CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CIPRO with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | UTI | Severe diarrhea lasting two weeks, tendonitis biceps and achilles, partial rotator cuff tear, muscle spasms and twitching various muscle and joint pain. | I am a massage therapist but now i am struggling to work now. Doctors need to do research on the drugs that they are prescribing and not just believe what the pharmaceutical reps are saying. | F | 60 | 4 days 500 2X day | 10/3/2013 | 1 | UTI | After 3 days I woke up with severe vertigo and ringing in my ears. It lasted for 3 months after stopping taking the medicine. I couldn't look down when I was standing up or the room would spin. The horrible ringing in my ears wouldn't stop for 3 months. TERRIBLE MEDICINE!!!! | F | 41 | 3 days 1X day | 9/30/2013 | 1 | UTI | I took this a year ago when I had surgery and never made the connection that it was Cipro until I took it again for a UTI. I would awake with my wrists aching so badly even the Vicodin I had from my surgery would not relieve it. I finally made the connection when I started taking it this past week and felt that same pain! I also had been smelling a weird burning plastic smell that no one else can. I am also achy all over and have pain more so in my right leg and foot. I have always known antibiotics to cause a little gastrointestinal distress but nothing like this! I took my probiotics and did not get diarrhea. Last year around this time after taking Cipro, I had bent down to pick up a DVD and my back locked up. I could not even sit right. I was out of commission for a week on a hot/cold pack. I can figure no other reason for that happening. I am normally a very active, in shape mother that has had no previous issues that led me to bed rest. I am reading that a lot of the issues arise after stopping Cipro so I've had the issues with my wrists, smell, pain in leg/foot. I am praying that I experience nothing more. This drug should be taken off the market. It took care of my one issue, but gave me many more. | F | 30 | 3 days 250 | 9/30/2013 | 1 | lose joints, foggy eye sight for few days. My useless doctor prescribed me 750 MG in the first dose. I took one and realized the effects and then stopped them. They are probably recommending it for the financial benefits from the manufacturers as this drug is extremely costly without insurance. | M | 30 | 1 days 750 MG 1X day | 9/27/2013 | 1 | Diarrhea | Extreme, constant 24-7 pain in legs for MONTHS after taking this drug. Still in pain now. Don't know if the pain will ever subside. Can barely even walk now, and I used to bicycle 8 miles per day. | This drug is the devil. It is extremely dangerous. Do not take this drug. It was designed for people suffering from Anthrax poisoning, not everyday problems. The people at Bayer should be put in prison for manufacturing this drug. | M | 41 | 5 days 250 mg 2X day | 9/26/2013 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Anaphylactic shock. Began after 1st dose at home with flushing on face and neck, then nausea, anxiety, extreme body shaking, heart racing, and finally, difficulty breathing. At walk-in clinic, doctor treated me and kept returning to check over 3-4 hours. Breathing okay after treatment, other symptoms continued. | Prescribed Cipro multiple times over the years. No discussion of potential harm. Doctor at walk-in clinic kept saying, I can't believe it, i.e. couldn't believe Cipro would cause this reaction. She gave me prescription for another antibiotic; took next day and symptoms began again. Haven't taken an antibiotic since. Found a naturopathic physician (now my primary caregiver) and another effective way to treat UTI without drugs. That was 5 years ago. Rarely experience any problems now. | F | 67 | 1 days prescribed 2X day | 9/25/2013 | 1 | Preventive measure after a colonosc | Achilles tendon torn, all tendons& joints damaged,frozen shoulder,rash,rapid heart rate,COPD,fainting,dizzy,brain fog,tinnitus,migraines,blurry& double vision,retina detachment,severe insomnia,memory loss,tremors in arms,vomiting,C different,MSG,recurring UTI,blood in urine& feces,fibromyalgia,chronic fatigue,renal impairment,liver impairment,hernia pushing through diaphragm into heart,enlarged & distended bladder,on&on...Fluroquinolones are POISON & MUST be taken off market! It's now 12 years since being given Cipro as preventive measure,no culture proving there was infection. I was forced to quit working as the FQ toxicity has caused horrific damage. I no longer am able to drive. Am unable to walk,just shuffle inside home. I have been a shut-in,homebound for several years. These POISONS (FQs) are killers! Bayer & J&J are criminals. The injured must receive necessary and just compensation swiftly. Thousands upon thousands of people have had their world | F | 62 | 10 days 750MG 2X day | 9/25/2013 | 1 | suspected Uti | pain in joints, weakness, insomnia, anxiety, depression, sore tendons, stomach problems, damage to right eye, peripheral neuropathy. | These antibiotics are poison. They have taken 18 months of my life ......so far. Don't know if I will ever fully recover. | F | 5 days 250 mg. 2X day | 9/24/2013 | 1 | Bronchitis | Mental fog, muscle aches, fatigue, eye sensitivity, felt like my skeleton was on fire, headaches, felt weird and crazy, tired beyond explanation and just overall ill feeling. Not improving. | I would not ever take this poison again. Let me die please. It's pathetic that Bayer does this to people. | F | 36 | 3 days 500 2X day | 9/24/2013 | 4 | Ear Infection | This drug started working within 24 hrs of taking it. i was a bit worried about the side effects from the pamphlet given at the pharmacy. I am now on day 12, and yesterday the doctor said my ear looked fine. im staying on it for the full 14 days though. I had no other side effects than any other anibiotic i have taken. Tiredness and general body aches. nothing I cant deal with and so much better than the pain of the ear infection I had! looking forward to finishing the meds and getting back to myself. I would use this drug again as the results were quick with minimal side effects. | F | 38 | 14 days 750 mg 2X day | 9/22/2013 | 1 | ear infection | Shoulder pain and loose joints. Cipro shoukd be taken off fhe market. | M | 50 | 2 days 500 | 9/21/2013 | 1 | Ear