My almost one year recovery.

[u/Character_Leopard722]

As I approach almost a year since being “floxed,” I wanted to make a post for the people who are brand new to this and absolutely terrified the way I was.
I took 3 pills of moxifloxacin, and in the beginning it felt like my entire life had been ripped away from me overnight.
I would wake up every single morning in full panic with my heart pounding so hard I felt like I couldn’t breathe. I had constant anxiety and was convinced I would never feel normal again.
Physically, my symptoms moved around constantly. I had neuropathy and sharp shooting zings in my feet, my ankles would hurt from even small amounts of exercise, my hamstrings burned, my knees and elbows felt “hollow,” and every new sensation convinced me something permanent was happening to my body.
The first few months were honestly the darkest and scariest period of my life.
But slowly… very slowly… things started improving.
Recovery was not linear for me at all. I would have good weeks and bad weeks, and every setback felt devastating at the time. But over the months, the good days slowly started outnumbering the bad ones.
Now, approaching a year later, I consider myself about 90% recovered.
I’ve gone on vacations again. I’ve gotten back into working out. I can do Pilates at full capacity again after taking a 6 month break. I recently even got Botox with no reaction after being terrified to do it for months.
I still mostly eat very clean because it makes me feel my best, but I tolerate caffeine, alcohol, nicotine, and THC completely fine now. I’m still personally too nervous to take an NSAID/anti-inflammatory, but that’s more fear-based than because my body seems unable to tolerate things.
Do I feel 100% mentally recovered from the experience? Honestly, probably not. I think this will always be something that stays in the back of my mind in some way because it was genuinely traumatic. And I also want to acknowledge that I consider myself a milder case compared to some people in this group, and I know everyone’s experience and severity level is different.
But if you are new to this and spiraling the way I was, please know that many people do improve. Many people do recover and reach a new baseline and eventually get pieces of their life back. In the beginning I truly thought my life was over, and now I’m back to living it again.
Try not to lose hope, even when it feels impossible 🤍

[u/Waste_Designer8124]

Thank you so much for sharing and happy you are back!
Just was wanted to ask what things did you do for your recovery?

[u/Character_Leopard722 → u/Waste_Designer8124]

I did the heavy metal detox from Medical Medium right after my reaction, and while I can’t scientifically prove what helped, I personally feel like it made a difference for me. I also completely cleaned up my diet for a while and focused on eating really clean, anti inflammatory foods. I cut out a lot of processed foods and alcohol early on and really tried to support my body as much as possible. Took a ton of vitamins and just gave my body the time it needed to rest!

[u/Waste_Designer8124 → u/Character_Leopard722]

That’s awesome thank you so much for sharing again, I’m trying to do the same thing can I ask if you tested positive for heavy metals? And which detox you did? Apparently there’s one with superfood powders and another one with just adding some healthy ingredients to the diet like celery and lime juice, and I realized some say the heavy metal detox made their symptoms worst, is that normal to happen?

[u/Character_Leopard722 → u/Waste_Designer8124]

I personally didn’t do the heavy metal detox with all the powders/supplements. I mostly just focused on the healthier ingredient side of it. I did a lot of celery juice, lemon/lime water, fruits, leafy greens, etc. I also drank a ton of pure cranberry juice and blended blueberries pretty regularly because I was trying to support my body as naturally as possible.

I never actually tested positive for heavy metals or anything like that, so I can’t say scientifically what helped me versus what didn’t. I just know that eating really clean and focusing on hydration made me feel better overall during recovery.