Mum had five-month headache and thought she was dying after common pill

Mum had five-month headache and thought she was dying after common pill

Victoria visted A&E seven times without knowing what had caused her pain

Comments News Neil Shaw Assistant Editor 11:55, 25 Nov 2025

View 4 Images Victoria had an adverse reaction that lasted for months (Kennedy News and Media)

A mum suffering from an agonising five-month headache feared she was dying and wrote goodbye letters to her kids - but it was a reaction to a common antibiotic. Victoria Abotorabi was prescribed a course of antibiotics to treat a suspected ear infection in June 2024. ‌

The 50-year-old began taking a three-week course of ciprofloxacin, which belongs to a group of antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones that are often used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. But five days