CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CIPRO with similar:
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| 1 | kidney infection | acute tendonitis, some nightmares | I would recommend that you not take this drug if you have ever had tendonitis before. I had had recurring episodes of hip tendonitis from running over the last 20 years, and it was primarily my right hip (near the right kidney, where the infection was) that flared up on the drug (interestingly, my right hand was also sore, where i had torn a ligament skiing the year before). The pain started almost immediately but was difficult to diagnose. I stopped the drug after 5 days but experienced the most acute episode two days after stopping the drug.The various postings on this site that indicated that this pain might NEVER subside had me worried that i might never run again or even live normally ever again. I am writing now mainly to reassure visitors to this site that there is hope if you experience severe tendonitis while on, and even after stopping, this drug. If you do take this drug, stop the drug immediately upon noticing any tendonitis, especially in areas that have been sore before. | F | 42 | 5 days | 3/8/2006 | 1 | bladder infection | Took Cipro for 6 days, on the three day got tendonitis in left wrist and hand, now 5 weeks later still have the tendonitis and now also have it in right hand. Had never had it before starting on the Cipro. Doctors can't not seem to get it to heal. Does any one know of a way to heal the tendonitis? | F | 50 | 6 days | 1/28/2006 | 1 | Kidney infection/UTI | Woke up with tenderness and pain in my right knee and in the ball of my left foot, extending into my middle toes, also some lower back pain. I'd been resting for the past two to three days so injury(ies) were out of the question. Nearly 24 hours after my last dose, my knee continues to swell and I can barely walk. | My doctor didn't think it was the CIPRO until I read the text off the Rx info sheet to her, both the 'Caution' and 'Side Effects' paragraphs, so she changed the Rx. Tucked near the end of the 'Caution' paragraph is mentioned the possibility of tendonitis and joint pain 'in the elderly' especially if they're on steroids. I'm a very young 49 year old and avoid prescriptions and over the counter meds unless absolutely unavoidable, yet my knee looks like softball. I feel no kidney pain anymore but at what cost? I can't move. Just seven doses of CIPRO did me in. Add my voice to the others' on this website: Cipro IS poison. Beware. | F | 49 | 3 days | 8/24/2005 | 1 | Staph infection | When my arms aren't outright hurting, they're aching. My arms are now so weak I've been dropping and breaking things and need help to do small things like open a soda bottle. | The cipro has not been able to get rid of the staph infection and not only was I not warned about the potentially serious side effects, I don't think my doctor has any idea those side effects exist. I'm taking myself off this medicine today. | F | 38 | 27 days | 8/24/2005 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Within 30 minutes of taking this medication - My back felt like I had a bunch of little pimples that just popped up on it and it itched like crazy. Not thinking it was the meds at this point, I asked my Mom to check if I had any pimples and to itch my back. She took one look at my back and said there were no pimples but my entire back looked like it was sunburn. Thank GOD I never took anymore of the pills! | When I called the doctors office, the girl got my chart and said - you didn't say you were allergic to sulfa drugs on your info (This was a brand new doctor for me). I told her I didn't know I was. Then she wanted me to schedule another office visit to get a new med! Needless to say I have never been back to that doctor. | F | 35 | 1 times | 9/2/2005 | 1 | UTI | CIPRO was prescribed to me for only three days for a UTI and now I have a constant sense of urgency to urinate -- something I never experienced before taking this drug except immediately before on another antibiotic generic for Microbid. I discontinued that antibiotic and the urgency problem went away but apparently I still had traces of bacteria. That's when the doctor prescribed the CIPRO. | It's been 48 hours since my last CIPRO pill and I am still having severe problems with urgency even though I took a dose of Acidophilus thinking perhaps the CIPRO had merely wiped out my good bacteria as well as the