Drug Ratings for CIPROAverage Rating: 1.7 (1574 Ratings)
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| 2 | Prostatitis | I only lasted 21 days taking Cipro of a 6 week prescribed course. I experienced a couple of anxiety/panic attack episodes after on it for 2 weeks and was experiencing insomnia the 3rd week until I decided enough was enough. I will say that at least 2 times where I experienced a panic attack in the middle of the night I had a couple of vodka martinis OR beer. I immediately quit drinking. After one week of being off of the stuff, I am just now able to get some decent rest. | I was using a generic Cipro produced in India. I contacted the pharmacist about this and was assured that quality was not an issue ? I spoke to my doctor's nurse about these issues and she asked if I thought I could go with just 500 mg per day. I said absolutely not and so they prescribed doxycycline to me for 30 days. I cannot believe the nurse nor the Dr. (urologist) were not aware of these issues with this antibiotic. I told them the stuff affected me like nothing ever in my life. | M | 51 | 6 weeks 500 2X D | 5/20/2013 | 1 | Cough | Terrible burning of muscles, joint pain, numbness, groin pain, hip and back pain. Absolutely horrendous side effects and still suffering even 8 weeks after stopping this medication. I can't drive, sit in a chair for long without developing pain which means I can't go to work. | Only take this antibiotic if absolutely essential and there are no alternatives. | F | 47 | 5 days 500mg 2X D | 5/19/2013 | 1 | UTI | I did not have time to develop side-effects (yet) and was lucky enough to not be allergic and have a full-blown reaction. However I have stopped taking the medicine after one pill only (250mg) and getting informed on this horrible poison. I am all about organic and healthy living and stay far from all medication possible, but after being diagnosed with a UTI for the first time in my life at 30 years old I was a little worried. However, I was lucky enough to find this website before maybe/possibly ruining my health forever. Definitely hope I will not be affected by this single one time intake and suggest anyone with a UTI to get homeopathic treatment with D-mannose and magnesium supplements if you have already been affected by damage from cipro. Avoid fluoride in any shape or form at all cost, boycott pharmaceuticals today!!!! All is in the nature to heal us, let's make it happen! SAVE THE WORLD | I did not have time to develop side-effects (yet) and was lucky enough to not be allergic and have a full-blown reaction. However I have stopped taking the medicine after one pill only (250mg) and getting informed on this horrible poison. I am all about organic and healthy living and stay far from all medication possible, but after being diagnosed with a UTI for the first time in my life at 30 years old I was a little worried. However, I was lucky enough to find this website before maybe/possibly ruining my health forever. Definitely hope I will not be affected by this single one time intake and suggest anyone with a UTI to get homeopathic treatment with D-mannose and magnesium supplements if you have already been affected by damage from cipro. Avoid fluoride in any shape or form at all cost, boycott pharmaceuticals today!!!! All is in the nature to heal us, let's make it happen! SAVE THE WORLD | F | 30 | 3 days 250mg 2X D | 5/17/2013 | 1 | Influenza | One month after dosage ended it attacked my tendons from the waist down in both legs. The most severe pain I have ever endured, currently it resides in my left Achilles tendon, which hopefully won't "Pop". No one should ever take Cipro! | M | 58 | 10 days 1X D | 5/16/2013 | 1 | for an Ear Infection | It was BAD. I felt like u could NOT lift my arm I only took it for two day and I WILL NEVER take it again... it feels like I am weak and cabt move its was really scary.. my anxiety really took ovee me when I took this medicine.. it was really like an OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE.. I WILL NEVER TOUCH THIS MEDICINE AND I WOULD ADVISE NO ONE TO EVER TAKE IT.. ITS NOT WORTH IT | F | 26 | 1 days 500 mg | 5/8/2013 | 5 | conjunctivitis strep throat | None really... a little bit of sleepiness but I actually like being able to sleep when sick... other than that great medication so far... best antibiotic i have tried so far | M | 34 | 2 days 500mg | 5/7/2013 | 1 | Ear infection | I took 1x500mg pill and immediately starting sweating and got pins and needles pain in my feet and hands, my hands started to lock up. This all lasted about 5-10 