Drug Ratings for CIPROAverage Rating: 1.7 (1572 Ratings)
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| 1 | UTI | I am a 60 yr old femal and was prescribed CIPRO for a uti that I didn't even know I had. My Dr. said my annual physical labs showed I had one. By the second day of taking 500mgs. twice a day. I began feeling light headed and a bit sick at my stomach. Today was to be my 4th day and I have chosen to stop. Mentally I am a mess and my arms, legs and neck ache. Yesteday, day 3 I felt so depressed and disoriented and didn't have the energy to do anything. I am having trouble sleeping and am short-winded. I felt perfectly fine when I went to the dr. last week for my annual checkup and now feel like I have been poisoned. I take no medications of any kind and have always been healthy. This drug is poison as far as I am concerned and should not be allowed to stay on the market. Reading other peoples stories has me worried that I might not get over these horrific symptoms. | F | 60 | 4 days 500 2X D | 2/7/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | chest/neck tightness followed by pain, joint/muscle pain, head pressure, headaches on the left side, fatigue, insomnia, indigestion, nerve pain throughout the body, blurry vision, dry mouth/throat/nose/skin | This is the worst medication I've ever taken in my life. I am traumatized from this horrible experience. This is poison and not safe at any dose. How long does the chest/neck pain and tightness last? | F | 30 | 1 days 500 mg 1X D | 2/6/2012 | 1 | My dog had bloody awful diarrhea | He was fine the first two days, diarrhea went away, and he was so happy tonight. We gave him his third dose and and 45 minutes later we thought he'd broken him toe. Acting like his foot was in pain. Then he got really lethargic, and out of nowhere started kicking his back legs and threw himself to the ground rubbing his face on the floor and trying to burrow. He couldn't get comfortable, kicking every 15 seconds, he looked like he didn't know where he was running from spot to spot around the living room throwing himself down and closing his eyes. I thought he was dying. He obviously had a serious reaction to this drug. We are terrified. Called the emergency vet, and they sounded like they googled the drug to see what they should say to us. Awful. They have NO clue. It has been 3 and 1/ 2 hours...... Our dog is still a little confused and unbalanced , pacing back and fourth between naps. Don't use this drug, human or animal. I don't know what we're gonna do. | M | 2 | 3 days 1000mg | 2/4/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe abdominal pain and vomitting. Had to go to emergency room. | Never take this drug unless you really have a big tolerance to amoxcillian and have to be on somthing else. | F | 36 | 10 days 250 3X D | 2/3/2012 | 1 | UTI | Severe insomnia, burning/tingling sensations all over body, muscle/joint pain, dehydration, nerve pain and possible damage, depression, panic, tachycardia, dry eyes/mouth, cold hands/feet, numbness, weakness. | I am one month out from stopping my course early after 4 out of 7 prescribed days, and have not seen any decrease in symptoms - in fact, some of them are just getting worse. I'm hoping that I will recover eventually, but to all those reading this, don't take your chances! The risk is NOT worth it unless it's truly a matter of life or death. Believe me - these stories could be you. | F | 21 | 4 days 500mg 2X D | 2/3/2012 | 1 | Suspected abscess | Anxiety, panic attacks, brain fog, impaired vision and memory, head pressure, suicidal thoughts, depersonalisation, severe insomnia, nightmares, balance problems. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION UNLESS YOU WANT TO RUIN MY LIFE. MY LIFE HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM ME 4 MONTHS AGO. I TRUSTED MY DOCTORS, THEY POISONED ME WITH CIPRO. | M | 25 | 14 days 500 mg 2X D | 2/3/2012 | 1 | gastroenteritis (suspected) | Severe muscle weakness, fatigue, blurry vision, loss of appetite, dry mouth, muscle wasting, C. Diff overgrowth in colon causing a range of GI issues, back pain, racing heart, panic attacks, loss of coordination, loss of mental function, loss of memory, abdominal pain, insomnia, muscle twitching, muscle jerking, shaking, sensitivity to caffeine, sensitivity to alcohol | Was prescribed Cipro on April 20th, 2011. It is now Feb. 3rd, 2012 and I am still having severe issues. Interestingly my symptoms did not start until a couple months after taking the Cipro, which is apparently quite common with these drugs. I went from a very active, athletic 29 year old to a 30 year old who can barely leave the house some days. I am lucky to have a job that is not currently physically demanding and understanding coworkers, or I would be in a very difficult situation. It now requires all of my reserve of strength to make it through a normal 8 hour work day sitting at a computer, where before I could work 10 to 12 physically demanding hours. I have seriously thought I was on the verge of death a couple of times in the last few months, and I probably was. My doctors are unable to identify the cause of any of my symptoms and seem to be able to do nothing of any use to help. Do not take this drug unless it is a last resort, it just isn't worth it. It is unbelievable to me that this drug is as common as it is, or even legal. | M | 30 | 5 days unknown 1X D | 2/3/2012 | 1 | prostatitis symptoms | Pain in lower back,back of heel. Fingers. Dry itching patches on legs and