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 | Strep throat/scarlet fever | Severe tendonitis in wrists, ankles, knees, shoulders, stiff neck. After the first day of taking Cipro, I noticed that my joints were aching but thought it was due to the strep/scarlet fever. After the second day, I knew something was not right so I googled Cipro and read all of this. My joints are swollen and it's difficult to even walk. | F | 29 | 2 days 500 2X day | 5/6/2010 | 1 | UTI | Many. Have posted them previously. | "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." I think all of us (patients) realise that side-effects happen, but when doctors tell us they have never heard of ANYONE experiencing side effects, and offer no help at all despite the long list of side-effects mentioned on the packet, the outcome is definitely not worth it.....unless you have a PROVEN infection that would not clear up with weaker antibiotics. Most people who leave comments on here and have suffered severe side-effects have been given NO medical help to deal with them. The medical profession (and manufacturers of this drug) need to take precautions before dealing it out, or take responsibility for the damage that they cause. I am 6 months post-cipro poisoning, and the foot pain has got a lot better, but I now have knee swelling, clicking and pain. It feels like all the nerves, tendons, ligaments and joints in my body have been affected by cipro. Each morning I wake up wondering what will hurt today. I am grateful at least that I can still walk, and that the buzzing in my legs and chest have stopped, and that I don't feel like I am walking on scalpals anymore. Maybe one day the knees will stop hurting too. I was given cipro for a "suspected" uti, whilst in hospital, where I was unable to research the drug, and where I trusted the doctors knew | F | 35 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 4/19/2010 | 1 | Sinus infection | Joint and muscle pain legs and arms. Nightmares. Severe leg spasms. Hot flashes. | Had taken Cipro in past for sinus infections with no problem. This time did not realize it was the medication. Took it on two more occasions before it dawned on me it may be the Cipro. Stopped taking it. It took 1 1/2 years to be pain free. Still have some pain and swelling in right foot, hot flashes. Stick to a strict diet of only organic meat and dairy. Have been taking a low dose of neurontin - not sure if that does anything. If I'm not careful with diet, as at holidays, pain returns. | F | 69 | | 1/27/2010 | 1 | UTI | Previously posted many side effects | Could the person who just posted about having relief from the foot/heel/muscle pain after 6 months please contact me and let me know if you took anything or changed your diet to help? I have been left with sporadic severe muscle pain (especially in my back/shoulders), that can last a day or two and then suddenly disappear, and continuous foot/heel pain, especially when I stand up having been sitting a while. They just feel stiff and painful most of the time, but loosen up a bit after walking for a while. I took Cipro for 3 days (500mg twice a day) from 21st October, so it's been 3 and a half months, and I am still in pain.....though having said that it is a LOT better than it was. I no longer have shooting pains in my arms/legs/feet....but I do still have buzzing sensations and some numbness in my fingers at night. This had previously gone away, but came back again. | F | 35 | 3 days | 2/3/2010 | 1 | Kidney Infection | Caused such severe depressive spiral that I was forced to leave school for the semester. DO NOT TAKE | F | 24 | | 1/31/2010 | 1 | UTI | Red raised scaling rash on my eyelids, swollen eyes, migraine for 3 days, joint pains in my fingers and wrists, loss of strength in my uppper arms, felt like I was getting the flu, cloudy mind | I have had UTIs in the past and have been prescribed an antibiotic that worked perfectly fine with no side effects. I went to see a Nurse Practioner b/c my doctor was unavailable and she decided to try Cipro even though she noted the other antibiotic worked well. I started with the rash and swelling on my eyes after two pills and finally stopped the pills after 4 of them. Then the migraine started and lasted for 3 days. I was out of work for those days because I was in such pain and couldn't focus. Now that the migraine is gone, my eyelids are heavy and droopy, the rash is still there only not as severe and my head is in a fog even though I got 8+ hours of sleep last night! I would never recommend anyone take this medication! | F | 46 | 2 days | 1/28/2010 | 1 | UTI | Pain in hands and bottom of feet, extreme muscle aches and pains, difficulty walking, heel pain. | I am posting this 6 months after my initial time taking this medication. I am doing so much better now. Almost all muscle symptoms have gone. I remember going to this site and thinking why doesn't anyone post how long it takes to get better? Well, for me it was 6 months. Hang in there, you will get