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The next possible conclusion can be that antibiotics cause schizophrenia.


They can depending on the class. Fluoroquinolones yes. Penicillins not likely.


What makes you say that?


Apparently there's research. I did a search, low and behold this is known.


There is no credible evidence that antibiotics "cause schizophrenia". On the contrary, there are trials to use antibiotics to treat it.


https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2745871/

Here's a case of Levofloxacin inducing acute psychosis. For someone at risk of developing chronic psychosis, acute psychosis can trigger an avalanche.

There are other cases in which this has happened, and it's to the point where the FDA has administered a warning:

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/DrugSafety/UCM513019.pdf

Schizotypal disorders are dynamic and non-deterministic. So I agree with your skepticism around the word "cause". But in this case, I think it would be unwise for someone with a history of schizotypal symptoms to use fluoroquinolones.


I fear the incoming online information war between everyone and anti-antibioxxers.


Anti-antibioxxers? Have you been reading quackwatch on the wayback machine again?




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