| Key to ratings for cipro: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | Kidney infection from large stone | To the person who posted on 11/18/2009. I am happy you did not have any side effects from Cipro. You are a very lucky person and should really count your blessings. My life has been a living hell from this drug. I took it for a kidney infection in 9/08 it worked great for me. My infection returned again in 10/08 so my doctor prescriped it again and thats when my nightmare began. It has been over a year and things are better but I have nerve damage in my shoulder and in constant pain. My ears ring all day long. I only sleep 3 hours a night. Why would all the people posting make this up. I have nothing to gain from this because I can't do anything about it legally because it has a black box warning on it. So Bayer is protected and I am not. | Taking this drug is like playing Russian Roulette. | F | 49 | 7 days | 11/19/2009 | 1 | Bacterial infection | Numbness, dizziness, blurry vision sensitivity to light, rash | Do not take it, it's not safe. | F | 46 | 7 days | 11/19/2009 | 4 | UTI | I'm on day 3. 2 hours after taking the first dose I noticed a big difference. 24 hours later the burning sensation when urinating was almost completely gone and the urge to urinate all the time was significantly better. The only side effects I've noticed are: dry mouth, being tired throughout the day and wanting to go to bed by 7pm, and minor cramps (take with food). Regardless of these side effects, I'd certainly use Cipro again if needed and recommend it to others. | I read this site the first night I began the medicine and freaked out and called my OB/GYN (I had gotten the Cipro from a Urgent Care). I asked my doctor about the side effects and what they normally recommend, and they said they use Cipro all the time and that they've never heard of any of the side effects mentioned on this site (not to say those who posted them are making things up). Anyway, I haven't had any negative side effects, and would recommend it as a med that knocks out a UTI quickly. | F | 26 | 3 days | 11/18/2009 | 1 | UTI | Hell. | I second the comment about the FDA. CIRPO does destroy lives and it happens way more often then people think. PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE FDA. You can also do it online at medwatch https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/medwatch-online.htm. JUST DO IT. I know 4 people including myself who have had their lives seriously altered bu this drug. They claim it is rare - no way! | M | 43 | 3 days | 11/15/2009 | 5 | severe mycobacterial hand infection | I have been on a odessey for the last 15 months fighting a double hand infection after accidentally impailing myself with a screwdriver. 8 weeks of IV (5x/day -amicacin; immipenin); two surgeries and the current daily dose of 1500 mg of cipro since 8/09 along with 1000 mg biaxin an 1600 mg bactrim. I will be getting off these drugs 12/13 and am counting the days. Don't like to talk about almost losing my life to microbes but am grateful for an outstanding ID doctor and these meds. I don't let myself thing too much about the (thank god) minor side effects. Its scary to think about our future where these medicines will become ineffective due to overuse. I had no choice to poison my body for so long but can tell you I would never take cipro for a sore throat or other minor ailment where there are alternatives. I had strong joint pain early on that has become less of an issue. I try to exercise everyday as it really helps. Insomnia has been a problem since day one and need 1/2 a | M | 51 | 14 months | 11/14/2009 | 1 | Mistake | CIPRO DESTROYS LIVES! | If you or someone you love has had DEBILITATING side effects while taking Cipro or months AFTER taking Cipro, please do the world a favor and report it to the FDA: 1-800-FDA-1088. This poisonous drug must be stopped before it ruins one more life. WE MUST STAND UP TO THESE DRUG COMPANIES AND THE FDA AND LET THEM KNOW IT'S NOT OKAY TO CRIPPLE US! These are serious poisons and are being given out like Halloween candy...it's the most unconscionable thing ever. There are literally THOUSANDS of victims out there of all ages (floxy's) who were perfectly healthy, active individuals before they took Cipro. Now they form internet groups trying to console one another and figure out WTF has been done to their bodies and lives. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, PEOPLE! Report your horror stories to the FDA, eventually they can no longer turn a deaf ear to the havoc this drug is causing. This poison must be pulled off the market before it floxes one more unsuspecting individual, and it's long overdue for Bayer to have its ASS SUED OFF. I'll be there in a wheelchair if I must! I'm madder than a wet hornet and I'm ready to fight! It's time to take ACTION, people. 800-FDA-1088 | M | 30 | 5 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | uti | muscle and tendon problems for 8 months and counting | M | 29 | 5 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | Sore throat | The worst back pain ever, shortness of breath and just genuinly felt like I was slowly dying. I am so so scared and just cant stop crying reading these reviews. | It's awful. Really really awful. | F | 26 | 2 days | 11/13/2009 | 1 | Epididymitus orchitus | See sumission 5/11/09 | I have now had blood test results and they show white blood cell and liver function abnormality...now awaiting appointment with specialist.Has anyone else had abnormal blood test result after taking Cipro...Worried sick now | M | 48 | 14 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | post surgery infection | HORRID EVIL DRUG! Prickly, burning cell popping sensations, brain zaps, joint pains, sick flu feeling, head fullness, cognitive and memory problems, anxiety, insomnia, dry eyes, thirst, inner sensations of trembling.....etc. | health.groups.yahoo.com/group/fqtoxicity/ GO HERE FOR HELP AND INFO! | F | 51 | 7 days | 11/11/2009 | 3 | uti | back pain. am also taking pills for acid reflux. not given indication not to take them. read all these comments. really worried. will report back after a 10 hour flight i have to take this afternoon. | F | 63 | 4 days | 11/10/2009 | 1 | UTI | Tinnitus(ear-ringing),Hyperacusis,Insomnia,Tendon & muscle pain,feelings of death & doom,hallucinations,it goes on & on & on..... | Its been over 2 years since I took the evil poison Cipro , feel free to contact me if you need direction & help explaining whats going on , its the nightmare that keeps continuing..... | M | 47 | 10 days | 11/9/2009 | 3 | kidney infection | too sick to separate from illness | cleard infection in 24 hours | F | 51 | 10 days | 11/8/2009 | 1 | Infection | UPDATE: I posted on 10/27 when I was only experiencing pain in my achilles tendons. Well it's been two weeks now since my side effects started, and things have gotten MUCH worse. Keep in mind I had NO side effects until 10 days after quitting Cipro. This drug has attacked not only my achilles tendons but also my ankles, calves, elbows, shoulders and has basically crippled my hands and wrists. I now get severe arthritic pain in every one of my fingers and my thumbs lock up. I have never been in so much pain or been so incapacitated in my life. I'M ONLY 30 AND FIT NONE OF THE "RISK FACTORS" FOR THESE CRIPPLING SIDE EFFECTS! Every day gets worse than the day before. What an absolute F*CKING nightmare! I have been reduced to a cripple. MY BODY IS RUINED! | If anyone has any tips for dealing with this or experience with these tendon/joint side effects I'm experiencing, PLEASE email me. I can barely walk or use my hands, even laying down makes it feel like I'm going to dislocate my shoulders. Every little move I make injures me! I don't know what to do. I'm taking calcium and magnesium supplements as well as glucosamine and MSM, drinking lots of water, vitamin C, probiotics, fish oil...NOTHING is stopping this from wreaking havoc on my body more and more each day. I have literally aged 100 years in two f*cking weeks. When is this going to stop!? IS THERE ANY HOPE? | M | 30 | 6 days | 11/7/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | Took one pill in July -Joints are still sore. | Here is some feedback on the side effects of Cipro. My joints continue to improve though my dosage was smaller then others I read about.I always stayed on my feet with very mild walking. Also walk down stairs backwards so it doesn't stretch the achilles tendon out. I have made bone broth which gives your body protein to rebuild tendons. Ice massage works well too. Stay away from