mins, the feeling went away and I feel fine now. I am terrified for anyone who takes this. It is poison and I will NEVER take it again. I have changed my entire thoughts about antibiotics and medicine in general. This is scary scary stuff. How can it cripple so many people yet still be on the market. I'm thanking god I was lucky and got away with only taking one. | M | 27 | 1 days 500 mg | 5/6/2013 | 1 | UTI | Extreme fatigue, vision, headaches, nausea, depression. | F | 56 | 8 days | 5/4/2013 | 1 | Crippled by Cipro? Join us (if you're physically able) on Tuesday May 7th, 2013 for the first ever Cipro/Avelox/Levaquin Victims Rally in Washington DC. Rally begins at 11am in front of the U.S. Capitol Building (West Front--Grassy Area 1). Victims and their loved ones will also be meeting with multiple Congressmen throughout the day. Just look for the people in wheelchairs! | We're pissed & we're not gonna take it anymore. BAYER: WE'RE COMING FOR YOU!!! | 666 days 1X D | 5/2/2013 | 2 | UTI | side effects, head hurt, nauseous, sleep problems | F | 46 | 7 days 1X D | 4/25/2013 | 1 | Recurrant UTIs | Cipro ruined my health. I used to be an athlete, and now there are days I dread taking a walk. At only 19 years old I had to drop out of college my reaction was so extreme. I took Cipro over 2 years ago and still have severe symptoms. There have been days I cannot get out of bed. Some of my symptoms that I'm STILL EXPERIENCING TODAY include: Peripheral neuropathy, myalgia, rheumatological symptoms including severe joint pain and stiffness (so bad some days I couldn't walk or use my hands), severe stomach pain and indigestion, urinary retention, disorientation, short term memory loss, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, fatigue, panic attacks, derealization, depersonalization, vertigo, photo sensitivity, hives that still occur 2 years after taking cipro, distorted hearing/hypoacusis, strange/painful throbbing pressure in ears. | Took for 10 days at a time, 5 different times over a year. | F | 20 | 10 days 500MG 2X D | 4/23/2013 | 1 | sinus infection, allergic to others | I went nuts! I thought I would kill myself I was so depressed and confused. Medical doc said it surely couldn't be the drug... but I got into a psychiatrist, describe the onset of situation and he laughed and said, get off the Cipro and never let them give it to you again. My husband takes it with no problems... but I will suffer through infections before I will ever take it again. | F | 58 | 5 days 1X D | 4/16/2013 | 1 | Suspected Prostatitis or UTI | Severe anxiety, depression, tremors, severe insomnia, bizarre dreams while half awake, taste perversions, palpitation and sweat attacks, severe diarrhea and nausea. | Only based on symptoms, constantly needing to pee (everything seemed normal at examination), I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin. 3rd day into taking the "medicine" day I got taste perversions, 4th day I got tremors in stomach and arms, 8th day insomnia (could only sleep ≈2 hours/night), 10th the terrible anxiety attacks started. I felt I didn't want to live anymore. I called the doctor. The doctor assured the side effects had nothing to do with Ciprofloxacin, even if the effects started with the medicine. As the UTI (or whatever) still wasn't cured I was given a second run of Ciprofloxacin. This sent me to hell within 3 days. Total insomnia, surreal dreaming while awake, shaking, severe anxiety, I couldn't digest food -it went right through etc. I stopped taking it, but after 2 months all side effects were still there. Still 6 months later I am still not fully restored and suffers anxiousness, depression, part insomnia, naucea and occasional tremors. | M | 47 | 14 days 500mg 2X D | 4/12/2013 | 4 | bladder/kidney infection | ankle discomfort, neck pain, headaches, back pain, tinnitus, weakness and trouble walking, fatigue, anxiety, nervousness, nausea | this medicine did in fact rid me of a very nasty bacterial infection but i did experience a lot of side effects that were very scary at the time and started almost immediately after first dose. it's been two days since i've finished my course and i'm still feeling quite tired and weak with some back discomfort. my ankle no longer hurts, the headaches are gone as is the anxiety and ringing in my ears. i won't take it again, ever... unless my life depends on it. | F | 30 | 7 days 500mg 2X D | 4/10/2013 | 1 | uti | After 2 hours of taking the pill, I developed: Severe chills, fever, severe body aches, severe headache. Took another at night and woke up with dizziness to