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 |
| 4 | Prostatitis | Inability to consume many foods without nausea, after 20 days of use in a 28 day treatment, ongoing diarrhea. Otherwise, no effect. | It did what it was supposed to do, but I was unaware of any side effects that were possible. My main ones were occasional nausea and constant diarrhea. | M | 47 | 28 days | 5/14/2005 | 4 | Prostititis | Weird dreams, sleeplessness, frequent bowel movements (5 daily) | Took 500 MG x 2 daily; no serious side effects whatsoever | M | 58 | 30 days | 10/23/2008 | 4 | prostatitis | Night Sweats, insomnia, loss of appetite | Cured the prostatitis, wad a rough 10 days. | M | 46 | 10 days | 8/4/2005 | 4 | prostatitis | On high dose 500mg exr.. Burning indegestion, weird dreams, some emotional swings, random back pain, right side pelvic pain, morning nausea, loss of appetite and malaise .occasionalhead/left eye pain lazy left eye...After 12 days switched to low dose 250mg twice a day. Emotinal side effects disapated as well as eye problems. However joint and muscle pains and spasms started occuring with higher than normal blood pressure after 7 days of low-dose Less sleep has been on order too...Took myself off this over-powerful drug on day 25, since my infection seemed gone... Too much pain to take..Will contact doc for alternative if nessesary. 1 &1/2 days off and I am starting to feel normal again..Most joint and muscle aches are gone, but still have periods of nausea and malaise....see other box for details | This is the hardest anti-biotic I have ever been on...and I have even had drug treatment for onset lymes disease... Drink lots of water and take tylenol, while on this drug, It will help side effects lessen..If you dehydrate it will make them worse.. At least do 4 16oz bottles a day. If you have real bad emotions or dreams or muscle pains, STOP TAKING IMMEDIATELY and call doctor to switch down the dose or get an alternative... This has been a rough 3 weeks for me, and as a result have not done much socially either....Most people don't feel like it and that is normal for this drug.....Also don't drink, take vitamins, or take caffeine drinks ,this will worsen effects...High doses of calcium will nullify this drug too. Good luck to whoever is on this. It will work, but I think the side effects price is too high....No more for me | M | 30 | 25 days | 11/26/2006 | 4 | UTI | Throbbing pain in my thighs, back of leg, buttocks, and sometimes my arms. The pain wasn't debilitating, but it made me want to stay still and just rest. I also had an upset stomach with loose stool. | The infection seemed to be gone within a few days. The side effects seemed to last a few days for me, but lessen with each day. | M | 23 | | 6/18/2006 | 4 | Shigella (food poisoning) | I was prescribed a 3-day round of Ciproflaxin to clear a severe infection of Shigella (food poisining). The Ciproflaxin worked rapidly. | The Ciproflaxin killed the Shigella but made way for another parasite to thrive. I am now taking flagyl for this secondary infection. | M | 46 | 3 days | 1/9/2006 | 4 | stomach/ intestinal inflection | Nothing major.. luckily..little anxiousness tiny bit of sleeplessness.. but it worked!! | M | 41 | 10 days 500 mg | 6/24/2013 | 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 day | 10/29/2011 | 4 | Diverticulitis | Horrible taste in my mouth that does not go away till treatment is discontinued. | In the last 4 years I've had 2 bouts with Diverticulitis and being perscribed Cipro & Flagyl. I 've noticed a deterioration of my joints (shoulders, wrists and lower back) during this same time period. Coincedence? | M | 49 | 10 days ?? 2X day | 6/28/2010 | 4 | Urinary Tract Infection | loss of appetite | M | 36 | 14 days 500mg 2X day | 4/19/2010 | 4 | UTI | A slight Insomnia, Acid Reflux and towards the end Tendonitis, I am having tendonitis of the neck and shoulder muscle. The pain is not going away for almost a week now | The medicine cured my UTI but definitely has some side effects | M | 35 | 21 days 500 2X day | 3/4/2010 | 3 | UTI | Cipro along with Phenazo (pyridium) worked well when I had a severe bladder infection where I was practically dripping blood. I have had a hysterectomy a few years ago so I have not menstruated for years. | Cipro is a very harsh medication and was initially used to combat the Anthrax infection which killed people many years ago.For severe infections it works but the side effects and allergies to this medication are very high and most people are not able to tolerate it. Now I visit a naturopathic doctor and for UTI's I take UVA URSI which is a natural supplement consisting of the uva ursi leaf and it works great for UTI's and bladder problems. It can be purchased from the health food store. It has tannin in it and can be used ONLY MAXIMUM 5 TIMES PER YEAR. I mark down the date I start taking it and it can be taken for only 7 days - 2 capsules per day. One in the morning and one in the evening. At the onset of a UTI I take 2 right away and this has helped me immensely. Along with the uva ursi you must also take spring horsetail silica - also two per day. When the UTI has cleared up then if you are prone to frequent UTI's you should take the spring horsetail silica - one per day to keep the bladder healthy as this makes the bugs slippery in the bladder so they don't adhere and cause a UTI. Also the silica is great for skin, hair