aspirin and Ibuprofin as they restrict blood flow to the joints. Brocchli is a natural anti-inflammatory. I also stretch to keep things limber. Any questions please e-mail me. | M | 46 | 1 days | 11/6/2009 | 1 | Epididimititus | Took full prescribed course(14 days 2 x 500mg a day)After day 4 went back to GP to query Aching ankles,leg,arm,& back muscles,Shooting Headaches,Nausea,Night sweats,and general lack of energy... | On second visit to GP after explaining previous side effects was instucted to continue with course and was prescribed with Pain Killers...Three weeks later and side effects still persist,have had blood test and results show slightly raised white blood cell count,I am hoping this is due to CIPRO as I am really worried it is something more serious!!!Have to get second lot of blood tests tomorrow then if count is the same GP will be referring me to a specialist.I have shown some ofthe comments to my GP an he was unaware of the risks(Am well sickened we dont have the same black box warning in UK) If anyone has any advice please email me | M | 48 | 14 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | ear infection | numbness in legs and arms, headaches, dizzyness, shakiness, sweaty palms, knee pain, thigh pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, insomnia, fatigue, blurred vision, throbbing veins, diarrhea | I'm still trying to decide if i'm goign to go back to the doctor. From what I'm reading, its probably no use. The first day i felt side effects was the day after finished taking the drug. It felt like i was having a stroke, half of my body was numb. From there my arms and legs were constantly numb and i couldn't sleep and i was constantly alternating between headaches and dizzyness. After reading boards like this, i started taking a probiotic and a omega-3 pill. The probiotic was to help rebuild the positive cells i'm sure Cipro killed and has helped with the diarrhea. The omega-3 oil has helped reduce the numbness. I don't know what's going to help stop the shaking or dizzyness/blurred vision/sweaty palms i'm still dealing with. If you have a clue on how to get this awful drug completely out of my system, please email me. BTW, its been about a month since i stopped taking the drug and I've just been able to get back into my gym routine. I was perfectly healthy before the ear infection and worked out about 4-5 times a week on average. | M | 24 | 10 days | 11/5/2009 | 1 | possible uti | See comments | This is a request to anyone who has made progress in recovering from these quinolones. LET US KNOW ABOUT IT!!! We sure could use the hope that maybe we, too, will get better. So if you have overcome a neuropathy or a muscle/joint pain issue, (even to a degree) dont just leave the board. Tell us. Thanks | M | 58 | 10 days | 11/4/2009 | 1 | UTI | 6 months out and I still have foot, ankle and knee pain and some neuropathy in my feet. I had 4 months of utter hell following 5 250mg doses of this drug. Damage to my vision and several tendons/joint is long term. | You would be well advised not to take this drug unless you hve no other choice (e.g., you will die or have lifelong problems due to the infection). Beware of other similar antibiotics. The Dr. refered to Levaquin as a more mild anitbiotic. It will do the same things to you. If you took this and had no problems, a warning for you: everyone has a limit to how much lifetime exposure to flouroquinolines they can take before these horrible events start to occur. Once they occur, there is no going back. Injurys to soft tissues like tendons are very stubborn and even worse, the drug changes your body's ability to heal the damage it created. IT IS NOT A SAFE DRUG. | M | 42 | 3 days | 11/3/2009 | 1 | epididimitis | ankle and knee pain, numbness in hands and feet, burning in wrists and back of leg, headaches | Although I was aware of the potential adverse effects of Cipro, I decided to take the drug because I have never had any form of reaction to medication. This is a decision that I am now regreting because I have been experiencing the listed adverse effects since I stopped taking Cipro over three weeks ago. With time, I hope to make a full recovery but I consider this experience to be an important life lesson. 1. Do not take any medication unless you absolutely have to. 2. If you need to take a drug that has potential serious side effects, always research to see if their is an alternative that is safer. 3. Stop taking a medication immediately if you experience any side effects! | M | 32 | 5 days | 11/1/2009 | 5 | Urinary tract infection | Drowsiness | Today is my 10th day of a ten day twice a day 500mg treatment for urinary tract infection. Cipro makes me drowsy but other than that there is no adverse affects. I took it a year ago for UTI with excellent results. | F | 24 | 10 days | 10/31/2009 | 5 | bacterial infection | No side effects that I would attibute to the Cipro. Thought I was getting foot and ankle pain. Turned out to be bad shoes. | To everyone complaining about the doctor not telling you about the effects, read the stuff that the pharmacy gives you; look on the internet; follow the instructions of what you should avoid while taking it. I see mention of people taking ibuprofen and such. The drug info clearly states to not take NSAIDs with it, or take with dairy, or have too much caffeine, etc. I get that side effects occur, but how many mentioned on this site are self-inflicted or caused by something other than the medicine? | F | 42 | 20 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | UTI/Kidney Infection | This is my 5th day taking the pill, but throughout this week I have experienced; nausea, insomnia, stomach pains, anxiety, afraid I may die "Paranoia", chills, dry mouth, it also caused me to experience a even worse yeast infection and on top of all that, the burning sensation has not cleared up when I urinate. | I was not prescribed this drug the first time I had a UTI, and I really don't like that I have to take this drug now. It really sucks. And I don't feel any better. At all. The bad thing is I didn't even get a chance to talk to the doctor about what I felt was truly going on. I went to the restroom came back and he was gone, he had my prescription written out and gave to another worker in the office to give to me. | F | 22 | 5 days | 10/31/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | tinnitis; stinging/shooting pain sensations all over body on skin; headache, total loss of appetite, nausea, very sore achilles tendons, popping shoulder, knee, wrist joints; throat felt 'thick' (not sore, but uncomfortable; almost like it was slightly swollen); definite increase in 'eye floaters'; stinging tongue that gets coated much more quickly then it did previously (possibly changes to my saliva glands?) lots of anxiety (but whether that is due to the side effects or the med itself, I don't know - not that it matters). | 6 weeks after taking the cipro - I've still been experiencing the 'thick' throat feeling, occasional neuropathy, loss of appetite/ nausea. It has now been over 6 weeks since I took two ciprofloxacin tablets (total 1 gram of drug). I am so glad I stopped taking it immediately (started having bad headaches and ringing ears after the first day of use). I've had a much better day today and yesterday, however - possibly due to my increasing my calcium levels (drinking more milk; eating 'tums' as calcium supplements - not sure what the science to this is, but if there was fluoride in my body causing these problems, i know that calcium binds to fluoride and perhaps inactivates it. the neuropathy has largely abated for now; that ridiculous 'thick throat' feeling has gotten *mostly* better as well. still recovering in the appetite department. For the first time yesterday and today I am feeling like my old self again. I will keep up the calcium supplements for the next few weeks. I definitely wouldn't be taking calcium if I didn't think it was helping, as I have a propensity to form calcium kidney stones. But I'd rather have the threat of a stone than the crap I've been dealing with for six weeks on the ciprofloxacin. | M | 26 | 2 days | 10/30/2009 | 1 | UTI | Anxiety, Insomnia, pain in legs and shoulders, stiffness in muscles | Left me with crippling anxiety and mental breakdowns, I thought I was going crazy. My life has changed, its been 3 months now...I now take anti anxiety meds and hope I'll recover over time. I am glad I am not alone in this, anyone who experienced similar things please write me katarinacradit@gmail.co, | M | 26 | 7 days | 10/28/2009 | 1 | Infection | I took Cipro for 7 days (twice