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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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPROCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 2  cellulitus This antibiotic did not stop the activity of the infection. The cellulitus continued to spread resulting in a emergency hospital visit where an different antibiotic was administered thru an IV. This medication's side effect was a severe headache. M 57 3 days
1/7/2003
 2  Prostatitis Increasing problems with muscle & nerve twitching; painful joints; nevousness etc. Scary experience, took some time to figure out what caused the simptoms M 41 4 months
11/15/2001
 2  prostatitis aching muscular pain in lower back, groin, and thighs (tendinitis) doctor confirmed that CIPRO can cause this kind of side effect M 45 10 days
1/10/2002
 2  Prostitis The initial reaction was fatigue after one day, which was followed by light back ache and depression. I found myself lazy, sad and in a general lousy mood for the last three days. This is a potent drug which seems to work for some people, but not others. I stopped after four days and seem to be turning the corner on the side effects. The prostitis, if thats what I had, is still here. I think the dr. may have missed a muscle pull or hernia and the cipro is obviously of no benefit there. I agree with many of the comments above, be sure you need this. I will not take another one. M 39 4 days
4/16/2005
 2  BLADDER INFECTION ALLERGIC REACTION. RASH ON EXTREMITIES. ON TREATMENT FOR BLADDER CANCER. CONCURRENTLY WITH CHEMOTHERAPY. I JUST FOUND OUT I COULD NOT TAKE ALMOST ANY VITAMIN OR MINERAL( OR SOME OF THEM) M 75 1 days
5/4/2004
 2   M 3 days
5/17/2004
 2  Prostatitis Nausea, fatigue, muscle aches and depression. Mood is quite depressed and everything feels like a struggle. It is fighting the prostate infection, but the drug seems to be fighting me as well. Hard to withstand the side effects. M 55 20 days
9/4/2004
 2  Bronchitis extreme fatigue, anxiety, muscle pain, lack of energy, difficulty concentrating, nausea, headaches, stiff neck, weakness in legs, dry eyes, irritabililty, elevated s-got and s-gpt in blood tests, chest pain, muscle twitches Took 500 mg two times per day for 10 days. After the first day, felt like it was improving the bronchitis, however after that, the side effects took over everything else, especially the fatigue. M 43 10 days
4/20/2007
 2  possible UTI Started it May, 2004. After 1st dose: heavy diarrhea, cramps. After 3rd day: could not grasp objects in left hand. Later on: Pain in Achilles tendons; shooting pains in palms of hands and feet; pain in left thumb, diagnosed as osteoarthritis the following year; IBS; pain near shoulders; decrease in stool size when there is one. The pain in Achilles tendons and the IBS are not as severe, now 2.5 years later, while all the effects listed continue intermittantly or constantly. In addition, shooting pains have developed in fingers. NB re osteoarthritis: An orthopedist X-rayed both hands about a month after the 5 days on Cipro and said the joints were "clean." My thumbs had also been pain-free. Therefore the O/A was not a pre-existing condition (it is now in both thumbs). I do not understand why "5" ratings are reported from people relating bad experiences with Cipro in the more recent entries. M 63 5 days
12/15/2006
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 2  Epididymtis Knee pain and stiffness, loose stool (not diarrhea) M 25 5 days
2/8/2006
 2  Epididymus Infection Very dry mouth, aches and pains in joints, diarrea, loose stools afterwards, zero energy, insomniac-like tendancies, get some of the worst stomach aches so you can't eat a damn thing (it took me an hour to eat a cup of rice). I'm 22 and am very healthy & fit, but this med hit me like a pair of brass knuckles. Knotted muscles in my back. Killer headaches but those went away after a week. My infection is gone... as far as I know it. Doc put me on a 500mg tablet every 12 hours for 14 days. That's a lot of meds for me. The infection was gone 3 days into taking the meds. I feel like I'm slowly killing myself. 3 more days of this until it hits 14.. nah, nevermind. I'll just save the 3 days worth just in case it comes back. I'm starving because I can't eat a thing w/o intesifying the stomach aches. M 22 11 days
8/14/2006
 2  Prostitis Prerscribed 250mg twice a day.After 10 days started to get extreme pain in wrists ,fingers,and most other joints.Doctor stated he was surprised.After reading all these similar cases,now know it was the cipro causing the pain.Faded after 3 days of stopping.Then tried Trimethoprim sadly didn't.work for me.However stats says it works about 40% of time .Much less that Cipro but no side effects for me.Suggest extreme caution before deciding on cipro. Side effect for me..extreme joint pain even worse than Prostitis. M 43 10 days
3/23/2006
 2  believed to have catscratch fever severe pain in arms, hands, wrists, legs, buttocks, and bottoms of feet. Also developed rash over mid section and under arms. Took cipro for 6 days and stopped because i had no symthoms from the infection but was feeling worse due to medicine. 7TH day still having pain but seems to be better and rash / hives / red marks is slowly going away. M 33 6 days