hands. Upset stomach after finishing the dose. And still have prostatitis symptoms. | M | 62 | 4 weeks 500mg | 2/2/2012 | 1 | Kidney infection | This drug has ruined my life! Balance issues, dystonia, nerve damage, tendon pain, knee pain, | F | 45 | 6 times 500 | 2/2/2012 | 1 | Uti | Plz do not take cipro if u have uti go get dmannose at health store works amazing . I had to go to the hospital takin this nasty ass cipro and the pharmases and doctors assured me it's not cipro that's causing ALL the pain that people have said omg I almoust died in my bathroom I still feel the side effects my hips my legs my hands my head everything hurts and I was a very healthy girl. Non of the doctors belive me what cipro did to me . | F | 24 | 4 days 150 | 1/31/2012 | 1 | UTI | My side effects started with a rash on my chest, moved down to my stomach. Rash started on my 2nd day of Cipro, but I didn't think it was that causing the rash b/c I'd been on Cipro a few years back and never had problems. Finally figured it out when I started getting other symptoms and researching more. I had a yeast infection. I still have bad muscle spasms in my back, joint pain in my shoulders and hips, tremors. Sporadic numbness, one day my left arm, left side of chest down to my hip and my whole left leg went numb. I've got tremors, really bad insomnia and blurry eyes. My face is pretty red, like a sunburn and found that I know have my rash popping up on my back. | It's been 8 days since I last took Cipro. It doesn't seem any of my adverse reactions are going away. Why am I still feeling so bad? I've read all of the other postings, am I going to have this for a year or more? I have moments when it is very hard to even walk. All of these problems b/c an ER doctor gave me Cipro for a UTI. I have signed the petition on facebook to the FDA. What scary is this is happening to people every day, don't take this drug, stay away!Pleaase feel free to email me with any resources - THANK YOU for everyone posting... | F | 36 | 7 days 500MG 2X D | 1/28/2012 | 1 | Possible UTI | Muscle weakness, sharp pains going through my muscles, weakness and pain around joints, foot pain on the top and bottom, racing heart, back and shoulder aches, headaches, urge to urinate with no infection, pain in hands, pretty much all my muscles or joints hurt in some way. | F | 30 | 4 days 250 mg x2 | 1/28/2012 | 1 | CRIPPLED BY CIPRO? CALL GREG BABE, BAYER'S CEO, AND DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT HIS COMPANY'S POISON HAS DONE TO YOUR BODY!!! IT'S TIME BAYER ANSWERS TO THEIR VICTIMS!!! | Doctors have NO CLUE about this devastating poison and its effects on the human body. IT'S TIME TO HOLD BAYER LIABLE! CALL GREG BABE NOW! (402) 777-2000. Do not take NO for an answer!!! | M | 32 | 1X D | 1/23/2012 | 3 | prostatitis | I had a re occur acute prostatitis, after taking the medicine i am having pain in my thighs, legs, feet. pain in shoulders and arms and feeling tired. i also felt lack of concentration and generally feeling tired and down. | i feel like i am a 50 years plus old man :( | M | 30 | 13 days 200 2X D | 1/22/2012 | 1 | Diverticulitis | After first pill, arms red swollen, should have stopped, mother a nurse practitioner told me to continue, began to get extremely emotional, sad, crying. The best way to describe this drug is poison, not only for your body, but your mind, it brings your mind to a haunt it should never ever go to, from which it is impossible to get back where you were. Ever since taking it I had had fatigue/depression/insomnia/constant muscle spasm in pelvic floor/anxiety @ death/suicide ideation. My life was ended by this drug. I am still breathing but without your mind you are dead. Why was I prescribed a drug after 2 or 3 minutes or Dr. evaluation of this magnitude, that crosses the blood/brain barrier, for a sore side? All I really was was constipated it turns out. It has ended my life of who I was, I am totally unmotivated and in pain 24/7 suicidal call 7575890561. I now cannot work or enjoy anything because of what this drug did to me. | Never take this at all. You will never be your old self. | M | 35 | 6 days 750mg 1X D | 1/20/2012 | 1 | Prostititis | Muscle twitching starting in calves. Joint pain, boarderline bipolar disorder, nightmares, loss of movement in one of my toes, carpel tunnel like symptoms, night sweats. It has been 3 months with little remission and I have racked up a ton of bills for the ER, specialty doctors, etc. Also I had to deal with fearing that I had ALS, which by itself is a nightmare. | Doctors need to be aware of the side effects of this drug and stop prescribing it. | M | 31 | 5 days 800 2X D | 1/18/2012 | 1 | possible bladder infection | At the end of treatment, a foot injury (from basketball) that was almost better, swelled up and got painful again. And then excruciating back-pain started and continued unabated for days. My wife googled "Cipro back pain" and found the horror stories. She also read that boron can help, and it did - AMAZING - but soon my other foot started to hurt - in the heel and my leg was cramped up. I could walk - but couldn't straighten the leg. But several days later - I couldn't walk due to intense pain... (4 days ago) | what 's helping now: magnesium (Natural Calm) ; NAC; and Egoscue, plus other supplements... Sometimes I walk with crutches - sometimes I crawl...but the pain and swelling is decreasing - I will also get IV of l-glutathione if I need it - but many people are helped by NAC if taken early on. POSITIVE THOUGHTS