Drug Ratings for CIPROAverage Rating: 1.7 (1574 Ratings)
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| 1 | Suspected UTI | I have now been bedridden for over 1,000 days as a result of just TWELVE Ciprofloxacin pills taken back in October of 2009. Yes--you read that correctly! A mere six grams of Cipro destroyed my entire life in ways I never even fathomed possible. I am beyond PISSED!!!!!! | No words can possibly convey the never-ending HORROR Bayer's poison has inflicted upon my body and my life. I have lost absolutely everything. Prior to Cipro I was an amazingly healthy, active and independent 30 year old. I'm now nearly 33, bedridden, unemployed, no longer able to live on my own, and my own body is my absolute worst enemy. May every employee at both Bayer and the corrupt FDA burn in the pits of HELL for what they are doing with this poison. CRIMINALS!!! www.ciproispoison.com | M | 32 | 6 days 500 2X D | 7/27/2012 | 1 | Salmonella typhoid | Medicine worked fine until the last day. Although it resolved my salmonella and typhoid, it left me with a ruptures tendon in my left ankle. | F | 39 | 6 days | 7/9/2012 | 1 | UTI | Long term dizziness, recurrent rash, fatigue, migraines, ear pressure, sinus pressure, muscle cramps, sore tongue, extreme anxiety, blurred vision, fuzzy mind, stiff neck. During course of antibiotic, immune suppression resulting in shingles flare up. Also believe this type of antibiotic permanently disable my mom with tendon injuries. | I had NO idea that fluoroquinolone class antibiotics would cause such damage. I didn't know until my issues that they were probably the cause of my mom's disability. I was given Cipro twice recently for UTIs (barely an infection...trace amounts of white blood cells) and I developed severe mystery ailments during and after taking the antibiotic. I just didn't know to connect it until I did the math with the second round causing things to progressively get worse. | F | 34 | 6 days 500mg 2X D | 7/7/2012 | 1 | UTI | Extreme Nausea | F | 20 | 6 days | 8/12/2012 | 1 | UTI | Destroyed my entire life in so many ways I cannot even begin to tell you. Bedridden for the past 2.5 years with no end in sight. I was 30 years old and healthy prior to ingesting just TWELVE of these poison pills. No one EVER warned me they could permanently cripple me! Had I even half a clue of what this poison is capable of I wouldn't have come within 100 feet of it!!! I went from beyond healthy (minus some bladder pain) to now having more health problems than I could possibly list here, many of them disabling and disfiguring in and of themselves. Every hour of every day I must fight off the urge to end once and for all this horrific existence that is now my "life". I really don't know how much longer I can hold out. Doctors know NOTHING about this medication or it's devastating consequences, and Bayer--those f'ing criminals--are of absolutely NO help once they've got your money and you've fallen victim to their poison! When six grams of a substance is capable of r | www.ciproispoison.com | M | 32 | 6 days 500 2X D | 3/8/2012 | 1 | Prostatitis | Rectal bleeding and constant, MASSIVE panic attacks | Was supposed to take this drug for a month but six days was enough, simply have never had such constant, strong anxiety EVER in my life. Yep, rapid heartbeat, trembling ALL the time, even difficulty swallowing food for the first time in my life! Got to a point where I was having to lay down on the floor and was seriously thinking of getting myself sectioned because my brain was constantly full of the most horrible racing thoughts! Funnily enough, I quit yesterday (after eleven pills total) and today my anxiety level plummeted drastically. It was like getting home after taking a vacation in mental hell. Only plus point is that I never got any tendon issues. Yet. Fingers crossed I won't.....???? | M | 38 | 6 days 500mg 2X D | 10/25/2011 | 1 | Bladder infection | Flu like symtoms times ten. Painful swollen ankles and feet. | After taking Cipro for 5 days I felt like I had the flu times ten. It was awful. Three months later still suffering with ankles that hurt so bad I can hardly walk. If I'm on them to long they swell. I'm beginning to think it's not going away. | F | 52 | 6 days 500 mg 2X D | 9/8/2011 | 1 | UTI | COMPLETE AND UTTER DESTRUCTION OF MY ENTIRE BODY. I am now a cripple thanks to CIPRO! | I took Cipro for less than a week