9/2/2005
 2  UTI/ possible kidney infection Back pain, neck pain, kidney pain, nausea, shaking fatigue, headaches...ect..we all know the effete Cipro is the worst anti-biotic I have ever used..That being said Im just posting this to help anyone who finds themselves in a position similar to mine. I had been prescribed Cipro for what seemed a routine kidney infection...DAY 1 The first serving I took I really didn't receive any side effects from the drug.. Later that night approx 12 hours later I took my second dose and literally though i was going to DIE not even joking my kidneys and back hurt excruciatingly bad i had to go to the ER and all they did was give me and IV and a drug to settle my stomach pains and could not stop shaking. DAY 2 my first serving went down fine it was not until second serving that hell broke lose again I was literally shaking and so nauseated and trouble breathing I begged my mom to keep an eye on my while I slept uncase i stopped breathing...And well for day three I went straight to my doctor and demanded a new anti-biotic and got bactrim which is working great..........untill recently approx 3 day off cipro did that back pain stop.........and a little info about myself incase you think I'm like one of those sickly kids with super aids I'm not I'm a 6'2" 225 pound male who competitively lifts and exercises pretty much a gym rat and in college..This is just my warning to anyone taking cipro if you develop back pain while using it or more kidney pain I would strongly suggest calling your doctor and asking for another anti-biotic..Thanks for reading M 21 1 days
500mg 2X day
2/22/2012
 2  Lobular Pneumonia M 32 10 days
500 2X day
4/25/2011
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Patient History
 2  UTI/PROSTATITIS upper arm tendonitis, bilateral proximal hamstring tendinopathy Helped with painful symptoms, but if you are athletic and want to not suffer horrible tendon pain, then find something else. The black box warning is accurate. M 63 8 days
500 mg 1X day
12/3/2011
 2  Sinus infection Sleeplessness, anxiety, heart racing, heart palpitations (heavy beating), weakness, mild headaches, paranoia, light tingling in fingers & toes, mild earache in right ear, random muscle twitching at random locations on my body I was prescribed 2 pills a day for 10 days. I stopped on day 9 because I just couldn't deal with the side effects any more. What's worse, I've been off of them now for 8 days and I'm still experiencing side effects. Apparently it takes this stuff a while to get out of your system. The side effects for me come & go, but I wish they would just GO! I'm never taking this stuff again. It did help clear up my sinus infection, but the side effects just plain suck. M 33 10 days
unsure 2X day
7/9/2010
 2  Prostatitis I took this drug once before for 30 days for the same condition and had no difficulty. This time, it felt "wrong" from the very first dose. The first two nights I had insomnia, but this passed. However, I'd have periodic nights of odd anxious sleeplessness. I kept with it until the 12th day, when I started to experience some annoying involuntary muscle movement...likes the movements you make when you're dozing off, but these occurred whenever I was sitting still...not necessarily sleeping. Later that night, after my evening dose, I had a really bad experience with a rapid heart rate and flushed skin, abdominal contractions, involuntary leg/arm movements, etc. I'll start by saying that I'm very sensitive to drugs. However, this drug is a mystery to me. I had a good experience with it the first time, but not this time a year later. None of the doctors I spoke to seemed to have encountered other patients with this side-effect. However, these my side-effects are mentioned in the literature, so maybe I'm just a tiny minority. My doctor switched me to Augmentin, which I'll start taking tonight. M 46 12 days
500 2X day
7/6/2010
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 2  Prostatitis I have never had any joint problem with a knee. Two days after finishing my 10 day treatment, I have minor stiffness and loss of flexibility in my left knee. M 70 10 days
750 1X day
8/21/2010
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 2  Suspect prostatitis Quite severe Diarrhoea and flatulence and some slight muscle pains in the legs.After speaking to the Consultant we have decided to stop taking this and perhaps try another antibiotic BUT I will be very careful about what I take. Following a flexible cystoscopy some inflammation was seen as the instrument was drawn out through the prostate so CYPRO was prescribed. It has done absolutely nothing for the frequent urination problem. At first enlarged prostate was suspected but scans proved the prostate was, if anything, smaller than usual for a man of my age. The consultant said 'the last thing you need is an operation' which is why the cystoscopy was done. M 67 17 days
250mg 2X day
10/24/2010

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