Kate - Quinovic acid v. quinolones

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I never learned about those molecule families... but I think Kate had

some sorta new-onset tendonitis concurrent w/ samento that slowly

resolved after cessation?

> > I can't even get any real answers from anyone in the Samento

> > community whether the tendon risk is legit, since Samento is a

> > quinolone and cipro and levaquin are flouroquinolones, which may

> > make a big difference. We know the flouroquinolones can cause

tendon

> > damage, but can the plain old quinolones?

>

> Quinovic acids are structurally different than are synthetic

quinolones. How they

> work is somewhat different as are the sorts of side effects they

have. Perhaps

> can elaborate.

>

> But to equate quinovic acids :: quinolones :: florloquinolones is a

premature stretch...