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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| 1 | UTI | Extreme joint pain and weakness after taking it for four days. I needed an electric wheelchair for three months, as the tendons suddenly erroded in my fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. I can walk again now, but it has taken 5 months of rest and extensive physio. | F | 39 | 4 days 500 | 11/24/2012 | 1 | pneumonia/sinusitis | Instead of taking Cipro, just buy a gun and one bullet and play Russian Roulette because even if you lose playing the game, you won't be here to keep suffering!!! I took this medication in Dec. '09 and have been disabled since!!! I was a very active 46 year old who walked 2 miles everyday, raised 3 sons, worked 10 hrs. a day....basically, I was super woman!! After cipro, I am a shell of the person I once was!! Insomnia, anxieity, depersonalization, suicidal, hallucinations, depression, SEVERE muscle and joint pain aggravated by any type of physical activity, tachychardia--resting heart rate will not go below 120 and surges as high as 160 even during sleep, nausea, projectile vomiting, all of my joints pop and grind--no collagen left!! I am 3 yrs. out and have slightly improved but I wouldn't take this poison again if I were dying!!! I basically died anyway!!!! If you value the life you have even just a tiny bit, DO NOT TAKE THIS CRAP!!!!!!! | F | 49 | 30 days 500 mg 2X D | 11/18/2012 | 1 | suspected prostatitis | long-lasting neurological and tendon damage. | Bayer at work in some of these recent responses I suspect. This drug gradually, and well after discontinuation, damaged my achilles and rotator cuff tendons, and peripheral nerves. Had to give up all impact sports as a consequence. Now, long-lasting neuropathy, fasciculations, myclonic jerks. On lyrica for the foreseeable future. These are powerful drugs and save lives in extreme circumstances, but only take them if your life depends on it. | M | 38 | 14 days 500 2X D | 11/17/2012 | 3 | Mycobacteria infection | Disorientation, anxiety, tremors, insomnia, joint pains, visual disturbances, escalated heart rate. | Most of the side-effects subsided after the first week on the drug and was at their peak on day 5. The only thing that has remained are the joint pains. The 3rd day of after being on Cipro I drank coffee and enjoyed tobacco at work. The caffeine and nicotine did not metabolize in my body due to the Cipro, and I spent a whopping 60 hours without any sleep at all. Package instructions had no mentioning of caffeine or nicotine. Taking 0.25 mg of Clonazepam helped on the tremors and the anxiety, and essentially enabled me to sleep, but enforced the disorientation. The combination of antibiotics seemed to help against the infection, however not clear how much can be subscribed to the Cipro (the other drug used was clarithromycin). If it is possible to avoid continued use of Cipro, I will do it, however need to await for cultivation results. | M | 38 | 4 weeks 500 2X D | 11/8/2012 | 4 | Recurrent UTI | Cipro has made me very drowsy, and had typical effects on my digestive track, as with any antibiotic; diarrhea, mild nausea, some loss of appetite, I suspect it will also leave me with a yeast infection (perk of being female). That being said, it provided quick relief for my second UTI in 3 months, and I'll take these typical antibiotic side effects over urine that feels like needles both in and out of my bladder any day. | Cipro gets a lot of bad press because it's a strong antibiotic. Yes, people experience side effects, yes the pamphlet lists a lot of negative side effects, but, as my mom says, legally, the pharmaceutical company has to list "every side effect has ever had, including a monk on a mountain in Tibet." | F | 23 | 10 days 500MG 2X D | 11/4/2012 | 3 | bacterial intestines | I only took one I'm concerned because I have tendinitis ITB band and knees? Should I call my DR. | F | 54 | 7 days 500 | 11/3/2012 | 1 | Diverticulitis | I was prescribed this drug along with Metronidazole. After just a day or so my digestive system was in chaos. Very quesy stomach and no appetite at all. On the fourth day I felt sick and went to my