and Prayers | M | 60 | 7 days 500 1X D | 1/11/2012 | 1 | for prostatitis | had severe pain in right hip ,thigh ,calf ,heel ,ankle ,and achilles tendon. i have been in constant pain for 48 days. | i would not give cipro to a animal. it needs to be baned. | M | 68 | 500 mg 2X D | 1/11/2012 | 1 | Urethritis | Bilateral Achilles tendon pain on day number 2 within two hours of taking the second dose of the day. Difficulty falling asleep. Both of my feet tingling below my ankles. A sense of unsettlness. I had used CIPRO in the past without difficulty, so I had no quarrels starting this round. I reported the side effect to the FDA, and so should you. We need to have a better statistics of the true side effects of CIPRO, or any other med for that matter. Go and report your symptoms, otherwise, there will be other poor souls that will suffer: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/medwatch-online.htm | M | 43 | 3 days 500 mg 2X D | 1/10/2012 | 1 | uti | Life over. Permanent brain damage. Cognition destoyed, severe nuerological problems in brain. QEEG testing shows extensive disruption in the occipital lobes of by brain. This toxin crosses the blood brain barrier which can destroy more than just GABA function, other things like neurons can be damaged if not outright destroyed. I took this in 2009 when I was 28, I have not recovered and it is now 2012 and I am turning 31. | think these comments aren't true? think I'm a hypochondriac or making this up? Okay then smart guy, just you keep taking these kind of drugs then, see what happens. You'll get yours, eventually. PS I take NO pharmacuetical drugs to deal with any of this. They'll not get a cent more of my money and anyway, all pharamacuetical drugs are poison. | F | 30 | 3 days 250mg 2X D | 1/7/2012 | 1 | possible gastritis | I was prescribed cipro and flagyl for suspected gastritis that turned out to be a virus. I already have IBS and anxiety issues and the cipro caused them both to go out of control. I wound up in the er twice for severe diarrhea/stomach cramps and once for a severe anxiety attack. For about 2 weeks I was nearly suicidal. Cipro also caused me to have several other problems I never had before. It affected my blood sugar, blood pressure, caused nerve and muscle pain, nightmares, insomnia, severe nausea, severe diarrhea, severe heartburn, severe anxiety, panic attacks,"brain fog", memory loss,severe sinus problems and depression to name a few. I am still dealing with some of this 5 months later. If you are prescribed this drug, first of all make sure you really NEED an antibiotic, I didn't. Next, ask if there is any other antibiotic you could take. Cipro was meant to be used as a last resort, it is WAY too strong for most infections - research it. Also, ask your Dr. about | DO NOT take this drug unless it is a life or death situation! | F | 47 | 10 days 500 mg 2X D | 1/1/2012 | 5 | Bladder Infection | No side effects. Stayed away from caffeine as it suggests. | I don't think that I was on a long/high enough dose. I had some symptoms reappear, so I went the home route. I took 1 tsp of baking soda in a 10 oz glass of water. That killed the rest of it. I just got tested today, and it's gone for now. | F | 33 | 5 days 250 2X D | 12/30/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | Severe leg aches (hips, thighs, knees, ankles) persisting at least two weeks after stopping the drug, tremors in hands, racing heart. | M | 35 | 3 weeks 500mg 2x/d | 12/30/2011 | 1 | KIDNEY INFECTION | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE TAKEN CIPRO, BOTH TIMES WERE 3 DAY REGIMENS. I AM ON MY THIRD DAY NOW AND WONDER IF THE KIDNEY INFECTION WOULD BE BETTER THAN WHAT THIS DRUG DOES TO ME. I FEEL LIKE I AM NOT THE ONE INSIDE MY OWN BODY. I'M ANXIOUS AND TIRED AT THE SAME TIME AND I CAN'T FOCUS ON ANYTHING BESIDES HOW EXTREMELY DIFFERENT I FEEL. LAST NIGHT I STARTED GETTING EXCRUICIATING PAIN IN WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE MY SPLEEN. I COULD HARDLY STAND UP. TODAY I AM STILL IN TERRIBLE PAIN AND WALKING IS TROUBLESOME. I AM IN MY EARLY 20'S AND FEEL AS IF I NEED A WALKER TO HELP ME BE MOBILE. ALL I CAN SAY IS I WISH THESE SIDE EFFECTS GO AWAY AFTER THIS LAST DAY OF PILLS. I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A MEDICATION THAT WAS THIS HORRIBLE. | ASK YOUR DOCTOR FOR SOMETHING ELSE. THIS DRUG IS NOT WORTH IT IN THE LEAST BIT. | F | 24 | 3 days 500 MG 2X D | 12/29/2011 | 1 | misdiagnosed | joint pain and joint destruction in my knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, and wrists. Can no longer walk and am confined to a wheelchair and bed. | I was maimed and basically murdered by a Doctor at Sentara hospital in Williamsburg, VA. I told him that I was highly allergic to cipro and that was why I was there because of severe pain in all of my joints. He got really mad and upset and made me see a shrink. He said I had a cipro fixation. He then later ordered injections of cipro into me calling it something else. I am now totally destroyed because of this monster. I feel that anyone who prescribes a quinolone should be put in jail alongside all of the executives at Bayer | M | 56 | 7 days 2X D | 12/26/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | Racing heart, rash, extreme swelling especially in my knees, tingling & soreness in my hands, feet & wrists. Fever, chills, extreme body aches, terrible headaches. | I took cipro 2 1/2 years ago and began experiencing these symptoms five days after finishing my last dose. I've had blood tests, xrays & MRIs, but no one can find why I am still having trouble with my hands and knees. Drs. ignore cipro as a possible cause of my symptoms. | F | 52 | 10 days ? 