Drug Ratings for CIPROAverage Rating: 1.6 (1925 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 4 | sinus infection | None | F | 60 | | 1/28/2001 | 1 | Post surgical anti-biotic | Mental hallucinations. Uneasy feeling. Physical balance offset. After telling the Doc of these reactions, he discounted them as if to claim it was "just me". Oh contraire, I talked to a pharmacist who brought me the PDR insert which paralleled all my side effects. | I would not recommend anyone to take this drug. I've encountered others who have had various negative experiences. This is the first drug, in my history, I upfront say I'm allergic to! | F | 50 | | 10/17/2001 | 1 | urinary infection | joint pain and achiness. The cure is worse than the disease! Be careful about taking this medication. | F | 64 | 2 days | 10/28/2001 | 1 | Kidney infection | Took Cipro for two weeks in 1992(one week i.v./one week by pill). Now I experience Myoclonic seizures (jerky spasms) unless I take phenobarbitol once a day. | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 10/30/2001 | 4 | Typhoid infection | nothing Serious. A little tired. I took 500mg twice a day for 10 days | I don't think it is so bad | F | 29 | 10 days | 11/2/2001 | 2 | Prostatitis | Increasing problems with muscle & nerve twitching; painful joints; nevousness etc. | Scary experience, took some time to figure out what caused the simptoms | M | 41 | 4 months | 11/15/2001 | 1 | urininary tract infection | severe bilateral tendinitis; Residual muscle pain and weakness--is the latter a side effect? | F | 6 weeks | 1/1/2002 | 2 | prostatitis | aching muscular pain in lower back, groin, and thighs (tendinitis) | doctor confirmed that CIPRO can cause this kind of side effect | M | 45 | 10 days | 1/10/2002 | 1 | Gastro Infections | Nausea, extremely tired, confussion of thoughts, worsened diarrhea, joint aches and mucsle pains, upper back-- rib cage pain. | This medicine was given to me by the doc to treat gastro problems that had occured for 7 days. I was in bed or on the couch for a month barely able to get up to go to the bathroom, dehydrated and in a lot of joint and muscel pain. I developed a CMV Gastroenteritis infection and an inability to produce the enzymns needed to break down milk/dairy products. NEVER take this medicine-- it is worse then whatever your illness! | F | 30 | 7 days | 1/11/2002 | 5 | urinary track infection | None. The UTI was so severe that anything was an improvement, however. | After being treated for a week with another antibiotic, the UTI worsened to include high fever, chills, muscle aches. After one day on Cipro (during a full week's course) I felt improvement. Don't know if this is typical, but it worked for me and I would use it again -- albeit not for long durations. | F | 39 | 7 days | 1/22/2002 | 1 | DIVITICULITIS/URINARY TRACT INFECTI | iT was pr;escribed for my mother-in-law by a doctor who would not even test her urine or her blood or for an impaction. She is now in a step down from critical care---every thing about her failed--we still dont know if she will live. Her allegies to this drug were well documented in her chart. | the symptoms started the second day--the doctor completely ignored the symptoms. It happened that Mother had an impaction and a fleets enema would have cured her. | F | 86 | 5 days | 1/29/2002 | 1 | Chest Infection | Swollen Tongue and Lips and joint pain - stopped after taking one tablet | Beware - read all the information on the leaflet enclosed. | F | 37 | 1 days | 7/13/2002 | 3 | Bladder Infection | Weakness, nausea. | I've had bladder infections before and can start to feel better after 1-2 days. I've been on this medicine for five days and feel only a little relief. I'm taking two 500mg tablets a day. I only have two tablets left and the infection is still here. I wish the doctor would have given me something better. On top of that this medicine is expensive $70 for 10 pills. I wouldn't mind paying the high price for something that worked. | F | 39 | 5 days | 9/24/2002 | 1 | Urethritis | Severe joint pains and muscle aches; burning sensations in forearms and joints; weakness in arms; pressure and pain in ears; brain fog; feelings of anxiety; insomnia; lack of energy and fatigue. | After over one year the joint pains, burning sensations and pressure in ears all contiune. It has been a year of hell. This drug is poision. If prescribed this drug insist on a safer alternative. See http://www.drugvictims.org/ for more information about the dangers of Cipro and other quinolone antibiotics. | M | 7 days | 9/24/2002 | 2 | cellulitus | This antibiotic did not stop the activity of the infection. The cellulitus continued to spread resulting in a emergency hospital visit where an different antibiotic was administered thru an IV. | This medication's side effect was a severe headache. | M | 57 | 3 days | 1/7/2003 | 5 | food poisining | slight dizziness,some restlessness | M | 21 | 10 days | 11/5/2003 | 1 | bladder infection | Did not work!!!My body did not respond to this antibiotic | F | 31 | 10 days | 1/9/2004 | 1 | Sinus Infection | nausea, vomiting, severe joint pain | It was the worst experience of my life. I had to go to the ER to get medicine for the pain in my joints. | F | 32 | 4 days | 3/30/2004 | 1 | Food Poison | My father (94) was prescribed CIPLOX in India. Within two days, he developed symptoms like heart attack. The doctors there could not identify this as a reaction. Instead, they put him on several heart medications. When this caused his prostate problems to worsen, they prescribed a tube and Levoday (another quinolone family). Within a week, he died due to Kidney failure. | Doctors in India have no clue about the potency of the drugs, their reactions, proper doses, etc. | M | 94 | 3 days | 4/12/2004 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Severe joint and muscle pains especially in lower back and thigh which began two weeks after treatment and have lasted more than two weeks after. Hurts to walk, to sit , stand, move. Also in knees and neck. Urinary tract infection appears to have cleared though. | I would seek a safer alternative if I had known this could happen. Read that it destroys cartilege in weigh bearing joints. | M | 60 | 5 days | 4/13/2004 | 1 | Kidney infection | Tingling in fingers and toes. Chills and fever 18 hours a day. Mild joint pain. Rash on 10th(last)day. | Physician didn't think I was allergic until the rash appeared. I write this on the 10th day...I'll see what happens. | M | 42 | 10 days | 4/22/2004 | 2 | BLADDER INFECTION | ALLERGIC REACTION. RASH ON EXTREMITIES. | ON TREATMENT FOR BLADDER CANCER. CONCURRENTLY WITH CHEMOTHERAPY. I JUST FOUND OUT I COULD NOT TAKE ALMOST ANY VITAMIN OR MINERAL( OR SOME OF THEM) | M | 75 | 1 days | 5/4/2004 | 1 | UTI | dizzyness, numb lips, severe rash on hands and forehead, confusion, rapid heartbeat and vomiting | Just horrible almost had to go to the ER and it turned out I didn't even have a bacterial infection anyways. Took about 4 days before the symptoms went away. My cardio fitness still hasn't recovered and I stopped taking it 2 months ago. Walking up a flight of stairs almost kills me now | M | 4 days | 5/12/2004 | 2 | M | 3 days | 5/17/2004 | 1 | sinusitis | Bizarre almost psychotic mental confusion. Called an all night pharmacy with the 2 or 3 still functioning brain cells. Pharmacist told me to STOP taking it & read me the list of side effects. | This drug is horrible and scary.I stopped after the second pill. Never again. And never experienced anything like it with any other meds. | F | 51 | 1 days | 6/4/2004 | 1 | prostatitis | During: mild tinnitus, oversensitivity towards sounds After: (5 weeks after ending course): severe, disabling joint pain (both knees and hips). After 1 Year not much improvement. Sensitive to smells ( mild MCS>>multiple chemical sensitivity) Might need artificial joints at the age of 23! | Advice to everyone: Do NEVER take Cipro (or Tequin, or Levaquin, or Floxin, Factive) UNLESS you are on the brink of dying. Quinolones cause damage to joint cartilage ( in adults and kids). This drug has ruined my life. | M | 23 | 14 days | 6/10/2004 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | malaise,severe rib cage pain,insomnia,blurred vision,rash,muscle and join pain and weakness,chills,loss of appetite | It did cure the uti, but I would never again subject my body to such severe and disabling side effects. | F | 74 | 7 days | 6/24/2004 | 1 | prostatitis | constant nausea, burning in stomach joint ache in all joints | worst i have ever felt in my life. have been off cipro for 6 months and the joint pain has not diminished. i am not the same man i was before taking the drug | M | 58 | 14 days | 7/20/2004 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | severe chest & neck pain, tingling in arms, extreme fatigue & weakness, sharp abdominal cramping | I started feeling these horrible side-effects