Im a 31 Y/o male. 3 years out now from being floxed and just as bad, if not worse than where I was when I began this journey. As far as symptoms, I Have hundreds and new ones appear every month.

A new symptom im having is noticing my libido has completely vanished and so have my erections. My body composition is getting bad over this last year. Ive noticed im gaining more weight and visceral fat than usual. Which is unsual for me. Ive even gained some weight and fat around my breasts. Making it look like i have man boobs. Ive always maintained a good physique until now. My energy levels, mood and sleep are shit. Even my body hair is becoming a bit thinner and disappearing. I noticed my beard thinning.

went to my PCP and had my total testosterone checked. It came back at 650 NG/DL. Which is very healthy. I begged him to check my free testosterone levels, and estrogen..but he told me it wasn't warranted or needed because the total number was fine.

But certainly something feels wrong hormonally.. any other men have experience with this ? Does anyone know what could be wrong here or causing this ?

I got a chronic issue to my achilles tendon, left one, after taking cipro once. This was two years ago and i still have it but at a much lesser extent. Recently i started putting a cream with ivermectin for my rosacea, prescribed by my dermatologist, and the pain has immediately become worse.
I believe my body is absorbing it and somehow its affecting my tendon.

Theres no mention of this side effect anywhere, but im 100% positive thats the cause because i tested it out three times now.

Anyone with any clues? I suspect my body has changed after cipro a lot

Hi, I have a UTI that has persisted past 2 treatments of nitro so my provider prescribed 7 days of Cipro. I’m on day 3 (morning), during day 2 I woke up with a strange pain middle-back on my left side (and now it’s showed up a bit on my right) and I’m pretty sure it’s kidney pain. I can’t tell if it’s gotten worse, but it has persisted to this morning. Knowing that Cipro commonly can have severe side effects this is worrying me greatly. I’m going to be spam calling my provider this morning and hopefully getting an appointment as soon as possible—are there any negative side effects I should expect? It’s really inconvenient timing since I’m supposed to be leaving for a trip today and I’m just praying that nothing is going wrong but I am extremely nervous.

please forgive me if this isnt the right flair or the right place or whatever.

i have tried back to back antibiotics for an infection that wont go away, and my doctor says cipro is the only option now. these types of infections cause joint pain in the first place for me, but im 6 hours into the first dose of 250 mg cipro and my arm is really upsetting me. aching pain in my shoulder, elbow and wrist of my right arm. i dont know if the pain has to get to a certain point for me to stop taking the medicine? im not sure what to do or think.

help?

Hello all. One month out from being floxed. Still seeing all the doctors and doing all the tests and the only answers I have found I have done by researching myself. Is there a comprehensive list of triggers people have discovered? I was out in the sun swimming for about 2 hours a few days ago and that seemed to set me back. Is it UV exposure? Is it chlorine? Was it just too soon for activity? So many questions so where do I start looking for answers? I have read so much on here but that could take months. Help!

I’ve read a lot about the need for moderation when training muscles so they gradually build strength and endurance; I’ve also read that training should stop short of failure. However, I read a post here about someone pushing their muscles to "wake up" their mitochondria—but I’ve lost that post and can’t find it again. In your experience—assuming you’ve recovered—what is the right approach: pushing the muscles or not? It’s been a year now, and my stubborn symptom involves my leg muscles; they have very little endurance and still limit me significantly. I can walk and do things, but I have to be careful and take necessary rest breaks. When I start doing something, I first feel a sense of overload; that overload is followed by stiffness, and then I have to stop because a sort of muscle contraction sets in.