doctor. About that time I began feeling dizzy and as though I was going to pass out. I stopped both medicines on that day, but the worse was yet to come. Anxiety, dizziness/vision problems and stomach pain have been plaqueing me for 6 weeks now. | I went to the ER because I felt anxious with an elevated pulse rate and weird pulsing feelings in my lower leg. They looked me over, did a blood profile and sent me on my way. The anxiety will just come out of nowhere (how I'd guess a panic attack might be) and I'd feel like I was about to lose control. The anxiety has lessened gradually, but still occurs occasionally. However, the feeling of dizziness (like mild vertigo) comes and goes to this day. The pit of my stomach feels sore just to mild pressure - one day better, the next day worse. Beyond these horrible side effects, I can't be sure which medicine is to blame (Metronidazole has many similar complaints). I am treating them both as guilty and will avoid any future treatment with them. | M | 52 | 4 days 750 mg 2X D | 11/3/2012 | 1 | I felt extreme tiredness, foggy head, neck pain, leg cramps, headache and dizziness. | Unfortunately, I still feel tired, have foggy head, and extremely dizzy. I didn't realize this was due to this medication until I found this website. Actually I'm relieved to know why I feel as I do but now what?! This is having an adverse effect on my life. I'm taking natural herbs which seems to help with the tiredness. | F | 45 | 13 days 500 mg 2X D | 10/31/2012 | 1 | Prostatitis | Absolutely horrendous insomnia, intracranial pressure, terrible headaches, memory problems, irregular heartbeat, blood pressure variations, chronically tired, balancing problems. Took it six month ago, still have no energy to normally function and have to take clonazepam to be able to get some sleep. This is not something you would expect from antibiotics. I was healthy, active and athletic person before taking cipro. | If you really want to screw up your life or play a Russian rullete with your health, why not go ahead and take cipro ? This is the most horrendous neurotoxic poison on US drug market disguised as an antibiotic. DO NOT TAKE THIS SO CALLED DRUG UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES !!! IT HAS POTENTIAL OF RUINING YOUR ONE AND ONLY LIFE AND IT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU YOU WISH WERE DEAD !!! DO NOT BECOME A PART OF THE SAD STATISTICS ! Even if you took CIPRO before and were OK. The side affects are cumulative and may get you when you take it next time. The side effects are either permanent or take years to resolve. Visit quinolone vigilance web site http://www.saferpills.org before you decide to take a even single pill. Also, avoid like hell any other antibiotics of quinolone family ( levaquin and avelox ). There are much safer antibiotics on the market. The corrupted FDA is looking the other way while the big Pharma continues to poison unsuspecting patients with these drug. Also, take a look at this PBS report www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAahaJ4SQcg When I asked the urologist, who prescribed me cipro me if the pill had any effects he brushed my question off by saying "Every medication has side effects". What he forgot to mention, is that cipro side effects are crippling and can stay with you for the rest of your life ! And it is sad to see that with every week the list of quinolone victims on this site keeps growing. The use quinolone have to be severely restricted and the patients ha | M | 49 | 21 days 500 2X D | 10/28/2012 | 5 | UTI | none. Almost didn't take this because of all the bad things people were saying about this drug. I had no problems with it at all. Glad I took it. | F | 48 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 10/27/2012 | 1 | post op kidney stone removal | Worst night leg cramps of my life. I'm afraid to go to sleep for fear of the pain. Calves, ankles, feet. Never again will I take this drug and the doctor will hear from me pronto, | The FDA needs to get of their asses and look into this one. I have never had allergies nor any reactions to any drug. I only take a anti cholesterol pill once a day, no other drugs. Never had a reaction before, this is really bad. Wake up calling out to God for help and almost crying from the pain. | M | 59 | 7 days 500 2X D | 10/26/2012 | 1 | diverticulitis | I was climbing the walls. I tossed and turned all night. The doctor took me off it immediately. It took 24 hours for me to calm down and I only had taken one dose. | I think I could have scaled Mount Everest when I took this. Shudder. | F | 71 | 1 days ???? 