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 |
| 1 | UTI | Flu like symptoms, cold chills, bone aches, headache, stomach upset, sleepiness and fatigue. | About 6 weeks later I was in the hospital with renal failue in both kidneys! The interaction of the Cipro with anti acids seems to be the only thing we can track back too. I was in the hosptial for 11 days and 6 months off work. I still have some permenant damage from this and will probably end up back on dialysis. Aside from controlled high blood pressure and gerd I was a perfectly healthy person until the Cipro and now I will never be that person again. | F | 52 | 3 days | 11/27/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | I experienced severe muscle pains and cramps in my legs after only 3 days of use. I stopped taking Cipro and saw a doctor. I was flat on my back for 5 days before I could walk again. I've developed tendonitis problems in my wrists and foot. | This is a dangerous drug which should never be used for mundane infections! It should be a drug of last resort. | F | 54 | 3 days | 5/4/2009 | 1 | UT | After being on 500 mg of Cipro for 5 days, it did not get rid of the UT. A week later when the UT symptom were still there, the dr. put me back on it for 10 days. By day 6, I was having severe burning and spasms in my UT and bladder. Also, pain behind my eyes, vomiting, tremors, diarrea, and achy all over. When I stopped taking the Cipro, the vomiting and diarrea stopped but the terrible pain and burning in my bladder continued. I have been off of it for 10 days and I still have pain in my UT and bladder, pain behind my eyes, blurry vision, and terrible aching in my joints. Also, extreme dry patches on my fingers and around cuticles. | I went to a urologist when my primary found that the infection had cleared up, but I was still having extreme discomfort and pain in my bladder and UT. The urologist said that my UT/bladder was still inflamed from the infection. I have never had this happen before after at UT infection. They did a CT scan , but I doubt they will find anything. After finding this website, it explains why I feel so terrible. I can't go with taking the Utira C to calm by bladder. I am also living on Advil. I can't sleep at night without it. I feel like an 80 year old woman my joints hurt so bad. My menstrual has also stopped. I had a pregnancy test but am not pregnant. I plan to go to a holistic doctor for detox. I feel like my body has been poisoned! The makers of Cipro should be held accountable for hurting so many people. I just pray that I will be over this soon. | F | 47 | 11 days | 11/22/2008 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, Severe joint/Muscle Pain(to the point where I couldn't sleep at night),headache,dizziness,loss of appetite, heart racing at times. | I would not recommend this drug. They need to take it off of the market. I took this for 4 days 2 pills per day 500mg each pill. I had so severe side effects went to my doctor on the 5th day I was supposed to take the last dose...It helped get rid of UTI but, even 2 days later after being off of it I am still experiencing side effects. Some days it hurts to even move. I hope I start to feel better soon. This has been affecting my everyday life. I am now going to reseacrh every antibiotic before taking it. I would not want anyone to endure this kind of pain!! | F | 36 | 4 days | 11/23/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | Muscle and joint pain shoulders and arms. Skin was sensitive to touch, felt as if bruised. Next time it was prescribed had besides pain, severe mouth dryness, nightmares, floaters and pain in right foot. The third time it was prescribed and the symptoms came back I looked up the drug and found the effects were related to Cipro and Levaquin so I didn't take more than one dose. | I had taken Cipro and/or Levaquin for sinus infections several times before with no ill effects. Because of that I never associated the symptoms I was having to that drug. I associated them with activity or other drugs. It has been one year now. I have pain and some swelling in my right foot. I have pain in my upper arms if I stretch and floaters and discomfort in my left eye. I am very careful about physical activity and am going to a trainer to slowly build up strength and range of motion. I eat only organically grown meat and fish. I have definately seen improvement and feel very lucky. I have tried to make sure all my doctors and friends have the information I have found. Altho' they sympathize with me, one at least still prescribes it as he thinks it is such a good drug. | F | 66 | 7 days | 11/23/2008 | 1 | Kidney Infection from a stone | Tingling fingers,nightmares.tendinitis in right shoulder,joint aches all over body,nervousness,shaking,starting to get depression from all of this. I took cipro in 9/08 for a week and 10/08 for 3 days, that is when this nightmare started and I quit taking cipro. | This drug is horrible why are they giving it to us? I wake up every day hoping to have this all go away and it has not. I don't know where to turn to. Do any doctors in the Chicago or NW Indiana area treat this? | F | 48 | 10 days | 11/9/2008 | 1 | jaw bone infection | 3 months after stopping Cipro, side effects have worsened. Am having severe peripheral neuropathy (leg, arm pain), tendonitis in both