CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)

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CIPRO  (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Ciprofloxacin belongs to a class of drugs called quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1987-10-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  UTI 6 months out and I still have foot, ankle and knee pain and some neuropathy in my feet. I had 4 months of utter hell following 5 250mg doses of this drug. Damage to my vision and several tendons/joint is long term. You would be well advised not to take this drug unless you hve no other choice (e.g., you will die or have lifelong problems due to the infection). Beware of other similar antibiotics. The Dr. refered to Levaquin as a more mild anitbiotic. It will do the same things to you. If you took this and had no problems, a warning for you: everyone has a limit to how much lifetime exposure to flouroquinolines they can take before these horrible events start to occur. Once they occur, there is no going back. Injurys to soft tissues like tendons are very stubborn and even worse, the drug changes your body's ability to heal the damage it created. IT IS NOT A SAFE DRUG. M 42 3 days
11/3/2009
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 1  Epididimititus Took full prescribed course(14 days 2 x 500mg a day)After day 4 went back to GP to query Aching ankles,leg,arm,& back muscles,Shooting Headaches,Nausea,Night sweats,and general lack of energy... On second visit to GP after explaining previous side effects was instucted to continue with course and was prescribed with Pain Killers...Three weeks later and side effects still persist,have had blood test and results show slightly raised white blood cell count,I am hoping this is due to CIPRO as I am really worried it is something more serious!!!Have to get second lot of blood tests tomorrow then if count is the same GP will be referring me to a specialist.I have shown some ofthe comments to my GP an he was unaware of the risks(Am well sickened we dont have the same black box warning in UK) If anyone has any advice please email me M 48 14 days
11/5/2009
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 1  ear infection numbness in legs and arms, headaches, dizzyness, shakiness, sweaty palms, knee pain, thigh pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, insomnia, fatigue, blurred vision, throbbing veins, diarrhea I'm still trying to decide if i'm goign to go back to the doctor. From what I'm reading, its probably no use. The first day i felt side effects was the day after finished taking the drug. It felt like i was having a stroke, half of my body was numb. From there my arms and legs were constantly numb and i couldn't sleep and i was constantly alternating between headaches and dizzyness. After reading boards like this, i started taking a probiotic and a omega-3 pill. The probiotic was to help rebuild the positive cells i'm sure Cipro killed and has helped with the diarrhea. The omega-3 oil has helped reduce the numbness. I don't know what's going to help stop the shaking or dizzyness/blurred vision/sweaty palms i'm still dealing with. If you have a clue on how to get this awful drug completely out of my system, please email me. BTW, its been about a month since i stopped taking the drug and I've just been able to get back into my gym routine. I was perfectly healthy before the ear infection and worked out about 4-5 times a week on average. M 24 10 days
11/5/2009
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 1  prostatitis Took one pill in July -Joints are still sore. Here is some feedback on the side effects of Cipro. My joints continue to improve though my dosage was smaller then others I read about.I always stayed on my feet with very mild walking. Also walk down stairs backwards so it doesn't stretch the achilles tendon out. I have made bone broth which gives your body protein to rebuild tendons. Ice massage works well too. Stay away from aspirin and Ibuprofin as they restrict blood flow to the joints. Brocchli is a natural anti-inflammatory. I also stretch to keep things limber. Any questions please e-mail me. M 46 1 days
11/6/2009
 1  possible uti See comments This is a request to anyone who has made progress in recovering from these quinolones. LET US KNOW ABOUT IT!!! We sure could use the hope that maybe we, too, will get better. So if you have overcome a neuropathy or a muscle/joint pain issue, (even to a degree) dont just leave the board. Tell us. Thanks M 58 10 days
11/4/2009