3X D | 10/25/2012 | 1 | Kidney Infection due to MS | Nausea, Stomach Pain, Headache then broke out in hives everywhere. | It took me forever to get over the bad stomach pain and nausea. I had to be given Phenargan for the nausea. It was the worst drug ever. I was sick for days after my first day on this drug. Hives were taken care of with Benedryl but the rest was terrible. They need to pull this drug. I have heard so many people tell me terrible experiences with this drug as well. | 10 days 250 1X D | 10/20/2012 | 5 | home | has helped save me many times from severe prostate infections | M | 33 | 10 days 1000 | 10/14/2012 | 1 | Salmonella Poisoning | After my first dose, I began to get a severe pronounced headache, only on one side (the left, & low by the base of my skull). I thought it was just another symptom of the Salmonella poisoning, since the nausea had finally subsided after 4 days. The headache throbbed, and got exponentially worse within 24 hours (after only 4 doses), but I "toughed" it out assuming it would subside by the next day. It did not. I got no sleep, & counted the minutes until my husband got home from work the next day so he could drive me to the emergency room. I thought I was having a stroke or aneurism. Right before we left the house, I took my 6th dose of Cipro. They gave me a CAT scan & did bloodwork to test for stroke, meningitis,etc. Nothing showed up. I asked the doctor: " Could it be the Cipro? I read it is given to people exposed to ANTHRAX !" He said, maybe...and then said I could stop taking it if I wanted to. I did. They sent me home with an RX for narcoti | CIPRO maims, kills and debilitates thousands of people in the USA each year. It is a BLACK BOX DRUG (severely dangerous, and requires labeling as such on the dispenser box-which patients never see!)...and when taking it with Ibuprofen (or any other NSAID), it's toxicity is heightened. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG...EVER. | F | 55 | 3 days 250 mg 2X D | 10/4/2012 | 1 | kidney infection | NIGHT MARE!!!!!!!! Ruined my life 2 years later joint , weak , fatigued......neourlogical problems Drug company should be taking out and Shot!!!!!! They know they r killing people with lots of medications not just this one...Don't trust doc, meds or people that r encharge their all crupted its about $$$$$$$ Not your Life | F | 45 | 7 days 30 | 10/3/2012 | 1 | Hospitalized due to sepys | Muscle aches, anxiety, depression, severe mood swings, rapid heart beat, restless leggs at bedtime, shaking, inability to concentrate, getting out of bed is a chore, normal household duties are impossible | F | 44 | 10 months 250 | 10/3/2012 | 1 | Prostatitis | Began feeling pain in my forearms after four days of Cipro, so I stopped taking it. Over the next several weeks, the pain would come and go, and I assumed it would eventually stop. But it did not. I couldn't tell if the pain was in the muscles or the tendons, or both. Sometimes the pain was also in my hands and fingers. Then it got worse. My elbow joints seem to be pain-free, but the tendons and muscles above and below the elbows on both arms are extremely sore. I am unable to lift objects heavier than a hardback book. It has now been three months since stopping the Cipro, and I have begun to feel similar but so far less severe pain in my left leg around the knee. I am worried this will worsen over time, as it did in my arms. Seeing doctors about this problem is a waste of time and money. They know nothing about this. | DO NOT TAKE CIPRO. I thought I would be okay taking the Cipro because I had taken it once before, years earlier. I was wrong. Even if you've had no reaction to it in the past, you can have an adverse reaction to it later. I do not know how or where to go to get help. I live alone and fear