back in 2009. It wasn't until nearly two weeks AFTER I'd stopped that my body (which had always been in INCREDIBLE SHAPE) started to literally fall apart. Within 24 hours of it starting I could no longer walk. Two years later, I am still unable to walk. I live in bed 24/7/365. Job: GONE. Car: GONE. Credit: RUINED. Independence: GONE. Future: GONE. Mobility: GONE. You cannot even begin to imagine the HORRORS this poison has caused me, and continues to cause me every minute of every single day! Just because you've taken Cipro "successfully" before does NOT mean you can take it again safely! This stuff can turn on you at any time! POISON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warn everyone you know!!! Doctors never warned me this could happen to me, and now that it has they refuse to believe that Cipro was the cause! Bayer and the FDA should be sued into bankruptcy over this horrific life-destroying poison! | M | 32 | 6 days 500 2X D | 8/19/2011 | 1 | Urethritis | Nausea, drowsiness, dizziness, anxiety | The possibility of taking this medicine for 6 weeks was too much to bear especially feeling the way I did and knowing how difficult it would be to function. I tried taking the medication at different times during the day, but to no avail. My doctor agreed to discontinue the medication and start me on cranberry supplements 2 pills, 2x per day. I can't even imagine how I would be feeling if I were given the typical dosage of 500 mg 2x/day - OMG. | F | 55 | 6 days 250 mg 1X D | 7/26/2011 | 1 | Bronchotis | can't focus feeling of being dizzy, anxiety | 35 | 6 days 500 2X D | 5/27/2011 | 1 | infection | causes long term muscle tendon and central nervous sytem damage .years after drug stops. side effects wont appear till it is too late to stop the drug.more info at fqresearch.org/. DONT TAKE THIS DRUG UNLESS UR ABOUT TO DIE. | M | 20 | 6 days 500mg 2X D | 2/21/2011 | 1 | Kidney Infection | joint pain, swollen joints, swollen lymph nodes, dizzyness, fatigue, extreme thirst | After the 6th day of taking this medication, I began feeling joint pain in my hands, shoulders, toes, knees, hips (virtually everywhere). I stopped taking Cipro immediately after these symptoms began because I researched side effects online and found mine were common. I am a healthy active 34 year old and now I feel like an 80 year old with extreme arthritis all over. My joints shift and pop and it hurts to hold a pen! Basic tasks are a struggle. I have two young children and don't have time to deal with these effects. I agree with others that state that there are plenty of other antibiotics out there and this should be used as a LAST resort. This is only the 4th day after stopping the medication and I am going back to the Doctor today for testing. I will post updates of my progress. Feel free to email me with suggestions on dealing with this. | F | 34 | 6 days unsure 2X D | 6/28/2010 | 1 | UTI | Stiff neck, extreme fatigue, joint, muscle pain, headache, general malaise | Please DO NOT take this drug. I didn't make the connection immediately, but now I know what's causing pain in my elbow, fingers, calves, back, etc. My neck is extremely stiff. I am a very active, healthy 39 year old female and feel 90 at the moment. I've never experienced anything like this before. I'm concerned about the residual side effects. Why is this medication still being allowed to harm us? | F | 39 | 6 days 500 mg 2X D | 7/5/2010 | 1 | UTI | Debilitating full-body tendon damage, joint destruction, vision damage, tinnitus, skin changes, peripheral neuropathy, extreme muscle wasting, chronic fatigue...need I go on? | It's been nine months now and I'm still COMPLETELY disabled and unable to walk because of this toxic, good-for-nothing POISON! My entire life has been utterly destroyed. I wish nothing but death and destruction on Bayer Pharmaceuticals! | M | 30 | 6 days 500 2X D | 7/31/2010 | 1 | Strep throat | Ankle swelling, lumps on arms, very painful persistent muscle pains (mainly in arms, legs and neck), panic attacks, random bruising feelings, lumps on my knuckles and toes, ear ringing and pain. | I was given 14 500mg tablets of this crap about 10 months ago and I'm still feeling the effects. I took this for strep throat as I have allergy to penicillin, I took 8 of these tablets and stopped taking them when I suspected something was wrong with them. I woke up with a slight pain in each of my ankles, I