Drug Ratings for CIPROAverage Rating: 1.7 (1574 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 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 | 3 | Kidney Infection | none-I think all these really negative comments are placed on here from opposing drug companies. They just dont sound reall and all are repetative. | F | 33 | 7 days | 7/11/2009 | 5 | UTI | I was on 500mg, twice a day, and had no side effects at all. I would not even have known I was on Cipro except for the fact that it cured my UTI. | F | 37 | 7 days | 7/10/2009 | 1 | bladder infection | I felt like I had been hit by a truck. I had NO energy, could barely walk to the mailbox without being exhausted and out of it. | F | 50 | 7 days | 7/9/2009 | 2 | Epididymitis/UTI | In order of appearance: Gastrointestinal Distress, Back pains, numbness/tingling in hands and feet, slight joint pain, hearing abnormalities (static/fuzzy noise), visual abnormalities, odd reddishness that shows up after hot shower, mild leg/foot pain | I took Ciprofloxacin on June 3rd and while it did cure my infection, it experienced some of the adverse effects, though I was able to stop 5 days into treatment after learning of its effects. Usually a new symptom would show up 1-2 days after another went away. Most all the symptoms have disappeared, with the only remaining ones being a small amount of the visual disturbances, foot/leg pain which seems to be fading, and the odd red splotches that appear after taking a shower. I wouldn't recommend taking this drug unless you have a life-or-death infection. | M | 19 | 5 days | 7/7/2009 | 1 | UTI / Kindney Infection | Numb, tingly, sore muscles, Uncontrollable shaking at night, Paranoia of dying, sever anxiety | Not for everyone. I have been off this medicine for a week already and the side effects haven't gone away. I fear that this is permanent damage done to my body and I'm only 19 !! I'm going to go to the doctor next week and get checked up. But until then I continue to feel like I have completely messed up my body from taking this medicine. | F | 19 | 1 days | 7/7/2009 | 1 | UTI | Swelling, severe pain, red eyes, flu-like symptoms, rashes on face and neck | F | 26 | 10 days | 7/3/2009 | 1 | Epididymitus, UTI | I took ciprofloxacin for 14 days twice a day as a result of an UTI after having an STD and this medication has completely ruined my life. I only found this website as a result of looking for help because this ciprofloxacin medication made me think I was dying.I have had horrible diarrhea, my wrist and muscles still twitch, extreme exhaustion, horrible lower back pain, really bad chest pain and my ankles feel weird.In addition, I almost failed a semester in college because I could not focus and have never been suicidal. I use to wander how some could be suicidal but this medicine caused me to have suicidal thoughts. It was only God that brought me through it. It has now been 2 months and the aches come and go but now I have the sudden onset of horrible chest pain at times. I really am tired of feeling this way and this site provides comfort to me as I know that this not just my body responding this way but there are others. Hypochondria, definitely not!!! Anyone who says that we are hav | Please do only take this medication as a last resort. It WILL change your life and maybe its God's little way of reminding usto not be so promiscuous yet saving us from infection. Please pray for me and all others as I pray that these symptoms do leave one day. | M | 22 | 14 days | 7/2/2009 | 4 | UTI | Fatigue, joint pain (especially in the hips),sore throat after first taking, dry mouth, soft stool, NIGHTMARES! | I had a pancreas transplant in September 2002, and now have recurring urinary tract infections. I have been on Cipro a few times, but never experienced any side effects. This time around I did. | F | 42 | 14 days | 7/1/2009 | 2 | UTI | flu like symptom, fatigue, restlessness, fast heart beat. felt awful. | Still having pain in the lower back and burning sensation after urinating. Need to go back to the Dr. Please no CIPRO. | F | 43 | 3 days | 6/28/2009 | 4 | UTI | YEAST INFECTION, nausea, and fatigue. Otherwise I am better in a very short amount of time. | F | 27 | 10 days | 6/27/2009 | 1 | UTI | Excruciating joint pain, extremely dry eyes; neither have went away, either. | Wish I hadn't taken it...really bad mistake. Can't believe my doctor gave me this. | F | 34 | 15 days | 6/25/2009 | 1 | kidney infection | i took it for a day and started to get horrible achilles tendon pain, joint pain, feeling jittery. then developed a horrible red rash all over my body. AFTER ONE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was then given septra. which i thought would be better, but i read it's pretty much almost the same thing? and i heard that's no good either and has tons of side effects as well! i'm really scared! i'm nursing my achilles tendon. I CAN BARELY BEND MY ANKLE! AFTER ONE DAY!! (i'm only 24) | F | 24 | 1 days | 6/22/2009 | 5 | UTI infection | The first night after taking