2X D | 12/26/2011 | 1 | had infection. high psa | Always had strong legs. Now no swelling but lack of strong legs. Pain standing and walking. Can't stand it. Also knee pain. I love dancing but can hardly walk now. Help phone 7327356167 | M | 63 | 2 weeks 500 | 12/21/2011 | 1 | Prostate issues | I took Levaquin and ciprofloxacn about 4 years ago for my prostatitis on and off for about 1 year from July-2006 to June-2007. All together I took the stuff for 122 days total. Only warning I was told about was ruptured Achilles tendon which I didn't develop so I didn't link my other problems to the drug and kept taking it because it did help my severe prostate pain. I noticed aches and pains in all my tendons muscles and after a few years has passed the pain has continued. I feel like I an old man and it takes much time to even get out of bed or up out of a chair and moving. The bottoms of my feet are so sore I can hardly walk at first. Calves down to my heals are sore. Shoulders, and elbow tendons sore and Back of Neck and back too. Both Biceps near elbow and up as well as back of elbow. Feet from heal to toes hurt including tops of feet. Wrist fingers thumbs and back of hand bother me. Maybe I should just say I hurt all over except my face and eye lids. Forearms are also sore. | I also noticed ringing in my ears when this all started too and it never goes away. Just walking up or down steps and I get and hear threads in my knees tearing followed by pain which seems to get better in time only to happen again. Example, all I need to do it put pressure on my elbow to turn over in bed and I hear and feel threads tearing again in my elbows and shoulders. My tendons are still brittle and have reoccurring Tendonitis from the doses I took and It was 4 years ago. I ache so bad I can't sleep nights and took so much aleve and other over the counter pain meds my stomach is upset to the point I am sitting on the toilet about 10 times a day. I had 45 codeine pills for a sinus surgery I had in 2009 and taking one of those before bedtime at least allowed me to sleep some. Codeine is the only thing that takes the edge off the pain. I have also developed depression. I have always tried to stay active and now I don't do a lot of what I used to enjoy. I feel like I'm stuck in the body of an 80 year old man the last 4 years. This stuff is really nasty and needs to be pulled from the market. | M | 50 | 122 days 500 to 750 1X D | 12/14/2011 | 2 | UTI | mild allergic reaction that came in waves and subsided (itchy scalp and arms, and redness/sensitivity of palms of hands and bottoms of feet); persistent GI problems (sharp abdominal cramps, acid reflux, indigestion, nausea, bloating); fatigue; pain in hips and knees | Cipro seems to have cleared this UTI but at a major cost. I am particularly concerned about the lingering GI distress, which is disabling 2 days after finishing this drug. With all the research on the human genome, scientists should be able to identify the genes that make some individuals likely to have an allergic reaction or be susceptible to drugs' adverse effects (for example, because they metabolize them poorly). Understanding the underlying biology of adverse drug reactions should be a priority of medical research, and testing for such susceptibility should be available to patients. | F | 65 | 3 days 500mg 2X D | 12/13/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Woke with intense inflammation and pain in wrists and all joints in hand. Fever, sweating at night, chills. Hands swollen up like sausages. Now, 2 weeks later I am still getting fevers every night and wake with numbness and tingling in both arms, wrists, hands. Different joints ache. Muscle weakness. Insomnia. I am furious. | I was extremely healthy before taking CIPRO. I run a warehouse and was kicking butt doing it. Now I have to have others help me with my usual work. | F | 52 | 5 days 500 MG 3X D | 12/12/2011 | 5 | infection, skin | could not tolerate my morning coffee, or i would have a panic attack | F | 45 | 1X D | 12/4/2011 | 2 | UTI/PROSTATITIS | upper arm tendonitis, bilateral proximal hamstring tendinopathy | Helped with painful symptoms, but if you are athletic and want to not suffer horrible tendon pain, then find something else. The black box warning is accurate. | M | 63 | 8 days 500 mg 1X D | 12/3/2011 | 1 | suspected diverticulitis | Guys dont take this im 23, now I feel like a 70 year old woman.. Im have the weridest pains in my legs, hips, groin, back and this is 2 weeks after quiting, its like more things keep popping up!!!! Im not even sure what my original problem was. I am getting weird chest pains, and my heart does weird things now : ( please take that stuff back!! | I quit taking it after the 4th night, before that I was actually breaking the pills in half because 750 MG is a lot for a small person like me, when I call the pharmacy/doctors I was BLOWN OFF, dont count on someone helping you if you get bad side effects to this. i had panic attacks and couldnt sleep :'( please im still suffering effects from this drug find something else its worth spending a little extra money to get another brand. I hope I dont get worse.. | F | 23 | 4 days 750 2X D | 12/2/2011 | 1 | Epididymitis | First Day nausea, Second day vision problems, third day couldn't walk. I only took one pill and feel ruined. It has