the point where I couldn't stand/sit, in addition to the symptoms above. This drug really scared me BC I felt so crippled and the stories I've read only increased my fear. I was never told of the risks of this pill, nor did the doctor take my size (105lbs) into consideration when prescribing. Please, whoever has the power, take this drug off the market. I am truly sorry for those who have been injured for a lifetime. I'm still recovering but I hope I don't have the above symptoms forever. | F | 23 | 1 days 500mg | 4/6/2013 | 1 | Uti | Severe anxiety, insomnia, torn meniscus in knee which caused bakers cyst, sprained tendons in knee, arm elbow and wrist pain and weakness, ankle pain and weakness, loss of balance, muscle twitching and movements, dropping things, mind fog, severe wrinkling of skin on arms and loss of muscle tone in arms. | This drug is POISON!!! I am going on 4 months since my last dose and am still sick with side effects. I am scared this will be permanent but I will fight to regain my life. Bayer should have to pay our medical bills! | F | 55 | 7 days 500mg 2X D | 4/3/2013 | 1 | Uti | Severe anxiety, insomnia, torn meniscus in knee which caused bakers cyst, sprained tendons in knee, arm elbow and wrist pain and weakness, ankle pain and weakness, loss of balance, muscle twitching and movements, dropping things, mind fog, severe wrinkling of skin on arms and loss of muscle tone in arms. | This drug is POISON!!! I am going on 4 months since my last dose and am still sick with side effects. I am scared this will be permanent but I will fight to regain my life. Bayer should have to pay our medical bills! | F | 55 | 7 days 500mg 2X D | 4/3/2013 | 1 | UTI | Pain in my legs, arms and fatigue. I would not recommend this for anyone to take. May God help us all! | F | 54 | 2 days 500 | 3/28/2013 | 1 | Uti | I was afraid to take it because of all the side effects that it has, and all the comments that I had read about it. I started taking it after all and the second dose I took, I started feeling so much pain in my legs! I should've follow my instinct not to take it! I hope nothing else happens to me :( | F | 35 | 1 days 500mg | 3/22/2013 | 1 | uti | anxiety, hopelessness,tremors,stomach problems, feeling of isolation...I am generally a happy peron...on this, I felt so depressed. i made sure that any dr. or pharmacy know, NEVER to give it to me again! | F | 69 | 7 days 1X D | 3/20/2013 | 1 | PAROTOTIS | woke up after taking taking 3 doses with painful shoulders- as day went on knees and neck began to have problems | I went to a doctor who was on standby for my PC. He diagnosed the condition by feeling my ear and taking my temp. He actually googled the condition to check out the proper antibiotic and came up with Cipro. Only asked weather I was allergic to any antibiotics. Never told me the drug was black boxed by the FDA. I had a partial kidney removal 1 year ago for cancer and have a inoperable rotator cuff tear. I have many skeletal problems and after reading posts like this and the drug warnings and starting to hurt in all the spots referred to I stopped taking the pills. THIS DRUG IS A TIMEBOMB WHICH SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. | M | 59 | 2.5 days 500 MG 2X D | 3/17/2013 | 2 | UTI | Although this medication got rid of my UTI I would NEVER take it again due to the side effects I experienced. I felt dizzy, drowsy and weak and could not get off the couch for three days. I also lost my appetite and had to make myself eat very small meals which I don't think helped with the weakness. I also felt anxiety at times. I am on my third full day of being OFF cipro and I still don't feel 100%. I am 33 years old and typically make it to the gym 3 times a week--not happening this week as I still feel a bit weak and tired. I am hoping to feel back to myself by next week. One other thing to note is that I informed my doctor that I was still feeling a bit tired, weak and still had a loss of appetite (w/loose stools) and she took a stool sample to make sure I did not get another bacterial infection FROM cipro called C Diff. Still waiting for the results--needless to say I am hoping it comes back negative. Are you kidding me? Getting a bacterial infection from an antibiotic | F | 33 | 3 days 500MG 2X D | 3/7/2013 | 1 | Prostatitis | Before taking cipro I was fit and well, liked to do long distance running, hikes in the countryside etc. Within hours of taking the first pill I started to experience pain in my achilles, calves, and knees. Days later, despite only having taken 2 pills, it was very painful to walk. I