CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)

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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)

  

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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPROCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 5  infection, skin could not tolerate my morning coffee, or i would have a panic attack F 45
1X day
12/4/2011
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 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
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 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
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 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
 4  UTI Throbbing pain in my thighs, back of leg, buttocks, and sometimes my arms. The pain wasn't debilitating, but it made me want to stay still and just rest. I also had an upset stomach with loose stool. The infection seemed to be gone within a few days. The side effects seemed to last a few days for me, but lessen with each day. M 23
6/18/2006
 4  
8/8/2006
 4  sinus infection None F 60
1/28/2001
 3  UTI It is getting rid of the UTI, for sure, which Macrobid did not do, but I had absolutely NO SLEEP last night (first day on med), the one time toward 4 a.m. when I began to finally nod off, I had a horrible nightmare about a cobra snake cornering me in a room, it was hissing and its mouth was WIDE open F 51
9/21/2006
 3  
1/28/2005
 3  UTI It is getting rid of the UTI, for sure, which Macrobid did not do, but I had absolutely NO SLEEP last night (first day on med), the one time toward 4 a.m. when I began to finally nod off, I had a horrible nightmare about a cobra snake cornering me in a room, it was hissing and its mouth was WIDE open F 51
9/21/2006
 3  prostatitis
4/8/2009
 2  Urinary tract / bladder infection I took the drug for the full 7 days subscribed. It cured the urinary tract infection but on the 7th day, I started to have a rash. On day 8, (first day off Cipro) I had full blown hives over my torso (front and back), arms etc. Terrible itching....hives were raised and blister red. Went to a walk-in clinic and was told it was reaction to cipro. Now am on a steroid to combact the allergic reaction to cipro. Today, 2 days after being off cipro, the rash has spread to my face and although the steroids are helping, they are now making me jittery etc. I have a known allergy to sulpha and told the physician this when he prescribed cipro. I now have listed in all my records that I am allergic to cipro. My worry now, after reading this site, is that the rash symptoms may not disappear? I did have some stiffness when I started to walk in the morning.....never connected it to the cipro. That has disappeared and was never severe. F 61
11/17/2008
 2  acute colitis It started with 18 days of diarrhea, headaches and now I am had overnight occurrence of popping joints throughout my body that will not stop. Please help if you know what to do. My doctors don't seem to be worried, I am. I took this drug in combination with Flagyl. F 53
1/29/2010
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 1  Sinus infection Joint and muscle pain legs and arms. Nightmares. Severe leg spasms. Hot flashes. Had taken Cipro in past for sinus infections with no problem. This time did not realize it was the medication. Took it on two more occasions before it dawned on me it may be the Cipro. Stopped taking it. It took 1 1/2 years to be pain free. Still have some pain and swelling in right foot, hot flashes. Stick to a strict diet of only organic meat and dairy. Have been taking a low dose of neurontin - not sure if that does anything. If I'm not careful with diet, as at holidays, pain returns. F 69
1/27/2010
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 1  Kidney Infection Caused such severe depressive spiral that I was forced to leave school for the semester. DO NOT TAKE F 24
1/31/2010
 1  infection severe depression, pain all over, skin rashes F 28
1X day
2/12/2010
 1  Dr. Said Permanent disability. Crippled me. Another reviewer comments that she's experiencing side effects from Cipo, but that her doctors don't seem to care. Unfortunately, this is now not uncommon. We give incentives for people from third world countries to come to our universities and to practice here in the US. Often they're not really qualified, and the only reason they're here is due to white liberal guilt. Also, of course, whatever one thinks of Affirmative Action (and I used to support it--until a team of minority and third world doctors ended my life), it does mean that there are great numbers of unqualified women and minorities. The medical profession is not like it used to be. You really can't trust your doctor anymore. Check up every drug you're prescribed on your own. M 34
1X day
2/12/2010
 1  UTI I listed symptoms on here before but I wanted to come back again to to say that like many others my pains and aches have only gotten worse. Before the pain would slowly come on in the evening and night but now the pain in my tendons start as soon as I wake up now. The pain is worse in the tendons in my elbows, wrists, hands, feet and ankles! It's hard to do stuff around the house while my body aches. Even while laying down and resting I feel pain. I'm starting a detox regime hoping the pain will go away and I can restore my organs. I believe cipro took care of the UTI but the side effects are just too scary and painful to take again. I'm going to my naturopath next time! Time to detox!!! F 25
500mg 1X day
2/24/2010
Patient History
 1  Prostatitis 1. Tendon pain in the knees and behind them. Pains started after 4th tablet. Slight pains, coming and going. I kept taking it, since there was no warning that I had to stop and doctor told me that I worry too much about it(!). After I quit, it became more severe in 2 weeks, then gradually disappeared 1.5 months after discontinuation. I was fine for 1 month, until I tried rollerblading. Pains came back and stay now with no improvement for 2 months. Barely walking. Muscle weakness. Still having them. 2. Heart palpitations. Started on 8th day. Just brief episodes. Three weeks after discontinuation they suddenly became horrific, violent and endless, continued for another 3 weeks. 12500 per 24 hours! I worn heart monitoring device and visited emergency. I was in hell and thought that I am going to die soon... 3. Insomnia, inability to concentrate, severe anxiety, panic attacks. Almost resolved by now. Had them for 3 months after discontinuation. 4. Hypothyroidism. Got cured on it It's a fluorine positioning. Like with many of you, doctors were fooling around with me, convincing me that it can not be from Cipro! ITS A MAFIA! They all instructed to say the same thing! When I complained after 1st episode of tendon pain, doc told me that it can't be from Cipro - he said that he gave it to hundreds of people and no one complained! The horrible leg pain, which started during the antibiotic course and lasting for months no way can be from Cipro. How childish it sounds... I saw 4 doctors and the first thing they do – they looks for “other reasons”, like rheumatoid arthritis or some kind of coincidence! The state of US health care is outrageous... Who are these people??? Kaiser Permanente poisoned me. They didn’t even do the test to see if I have an infection… I don't understand why I need a medical insurance. So that doctors would kill me??? No more trust! I had to figure out myself, that I had fluorine positioning as many of you. There are some remedies, how to remove the fluorine from your body: The bad thing – fluorine can stay in your body for a long time and keep poisoning you. This medication is very DANGEROUS. 1) Side effects come or intensify, even after discontinuation. 2) Doctors refuse to associate it with cipro and do a proper treatment. 3) Side effects are very long term and unpredictable. 4) NO adequate warnings regarding tendon pa M 36
500 1X day
2/24/2010
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Patient History
 1  Elective surgery for mole removals This last week, increasingly "stabbing" pain in my left kidney. I just took my morning dose and asked my son "Google Cipro and see if it can cause kidney problems." Why is this stuff still on the market - and why don't doctors know about the meds they prescribe. I am on my way to ER now - to see what they can do. Several sites said if your kidneys are involved - don't mess around. The Dermatologist prescribed this (over a 10-week course of surgeries) so I wouldn't get infections at the wound sites. Not having a kidney is worse...I would think. M 53
500mg 2X day
3/11/2010
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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)

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