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 | anxiety, hopelessness,tremors,stomach problems, feeling of isolation...I am generally a happy peron...on this, I felt so depressed. i made sure that any dr. or pharmacy know, NEVER to give it to me again! | F | 69 | 7 days 1X day | 3/20/2013 | 1 | PAROTOTIS | woke up after taking taking 3 doses with painful shoulders- as day went on knees and neck began to have problems | I went to a doctor who was on standby for my PC. He diagnosed the condition by feeling my ear and taking my temp. He actually googled the condition to check out the proper antibiotic and came up with Cipro. Only asked weather I was allergic to any antibiotics. Never told me the drug was black boxed by the FDA. I had a partial kidney removal 1 year ago for cancer and have a inoperable rotator cuff tear. I have many skeletal problems and after reading posts like this and the drug warnings and starting to hurt in all the spots referred to I stopped taking the pills. THIS DRUG IS A TIMEBOMB WHICH SHOULD ONLY BE USED IN A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. | M | 59 | 2.5 days 500 MG 2X day | 3/17/2013 | 2 | UTI | Although this medication got rid of my UTI I would NEVER take it again due to the side effects I experienced. I felt dizzy, drowsy and weak and could not get off the couch for three days. I also lost my appetite and had to make myself eat very small meals which I don't think helped with the weakness. I also felt anxiety at times. I am on my third full day of being OFF cipro and I still don't feel 100%. I am 33 years old and typically make it to the gym 3 times a week--not happening this week as I still feel a bit weak and tired. I am hoping to feel back to myself by next week. One other thing to note is that I informed my doctor that I was still feeling a bit tired, weak and still had a loss of appetite (w/loose stools) and she took a stool sample to make sure I did not get another bacterial infection FROM cipro called C Diff. Still waiting for the results--needless to say I am hoping it comes back negative. Are you kidding me? Getting a bacterial infection from an antibiotic | F | 33 | 3 days 500MG 2X day | 3/7/2013 | 1 | Prostatitis | Before taking cipro I was fit and well, liked to do long distance running, hikes in the countryside etc. Within hours of taking the first pill I started to experience pain in my achilles, calves, and knees. Days later, despite only having taken 2 pills, it was very painful to walk. I felt totally fatigued, nauseous and had tingling and numbness as well as the muscular and tendon pain, in my wrist as well as around my ankles. It has been nearly 5 months since I discontinued the course and I still have terrible pain when walking or standing - my wrist constantly aches and feels like it is burning too and I can hear ligaments clicking and grinding when I use it. I am basically disabled and have to rest a lot after walking very short distances. I often feel depressed, though whether this is a physiological effect of the drug or whether it's the result of being crippled I cannot say. Whatever the case, this drug is POISON and I would urge anyone to do extensive research before they decide t | M | 27 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 3/5/2013 | 1 | UTI | Went from healthy & active 31 year old to feeling 80 over the course of 2 days. Joints pop and ache. Pads on feet getting thinner and knees giving me problems. Plus insomnia, random sharp paints and mental fogginess to boot. | Like another girl who posted on here, I would get UTI's 1 or 2 times a year (discovered D-Mannose is a wonderful way to keep these at bay naturally) and Cipro was also my dependable go to. Had taken it quite a few times over the years with no effect. Now I could kick myself. Last few days since I finished my course I can hardly walk a block or two when I used to go running through the woods every morning. And from what I've read this is only the start! I had no idea that taking this stuff is akin to chemotherapy in what it does to your DNA! Unbelievable. Taking every supplement I can get my hands on and praying I'm not incapacitated for a year or more. One thing that has helped loosen my stiffness instantly - EPSOM SALT baths. Get some. | F | 31 | 7 days 250MG 2X day | 2/20/2013 | 5 | diverticulitis (mis-diagonased) | Disgusting the doctor and the pharmacist did not warn me this was a "Black Box" drug! If I had been told this was a "Black Box" medication I would never have taken it. The "Black Box" warning should be clearly stated on the literature given by the pharmacist. | DO NOT TAKE UNLESS YOU ARE DYING!! I took ONLY ONE 500mg pill and after a few hours I had a severe headache, felt disoriented and cloudy. I felt pain in my legs, especially my calves. I went to lay down and when I woke up, a few hours later, I had difficultly moving