figured I had tweaked them playing squash. I went to work that day and by the end of the day they had ballooned. It got to the point that I had shooting pains down both legs and was dragging myself along the floor to go to the toilet! It simply got worse, arms pains in my wrists, hurt to turn them in and out, my calves felt like they were falling off the bone, I had strong bruising feelings where I had not taken a knock. I took a month of work! I had sooo many blood tests and visits to various doctors all of who were clueless as to what was wrong with me. I had steroid shots which had no effect, I've tried kinesiology and acupuncture as well as having an ultrasound which showed swollen tendons all over my body and reduced blood flow. I stopped drinking milk as I read it can irritate arthritis and it seemed to help a little. I am still having problems with my wrists and legs although I can tiptoe for the first time in 10 months!!! Brilliant (sarcastic). It is a joke that this is being prescribed with no warning whatsoever. I'm trying to get in touch with the BBC as they are very good at getting this sort of knowledge out and about in the UK. | M | 28 | 6 days | 2/3/2010 | 1 | Completely CRIPPLED | Six months now since I took Cipro and I STILL CANNOT WALK, all tendons and joints in my body are SHOT. 30 years old and my life has been completely ripped away from me by the Bayer corporation. This is far worse than any nightmare...at least you wake up from nightmares. Cipro is 100% the stuff of the devil. If you're on it, you'd better vomit that poison back up and never take another pill (if you enjoy being able to walk, anyway). Words cannot describe what that sh*t has done--and continues to do--to my body. It is nothing short of HORRIFIC. We live in a sick world where things like this are legally allowed to happen to innocent people and we're allowed NO legal recourse whatsoever. I want to see heads roll at Bayer HQ for what they've done to me. ANOTHER LIFE DESTROYED | M | 30 | 6 days 500 2X D | 5/2/2010 | 1 | suspected gastroenteritis | extreme lethargy, loss of coordination, extreme fatigue, extreme dizziness | Cipro should be taken off the market for good. This is a strong, strong antibiotic. I wound up in the ER after sever abdominal pain, and the GI doctor prescribed Cipro. Never again. I slept for 12 hours on this, and woke up still feeling exhausted. I'm 19, and in college. I shouldn't be sleeping 12 hours and bedridden. This medicine is ridiculous. Finally called the GI and he told me to stop taking them. | F | 19 | 6.5 days 500 mg 2X D | 12/10/2010 | 5 | UTI | Slight fatigue (could be from not drinking caffeine as is recommended), upset GI, possible yeast infection | I'm on Day 3 of my Cipro and my UTI symptoms are completely gone. I have cut out caffeine, as is recommended, so that could be the cause of my fatigue. As with most antibiotics I am having GI side effects but even those aren't that bad since I'm popping probiotics a few hours after taking the Cipro. I may be getting a yeast infection, but that's not the Cipro's fault...antibiotics in general do that to me. How pleasant. I was worried about this drug because of all the negativity on this site, but I have no real complaints. | F | 28 | 7 days 500 mg 2X D | 12/14/2010 | 5 | Kidney Infection | NONE | I averaged about 5-6 kidneys infections per year since I was 17. This (and Levaquin) always cleared them up super fast and with zero side effects. Unfortunately it no longer works for me as I've taken way too much of it over the past 10 years. My Doctor informed me that it doesn't really work much anymore for about 40% of people now that it $4 at Walmart and therefore prescribed for just about everything! Luckily a single dose of 100mg of Macrobid every time I have sex prevents the kidney infections from occurring at all these days. | F | 29 | 7 days 500mg 2X D | 2/6/2011 | 5 | Kidney Infection | Typical antibiotic side effects, plus I got a bad sunburn (Cipro increases the likelihood of that-- make sure to stay in the shade!) | Drug was, literally, a life-saver. Although the side-effects weren't pleasant, they were nothing compared to a kidney infection, which it treated and cured really efficiently. My doctors were reluctant to prescribe it, because of its side-effect profile, but it was fantastic. Macrobid, on the other hand, a supposedly 'well-tolerated' antibiotic, was what really nearly killed