been 4 weeks and I still can't walk normally. Pain and crunching in my shoulders and elbows as well. Of course my doctor doesn't believe me at all. I was very active before this. I couldn't be more angry!! | M | 50 | 1 days 500 MG 2X D | 12/2/2011 | 1 | infection on colon | severe pheriphal neuropathy | F | 80 | 54 days 1X D | 12/2/2011 | 1 | Muscle spasms, weakness in left leg, pain in knee, burning and numbness on right side of body, | Do not take this drug! If I had known about the side effects ahead of time, I never would have taken Cipro. I took 3 pills and ended up in the ER. It has been over 2 weeks since I stopped taking Cipro and I am still having pain in my left leg and calf. It feels like Sciatica. | F | 40 | 1.5 days 500 MG 2X D | 11/30/2011 | 1 | UTI | (Note: I was perfectly healthy before taking this med) I took this medicine and following the last pill I could not walk. Both of my knees inflamed and I was diagnosed with rheumatory arthritis overnight. My ankle and achilles tendon in my right leg inflamed and I have shooting nerve pains through my achilles. My wrists ache from the lightest use. My knees have never healed and still hurt to the point where I can hardly walk around. I have horrible heart palpitations and tachycardia. I went through hell and back and am still frequently tortured with anxiety and panic attacks due to the change in chemistry in my brain this poison caused. My vision blurs at times and am now very sensitive to light. | This POISON changed me from a healthy, active individual to a crippled mess overnight. DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION (OR ANY OTHER FLUOROQUINOLONE) UNLESS YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIE. It causes IRREVERSIBLE psychiatric and physical effects! If only I knew then what I know now- SAVE YOURSELF. If you or a loved one is suffering from the effects of this toxicity please visit the Facebook group: Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Toxicity (Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Floxin). | F | 23 | 3 days 500mg 2X D | 11/30/2011 | 1 | Sinusitis | Dizzy and Faint Feeling, Red Rash on Stomach, Tingly Right Hand, Horrid Yeast Infection with a blistering lesion on the front of my vagina. | This has been the worst medication experience I've ever had. I felt like I was given Herpes only to find out I'm having a bad reaction to the medication. I'm in so much pain I can barely walk. This drug should be taken off the market. It ruined my neither regions. | F | 28 | 10 days 500MG 2X D | 11/30/2011 | 1 | prostatitis | pain in elbows, calves, thumbs,hips | was prescribed Cipro after workplace injury (torsion of right testicle and crushing injury, let heavy things fall!) While being examined regarding injury surgeon kept commenting on my tendon visible in ultra sound being stretched to breaking point, was always asking what I was doing to cause it. | M | 46 | 50mg 3X D | 11/29/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | Neuropathy in my fingers, knee pain, tendonitis, heel pain | I was given CIPRO for my prostatitis a year ago and it worked very well to clear that up. On the last day I started getting facial and finger tingling. A week later I got severe cramps in the calves of my legs and twitching and pain in my knee. I had to stop playing golf because my legs hurt so bad a month after I stopped the pills. Now six months later the tingling is much less and the pain in the legs is slightly better, but my doctor tells me the tendonitis will be there for possibly a year or two longer. I still feel the pain in my heels mainly in the morning and evening. | M | 67 | 2 weeks 500 mg 2X D | 11/26/2011 | 1 | Possible GI infection | Approximately six hours after taking the second dose, I attempted to stand. I was unable to bear weight on the left leg. By the next morning, I'd lost complete range of motion in both legs and within a week I was in a wheelchair. Almost seven months later I am still unable to walk without using a cane or walker, and am only just now experiencing achilles pain. Other side effects include extreme short term memory loss, brain fog, peripheral nervous symptoms such as numbness and tingling in hands, feet and scalp. Anxiety and depression have joined in, either as a side effect or a result of the above. This is the first time I've rated a drug and only the second time I've reviewed anything online. I wish someone had warned me as we are warning you. Unless faced with death, I will never take this poison again. Know your facts. Do your research and be your own health advocate. I guarantee you that the pharmaceutical companies are NOT looking out for you. | F | 48 | 2 days 750 mg 2X D | 11/23/2011 | 1 | bladder infection250 | tendinitis in shoulders & hips-trouble sleeping | F | 59 | 3 days 250mg 2X D | 11/23/2011 | 1 | Deep infection from prostate biops | Last entry: .......FROM THE UK.......….MY TRUTH…... IF THIS IS CIPRO? It has ripped my life apart BIG TIME. THIS WHOLE CONDITION IS WORSE THAN WORDS COULD EVER EXPLAIN AND MUCH MUCH MORE. THIS CONDITION IS STOPPING ME HAVING MAJOR SURGERY FOR PROSTATE CANCER- diagnosed Aug 2011- THANKFULLY EARLY STAGE. Both mum and dad died of cancer age 49 & 57...me 55mmm Been off work 8months and extremely grateful for being mobile.... YOU POOR PEOPLE....Before all this loved my work, regular reliable employee. Swimming twice a week, walking- greeting the fresh air with a smile and spring in my step, enjoying the challenge’s and choice’s in life, meeting lovely people. 