any1 heard of noroxin?

[kazi]

heys everyone!!ive recently been to yet another new urologist in perth..who now says again that i dont have IC. I cant believe it seriously..i mean my cystoscopy's have all come back negative, and they even went and burnt off small pimples in my urethera(which has helped minor)..however i again keep feeling basically exactly the same pain symptoms as sum1 with IC..And you know wat the worst part of all is..the fact that he uro said to me"There is nothing more i can do for you,i dont know what it is..you're just going to have to live with this pain..its like sum1 with a bad back..they just have to live with it"i was like umm yeah doc but at least they know what they have..you cant even diagnose me to tell me what i have. So since theni have booked into see 3 more gyno/uro 's now hoping for some answers...which i have been looking for now for at least 4 years...yet no 1 can tell me what's wrong with me..im loosing hope, and becoming very depressed..this constant burning pain in my urethera..when i got to the toilet,and after and just burning in general..iv been tested for everything under the sun..im only 19 i dont know what to do..its affecting everything!!my career,my relationships,everything..i just want to be normal again...at the momt as a pain reliver my own gp has put me on some tablets called Noroxin..they seem to be taking an element of the pain away but not all of it..its just making the pain livable really..has abyone tried this??does anyone know of anything stronger i could go on??And does anyone know of any really good euro's on perth that i could see plaz help me!!

love karis xoxoxo

[Cheries]

I haven't heard of this med. But have you had your hormone levels checked? I know you are very young, but I also had this type of burning when my estrogen started declining in my 30's. There is a great book called Screaming To Be Heard by Elizabeth Vliet. She helped me with some of my symptoms. Check it out.

[Morgana]

I found it at www.bnf.org under its generic name.

NORFLOXACIN

Cautions: (See below: quinolones)

DRIVING
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May impair performance of skilled tasks (e.g. driving)

Side-effects: see notes above; also euphoria, anxiety, tinnitus, polyneuropathy, exfoliative dermatitis, pancreatitis, vasculitis

CSM advice (tendon damage)
Tendon damage (including rupture) has been reported rarely in patients receiving quinolones. Tendon rupture may occur within 48 hours of starting treatment. The CSM has reminded that:

quinolones are contra-indicated in patients with a history of tendon disorders related to quinolone use;

elderly patients are more prone to tendinitis;

the risk of tendon rupture is increased by the concomitant use of corticosteroids;

if tendinitis is suspected, the quinolone should be discontinued immediately.

SIDE-EFFECTS
Side-effects of the quinolones include nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, diarrhoea (rarely antibiotic-associated colitis), headache, dizziness, sleep disorders, rash (rarely Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis), and pruritus. Less frequent side-effects include anorexia, increase in blood urea and creatinine; drowsiness, restlessness, asthenia, depression, confusion, hallucinations, convulsions, tremor, paraesthesia, hypoaesthesia; photosensitivity, hypersensitivity reactions including fever, urticaria, angioedema, arthralgia, myalgia, and anaphylaxis; blood disorders (including eosinophilia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia); disturbances in vision, taste, hearing and smell. Also isolated reports of tendon inflammation and damage (especially in the elderly and in those taking corticosteroids, see also CSM advice above). Other side-effects that have been reported include haemolytic anaemia, renal failure, interstitial nephritis, and hepatic dysfunction (including hepatitis and cholestatic jaundice). The drug should be discontinued if psychiatric, neurological or hypersensitivity reactions (including severe rash) occur.


Dose:
urinary-tract infections, 400 mg twice daily for 7–10 days (for 3 days in uncomplicated lower urinary-tract infections)

Chronic relapsing urinary-tract infections, 400 mg twice daily for up to 12 weeks; may be reduced to 400 mg once daily if adequate suppression within first 4 weeks

Chronic prostatitis, 400 mg twice daily for 28 days

[DebbieD]

Did not help Me! I have to have the Stronger stuff.

DebbieD

Soma for Pain
Percet 10 for Pain
Allergys shots
Anemia
B12 injections
Bad Arthris
Appendix Out
Tonsils Out
Hysterectomy
Short Bowel Syndrome
Severe IC since 2nd Grade now I am 46
Bladder out
2 Cecum cystic Plastic Bladders Made
S2 Nerve Block Cut the main Nerves to go the Bladder for Pain.

Now My Loop is Made out of Transverse Colon.
Out of Options now!!

Part of Lung Removed
Ulcers
Stent in Left Kidney cause of Blockage! The Only Kidney
Gee I Belive that is Enough :headbang:

Hugs
DebbieD

[mayray518]

If you are in pain and you know your body, there is something wrong. It took me 9 doctors to get diagnosed. Has the doctor performed a hydro on you and seen petechial hemorrhages. This was the only way they could identify mine; I had normal capacity and no ulcers. I know of one woman who didnt even have the hemorrhages and she had IC. You are the one in pain and should not have to live with it. I dont know how far they have come with studying IC in Australia but if you want to contact me and I can give you information on Dr. Chai and the studies he is doing at the University of Maryland. You can actually send your urine to him and it will be tested for the APF protein.