loss of the use of my arms. | M | 64 | 4 days 250mg 2X D | 9/30/2012 | 1 | Kidney Infection | Constant body aches, horrible nerves, nausea, constant fatigue, foggy feeling | Discharged from hospital after 3 day stay for uti/kidney infection that had gotten into my bloodstream. Given 10 days of Cipro-was sluggish and tired for 10 days but thought it was just taking a while to recover from infection. Two days after finishing Cipro I was suffering extreme body aches, joint pain, left ankle swelling and sore, brain fog and totally anxious even after taking prescribed xanax. Called dr and he said to start another round of Cipro same dosage (750) for 10 more days. After 7 more days of hell-at times I thought I was dieing and even told my grown daughters how to run the house and care for thier little sister-I was taken off of Cipro and put on Bactrim. Now on day 6 of Bactrim and the symptoms have subsided some but are still there-achy, tired, moody. Leaving the house is a chore. It's been one month today that I was admitted to hospital-I felt better at that point then I do now | F | 41 | 17 days 750 2X D | 9/30/2012 | 1 | Believed had bladder infec. | Severe swelling right finger knuckle, still swollen, sharp pain if forget and sttempt to use, Taken JULY 5, 2012 | Powerful antibiotic - would not recommend any one take it!!! | F | 63 | 1 days 250MG 2X D | 9/30/2012 | 1 | UTI | The first day, I experienced tiredness/fatigue. During the course of treatment I had terrible GERD and felt like I was choking on acid. Digestive problems included extreme gasiness, nausea, heartburn and abdominal pain. By the third night I was sleepless, unable to sleep at all (even after taking my usual sleeping pills), extremely anxious, pounding heart, racing thoughts, and quite possibly hallucinations. I experienced flashing lights when I closed my eyes. After reading about CNS toxicity and floroquinolone-induced mania I don't want to take this drug ever again. | I had never taken this drug before. It was prescribed after a failed course of antibiotic treatment with Septra. | F | 25 | 4 days 250 MG 2X D | 9/29/2012 | 1 | UTI | I have had a sudden onset of aches and pain in every joint it seems. Numbness and tingling throughout my entire body. Even the feeling in my teeth and tongue have been effected. I can't think clearly and I'm exhausted all the time. The problems started suddenly. On day 3 of taking cipro I realized the connection and quit taking the med. The trembling has resolved , but all the other symptoms are very much present. | F | 34 | 7 days 500mg 2X D | 9/28/2012 | 1 | UTI | Severe muscle pain in both arms that spread to chest, breasts and legs within a few days of taking it. I'm only 26. | I was fine for the first 5 days of taking it, and then on day 6 I woke up with ridiculous pain in my right shoulder, and it went down my arm to my hand. It hurt so bad I cried. I feel like my muscles are weak and stabbing in pain whenever I use them. It has now spread to my other arm, my breasts, and now my right leg. My heart is still pounding really hard. It's been 4 days since quitting cipro and I don't think this will go away, it's getting worse and I feel like I'm going to die. Don't take this drug, it ruins your life. | F | 26 | 7 days 2 per day 1X D | 9/24/2012 | 1 | UTI | Lower abdominal severe cramps. Lower back and side pain. Worsening of fibromyalgia, plus head, neck and shoulder pain, severe bloating, feeling of flu-like symptoms ongoing until I started to take 50 billion Ultimate Flora. | My UTI cleared up in 3 days, but symptoms increased. Waited over the weekend to see if they subsided, by next Mon. I revisited Dr. Who was clueless. I suggested it might be a result of Cipro. H concurred, but offered no remedy. Back pains kept me up at night and a friend ssuggested I take 50 billion live probiotic cultures. this is day 2 and my bloating has almost gone, my severe abdominal pains have lessened, and I can only hope that every day will get better until I am normal again. | F | 71 | 5 days 500mg 2X D | 9/15/2012 | 3 | UTI | Floaters, blurred vision, headache, fatigue, muscle weakness | I have taken CIPRO in three day courses for the past 10 years (approx. 