me. | F | 31 | 7 days 150 2X D | 1/18/2011 | 5 | Post Surgery Incision Infection | None at all. No side effects whatsoever. No tendon or joint issues. No stomach issues. No sleep issues. I noticed no difference in anything, except lightning fast healing. | I was so freaked out by reading some of the horrid comments here that I hesitated 24 hrs to take Cipro, which as it turns out was my biggest mistake - hesitating. I don't doubt some had issues but everyone is different and I think most people w/ adverse reactions are more likely to post. So here is my good news for you, I had no side effects and I had immediate stoppage of my infection. When I say immediate, I mean it. The infection & drainage stopped and I started healing after a couple hours of first dose. My only regret is waiting to start, if your Doctor prescribed Cipro, take it & determine for yourself how it affects you. | M | 39 | 7 days 500MG 2X D | 3/16/2011 | 5 | UTI | None | I went to an urgent care clinic because I suspected that I had a UTI (sure enough, I did!) and they prescribed me Cipro. The doctor told me I would begin to feel better within about 6 hours after my first dose and should be back to feeling 100% by the 3rd day. Well, I made the mistake of reading these reviews when I got home and considered going back to the doctor to ask for a different medication. But by that time the clinic was closed and I was in pain from my UTI, so I didn't really have a choice. I'm glad I just decided to take the Cipro. The doctor was right, I started feeling better a few hours after my first dose and was actually feeling back to normal by the end of the 2nd day. No side effects at all. It says you can take with or without food, but I always took it with a meal. | F | 29 | 7 days 500 MG 2X D | 8/12/2011 | 5 | dental abcess, bronchitis | heavy limbs, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, soreness & tension in shoulders/back/knees, mild dehydration, delayed onset of tendinitis which subsided with painkillers and pilates after 2 weeks.) sensitivity to light (aided by sunglasses), sound, and occasional tingling in extremities. | cipro was prescribed as an alternative to penicillin. i have taken this medication with success for over 15 years with no outstanding issue. this is the first time i've experienced tendinitis as a result of using cipro. i'd read on here that many people experienced this during or after the course, which is why i spent 20 minutes every day doing gentle yoga / pilates. i'm convinced those 20 minutes of gentle stretching every day of the course lessened the severity of the tendinitis that came 2 weeks after finishing. my advice to anyone taking this stuff - sleep through as much of it as you can, and if at all possible try to do some very gentle stretching every day to ward off extreme tendinitis. all in all cipro has been very effective for me, and i wouldn't hesitate to use it again if it were necessary. | F | 30 | 7 days 500 2X D | 5/31/2010 | 5 | UTI | I am seriously amazed at all the people on here that have bad effects from this medicine. I have taken this 4 or 5 different times in the last 4 years for UTI's. I NEVER EVER had one side effect from it. I work a fulltime job cleaning commercial building and residences and am a single mother of 3. I was never once tired or experienced any pain, stiffness, joint clicking, ear ringing, loss of sight, stomach pain, weakness, or anything else everyone has said on here. I LOVE this medicine. My UTI's started to clear up immediately everytime I took it. To this day I don't have any problems. | F | 36 | 7 days 2X D | 2/24/2010 | 5 | UTI | None. | I've had 5 incredibly severe and very quickly progressing UTIs over my life (first symptoms at 5pm, bleeding from urethra at 10pm)and was prescribed Cipro in the emergency room and in the doctor's office. It always worked SO wonderfully and was like a miracle to me. Reading over all the unfortunate side effects makes me sad to hear how other people have fared with it, but I felt like those are the people most likely to write a review. I wanted to give the other side, in that it can be very helpful, with no side effects for certain people. | F | 35 | 7 days 1X D | 10/25/2010 | 5 | UTI | None. | The adverse reactions I read that others had experienced are the culprit of my very minor side effects, including anxiety, insomnia (a result of the anxiety), trembling, and twitching. Since