bad. Apparently it's wiped out more than that -- ie. the proper functioning of my kidneys. Hope it will come back. I remember an elderly lady friend of mine who was on antibiotics before becoming completely incontinent. Wonder if it was CIPRO or a similar drug. Wonder if there's a correlation between the prevalence of Detrol, etc. and the use by gynecologists of antibiotics like CIPRO. Please comment if you know. | F | 3 days | 9/24/2006 | 1 | infection picked up in hospital | increased pain, burning, dizziness, vomiting, fatigue, 'crawly' skin, nervousness. I began to feel ill within 20 minutes of taking a dose, and it just got worse. After thowing up a dose (and the food I took it with)I called the doctor. Very blandly they said, "yeah it's a little hard on the G.I. system but we hoped you could cope with it." Thanks for the warning!!! Haven't used antibiotics in years but I was pretty sure you're supposed to feel better, not considerably worse. They switched me to Bactrim. A little better, just incredible fatigue with that. | I am glad this drug works for some people...it was extremely harsh (and expensive) and increased the pain, plus the awful side effects. Not impressed. | F | 40 | | 9/2/2006 | 1 | Diverticulosis | By day 3 my stomach became bloated and hard with frequent, urgent & painful urination and variable constipation. Although I have no trouble falling asleep, I’m experiencing hourly wake-ups and an inability to return to sleep after 4AM. Although my baseline temperature has reduced to a normal range, I’m still experiencing multiple 101+ spikes congruent with extreme fatigue and stomach pain. Although the pain in my lower left abdomen has subsided, I have begun experiencing pain around my ovary region and in my lower back near my kidneys. Additionally, the fatigue & frequent urination inherent with a diverticulosis outbreak have not gone away. I cannot say there is a better way treat a diverticulosis outbreak. However, this treatment is pretty terrible. | I believe the Cipro (500 mg/2qd x10d) has been working on the infection because the pain in my lower left abdomen went away after the 3rd day and my bowl movements have been full of mucous indicating I’m expelling the infection. However, the side-effects are rather uncomfortable. My stomach can no longer tolerate the medication and has expelled both day 9 pills. Therefore, I discontinued use on day 9 and scheduled appointments with both my Gastroenterologist and Gynecologist. | F | 36 | 9 days | 8/8/2006 | 1 | Bladder Infection | muscle weakness, peripheral neuropathy, weakness in arms, legs, dizziness, back papin | do not take it | F | 38 | 7 days | 9/23/2006 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | I have never had anxiety. I'm the most laid back person in the world. I was given cipro for a urinary tract infection. Each day that i took the pill, I became more irritable and "out of it". After 4 days, 8 pills later, I suffered a serious anxiety attack (which I've never had). I had tremors, morbid thoughts of death, just to name a few. I went to the emergency room and off cipro. Now, 2 weeks later, I'm having an anxiety attack every day. The medical community is very irresponsible for even perscribing this drug for something like a UTI. It should be the very last line of defense. I'm seeking a lawyer to see what I can do. PLEASE ANYONE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE PERMANENT EFFECTS OF CIPRO! [email protected] | F | 23 | 4 days | 1/27/2006 | 1 | Bladder infection | Was given Cipro to take for 6 days. After the third day I got tendonitis in my left hand"had never hand tendonitis before that" now 5 weeks later also have the tendonitis in right hand and my heels also hurt at times.Doctors can't seem to give me any thing tht will heal the tendonitis. If you know of a way to heal this, please email me, Thanks | F | 50 | 6 days | 1/28/2006 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Disabled me for life....ripped up all tendons. Destroyed my spine. Pain all day every day. | F | 54 | 8 days | 12/25/2017 | 1 | Diverticulitis | I was very healthy walked everyday went to the gym now after taking Cipro I can hardly make it through work. I have tingling in legs, pain in calf muscles, swollen ankles. Doctor ran a lot of tests and finally said I was having muscle spasms??? said it would go away in a few weeks to a couple of months, it is now 9 weeks not going away. | One thing that has helped is wearing compression socks, most