 1  Infection UPDATE: I posted on 10/27 when I was only experiencing pain in my achilles tendons. Well it's been two weeks now since my side effects started, and things have gotten MUCH worse. Keep in mind I had NO side effects until 10 days after quitting Cipro. This drug has attacked not only my achilles tendons but also my ankles, calves, elbows, shoulders and has basically crippled my hands and wrists. I now get severe arthritic pain in every one of my fingers and my thumbs lock up. I have never been in so much pain or been so incapacitated in my life. I'M ONLY 30 AND FIT NONE OF THE "RISK FACTORS" FOR THESE CRIPPLING SIDE EFFECTS! Every day gets worse than the day before. What an absolute F*CKING nightmare! I have been reduced to a cripple. MY BODY IS RUINED! If anyone has any tips for dealing with this or experience with these tendon/joint side effects I'm experiencing, PLEASE email me. I can barely walk or use my hands, even laying down makes it feel like I'm going to dislocate my shoulders. Every little move I make injures me! I don't know what to do. I'm taking calcium and magnesium supplements as well as glucosamine and MSM, drinking lots of water, vitamin C, probiotics, fish oil...NOTHING is stopping this from wreaking havoc on my body more and more each day. I have literally aged 100 years in two f*cking weeks. When is this going to stop!? IS THERE ANY HOPE? M 30 6 days
11/7/2009
 1  UTI After only a couple of doses of 500 mg tablet I thought I was dying Chill to the bones followed by sweating so severe. I developed a headache so bad it felt like my brain had swelled. I had light sensitivity and blurred vision. I could not read or watch tv and hurt even when I just opened my eyes. Also has heart palpitations. Finally called my Dr. and said no way was I going to take another dose of this stuff. She then prescribed bactrim which I just started taking. After reading allthe reviews, I believe this drug should be taken off the market by Bayer! M 48 3 days
1/6/2010
 1  Cipro is TOXIC Crippled & unable to work all thanks to CIPRO. Cipro is an absolute POISON and Bayer should be ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR POISONING PEOPLE FOR PROFIT. There are other ways of making money BAYER!!! M 34 666 days
1/7/2010
 1  Inflamed Cervix Nausea... so bad...bloated 24/7... dizzy, faint feeling, weak, no energy, tired all the time. I don't feel like doing anything. I can not believe that other people have this feeling of 'doom' like I am going to die - I am so sorry to say I am happy to read that it is not me... I felt convinced that I am dying - now I can tell myself it is the drug!!! I usually NEVER have bad side effects from meds... can't even think of one time in my life... this drug is the worst!!! A constant feeling of nausea to the point of gagging - dizzy all the time - an uneasy feeling - have to keep lying down, HEADACHE, put it to you this way - I feel like I am about 95. I just had my last 500 mg pill this morning - now I am scared because everyone is saying their side effects linger so long! M 37 7 days
1/13/2010
 1  I had problem with my voice i lost my erection after taking it for 3 days.i took it for another 2 days before i realized it was the cipro have been taking. i could not make love to my wife for 3 good days and it was really annoying. i was depressed,lost concentration and can't think straight. guys should please watch out for this medicine. i am still having problem sleeping 11 days after stopping cipro. i don't know if that's part of the side effect too. i sleep 2 to 3 hours every night and remain awake for the rest of the night. M 37 5 days
1/17/2010
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 1  infection Large red rash on face, depression, nausea, watery diarrhea M 32 2 weeks
1/12/2010
 1  possible kidney infection panic attacks, anxiety, depression, feelings of death DO NOT EVER TAKE A FLUROQUINOLONE EVER......THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST TOXIC DRUGS KNOWN TO MANKIND........THEY WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE, MAYBE FOREVER!!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE THEM......MOST OF THE FLUOROQUINOLONE DRUGS ARE BANNED DUE TO THEIR TOXICITY.CIPRO IS ONE OF THEM THAT THEY KEPT AND STILL DISH OUT LIKE SWEETS......PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THEM OTHERWISE YOU WILL END UP LIKE ME.... M 35 7 days
1/24/2010
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 1  Suspected Prostatitis or UTI Severe anxiety, depression, tremors, severe insomnia, bizarre dreams while half awake, taste perversions, palpitation and sweat attacks, severe diarrhea and nausea. Only based on symptoms, constantly needing to pee (everything seemed normal at examination), I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin. 3rd day into taking the "medicine" day I got taste perversions, 4th day I got tremors in stomach and arms, 8th day insomnia (could only sleep ≈2 hours/night), 10th the terrible anxiety attacks started. I felt I didn't want to live anymore. I called the doctor. The doctor assured the side effects had nothing to do with Ciprofloxacin, even if the effects started with the medicine. As the UTI (or whatever) still wasn't cured I was given a second run of Ciprofloxacin. This sent me to hell within 3 days. Total insomnia, surreal dreaming while awake, shaking, severe anxiety, I couldn't digest food -it went right through etc. I stopped taking it, but after 2 months all side effects were still there. Still 6 months later I am still not fully restored and suffers anxiousness, depression, part insomnia, naucea and occasional tremors. M 47 14 days