5-6 Weeks after- 30 Days of Cipro-2x500mg -on set of debilitating symptoms Feb 2011,,, ROBBED…TAKEN…AWAY… This condition changes from hour to hour, day to day, but I never ever ever feel WELL. You get somewhere….it knocks you down again…and…again…but you keep going..IF YOU ARE SUFFERING ANY NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO THESE ANTIBIOTICS AND FROM THE UK PLEASE REPORT IT to the UK- FHMA - BYER - YOUR DOCTOR….even months after taking.….THE.. Love and Truth.. YOUR WILL BE DONE- Thank you… Please use my e-mail | M | 55 | 500 1X D | 11/23/2011 History | 1 | finger infection | Numbness &tingling in both legs&feet | F | 47 | 10 days 50 | 11/21/2011 | 1 | Ear Infection | After 3 days of taking Cipro ear drops for an ear infection I developed tingling in my eyelids, face and fingers. One week after I stopped my knees started hurting and my calves and ankles hurt. The knee pain is constant and my legs twiitch at night. I have also developed an essential tremor in my right hand. After one month the tingling in the hands and eyelids is better but the leg tendon pain remains. | I wish I had gone to this site before I took the Cipro ear drops. Up until now I have been very healthy and on no medications. I think the anxiety and pain from side effects of this medicine is the reason for a slight increase in my blood pressure and some headaches.. I find afternoon relaxation with soft music in my recliner has helped my anxiety and lessened the headaches. The Doctor confirmed it was a Cipro reaction and to stop my long morning walks for the next two months. | M | 55 | 3 days 1.5 mg 4X D | 11/17/2011 | 1 | Gastro-enteritis | Confusion, couldn't focus, depression, sleepiness, nausea. Constant buzzing in the head, keep walking into things, using the wrong words and unable to string a sentence together. I am otherwise very intelligent and sharp - I felt like a complete moron on this drug. Scary! | Find an alternative, this is a terrible drug to be given. If you have any symptoms after like this, I suggest you stop and go to your doctor for an alternative. Don't wait or take another pill. I can't wait until it wears off - my doctor told me it was very common and to stop. | M | 36 | 3 days 500 2X D | 11/17/2011 | 1 | UTI/Sinus Infection | I rated this below and said don't read the negative comments. If you think it, you will have it, but I just have to say something about this drug. AWFUL.... AWFUL .... AWFUL .... Fatigue, pain in my left ankle tendon, headaches, insomina, ANXIETY, dry mouth, just not a good feeling. | I made it through five days and that was all I could handle. | F | 41 | 7 days 500 2X D | 11/15/2011 | 1 | UTI | Anxiety, irritability, depression, severe insomnia, cognitive impairment, racing heartbeat. | WARNING: Avoid taking Cipro if you are prescribed Cymbalta. These two medications cause a SEVERE INTERACTION, resulting in worse physical, cognitive & emotional health. Potentially, the two medications may result in suicidal tendencies and emotional instability. Regardless of what your doctor or pharmacist say, they DO NOT always know what is best for you. I learned the hard way, almost lost my life to the doctors negligence and I'm so very grateful the Lord spared my life. | F | 47 | 10 days ? 2X D | 11/13/2011 | 1 | urinary tract infection | on jan. 24th, 2010, i went to the e.r. with pain i had never experienced so bad in lower abdomen, i was diagnosed with u.t.i. and given an rx for cipro 500 mg. twice daily. i got very paranoid, especially when i tried to sleep and thoughts of jumping off my 3rd floor balcony, i was crying, had no idea until later this may be related to the cipro i was taking, i also had/have sudden, severe muscle loss and soreness all over body that was unexplained until i started researching online. i also had my ring finger and little finger tingling and numb, went for e.m.g. and was told i needed elbow surgery but i decided not to have it. i was told i had ulnar tunel syndrom and it was severe but i decided to try b vitamins, the e.m.g. guy said it might help but mine was pretty bad but i did not want to have surgery so i tried it and it got almost all the way better. i wish i had known about cipro side affects, i have no idea what other affects this stuff had on me, i know i do not feel like | F | 57 | 7 days 500 mg 2X D | 11/12/2011 | 1 | suspected UTI | I took this stuff twice before over 10 years ago with no issues. I took it again 3 years ago and had alot of the same overwhelming issues other people have described. From what i have read, this stuff does cumulative damage that can be insidious depending on your tolerance for this drug. Those with a low tolerance are the lucky ones because they get the reactions so they stop taking it before it has the chance to do permanent damage. For anyone reading this....look up other anitibiotics besides quinolones on this web site.....how many of them have 1300 responses, mostly scary onces that are practically consistant person after person? There are other safer antibiotics so even if you don't beleive anybody on here, the bottom line is it is not necessary for you to take this stuff....you can take something else that is safer. For me it took about a month for the intensity to start settling down and about 4 months for it to go away all together. That's considered a mild reaction in com | F | 45 | 3 days 500 mgs 2X D | 11/11/2011 | 5 | UTI | Anxiety, tingling in hands, panicky feelings. | This cleared up my UTI in 3 days without any major problems. I did