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 |
| 5 | UTI | No side effects at all. | I can take this, but not levaquin. | F | 35 | 10 days 2X day | 11/1/2010 | 5 | UTI | None. | I've had 5 incredibly severe and very quickly progressing UTIs over my life (first symptoms at 5pm, bleeding from urethra at 10pm)and was prescribed Cipro in the emergency room and in the doctor's office. It always worked SO wonderfully and was like a miracle to me. Reading over all the unfortunate side effects makes me sad to hear how other people have fared with it, but I felt like those are the people most likely to write a review. I wanted to give the other side, in that it can be very helpful, with no side effects for certain people. | F | 35 | 7 days 1X day | 10/25/2010 | 5 | dental abcess, bronchitis | heavy limbs, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, soreness & tension in shoulders/back/knees, mild dehydration, delayed onset of tendinitis which subsided with painkillers and pilates after 2 weeks.) sensitivity to light (aided by sunglasses), sound, and occasional tingling in extremities. | cipro was prescribed as an alternative to penicillin. i have taken this medication with success for over 15 years with no outstanding issue. this is the first time i've experienced tendinitis as a result of using cipro. i'd read on here that many people experienced this during or after the course, which is why i spent 20 minutes every day doing gentle yoga / pilates. i'm convinced those 20 minutes of gentle stretching every day of the course lessened the severity of the tendinitis that came 2 weeks after finishing. my advice to anyone taking this stuff - sleep through as much of it as you can, and if at all possible try to do some very gentle stretching every day to ward off extreme tendinitis. all in all cipro has been very effective for me, and i wouldn't hesitate to use it again if it were necessary. | F | 30 | 7 days 500 2X day | 5/31/2010 | 5 | Pouchitis of ileo-anal pouch | After 15 years the only side effect I've had is the occasional episode of sore knees for a few days at a time. | I believe it's a wonder drug and if I happen to forget to order a new prescription in time and have a few days without any, I definitely know about it. I believe I will be on this drug for life! | F | 48 | 15 years 500 mg 1X day | 5/18/2010 | 5 | POSTOP INFECTION | THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT WERE UTI, WHICH PROBIOTICS TOOK CARE OF AND ITCHING. | I HAD MAJOR SURGERY IN NOVEMBER AND WAS HOSPITALIZED 4 TIMES. NOTHING CLEARED UP THIS INFECTIO9N. I HAD DRAINAGE AND NO ENERGY. I WENT TO A WOUND DOCTOR AND HE HAS ME ON CIPRO. NO MORE DRAINAGE AND TONS OF ENERGY. I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS DRUG SAVED MY LIFE | F | 63 | 60 days 500MG 2X day | 6/10/2010 | 5 | UTI | NONE at all! Don't let a lot of the other reviews scare you. While Cipro is a very powerful antibiotic, not everyone has the scary side effects. This drug can be helpful to MANY when other antibiotics don't work. I recommend everyone who has bad digestive side effects from this drug to supplement with a potent probiotic during/after treatment. | Cleared up a bad UTI in less than 48hrs. I kept taking it for all 5 prescribed days, though. | F | 23 | 5 days 500mg 2X day | 6/13/2010 | 5 | UTI | None. My urologist said to quit after 3 days. Had taken 2 courses of Macrobid before but UTI kept coming back. Cipro knocked it out and it hasn't come back (been a few months now). | Mostly negative reviews are going to be posted in a place like this. I think that makes it's usefulness very questionable. | F | 57 | 3 days 500 2X day | 2/21/2010 | 5 | UTI | I am seriously amazed at all the people on here that have bad effects from this medicine. I have taken this 4 or 5 different times in the last 4 years for UTI's. I NEVER EVER had one side effect from it. I work a fulltime job cleaning commercial building and residences and am a single mother of 3. I was never once tired or experienced any pain, stiffness, joint clicking, ear ringing, loss of sight, stomach pain, weakness, or anything else everyone has said on here. I LOVE this medicine. My UTI's started to clear up immediately everytime I took it. To this day I don't have any problems. | F | 36 | 7 days 2X day | 2/24/2010 | 4 | sinus infection | Just some mild lower G.I stuff; not a big deal. I always try to eat yogurt to rebuild the normal flora that antibiotics wipe out, but I don't know how effective that is. | It was my first time taking it. The reason I Googled it and ended up on this site was because I wasn't sure if 7 days was long enough, and I didn't want to start a new course of antibiotics later if my sinus infection came back. | F | 43 | 7 days 750mg 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 4 | sinus infection | None | F | 60 | | 1/28/2001 | 4 | UTI | diarrhea, headache and nausea after 6 days. | Also, the doctor didn't tell me not to take my calcium with this until I happened to read the pharmacy drug information when the diarrhea started. Have started spacing out the calcium and cipro now