felt totally fatigued, nauseous and had tingling and numbness as well as the muscular and tendon pain, in my wrist as well as around my ankles. It has been nearly 5 months since I discontinued the course and I still have terrible pain when walking or standing - my wrist constantly aches and feels like it is burning too and I can hear ligaments clicking and grinding when I use it. I am basically disabled and have to rest a lot after walking very short distances. I often feel depressed, though whether this is a physiological effect of the drug or whether it's the result of being crippled I cannot say. Whatever the case, this drug is POISON and I would urge anyone to do extensive research before they decide t | M | 27 | 1 days 500mg 2X D | 3/5/2013 | 1 | UTI | Went from healthy & active 31 year old to feeling 80 over the course of 2 days. Joints pop and ache. Pads on feet getting thinner and knees giving me problems. Plus insomnia, random sharp paints and mental fogginess to boot. | Like another girl who posted on here, I would get UTI's 1 or 2 times a year (discovered D-Mannose is a wonderful way to keep these at bay naturally) and Cipro was also my dependable go to. Had taken it quite a few times over the years with no effect. Now I could kick myself. Last few days since I finished my course I can hardly walk a block or two when I used to go running through the woods every morning. And from what I've read this is only the start! I had no idea that taking this stuff is akin to chemotherapy in what it does to your DNA! Unbelievable. Taking every supplement I can get my hands on and praying I'm not incapacitated for a year or more. One thing that has helped loosen my stiffness instantly - EPSOM SALT baths. Get some. | F | 31 | 7 days 250MG 2X D | 2/20/2013 | 5 | diverticulitis (mis-diagonased) | Disgusting the doctor and the pharmacist did not warn me this was a "Black Box" drug! If I had been told this was a "Black Box" medication I would never have taken it. The "Black Box" warning should be clearly stated on the literature given by the pharmacist. | DO NOT TAKE UNLESS YOU ARE DYING!! I took ONLY ONE 500mg pill and after a few hours I had a severe headache, felt disoriented and cloudy. I felt pain in my legs, especially my calves. I went to lay down and when I woke up, a few hours later, I had difficultly moving in the bed and quickly realized I could not move my toes and feet and I felt very weak. I did not take another pill, I tried not to freakout,I drank fluids and went back to bed. The problem was I couldn't sleep, and when I did I had horrible dreams and hallucinations. THIS DRUG IS POISON!!! IT CAN HAVE LIFE CHANGING CONSEQUENCES!!!! From there it only got worse and I only took one pill. I was bedridden because I was so weak I could not stand up or walk. I was advised by a physical therapist to stay in bed so I would not rupture my Achilles tendons.for two weeks, or whenever I felt not so weak. I felt like a 90 year old woman. I could hardly move in bed, because when I did, I would get sharp shooting pains like I could feel every muscle and tendon not being able to function. It took over a year to fully walk again without pain. Almost 2 years later I still get pain in my calves especially if I climb stairs or do other things that put strain on my calves. I ate totally organic food and tried to detox my body to get this poison out of me and help my body heal. N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine can help. I also drank Ph water and lots of Coconut water. | F | 43 | 1 days 500mg 2X D | 2/18/2013 | 1 | GI infection | TMJ, brain damage, nuropathy, depression, anxioty, pain, tendon damage, skin damage. | My wife took the poison 9 weeks ago. She can no longer eat solid food, work, walk or enjoy life. She deals with chronic pain and other side effects. DONT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 34 | 7 days 500 mg 1X D | 2/18/2013 | 1 | Epidimytis | Rosy cheeks, burning cheeks and fingers, pain and pulsing feeling in lower legs and fore arms. Intense itching entire body, | Took this drug ten years before with no noticeable symptoms. This time calves have spasms and leg pain with a wired pulsing feeling. Monitor closely while taking this medication, I feel I shouldn't have finish this medication and abandon it. | M | 48 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 2/17/2013 | 4 | UTI | It helped but the only thing I have heartburns after the medication, I just finished my last dosage yesterday but overall my UTI is gone! xoxo | F | 30 | 3 days 500 | 2/14/2013 | 1 | after a bladder