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by Madmallard 2995 days ago
If you took any of the quinolones you may have gotten floxed. The drugs are very dangerous and should only used as last resorts, according to the FDA. Mechanisms of toxicity are multiple but the common theories are iron/magnesium chelation and mitochondrial toxicity. Both of which can lead to long term severe and potentially life threatening side effects.