a day @ 500mg). Everything seemed fine while taking it, other than it gave me a yeast infection. Well here I am two weeks after I finished my course, and suddenly my achillies tendons and ankles are absolutely KILLING ME. I'm very scared because I wasn't aware of the horrible side effects this drug can cause (or how common they are) until after I'd already taken it. I've laid in bed for the past three days because I can hardly walk. If anyone has any advice PLEASE EMAIL ME! I'm so scared that I'm going to end up with a rupture or that this pain will last forever (as many people on here claim). I can't believe my doctor gave me this SH!T and the only side effect he mentioned to me was sun sensitivity! Sun sensitivity...and here I am barely able to walk. | Again, please email me if you have any advice or ideas as to how I can minimize/heal the pain in my achillies tendons and ankles. I've never in my life had any problems with my feet or tendons. I'd also like to hear from anyone who's had similar side effects from taking Cipro and your experience with it (did your pain go away over time, etc?). I'm really freaked out right now--THIS IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS MEANT TO TREAT! | M | 29 | 7 days | 10/27/2009 | 1 | Sinus Infection w possible UTI infe | Within hours of 1 dose 500mg, severe leg cramps and stiffness. Stiffness in the calves, hamstrings, and hip flexers. Worse than the flu body aches that gave me the sinus infection. Stopping medicine and have a call into my doctor. | I've taken it before about 14 years ago for a UTI and did not suffer any ill effects that I recall. | F | 34 | 10 days | 10/27/2009 | 2 | UTI/Kidney Infection | Nerve/muscle pain just above right knee that shoots down leg, mild nausea and abdominal cramping in the beginning | I was prescribed 500 mg twice daily for 10 days. I'm currently on day 6 and am just now starting to see the more serious side effects spoken about on this site. The first few days I had mild nausea and abdominal cramping, which I felt was normal for a new medication being introduced into my system. However, since last night I've had this intermittent pain that shoots down my leg, starting about mid thigh above my right knee. It is more painful when I'm on my feet, but I can still feel soreness even when I'm sitting down. It's not terribly painful, but when it starts to shoot down my leg, it makes me pull in my breath. I'm going to my PCP this afternoon after work to see if my infection has cleared up and if I need to switch to a different antibiotic. | F | 25 | 6 days | 10/26/2009 | 1 | fever/diarrhea | Took 3 days several days later had left ankle pain and swelling, and sore achilles tendon. Went back to the doctor ankle the size of a grapefruit and starting to get soreness in my right foot. Doc said cellulitis and prescribed Keflex. Three days later went back in because my right foot was swelling badly although left foot swelling was down pain the same. Now I'm on prednisone and wear compression hose and my right knee is swelling. Docs are acting like they want to call it RA but after reading this I know it's from the Cipro. I took it for three days and have been out of work three weeks and counting. | I just turned 46 but I am very healthy. I build large barns and buildings all by myself for a living. I am lucky to be able to feed the chickens now. The compression hose work well for helping the achilles tendon, without them it hurts continually with them on it is bearable. Soaking in warm water with epsom salts gives temp relief on the pain in my feet. | M | 46 | 3 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | Kidney Stone | I was given Ciprofloxacin 500 mg & told to take 2x daily. The first day I started having tingling in my legs and by the second day I could hardly move my legs because my knees became extremely stiff and painful. I am a healthy & active 27 yr old that has never experienced any pain in my legs before taking this medicine. I did not take the medicine on the third day and called my doctor and pharmacist. I am now taking Bactrim with less serious side effects. It's been 4 days since I stopped taking Cipro and I am still in pain! Not too mention my entire body has started to making a "popping" noise whenever I move! | Do not take this medicine!! I am extremely upset that this was prescribed when there are far less risky drugs to clear up infections. With all the bad things I found out about this drug you'd think someone would take it off the market. | F | 27 | 2 days | 10/24/2009 | 4 | Pneumonia | Severe lower back pain, which started about 5 days into the course and has continued, now 10 days later. I continued the full course because the pneumonia was so severe. I've never had back pain before. | F | 49 | 14 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | UTI | extreme abdominal cramping, slight numbness of bottom lip, uncontrollable shaking | This is really scary stuff. I have never felt so bad taking an antibiotic before. I started without any pain whatsoever, and ended in so much pain that I ended up in the ER shaking uncontrollably. It cleared up the blood in my urine in just a day, but the side effects that came after that make this a drug I will be sure to avoid at all costs in the future. | F | 48 | 8 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | bacterial infection | Between this an Flagyl, I don't know which causes what. They both are horrible and mixed together sent me to the ER twice. Dizziness, abdominal bloating and pain, headaches, itchy, numbness, confusion, nausea | It makes me wonder if the doctors even know what they give us. "Here take a pill, ok, take a pain killer to counter the side effects of the pill I just gave you. Well, lets just run you through a battery of expensive tests and give you another pill." Honestly someone should regulate the doctors and their tests and HONESTLY tell you about all the side effects that you will encounter. All we ever want is an honest diagnosis- what do I got and how can I treat it without feeling like I am going to die by filling a prescription. Sure some bacterial infections can kill you, but so can the medications they give you. I don't like feeling ill, but I don't like that doctors seem to tell you, "inconclusive... I have no idea what you got, but follow up with your primary doctor". They actually print on discharge papers now: (Your condition does not appear serious at this time. However, the signs of a serious problem may take more time to appear. So, watch for new symptoms)... ok, now here's a pill. | F | 41 | 28 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | UTI | Insomnia, ringing ears, fatigue, painful knees, red face, central nervous system disorders. | Nearly two years since taking cipro, and symptoms are no better, and may actually be worse. Do not take any quinilones, ever. Research all meds prescribed. Doctors are not supportive. You do get used to the symptoms, and adapt, but they are never gone. I average 3-5 hrs sleep per night which is brutal. Fatigue and knee pain takes over at the end of the day. | M | 51 | 20 days | 10/22/2009 | 5 | staph infection after surgery | I have not had any side effects that I can attribute to the Cipro. Kind of painful to limit my caffeine and dairy so that I can do the proper dosing. Taking 500 2x a day. | I got a staph infection from outpatient surgery. The infection was cultured and showed susceptible to Cipro and Keflex. Took 7 days of Keflex and then 10 of Cipro. Infection was almost gone, but not quite and I am on another 10 days of Cipro. I think the stuff is great. Also took for a misdiagnosed UTI a few years ago and no side effects then either. I am MUCH more afraid of the staph than I am of this drug. I do understand that not everyone reacts to medications the same though. | F | 42 | 20 days | 10/21/2009 | 1 | diarhhea | Long term disability. Huge difficulties with all normal activity. Dizziness. | 35 | 5 days | 10/21/2009 | 5 | kidney infection | sudden knee pain in the middle of the night, loss of appetite, some upset stomach and nausea, pain in achilles tendon (very difficult to walk on), occasional light-headedness, headache, general fatigue/aches | the very first side effect i noticed was the severe knee pain in the middle of the night, which was a few hours after taking the third pill. i am on 500mg, twice daily. the next morning i had pain in my right achilles tendon and it hurts whenever i apply any weight on it. cipro greatly eased my kidney pain after the first dose, and cleared my infection quickly. | F | 24 | 10 days | 10/19/2009 | 1 | Bladder and Kidney