. I'm on something called Augmentin now, which is a derivative of penicillin, which seems more "quaint". :) the downside is that it penetrates the prostate less effectively, I think. </p> As a followup ...
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/303153424?profile=original" target="_self"></a>As a followup ...</p>
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<p>A recent prostatectomy patient informed me that a few weeks ago, after having been on Cipro for 6 weeks, he acutely developed bilateral foot swelling and intense pain. This patient had a severe case of chronic prostatitis, for which over 11 years he took great quantities of antibiotics.</p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/303153424?profile=original"></a>As a followup ...</p>
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<p>A recent prostatectomy patient informed me that a few weeks ago, after having been on Cipro for 6 weeks, he acutely developed bilateral foot swelling and intense pain. This patient had a severe case of chronic prostatitis, for which over 11 years he took great quantities of antibiotics.</p>
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<p>The diagnosis was bilateral compartment syndrome, most commonly seen after major trauma, which he had not had. Emergency bilateral fasciotomy surgery, evidenced by his scars, saved his legs from certain amputation.</p>
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<p>The orthopedic surgeon determined that this was compartment syndrome from chronic use of quinolone antibiotics. He had seen a handful of other such cases.</p>
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<p>Is prostatitis a benign illness?</p>
<p>Are antibioitics a benign treatment?</p> Ortho-McNeil Janssen, makers…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2011-04-01:2201951:Comment:145322011-04-01T20:32:19.856ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<p>Ortho-McNeil Janssen, makers of levofloxacin (Levaquin), has issued an important drug warning relating to the association of Levaquin with tendonitis and tendon rupture.</p>
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<p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://levaquin360.com/isi.html">You can read the warning here</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Ortho-McNeil Janssen, makers of levofloxacin (Levaquin), has issued an important drug warning relating to the association of Levaquin with tendonitis and tendon rupture.</p>
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<p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://levaquin360.com/isi.html">You can read the warning here</a></strong>.</p> Also for your interest: Cipro…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2010-09-26:2201951:Comment:89902010-09-26T22:49:48.000ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
Also for your interest: <a href="http://blog.prostatitissurgery.com/2010/09/26/intestinal-bacterial-flora-ciprofloxacin-antibiotics.aspx" target="_blank">Ciprofloxacin and intestinal bacteria</a>.<br />
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Incidentally, last week I received a call from a patient who had been treated for a month of <b>Cipro</b> after initial diagnosis. He now also has <b>severe hip pain</b> and an MRI has shown internal muscular <b>tendonitis</b>. He's in a tough spot, dealing with bad prostatitis and inability to walk.…
Also for your interest: <a href="http://blog.prostatitissurgery.com/2010/09/26/intestinal-bacterial-flora-ciprofloxacin-antibiotics.aspx" target="_blank">Ciprofloxacin and intestinal bacteria</a>.<br />
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Incidentally, last week I received a call from a patient who had been treated for a month of <b>Cipro</b> after initial diagnosis. He now also has <b>severe hip pain</b> and an MRI has shown internal muscular <b>tendonitis</b>. He's in a tough spot, dealing with bad prostatitis and inability to walk. He has been treated with methotrexate for presumptive reactive arthritis, but this has not helped him. Antibiotics are associated wi…tag:prostatitis.ning.com,2010-09-16:2201951:Comment:89232010-09-16T13:45:37.000ZArnon Krongrad, MDhttps://prostatitis.ning.com/profile/krongrad
<a href="http://prostatitissurgery.com/Antibiotics.html" target="_blank">Antibiotics</a> are associated with a number of side effects and can explain some of the <a href="http://prostatitissurgery.com/Comorbidities.html" target="_blank">comorbidities</a> seen in chronic prostatitis. <a href="http://prostatitissurgery.com/RP_prostatitis_surgery.html" target="_blank">Irritable bowels</a> is probably the most common of antibiotic-explained comorbidity. Among the most serious complications of…
<a href="http://prostatitissurgery.com/Antibiotics.html" target="_blank">Antibiotics</a> are associated with a number of side effects and can explain some of the <a href="http://prostatitissurgery.com/Comorbidities.html" target="_blank">comorbidities</a> seen in chronic prostatitis. <a href="http://prostatitissurgery.com/RP_prostatitis_surgery.html" target="_blank">Irritable bowels</a> is probably the most common of antibiotic-explained comorbidity. Among the most serious complications of antibiotic use is the loss of kidney function (nephrotoxicity) and <a href="http://prostatitissurgery.com/RE_chronic_prostatitis.html" target="_blank">inability to balance</a> (ototoxicity), as described by this patient.<br />
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There is a mouse experimental model showing <a href="http://blog.prostatitissurgery.com/2010/08/14/immune-antibiotics-acute-bacterial-prostatitis.aspx" target="_blank">antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infection</a> can be associated with greater susceptibility to future infection. The specific relevance to prostatitis in humans is unclear, but the findings do raise a very interesting question about the possibility that treating prostatitis with antibiotics may in some cases actually cause a life-long perpetuation of symptoms.