operation | Had c diff for over 6 months. Felt like I would die. | F | 63 | 6 days 10mg 1X D | 2/14/2013 | 1 | inflammation of the throat | after 3 pills I stopped because of heavy muscular and joint pains, spitting blood and general physical exhaustion. But my cold was better. | Still after a fortnight I am suffering very severe wandering muscular pains, so bad that I couldn't walk and manage only with pain killer. I am very worried how long this will last. | F | 70 | 2 days 500 2X D | 2/10/2013 | 1 | Has your life been destroyed by Cipro or Avelox? DEMAND ANSWERS! Call Phil Blake, CEO of Bayer Healthcare, directly at his New Jersey office: (973) 305-5018. | Do NOT suffer in silence! It is high time the criminals at Bayer "Healthcare" answer to their victims! Pick up the phone & call Bayer's CEO Phil Blake today: (973) 305-5018. Do not allow his secretary to rush you off the phone or tell you she's going to have someone "call you back." NO! You get that man on the phone! Call today, call tomorrow--call every single day until these criminals help clean up the carnage THEY created with these legal poisons! GET THEM!!! | M | 1X D | 2/6/2013 | 1 | after bladder procedure | back problems(muscles,tendons etc.) feet-severe pain from heels to toes,redness o n tips of toes,fallen arches,sweeling and pain so bad when I was on my feet that I was crying. Tendon at back of leg to heel and feet would contract so bad that leg and feet would turn in and under.In never had these problems until I took cipro!!!!!!!t ! | F | 52 | 1 days | 2/6/2013 | 1 | UTI | Heart palpitations, violent panic attacks, high anxiety, depersonalization, insomnia, muscle twitching, muscle pain, tendonitis, chest pains, crawling feeling in head and more.. as the days progress new symptoms appear... God didnt bless this drug, this drug is the devils remedy!!! | F | 28 | 2 days 2000mg | 2/5/2013 | 1 | UTI | Felt flu-like body aches, no energy and dizziness at the time of taking Cipro but thought it was due to being sick. That I just had a worse than normal bladder infection. Took tylenol and advil NSAIDs with the cipro, which I hear later is a bad thing. Developed gradually within a few months of taking the drug; nerve, tendon, muscle and soft tissue pain all the time which is worse just from minor exertion (grocery shopping, driving, more than an hour of computer use and etc...). Insomnia, numbness, tingling, loss of hand control (dropping things), strength, sharp and/or burning nerve pain, soft tissue swelling in hands/wrists, mostly upper back, shoulders, arms, wrists and hands, but have had some real problems with feet too, including part of a tendon detaching. Also have depression and am not sure if this is just because of the pain and the life changes involved or partially the drug its self. | I took this drug in 2001 for a UTI and within 6 months time my life completely changed. I had been a very active person, work 8-12 hours a day 5 days a week, gym or karate 2 hours 4-5 days a week and nightclubbing or concerts on top of that. I did not link Cipro to any of my symptoms until I had one doctor look very interested when I mentioned it as part of my drug history on an intake exam and ask me questions about when I took the drug (which caused me to then look into Cipro). This was in 2004 or 2005 after many doctors and medications, a carpal tunnels surgery (that did nothing, I refused the second surgery on my other hand), physical therapy, chiropractic work, massage and etc... I recommend that anyone reading this try to eliminate any sources of fluoride from your life (toothpaste, RX drugs, many anti-depressants and etc..., contain fluoride...). I've found some help with orthomolecular vitamin and mineral supplementation; IODINE 25mg day (Iodoral iodine combo helps to expel fluoride from the body), good multi-vit, vit C 5,000-10,000mg day, L-glutamine 4,000mg day, alpha lipoic acid 300-600mg day, magnesium 400mg, vit D 8,000mg day, fish oil 2,000mg day, Divide the doses morning and night for everything except multi vit and vit D which I only take in the morning). It helps enough, so that I'm fighting back again and doing physical rehab again with an eye towards hopefully re-training and being able to work. I also take Norco a few times a week, when I need a bre | F | 43 | 14 days 3X D | 2/4/2013 | 1 | UTI | Massive anxiety and panic attacks, slight tremors in head and ringing in one ear. I do not have anxiety normally and I developed severe anxiety shortly after taking one pill. It took me a couple days to figure out it was antibiotic. I thought I was losing my