Metronidazole Toxicity and Doctor Denial

Harsh Revelations“It’s time for you to get past this and move on with your life.”As I sat on a cobalt blue exam table, my primary care physician’s words ping-ponged throughout my mind. Even then, I knew it was a pivotal moment, one that would steer my life into a new and terrifying direction no patient […]

January 11, 2018

Metronidazole: The New Mitochondrial Nightmare

When “Rare” Happens to YouOn June 13, 2015, I lost the ability to walk and speak. These symptoms came on suddenly, and were accompanied by hand tremors, shortness of breath, weakness, difficulty concentrating, and dizziness. My mother drove me to the ER, but despite my deteriorating condition, I was confident the problem had a simple […]