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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Sigmoiditis, Inflammation colon | Lethargy, dizziness and increased sensitivity to ultraviolet light | I appreciate the negative comments from people who have had a severe reaction to this antibiotic - it is potent one. Other medications I have taken have given me severe side efeects - but for me, in conjunction with Metronidazole (Flagyl), ciprofloxacin was a life saver. I had intravenous Cipro and Flagyl for 3 days and tables for 18 days. The pain caused by the inflammation and infection ceased after around 2 days. For those who are just starting this medication - we must remember that many people have had successful treatment with this antibiotic and those people are unlikely to post on discussion boards showing side effects. I have found this site http://emc.medicines.org.uk useful for patient information leaflets and information used by health practitioners. ...if everyone was to think too much about what side effects medicines could produce no one would take any. | M | 30 | 21 days 500 2X day | 3/9/2010 | 5 | severe sinusitis | After four months of sinusitis and three prescriptions of Azythromax a CT scan of my bleeding sinuses revealed they were completely blocked. My doctor said I would probably need a surgery but before that he wanted to try Levaquin. I asked him to prescribe cipro because it was the strongest poison I knew and I really wanted to kill the ugly germs. I guess I felt like people who have cancer and take chemotherapy because it is the lesser of the two evils. I started feeling better after three days. I was waiting for side effects but nothing bad happened. Towards the end I got stomach gas and then polyuria, but I can't be sure what caused that because I was also on steroids and 180 mg of antihystamine Allegra per day. I hate drugs; I am allergic to most antibiotics and most other drugs. I hope all of you get well soon. | M | 63 | 28 days 500mg 2X day | 4/1/2010 | 5 | post colectomy pouchitis | Very happy with Cipro. Stopped frequency / discomfort of bowel movements. More energy. Suffered from 18 month post total colectomy pouchitis. Drug prescribed for bladder infection, B Very happy with Cipro. More energy, enjoyment of life. Prescribed for uti, BUT side effects were great. Stopped symptoms of post surgical total colectomy. Stopped pressure / pain of lower bowel, anus. More energy, less depression, and I have been on antidepressants for years. Take only under drs supervision. It's my wonder drug. It changed my life for the better after two days dosage. | If you have had a total colectomy, and are miserable with j-pouch trouble, ask your dr for Cipro. From reading allergic reaction comments, be very careful when first trying this drug. | M | 65 | 6 days 500 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 5 | Prostate Infection from Bioposy | No side effects | I read this site and said holy crap-- took it for 45 days and I'd say ZERO side effect OTHER than clearing up my infection !! YEA !! | M | 64 | 45 days 500 2X day | 8/31/2010 | 5 | psuedomonas | Severe diarrhea if one takes milk without probiotics first. | Cipro probably saved my life when I had psuedomonas back in 1990. I have had to take it a number of times both as I.V. and pill form for as long as 45 days at a time. I usually feel better within hours of the first dose, and it continues to work a few days after no longer taking it. I am shocked at all the negative comments. Maybe I was so near death it could only help, or maybe God is just taking care of me. I feel really badly for those it hurt because I have had other meds mess me up and I sympathize with the hurt and outrage. I hope each of you gets better very soon. | M | 53 | 20 years 750 mg 2X day | 9/14/2010 | 5 | unconfirmed prostatitis | none | This was a follow-on from an unsuccessful 5-day trimethoprim course. I felt ~80% better after 1 day on cipro, and over the rest of the course began to feel better than I had for a long time. Various joint aches/pains actually disappeared! After finishing the course I had some bloating/abdominal tenderness, but probably usual for post antibiotics. | M | 49 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 10/13/2010 | 5 | Chronic UTI's and Kidney infections | I will have to say that cipro is a life saver!!! I have suffered from chronic uti's and kidney infections for the past 7 months and have been put on cipro 5 times for these nasty infections. I have been on numerous antibiotics including septra, bactrim, macrobid, etc for my chronic uti's and nothing has helped me more then cipro. I will admit you will get a range of nasty side effects including panic attacks, anxiety, insomnia, headaches, heart palpitations, indigestion, heartburn, yeast infections, body aches and pains etc but to me it was worth the side effects. You just have to get through the first 4 days and then the side effects subside. It's up to you thought whether you want to go through them or not, I did and so happy i didn't give up. | M | 28 | 14 days 500 mg 2X day | 11/2/2010 | 5 | Post Surgery Incision Infection | None at all. No side effects whatsoever. No tendon or joint issues. No stomach issues. No sleep issues. I noticed no difference in anything, except lightning fast healing. | I was so freaked out by reading some of the horrid comments here that I hesitated 24 hrs to take Cipro, which as it turns out was my biggest mistake - hesitating. I don't doubt some had issues but everyone is different and I think most people w/ adverse reactions are more likely to post. So here is my good news for you, I had no side effects and I had immediate stoppage of my infection. When I say immediate, I mean it. The infection & drainage stopped and I started healing