within the first day of taking Cipro. I went to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack. The ER docs said my heart was fine, and that I must have a case of gastritis, and to keep taking the Cipro to clear up the UTI. They did not recognize that I was having an allergic reaction to the Cipro! Needless to say, I was back in the ER the very next day with even more severe chest pain that spread to my neck and down my arms. A week later, I still have some chest pain, shooting pains all over my body, and tingling in my arms. I will NEVER take this drug again. | F | 24 | 3 days | 8/3/2004 | 2 | Prostatitis | Nausea, fatigue, muscle aches and depression. Mood is quite depressed and everything feels like a struggle. | It is fighting the prostate infection, but the drug seems to be fighting me as well. Hard to withstand the side effects. | M | 55 | 20 days | 9/4/2004 | 1 | urinary tract infection | severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, sweating heavily, nausea | will never take again, was sicker from the meds than the uti | F | 50 | 14 days | 9/7/2004 | 3 | recurrent sinusitis | DEBILITATING FATIGUE! Stomach pain, rib cage pain, muscle fatigue, extreme drowsiness, weight gain. I have been so fatigued, light headed and dizzy, it has frightened me! | side effects began about 4 days after beginning the prescription, will only take this again if I have no other options, since I sing professionally, I had to wipe out the sinus infection, but for nonsinger, the infection is better than the cure with cipro!!! | F | 41 | 10 days | 9/12/2004 | 3 | supposed septic bursitis of elbow | dizziness, heartburn that was awful, dark stools, feeling | I don't like it. | F | 40 | 9 days | 9/13/2004 | 2 | Sinusitis | Sleeplessness and then when I did sleep - horrendous nightmares! At one point, thought I had died! | F | 42 | 10 days | 9/18/2004 | 1 | Ureteral Cancer | Vomiting, tingling in hands & feet, felt like electricity going thur my entire body. depression, hallucinations, psychotic, excessive urination, blisters inside my mouth and on my tongue. Did not go to sleep for 3 nights. Restlessness, nervousness, rash | Called Dr when I fainted and had seizure he said was not meds. I thought it was from surgery. Went to anoter DR who confirmed symptoms was from cipro.NEVER, NEVER TAKE THIS IT IS WORSE THAN POSION. MUCH WORSE THE CANCER & SURGERY. | F | 62 | 6 days | 10/10/2004 | 4 | pseudomonis (on going) | I take cipro as an on going treatment. A year ago I came down with the lung bacterial infection pseudomas, due to a genetic mutation in my body for Cystic Fibrosis. As a result of the Cystic Fibrosis symptoms with any lung infection I remain on Cipro 750 mg for 20 days per infection. I usually can't go a month without a new infection. I have experienced systemic yeast infections because the Cipro causes a digestive disturbance. The Dr's nurse told me to go to the health food store and buy some Acidophilus pills ( which are kept refrigerated) These have eliminated that problem. I also eat lots of yogart with the active cultures. I have not had any further yeast infection since I started taking them. I do have several attacks of sweats throughout the day, but the for me, the health benfits far outweigh the side effects. | I have also taken Leviquin for these infections, but that med is harder on the body...for me anyway. | F | 64 | 30 days | 10/14/2004 | 5 | Pouchitis/Crohn's | Knee and hip pain. Mild insomnia. | After trying other drugs which did not help, the symptoms went away 24 hours after starting CIPRO. I would definitely take it again despite the side effects. | F | 46 | 3 weeks | 10/21/2004 | 5 | bladder infection | none | none | M | 50 | 2 days | 11/1/2004 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Severe muscle/tendon pain in left hip region. Actually went to the emergency room. After X-rays and MRI, confimed no fractures in hip or leg. Doctor then changed my medication and symptoms cleared up within 24-hours. | If you start experiencing severe joint/tendon problems after taking this drug, seek medication attention. Take the information sheet with you that lists the possible side effects for Doctors that don't believe you could experience this kind of pain after only 2 pills. | F | 40 | 1 days | 11/13/2004 | 1 | Prostatitis | severe aching in wrist,ankle and knee joints; numbness in fingers and toes Also-Nausea throughout the course of taking this stuff | ----active and work