better, it just takes a long time! I found ice packs to be very helpful in relieving the heel pain. | F | 38 | 2 days | 2/1/2010 | 1 | UTI | Joint stiffness/weakness - mainly in ankles, toes, wrists, fingers and knees. Achilles heel tendons constantly feel strained. Joints feel like they creak and pop so much more now. | I still had two more days of my prescription left when I called my doctor after feeling some joint stiffness. He said to stop taking the meds and pop 800 mg of Advil! Like that would fix the damage. It has only been a week since I stopped, but I am feeling the limitations. I'm scared to exercise in case a tendon tears or severely hurt my joints further. Who knows what will happen? It is like Russian Roulette. | F | 30 | 3 days 500 MG 2X day | 2/8/2010 | 1 | diverticulitis | pain under ribs, difficulty to lean forward, tight achilles tendon | there should be warning about side effects | F | 46 | 3 times 500MG 2X day | 2/15/2010 | 1 | infection | severe depression, pain all over, skin rashes | F | 28 | 1X day | 2/12/2010 | 1 | UTI | I don't even know where to start with my anger towards Cipro. Seven years ago was the first time I took this and ever since have suffered from some tendonitis and joint inflammation throughout my body. I have had three surgeries to helped make it tolerable to walk. Although they helped the tendonitis it would just move somewhere else. Three weeks ago I was prescribed this for another UTI. Regrettable, I didn't read all the fine print and assumed my doctor would have the sense to know the dangers of prescribing this drug for minor UTI. The second and third day I had a headache. After my 6th pill I could not walk. Of course, I still thought it was this mysterious disease that no doctor in seven years could diagnose that caused my ankle to swell up and my entire leg to ache like it was pinned under a boulder. I googled cipro side effects to find out about my headache and well that just opened Pandora's Box. Everything I read was answers to my questions and problems for seven years. Unfort | I have found some relief drinking IONIX Supreme from Isagenix. I have spent thousands on trying to find solutions. If you haven't started your cipro prescription, DON'T! Call your doctor and find something else. | F | 40 | 3 days 500 2X day | 2/26/2010 | 1 | UTI | I listed symptoms on here before but I wanted to come back again to to say that like many others my pains and aches have only gotten worse. Before the pain would slowly come on in the evening and night but now the pain in my tendons start as soon as I wake up now. The pain is worse in the tendons in my elbows, wrists, hands, feet and ankles! It's hard to do stuff around the house while my body aches. Even while laying down and resting I feel pain. I'm starting a detox regime hoping the pain will go away and I can restore my organs. | I believe cipro took care of the UTI but the side effects are just too scary and painful to take again. I'm going to my naturopath next time! Time to detox!!! | F | 25 | 500mg 1X day | 2/24/2010 Patient History | 1 | UTI | Pain in left hip. Severe at night. Able to alleviate by "popping" the joint by doing karate like kick to the side during daytime hours. Seizes up at night. Sleep is impossible laying down. | Will never take again. EVER. | F | 52 | 5 days 500 mg 2X day | 2/23/2010 | 1 | SUSPECTED UTI | The Dr. prescribed cipro XL 1 pill a day I told the pharmacist I cant' swallow pills and can I chew this she said no it's a 24 hr time release pill so she gave me 2 regular pills per day saying I can chew them. When I got home I read the warning she printed for me and it mentioned the liquid dose so i called her back and she agreed to give me the liquid. The liquid came in a box with a spoon and to my shock it came with a paper about 2 ft by 2 ft full of warnings. The pill form did not come with this paper. I started reading and got very nervous so I forced myself to take 1 dose last Sat night. Then I started check the drug out on the internet and I freaked. I called the pharmacist and asked if I was to have a bad reaciton would it be after the first dose and she said NO it would be after the 2nd dose. So for me there was no second dose. The next morning I wake up with pain in my left back near the wing. Eventually it went away. The next day - yesterday night I started feelin | F | 50 | 1 days 500 MG 2X day | 2/23/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | Severe Headaches, insomnia, difficulty breathing, heart palpitations, acute tendinitis( heal, wrist, neck, anxiety attacks, vertigo, confusion, dizziness, lightheadedness, loss of appetite, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling (left hand & foot) | I have been off Cipro for 4 weeks and still am bed ridden. I went to the ER twice after going to my Dr's 3 times for Debilitating headaches. Had 1 MRI, 1 CT scan, Spinal tap, etc. All came back with negative results. This was only after taking 3 days worth of a 10 day dosage. My Dr kept telling me to continue