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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | UTI | Cipro ruined my life. I don't wake up until 3pm most days now because I have no life to wake up to. I dread every day. I can barely walk, barely bathe myself, barely even type this message right now. | Two months ago I was healthy, active and independent. I don't know if I'll ever be that person again, thanks to six days on Cipro. The biggest mistake of my entire life. How can these things be allowed to happen? Where is our protection? I don't fit any of the "risk" factors for developing side effects: I'm nowhere near 65, never had a transplant, no steroid use...but here I lay crippled and wondering what the hell is going to come of my life now. Those poisonous pills have attacked just about every part of my body--and severely so. No longer able to care or provide for myself, I struggle every day with thoughts of suicide. I am now a 30-year-old trapped inside a 200-year-old body and every day I want out. This was not the way my life was supposed to end up. IT'S NOT WORTH IT, PEOPLE. TAKE SOMETHING ELSE. I hope this message finds you before, not after, you've ingested your doctor-prescribed poison pills. If you've already taken them, drop to your knees while you still can and pray to God that you're one of the lucky ones. And never take another quin drug as long as you live or else you're truly asking for trouble--repeat exposure to quin drugs seems to be a big factor in becoming floxed. Also, I'd advise NEVER to take a quin drug unless you know FOR CERTAIN that you indeed have a bacterial infection. If not, the poison will turn on you and attack your own tendons, muscles and tissues. That is my warning to you. One f*cked up life is enough! | M | 30 | 6 days | 11/28/2009 | 1 | suspected kidney infection | nausea, chest pain, difficulty breathing, couldnt walk, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, self harm thoughts, thought i was dying | I cannot believe this is an antibiotic!! I have been taking for 3 days 250mg twicw daily and have been to hell and back. I took it a year ago and had similar thoughts but never connected it to cipro. until I have just been to the same dark and scary place again. DO NOT TAKE IT BECAUSE IT WILL MESS YOU UP | M | 37 | 3 days | 11/28/2009 | 1 | UTI | I'm commenting for my father who took this. Before the infection, he was mentally sharp. Now very demented. Not sure if this was the direct cause, but I doubt the infection did this. | Many drugs (artificial chemicals) have severe adverse effects, some permanant. I personally prefer Eastern holistic medical approaches over the more profit oriented Western approach (which often leaves hapless victims in it's wake). The system is stacked, so it's best to be very wary. | M | 76 | 10 days | 11/29/2009 | 1 | Turned out to be nothing | Debilitating tendonitis, ringing in ears, light sensitivity, insomnia, panic, vision problems, full-body pains from the depths of hell. Three months later, still disabled and my life destroyed because of this crap that I foolishly put in my body. | All you new victims of these terrible drugs need to join us at WWW.FAVC.INFO. We are a community of quin victims in various stages of healing who are here to help you. Sadly, you are NOT alone in this nightmare. Welcome to the club nobody wants to belong to. | M | 45 | 7 days | 12/9/2009 | 1 | possible prostate infection | WEIRD SCARY THOUGHTS, DEEEEP DEPRESION, MOOD SWINGS, HORRIBLE HORRIBLE ANXIETY ATTACKS, DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP, I FREAKIN QUIT MY JOB BECAUSE OF THESE THINGS, ( THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD THEY ALLOWED ME TO COME BACK AND HAVE LEAVE TIME ), I USED TO WIEGH 182 NOW IM DOWN TO 163 (IVE HAD NUMEROUSE EXAMS AND THEY ARE ALL CHECKING OUT FINE PRAISE GOD!). SORE KNEES, ( BENT DOWN ONCE AND HAD TO REALLY MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET UP ). BUT THE WORSTE WAS THE MENTAL SIDE, ONLY GOD CAN KEEP YOU THROUGH AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS, I PRAISE GOD! FOR KEEPING ME IN ALL THIS, | its been about 2 months since ive taken this stuff. before then i was having urinating issues ( stop and go ) . so the doctor prosscribed me this horrible drug. they gave me 28 pills. and i was to take 2 a day and come back to see him after i finished..well it goes with out saying i could not go through with the advise...about 3 pills into the bottle i started having wierd moments of constant negative thoughts, these morbid thoughts lead to a depression i cant describe!!!, nights without sleep!!, then the anxiety attacks started!!!!, i took this med for about 2 weeks of and on ( i missed a day here and there, but i ended up taking 20 out of the 28 pills ) its been about a month 1/2 since i took the last cipro pill, ( its been about 1 month since i took the last xanax, which i was using to help get sleep, but was making me feel horrible as well, and its been about 3 weeks since i took the