notice a spike in anxiety after taking the second pill, but it was mangeable. Some tingling in my hands and feet and some muscle aches in my abdomen but nothing major. I did end up with a yeast infection, but that always happens to me when I take an antibiotic. | F | 22 | 3 days 2X D | 11/7/2011 | 3 | UTI and sinus infection | headache, fatigue, dizzy, dehydrated(But that could have been from other), weird dreams, not sure really if they were side effects or from the UTI and sinus infection | The drug is a little too strong for me, and I hate meds - really. I too read all the negative comments and got myself worked up about everything - even before going to the doctor. But apparently, I was sick and didn't know it. I am on day three and have two days to go. Eat with this and drink lots of water and have cranberry juice and ginger ale. NO GATORADE. And just be patient. BUT DO NOT READ THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS... | F | 41 | 5 days 500 2X D | 11/7/2011 | 1 | diverticulitis | Severe pain in groin, can't even walk. ok sitting or lying but not any upright movement. Worse than gout pain! | Sudden onset on day 4. no previous history of tendon problems. quit taking cipro and will never take again. This truly is poison. Dr should warn patients about the tendon side effects. FDA instructions in 2008 specifically state patients are to be counseled on this. Also the pharmicist need to counsel. They counsel about other drug warning, why not this one! Day six and still can't walk without extreme pain. Will be taking Wobenzyn N to try to help heal the tendons. For those looking for the original formula of this alternative medicine, Douglas Labs in the US is an authorized distributor of the original German formula made by Cucos Pharm. You can find them on the web (douglaslabs.com/wobenzymn). Garden of Life also mfg, but is not as good I read. Slightly different formulation. Hope German formula works a well as patients say it does, AND WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS OR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER DRUGS!!!! Will update on results. DO NOT TAKE CIPRO......EVER IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE | M | 59 | 4 days 500 2X D | 11/7/2011 | 1 | uti | No side effects until starting of day 3. Pain in both of my feet. Nightmares. Can hardly walk. Popping from shoulder, feet, and hands. Weird...will not take again. | Called my doctor and I am now on cefadroxil for UTI. So ready for my feet to stop hurting. | F | 54 | 3 days 500mg 2X D | 11/6/2011 | 1 | Hot Tub Folliculitis | Severe GI Tract Inflammation, Kidney Pain, Vomiting, Lack of Appetite, Possible Others | Prescribed for Hot Tub Folliculitis (a skin rash caused by topical contact with contaminated hot tub water). During treatment, I had severe lack of appetite (not lack of hunger, just recoil at the thought of eating no matter how hungry), and various symptoms that would be presumptuous to blame on the meds. Since stopping Cipro (2 days), I’ve had severe GI tract inflammation to the point it’s painful to lie on my stomach to sleep (I can’t sleep on my back; no sleep either) and a dull ache/burning sensation in the kidneys similar to that I get when I drink too much soda, but not in that it sometimes gets worse (presumably dependent on what I’ve consumed). After 1 day of self-treatment with acidophilus and magnesium, I’ve finally had a day of loose bowel movements after at least two with none and my appetite is back, but I still can’t eat much because the GI tract inflammation is still in full force and I’m afraid to go back to any ignoramus that would prescribe this for a SKIN RASH! I didn’t know what it was until now, but even my friend’s husband said “CIPRO? OMG, that’s for life or death treatment!” I hope and pray I don’t develop the long term effects some have posted here, but even if I don’t, what I’ve already experienced is completely unacceptable results for having been treated for a skin rash!! I should have been prescribed a topical antibiotic, not this horror! | F | 37 | 7.5 days 500 2X D | 11/2/2011 | 4 | Prostatitis | none, except concerned about taking an antibiotic for such a long period. | This seems to be the "go to" drug for prostatitis. In the past seven years I've been on cipro twice for an entire year. I suspect that the bacterial infection was gone during the first 30 days and that for the remainder of the period, the drug's anti-inflamatory effects were what made it seem to be working. | M | 61 | 1 years 500 mg 2X D | 10/29/2011 | 1 | Colon Infection | 1. Dizziness 2. Confusion 3. Pain all over in muscles and joints 4. Exhaustion 5. Dry Throat 6. Nausia 7. Difficulty Swallowing 8. Insomnia 9. Ringing in ears 10. Twitching all over and inside stomache area. 11. Panic Attacks 12. Popping in joints 13. Forgetfulness 14. Lack of concentration 15. Loss of Appetite 16. Pain in arms when under stress 17. Severe Food, Drug & Supplement Sensitivity. 18. Severe Hallucinations after taking Meletonine. 19. Weak mucles/Skeletal. 20. Foggy Brain/Deminished Mental Awareness. 21. Difficult to deal with stress. Pain in arms and left shoulder gets worse when under stress. 22. tachycardia/high blood pressure/rapid heartbeat 23. Excessive sweating, especially at night. 24. Withdrawn. 