mind. The last 60 hours of my life have been pretty horrible. I hope I recover very quickly. | F | 41 | 3 days 500 mg | 2/1/2013 | 1 | UTI | I feel awfull to weak to even get out of my bed my boyfriend has had to practically carry me to the bathroom and I have no urge to eat anything I have a fever of 102.5 and none of this started untill after ciprofloxacin | F | 18 | 3 days 250 | 2/1/2013 | 1 | sinus infection | this drug ruined my life. After taking it my eyes started killing me to add to things i couldnt be in light. its bee 2 years and still no better and have severe light sensitivity to my eyes not to mention horrible dry eyes no matter how much eyes drops i use. also noticed after taking i cant take antibiotics with out making my eyes worse.And i also have pain in my left knee and elbow joints. this np had no clue what she was doing.i weigh 93 pounds and she puts me on 1000mg a day thats twice what i should have been getting. | never take this drug. the drs who prescribe this and the fda and companies that make it should be ashamed that they are ruining peoples lives just to make money. I am already disabled and i do photography and use the computer alot and watched tv alot but now hardly ever due to a careless np not looking at my allergies and over dosing me for someone of my size and weight.i was persrcibed twice the amount of someone my size. they took what thing i had left away from me. death to cipro,any drug like it and the drs who deny the side effects.and the companies that make it and endorse it. shame shame | F | 30 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 1/28/2013 History | 1 | bladder infection | I just KNEW something was wrong with me taking this drug!!! I had this weird pain in my thighs, as tho I ran too much or exercised too much. I thought it can't be any kind of side effect, that doesn't make sense. Then the diarreha started! Ugh! No appetite. I also had a bad headcold at the same time with sinus pressure and post nasal drip - it was misery!! THEN I look up possible side effects of cipro and ta da!! TENDONITIS!! who would have thought! After 4 days and 8 pills I stopped, no more ever!!! Turns out doc said 4 days worth probably killed the bacteria anyway. Anyway its been 3 weeks and I am STILL not right, pain in my side, stools abnormal. My advice? SEEK SOMETHING ELSE!! | F | 63 | 4 days 500 2X D | 1/25/2013 | 4 | Urinary tract infection | Breast tenderness x one day | Urine culture showed bacteria would not respond to Septra, so doctors switched me to Cipro 500mg x3 days, which was insufficient to kill all the bacteria. Then I was given Cipro 800mg x5 days, which was probably about 1-2 days less than I should have been given because my left kidney still hurt on day 4. Mild UTI symptoms continued for another week before urinalysis came back clean. Some bacteria out there is becoming quite resistant to Cipro and some patients may need high doses for a longer duration for it to work. | F | 52 | 5 days 800 1X D | 1/18/2013 | 1 | diverticulitis | 2 hours after taking the fourth 500mg pill (3rd day) I started having really bad shoulder pain and forearm swelling/pain. I had some shoulder/forearm pain the night before, but never thought it was the Cipro. Now I know it is and stopped taking it. Did some research and found I could be doing serious and permanent damage to my tendons/muscles. Wonderful! | I will never take this drug again. It would have to be a life or death situation | M | 40 | 3 days 500mg BID 2X D | 1/11/2013 | 1 | TWELVE PILLS TAKEN IN OCTOBER OF 2009 COMPLETELY ENDED MY LIFE! DEATH TO BAYER!!! | You can read my story and learn more about the horrors of Cipro at: www.ciproispoison.com | M | 33 | 6 days 500 2X D | 1/10/2013 | 1 | Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I had surgery and a piece of a drain tube was left in. My doctor went back in to take it out and told me 5 days later he didnt know what type of infection I had but put me on a drug that should take care of it. I told him if he didnt know then send it off to the center of disease control and it came back as pseudomonas aeruginosa. I didnt know what it was, my mother was with me and my doctor put me on 1500 mgs. of cipro for 5 weeks. I kept asking him why I felt like I was so tired, why my legs hurt, when I would get my energy back??? It's been a year and a half ago and I'm 39 years old. I had my own business for 15 years before this, I played tennis, rode jet skis, snow skied, danced daily and was a massage therapist as well as a single mother of a 5 and 15 year old. I have closed my business now. I