500mg 2X day
4/12/2013
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 1  Prostatitis Post script - I have been off of Cipro for 1 month and Doxy for 3 weeks. Post PSA check found reduced level which was great. Still, I wouldn't take Cipro again given this experience. My normal sleep pattern is back. Thank God! M 51
500 1X day
6/11/2013
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Patient History
 1  uti many dont take it! M 37 3 days
1/20/2010
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 1   Today marks 4 YEARS since I lost my life to Cipro. I took just 12 pills over the course of six days for a suspected UTI and have been completely crippled ever since. I have now spent exactly 1,461 days "living" in bed, as I am no longer able to walk. I'd just turned 30 years old when I was poisoned. Today I'm 34, on disability (keep paying your taxes--I depend on you!) and am back living with my parents. Life as I once knew it is so far gone that I can barely even remember what it felt like to be alive. Every day for me is the exact same & it is both mentally and physically torturous. I'm amazed that I haven't killed myself. No words can begin to describe the HELL that Cipro is capable of unleashing on the human body. If you at all value your body, your health, your mobility, your independence & your quality of life: STAY FAR, FAR AWAY from Cipro and all other antibiotics in its class! They can and do cripple previously healthy individuals for life. My doctor conveniently omitted that fact when he prescribed me Cipro, and yours will too. The FDA is fully aware of what this drug is doing to people and yet they turn a blind eye. The criminals at Bayer Pharmaceuticals deserve death for what they are knowingly doing to the unsuspecting public with this poison. They are murderers. You can read my complete story & learn the TRUTH about Cipro by visiting my website:ciproispoison.com M 34
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10/25/2013
 1  ear infection Shoulder pain and loose joints. Cipro shoukd be taken off fhe market. M 50 2 days
500
9/21/2013
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 1  Flu Beware of this drug! This drug should be removed from the market, and every person who promotes this drug should be locked up in prison for life. This drug is one of the most dangerous drugs in the entire world -- to be used in life or death situations only -- yet my doctor prescribed this to me for the simple flu. Now I can no longer walk without pain, and on the good days, my legs are completely numb so I can't feel the pain because I can't feel my legs. All of the joints in my body now have arthritis, and I can barely pick up a pencil without pain. This drug turned into an old man at only 40 years old. Any doctor who prescribes this to you is a criminal! Beware of this drug! This drug should be removed from the market, and every person who promotes this drug should be locked up in prison for life. This drug is one of the most dangerous drugs in the entire world -- to be used in life or death situations only -- yet my doctor prescribed this to me for the simple flu. Now I can no longer walk without pain, and on the good days, my legs are completely numb so I can't feel the pain because I can't feel my legs. All of the joints in my body now have arthritis, and I can barely pick up a pencil without pain. This drug turned into an old man at only 40 years old. Any doctor who prescribes this to you is a criminal! M 40 5 days
250 MG 2X day
10/26/2013
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 1  Suspected UTI/ Misdiagnosed Nausea and Headache Pins and needles in feet / ankles, progressing upwards to knees Pins and needs in hands Shooting/ Stabbing pain in toes and fingertips Shooting pain in elbow and left shoulder All this after taking 2 days. The Pins and needles started the day after I finished taking them and have persisted (8 days later) The GP doesn't seem concerned at all, I've been to see numerous amounts of pharmacists for their opinions - they too have never come across this before. Starting to get worried about this now. I'm a triathlete and now worried about running due to making this worse. How much longer will this goes on for?? I've warned my wife not to take this drug, as I believe there are safe alternatives out there. Very annoyed at GP as I didn't even have an infection but was given to me as precaution -Now the doctors don't even want to know! Even my wife is starting to think it's all in my head.. very strange drug and potentially very dangerous according to other reviews out there too.. M 30 2 days
500MG 2X day
11/25/2013
 1  UTI Pain in joints. Blurry vision. About 20 different side effects. I felt like my body was shutting down. M 49 6.5 days
500 2X day
11/29/2013
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