and nails. | M | 49 | 5 days | 1/31/2010 | 3 | prostatitis | headache, ear ringing, muscle aches in calves, quads, foot arc, joint pain in wrists knees ankles elbows, nightmares | went to see the doc gave me 2 weeks of cipro almost got rid of the prostatitis went back he gave me another 2 weeks and it was gone within 2 days. kept taking the meds just to be sure. I saw this website and stopped taking them on the 27th day. 4 days later calves started hurting progressively getting worse each day. spread to quads feet and arms. joints started to hurt shortly then after. I don't want to do anything in fear of breaking myself... i do stretches everyday to loosen everything up and hopefully start a healing process... also looking into other supplements such as glucosamine sulfate, fish oil and chondroitin. i did not have any symptoms at anytime while taking the medication. Was playing intense soccer and did not feel any pain whatsoever. went to the doc to talk about symptoms said i was probably reading too much and there wasnt any damage... sure feels like it no doubt its the cipro | M | 19 | 4 weeks 500mg 2X day | 2/11/2010 | 3 | Blood in urine - Suspected UTI | Almost immediately, I was feeling low level chronic 'tenderness' along the spine in various spots and my range of motion leaning forward was severely reduced. I was not thinking this was related to the medicine so I kept taking it. Aat about the 6-7th day, I started to feel some pain and stiffness in two areas: on my right foot at the middle toe 'knuckle' area, but underneath. This has come and gone since I have stopped taking the medicine about a month ago and appears to be abating now. The worse pain has been in my right elbow - a tennis elbow sort of symptom. This has not gone away and in some ways it has gotten worse in this period (perhaps because it is difficult to immobilize my right arm). It has now gotten to the point where I am considering getting treatment for the tendonitis now. | Despite the above, I generally liked the medicine as I have been on other types of antibiotics in the past and had all sorts of GI side effects - none of those were seen with this treatment. It did make me pretty thirsty all the time and I am left wondering if I had been better at keeping hydrated would that have prevented the tendonitis? | M | 49 | 7 days Not sure 2X day | 2/12/2010 | 3 | Prostatitis | Very strong aching/pain in both heels. Joints "clicking". General feeling of weakness in some muscles. Also had nightmare 1st night I took and headaches first couple of days | I am M 39 and was taking for prostatis. I took 500MG twice a day for 7 days, then due to strong pain in heels stopped and my doctor switched me to another antibiotic. It did appear to be clearing my Prosatitis. However I am now 5 days on from stopping and I still have aching heels, clicking bones and some muscle aches. My GP couldnt offer any help. Despite googling constantly - I cant seem to get a general feel for the average time the tendon aches etc go on for. I know lots of people on here seem to of had really horrible stories that linger unfortuneatly, but there must be a whole bunch of people that get tendon muscle aches that clear within an avergae/common time (surely?). Does anyone have any examples or good news about the side affects clearing and how long? thanks and good luck. | M | 39 | 7 days 500MG 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 3 | lyme, h. pylori | none | I think it's useful to realize that all these side-effects people complain of are EXACTLY the same as the effects of Lyme disease and other similar diseases. Perhaps, these aren't side effects at all, but actually a latent infection manifesting itself as the bacteria dies. This is well known as a herxheimer reaction. 90% of people with Lyme disease do not realize they are infected. I was infected for 15 years before figuring it out. Something to consider.... | M | 33 | 30 days 500 2X day | 11/13/2010 | 3 | Stomach Upset | Feverish/Weakness even i dont have fever, sometimes tingling in joints specially knee, sweaty sleep,Dry mouth even drinking 4 litres of the water etc.. | It's a good medicine but should be used as last option.It does not suit to everybody. Surely it will cure your infection but at the price of other systems of the body.I would advise elderly people just be sure before taking this drug. Even those who are satisfied with this drug they do also have similar symptoms.I cannot complete my course of five days and stop the medicine on 4th day,Even two days has been past but still something pinning in the body. | M | 26 | 5 days 500mg 2X day | 7/13/2010 | 3 | prostatis | extreme fatigue, cramps in stomach, loopy / space cadet mindstate, after the 4th pill a gradual, dull aching pain throughout my legs. called it quits soon as I felt that, considering what I've been reading on it. Doc didnt say a word about any of this. Burning sensation when pissing associated with the prostate issue seems to have gotten better though, even after just 4 pills, but the risk with this is not worth it considering theres other antibiotics out there. | I would try to avoid this... why is this still being handed out like candy | M | 23 | 7 days 500 2X day | 8/27/2011 | 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 day | 1/22/2012 | 3 | Food poisoning | Mild nausea, pain in neck, tendons feel tight. | M | 23 | 2 days 250mg 2X day | 4/6/2011 |