last ativant pill which they put me on because i told them i couldnt handle the xanax. ) and it made me feel horrible as well. These last few weeks have been a road of horror that i wouldnt wish on anyone, Praise GOD that im feeling better than i was then. PRAYING TO THE LORD FOR TOTAL RECOVERY AND HEALING FROM ALL THIS, i must say it feels like a blessing just to find this page, because even though i feel better than i did, i was just wondering WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS THIS MESS ALL ABOUT?!!!....MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO ALL OF YALL OUT THERE GOD BLESS YALL | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 12/9/2009 | 1 | suspected kidney infection | nausea,headaches,dizziness,paranoia,EXTREME anxiety of the EXTREMEST kind,panic attacks, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, heart racing, etc... the list goes on | It is now 2 weeks since I took my last CIPRO. I have taken them 4 times before over the last 3 years thanks to my GP who refuses even now to admit that there are any serious side effects.I am in England in the UK and not the USA like many posters here. Unless you have taken CIPRO then you can never,never understand what they do to you and your body and mind. I have been to hell and come face to face with the DEVIL himself thanks to my GP and the pharmaceutical companies and Government policies. If you read this before taking a pill then please stop right now and throw them away because any infection is far better than what you will go through. If I had to make a choice right now between a CIPRO and an injection of heroin off the streets then I would opt for the heroin without any doubt or faltering in making the correct choice. These drugs are worse than any street drug that a scumbag drug dealer peddles in dark alleyways. I am taking each day at a time now and thanks to God have now stopped having the horrible negative thoughts that have overwhelmed my life for the last 14 days. I still cant go upstairs without getting out of breath or having aching bones, but thanks to a good friend have started a de-tox and i pray to the good Lord that in time i may be normal again. DO NOT TAKE CIPRO UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES..PLEASE DONT.I CANT REALLY SAY ANY MORE | M | 31 | 3 days | 12/5/2009 | 1 | Bacteria - suspected food poisoning | My journey with Cipro began 9/25 - was on the med for 25 days- 10 days off then 15 more days. Diarrhea on top of diarrhea, tingling in hands, no energy, weak feeling, depression. I have been off of the medication a little over two weeks and still fighting the diarrhea - not as bad and taking probiotics to help. Since being off - feelings in hands are still tingling, and now red itchy bumps on my legs and wrists. At first I thought they were flea bites but now more like a rash. At this point seeing a gastroenterologist and a colonoscopy is scheduled to see the damage! this is a wicked drug that worked before with little to no problems but 25 days has wrecked my body and a slow recovery. | I will not take this drug again and ask for an alternative. | M | 43 | 25 days | 12/10/2009 | 1 | post-surgery infection prevention | severe back pain, knee pain, mild ankle pain, headache | I'm an extremely healthy young guy and prior to taking Cipro I had never experienced back pain or knee pain. My back would hurt when I laid down at night to sleep. It seemed to intensify as I relaxed, and tensing up seemed to slightly ease the pain. When I woke up in the morning, I felt fine though and it didn't hurt standing up during the day really. Luckily after I stopped taking the drug the back pain got 90% better. Knee pain kicks in primarily in the mornings when I'm driving to work and has also improved (but not gone away) since I stopped taking the drug. However, I have had a headache now for at least 5 days! I've never had a headache for this long. I can't think what else it could be related to. Ibuprofen helps, and luckily the headache isn't too intense, but the fact that it's not going away is scaring me. Will be seeing a rheumatologist and possibly a headache specialist soon. | M | 24 | 7 days | 12/7/2009 | 1 | Mistake | CIPRO DESTROYS LIVES! | If you or someone you love has had DEBILITATING side effects while taking Cipro or months AFTER taking Cipro, please do the world a favor and report it to the FDA: 1-800-FDA-1088. This poisonous drug must be stopped before it ruins one more life. WE MUST STAND UP TO THESE DRUG COMPANIES AND THE FDA AND LET THEM KNOW IT'S NOT OKAY TO CRIPPLE US! These are serious poisons and are being given out like Halloween candy...it's the most unconscionable thing ever. There are literally THOUSANDS of victims out there of all ages (floxy's) who were perfectly healthy, active individuals before they took Cipro. Now they form internet groups trying to console one another and figure out WTF has been done to their bodies and lives. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, PEOPLE! Report your horror stories to the FDA, eventually they can no longer turn a deaf ear to the havoc this drug is causing. This poison must be pulled off the market before it floxes one more unsuspecting individual, and it's long overdue for Bayer to have its ASS SUED OFF. I'll be there in a wheelchair if I must! I'm madder than a wet hornet and I'm ready to fight! It's time to take ACTION, people. 800-FDA-1088 | M | 30 | 5 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | uti | muscle and tendon problems for 8 months and counting | M | 29 | 5 days | 11/14/2009 | 1 | UTI | Tinnitus(ear-ringing),Hyperacusis,Insomnia,Tendon & muscle pain,feelings of death & doom,hallucinations,it goes on & on & on..... | Its been over 2 years since I took the evil poison Cipro , feel free to contact me if you need direction & help explaining whats going on , its the nightmare that keeps continuing..... | M | 47 | 10 days | 11/9/2009 | 1 | Epididymitus orchitus | See sumission 5/11/09 | I have now had blood test results and they show white blood cell and liver function abnormality...now awaiting appointment with specialist.Has anyone else had abnormal blood test result after taking Cipro...Worried sick now | M | 48 | 14 days | 11/11/2009 | 1 | Bacterial Infection- food poisoning | Wake up with headaches in the morning, lack of energy & stamina decreased libido, tingling hands, diarrhea on top of diarrhea, gas | Began taking the medication to help clear up suspected bacterial infection from bad food. No energy, lethargic and I am someone who works out 90 minutes a day 5 days a week - has been a struggle to go and work-out for 30 minutes. Worse part is my libido has been affected - bit of impotence and this was never an issue in my life, anxiety makes it worse now. If there is an alternative use it. Began taking probiotics to help restore my system and frankly this has been a nightmare! If anyone can relate to the libido issue please let me know! | M | 43 | 15 days | 11/23/2009 | 1 | Suspected bladder infection | Side effects in the order they appeared after taking Cipro for 3 days (500mg twice a day): Aches and pains in my arms, sudden very sharp pains in heels, freezing yet clammy feet, buzzing feeling in feet, weak ankles, shooting pains in feet ankles and calf muscles, cold sweats at night, waking up in the night with numbness in fingers, sharp pin prick pains in chest and jaw, tightness in chest, very thick sticky sweat on face and hands, pain in heels and arches of feet when standing (later diagnosed by GP as plantar fasciitis), freezing hands, prominent veins appearing in arms,hands and legs...... | I had already taken Amoxycillin for 7 days, Keflex for 6 days with only temporary relief from what seemed to be a bladder infection. I ended up in hospital with excruciating lower abdominal pain. All tests were negative for bacterial infection, but they still put on cipro. They'd also given me morphine and a muscle relaxant intravenously, followed by the cipro 4 hours later, along with a cocktail of pain killers, (dihydrocodeine, tramadol, some sort of ant-sickness tablet) and they wanted to give me ibuprofen, but I happened to refuse that one on the grounds that I'm asthmatic. I didn't read the leaflet accompanying the cipro tablets until day 3 of treatment, which mentions not to take it with muscle relaxants, ibuprofen and many other drugs!! I do not know if Cipro alone caused my side effects, or the cocktail of drugs they pumped me with, but the most upsetting thing for me is that there was no sign of bacteria (or anything else for that matter) in my urine or blood samples, so I don't understand why they treated me with such a toxic drug. I was sent home with a 10 day supply of Cipro, but stopped taking it the following day when the foot pain started. My GP said I should stop reading about side effects and that she'd NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING SIDE-EFFECTS to this drug. I went back a couple of days later in worse pain, and at this point the GP said "Well, the PEOPLE WHO I HAVE SEEN WHO HAVE HAD SIDE EFFECTS TO THIS DRUG have gone one to recover, eventually" | M | 34 | 3 days | 11/25/2009 | 1 | UTI | Hell. | I second the comment about the FDA. CIRPO does destroy lives and it happens way more often then people think. PLEASE REPORT IT TO THE FDA. You can also do it online at medwatch https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/medwatch-online.htm. JUST DO IT. I know 4 people including myself who have had their lives seriously altered bu this drug. They claim it is rare - no way! | M | 43 | 3 days | 11/15/2009 | 1 | UTI | Insomnia, ringing ears, fatigue, painful knees, red face, central nervous system disorders. | Nearly two years since taking cipro, and symptoms are no better, and may actually be worse. Do not take any quinilones, ever. Research all meds prescribed. Doctors are not supportive. You do get used to the symptoms, and adapt, but they are never gone. I average 3-5 hrs sleep per night which is brutal. Fatigue and knee pain takes over at the end of