taking. I refused. Went to a different Dr 2 hours away & he was able to diagnose acute tendinitis in almost my entire body. He was a god sent for the tendons, but unfortunately the headaches have not subsided. | F | 36 | 10 days 500 MG 2X day | 2/17/2010 | 1 | uti | Severe tendonitis, tingling, muscle spasms, panic attacks, brain fog, severe eye strain and sensitivity to light. Can't handle any stress. | This is a scary drug. I was given Cipro for the first bladder infection I have ever had. I didn't know it was hard core drug. I went from active working mom to zombie. I almost passed out while driving, thinking I was having as stroke or heart attack. One ambulance ride and multiple tests later reveal nothing. This was in Sept. 2009 and still only slightly better. Sleep seems to help the most. Doctors pretty much don't care or believe these symptoms are a result of Cipro. In my mind there is no other cause. Till now I have led a healthy life with no medical problems (other than the bladder infection - which I wish I had have dealt with the old fashion way). I have taken very few medications in my lifetime and have have none of these problems in the past. Thanks to all who have blogged about this or I would just think I was crazy. | F | 42 | 5 days 500 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 1 | bacterial infection | Heart rhythm disturbance, sickness, headache, dizziness, mental fog, horrednous migraine | 6 weeks on I now have very very painful muscle pain in neck, shoulders and generally all over, painful heels, feet, ankles, shoulders, knees, disgusting metallic taste in mouth which won't go away, nightmares, had a spell of acute anxiety and panic, headache. | F | 57 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 1 | bladder infection | neck pain, swelling of joints in knees and shoulders, strange feeling in legs (aching, burning), itching,slight fever at times, kind of like aching during flu symtoms (except it seems like a weird feeling that can't really be explained), headache in mornings | Took medication for 4 days-thought I maybe was getting sick or something, but decide to look this drug up-so glad I did. Thank you everyone for posting your comments-STOPPING MEDICATION TODAY!!!! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS MED. I do relize everyone reacts differently to drugs, but look at all of the harsh negative reactions. Definately will not take ever again and do not recommend anyone else using this. | F | 43 | 10 days 250 mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 1 | diverticulitis | swollen and tight knees -snapping noise on movement. pain in ankles and numbness and pain in both hands | about 2-3 days after I began the Cipro my knees began feeling very tight and swollen and . I returned to my GP who took me off the Cipro saying it was a "possible" cause. The drug was actually prescribed for 14 days. Within the next few days, my right ankle began hurting and within the next few weeks both hands became numb and painful. All of these symptoms are much, much worse at night when trying to sleep. My GP sent me for extensive blood work looking for arthritis and/or lymes disease. Blood work came back with extremely high ANA's. He suspected Lupus and sent me to a rheumatologist who ordered very comprehensive blood work which all came back normal. Rheumatologist claims I have tendonitis in my ankle, bursitis in both my knees and carpal tunnel in both my hands! What a coincidence, huh! No way do I believe this...I was fine before I began the CIPRO! I was active before my CIPRO treatment doing power yoga weekly and treadmill...now I can't possibly keep up with my yoga class, I've tried to return several times and just can't do it. I have no energy at all. WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAS DEVELOPED ELEVATED ANA'S AFTER CIPRO?????? | F | 55 | 8 days 500 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 1 | uti | While I was taking drug, I had intense burning pain in almost all joints of body, plus constant bad headaches and mild dizziness. After I stopped taking the drug after 3 1/2 days, I got more symptoms. Both achilles hurt constantly. Ankles hurt. Bottom of heels hurts. Can't do calf raise. Loss of ankle mobility. Peripheral neuropathy. Coldness in legs and arms. Burning pain at joints. Fasciculations, spasms, weakness in legs. Painful tightening of legs. Loss of balance when standing. Can't stand more than a few minutes, and can't walk very good. It is starting to happen more in my arms and hands now. | It has been almost 8 weeks, and I see no end in sight. I can barely walk. The achilles hurts so bad, especially right at the bone. Afraid it will rupture. I wasn't given any warning about this drug. They should have tried another antibiotic first. This is supposed to be the last line of defense, not the first. POISON. DO NOT TAKE. ASK FOR ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC. | F | 46 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 3/12/2010 |