I stopped googling, all of my symptoms have subsided. ALL drugs have side effects and I understand that this class of drugs seems to have more than its fair share, however, I thankfully did not experience any of these. Further, so-called support groups, such as the Fluoroquinolone Toxicity group on Facebook, do more to upset folks than they do to support each other. | F | 46 | 7 days 500 mg 2X D | 9/29/2010 | 5 | kidney infection | I felt a little sleepy after taking a dose...I had very mild dizziness after my 1st dose...but other than that, no side effects. I have taken this medication on 4 different occasions and tolerated it extremely well. | F | 25 | 7 days 2X D | 10/9/2010 | 5 | UTI | I had no side effects I just dislike how big the pills are. | F | 18 | 7 days 500 | 8/17/2012 | 5 | kidney infection | Made my pain go away within 3 days, but made me very drowsy and slightly dizzy. The best part of it was it doesn't leave that horrible metallic taste. | F | 32 | 7 days 500 mg | 8/27/2012 | 5 | Bladder Infection | None | I have chronic bladder infections (5 in the last 8 months). Twice doctors prescribed Macrobid and I got extremely ill. High Fever, body aches, chest pains. I have never had any side effects with Cipro. | F | 33 | 7 days | 1/26/2007 | 5 | intestinal infection | none that I was aware of | I took cipro after having some digestive infection for over a month. It worked like magic and I had no side effects, even though I react badly to avelox, a cousin of cipro. Cipro stopped my infection cold after only 3 days, and the remainder of the treatment period was side FX free. I know this group of antib. causes joint and tendon problems, and I do recall getting a mild knee injury while working out, about 3-6 months after taking this, but I cannot say they were related. | F | 31 | 7 days | 3/26/2007 | 5 | UTI | Not sure, but my upper back is itching and driving me crazy. That is why I have been checking side-effects of ciprofloxacin. Might be just dry skin, but I don't think so. It is just the upper back and nowhere else. The UTI is gone. | F | 50 | 7 days | 2/25/2007 | 5 | Post Appendectomy | Muscle aches, shortness of breath, rash/yeast infection | I guess it's working, no infection post appendectomy. Neck and body stiffness/rash annoying, though I guess the alternative would be worse. | F | 28 | 7 days | 11/24/2006 | 5 | urinary track infection | None. The UTI was so severe that anything was an improvement, however. | After being treated for a week with another antibiotic, the UTI worsened to include high fever, chills, muscle aches. After one day on Cipro (during a full week's course) I felt improvement. Don't know if this is typical, but it worked for me and I would use it again -- albeit not for long durations. | F | 39 | 7 days | 1/22/2002 | 5 | recurrent UTI | headache, joint pain (knee and hips), stiff muscles, dizziness, foot pain, and tingling sensations in my skin (not often) | I had taken other antibiotics and Cipro is the only one that worked. The side effect were often disturbing, but passed as soon as my 7 days of treatment were over. | F | 18 | 7 days | 12/5/2006 | 5 | UTI | Diarrhea (Dr. said to expect that). My tendons were soft (move slowly). Slightly irritable (think happy thoughts) | I did have tendon "aching,” but not a problem. No workouts for 3 weeks after starting treatment. I was so scared to take Cipro after reading entries on this site (before completing treatment). I did not have any serous side effects from Cipro. I am now on my regular workout schedule with no side effects. | M | 47 | 7 days | 10/11/2008 | 5 | UTI | Zero, Nada, not one side effect. | I just finished using Cipro for a UTI and I almost didn't take it because I stumbled across this web site and saw all the horror stories written on it. I finally decided to take what I paid for and I'm glad I did, after 7 days of taking the drug my symptoms are all gone and I not only didn't suffer any of the horrific side effects written by others here, but I didn't suffer ANY side effects. I don't want to question other peoples experiences, but I have to wonder if maybe some people are just plain allergic to the drug or didn't take it as prescribed resulting in bad experiences. Of course there are always those people who want to set up for a law suit too so they can take money from the big bad drug company and up the prices for the rest of us. All I can say is I