(NaturalNews) A patient suffering from a chest infection, and
given antibiotics, claims she is now incapacitated due to the
side effects of the drug that should have cured her condition.
Within three days of being prescribed ciprofloxacin the
housewife complained of extreme tightness in the back of her
calf muscles and could barely walk. Ten days later she was
rushed to hospital after a sharp pain in her left calf and was
treated for a ruptured Achilles tendon. The patient, Judy Thomas
from Devon, claims she has been unable to walk properly since
and is now terrified the right tendon will rupture as it also
showed signs of severe damage. Ciprofloxacin is from the
fluoroquinolone group of antibiotics that have been linked with
tendon problems and other muscolo-skeletal issues. Some other
side effects include chest pain, rapid heartbeat, blackouts,
swelling, hot flushes, sweating, pancreatitis (inflamed
pancreas) and tinnitus. There have been 2269 suspected adverse
reactions to fluoroquinolones reported to the