still hurt all over, blurry vision, no energy, my joints pop and crack. I have never felt this bad in my life. This drug took my life | Your life can get worse, no matter what you do.... Do not take this drug. Find another doctor if yours perscribes this for you. | F | 39 | 5 weeks 500 3X D | 1/8/2013 | 1 | ignorance | I took this drug almost 2 years ago now. I dont have time to list all my adverse effects here. It has destroyed my health, lets just say that. | The makers of this drug and the FDA are criminals as far as I am concerned. | M | 31 | 5 days 500mg 2X D | 1/8/2013 | 1 | Uti | Extreme burning itching pain toes of one foot. After 3days, burning itching pain toes of both feet. Have stopped taking it - have taken Cipro in past with no problems | F | 75 | 7 days 500mg 2X D | 1/7/2013 | 1 | Kidney Infection | Low BP (80/55), weakness in the knees, hallucinations, anxiety, unable to grip | So lucky. I had a natural distrust of meds after I had a very bad experience with Prilosec. Got a kidney infection and was given Cipro. Supposed to take two 500mg twice a day! Decided to test it first by only taking a half of one. Side effects in a out 30 minutes. My blood pressure plummeted, had a hard time standing and gripping a door handle, even began to hallucinate a bit. Threw the meds in the trash immediately and drank gallons of water. Back to normal in 1.5 days. Got sooo lucky. Tried colloidal silver and infection was cured in 1 day. DO NOT TAKE THIS!!! | M | 25 | 1 days 500mg 1X D | 1/5/2013 | 1 | divertilitis | bad musle aches and pain. Flet like I climbed a mountain, pains all over, mostly in legs | F | 71 | 1X D | 1/3/2013 | 1 | Uti | Only took 2 pills. Got Aching, sore, muscles and joints all over body for several DAYS after stopping the meds. Was told by dr it was actually a rapid breakdown of my muscles called rhabdo. Thankfully Im young and i didnt take much and drank ALOT of water to flush it out. So my symptoms have greatly improved and im almost 100% again. but it took 4 days from last dose. Also got a terrible sore, painful, raw throat. Would never reccomend this! Take something else!!! | F | 26 | 1 days 500mg | 12/26/2012 | 1 | UTI | Tendonitis in wrist, ankle, and elbows. Popping noise in knees and hips. Tingling, pin prick feeling in feet. Sore acquillies tendon and heels. Nightmares. Hamstring pain. Twitching of muscles in hip and eye. Knees hurt. Anxious and panic attack feeling. Symptoms stated at the end of taking meds. I contacted pharmacy to question why I wasn't told it was a "black box" drug. They said they don't usually pass that information along since my symptoms occur in only 1 percent of patients. The doctor didn't bother to tell me either. Now I am dealing with the after effects. Dr. Recommended I take NSAIDs for 3 days and I should be fine. If only that would be true. I'm very frightened that my life is forever changed with no cure. | Shame on doctors and pharmacist for not warning me and others like me. If I had been told this was a "black box" medication I would never have taken it. I've sent the clinic this website to inform them I'm not a rare (1%) effected by this poison!! | F | 58 | 5 days 500 2X D | 12/19/2012 | 1 | Suspected prostate infection | Partial achilles rupture, dry skin, circulation problems, nerve damage in both arms and legs, insomonia, depersonalization | This was six months ago and I am still totally screwed up from this drug. I would have been better off losing an eye or possibly even a hand. For sure some fingers or an ear...... | M | 35 | 7 days 2X D | 12/19/2012 | 1 | UTI | I have only been taking this for 3 days and I feel worse than before I took the medicine. I normally have a little joint knee pain because of my weight but nothing that doesn't clear up in a day or two. Since taking cipro I feel sleepy, tired, dizzy, bloated with a lot of gas, headaches, and my joint knee pain has increased 5x. I now have to make an appointment with a orthopedic surgeon to have a MRI done on my knee. I thought it was just me, but after reading the reviews I do not recommend this medication. I have stopped taking it and will never take this again. | F | 29 | 7 days 500 2X D | 12/18/2012 | 1 | diverticulitis | started having severe sharp stabbing pains in wrist, shoulders hurt, hips and knees. feet so sore i can't walk. ankles feel broke. | i will never ever take this drug again. i hope i haven't done permanent damage. | F | 64 | 5 days 500 2X D | 12/16/2012 | 1 | Bacterial sepsis,endocarditis | Severe nearly crippling pain in my joints, especially my ankles/heels, of my ankles shoulders. When