used it and as far as I can tell it has worked for me without any problems. | M | 42 | 7 days | 2/1/2008 | 5 | UTI | Small amount of fatigue, drowsiness, and loss of appetite, but that's it. Much better on my GI system than any of the cyllins out there when taken with food like yogurt. | The 3 most common drugs for UTI's are macrobid, levaquin, and Cipro. Started feeling better after 2 doses. They actually prescribe this for "traveler's diharreha" so drink lots of water. Best broad spectrum taken PO. | M | 35 | 7 days | 11/16/2007 | 5 | Suspected Diverticulitis | No side effects, seemed pretty smooth to me. I did have a sore throat 4-5 days after I finished taking it but I was also smoking occasionally, so I figure that was smoker's throat and not Thrush. | I've taken it before with no problems. I figured compared to bent over in severe pain from Diverticulitis is a good reason to consider taking this drug, but it's probably not a good idea without some type of severe symptoms you are trying to fight. | M | 53 | 7 days | 6/19/2007 | 5 | UTI | I was on 500mg, twice a day, and had no side effects at all. I would not even have known I was on Cipro except for the fact that it cured my UTI. | F | 37 | 7 days | 7/10/2009 | 5 | None. | Cipro really helped to relieve a lot of my symptoms. I did not have a bad experience with it at all! I took 2 week-long courses, and 1 2 week course, and each time it has been easy on me. | F | 20 | 7 days | 5/20/2009 | 5 | unspecified urinary/kidney infectio | Not any at all!! apart from being scared and hypochondriac after reading this webside!!!! Its loads of rubish writen here. I even did bite the pills,as I never swallow any pills and it was ok... Had a one bad/scary dream,but also had a fever at the same time, so belive it was due to the fever, not the pills/. I was given these pills by private doctor and then read this horible stories so got sooo scared, that almost stopped taking it. But then I phoned my family Dr( she is a friend of my mum since school) and she said that she would give me the same pills and since she knows me since i was a kid I trust her. | Its ok, would recommended. Helped me. I took 14 tablets/500mg twice a day. Didnt take any milk, zinek, vitamins,iron,alcohol with it as Its not recommended anyway. | F | 34 | 7 days | 3/23/2008 | 5 | UTI | The first few doses I would feel a little sleepy immediately after taking it. This subsided within a half hour and did not continue after the second day. | I read nothing but horror stories about this medication and was scared to death to take it. I had no problems with it whatsoever and it wiped out my UTI within two days. Septra before that couldn't cure the UTI. | F | 34 | 7 days | 4/13/2008 | 5 | UTI (pseudomonas) -> prostatitis | Persistent extremely unpleasant taste in mouth (peaking around day 3, then diminishing), significant exhaustion & lack of energy | Cipro was the third antibiotic I was prescribed, the previous ones, prescribed before the results of my urine test came thru, were totally ineffective. According to my doctor cipro is the only thing effective for pseudomonas infection. After a week of cipro (2 x 500mg/day) I am now symptom-free, and looking forward to finishing the course with my final tab tonight, which will hopefully see my energy levels return to normal. The dreadful taste in my mouth seemed to peak mid-way through the course and I suspect was related to its action on the infection. Glad I haven't experienced some of the horror stories here - they don't hit everyone, it seems. | M | 57 | 7 days | 12/2/2008 | 5 | UTI | No side effects that I noticed | It seems like cipro has been put in a bad light here, and just wanted to put my positive experience to let others know that it doesn't have negative effects on everyone. I have had UTIs since I was 4, so believe me I have tried just about every antibiotic out there. Penicillin gave me hives, Septra was the worst experience of my life (severe anxiety, urinating every 5 minutes, burning itching skin, felt like I was going to die), and Macrobid works but with some stomach pain. But I have never had any problems with the cipro. And it always clears up the infection for me. Occasionally I will take macrobid too so that I don't build a dependance to cipro, but I prefer the cipro any day. I have never taken it without food so not sure if it makes a difference on the stomach. But I always feel it's