2-3 times per year) to treat UTIs. My UTI symptoms always improve within hours of taking the drug. Though I never made the correlation, I have had blurred and sometimes double vision for many years now, severe headaches, and muscle weakness and fatigue (I thought I might have MS for a while), and many eye floaters. My retinas are OK and my vision is 20/20, but the floaters have never resolved, and I still have a feelings of unexplained weakness (where I feel like I can't hold or grasp things or that my legs won't support me), headaches, and eye problems. I can't believe I took this drug approximately 20-25 times over the past 10 years. Most doctors have no clue how harmful it is. Take care of yourselves!! | F | 32 | 3 days 250mg 2X D | 9/10/2012 | 1 | . | CIPRO DESTROYS LIVES! Bayer, the FDA and your doctor will not acknowledge this! | Have you had your life ravaged by this poison? Call Bayer's new CEO, Phil Blake, at his New Jersey office: 973-305-5018. Let him know what his company's poison has done to your body and demand answers! It's beyond time Bayer acknowledges their permanently altered victims!!! CALL NOW and do not take "No" for an answer--GET THAT MAN ON THE PHONE!!! | M | 666 | 1 days 500 1X D | 9/5/2012 | 2 | UTI | Had always taken this before for UTI's but the last time I took it I had to go to the ER could not stop vomiting and diaherria | F | 61 | 5 days 500 2X D | 8/29/2012 | 1 | UTI | Given by IV in hospital - site began to itch like crazy so it was removed and Benadryl administered......I think I was really lucky to be allergic! | F | 57 | 1 days unknown 1X D | 8/29/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | after 3 days, had the following symptoms: tendonitis in all ankle, shoulder and knee tendons. knees, shoulders and ankles dislocating. paroxismal supraventricular tachycardia. phototoxicity. sleeping 14hr per night. clonus. peripheral neuropathy. tinnitus. venus insufficiency. bulging arteries. no appetite. inability to tolerate simple carbohydrates. skin aged 30 years in 6 weeks. lost 30 lbs in 2 months from muscle-wasting. CNS processing difficulties. severe anxiety. | after 8 months, developed jaundice and a kidney stone. I have been told i will die from liver toxicity due to Cipro, unless medical care can save my liver. although all my symptoms appear in research literature, that I subsequently read after being harmed, the medical community refuses to acknowledge Cipro toxicity. when i told my doctor my side effects, he said I didn't need Cipro anyway; and it couldn't possibly cause all these problems. This is a lethal drug. should not be prescribed except for life and death bacterial infections. | F | 62 | 3 days 500mg 2X D | 8/28/2012 | 5 | kidney infection | Made my pain go away within 3 days, but made me very drowsy and slightly dizzy. The best part of it was it doesn't leave that horrible metallic taste. | F | 32 | 7 days 500 mg | 8/27/2012 | 1 | Uti | 43 year old athletic male, soccer player since high school, and avid weight lifter. Felt like superman. I developed UTI symptoms and decided to take a safe medication. I had taken CIPRO 8 years ago and didn't recall any side effects. This time around took the antibiotic and went to Hell. I have experienced side effects that have damaged every organ...joint pains, stomach pains, cartilage destruction, neuropathic pains ( burning skin, pin and needles, and so forth), and on and on, worst side effects were depression that made me suicidal, anxiety that was from Hell, severe insomnia, eye pains, ringing in the ears, loss of short term memory, brain fog, unable to focus eyes, and tons more. The medical community is ignorant of the syndrome that Fluoroquinolones cause. Trust me if you haven't suffered this syndrome yet, you WILL if you continue taking it. The good news is after 7 1/2 months I have noticed some improvements. Avoid this family of antibiotics like the plague. If you haven't experienced any of its side effects, consider being given a second, a third, forth chance, but if you continue taking it especially the 500 mg and above tablets you WILL suffer. The 250 mg tablets may be below the toxic range and most people can tolerate them well, but the 500 mg tables