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 | bacterial infection | Hallucinations, nightmares, bad joint pains, irrational thinking, couldn't function normally | Could only take 1 day of this (2 doses) and switched antibiotics. Powerful medicine I guess, but hope to never take it again. | M | 54 | 1 days | 12/30/2005 | 1 | sinusitis | Bizarre almost psychotic mental confusion. Called an all night pharmacy with the 2 or 3 still functioning brain cells. Pharmacist told me to STOP taking it & read me the list of side effects. | This drug is horrible and scary.I stopped after the second pill. Never again. And never experienced anything like it with any other meds. | F | 51 | 1 days | 6/4/2004 | 1 | Chest Infection | Swollen Tongue and Lips and joint pain - stopped after taking one tablet | Beware - read all the information on the leaflet enclosed. | F | 37 | 1 days | 7/13/2002 | 1 | she got psudemonous infection | my mother was sent home from hospital and given cipro 500mg. she took the first one and her stomach balloned like she was 6 months pregant. she said it felt like worms were eating at the inside her stomach. she was 75. she went back to hospital and got complications. c-diff, thrush infection in throat and 1 month later died. | this stuff is too strong dont take it. try to stay in hospital and take intrevenous medicine. vancimycin or other medicine in home with visiting nurse giving intrevenousily. | F | 75 | 1 days | 3/2/2007 | 1 | rash-possibly caused by a bacteria | 10 minutes after taking the first pill my hands began itching and I felt funny. After about 20 minutes, huge hives appeared over my body and my head was puffy/swollen, ears numb, throat feeling funny, rushed to ER, allergic reaction caught early. | I have NO allergies to anything, this is a first for me. This must be a VERY strong drug to have reaction happen almost immediately after taking the first pill. | M | 37 | 1 days | 3/8/2005 | 1 | Peritonitis/ruptured appendix | ANAPHYLAXIS I had just been release from the hospital where I had been on 5 days of intrevenous Flagyl, Gentromyicin and Amoxicillan for a ruptured appendix and peritonitis. I was also given a steroid upon release with a prescription for Cipro. Not sure if reaction was drug interaction or allergic. Within 10 minutes of taking first pill, I started to break out in hives. By the time the ambulance arrived, my entire body was bright red, I was halucinating and delirious, having trouble breathing, my blood pressure had dropped dramatically, and basically remember very little on the way to the hospital except thinking | F | 39 | 1 days | 1/13/2005 | 1 | prostate infection | death | My good friend of 50 years was prescribed cipro for a prostate infection. Within 24 hours of taking the drug he started feeling woozie, and fell asleep watching TV. Wife couldn't wake him. Medics say it was a heart attack. Coincidence? I don't think so. | M | 78 | 1 days | 2/2/2005 | 1 | UTI | EXTREME Nausea, dizziness, fatigue | I thought it was just me, so decided to look the stuff up on the "net". After reading this website I'm throwing the rest of my "poison" away. I called the Dr. at the immediate care clinic that I went to and told him about what it did to me. I was told to keep taking it with more food next time. He also said he had the same reaction from it, "It's an awful feeling" but to not stop taking it. I admit it did help the UTI, but it's just not worth it at this cost. The side effects are FAR WORSE than any UTI or Kidney Stone I've ever experienced. | F | 41 | 1 days | 6/22/2007 | 1 | prophylaxis for N. Meningitis | I awoke at 3 am about 30 hours after taking a single does of Cipro..I am a health care professional and was exposed to bacterial meningitis, it was the protocol of occupational health to make us take the medicine. Luckily we only had to take one, but I awoke with my tongue dried to the top of my mouth, and a high pitched ringing in my left ear. I went back to sleep, had strange dreams all night, and woke up in the morning feeling awful with dizziness and the severe tinnitus(ringing in ears) This is a known side effect, and I never take antibiotics. I will not be prescribing this med unless it is a matter of death or deaf. My ear is still ringing 3 days after taking it, I just hope that it will go away...it is so irritating, I can't even think. Also, I have had cramps in my feet and soreness in my toes. I'm being careful not to exercise for a few days to keep from other side effects. | F | 30 | 1 days | 4/20/2007 | 1 | uti | flushing/rash and severe itching of face, ears and elbows and feeling of anxiety felt within five minutes of first dose. Did not take any more and now, a month later, have developed the same exact reactions to some foods I never had a problem with before Cipro. | would never have taken it if I had any idea what it would do. | F | 50 | 1 days | 12/1/2007 | 1 | UTI | After taking only 2nd tablet, I began experiencing a Lupus exacerbation -- Lower back pain, neck pain, severe headache, pain in feet, ankle, wrist and finger swelling, stiffness and pain, pain in calves, heart palpitations, sleeplessness, etc. Thank God I found this site! I would have kept taking Cipro and blamed my symptoms on a Lupus flare. | Cipro is a nightmare drug. Why does the FDA continuously allow us to be poisoned by dangerous drugs and food additives (aspartame, sucralose/Splenda, MSG, nitrites, sulfites... and on and on and on)?? Please see www.ewg.org and www.mercola.com for more info. | F | 38 | 1 days | 10/2/2005 | 1 | UTI | WITHIN 2 HOURS OF FIRST DOSE OF 1000MG CIPRO XR I BEGAN TO HAVE TINGLING, NUMBNESS, ITCHING, AND BURNING OF SKIN. I CONTACTED DR. AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE BENADRYL AND CONTINUE MEDS. BY THE NEXT DAY I HAD BEGUN TO SWELL IN WRISTS AND FINGERS AND COULD NOT HOLD A PEN IN