the day. | M | 51 | 20 days | 10/22/2009 | 1 | fever/diarrhea | Took 3 days several days later had left ankle pain and swelling, and sore achilles tendon. Went back to the doctor ankle the size of a grapefruit and starting to get soreness in my right foot. Doc said cellulitis and prescribed Keflex. Three days later went back in because my right foot was swelling badly although left foot swelling was down pain the same. Now I'm on prednisone and wear compression hose and my right knee is swelling. Docs are acting like they want to call it RA but after reading this I know it's from the Cipro. I took it for three days and have been out of work three weeks and counting. | I just turned 46 but I am very healthy. I build large barns and buildings all by myself for a living. I am lucky to be able to feed the chickens now. The compression hose work well for helping the achilles tendon, without them it hurts continually with them on it is bearable. Soaking in warm water with epsom salts gives temp relief on the pain in my feet. | M | 46 | 3 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | Infection | I took Cipro for 7 days (twice a day @ 500mg). Everything seemed fine while taking it, other than it gave me a yeast infection. Well here I am two weeks after I finished my course, and suddenly my achillies tendons and ankles are absolutely KILLING ME. I'm very scared because I wasn't aware of the horrible side effects this drug can cause (or how common they are) until after I'd already taken it. I've laid in bed for the past three days because I can hardly walk. If anyone has any advice PLEASE EMAIL ME! I'm so scared that I'm going to end up with a rupture or that this pain will last forever (as many people on here claim). I can't believe my doctor gave me this SH!T and the only side effect he mentioned to me was sun sensitivity! Sun sensitivity...and here I am barely able to walk. | Again, please email me if you have any advice or ideas as to how I can minimize/heal the pain in my achillies tendons and ankles. I've never in my life had any problems with my feet or tendons. I'd also like to hear from anyone who's had similar side effects from taking Cipro and your experience with it (did your pain go away over time, etc?). I'm really freaked out right now--THIS IS SO MUCH WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS MEANT TO TREAT! | M | 29 | 7 days | 10/27/2009 | 1 | prostatitis | tinnitis; stinging/shooting pain sensations all over body on skin; headache, total loss of appetite, nausea, very sore achilles tendons, popping shoulder, knee, wrist joints; throat felt 'thick' (not sore, but uncomfortable; almost like it was slightly swollen); definite increase in 'eye floaters'; stinging tongue that gets coated much more quickly then it did previously (possibly changes to my saliva glands?) lots of anxiety (but whether that is due to the side effects or the med itself, I don't know - not that it matters). | 6 weeks after taking the cipro - I've still been experiencing the 'thick' throat feeling, occasional neuropathy, loss of appetite/ nausea. It has now been over 6 weeks since I took two ciprofloxacin tablets (total 1 gram of drug). I am so glad I stopped taking it immediately (started having bad headaches and ringing ears after the first day of use). I've had a much better day today and yesterday, however - possibly due to my increasing my calcium levels (drinking more milk; eating 'tums' as calcium supplements - not sure what the science to this is, but if there was fluoride in my body causing these problems, i know that calcium binds to fluoride and perhaps inactivates it. the neuropathy has largely abated for now; that ridiculous 'thick throat' feeling has gotten *mostly* better as well. still recovering in the appetite department. For the first time yesterday and today I am feeling like my old self again. I will keep up the calcium supplements for the next few weeks. I definitely wouldn't be taking calcium if I didn't think it was helping, as I have a propensity to form calcium kidney stones. But I'd rather have the threat of a stone than the crap I've been dealing with for six weeks on the ciprofloxacin. | M | 26 | 2 days | 10/30/2009 | 1 | epididimitis | ankle and knee pain, numbness in hands and feet, burning in wrists and back of leg, headaches | Although I was aware of the potential adverse effects of Cipro, I decided to take the drug because I have never had any form of reaction to medication. This is a decision that I am now regreting because I have been experiencing the listed adverse effects since I stopped taking Cipro over three weeks ago. With time, I hope to make a full recovery but I consider this experience to be an important life lesson. 1. Do not take any medication unless you absolutely have to. 2. If you need to take a drug that has potential serious side effects, always research to see if their is an alternative that is safer. 3. Stop taking a medication immediately if you experience any side effects! | M | 32 | 5 days | 11/1/2009 |