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 | 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 day | 12/14/2011 | 1 | UTI | Destroyed my entire life in so many ways I cannot even begin to tell you. Bedridden for the past 2.5 years with no end in sight. I was 30 years old and healthy prior to ingesting just TWELVE of these poison pills. No one EVER warned me they could permanently cripple me! Had I even half a clue of what this poison is capable of I wouldn't have come within 100 feet of it!!! I went from beyond healthy (minus some bladder pain) to now having more health problems than I could possibly list here, many of them disabling and disfiguring in and of themselves. Every hour of every day I must fight off the urge to end once and for all this horrific existence that is now my "life". I really don't know how much longer I can hold out. Doctors know NOTHING about this medication or it's devastating consequences, and Bayer--those f'ing criminals--are of absolutely NO help once they've got your money and you've fallen victim to their poison! When six grams of a substance is capable of r | www.ciproispoison.com | M | 32 | 6 days 500 2X day | 3/8/2012 | 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 day | 12/26/2011 | 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 | 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 day | 1/10/2012 | 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 day | 1/11/2012 | 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 day | 1/11/2012 | 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 day | 1/20/2012 | 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 | 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 day | 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 day | 2/3/2012 | 1 | Poss intest prob | Complete collapse of all my joints. My joints feel like they are melting. Completely bedridden. Totally crippled. | In late 2010 went to sentara in Williamsburg looking for relief. Instead The doctor of internal medicine started yelling at me as to why I didn't like cipro. Said I was refusing to be treated. He had me injected anyway and basically murdered me. He was a corrupt bastard. His initials are RRD. Never see this bastard unless you want to die. | M | 56 | 8 days 500 2X day | 6/8/2012 | 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 | Prostatitis | Soreness in seemingly every tendon in my body | This can be a life saving drug I am sure, but I will never ever use it again unless I am on death's door. I took 5 doses over 2 and a half days. I'm afraid it is one of the worst health decisions I have ever made. I've been off this drug for 9 days now and my symptoms are actually still getting worse. I was training for the Saint George Marathon. With the level of twitching and tenderness I feel in both my achilles and my feet I wouldn't dare run 10 yards right now. I have tendonitis in my right elbow and tenderness in my right shoulder and left elbow. I think I am months away from running or lifting weights again. I wish I would have explored more alternatives before I used this very powerful drug. | M | 48 | 3 days 500 2X day | 8/17/2011 | 1 | prostate infection | Took cipro 10 months ago. Had just about all the side effects other people have posted Way too many for me to list. | The first 3 months was a living hell,months 3-6 were pretty bad as well.These days feeling alot better with some things still lingering but not as bad as the initial reaction. Avoid quinilones! Most doctors are unaware of the risks and cant help you when the crap hits the fan. | M | 42 | 20 days 500mg 2X day | 8/18/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | bizarre dreams, night sweats, pounding headache, nausea, no appetite, dizziness | I don't think I've ever been this sick in my life. | M | 53 | 1 days 500 mg 2X day | 8/18/2011 | 1 | ear infection | eyelid twitching (3 mo), index finger jerking (2 mo), body-wide twitching (2 mo), dry eyes (2 yr), burning joints (2 yr), burning thighs/shins (2 yr), burning/freezing pain in legs (2 yr), burning right shoulder (1 yr), dry throat (1 yr), panic attack (3 nights), hyperthyroidism (3 mo), popping joints (1 yr), burning muscles (2 yr). LIVING IN TERRIBLE PAIN AND UNBELIEVABLE CONDITIONS FOR 2 YEARS BECAUSE OF 5 mg of CIPRO ?! absorbed through ear (CiproDex eardrop) Is it even possible that 5 mg of a drug cause such a misery for 2 years? | Please email me if you have a similar experience with CiproDex eardrop or have any idea if all my symptoms can be caused by CiproDex ear drop. Based on my research each container contains 21 mg of Cipro and systemic absorption is max 5 mg through ear. Can my symptoms be caused by so little of this drug and go on for two years so far? I have been tested negative for Sjogren's and Lyme. | M | 29 | 30 days <5 mg?!! 1X day | 10/5/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | Only took 4 pills before developing horrible tendonitis. Could not even rest my legs on the floor while sitting do to the pain. Thankfully 2 weeks later I am recovering and am able to walk a bit again. I hope to make a full recovery but I will never take this drug again let alone anything in its class. | M | 25 | 500 2X day | 9/19/2011 | 1 | Epididymitis | I've had joint pain and suffering before and during the course of taking Cipro so when the side effects reared their ugly head I just figured that it was status quo. It wasn't until I started getting heart palpitations, pain in my chest, and muscle spasms that I went to my family doc and he gave me an EKG (I asked for one) which came out perfectly normal. I kept taking the cipro for about 8 more days and then finally got smart and looked up its side effects. My calves hurt like I have knives stuck in them, I have back spasms and aches. My knees hurt again and I hadn't had knee pain for 3 months before taking it. I can't believe that as common as these seem to be that it is still commonly prescribed. I would have thought my doctor would have told me up front that if I had any of the litany of side effects to stop taking it. | If I'm a patient being prescribed Cipro I'd ask for something else first and go with Cipro as a last resort. Just my feelings after this. I stopped taking it only a few days ago and still have spasms. My whole body feels tight as a drum. | M | 44 | 22 days 500mg 2X day | 9/19/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | Pain in my tendons, muscle spasm, random muscle pain all over the body, pain in knees. 1 month after treatment still experiencing random muscle twitching and little disconfort in my tendons. Read this article before you put your first cipro pill in your mouth: www.antibiotics.org/resources/side-effects.pdf | Before i started taking cipro i knew about this site and all horror stories made me worried but doc say he prescribes cipro like 5 times per day and nobody ever reports any issues so i said fck it lets take em i want to feel better i hate going to pee every few hours and went ahead and took my first pill and the only thing i noticed at first was the muscle spasm nothing else, but my 5th day i started having some weird pain in my knees and my tendons but didn't pay much attention until day 7 went i really felt a sharp pain in my right knee, stopped taking it immediately and side effects got worse in the upcoming days to the point that i had a limp in both legs. I stopped 08/19/11 and symptoms got worse 1 week AFTER i stopped treatment. Luckily i'm back 90% to normal i just feel there is some dmg on my right tendon but i'm crossing my fingers i don't get a rupture later on. But let me tell you that it was curing my prostatitis i was going less often to the bathroom and pain in the groin area was non existant just after taking second pill. Cipro works but side effects are serious please try something else different first and see if that works and after you try at least 2 other methods then go with cipro because if you get the not so rare side effects they can last for a while. | M | 28 | 30 days 500 2X day | 9/15/2011 |