MY HAND. I WENT TO DR. AND WAS ADMINISTERED A STEROID SHOT AND A BENADRYL SHOT FOR ALLERGIC REACTION. I STOPPED TAKING CIPRO AT THAT TIME. DR. WANTED ME TO TAKE MEDROL STEROID PACK TO ALLEVIATE SWELLING AND JOINT PAIN. AFTER READING THAT STEROIDS CAN CAUSE TENDONS TO RUPTURE AFTER OR DURING TREATMENT WITH CIPRO I REFUSED TO TAKE THE MEDROL. THAT WAS TWO DAYS AGO AND I AM STILL IN SEVERE PAIN IN ALL OF MY JOINTS. I HAVE A NEW ACHE EVERY DAY. | I WOULD NEVER TAKE CIPRO AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS DRUG AND THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE MUCH MORE COMMON THAT DR'S ARE AWARE OF. | F | 36 | 1 days | 4/13/2006 | 1 | Giardia | Almost immediate, deep feelings of dread and fear. Became very anxious and jumpy. Made me start to cry over nothing. Caused nightmares, insomnia. | Informed M.D. ASAP, and he prescribed Flagyl instead, which worked very well with no/few side effects. | M | 38 | 1 days | 10/29/2005 | 1 | Possible UTI | Made me feel like I was on cocaine. Heart racing and couldn't concentrate. Just did not feel normal. 5 days later, severe abdominal cramps. | Would never ever recommend this drug to anyone. As someone mentioned in a previous comment, it is a poison. The doctor did not even find a bacteria but prescribed this drug anyway. Doctors today are too quick to put you on drugs that you don't need. Will never take another drug unless I research it. | F | 34 | 1 days | 7/6/2005 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Tingling in my arms, dizziness, numbess in my face, sensitivity to sound, anxiety, shortness of breath, chest pains, very weak, racing heart, burning bladder. | This is an extremely dangerous drug ! Two hours after taking a pill my face and arms went numb and my heart started to race so fast that I couldn't breathe. I had to crawl to the phone to call 911. I'm still recovering from the other symptoms. Don't take this drug if you have a heart condition ! This stuff is poison! I wish I could sue them ! | F | 26 | 1 days | 7/22/2006 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Severe muscle/tendon pain in left hip region. Actually went to the emergency room. After X-rays and MRI, confimed no fractures in hip or leg. Doctor then changed my medication and symptoms cleared up within 24-hours. | If you start experiencing severe joint/tendon problems after taking this drug, seek medication attention. Take the information sheet with you that lists the possible side effects for Doctors that don't believe you could experience this kind of pain after only 2 pills. | F | 40 | 1 days | 11/13/2004 | 1 | Respiratory infection | Terrible stomach pain, bad dreams and hallucinations. I stopped taking after 2 pills. Doctor should not have prescribed this for a minor respiratory infection, in my opinion. It's a strong drug with very troubling side effects. I would NEVER take Cipro again. | F | 57 | 1 days | 2/13/2005 | 1 | Prostatitis | bizarre dreams, night sweats, pounding headache, nausea, no appetite, dizziness | I don't think I've ever been this sick in my life. | M | 53 | 1 days 500 mg 2X day | 8/18/2011 | 1 | UTI | Within 4 hours of the first dose, woke up from a nap with bruising on both knees (haven't injured myself in anyway), night sweats, racing heart, extreme dizziness, nausea, feeling like i'm about to black out, stiff legs and muscle ache when i tried to go to bathroom, general flu-like feeling, definitely got rid of the UTI symptoms though...today, a week later, the knee pain has worsened, haven't been able to stand for more than 2 mins without pain, limping everywhere...also starting to get numbness and tingling in legs after 5 days of stopping the medication. | I'm a healthy 27 yr old, no problems aside from occasional UTI (1-2/year, alot less frequent in the past couple of years). 5'2'' and 105lbs, not overweight. Run 3.5miles 2x a week, used to be a classical dancer, never had any joint pain in my life. Have used cipro on 6-7 occasions previously with only minimal side effects (nausea, fatigue), and it has always worked great, I always keep it on hand in case of emergency -- this is how much i used to like this medication. All of this changed 10 days ago, after I took 1 dose of 500mg (which I found out is 2x the amt I usually get, thought the pill was kind of large when I swallowed it but was in too much pain to notice). I took a nap after, woke up 4 hours later feeling like I was going to die (crazy heart palpitations, intense sweats, nausea, and felt like I was going to pass out), not to mention the stiffness and weakness in my legs that I had to support myself on every piece of furniture on my way to the bathroom. The UTI symptoms were gone after that first dose, but I stopped taking it in fear of worse side effects. 4-5 days after I took that first dose of cipro, the knee stiffness/weakness got worse, to the point that I cannot stand for more than 2 mins without pain. I used to walk everywhere (live in NY), now I have to take a cab to go to work cos I couldn't walk the 3 blocks from my apartment to the subway. Saw an orthopedic surgeon who told me to just be patient and wait it out, I really hope the side effect would go away, | F | 27 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 8/9/2011 | 1 | Bronchial Infection | Took one pill and went to bed. Had some itching. woke up had whelps on my face and decided to run some errands. Almost passed out driving. Was taken to doctors office who prescribed the medication and was made to wait for an hour in an empty waiting room. As I was about to pass out I told the person at the desk and they took me back and did a breathing treatment and had to give me shots of steroids. I thought I was going to die. I couldn't breathe and everything was like being in a dream. Horrible medicine. | F | 26 | 1 days not sure 1X day | 6/16/2011 |