I step onto my feet the paint that shoots up from my heel drops me to my knees, my ankles feel like a bat was taken to them. My whole body is racked in pain. I am on Leviaquin,oral Vancomycin and IV Ineprenem. RE DIARRHEA and Cipro URGENT Abx can cause the bacteria C. Difficile to overtake the colon, this requires medical attention immediately, particularly if your stool is watery. C, Diff, is very contagious as it is a spore, it can clear up for a bit and show back up, as a spore it can spread to family, you shouldn't share a bathroom. It my require hospitalization, you can dehydrate and it can make you much sicker left untreated. | Doctors will deny any of the above side effects, they have each time and every time they have occurred - EVERY time I have taken these meds, Keflex, too. It gets worse each time, so like allergies it may be cumulative and may be increasingly risky. | F | 46 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 12/16/2012 | 1 | uti | urinary retention and diahrhea | M | 70 | 2 days 500mg. | 12/16/2012 | 1 | Inflamed Lymphoid | nausea,headache,extreme tiredness,lack of energy, restlessness,weakness in both arms and hands, mind was very active and unable to sleep | There are other drugs out there to fight bacteria infections. This drug should be banned and re-evaulated. What I don't understand is why CIPRO would release this drug if there has been so many recordings of people getting hurt? This is a crime. The FDA needs to step in and take care of this problem. Other side effects that were listed, but I did not get were nightmares or abnormal dreams, not trusting others or feeling that others want to hurt you,hallucinations (seeing things or hearing voices that do not exist), depression, thoughts about dying or killing yourself, uncontrollable shaking of a part of the body, pain, burning, tingling, numbness, and/or weakness in a part of the body. | F | 19 | 1 days 500 MG 2X D | 12/12/2012 | 3 | Infection and non union of left tib | Got diarrhea couple days in after taking Cipro. Still experiencing problems there. Restlessness and interrupted sleep and strange dreams. Nightly sweating and skin rashes. Ive heard you should not skip antibiotics and take full course or longer than required so that the infection doesn't return and develop resistance requiring more powerful stuff. Worried if i stop now the infection will return and and the bone wont heal. Wearing a ilizarov frame now if this doesn't work I will lose my leg and i don't want that to happen. | M | 29 | 2 months 750 | 12/10/2012 | 1 | precautionary so I didn't get bronc | wrist pain in elbow pain knee pain ankle pain pains in other places and weak legs extremely painful taking Norco and ibuprofen to help with pain that it doesn't last all the time it's been a little over a week and I am so sorry for everyone is suffering worse than I am | F | 58 | 6 days 500 2xa da | 12/9/2012 | 3 | epipdidimytis | No side effects. Just sweat a lot. No joint pain calfs are a little sore probably from running and down the ladder at home depot lol seems to be helping my nut.. So far so good | M | 20 | 6 days 2 | 12/8/2012 | 1 | UTI | Joint Pain, Achilles Pain, lethargy, severe headache, vision disruptions, fatigue, etc. | ONLY TAKE THIS DRUG IF THE OTHER OPTION IS DEATH! THERE ARE MUCH SAFER ANTIBIOTICS TO TAKE. I took this only 4 times November 1, 2012 and on 12/3/12 I still feel Achilles pain and tingling, dizzyness, neck pain, etc... avoid this drug as it will change your life!!! | M | 38 | 2 days 500mg 2X D | 12/3/2012 | 1 | Non existant prostate infection | first off if you have any joint pain you need to stop this chemical poisoning. This poison attacks collegen synthesis the same way it attacks the bacteria. If you are affected you need to stay active. If you can't walk then crawl. If you can't crawl then roll. Get into a swimming pool for some light resistance work out. you need to replenish your body with protein. bone broth is the key. Boil some big soup bones and drink the broth. This has amino acids in it which is the building blocks for protein. I did recover but it took me almost 2 years. Doctors, family and friends will not believe you. They will tell its old age. Don't give up. | Never ever take this garbage. It will cripple you. | M | 49 | 1 days 500 3X D | 11/28/2012 | 1 | ear infection | Severe joint pain all over my body. Inability to walk at times. Jaw locked. Severe achilles tendonitis. Loud popping noises in previously healthy joints. Tinnitus. Five months later I am still experiencing symptoms. | F | 42 | 3 days 2X D | 11/28/2012 |