infection | Ankles ache, Left elbow aches, tops of feet ache and are stiff, pains in legs, can't stand for long periods of time, legs tingle, ankle joints ache/hurt. Muscles make popping sounds a lot now | I took 2 dose of Cipro in 24 hour period of time - 2x 500. I stopped after starting to feel side effects. Took Cipro on 10/13/2009 and 10/14/2009. It is 10/18/2009 and I still have side effects. No one advised me of black box warnings. | M | 34 | 2 days | 10/18/2009 | 1 | Epididymitis | I am taking cipro 500 mg 2x/day. I need to complete a cycle of 14 days. I fell a lot better, because the infection is going away, but the side effects are terrible. I already went to my doctor to tell him about these adverse affects, but he told me to continue the treatment. I had experienced stomach discomfort, abdominal pain, anxiety, no apetite, upper right abdominal pain, upper right side back tingling and depression. | M | 29 | 6 days | 10/16/2009 | 1 | atheletes foot, staph infection | lower back, kidney pain | i have been takeng 500mg twice a day for one week and my lower back/ kidneys hurt terribly. realizing that every dose increased the pain, i have finally stopped taking it and called my doctor. | M | 36 | 7 days | 10/16/2009 | 3 | Prostatitis | I've taken Cipro twice now. It was a miracle the first time. Then I found this site and all these horror stories and it's stopped me dead in my tracks from ever putting another Cipro pill anywhere near my mouth. I switched today to a new drug that doesnt potentially ruin my life. I feel very sorry for all the people who've been injured by this drug and I pray I "get away" with having taken it unscathed. Only time will tell. | M | 30 | 7 days | 10/15/2009 | 1 | Infection | Within 15-30 minutes of taking the first dose the palms of my hands and feet began itching terrible. Then I began coughing because of the hoarseness and breathing issues in my throat. Broke out in hives everywhere except my face. It is horrible!! | F | 38 | 1 days | 10/13/2009 | 1 | Bacteria in Gut | Ultra anxiety, not being able to sleep, raw sore throat, restlessness, can't sit still for long. Upper right side back tingling, hard to catch breath, cough. Shoulder and upper back stiffness and discomfort. Depression. Sinus draining worse. But at least, no diarrhea. | I had a choice of medication and thought this would be easier than Amoxicillin. Don't think so now. Doctor told me to stop after 6 doses. Hope the infection is gone and if not will NOT use this one again. I took this drug about 9 years ago without any problem. Something must have changed in my system. | F | 68 | 3 days | 10/8/2009 | 1 | Sore Throat | One 250mg Ciprofloxacin tablet in the morning and at 7pm the same day left calf started swelling and hardening. Threw away the remaining tablets. Diagnosed as DVT by Emergency Room physician using ultrasound the same night. Hospitalised for 2 nights. I have never travelled on any long journey for 6 months prior to this or even had any injury to the left calf ever. Luckily I made a full recovery as I acted after just after taking one tablet. | A completely incompetent Singapore doctor prescribed Ciprofloxacin for a sore throat. Since when has Ciprofloxacin become the first line antibiotic for the treatment of a sore throat? So far I haven't seen any signs of tendinitis, hopefully it will remain that way. Has anyone had blood clots develop after taking Ciprofloxacin? | M | 46 | 1 days | 10/7/2009 | 1 | UtI | 2 tablets and I couldnt sleep had pain in my legs. They switched me to Macrobid and then the trouble really started. Cipro was still in my system too and after 2 tablets of Macrobid I had to go to ER. Severe pain in my kidney area, anxiety, dizziness, nausea, horrible horrible headache-all severe symptoms. They thought I was passing a kidney stone. All tests were fine-it was Cipro and Macrobid-all this after 4 pills. I felt as if I were poisoned. Now after 5 days, I have pain in my hands and my foot. I am still an athlete and if I get a ruptured tendon or nerve damage from these antibiotics, I dont know what I will do. Warn everyone you know about these antibiotics. | F | 60 | 2 days | 10/5/2009 | 1 | traveler's diarrhea | By day 7 of taking Cipo 2x per dy at 500 mg each, I developed severe muscle pain in the Piriformis muscle and tendonitis below my knee. My Dr took me off it and that night the pain was so bad I woke up and thought I was trapped in my body and went to the Emergency Room. ER Dr said it was because of Cipro as well and prescribed vicodin and ibprofen and gave me crutches to get around. I have played sports my entire life, ran marathons and competed in other endurance sports and understand pain and how to deal with it. I have never experienced pain like this in my life. The last two mornings I have woken up in so much pain I have almost fainted. | It's disturbing how often this pill is prescribed. I had traveler's diarrhea. There has to be something else out there for that. Watch for side effects when taking this drug. When the pain first started I thought it was normal from working out but as it progressed, it was obvious this is not from working out. Be very careful when doing any kind of physical activity on this drug. Something they don't tell you when you pick up the prescription. | M | 30 | 7 days | 10/4/2009 | 4 | UTI | off and on fatigue | I've taken BactrimDS my entire life for UTIs, but have developed a resistance to it. This is the 2nd time I've had to take Cipro in the last year. I experienced fatigue last time too, but it did eliminate the UTI. | M | 45 | 3 days | 10/2/2009 | 2 | Kidney Infection | Prescribed 500 Mg twice daily for 2 weeks. I stopped taking it after 9 days due to my kidney being in pain... I've had a pearcing headache with a stiff neck for three days now... no pain meds help it. Now have to go to the Dr. | Might be okay if you are on a lower dosage, but 500 mg twice daily (or more) is too much for anyone I think. | F | 31 | 9 days | 9/30/2009 | 3 | Kidney Infection | Was prescribed 500 Mg, twice daily for 2 weeks. Went to urgent care after 5 days of being on the medication due to severe back pain. Kidney infection was cleared up, but my back continued to hurt and my kidney became swollen, and painful. I did not know what was causing it until I forgot to take a Cipro, and my kidney/back started to feel better. I stopped taking the medication after 9 days. Cleared up my kidney infection, but was in a terrible amount of pain. | I took Cipro for 10 days a few months ago, and I did not have the kidney pain/swelling. Might be the 500 Mg dosage that got me. | F | 31 | 9 days | 9/29/2009 | 2 | Intestinal problems | Treatment for diverticulosis. It makes me edgy and I found that it is a quinolone so I am stopping it. I took Levaquin a few years ago (same family of antibiotics) and was left with continuing joint problems, early morning stiffness and pain. I'm very active and it was devastating to me. | Please try taking MSM to alleviate joint problems caused by this family of antibiotics. It seems to have helped reverse damage. Spread the word--others should try it. MSM is very inexpensive and is not harmful to humans, so it should be ok, but I don't make blanket recommendations. Let's keep our joints happy and healthy. Good luck! | F | 55 | 1 days | 9/23/2009 | 1 | Prostatitis | While taking Cipro, joint stiffness, tingling in legs, muscle cramping in legs and shoulders, muscle twitching over entire body. 3 months after discontinuing Cipro treatment, sudden acute onset of peripheral neuropathic symptoms, including severe muscle twitching throughout body, tingling and burning sensation in arms and legs, severe muscle cramping and muscle weakness. Confirmed by two neurologists that Cipro is the most likely cause. Because of the activity of flourinated compounds used in Cipro, side-effects can occur weeks to months after discontinuation of the drug. | It's been three months since discontinuing the Cipro. The side effects continue to progress. I just saw a second neurologist who also nodded when I said I was on Cipro a while back. I must now undergo the usual battery of tests to rule out ALS, MS etc., but the unofficial diagnosis from two neurological doctors is CIDP resulting from Cipro. I was put on Cipro without any blood tests to indicate that I had a bacterial infection. There was no result from the treatment, which means it was unnecessary. Even if it had fixed my prostate inflammation, I would not have taken Cipro if I'd known the side effects. The result of taking Cipro is that I am now likely stuck with an autoimmune disease which may last my entire life. At the very least, I'll require regular steroid ingestion, and possibly I will require immunotherapy to treat the symptoms. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION UNLESS YOU HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING BACTERIAL INFECTION! The Cipro warning disclaimer vastly underrates the possibility and severity of side effects, as a class-action law suit against the manufacturer is now alleging. | M | 36 | 24 days | 9/23/2009 | 5 | UTI | Just tired, but that might be due to my bad experience I'm still recovering from in regards to bactrim | It works. | F | 19 | 4 days | 9/22/2009 | 1 | eczema on hands | HORRID. Living Hell from the reaction. Entire body rash, swollen legs, couldn't walk, Body Chills. Close to 30 days of HELL. Still have after effects..going on 8 weeks. Quake Dermotologist ... After researching this horrid antibiotic, there was NO reason he should have prescribed it. He didn't even take any tests. | NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG. ALWAYS QUESTION YOUR DOCTOR. MOST DON'T GIVE A HOOT ABOUT YOU..THERE IS NO RECOURSE IF YOU ARE PERMANENTLY AFFECTED BY THIS DRUG. | F | 50 | 1 days | 9/22/2009 | 5 | Severe Outer/Middle Ear Infection | Headache. Fatigue. Slight nausea that went away after the second day. | Amoxicillin didn't kill it. Zithromax didn't do it. Within 24 hours of Cipro, I went from maxing out the dosages of both paracetamol and ibuprofen to hardly taking anything at all. It worked. Yeah, there are side effects, but in my case, they weren't bad. It beat the pants off of an infected skull and pain that kept me from sleeping or talking. | F | 26 | 7 days | 9/21/2009 | 3 | UTI | some stomach discomfort, because I have acid reflux and could not take antacids 6 hours before or 2 hours after. | Cipro has worked for me in the past - I like the minimal 3 day regimen. Didn't clear the infection this time though. Doc put me on Bactrim - BIG problems, stopped after 3 of 14 pills. Now on Macrobid, just took the first one. Hoping it works | F | 53 | 3 days | 9/21/2009 | 1 | Epididymitis | Headaches, peripeheral neuropathy (tingles in my hands and feet), muscle twitches, muscle cramps neck pain, back pain, eye pain, night sweats, difficulty swallowing, panic attacks, deptression, etc.,etc,, etc. If it was on the side effects list, I got it. | This has been an absolute nightmare of an antibiotic for me. I started the cycle about 5 weeks ago and immediately started getting piercing headaches. I told my doctor and he said that if I stopped the medication, I would grow an immunity to it. Fearing testicular cancer, I kept on with the cycle. By day 4, I lost feeling in my feet and hands and by day 8, I started getting these feelings in my face. After I completed the cycle, I told my doctor that I still had those feelings, along with the headaches and bad muscle cramping. He said it would go away - it never did. I just visited my neurologist and got a CAT Scan and MRI done for fear of MS or ALS. Both tests came back negative and the neurologist stated that it had to be the meds. He even consulted with a neurologist colleague who had a patient with the exact same symptoms and took 2 years to accurately diagnose!! Cipro works for most folks, but the second you get ANY side effects, please, please, PLEASE stop!!! | M | 36 | 14 days | 9/19/2009 | 3 | Possible Parasite | Racing heart beat, Pounding heart, fever feeling (but didn't have a fever), chills, cloudy head, couldn't concentrate, minor neck pain, headache. | I am also on Metronidazole for a possible parasite that I might have picked up traveling. I thought the cloudy head was from being on a bland diet but I was on the diet a week before taking the antibiotics and never felt like this. It did make my stomach feel better however the racing heart was enough for me to call my Dr on call and stop the medications. I can't wait to get this crap out of my system... but now I need to find an alternative for my possible parasite!? This is beyond frustrating | M | 27 | 2 days | 9/18/2009 | 4 | diverticulitis | I CURED MY DIVERTICULITIS BY MYSELF! I figured out it was the yogurt I had been eating so much of because it's supposed to be good for your intestines, but I switched to lactose free yogurt and it's gone away! It was the lactose that is also in all dairy foods that was irritating my intestine! Hope this help you all and please spread the word! If you're lactose intolerant, regular yogurt has lactose! Stay away and eat soy yogurt. | M | 38 | 10 days | 9/16/2009 | 1 | Prostate Infection | I was prescribed 500 mg of Cipro twice a day for 14 days to cure what was thought to be a prostrate infection, but which turned out to be a kidney stone. I have never had any negative side effects from a drug before, but Cipro is different. It began with a screaming headache with occasional nausea and dizziness. And then the muscle pains started. At first it was in my quadriceps, which felt tight and sore. On the fourth day I woke up in the middle of the night because of a severe pain in my right shoulder. On the fifth day my right arm was still sore, but that night a severe pain in my left shoulder and bicep woke me up. I called my doctor and told him that I was through taking Cipro. I've been off of it for a week now, but the pain in my arms will not stop. It feels like a severe cramp that will not stop. Sleeping makes it worse because I'm not moving around. | I stopped taking Cipro almost a week ago, but the pain in my shoulders and arms will NOT go away. It's 3 o'clock in the morning right now, and I can't sleep because the pain is so bad. The doctor prescribed Vicadin to help me deal with it, but NOTHING gets rid of the pain. The side effects from the Cipro is far worse than any pain I've experienced with the kidney stone, I am a very healthy, athletic 47 year old. This kidney stone is the first time I have ever been sick, and the side effects I'm experiencing from taking the Cipro are first I have experienced with any drug. The JERKS who have posted to this website suggesting that this is some kind of joke or conspiracy need to go straight to HELL. Cipro may work for a lot of people, but the side effects I'm experiencing have ruined my life. If you experience a headache or any of the other milder side effects commonly associated with this drug, stop taking it immediately. I'm looking now for possible solutions or treatments to my muscle pains. If I find something--anything-- that works, I will post it here. In the meantime, I'm going to try all the other suggestions people have made starting with treating this as flouride poisoning, and trying to detox with borax. | M | 47 | 5 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | possible uti | Stiff neck, horseness, hip pain, joint pain, muscle aches, low back pain, upper arm pain, foot pain. | Most of my worst side effects began 3 or 4 weeks after I stopped taking this drug. And they are not getting better. To top it off, the test for a uti came back negative and when I asked, the doctor's assistant told me to continue to finish the course. So I did. Not too smart of me, but I never imagined this would be the outcome of antibiotics. | M | 58 | 10 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | Sinus infection | Bloating, joint pain, stomach pain, insomnia, lower back pain | This stuff is not good for me. I really thought that I was going downhill fast. I'm 71 and didn't realize it was the meds. I do have a means that helped me over the side effects. EFT. This is a method that helps with all types of pain. If you can't get over your probs. Try it.. emofree.com or call me 541-826-9851 I can help. | M | 71 | 4 days | 9/14/2009 | 1 | ear infection | inability to sleep, sweating, racing heartbeat, dizziness, sick to my stomach, shaking, sore limbs, dry mouth. | I was given JUST ONE after going to the ER for an ear infection i have been fighting off and on for 3 weeks. i had a zpack previous, which worked, but it came back. After I took the one cipro at the hospital I was advised when i talked to my boyfriend that this drug is very bad with horrible side effects and even used to treat people with anthrax and to not fill the script. I waited the night out to see, and it was the worst experience i've ever had with any medication. i have cystic fibrosis and I take a lot of medication, but nothing has ever made me feel as awful as this did. the first thing i did this morning was call my doctor to get something better called in. | F | 25 | 1 days | 9/13/2009 | 1 | UTI | One yr since last dose. One yr, nine months since first dose. Ears ring daily, nightly insomnia, feeling