of the pain goes away in my calf muscles but when I take them off the pain returns. | F | 52 | 10 days 500MG 2X day | 6/7/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | I had two tendon ruptures (Achilles and rotator cuff) after taking Cipro and my doctors say it a result of taking the drug. There was no Black Box warning - no warning at all. | F | 48 | 7 days 500 mg | 6/18/2013 | 1 | UTI | I feel awfull to weak to even get out of my bed my boyfriend has had to practically carry me to the bathroom and I have no urge to eat anything I have a fever of 102.5 and none of this started untill after ciprofloxacin | F | 18 | 3 days 250 | 2/1/2013 | 1 | UTI | Felt flu-like body aches, no energy and dizziness at the time of taking Cipro but thought it was due to being sick. That I just had a worse than normal bladder infection. Took tylenol and advil NSAIDs with the cipro, which I hear later is a bad thing. Developed gradually within a few months of taking the drug; nerve, tendon, muscle and soft tissue pain all the time which is worse just from minor exertion (grocery shopping, driving, more than an hour of computer use and etc...). Insomnia, numbness, tingling, loss of hand control (dropping things), strength, sharp and/or burning nerve pain, soft tissue swelling in hands/wrists, mostly upper back, shoulders, arms, wrists and hands, but have had some real problems with feet too, including part of a tendon detaching. Also have depression and am not sure if this is just because of the pain and the life changes involved or partially the drug its self. | I took this drug in 2001 for a UTI and within 6 months time my life completely changed. I had been a very active person, work 8-12 hours a day 5 days a week, gym or karate 2 hours 4-5 days a week and nightclubbing or concerts on top of that. I did not link Cipro to any of my symptoms until I had one doctor look very interested when I mentioned it as part of my drug history on an intake exam and ask me questions about when I took the drug (which caused me to then look into Cipro). This was in 2004 or 2005 after many doctors and medications, a carpal tunnels surgery (that did nothing, I refused the second surgery on my other hand), physical therapy, chiropractic work, massage and etc... I recommend that anyone reading this try to eliminate any sources of fluoride from your life (toothpaste, RX drugs, many anti-depressants and etc..., contain fluoride...). I've found some help with orthomolecular vitamin and mineral supplementation; IODINE 25mg day (Iodoral iodine combo helps to expel fluoride from the body), good multi-vit, vit C 5,000-10,000mg day, L-glutamine 4,000mg day, alpha lipoic acid 300-600mg day, magnesium 400mg, vit D 8,000mg day, fish oil 2,000mg day, Divide the doses morning and night for everything except multi vit and vit D which I only take in the morning). It helps enough, so that I'm fighting back again and doing physical rehab again with an eye towards hopefully re-training and being able to work. I also take Norco a few times a week, when I need a bre | F | 43 | 14 days 3X day | 2/4/2013 | 1 | ear infection | Severe joint pain all over my body. Inability to walk at times. Jaw locked. Severe achilles tendonitis. Loud popping noises in previously healthy joints. Tinnitus. Five months later I am still experiencing symptoms. | F | 42 | 3 days 2X day | 11/28/2012 | 1 | UTI | Heart palpitations, violent panic attacks, high anxiety, depersonalization, insomnia, muscle twitching, muscle pain, tendonitis, chest pains, crawling feeling in head and more.. as the days progress new symptoms appear... God didnt bless this drug, this drug is the devils remedy!!! | F | 28 | 2 days 2000mg | 2/5/2013 | 1 | inflammation of the throat | after 3 pills I stopped because of heavy muscular and joint pains, spitting blood and general physical exhaustion. But my cold was better. | Still after a fortnight I am suffering very severe wandering muscular pains, so bad that I couldn't walk and manage only with pain killer. I am very worried how long this will last. | F | 70 | 2 days 500 2X day | 2/10/2013 | 1 | kidney infection | NIGHT MARE!!!!!!!! Ruined my life 2 years later joint , weak , fatigued......neourlogical problems Drug company should be taking out and Shot!!!!!! They know they r killing people with lots of medications not just this one...Don't trust doc, meds or people that r encharge their all crupted its about $$$$$$$ Not your Life | F | 45 | 7 days 30 | 10/3/2012 |