ankles, eye pain, severe anxiety during "attack". Can't eat any meat, soy, sugar, tea, coffee, chocolate - all seem to make symptoms worse. Symptoms have worsened since first stopping taking medicine. NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG!!!! | Don't ever take this drug. It has caused me so much grief. I was completely healthy beforehand, and never had any problems with anxiety or panic or any muscle, joint or leg pains. Now, they are all a problem and getting worse, months after I stopped the medication. DO NOT TAKE!!! | F | 53 | 75 days | 11/11/2008 | 1 | a requirement prior to Africa trip | noticed two smallest toes on left foot became stressed over a few months then by Jan 2007 after what seemed normal activity of moving about and stepping hard I was told that I had a serious tendon injury. I have been treated for almost a year, surgery now probable unless physical therapy and brace heal the tendon.. | Not recommended, if not absolutely necessary for such travel | F | 69 | 5 days | 11/14/2008 | 1 | UTI | pain, rash, unbearable itching abd tinkling of palms and soles of my feet | Do not take it or any other drug without researching the damage it can do | F | 65 | 7 days | 11/17/2008 | 1 | UTI | After just 3 pills I noticed itchy bumps on my legs after getting out of the shower. I called the doctor who prescribed Cipro for my infection and she said it would probably be fine if I finished the pills as I only had 3 left. I finished them and broke out in hives on my arms as well. I also had a hard time falling asleep because of severe anxiety over the next few days. But the following mornings it was terribly hard waking up and getting out of bed. The rash has gotten much worse over the last week and is now horribly red, dry, and still driving me crazy with scratching. It seems worse after eating meat, and also itches worse at night. I also have lost all my energy and I've become much more worried about things since taking Cipro. | Through reading another woman's comments about her expirience with this terrible drug I highly reccomend that you do some research on Serum Sickness. Most of the info I've looked up so far says that taking a course of steriods may help with some of the symptoms. I will continue to do research and will post any helpful findings I come across on this sight. This is a scary drug! Please post any treatments you have found and help others to get some relief. | F | 29 | 3 days | 12/4/2008 | 1 | Kidney pain (possible bacteria) | I went to the Dr and he said my urine looked clean, but he couldn't explain the severe pain in my kidney, but guessed it could be a build up of bacteria on the kidney. I had undiagnosed reflux in my right kidney as a child, which destroyed the kidney. It is basically a mass of scar tissue, sometimes it has function, other times not. I started taking Cipro a few days ago and every time I took it I got so nauseous and my bones in my lower back hurt. Now I am exhausted, my back is killing me, my arms, wrists, and neck ache, the sunlight burns my eyes and causes me to see black and red spots. I am severely nauseous, and my kidney still hurts. I am stopping it today after reading all of this. | Nausea, Diarrhea, Severe Lower Back Pain, Pain in All Joints, Sunlight Burned Eyes, Fatigue. I would not recommend it to anyone! | F | 30 | 5 days | 11/30/2008 | 1 | UTI/ They think | Painful joints (especially below the waist) constant tiredness, overall felt very horrible | I would not recommend taking this medication. They didn't even bother to tell me that the medication had been BLACK BOXED by the FDA in July. IDK what to do I am waiting to talk to an advice nurse to see what they have to say. After being on the drug since Wednesday (now Monday) I did my research since I had been pretty much sleeping since I started taking it and found out this horrible drug has HORRIBLE side effects. | F | 22 | 7 days | 12/1/2008 | 1 | Bladder infection | September 20, 2008 I took two 500 Mg tablets and my knees started aching and it was difficult to walk. I didn't know about any side effects of the drug so I continued taking for 7 days. My knees worsened. The tendons started snapping on the inside of the left knee. I went to a family reunion out of state and the pain continued to worsen. Back home my right knee snapped backward getting out of bed and the tendon on the inside back of my knee was in terrible pain. After reserching Cipro on the internet I heard of others who have had severe side effects that required surgery. I haven't found the particular effects that I am having. An MRI of the left knee shows damage to the tendons and swelling of the bone marrow in the left knee. No arthritis was seen. I use a walker now. I am going to an Orthopedic Dr., Another Dr for pain management, Rehab in warm pool, and finally an Acupuncture Dr and drinking chinese herbs. The Acupuncturist has helped me the most so far. The orthopedic Dr | I will never take this drug again and tell everyone I meet not to take it either. Acupuncture is not covered by insurance and this is my first experience with this treatment and I hope it will continue to improve. | F | 67 | 7 days | 12/1/2008 | 1 | travelers diarrhea | nightmares, paranoia, anxiety, depression, tight chest, increased heart rate, achy joints, dry eyes, intercranial pressure, tinnitus, dizziness, extreme