of doom, cranial pressure, knees ache, herniated disk, red face, hot flashes daily. Acupuncture (four gates) helped the red face some. Unisom (Walmart generic) helps me sleep 6 hrs. Only 3 hrs without. No real improvement for a year and a half, just gotten used to the side effects. | Do not ever take a quinilone drug. Ever. | M | 51 | 21 days | 9/10/2009 | 1 | Infection from cat bite | Headache, neck pain, joint pain, peripheral neuropathy, burning nerve pain in both arms and both legs. Both hands and both feet are completely numb. I have had 5 mri's, bone scan, emg, lumbar puncture. | This is a nightmare I am waiting to wake-up from..Is there anyway to reverse what is happening to me....This has been going on for 6 months now, with symptoms worsening every week. | F | 53 | 14 days | 9/10/2009 | 3 | Prostate Infection | Pain in both right and left elbows radiating through forearms, hands and fingers. pain in lower back and hips. Never had these problems before! | DONT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!! Was supposed to take for 3o days.... stopped after 20 days due to pain in elbows and hips. | M | 56 | 20 days | 9/9/2009 | 1 | Possible UTI | severe stabbing headache, racing pulse, faintness, chills, muscle aches, nausea (went away in 20-30 min.) neck pain, back pain,(all of these I didn't really attribute to the drug until now) severe bilateral calf pain, red sore bumps on legs, redness and soreness around tendons of both ankles, after 4th day terrible abdominal bloating and pain on left side made me go to the ER today. I only have 4 pills left and I'm not going to take them. | I know everyone has different reactions but I will NEVER take this drug again. | F | 25 | 6 days | 9/7/2009 | 1 | UTI | I took Cipro @once a week for 15-20 years, at first as a cure for chronic UTIs, then as a preventative every time I had sex. I developed severe vertigo/dizziness that took me a year to "diagnose" as Meniere's, then vestibulopathy (inner ear balance disorder), and now apparently currently they are UC Med is thinking it is MAV (Migraine Associated Vertigo). After reading up on Cipro I believe it is the Cipro which can cause permanent vestibular damage. I am now on SDI and can barely even watch a TV show without my head spinning. My dog was also given Cipro several times for bladder infections and when I figured this out in March 2009 I threw away her bottle. But voila, a month ago she was jumping up at a bird and ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her knee. She will never be able to jump again and after having her knee surgically taken apart and repaired, will need 6 months of physical therapy even to go to daycare or dogpark again, if ever. | DO NOT TAKE. EVER. I will never be able to work at the simplest lowest paying job ever again. | F | 47 | 15 years | 9/6/2009 | 3 | Prostatitis | 500 mg 2X daily for 20 days - On 3rd day begin having night sweats, weird dreams, severe joint pain with mild fever. Joint pain so severe I could barely move. It was curing the Prostatitis, saw marked improvement - but side effects too severe. Will request alternative from Doc. | M | 46 | 20 days | 8/30/2009 | 1 | Possible UTI/Kidney Infection | About 4 hours after the 2nd dose, I experienced numbness and ache in my right leg and right wrist. I called the Doctor, who didn't seem too concerned, but told me I should stop taking Cipro as it sounded like I had a reaction to it. I stopped the Cipro, haven't taken any more for three days - but I'm still achy, have intermittent tingling in limbs/extremities, and just feel unwell overall. It seems to be getting worse in fact. I feel unsteady when I walk. Doctor said it could take 5 days or so for the Cipro to clear my system, and until that time, my symptoms will probably be with me. If my symptoms aren't better in 2 more days, I'm going back to the Doctor or maybe hospital. After reading all the horrific experiences other people have had, I'm now pretty scared. I'm sure that's not helping my symptoms either - it's all I can focus on and my anxiety is through the roof. I can only hope I'll start to feel better as time goes along. I've taken other antibiotics before, but I've never fel | There are many effective antibiotics out there. Please only take Cipro is there is absolutely no other alternative. | M | 32 | 1 days | 8/29/2009 | 1 | Intestinal Infection | Severe pain in both achilles tendons and left hand. Trouble walking and moving left hand. | Cipro has made my life a living hell for the last 2 months. I can't walk without limping or pain, I can't exercise, I can't run around with my kids, I have trouble typing on the computer, I can't play guitar anymore. I feel like an old man at age 40. | M | 40 | 7 days | 8/27/2009 | 1 | prostatits | Depression,thoughts of suicide,weird and severe nerve pain, buzzing sensations in limbs, ringing in ears, extreme pain in legs, arms (could not walk more than a few steps for 4 months), nightmares, horrible insomia (for at least 7 months),blurry vision,unexplained crying, numbness in legs and arms...I really can't even describe everything that this did to my body...but 1 year after I took the drug, I am 75% recovered. | Please do not take this drug, unless you are about to die and there is no other option. It is toxic to body systems, especially to your nervous system. THERE IS NO REASON TO EVEN TAKE THIS DRUG. If you are told to take it DO NOT take it, and if you start to take it and begin having even the slightest reaction (burning in your achilles,headache,etc) STOP AT ONCE and demand that your doctor give you something else. You may not experience side effects until after you take the medication. If you experience side effects, expect a very rough road for at least 6 months ..but most individuals experience some level of recovery, if not totally complete recovery by 1 and 1/2 to 2 years after the drug was first taken. For those hurt by cipro...You will get better, but you must be patient. Find a good support system. Make "I will get better" your mantra, and hang in there. HAVE HOPE!!! Take it easy and give yourself time to heal. YOU WILL GET more and more BETTER every single day.... | M | 38 | 7 days | 8/25/2009 | 1 | uti | I took 4 pills so far. I am not taking anymore. I felt my heart racing, loss of appetite, my fingers on my left hand were trembling. I feel sicker then I was in the first place. I had to come home to lay down. I feel like crap. Hopefully this will get out of my system soon. I am not taking anymore pills. I have 6 to go. I am going to throw them out. | This drug must be very strong. I was given 500mg twice a day. I was ok until today. The trembling started yesterday and this morning. I feel my absolute worse today. I took the 4th pill at 930am. It is now 324pm. I was going to the store. I wouldnt make it up and down the aisles. I also feel drained and tired. So I came home hoping I will feel better later. It is the worse side effects anyone can ever have. It appears to make you sensitive to the sun too. I also had burning in my stomach last night. | F | 50 | 3 days | 8/25/2009 | 1 | Suspected UTI post prostate surg | Took for 3 days - twice per day, when preliminary lab results indicated possible UTI. Stopped when UTI not corroborated. Horrible searing pain in shoulders developed a week after last pill. Who knows what else is in store for me! | Can't believe surgeon prescribed this stuff, it is DEVASTATING. | M | 62 | 3 days | 8/24/2009 | 4 | UTI/Kidney infection | Mild insomnia, nausea if taken on an empty stomach. | I took Cipro for 10 days for a kidney infection, the only side effect has been mild insomnia. The back pain from my kidney infection was so bad that I could hardly walk and after taking Cipro for two days I felt almost completely better! It seems like it was worth it. | F | 26 | 10 days | 8/23/2009 | 2 | UTI | After 2 doses I experienced leg pain in both legs. Doctor thought it was due to my infection, told me to continue taking it. After 4 days infection was better and leg pain was worse. I can't walk without getting tired. My legs hurt all day and night now. | M | 44 | 4 days | 8/23/2009 | 1 | UTI | I had severe pain in my leg muscles. Also now my heels are very tender. Feet swollen. | I will never take this again! Only took 2 doses and it caused me these problems. Can't imagine if I had completed the cycle. | F | 35 | 2 days | 8/22/2009 | 1 | UTI | headaches, dizziness, tiredness, and horrible kidney pain | My UTI was not in my kidneys so this pain came directly from taking Cipro. It was horrendous. I didn't even find this website until I was researching online about kidney