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 |
| 2 | UTI | Pain and weakness throughout the body (especially through legs, knees, and back), dizziness, light-headedness, upset stomach, diarrhea, general fatigue | I stopped taking this on the 5th day because my body felt extremely weak like never before, as I am relatively fit and young. I did not mind the upset stomach as much as having the UTI, but this was where I drew the line. Now I feel as if I'm 50 years older. I am still experiencing these symptoms after stopping the medication. I don't think everyone would react like this, just keep in mind that if you do feel pain/weakness in your limbs, call your doctor immediately. It is not normal, so my doctor told me to stop and will prescribe a different antibiotic. Cipro relieved my symptoms but did not cure my UTI, and it took several days to feel a difference (which is also rather unusual with such a strong drug). | F | 20 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 3/11/2010 | 2 | acute colitis | It started with 18 days of diarrhea, headaches and now I am had overnight occurrence of popping joints throughout my body that will not stop. Please help if you know what to do. My doctors don't seem to be worried, I am. | I took this drug in combination with Flagyl. | F | 53 | | 1/29/2010 | 2 | uti | eyes and face feel swollen and i already have been living with anxiety for a while and it has been under control for the past few years....since taking the cipro it has come back like a beast..i wake up feeling nervous and then I am "blah" all day long...hate it...it also made my stomach feel like it was eating away at itself...the heartburn and stomach burn is ridiculous | ew | F | 27 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 6/8/2010 | 2 | uti/kidney infection | extreme fatigue, jittery, vivid dreams, pain in tendons, itching under the skin, depression, feeling of emptyness, headaches, dizziness | i took this antibiotic in desperation. I was in a great deal of pain. I would never have taken it knowing its risks. I am terrified to exercise now for fear of rupturing a tendon. I made it clear to the dr. that i have side effects to so much. i rarely even take an aspirin. I am very disappointed that i went the western route. It was a mistake and my kidney is still in pain 5 days later. Totally done with western medicine. Is it possible to heal from this drug? | F | 39 | 5 days 2X day | 7/21/2010 | 2 | Kidney Infection | Headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, hair loss, soreness, tiredness. | If you can get your doctor to prescribe you a different medication do it! this medication made me feel worse than having the kidney infection and everyday I would have headaches with blurred vision and dizziness. This is the worst Antibiotic I have ever taken and will never take it again. | F | 33 | 14 days 500mg 2X day | 7/8/2010 | 2 | bronchitis | Night sweats, sick stomach, insomnia, exhaustion, weak, unsteady,confused. | My breathing has not got much better. I am feeling weak and totally out of it, I want to sleep all the time, but wake up feeling worse after 2 hrs. Vivid dreams, anxiety. I have read so many horrible things about this drug and now may attribute my foot pain/problems-barely can walk to taking Cipro several times before. | F | 52 | 5 days 250 mg 4X day | 7/19/2010 | 2 | UTI | headache, severe heartburn, stomach pain | this medicine does not help!! i've been taking cipro and other antibiotics for a severe uti that I've had on and off for a few months. The medicine has not helped me. I'm really worried. I started feeling severe stabbing pains by my belly button the other day...it was so bad i thought it was my appendix. Yesterday, I've had severe heartburn. I feel so sick. I figure this must be due to the antibiotics. I have muscle pain...my neck hurts and my upper back hurts. I've been crying because NOTHING is helping me. Of course I have a yeast infection because of all this antibiotics. my breasts even hurt sooo badly!!! but the worst is this heartburn. has anyone else experienced horrible heartburn on cipro?? | F | 28 | 3 months 500 2X day | 7/9/2010 | 2 | UTI | heartburn, tachycardia, lightheadedness, nervousness/anxiety, panic attack, sleeplessness, fatigue, indescribable sense of "something wrong" | Recently (April 2010) I got a sulfa-resistant UTI and my doc put me on a five-day course of cipro. Three days into it I had a scary episode of racing heart, lightheadedness, hyperventilation, feeling like I was going to pass out, and a creeping sensation that something was going wrong with my heart. I'm not sure if anything actually WAS wrong or if it was purely a panic attack, but, whichever, it was a bizarre set of symptoms (I have never had a panic attack before). I discovered that walking briskly improved the symptoms. For the next week I had a string of episodes like this. I did not get any of the tendon or muscle problems described by others and my symptoms vanished rapidly as soon as I went off cipro. Fast forward three months, I get another resistant UTI, and I still have a few cipro left - so I take them - yeah I know, stupid. Day 1 was fine; on day 2 I got the sleeplessness and free-floating anxiety; on day 3 I got the lightheadedness, the about-to-pass-out feeling, bad heartburn, tingly face, aha, now I know for sure it's the cipro. The list of symptoms doesn't quite convey how creeped out I feel - this weird body-wide anxiety like I've eaten a toxic mushroom and can actually feel my major organs slowly breaking down. On the plus side it did stop the UTI dead in its tracks. If you have to take this, don't take it for more than 3 days. | F | 45 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 7/15/2010 | 2 | Diverticulitis | I experienced severe