out on regular basis--seems to have made pain worse while taking this garbage. Will side effects go away? | M | 48 | 7 weeks | 11/22/2004 | 1 | blurred vision, eye floaters, photophobia, double vision, sonophobia, depersonalization, anxiety, mental confusion, intense dread, bilateral Achilles tendonitis, joint pain in knees, hips, ankles, fingers, neck, back, shoulders, elbows; limping, need to use a cane for a month, unable to stand and bear weight in knees and ankles, unable to walk at times, extreme burning all over body, pulsating throbbing pains in legs...This drug is a timebomb and ravaged my young athletic body...was a healthy runner before this, now I walk around in constant pain and debility trying to regain my life...These toxic adverse reactions have lasted for more than two years after completing a prescription...They have ruined my life and turned me into an old man at 31....Re-read my post 5-10 times and let it sink in--if you are thinking of taking these drugs...it is not worth having your life robbed out from under you...and with no one to account for the damage inflicted...AVOID CIPRO if you love your eyes, joints, body, etc....my eyes and joints are so damaged 2 years later...And these adverse reactions happen more than 1% of the time...probably upwards of 60%...many times people do not realize they are even having an adverse reaction to a cipro drug because the symptoms can show up weeks, months, and even years later; so people do not correlate their symptoms to the TOXIC prescription...BUYER BEWARE...SWALLOW AT YOUR OWN RISK...I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE MY LIFE BACK, MY EYES BACK TO NORMAL, MY JOINTS BACK...Think many times before ever letting this poison past your lips!!!!!!!!!! | The fluoroquinolones (cipro, levaquin, Tequin, floxin, Factive, Avelox, Norfloxacin) are powerful chemo-therapeutic antibiotics...neurotoxic, chondro-toxic...toxic to the joints, eyes, nervous system...They are very potent drugs and can radically destroy your life in a matter of weeks...These drugs ruin lives around the world...do not take them, do not take them...Any moral legitimate doctor should NEVER ever prescribe these toxic pills...and any doctor who does is in need of being asked to try a month dosage themselves and see how their joints, eyes, etc... are after cessation of therapy...toxic adverse reactions can develop up to 18 months after completing a prescription...elusive poison...they recall defective tires and toys...CIPRO should be banned...it is a horribly toxic drug belonging to the Fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin, Floxin, Tequin, Norfloxacin, Avelox, etc...) BUYER BEWARE...SWALLOW AT YOUR OWN RISK...These drugs are a modern pharmaceutical FRAUD and SCAM... | M | 31 | 30 days | 11/23/2004 | 1 | possible prostatitis | Severe muscle, joint, and even skin pain (even hurts to be touched at times). Pain occurs in many different areas of my body. Most severe in my lower back, thighs, buttocks, and sometimes in my thighs. Also get headaches, tingling, itching and burning sensations. Sometimes I break out in a sweat. The pain is so bad at times that despite pain medication, I can't sleep. | I've seen my Family Practice Doc, then a Rheumatologist, Infectous Disease Doc., Chinese Medicine Doctor, Homeopathic MD and I'm scheduled to see a Chiropractor and Pain MD. Hot mineral baths help, sometimes light massage helps and pain medicines. | M | 48 | 5 days | 11/28/2004 | 1 | kidney infection | I only took the medication for 48 hours due to severe reaction. The blood vessels in my outer thighs burst and made an apppearance to that of a tiger attack. Looked like long scratches all up and down my legs. Dr. found no other explanation than a reacation to Cipro (+) infection was not subsiding - still had fever and blood and urine, so changed my meds to Macrobid. Wish me luck. | F | 37 | 2 days | 12/14/2004 | 1 | UTI Infection | Feelings of fear and panic. Mild pain in chest. Slightly numb and weak legs at night more than a week after taking Cipro. I always sleep on an arm and subconciously do more so to protect myself from the UTI discomfort. Now wake up feeling like my arms are about to fall off they get so numb. Also have a metallic blood like taste in my mouth at nights. | The first doctor I went to did not diagnose a UTI infection despite severe pain in my right groin. On a second visit she finally thought to take a urine sample (but did not think to send