will get you eventually! | M | 43 | 4 days 500 mg | 8/24/2012 | 1 | colitis | Extremely bad head ache, fleeting pains in my ankles, knees and finger joints. I've been unable to straighten my left knee for 2 days now and can hardly walk on it. I've missed work and if this continues, I won't be able to function in my job, which requires I stay on my feet. | DO NOT TAKE CIPRO!!! I feel like I was poisoned!! | F | 34 | 1 days 250 mg 1X D | 8/21/2012 | 1 | kidney infection | Been off cipro now for couple Weeks andstill have very blurry sight. Along with the worst abdominal swelling that will not go down. I have never before felt such swelling and pressure. The constipation is beond ridiculose. I have bought every thing on the market including prune juice and nothing works. My muscles still hurt every day. Im so sick of these side effects that wont leave. Just because a drug rep bounces in a office and tells drs this drug is great does not mean a thing.after all that is their job. And then of course the dr. starts throwing it at patients without knowing one thing obout the poision.I worked inmedical field for years and I know exactaley how it works.do not take this drug. After all sinse when would anyone expect their dr. to say theygave a bad drug that destroyed a patient for life. Will never happen. So ththey will lie. I know because I worked for drs. To many years and heard them lie to their patientsmany times. | F | 49 | 10 days 500 | 8/19/2012 | 5 | UTI | I had no side effects I just dislike how big the pills are. | F | 18 | 7 days 500 | 8/17/2012 | 1 | UTI | Extreme Nausea | F | 20 | 6 days | 8/12/2012 | 1 | UTI | I've experienced every side effect imaginable which got much better after 9 months. But now I am dealing with eczema which I never had prior to taking this poison. I also get sun burned easily and itch all over including my scalp for days. Cipro is so nasty that I wouldn't even recommend it to my enemy. | F | 34 | 1 days 500 | 8/11/2012 | 1 | abdominal pain, UTI | muscle spasms similar to an epileptic seizure lasting 10 - 40 minutes, restlessness, insomnia, bizarre mood changes I regret having taken this medication. My suffering this past week has been immense and I feel worse from having taken the drug. | F | 39 | 1.5 days 2X D | 8/9/2012 | 1 | Uti symptoms (negative urinalysis ) | Swelling of both legs... 5+pitting edema. Joint pains in my feet...nerve pAins on feet and legs...some tingling on hands...i stopped, then next felt back pains.... | Healthcare professionals need to be aware of these things... I took cipro before and was fine...second time around, i developed this....lame...i feel like i have gout. By the way, take Magnesium, vit E, and multivitamins to try to reverse effects of cipro! | F | 25 | 4 days 500 2X D | 8/7/2012 | 1 | cloudy ear drum | Five years ago my 44 yr. old sister had major effects from this drug CIPRO that her Doctor scripted. She has had four surgeries thus far... Her body will NEVER be the same! My PRAYERS are with all of you! | This past week had taken my 9 year old 72 pound German Shepherd Dog to the Clinic saw one of my normal Vets Partners to check her ear, ear drum a bit cloudy she prescribed 750 MG CIPRO and 500 MG Amoxcillin twice per/day. I refused to give her the CIPRO saw my regular Vet today he allow only had side effects in Cats! Retinal Detachment ( eyes ) most recent side effects humans ALSO! THIS IS AWEFUL!!!!!! PLEASE RESEARCH ALL DRUGS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY PRESCRIPTIONS. | F | 53 | 0 days 750 MG 2X D | 8/6/2012 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | severe fatigue and extreme weakness | After taking the medication 3 times I started feeling really weak (I could hardly walk). The day the side effects started I went to see a doctor and they took me off the medication. It took a few days for the fatigue to go away. In spite of the side effects, the medication did its job and made the infection go away. | F | 27 | 1.5 days 2X D | 8/3/2012 | 1 | enlarged prostrate | my grandfather was taking this medicine.. he had back pain itchy rash on his hand anxiety/panic attacks suicidal thoughts from this medication and he commited suicide on 7-20-2012 with 