after a couple hours of first dose. My only regret is waiting to start, if your Doctor prescribed Cipro, take it & determine for yourself how it affects you. | M | 39 | 7 days 500MG 2X day | 3/16/2011 | 5 | pouchitis | I have experienced no negative side effects. | I have lifted weights for more than 30 years and been on cipro for the last 2 years. I have experienced no tendon issues of any kind. This drug has been a life saver in regards to eliminating the health issues associated with pouchitis. | M | 61 | 2 years 500mg 2X day | 3/15/2011 | 5 | severe sinus infection | Dry mouth/throat. Tightening of stomach, abnormal dreams. And slight feeling of mental change/ euphoric. | M | 23 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 9/22/2011 | 5 | Chronic epididymitis | 9 months of epididymitus, thought I had testicular cancer. First 10 day round of cipro -day 8, cured! Day 10, symptoms back. SECOND 10 day Cipro - all good, day 7 signifigant abdominal pain, kidneys/back/liver, stuck to it, day 10 last pill almost drove to emergency, felt like what I assume your liver failing would feel like. Day 21, first morning without Cipro, feel like a new man better than I've felt all year. Be damn sure you need to be taking Cipro before you do, the cure seems pretty hard on the body, but gave me my quality of life back thats all that matters. | M | 27 | 10 days 250 | 3/31/2012 | 5 | home | has helped save me many times from severe prostate infections | M | 33 | 10 days 1000 | 10/14/2012 | 5 | E Coli. o157:h7 | Slight stomach cramping or maybe bloating causing mild irritation. Moister stools than I'd like, but that's probably due to the fact that cipro is a broad spectrum AB and kills everything. Yogurt helps. | This drug combined with the fluids I got at the hospital saved my life. | M | 21 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 8/24/2013 | 5 | Epididymtis | I had pretty agressive muscle stiffness in my back, thighs, and arms for a couple of days, but it subsided. | Other then the temporary muscle stiffness and pain, it's been a good drug. | M | 33 | 30 days | 3/8/2006 | 5 | Proststitis /UTI | Loss of appetite, light headed-ness, back and leg tendon pain, depression, nightmares (infrequent), fatigue , loose stools | it certainly works, but is strong, and has a definite effect on lower GI tract, mental state, and energy level. Effect is cumulative (was on 750 mg..was OK for the first week, before it built up qtys and begin to make me feel badly). | M | 47 | 11 days | 6/17/2006 | 5 | diverticulitis | Dry mouth | I've taken this many times, it's fast and effective | M | 41 | 3 days | 7/7/2006 | 5 | Prostate Infection | Very Minor, Some stomach discomfort after a few days, some sleep loss. | OK, Reading these posts scared me. I tried Levaquin and by the second day I experienced many bad side effects including brain fog, bad nightmares, palpatations, excessive sweating. My Dr. switched me from Levaquin to Doxycycline which after 2 weeks on the meds, my infection flared up. My Dr. demanded I take Cipro. Note that I started on this after 2 weeks on Doxycycline which failed to cure my infection. Unlike Levaquin, Cipro XR1000 was very well tollerated by me. I did quit all caffeine when I started the drug, which probably helped minimize any side effects. Cipro started clearing my infection with first dose. By the 5th I fealt 70% better and by day 14 almost 100%. I take on pill per day in the evening and no problem falling asleep. I do wake up around 4AM and feel refreshed. In short, i'm losing 2.5 hours of sleep and I have some stomach discomfort so I don't really feel all that hungry. Also, I haven't had much desire to push myself to work out. Other than that, its been | M | 35 | 21 days | 12/17/2006 | 5 | Ear and Throat Infection | Some muscle pain. 1st day or two a little nausua, now that is gone. | I also take a Acidophilus capsule before Breakfast, this puts healthy bacteria back into my lower Intestineal track, so I don't get the runs. This will also help woman, (acidophilus)because this drug (cipro) seems to lend itself to yeast infections. A lot of yeast infections are an indication of high glucose levels, have a test. But will try to drink lots of water with this stuff, as that seems to help the muscle pain. Damn ears anyway, every year the same thing. | M | 55 | 10 days | 2/18/2007 | 5 | Presumed Prostatitus | Frequent prostatitus (later, infections were found to be caused by continuous excess urine in a seriously stretched bladder) always cured by 500mg Cipro. Had another of these infectious attacks, went to the first doctor available who said, "let's kill this off once and for all". He prescribed 750 mg Cipro. After taking one I had terrible continuous vomiting & diarrhea (hours). I couldn't drive. A friend took me to the emergency room. After a 4 hour miserable wait I was finally rehydrated and told to not take Cipro again. | Now I have another infection. Doctor has me on bactrim. It doesn't seem to be working. Maybe I need Cipro. I know that 500 mg Cipro works, and works quickly based on past experience but I'm now afraid to take it (the ordeal was terrible). Maybe 500 mg would act as it always has in the past with no problems. Comments or suggestions? | M | 68 | | 1/17/2007 | 5 | Acute prostatitis | Dry mouth; occasional loose stool or its opposite; tiredness. | Cipro has always handled my roughly annual bouts with UTI; the new extended-release 500 mg is a step up. Previous non-Cipro Rx's were feeble in comparison. Kudos to the maker! | M | 80 | | 7/25/2006 |
CIPRO (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Ciprofloxacin belongs to a class of drugs called quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. FDA Approval Date: 1987-10-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)