pain as a side effect of taking Cipro so being a hypochondo was not the issue. I never have side effects with any kind of medicine but I will never take this one again-and next time I will check this website before taking anything ever again-now that I know it exists. | F | 27 | 3 days | 8/22/2009 | 2 | bladder infection | sore joints | have been on cipro for three days, but previously been on Furantoin 50 mg. for 2 months before that for bladder infection, now stopped it to take cipro for 10 days than I have to go back on Furantoin. I keep getting bladder infections, nothing seems to totally take it away, I also have M.S., I personally think that's the real cause. | F | 56 | 3 days | 8/15/2009 | 1 | UTI | I experienced extreme tendonitis in my hands and arms. Slight tendonitis in my legs. Woke up the second day of taking this drug stiff and sore all over. Only took 4 doses. Its only been 2 days since stopping, but I can barely move my hands to type. I am a healthy, not overweight, active 37 year old. | M | 37 | 2 days | 8/15/2009 | 1 | respiratory infection | exhaustion, muscle aches, sadness | i"m angry this awful stuff was prescribed to me - first time I've ever used it, I wish I had just let the infection ride out, or had eurythmycin. | F | 44 | 7 days | 8/14/2009 | 1 | UTI/Kidney | Was constipated and sick after first round of antibiotics used to treat the UTI. Went to hospital and was perscribed Cipro 500 mg. Took one a day over 4 days and was hospitalized 4 times within that period with EXTREME HEADACHES... Like fluid was rushing through my head when i moved...a throbbing like I've never experienced. It caused me to not sleep and randomly MOAN in pain! Def'ly the worst experience of my life... I stopped taking the pill and am still feeling tendon pain and muscle pain (calves, hipflexers, NECK). severe tightness. I have less of a ringing in ear and more of a feeling that there's water rushing in and out of ear drum. Oh....and the latest...I can't pee at all. I have to, very much so, but It takes about 20 minutes to get a few drops out. Usually have to sit on toilet and push bladder with all my strength... DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL! | F | 29 | 4 days | 8/13/2009 | 1 | Possible prostate infection | After third day, my leg and arm musles felt tight and would ache when I walked. I had muscle cramps at night after five days, and my legs and arms felt like I had severe muscle strain. Was walking two miles a day and on the seventh day told my wife I did not think I would could make it back home after one mile, my legs were weak and almost shaking like severe fatigue. Had severe leg and arm cramps all night and almost could not walk the next morning due to the feeling of muscle strain and the shakes. Stopped the cipro and started feeling better the next day, and finally after 5 days lost the cramps, but after four months still feel muscle weakness and get the shakes after doing physical activity..My arm muscle has gone away and my arms look flabby now, and my legs sill have muscle tightness when I get up to walk, I also had terrible night dreams and could not sleep more that about an hour without waking up and rotating to stop my leg pains in bed....This product should be taken off the | M | 68 | 7 days | 8/6/2009 | 1 | UTI | Fever, severe headache, severe joint and muscle pain. | Symptoms started the evening before my last 2 doses. I could not sleep due to aching back. By the next AM, I walked like a 90 year old due to severe joint and muscle pain. I had a constant, severe headache that did not respond to medication. I also had a fever that reached as high as 102.5- misery. | F | 46 | 7 days | 8/4/2009 | 1 | On Oct. 23, 2008- I was in emerg. room with a severe sinus infection. Levaquin was prescribed intravanous for 14 days- as the very first drip entered my body- my legs felt very heavy with pain. I complained immediatly and thru-out each treatment- I advised to continued or would get a super bug. Finished treatment and now for the last 10 months I am so much in pain of all types. When I complain to Docs. they now say have spinal stenosis and nerve damage normal for my age-never had this before 10/23/08-- No one will commit to the fact that Levequin has caused this--but I have all the same side effects that I have read about- and I am very depressed, | Cipro=Levequin is a killer! Please email me if you have any treatments that have helped you-relieve any side effects Please email me if you have aquired an attorney who will take a case against Bayer, doctors and hospitals | F | 64 | 14 days | 8/3/2009 | 1 | UTI | After 3 doses, I went to the ER as a result of side effects. I thought I had a kidney stone, the pain was so severe. I have had kidney stones, so I know what that pain feels like. I assumed I was going through the motions with the CT scan, but there was nothing there! I was also pooping yellow slime, which made me think my liver was failing. Nope. Liver and kidney function tests were normal. I stopped taking the Cipro and 24 hours later, the kidney pain is gone and the yellow poop is gone. I do have some pain in my foot, still. I thank God I don't have lasting severe side effects like so many of you. | I will ask to have a note put in my file that I can't take this drug. | F | 49 | 1.5 days | 8/2/2009 | 1 | Apparent UTI | Body aches in hips, wrists, knees, shoulders. Fatigue. Headache. Lack of motivation. Depression. Over a year ago i started exp these sides after traveling abroad. I thought it was something i may have caught there, I have had blood tests a few times doctors find nothing and dont know what was wrong with me. Well a year later now i am starting to finally feel relief, i go to the hospital for extreme kidney pain. They prec. Cipro, say it is a UTI (i think it was a stone), anyways the aches are back full force! the pressure headache as well (it was so bad once last year i went to ER). I realize now that my ill health from the past year was from cipro i was prec. when i got back from my trip. | Poison. there are other antibiotics you should try first, this does so much damage. read up on some faqs with this class of drugs http://www.fqresearch.org/ . big pharma care nothing about your health, it is all $$ this should be pulled or at least used only as last resort not for a friggin uti | F | 2 days | 8/2/2009 | 3 | Bacterial Diarrhea | I took a 500mg dose of Cipro twice a day over four days for diarrhea. The first day or so was not so bad but I noticed tension and aches in my thighs and knees. The third day though I spent the day outdoors and developed a rash of little red spots, not bumps over my chest, forearms, a little on my face, and even on my feet. This didn't itch and it faded mostly by the next day, but that night I got a *severe headache, I couldn't sleep at all, had to pee every 60 minutes, and became dehydrated. I also had aches in my back, neck and legs. It was an awful night. To it's credit, my diarrhea seems to be finished, but the side-effects were numerous and very uncomfortable and diconcerting. I finished the dose today but still have the headache and muscle ache and dizziness. | Take this if you have time to rest and are somewhere comfortable, because you probably will be made very uncomfortable. I'm travelling and had little choice, but probably wouldn't take it again unless in an emergency. | M | 29 | 4 days | 7/31/2009 | 1 | bacterial lung infection | After taking 5 doses of this toxic substance I experienced a partial rupture of my right Achilles tenden. This happened while walking across a parking lot - no strenuous athletic activity involved. After being in a cast/boot and on crutches for 2 1/2 months, a cortizone injection, and physical therapy, I still have nagging and sometimes intense pain in my Achilles as well as the surrounding muscles/tendons. I'm in the process of getting a second orthopedist appointment to determine what to do next, as I have been unable to walk normally for about six months now. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!!!!!! | F | 32 | 3 days | 7/30/2009 | 1 | Minor UTI | Insomnea,Headaches,tinnitus(ear-ring)hyperacusi(sound sensitivity)Torn rotator cuff(shoulder)Plantar Fascias(feet)eye issue,stomach issues....the list goes on & on with Cipro....WAS A HEALTHY 47 YEAR OLD , NOW A BROKEN DOWN CRIPPLED 49 YEAR OLD MAN - READ THE BLACK BOX WARNING FOR THIS DRUG !! | Its been 2 years since I took this poison and almost died , yet it keeps being sold and crippled people keep showing up here and all the Fluoroquinolone sites . THIS IS A LAST RESORT DRUG -YOU MAKE SURE YOUR REALLY SICK OR DYING !! | M | 49 | 10 days | 7/30/2009 | 1 | Prostitas | Two weeks ago I only took 1 500mg pill and a hour later I had pain in both achilles tendons. I stopped taking the drug. In the following days I experienced tendon pain in my neck, shoulders, knees, wrists, and heels. My achilles tendon on my right leg produced bruising. I applied ice massage to my sore joints for the next week. I also experienced some mild dry eyes. After two weeks I am feeling better but still deal with mild tendon soreness. I am athletic but will not run again for probaly 6 months with the fear of a tendon rupture. There is no way to get this crap out of your system. I feel bad for the severe cases of "floxed" victims out there. Most people do not believe you and say "its old age". I beg to differ. The drug companies don't care. | I would try natural remedies or a different antibiotic. | M | 46 | 1 days | 7/27/2009 | 1 | I posted several months ago and reported severe achilles tendon pain after only 2 doses. I still have achilles tendonitis 3 months from taking those 2 pills. Based on what I've read I have a great fear this will never go away. To the two posts below who had no problem with this drug, count yourself as lucky. (I hope you do not have an interest in the pharmaceutical industry.) I have to believe this drug has negative side effects for far more then the 1 in 400,000 claimed by Bayer. With the help of sites like this, word will spread and users will begin to know their inexplicable problems are the result of this drug. Had I not read the pharmacy warnings I never would have considered my heel problem was due to 2 pills I had taken that day and not some unknown physical action I had taken that day. The medical community needs to get off its high horse, wake up, and prescribe this drug only as a last resort. I miss being able to walk normally or run at all. | Do not take this drug. | M | 50 | 1 days | 7/25/2009 | 5 | Diverticulitis | Aside from being a bit tired, there were none. Not sure why all the others are making this out to be a bad drug; it is an excellent antibiotic. All drugs have side-effects - and this is no different. Once you stop taking it, they go away; no big deal. Take your meds like you should and you will be fine. | Excellent drug with minimal side effects. | M | 44 | 10 days | 7/22/2009 | 5 | Bladder Infection | None besides some nausea if I had an empty stomach before I took the pill. | I read about the side effects before taking this drug (nausea, joint pain, diarrhea, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, stomach upset, vomiting), but only experienced the nausea if I took it on an empty stomach. The nausea lasted about 15-20 minutes tops. I felt that it worked quickly too- I was feeling better by the second day.. | F | 20 | 5 days | 7/21/2009 | 1 | Bladder infection | I only took it 2 days and had horrible side effects. I was dizzy, numb face and mouth. My heart was racing and I felt like I had a bad flu. My ribs had a burning feeling and my whole body ached. It has been 9 months since I have taken it and I am still not back to how I was before the medicine. I still have back pain and just don't feel 100%. Have had all kinds of tests run and cannot find anything wrong. It has to be the cipro. | F | 40 | 2 days | 7/20/2009 | 1 | diverticulitis | Thought I was going to die, or have a stroke! Pain, tingling and numbness on left side from my fingertips up my shoulder to my back! Head felt like someone hit me with a 2 by 4. Not just a regular headache!!Felt like it was going to EXPLODE! Had no energy.Made me sick to my stomach!nausea, felt like throwing up. The worst I have ever felt!I usually do a 5 or 6 mile run a day. I was lucky I could walk! | ask your doctor for an alternative! | F | 47 | 4 days | 7/20/2009 | 1 | throat infection | DO NOT TAKE THIS PILL. I had no idea a drug could take over an entire body and cause so much pain. I only took half of my prescription too. One dose of 500mg a day is all it took. On the second day, I woke up and I felt like I had been hit by a bus. All of my joints and muscles were in so much pain, that I could barely get up. I felt like I was 80 years old and had arthritis all over my body. I could barely turn my head in one direction, because my neck and shoulder tendons were so sore and shooting pains were going down my spine. My jaw was in pain, my wrists and ankles. My hips were extremely sore and with every step, I felt like I was going to fall over. I could have used a walker! At age 26! My sore throat went away for those two days, but returned a day or so after I stopped taking Cipro. It is now three days since I have taken Cipro and I still have pain all over. My pain has subsided a little, but I am still in bad shape. I am extremely worried, after reading all of these review | F | 26 | 2 days | 7/17/2009 | 3 | preventative: after surgery | Neck pain, behind the knee pain, yeast infection | I went in knowing about the side effects. At first, wasn't sure what was going on due to the surgery. Now taking Diflucan for Yeast infection. Most importantly, I am taking Reliv: Now, Innergize and Fibrestore. These are powders and are completely absorbed, you just mix it with cold water. Highly digestible nutrients to flush your system. I can get some for you, feel free to email me. jfspaunhorst@yhti.net. check the web site: www.reliv.com, click on product and testimonials. This works, it really does. So far, I think that if Cipro is taken when someone's immune system is compromised due to STD or UTI, then the side effects could be much worse. I have heard that Vancomycin is better, but I don't know how readily available it is, plus if one built up a resistence to vancomycin, they would really be in trouble. Also, I have been eating a hearty meal with each dose, avoiding calcium. Let me know if I can help anyone. This is a great site. | F | 50 | 5 days | 7/16/2009 | 2 | UTI | I was prescribed Cipro 500mg for 7 days to treat a UTI. First day 2 hours after taking first pill I had severe diarrhea. Within 24 hours I had muscle aches and some dizziness. After 2-3 days I became very tired and sick to my stomach. 3rd day I have experienced pain behind my left knee that is worse at night. And now, after 5th day I am experiencing severe pain behind left knee, muscle and joint pain in entire body, ringing in left ear, hands and feet tingling at night, and nothing tastes right. I'm not even sure my UTI has cleared up 100%. And to top it ALL off, my insurance would only pay for 6 pills, not 7 because it wasn't "pre-approved"!!! How do you "pre-approve" an infection????? Sooo, the 7th pill cost me almost as much as it did for the first 6. Never again!!!!! Signed "Depressed and sick in Maryland on the eve of my 49th birthday". | never again | F | 49 | 7 days | 7/14/2009 | 1 | UTI | I have numbing in my right arm loss of use of it as well. i took 2 doses ....called the doc he stopped it right away. I had never had anything like this before. I am a normal 36 female this drug scared the crap out of me I was think stroke. | Dont take this drug after ready the FDA warnings its true the benefits dont come close to the risks I have now for a week had to deal with using my left hand not my right just want to be back yo normal now!!!!!!!!! | F | 36 | 1 days | 7/13/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe eye pain, headaches, nausea, fatigue, serious insomnia, depression, lack of motivation, blurred vision, spacy feeling, constipation, weird feeling of sickness in my body. After 3 days, I quit the medication. When I first started the medicine (500 mg 2 xs a day for 10 days), it was a Thursday afternoon. I did not fall asleep again until Saturday afternoon. I could not figure out what was happening to me until I googled side effects of taking Cipro. This medicine will really mess up your body. DO NOT TAKE IT. I have decided to use a home remedy for my UTI by taking apple cider vinegar with honey twice a day, fresh ginger tea, plenty of water, and hot water and lemon every day. I have healed myself of many minor illnesses at home by focusing on my healing and eating natural things. CIPRO is a killer and is very toxic. | This is the WORST medication I have ever taken. It makes you feel SICK and much worse than you did before taking the medicine. It is a feeling that you have been poisioned or drugged. I am very disappointed that doctors would prescribe this medication to patients. If they knew what people felt like after taking this DRUG, they would be ashamed. Cipro should be taken off the market. I | F | 38 | 3 days | 7/12/2009 |
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