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 | chest infection | Two years ago, my husband took this drug and immediately felt terrible, unable to function, tired all the time. He became increasingly depressed and paranoid, and has hardly left the house since. He is a completely changed man, unable to do anything. Our life together has been destroyed, he lives behind closed curtains in darkness and no longer gets dressed. Doctors call it agitated depression prescribe anti-pyschotics - all useless. Could this be due to cipro toxity? Can anybody help, please? | Also caused insomnia, shaking,/ Has ruined his life. | M | 58 | 14 days 250mg 2X day | 7/20/2010 | 1 | An incompetent Dr prescirbed me it | Rash on face, extreme sensitivity to sunlight, depression | M | 18 | 1X day | 7/22/2010 | 1 | UTI | severe nausea, back pain, muscle and joint pain | Have told my doctor to NEVER prescribe this for me again! | M | 56 | 3 days 500 1X day | 7/23/2010 | 1 | prostate infection | torn right bicep and torn achilles tendon...both occuring approx. 1 month after completing treatment regimen | i am 69 years old and should never been prescribed this drug | M | 69 | 4 weeks 500mg 1X day | 7/20/2010 | 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 day | 12/2/2011 | 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 day | 1/23/2012 | 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 day | 11/29/2011 | 1 | UTI | I went to the doctor because I had some discomfort in my neither region, he said I probably had a infected prostate and needed to get on medication ASAP. Doc is a professor at a highly regarded medical university so I trusted him. After 3 days on Cipro I started getting the side effects, pain my arm and wrist and numbness. I was also weak in the knees and ankles and had difficult time walking. I stopped taking and called the doc, who seemed to brush off these side effects and told me I should continue unless I wanted to go on something else. If he had shown some concern, I would have requested to switch drugs. I don't even know if I had UTI because the culture came back negative. It's been 4 months and while I can walk again, my left arm/hand are in constant pain and discomfort. I'm 30 years old, recently married, and a programmer. I'm devastated, the side effects of this drug is worse than the initial issue. | I told my doc, the pharmacist, nurse, ER doctor and nobody believes cipro does this. They brush it off as something else.. well, I've never HAD any issues like this and they started shortly after taking cipro. If cipro doesn't do this, why are so many people who went on it experiencing the same problems? Cipro has ruined my life! I want my life back! I just moved to a new city and mostly stay indoors because of pain. | M | 30 | 14 days 500 2X day | 5/27/2012 | 1 | Epidydimitis | Sever cramps, tendon rupture | After taking cipro for about 10 days, I began to develop serious side effects. Interestingly, the pamphlet with the medicine did not note these side effects, but the National Institute of Health does! So I kept taking it and taking it, until I ruptured multiple tendons trying to lift my 2 lb. bookbag. May have interacted with medicines unlisted officially. | M | 19 | 14 days 500 2X day | 10/23/2011 | 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 day | 10/25/2011 | 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 day | 10/27/2011 | 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 day | 11/7/2011 | 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 day | 11/17/2011 | 1 | Bone Infection, Intestinal Infectio | Extreme anxiety and apnic attacks! I would wake up in the morning shaking, sweating, and short of breath. I also felt like I had tons of adrenaline running through my body, specifically in my abdomen. I missed lots of work because of this too. I have been off of it for 6 days and I still wake up with these symptoms however they are not as intense. | I am beginning to eat yogurt and take probiotics. I am also thinking about about doing a liver and kidney detox program too. I may eve try some of the other suggestions on this site. Another thing to note is that I am smoker. Yeah, I know that is bad, and I want to quit soon. However, I believe the nicotine greatly exacerbated my anxiety and panic attacks. When I smoked that first cigarette in the morning, my anxiety was even worse. | M | 55 | 10 days 500 2X day | 6/1/2012 | 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 day | 11/17/2011 | 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 day | 11/23/2011 Patient History | 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 day | 1/18/2012 | 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 day | 11/26/2011 | 1 | groin pain/infection | I was suppose to take Cipro for 7 days but discontinued after waking up to a stinging pain in my right fingers. It has been 2 days now and I feel the pain radiating to left index finger. I'm really scared after reading these comments. I thought this drug was designed to help me. I hope to God, it does not get any worse. | M | 25 | 5 days 500 2X day | 3/6/2012 | 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 |