it to the lab!) and prescribed Cipro. I visited another doctor who was very surprised this had be prescribed as a first resort as according to her Trimethaprim would usually be the first choice. This UTI infection is still not clear. | F | 41 | 5 days | 12/29/2004 | 3 | possible prostatitis | First few days all body felt uncomfortable: abdominal pain, liver part pain, nausea.On sixteenth day I took the Ultrasound exam it reveals that liver enlargement and kidney archs which were never occured before. | I had no idea about this side effects when I took this medicine.I called the doc and told him the side effects of the medicine. But he insisted that I should take all dose (28 days: it seems that this is the recommened dose for prostatitis). But with the consideration of the side effects and the possibilities of growth of another group of bacteria in my body I decided to stop using the cipro: Because the body is mine not the doctor's. If I do not take care it who else will? Special recommedation: just be very careful when choosing the antibiotics. It can do good but it can do harm too. The bad side effects could appear years later. | M | 38 | 16 days | 12/30/2004 | 2 | bladder infection | Awful itchy rash on my neck and face, seems to be spreading to my back. | The doctor didn't mention any side effects. He gave me free samples--hey, the price was right. And my bladder infection seems to be clearing up. But I'd think there'd be a medication without high incidence of bad side effects. I've never been allergic to a medication before. | F | 35 | 2 days | 1/5/2005 | 1 | Recurring UTI Infection | Shooting pain in my thighs, knees, hips. Stiffness and pain in my calves. Muscle spasms all over my body especially in my legs. Sharp pains in my stomach, under my ribs, in my chest. Gas, diarrhea, empty feeling in my stomach. Loss of appetite, dizziness, severe fatigue, unable to focus, anxiety, sleeplessness. | The side effects did more damage than the UTI itself. This stuff is 100% PURE EVIL. You couldn't pay me enough to take this poison again!!! I am also allergic to Macrobid. I had a severe reaction with hives, trembling, the whole nine yards. I cannot believe that the doctors prescribed Cipro to me knowing what the Macrobid did. Both experiences have made me lose faith in Western medicine. Once I can figure out how to detox, I will seek out herbal remedies for my UTI's from now on. I just hope I don't develop any permanent problems from this episode. | F | 27 | 3 days | 1/5/2005 | 2 | UTI | After taking last of 10 day course, I experienced a sciatic nerve pain on my left leg going from hip to foot. General aches and tendon pain. Joints and tendons seem very easily injured. Not much fun. Did not completely cure infection. | This occured AFTER course of treatment. Still in pain after a week. | M | 37 | 10 days | 1/10/2005 | 1 | UTI | Heart pounding, tingling feeling, and horrible stomach cramps by day 2. | Insurance does not even cover this drug as of last year...Wonder why? The cost was still over $40 out of pocket for 1 weeks worth . Thank goodness for this site--I will stop taking the drug immediately!! | F | 31 | 2 days | 1/12/2005 | 1 | Peritonitis/ruptured appendix | ANAPHYLAXIS I had just been release from the hospital where I had been on 5 days of intrevenous Flagyl, Gentromyicin and Amoxicillan for a ruptured appendix and peritonitis. I was also given a steroid upon release with a prescription for Cipro. Not sure if reaction was drug interaction or allergic. Within 10 minutes of taking first pill, I started to break out in hives. By the time the ambulance arrived, my entire body was bright red, I was halucinating and delirious, having trouble breathing, my blood pressure had dropped dramatically, and basically remember very little on the way to the hospital except thinking | F | 39 | 1 days | 1/13/2005 | 2 | UTI | I took Cipro for 5 days 1000ML daily. My symptoms got worse. I had the most horrible burning inside my bladder. It did not burn when I urinated. My doctor wanted me to stay on it for 10 days there is no way I can do that. Waiting to hear if they will substitute me with something else. I just cannot take this any longer the burning pain is horrific. It also is drying my facial skin out. My face is now peeling from dryness. I do get UTI's quite often but Cipro is just to strong for me. It feels as though my bladder is raw inside. Worsens when my bladder fills. It probably is a good med for some