infection | Muscle Pain. Tendonitus. Rotator Cuff Tear. Weakness. Stiffness. Insomnia. Inability to do things I used to do. | F | 31 | 6 days 500MG | 9/17/2013 | 5 | UTI | Side effects were only what was to be expected with any antibiotic - slight diarrhea. I'm a hypochondriac who takes Zoloft and Klonopin for anxiety, I read the insert with the Cipro, I was terrified to take it, and...nothing happened except that it worked. I've taken Cipro in doses of 250 to 500 for 3 to 7 days, depending on the situation. This is the ONLY antibiotic I take for a UTI. Its great for a sinus infection too. I've probably taken it 6 or 7 times since 2009, even during 3 pregnancies, and my kids are perfectly healthy! Taking it again right now after a stubborn MD had me take Amoxicillin for 10 days - after I told her it wouldn't work. Lo and behold my UTI is back and much worse just 9 days later, so I finally get my Cipro RX. I'm so sorry to see such awful reactions and side effects from other people, but for me, a person VERY prone to "making up" side effects if I read them, and who Google's EVERYTHING, this drug is great! | F | 29 | 5 days 500mg | 9/16/2013 | 2 | UTI | It stopped my period. Who would have thought it? I have no idea how an antibiotic could do that. I'm not sure what to do about that or what effect it has had on my hormones. I think it is getting rid of the UTI I currently have, but at what cost? I feel so sore with aches and pains around my knees, ankles, feet, etc. I didn't want to take this particular drug, but the bacteria in my bladder just didn't all die off with the last antibiotic I took. | I don't think doctors know enough about CIPRO and don't warn patients about what they're prescribing. It shouldn't be legal to have something this harmful commonly used outside of a hospital environment with life-and-death situations. | F | 35 | 3 days 250 mg 2X day | 9/9/2013 | 1 | Nausea, extreme abdominal cramps, diarrhea, hives, itching, swelling in ankles, feet and lower legs, anxiety, dizziness, heart palpitations, and joint pain and stiffness. | I was first prescribed this nasty drug in December 2011 for a UTI that had not resolved after having taken a less potent antibiotic. I typically have issues with upset stomach, diarrhea, etc, when taking strong antibiotics, so I was not overly alarmed when these issues began immediately. By day 3, I was itching all over, had developed hives and had swelling from my knees down. My face began to swell by day 5, to the point that my eyes were tiny slits and I could barely see. I stopped taking the drug despite my doctor's advice to continue. I don't even recall how/when the UTI resolved due to all of the other issues. I developed aches and pains, along with stiff joints, in my neck, back, hands, and legs, along with very loud popping and cracking in my neck and shoulders that I had not experienced before. I began to have difficulty sleeping. I also had extreme fatigue, despite having been very active and a "high energy" person. I told my PCP about the issues and she advised it was probably an allergic reaction, and to not take CIPRO again. Issues with muscle and joint pain, stomach upset and increasing insomnia continued and worsened. In February 2013, I went to the ER the day after returning from the Caribbean, where I had become quite ill with nausea, diarrhea, excessive swelling of the lower legs and feet, and the appearance of small, bright red bumps all over my swollen calves and feet. I was dehydrated, dizzy, and basically felt like I was going to die. The ER phy | F | 45 | 5 days 500 2X day | 9/6/2013 | 1 | Gastrointestinal bacteria | I took cipro for 4 days beginning a week ago. On the fourth day of taking it, I noticed a slight pain in my hip, so I immediately stopped taking it. The next day, the pain had worsened, and my knees also hurt. The following day, still off of cipro, I had pain in every joint in my body, including within my hands and feet, and whenever I tried to move my joints they would pop/crack. The next day, I could barely walk, and my knees would not straighten all the way. I have also had heightened symptoms of restless leg syndrome and muscle spasms. It is now the next day, and I am feeling the same symptoms, plus additional numbness in my lower legs and feet, and heightened trouble walking with my knees. I will try to update my condition after more time passes, but as of now I seem to be getting worse by the day. | I never would have taken this drug if I had been properly warned how adverse the effects can be, and how AFTER I had already stopped taking it, the side effects would CONTINUE to get worse. | F | 24 | 4 days 2X day | 9/4/2013 | 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 | 2 | UTI | Extreme fatigue during the day, muscle weakness, inability to sleep at night (will get 3 hours at most) and a general "foggy" feeling. | I will not take this drug again unless my very life depends on it. I've taken a few other courses of other antibiotics and never had issues. It also took the drug over 3 days to start providing relief, too long in my opinion. Not pleased, but at least I've not experienced problems that are truly debilitating. My doctor failed to mention any side effects of the drug when she prescribed it and I think it should be saved for truly life-threatening infections. I hope the insomnia clears up after my 7-day course of medication ends tomorrow night. | F | 42 | 6 days 500mg 2X day | 8/24/2013 | 1 | To the person below who asked if it's possible to diagnose Cipro toxicity in a lab analysis: No, it is not. Cipro toxicity evades all current forms of testing. This of course leads to sufferers being labeled as "crazy" or "hypochondriac" by their doctors. Is there any cure? No. There is no cure once you have been poisoned by Cipro. If you're lucky, time is the only escape. Lots and lots of time. Now perhaps you understand why there is such pessimism about this condition. It is hell on earth, and there is little to no help available. | PS. There are no "experts" on Cipro toxicity other than actual sufferers. The medical community largely denies that Cipro even does this to people. They're all sucking on Big Pharma's teat and have financial incentives to turn a blind eye to this. We're on our own here. | F | 39 | 2X day | 8/11/2013 | 1 | UTI | M | 28 | 1 days 500mg | 8/9/2013 |