fatigue | I took one dose of cipro, and I feel like it is one of the worst mistakes I have ever made in my life. I never have nightmares, and I actually typically enjoy my dreams because they are so pleasant. Within a 3 hour time period I had about 5 dreams in which I was unable to talk, and woke up screaming. Eventually I sat in my bed for 2 hours, fearful to get up, and afraid to go back to sleep. Once I was able to get out of bed, once the sun came up, I had to leave my house because I was afraid to be inside. But I couldn't go far because I was afraid my house would catch on fire. Despite the fact that I knew the feelings I had were not real, I could not fight them. I have never had any kind of psychotic episode before, and typically have extremely low levels of anxiety and no depression. | F | 22 | 1 days | 12/1/2008 | 1 | UTI | ankle (achilles tendon) pain and stiffness, leg pain | This is a continuation of the previous rating. Although in the past I never experienced symptoms, this time I experienced lots of pain and stiffness in my ankles. I was extremely worried after reading the black box warning of the drug, so I stopped taking it after the third dose and asked to be switch to a different antibiotic. Looks like I'll have to deal with the macrobid tearing up my stomach. But still would rather have stomach pain than damage that could last me the rest of my life. I hope there will be no lasting damage this time. Pain lessened after my last dose, but 24 hours later I'm still a bit sore and stiff. | F | 23 | 2 days | 12/1/2008 | 1 | UTI | Panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, nightmares, convulsions, fever, intense fear, numb limbs, body pain. | AWFUL and reading others experiences makes me wonder why this drug is prescribed. It needs to be banned, from what I see somewhere below it was so why is it being prescribed? I consider myself lucky I survived considering I thought hanging myself was a logical thought while on cipro | F | 25 | 4 days | 12/5/2008 | 1 | suspected sinus infection | Mild nausea, loss of appetite, depersonalization, headaches, internal feeling of vibration or shaking (not visible externally), ringing in ears, EXTREME anxiety, EXTREME fatigue and lethargy (to the point I could have stayed in bed all day every day), depression, disinterest in life, feeling of pressure or a "buzzing" sensation inside my head, bodily aches and pains in joints and soft tissue (as if I were bruised), thoughts of doom, easy bruising, memory loss and inability to articulate thoughts, and a loss of pleasure. | I wasn't feeling great when I went to the doctor, but I felt much worse when I started taking this drug. I thought I was going crazy or was going to die. I took it for 10 days and have been off of it almost 3 weeks, but didn't realize the drug could be causing all of these feelings until I read these postings. I have been to my doctor twice since my original visit, and she has yet to mention that what I'm feeling could be caused by CIPRO. In fact, she scheduled me for an MRI on my head (which came back normal) and a ton of blood work (which also came back normal). Thankfully, some of the symptoms are subsiding or at least improving. Nausea is gone and appetite is back. Eye problems are getting better. The ringing in my ears has lessened but still there. The "buzzing" or pressure feeling in my head is gone, but I do still feel "shaky" on the inside at times. However, the tenderness throughout my body is still here, and I'm still experiencing anxiety and fat | F | 43 | 10 days | 12/13/2008 | 1 | misdiagnosed staph infection | I ended up in the ER. I only took the first 3.5 days and then could barely move or breathe due to muscle contractions so went to the ER. I have not taken it in a week and my whole body is still sore, both muscles and tendons. I would only take this if it is life or death. I know everyone's body is different, but after reading all of these, seems this effects a lot of people, including myself. Thank goodness I don't have more effects, because these are bad enough, I can not do normal activities without feeling weak, tired and in pain. Anyone on here's feel better after a a few weeks? That is what I am hopin for! | F | 28 | 3.5 days | 12/16/2008 | 1 | UTI | I was prescribed this poison to treat a possible UTI. I took 500 mil twice a day for 2 days and one pill the following day. My legs began to ache something awful. I walk 5-6 miles a day and it alarmed me terribly to feel this pain. I immediately took myself off it and the following day was still in pain and also had very swollen ankles. My legs looked like a 90 year old with heart failure. Scared me to bits. This stuff is awful and really needs to be distroyed for good. | After being off it cold sober for 3 days my legs still hurt and are swollen, especially ankles. Does this ever go away? Signed: Scared in the Desert. | F | 48 | 2.5 days | 1/24/2009 | 1 | UTI, kidney infection | horrible rash all over my body on the 3d day after taking Cipro even next day after stopping taking cipro the rash got worse, spread all over my body: legs, buttocks, arms, neck, feet, hands swollen feet, skin: itching, burning, hives, petechia nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite horrible | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 43 | 2 days | 1/27/2009 |