the CIPRO I had flu type of symptoms. My eyes were burning and I felt feverish, although I had no fever. The next day I felt better and continued the three day course. I had no other negative experiences and the infection totally cleared up. | F | 52 | 3 days | 6/20/2009 | 1 | UTI | I took Cipro twice a day for 5 days for a urinary tract infection. I wish I had stopped taking it after the first two days when my UTI symptoms were better. Now I have red bumps on my legs and both of my legs are hideously swollen. My knees are in excruciating pain and the swelling is the size of a grapefruit. I can barely walk and have had to elevate my legs for the past two days. All I can do is lie around and sleep because my arms are too weak to lift anything and my legs are in the most excruciating pain I have ever had in my life. I can't even walk my dog. I am 40 and feel like I am 80. | F | 40 | 5 days | 6/20/2009 | 1 | acute diverticulitis | AFter ten days on the drug, ankle pain and extremely severe pain in shoulders, wrists, and hands. I could not sleep on either side, nor do any work with my hands. My usual routine at the gym was trashed. LIft a weight? Hah! Interestingly, some weeks after quitting the cipro, I developed an eye infection and put in a drop of the newest antibiotic drops my eye doc gave me. Two hours later, the horrible shoulder and wrist pain was back full-force. Intrigued, I looked closely at the eye drop box: It was "Viagmox," a fluoroquinolone, the SAME class of drug as Cipro! Keep an eye on those eye drops, folks. | There is some hope for those hurt by this drug. It's been almost three months since I stopped Cipro, and although I did not suffer an outright tendon rupture, I saw my rheumatologist about the continuing pain. He diagnosed Cipro-induced tendinitis and prescribed physical therapy, and after twice-weekly heat therapy, ice, massage, and gentle exercise, I am almost back to normal. Only one shoulder still bothers me, and my weights at the gym are indeed lighter than I normally use, but things are improving. If you have been harmed by Cipro, I urge you to talk to a rheumatologist. They are aware of this problem and can often help. | F | 66 | 10 days | 6/18/2009 | 3 | prostate infection | Dry eyes, optical floaters, visual anomalies with flashing lights, vitreal detachments, bilateral retinal detachments, partial blindess in left eye. | M | 51 | 30 days | 6/15/2009 | 1 | UTI | a big rash, muscle aches, extreme tiredness | I will never take this garbage again that's for sure. | M | 24 | | 6/15/2009 | 1 | bladder infection | I am dizzy, and did not realize that the tendons in four of my swollen fingers were related to taking cipro. I am so sick! Dying was not on my list to do, good grief. | I do not recommend taking cipro for any reason. I was not informed why cipro was prescribed to me except that I had a urinary tract infection. I wish I knew what I really have or had, so that I could give full information to this audience. I should have been put on a different type of medication, or waited for the results of my lab report before taking this dangerous drug. My urinary tract infection was in my opinion mild. Please have a talk with your doctor first about the side effects of taking this drug, or get a second opinion. Cipro is the last thing a doctor should perscribe to any person without first knowing what is truly the problem. Malama Pono, Hawaii | F | 61 | 7 days | 6/15/2009 | 2 | UTI | Depression and extreme leg pain | F | 69 | 2 years | 6/11/2009 | 1 | UTI | severel muscle aches, tired, weak, lethargic, behind my eyes hurt, skin rash, slept the entire 3 days (4 pills) | Never again will I take Cipro for anything. In fact. I'm jotting it down on my 'allergy' list. It was sincerely one of the most awful experiences of my life. I do not know if it was the pill itself, or it 'triggered' something in my body to react the way it did...but I did *nothing* but sleep for 3 days and even that was restless -- infact I went back to my doctor, and he had thought my Mono from over 10 years ago -- had come back!! -- It turns out that was NOT the case NO mono...quite simply -- the pill. I was severly achey ALL over my body my neck, my back, my legs -- even my EYES hurt. Tired, weak, lethargic, no appetite. Two days AFTER I stopped taking the pill IT gave me a MILD rash, a spot here, a dab there, and itch here and there -- red, looked better a FEW days later. Its still healing actually. BUT in ALL HONESTLY -- no sooner did he say "stop taking Cipro, it could makE your "mono" 'worse'..BOOM -- I started feeling AMAZINGLY BETTER. Please everyone, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!!! If you feel AT ALL strange taking this pill -- JUST STOP! -- there ARE other alternatives!! --peace -a+ | F | 27 | 4 times | 6/9/2009 | 4 | UTI | While it cleared my infection quickly, I did experience some blurred vision and ultimately developed a rash on my stomach. | F | 49 | 3 days | 6/8/2009 | 1 | Sun sensitivity, severe diarrhea, and I've been in severe pain since taking