25. Symptoms come and go, peaking usually between 2 and 8 pm. 26. Sluggish thoughts, moods, memory, ect. 27. Blurred Vision 28. Seizures Petite Maul 29. Photosensitive 30. Itchy, dry skin. 31. Pressure in | This drug is a NIGHTMARE. I BEG you not to take it. I can't believe they give this garbarge to people! I Began taking Ciprofloxacin on September 26, 2011 and ended on September 30, 2011. The dosage was 500mg twice daily for 7 days. I only took it 4 of the days, 8 pills. History. I had noticed a change in my stool that it wasn’t as solid as normal for about a month or so. After eating a greasy meal, I had terrible diarriah for 2 hours. Every time I went to the bathroom it would be diarriah and every time I thought I was done, it would come back. I went to Dr. Bandri on September 26, 2011 and he prescribed ciprofloxacin for the symptoms and ordered blood work. The tests came back within normal range. I stopped taking the Antibiotic on Oct. 3, 2011 due to adverse reactions including (Pains all over my body in my joints and tendons and extreme headache). I contacted the Dr. after taking it for 4 days and told him my symptoms around 12 noon (the time that my next dosage was due) He told me to discontinue using the antibiotic. My stool had returned to normal as well. I stopped taking it. Around 45 minutes after talking to the doctor, I began to have horrific things happen to me including the list of side effects above. I immediately knew that it was my body reacting to the ciprofloxacin. The symptoms began most severely in the beginning, then tapering every day. After extensive research on this antibiotic, I was horrified to learn that this affects a sign | M | 40 | 4 days 500 MG 2X D | 10/27/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | Tendonitis, seizures (in combination with ibuprofen) | About a year and a few months ago I posted on here, extremely distressed about the side effects of Cipro. I had a lot of side effects same as listed here but the 2 that I remember most include the unbelievable body pains and the 2 seizures I experienced when I took ibuprofen for the pain weeks later (after the regimen) for about a week (must have been the buildup?). Learned later: bad combination. Never had seizures before and none since. I'm not going to spend a lot of time explaining because if you're here, you either already are or are going to become a lot more educated about this drug, and many of these horrific side effects people are talking about are real. Here it is a year and some later, and I still have "aftershocks" of pain, very minor (and who knows, maybe unrelated) compared to the hell of the first 6 or so months. Had MRI which confirmed tendonitis. Detoxed with chelates and more (and took expensive collagens) and eliminated a lot of fluoride sources in my diet, all of which I believe helped significantly. This stuff sure lingers. I remember reading that Cipro in a petri dish dematrixes collagen cells within 72 hours. I remember reading that many of the anthrax letters guys back around 2002 (?) after 9-11 refused to take Cipro. I remember reading a LOT and having to find the thread of truth amongst all the user submissions. Well...anyway, I survived it, and have distant rumblings that feel like a re-emergence on occasion. Effects may never completely | F | 53 | 7 days 500 mg 2X D | 10/27/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | Rectal bleeding and constant, MASSIVE panic attacks | Was supposed to take this drug for a month but six days was enough, simply have never had such constant, strong anxiety EVER in my life. Yep, rapid heartbeat, trembling ALL the time, even difficulty swallowing food for the first time in my life! Got to a point where I was having to lay down on the floor and was seriously thinking of getting myself sectioned because my brain was constantly full of the most horrible racing thoughts! Funnily enough, I quit yesterday (after eleven pills total) and today my anxiety level plummeted drastically. It was like getting home after taking a vacation in mental hell. Only plus point is that I never got any tendon issues. Yet. Fingers crossed I won't.....???? | M | 38 | 6 days 500mg 2X D | 10/25/2011 | 1 | Possible Prostatitis | Excrutiating pain in lower calf muscles of both legs, redness in eyes, pain in goin area radiating down my inner leg to knee, and popping of knee joints in both legs. I wake up every morning with burning in my achilles and after any exercise my calf muscles still twitch for hours. | This drug is absolute poision. There is a black box warning, but the only advice I got was to "drink water and aviod the sun". I run and exercise daily....or I used to. I was running, after a week on Cipro and had what I thought was a cramp in my right calf. I walked home and did not run for a week. The next time out, I felt like someone had stabbed me in both calf muscles. I walked home again and could hardly walk at al the next day. I consulted my physician and this was the first time I found out about the problems with this drug. I had already completed the 14 days. His advice, "don't run for 4 to 6 weeks". I stopped running for 4 weeks and the harsh pain in my calf muscles subsided...they still twitch. I ran "one time" and I now have pain all the way down my inner thigh and my knees pop. It's been 6 weeks since I took this drug and I don't know when I will ever be able to exercise again. I've worked out for most of my life and I've dealt with sports injuries. This is not a sports injury. It is crippling. I have consulted two other physicians now and all of them tell me that they "think" my symptoms will eventually go away. I hope so. By the way, it turns out that I didn't have an infection at all. | M | 53 | 14 days 30 Mg 2X D | 10/25/2011 |