in the bed and quickly realized I could not move my toes and feet and I felt very weak. I did not take another pill, I tried not to freakout,I drank fluids and went back to bed. The problem was I couldn't sleep, and when I did I had horrible dreams and hallucinations. THIS DRUG IS POISON!!! IT CAN HAVE LIFE CHANGING CONSEQUENCES!!!! From there it only got worse and I only took one pill. I was bedridden because I was so weak I could not stand up or walk. I was advised by a physical therapist to stay in bed so I would not rupture my Achilles tendons.for two weeks, or whenever I felt not so weak. I felt like a 90 year old woman. I could hardly move in bed, because when I did, I would get sharp shooting pains like I could feel every muscle and tendon not being able to function. It took over a year to fully walk again without pain. Almost 2 years later I still get pain in my calves especially if I climb stairs or do other things that put strain on my calves. I ate totally organic food and tried to detox my body to get this poison out of me and help my body heal. N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine can help. I also drank Ph water and lots of Coconut water. | F | 43 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 2/18/2013 | 1 | GI infection | TMJ, brain damage, nuropathy, depression, anxioty, pain, tendon damage, skin damage. | My wife took the poison 9 weeks ago. She can no longer eat solid food, work, walk or enjoy life. She deals with chronic pain and other side effects. DONT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 34 | 7 days 500 mg 1X day | 2/18/2013 | 1 | Epidimytis | Rosy cheeks, burning cheeks and fingers, pain and pulsing feeling in lower legs and fore arms. Intense itching entire body, | Took this drug ten years before with no noticeable symptoms. This time calves have spasms and leg pain with a wired pulsing feeling. Monitor closely while taking this medication, I feel I shouldn't have finish this medication and abandon it. | M | 48 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 2/17/2013 | 4 | UTI | It helped but the only thing I have heartburns after the medication, I just finished my last dosage yesterday but overall my UTI is gone! xoxo | F | 30 | 3 days 500 | 2/14/2013 | 1 | after a bladder operation | Had c diff for over 6 months. Felt like I would die. | F | 63 | 6 days 10mg 1X day | 2/14/2013 | 1 | inflammation of the throat | after 3 pills I stopped because of heavy muscular and joint pains, spitting blood and general physical exhaustion. But my cold was better. | Still after a fortnight I am suffering very severe wandering muscular pains, so bad that I couldn't walk and manage only with pain killer. I am very worried how long this will last. | F | 70 | 2 days 500 2X day | 2/10/2013 | 1 | after bladder procedure | back problems(muscles,tendons etc.) feet-severe pain from heels to toes,redness o n tips of toes,fallen arches,sweeling and pain so bad when I was on my feet that I was crying. Tendon at back of leg to heel and feet would contract so bad that leg and feet would turn in and under.In never had these problems until I took cipro!!!!!!!t ! | F | 52 | 1 days | 2/6/2013 | 1 | UTI | Heart palpitations, violent panic attacks, high anxiety, depersonalization, insomnia, muscle twitching, muscle pain, tendonitis, chest pains, crawling feeling in head and more.. as the days progress new symptoms appear... God didnt bless this drug, this drug is the devils remedy!!! | F | 28 | 2 days 2000mg | 2/5/2013 | 1 | UTI | Felt flu-like body aches, no energy and dizziness at the time of taking Cipro but thought it was due to being sick. That I just had a worse than normal bladder infection. Took tylenol and advil NSAIDs with the cipro, which I hear later is a bad thing. Developed gradually within a few months of taking the drug; nerve, tendon, muscle and soft tissue pain all the time which is worse just from minor exertion (grocery shopping, driving, more than an hour of computer use and etc...). Insomnia, numbness, tingling, loss of hand control (dropping things), strength, sharp and/or burning nerve pain, soft tissue swelling in hands/wrists, mostly upper back, shoulders, arms, wrists and hands, but have had some real problems with feet too, including part of a tendon detaching. Also have depression and am not sure if this is just because of the pain and the life changes involved or partially the drug its self. | I took this drug in 2001 for a UTI and within 6 months time my life completely changed. I had been a very active person, work 8-12 hours a day 5 days a week, gym or karate 2 hours 4-5 days a week and nightclubbing or concerts on top of that. I did not link Cipro to any of my symptoms until I had one doctor look very interested when I mentioned it as part of my drug history on an intake exam and ask me questions about when I took the drug (which