1 pill left in his bottle | were gonna do something about this this cipro caused him so much misery and pain that it made him feel like that was the only way out | M | 73 | 14 days 500mg 2X D | 8/1/2012 | 1 | post-surgery infection prevention | Cipro adversely changed my life forever. If you've ever suffered from depression or anxiety, do not take this drug. The psychological effects are worse than the physical. It has made me into a different, lesser person. | M | 33 | 1.5 days 500mg 2X D | 7/30/2012 | 1 | Diverticulosis | July 30th, 2012 My horrible experience with Diverticulosis and Ciprofloxacin I’m an active 71 year old woman that most people think is in my fifties. I do zumba, dance, ride my bike and exercise at least four times a week. I was first diagnosed with Diverticulosis in 2009 and this was my third flare-up on Thursday July 19th 2012. The pain was so strong I was unable to stand up straight. My Dr scheduled a CAT scan and determined that I did indeed have a Diverticulosis flare up. I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice a day and Metronidazole 500 mg three times a day. On the first day after taking the medicine I threw up everything by noon. On the second day I decided to spread the medicine out and take it at different times over the course of the day. I was then able to keep it down but felt very sick. The pain in the area of my abdomen began to subside but after four days of taking the medicine I had unbearable pain in my left thigh which by the fifth day felt l | Even though I'm 71 most people think i'm in my fifty's. jUntil now I take dance classes, Zumba exercise 4 times a week | F | 71 | 5 days 500 mg 2X D | 7/30/2012 | 1 | prostatitus | this drug is poison. took 2x a day. stopped after 2nd day. muscle and joint pain, dizziness, fainting, never again will I take this drug. | M | 50 | 2 weeks 500 mg | 7/27/2012 | 1 | Suspected UTI | I have now been bedridden for over 1,000 days as a result of just TWELVE Ciprofloxacin pills taken back in October of 2009. Yes--you read that correctly! A mere six grams of Cipro destroyed my entire life in ways I never even fathomed possible. I am beyond PISSED!!!!!! | No words can possibly convey the never-ending HORROR Bayer's poison has inflicted upon my body and my life. I have lost absolutely everything. Prior to Cipro I was an amazingly healthy, active and independent 30 year old. I'm now nearly 33, bedridden, unemployed, no longer able to live on my own, and my own body is my absolute worst enemy. May every employee at both Bayer and the corrupt FDA burn in the pits of HELL for what they are doing with this poison. CRIMINALS!!! www.ciproispoison.com | M | 32 | 6 days 500 2X D | 7/27/2012 | 1 | Misdiagnosed diverticulitis | Severe panic attacks, crazy pulse, out of body feeling, severe hip joint pain, shortness of breath, permanent hyperthyroidism | F | 35 | 1 days | 7/26/2012 | 1 | UTI | Joint pain, tremors, heart palpitations, some anxiety. And got WORSE when I had what was suppose to be DECAF tea! DO NOT DRINK ANYTHING WITH CAFFEINE! I am kicking myself as I already knew the DANGERS of taking this medication. AND I WILL NEVER AGAIN TAKE IT! I am not taking any more of it! I don't need my dr to tell me to stop taking it. So if you have any SIDE EFFECT STOP TAKING IT right then and there... and call your dr right away. Or even a pharmacist. Of which I did and they told me to go see a doctor right away. DOES NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR PRIMARY! | THE FDA should really tweek this medication, and or BAN IT! | F | 37 | 4 days 500mg 2X D | 7/25/2012 | 2 | Emergency Appendectomy Recovery | Ongoing random muscle twitches affecting my entire body...mostly at rest or when not in motion. Extremely aggravating and scary to me. | I had no idea this drug could cause something like this weeks after stopping use but it's the only thing that makes sense since I'm a very healthy 28 year old woman with NO history of this. | F | 28 | 10 days 2X D | 7/21/2012 | 1 | Suspected infection | Poor cricluation, possible nerve damage, possible muscle damage, joint inflamation, tendonitis. | I took this a month ago and can still hardly walk. I would rather have both my