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There is at least a case study where fluoroquinolone administration improved the symptoms of a patient with Parkinson's disease.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27532488/

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This is both interesting and scary, that FQ's CNS/GABA disrupting effects could somehow interfere with the pathology of Parkinson's. Doesn't seem worth it for the potentially permanent side effects from FQs.

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