indviduals but I am not one of them. Hope this will help someone. | F | 55 | 5 days | 1/14/2005 | 4 | UTI | Abdominal cramps and nausea | It's an amazing drug! It cleared up my UTI and my Upper Respiratory Infection at the same time. | F | 22 | 7 days | 1/26/2005 | 3 | | 1/28/2005 | 1 | prostate infection | death | My good friend of 50 years was prescribed cipro for a prostate infection. Within 24 hours of taking the drug he started feeling woozie, and fell asleep watching TV. Wife couldn't wake him. Medics say it was a heart attack. Coincidence? I don't think so. | M | 78 | 1 days | 2/2/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | Wanted to knock out sinus infection once and for all. Ok for first couple days, stomach a bit upset but nothing major. Third or fourth day the pretty constant light-headed tingling feeling in my head, along with headaches started occuring. Headache was all over the head, including upper neck pain. Also felt minor joint achiness and a couple very minor incidents where I felt nausea. | Only thing that seemed to relieve the symptoms was drinking a TON of water and eating a lot. I was supposed to take two pills a day for 10 days, but I didn't take my last two pills. That was two days ago. This morning, I felt better, but as the day has progressed, the headache has started to come back, though not as severe. I followed all the instructions on the label perfectly, and I feel pretty messed up by this drug. | M | 33 | 9 days | 2/5/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | Legs still aching after 3 years. Still walking with a cane as legs are weak. First year legs were so weak I sometimes couldn't get up, pain was beyond belief. | Bayer has known this class of drugs does this since the 60's. This drug should be only used in life and death situations when all others have failed - if then. It is POISON. | F | 59 | 10 days | 2/9/2005 | 1 | Respiratory infection | Terrible stomach pain, bad dreams and hallucinations. I stopped taking after 2 pills. Doctor should not have prescribed this for a minor respiratory infection, in my opinion. It's a strong drug with very troubling side effects. I would NEVER take Cipro again. | F | 57 | 1 days | 2/13/2005 | 5 | uti | no side effects what so ever over a 5 day course of treatment...i have also taken floxin, another fluoroquinolone for prostatitus for a period of 8 weeks daily with absolutely no side effects of course other than the infection being eliminated. Tequin is also a standard product in our house for the annual sinus infection...one course of treatment and the wife and I are good to go. | class taken multiple times varying from 5 days to 8 weeks. also wanted to point out that if you are going to experience a side effect, most will occur within a few doses of starting treatment, giving the drug time to build up to a certain level in the body. | M | 36 | | 2/17/2005 | 3 | UTI | Chills, Headache, Dizziness, Extreme joint and muscle aches/pain in shoulders, hands, hips to the point of not being able to extend arms to perform daily activities, to the point of not even wanting to move any part of my body. Ibuprofen and Tylenol with Codeine helped a little with the pain. | My pharmacist didn't see any correlation with my symptoms and Cipro, but after multiple recurrences of symptoms with taking cipro i notified my doctor who informed me that my symptoms were allergic/adverse reactions and i should stop taking it. I have had 4 UTI's the past year, and the 3rd & 4th times i had adverse reactions to Cipro. | F | 24 | 3 days | 2/25/2005 | 1 | uti; possible kidney infection | By pill 4, I called my doctor to inquire into whether or not the med could be causing my SEVERE headache, severe dizziness, sweating, fever (103), chills, tingling in my hands/fingers, knee joint pain. I couldn't even concentrate enough to read a national geographic. He said I had a bad infection and that I should try and stick it out, that they hate to change meds in the middle of the prescription. I told them I couldn't stick it out. I run a business and I can even drive to get there; let alone walk around my house! So, after begging, he changed it to another med. My headache this a.m. is not so severe, temp is 98.7. Hopefully, by tomorrow I will be feeling better and actually able to function. It did help with the UTI but it's side effects are dibilitating! I will NEVER take this drug. I can't believe the doctors prescribe it. | F | 41 | 2 days | 3/8/2005 |