and have also added a pro-biotic to help counter the diarrhea. | F | 49 | 7 days | 2/1/2010 | 4 | Food Poisoning-Bacterial Infection | Some dizziness while driving and turning my head to the side too quickly. Mild nausea. Mild tenderness in right achilles just in the morning upon getting out of bed that occurred twice in the week of taking Cipro | I had read about the side effects of Cipro before I started taking it. So, I drank a liter to 1.5 liters a day of premium bottled water. I avoided tap water or anything with floride (i.e. toothpaste - used baking soda and peroxide instead.) I also ate yogurt at least twice a day and avoided excess sugars. | F | 46 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/23/2010 | 4 | Infection from a surgery | After getting 2 abscesses from a hysterectomy. I was on this for 30 days and given 2000mg a day. Yep, It saved my life, but I am having serious problems. I already am a pain patient, from a military injury and this put my pain over the top. I am having stomach problems, ankle, legs, back... PAIN is unreal. I am no longer able to work. I went into septic shock after 7 days and cipro was given to save my life. I was also given another antibiotic along with this... I feel like crap. It has been 2 years and I still am recovering. I don't think I will ever be the same. I hope that we can help get something that is safer. Less side effects. Bless all of you who have had similar problems. | F | 40 | 30 days 500 4X day | 10/12/2010 | 4 | respiratory infection | anxiety, depression, exhaustion | Well, I have Cystic Fibrosis so I tend to get an occasional respiratory infection. I have taken cipro many times before and it always helps to clear my infection. I am surprised to see that people have so many problems, however, I always have anxiety, mild depression, get angry so easily and I feel exhausted when taking this drug. The best part is that for me- it's worth it! The infection goes away, I finish the prescribed course, and then everything returns to normal. (of course I do feel bad that I was short-tempered with my family). I think people should understand that side effects happen-take it from someone who takes a lot of medication. It's just up to that person to determine whether the expected outcome is worth it. | F | 19 | 3 weeks 750 mg 2X day | 4/18/2010 | 4 | bone infection | diarrhea | F | 35 | 7 days 500 2X day | 8/28/2010 | 4 | various infections/multiple times | Very red sore thoat, nausea, chest pain if drank water. | I have had, sepses, UTI, kidney infections, and just recently Facial Cellulitis. For some of these I have had Cipro, it helped until the third time I used it, sudden pain, then can't remember but my Dr emailed to STOP, throw it away NEVER take again, but every antibiotic has side effects. What I would like to know is why am I suddenly getting all these infections, and no answers. I have never had blood transfustion, done drugs, live in nice apartment. The only thing that happened before these infections started, was menapause. | F | 51 | 14 days various 3X day | 8/18/2010 | 4 | ACUTE BLADDER INFECTION | F | 32 | 10 days 500 2X day | 8/24/2010 | 4 | Blood Poisoning/Sepsis/Upper UTI | Slightly tired | I was given this in conjunction with Levaquin IV (350mg), because I had sepsis, and my life was endangered. The pharmacist is who went over to avoid caffeine, dairy 2 hours before/after doses, and with my calcium. Monitor potassium, etc. Drink half gallon of water per day, and no heavy aerobics or weights, until I'm back to normal. I was told that would take about 5 days. And then, to baby step back in. I also have a compromised immune system, from Fibromyalgia & IBS, Migraines. I must take lots of supplements and dairy, but warned to work around the doses, as there can be issues with the Cipro if closer than 2 hours. It saved my life, and I actually have felt better than when I first came down with fibro! If I'm just slightly tired, that's truly a blessing compared to the daily nightmare I go through with Fibromyalgia. | F | 45 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 9/11/2011 | 4 | uti | Fever, burning and inflammation in the pelvic area. It was very very painful. I finished yeasterdad and today I woke up without all that pain. The infection, i thin it is gone. | F | 50 | 4 days 250 2X day | 4/13/2011 | 4 | Chronic UTI caused by enterococcus | Despite all the negative side effects of cipro, it cured my chronic uti (caused by the bacteria enterococcus faecalis)that I have been dealing with for the past 11 months and this bacteria is very hard to get rid of. Negative side effects of cipro for me were shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, nightmares, pain under right side of rib cage, nausea, chills and sweats, foggy thinking, major panic attacks, frequent urination, nervousness, sore throat, muscle and joint pain, loss of appetite, itchiness, heartburn, yeast infection and the worst part i got ulcerative colitis from this antibiotic which i am now taking medication for the colitis for the rest of my life. | F | 29 | 28 days 500 mg 2X day | 5/9/2011 |