pain in my left hip area along with a burning pain and tightness of my achilis tendon. Then I noticed a feeling of heat in my ankle. | Since Diverticulitis is a condition that flares up repeatedly, I have been on Cipro several times before. I have also suffered with tendonitis, but I never tied the two together. Sadly, neither did my doctor. I kept trying to figure out what I was doing that caused the tendonitis to act up, thinking it was the shoe I was wearing or my activities. I went for physical therapy and injections of cortisone. It just kept coming back. Now, after taking Cipro for just 3 days, I experienced severe pain in my left hip, and then the soreness in the tendons. A family member did some research and told me that this could be caused by the Cipro. I called my Doctor and he told me to reduce the dose to once daily rather than twice. After reading the notes posted on this web site, I will stop the Cipro completely and seek an alternate medication. | F | 58 | 10 days 500 2X day | 9/2/2010 | 2 | UTI | It stopped my period. Who would have thought it? I have no idea how an antibiotic could do that. I'm not sure what to do about that or what effect it has had on my hormones. I think it is getting rid of the UTI I currently have, but at what cost? I feel so sore with aches and pains around my knees, ankles, feet, etc. I didn't want to take this particular drug, but the bacteria in my bladder just didn't all die off with the last antibiotic I took. | I don't think doctors know enough about CIPRO and don't warn patients about what they're prescribing. It shouldn't be legal to have something this harmful commonly used outside of a hospital environment with life-and-death situations. | F | 35 | 3 days 250 mg 2X day | 9/9/2013 | 2 | UTI | mild allergic reaction that came in waves and subsided (itchy scalp and arms, and redness/sensitivity of palms of hands and bottoms of feet); persistent GI problems (sharp abdominal cramps, acid reflux, indigestion, nausea, bloating); fatigue; pain in hips and knees | Cipro seems to have cleared this UTI but at a major cost. I am particularly concerned about the lingering GI distress, which is disabling 2 days after finishing this drug. With all the research on the human genome, scientists should be able to identify the genes that make some individuals likely to have an allergic reaction or be susceptible to drugs' adverse effects (for example, because they metabolize them poorly). Understanding the underlying biology of adverse drug reactions should be a priority of medical research, and testing for such susceptibility should be available to patients. | F | 65 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 12/13/2011 | 2 | UTI | Extreme fatigue during the day, muscle weakness, inability to sleep at night (will get 3 hours at most) and a general "foggy" feeling. | I will not take this drug again unless my very life depends on it. I've taken a few other courses of other antibiotics and never had issues. It also took the drug over 3 days to start providing relief, too long in my opinion. Not pleased, but at least I've not experienced problems that are truly debilitating. My doctor failed to mention any side effects of the drug when she prescribed it and I think it should be saved for truly life-threatening infections. I hope the insomnia clears up after my 7-day course of medication ends tomorrow night. | F | 42 | 6 days 500mg 2X day | 8/24/2013 | 2 | UTI | Yeast Infection | I have been on and off Cipro and various other antibiotics to combat recurring UTI's. Nothing seems to keep them from coming back. | F | 23 | 7 days 50mg? 2X day | 7/15/2011 | 2 | UTI and Sinus Infection | I am on day 8 of 10 and I have been super tired, dizzy, and feeling generally very "spaced out" like I am floating almost. I have also had dry mouth and blurred vision, mainly between about 3-6 pm. I have had headaches and then woke up on day 6 with a very sore, red lump under my skin between my thumb and pointer finger. Found out that this is also a rare side effect of cipro. I have never taken cipro before and won't be taking it again. I have never had such a weird reaction to an antibiotic before. | F | 28 | 10 days 500 2X day | 10/6/2011 | 2 | UTI | First day noticed an intense pain in my left knee , after 3 days all my body hurt like if i'm getting a cold , but the worse is that I have develop a severe yeast infection , don't know what to do ? | F | 40 | 3 days 250MG 2X day | 8/26/2011 | 2 | Uti | ironically enough got on it bc of abdominal pressure. Thought I had a uti. Pain got worse. Horrible pain and pressure in stomach and pelvic area. I also experienced a burning sensation throughout my body and severe pain in my shoulder blades. After I finished my cipro pain all subsided. Crazy! | F | 27 | 12 days 250 1X day | 4/10/2011 | 2 | Ear infection | Fatigue, nausea, dizziness and loss of appetite. | In my opinion, this should not be the first antibiotic prescribed for a simple infection. I took it for 4 days and could not stand the nausea and dizziness any longer. Stopped the pills and the side effects disappeared. Also have ear drops which I did continue to make sure the infection did not return. | F | 46 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 1/23/2011 | 2 | sinus infection | Had some additional fatigue in my arm for the past week, and did no real strenuous exercise. I think only 2 days of CIPRO was just not worth it. | F | 55 | 2 days 500mg 1X day | 2/11/2011 Patient History | 2 | Sinusitis | Severe headache, anxiety and neck stiffness on left side. | F | 65 | 3 days 1X day | 2/25/2012 | 2 | UTI | Had always taken this before for UTI's but the last time I took it I had to go to the ER could not stop vomiting and diaherria | F | 61 | 5 days 500 2X day | 8/29/2012 |