caused me to then look into Cipro). This was in 2004 or 2005 after many doctors and medications, a carpal tunnels surgery (that did nothing, I refused the second surgery on my other hand), physical therapy, chiropractic work, massage and etc... I recommend that anyone reading this try to eliminate any sources of fluoride from your life (toothpaste, RX drugs, many anti-depressants and etc..., contain fluoride...). I've found some help with orthomolecular vitamin and mineral supplementation; IODINE 25mg day (Iodoral iodine combo helps to expel fluoride from the body), good multi-vit, vit C 5,000-10,000mg day, L-glutamine 4,000mg day, alpha lipoic acid 300-600mg day, magnesium 400mg, vit D 8,000mg day, fish oil 2,000mg day, Divide the doses morning and night for everything except multi vit and vit D which I only take in the morning). It helps enough, so that I'm fighting back again and doing physical rehab again with an eye towards hopefully re-training and being able to work. I also take Norco a few times a week, when I need a bre | F | 43 | 14 days 3X day | 2/4/2013 | 1 | UTI | I feel awfull to weak to even get out of my bed my boyfriend has had to practically carry me to the bathroom and I have no urge to eat anything I have a fever of 102.5 and none of this started untill after ciprofloxacin | F | 18 | 3 days 250 | 2/1/2013 | 1 | UTI | Massive anxiety and panic attacks, slight tremors in head and ringing in one ear. I do not have anxiety normally and I developed severe anxiety shortly after taking one pill. It took me a couple days to figure out it was antibiotic. I thought I was losing my mind. The last 60 hours of my life have been pretty horrible. I hope I recover very quickly. | F | 41 | 3 days 500 mg | 2/1/2013 | 1 | sinus infection | this drug ruined my life. After taking it my eyes started killing me to add to things i couldnt be in light. its bee 2 years and still no better and have severe light sensitivity to my eyes not to mention horrible dry eyes no matter how much eyes drops i use. also noticed after taking i cant take antibiotics with out making my eyes worse.And i also have pain in my left knee and elbow joints. this np had no clue what she was doing.i weigh 93 pounds and she puts me on 1000mg a day thats twice what i should have been getting. | never take this drug. the drs who prescribe this and the fda and companies that make it should be ashamed that they are ruining peoples lives just to make money. I am already disabled and i do photography and use the computer alot and watched tv alot but now hardly ever due to a careless np not looking at my allergies and over dosing me for someone of my size and weight.i was persrcibed twice the amount of someone my size. they took what thing i had left away from me. death to cipro,any drug like it and the drs who deny the side effects.and the companies that make it and endorse it. shame shame | F | 30 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 1/28/2013 Patient History | 1 | bladder infection | I just KNEW something was wrong with me taking this drug!!! I had this weird pain in my thighs, as tho I ran too much or exercised too much. I thought it can't be any kind of side effect, that doesn't make sense. Then the diarreha started! Ugh! No appetite. I also had a bad headcold at the same time with sinus pressure and post nasal drip - it was misery!! THEN I look up possible side effects of cipro and ta da!! TENDONITIS!! who would have thought! After 4 days and 8 pills I stopped, no more ever!!! Turns out doc said 4 days worth probably killed the bacteria anyway. Anyway its been 3 weeks and I am STILL not right, pain in my side, stools abnormal. My advice? SEEK SOMETHING ELSE!! | F | 63 | 4 days 500 2X day | 1/25/2013 | 4 | Urinary tract infection | Breast tenderness x one day | Urine culture showed bacteria would not respond to Septra, so doctors switched me to Cipro 500mg x3 days, which was insufficient to kill all the bacteria. Then I was given Cipro 800mg x5 days, which was probably about 1-2 days less than I should have been given because my left kidney still hurt on day 4. Mild UTI symptoms continued for another week before urinalysis came back clean. Some bacteria out there is becoming quite resistant to Cipro and some patients may need high doses for a longer duration for it to work. | F | 52 | 5 days 800 1X day | 1/18/2013 | 1 | diverticulitis | 2 hours after taking the fourth 500mg pill (3rd day) I started having really bad shoulder pain and forearm swelling/pain. I had some shoulder/forearm pain the night before, but never thought it was the Cipro. Now I know it is and stopped taking it. Did some research and found I could be doing serious and permanent damage to my tendons/muscles. Wonderful! | I will never take this drug again. It would have to be a life or death situation | M | 40 | 3 days 500mg BID 2X day | 1/11/2013 |