arms broken then ever take this again. | M | 34 | 15 days 500 2X D | 7/19/2012 | 1 | suspected infection | cipro destroyed my body. Its been over a year since I took it and I am still awful. the symptoms are too many for me to list here. very weak. | this drug ruined my life. | M | 29 | 5 days 500mg 2X D | 7/17/2012 | 5 | UTI, possible kidney infection | First time I took it I was quite dizzy and a little nauseous. After that, nothing, as long as I remembered to drink a full glass of water each time I took it. (Slight diarrhea but less than I've had with other antibiotics in the past) | Very effective and worth the minor side effects. | F | 23 | 5 days 500 2X D | 7/15/2012 | 1 | uti | About 2-3 hours after the 3rd dose I had numbness, tingling around my face and body (mostly face); itching mouth ears, and eyes; dizziness; anxiety and a feeling I can only describe as impending doom. | I did not have a notable rash. This was my first time using Cipro. Many parts of my body, especially joints, hurt like something is attacking it. Weird and scary! | F | 45 | 2 days 500mg 2X D | 7/9/2012 | 1 | Salmonella typhoid | Medicine worked fine until the last day. Although it resolved my salmonella and typhoid, it left me with a ruptures tendon in my left ankle. | F | 39 | 6 days | 7/9/2012 | 1 | Prostate | Dizzy, ear ringing, finger joint pain, gout flareups, cant sleep, knee pain, back pain, weak joints (hands, feet, knees) | I used to box, workout, and now I can barely do anything, this stuff is the devil. Have trouble walking up and down stairs after taking this stuff. Was prescribed for 30 days, quit after 18. | M | 41 | 30 days 500 2X D | 7/9/2012 | 1 | UTI | Long term dizziness, recurrent rash, fatigue, migraines, ear pressure, sinus pressure, muscle cramps, sore tongue, extreme anxiety, blurred vision, fuzzy mind, stiff neck. During course of antibiotic, immune suppression resulting in shingles flare up. Also believe this type of antibiotic permanently disable my mom with tendon injuries. | I had NO idea that fluoroquinolone class antibiotics would cause such damage. I didn't know until my issues that they were probably the cause of my mom's disability. I was given Cipro twice recently for UTIs (barely an infection...trace amounts of white blood cells) and I developed severe mystery ailments during and after taking the antibiotic. I just didn't know to connect it until I did the math with the second round causing things to progressively get worse. | F | 34 | 6 days 500mg 2X D | 7/7/2012 | 1 | UTI-KIDNEY INFECTION | On day 3 of taking CIPRO I had no strength in arms and legs, bedridden for 24 hrs. Fever of 100.5, headache, body aches similar to the flu, nausea, dry heaves, weird sensation on outside of my vagina. | This was my first time taking CIPRO. I am going to my doctor to report the side effects. I will not take it again. Thank God the strength in my legs returned after 24 hours and fever and nausea subsided. A headache, stiff neck, back pain remain, weird sensation outside of my vagina.... I am writing this at the 48 hour marker of being off CIPRO. I bought FLORA or Udo's Choice Probiotics to battle yeast infections. I pray for it all to clear up in a day or two. | F | 36 | 3 days 500 2X D | 7/6/2012 | 1 | UtI | Severe restlessness, anxiety, body aches, severe insomnia, sensitive skin, and headaches. Completely miserable and unable to do anything due to not feeling well | F | 29 | 4 days 500 | 6/25/2012 | 1 | Cellulitis | This medicine has caused pain in my joints & pains all over my body. General flu like sickness & muscle weakness. | Don't take unless life or death. Would never recommend it to anyone. | F | 64 | 4 days 500 2X D | 6/25/2012 | 1 | Prostate Infection | Heart palpitations started 5 weeks in. They as well as extreme light sensitivity in my eyes, comes and goes in cycles of months or weeks, for almost a year now. | This "medication" is a serious human poison, evidenced by the hundreds of online complaints from people who have suffered greatly from the side effects. | M | 42 | 45 days 1X D | 6/24/2012 | 1 | Staph infection | Hallucinations!!! Awful.... Sharp stomach pains....acid reflux/ heartburn | F | 49 | 2 days 2 times d | 6/21/2012 |