it. | F | | 6/5/2009 | 1 | urinary infection | crippling pain, unable to walk. after 10 days of cipro, I had achilese tendonitis, plantar facia (bottom of feet) pain, shoulder pain with 2 rotator cuff tears. | I took this medicine in 2006 and had shoulder surgery about 8 months later to repair torn tendons. I had to see a foot specialist (to no avail), now in 2009, both shoulders have rotator cuff tears so I'm looking at surgery again, my feet still hurt daily as does my left elbow. I have a technical job that does not relate to the kind of tendon problems I had and still have. Personally this drug is a nightmare, if you happen to be alergic to it, not everyone is, and it does clear up infections very fast. there is one thing that is evident though, there is no time limit on the injuries you can have from this medicine. | M | 55 | 10 days | 6/5/2009 | 1 | sinus infection | joint pain trouble walking 1 day after 7 day course of cipro, It has been over 1 month and joint pains still lingers. I have to wait and rub my legs after getting up before I can walk well. Knees were swollen like bowling balls two days after I stopped taking the drug. This drug seems to be anti-health rather than healthy. The after effects are not worth the positive results. | I have read the reactions from cipro and I couldn't believe what I read. it felt like everyone was in my body. It sounds like there needs to be a CLASS ACTION SUITE FILED. AND IF SO...I'M IN!!! | F | 58 | 7 days | 6/4/2009 | 1 | UTI | A rash and lots of pain in my legs | I don't understand how an antibiotic can give you a rash on your face and pain. | F | 26 | | 6/2/2009 | 4 | UTI | Like others...were worried about stomach upset or side effects, but thank God really no problem at all except for some back achy pain or tiredness, but really no problems | F | 50 | 7 days | 5/30/2009 | 1 | infection | Extreme, EXTREME pain. I feel like I'm 80. I'm 20. | This drug is not supposed to be used as care-free as stupid physicians use it. People blame the drug companies for being greedy, but a large part of the problem as well is stupid doctors who don't know when a drug is really supposed to be used and when it's not. | | 5/25/2009 | 4 | kidney infection | 1 week after finishing 7 days of 500mg Cipro per day, I am left with a metallic taste in my mouth - nothing tastes right. I am quite depressed( more than the usual depression caused by report card writing - I am a teacher) and I ache in my legs and feet/feel swollen in hands and feet (although I have osteoarthristis, so it is hard to know what is causing it). I also have tenderness in my lower abdomen. | I had taken a week's course of another fluoroquinolone but it didn't work, so my GP switched me to this. It took a week for the symptoms to subside. I wish I had known all of the severity of the side effects, and their longevity. Are they really irreversible? That's even more depressing. I am going back to my GP. | F | 60 | 7 days | 5/24/2009 | 3 | sinus infection | My doc prescribed it for me for my sinus infection, I experienced some of the worse body pain I've ever had in my life. My neck and upper shoulders felt like there were two huge rocks fighting to get out. My fingers were popping and hurting at the joints. My ankle felt like something wanted to pop out of place when walking, muscles all over my body ached, not like the aching from working out, but from someone just punching the @!&! out of them for three hours. I'm 29 years old! Not to mention extremely dry skin and dry mouth. The pain and stiffness is virtually gone about 48 hours after coming off the drug. | It does do the job it's intended to do, no problem. My sinus infection was better in about 3-4 days and I haven't had any problems with that since. The side effects are monstrous though. I fancy myself having a tough mentality so it really has to hurt for me to be online searching about it and complaining about it in a post. If you're going to take it, expect a rough going, but expect it to work for what it was supposed to be fixing. | M | 29 | 14 days | 5/23/2009 | 5 | UTI | the only thing i experienced was my UTI going away! | I've taken cipro and levaquin for throat infections and they've always worked. recently, i had a terrible UTI. cipro knocks out bacteria fast. if you take it for more than 10 days, you feel kind of weak, during one infection, the cipro really made me sick to my stomach and i lost my appetite. but, that's a small price to pay for a life-saving antibiotic. i am prone to yeast infections, so that's generally a given for me. but, cipro really has just been given a bad name, and it's an excellent, fast-working drug. | F | 23 | 10 days | 5/22/2009 | 1 | Too many to list. | Doctors who prescribe this should be ashamed of themselves. | F | 34 | | 5/21/2009 | 5 | None. | Cipro really helped to relieve a lot of my symptoms. I did not have a bad experience with it at all! I took 2 week-long courses, and 1 2 week course, and each time it has been easy on me. | F | 20 | 7 days | 5/20/2009 | 1 | | 5/19/2009 |