a good idea to take antobiotics with a meal. I get yeast infections after antibiotics though so this time I'm trying some acidolpholous pills during my treatment. | F | 23 | 7 days | 11/30/2008 | 5 | UTI | None | Reading all of these negative comments made me very afraid to take this drug. Fortunately I had no side effects at all. In fact, this is the only antibiotic I've taken that didn't cause major side effects. It's puzzling why this drug seems to cause so much trouble for some but not others. I wouldn't take this drug for a minor infection, but if you truly do need it, I would at least give it a try for a day or two to see how you will react. As with all drugs, you have to decide if the risks of taking it outweigh the risks of *not* taking it. | F | 55 | 7 days | 3/11/2009 | 5 | Chest Congestion | This is the second time I have taken Cipro. The first time i did have dizziness once, but it went away quickly. This time there was no dizziness. There was a bit of nausea but that is to be expected with these kinds of drugs. | There are a lot of horror stories out there about this drug. However, it worked quickly and efficiently for me without drastic side effects. Amox couldn't touch this, but Cipro had me feeling better in two days. I would use it again. | F | 49 | 7 days | 4/27/2008 | 5 | Bladder Infection | MINOR nausea that went away (I found taking it on an empty stomach wasn't the best idea), MINOR dizziness the first day or two which cleared up, after coming on this site the 5th day I had MINOR "tingling" and some MINOR muscle pain but that may be have been psychosomatic since I'm prone to anxiety. | I've been off this pill for 48 hours and no further side effects. This pill did wonders for my bladder infection and there was an added bonus of clearing up some digestive issues I was having that I didn't relate to being a possible bacteria problem. My pharmacist gave me a huge hand out on the possible side effects so I was very nervous to take this drug but I just want to say to all the people who are starting this drug and are on this site and just as nervous as I was, do not worry and listen to your doctor. Don't think that taking this drug for a few days is going to "ruin your life". Its important to clear up the infection. you may get even sicker if you let the infection get worse..Just think if you asked a surviving cancer patient what his or her opinion of chemo is you'd probably get a response like "it was hell but I'm alive" and those side effects would be waaaaay worse then the potential side effects you are going to experience from this drug. Sometimes w | F | 29 | 7 days | 1/11/2009 | 5 | Severe Outer/Middle Ear Infection | Headache. Fatigue. Slight nausea that went away after the second day. | Amoxicillin didn't kill it. Zithromax didn't do it. Within 24 hours of Cipro, I went from maxing out the dosages of both paracetamol and ibuprofen to hardly taking anything at all. It worked. Yeah, there are side effects, but in my case, they weren't bad. It beat the pants off of an infected skull and pain that kept me from sleeping or talking. | F | 26 | 7 days | 9/21/2009 | 4 | UTI/Kidney Infection | The only problems I really had were a stiff neck, nightsweats, and a little confusion. Light intolerance too. | It cured my infection real quick which was a relief. I was on 500mg twice a day for 7 days and only had minor problems. I'm sure some people have a sensitivity to it but it was in no way a nightmare drug for me. Mind you I didn't like the side effects but I'd much rather have that than the horrible pain of a kidney infection. The power of suggestion is very strong for some. | F | 22 | 7 days | 3/9/2009 | 4 | kidney infection | 1 week after finishing 7 days of 500mg Cipro per day, I am left with a metallic taste in my mouth - nothing tastes right. I am quite depressed( more than the usual depression caused by report card writing - I am a teacher) and I ache in my legs and feet/feel swollen in hands and feet (although I have osteoarthristis, so it is hard to know what is causing it). I also have tenderness in my lower abdomen. | I had taken a week's course of another fluoroquinolone but it didn't work, so my GP switched me to this. It took a week for the symptoms to subside. I wish I had known all of the severity of the side effects, and their longevity. Are they really irreversible? That's even more depressing. I am going back to my GP. | F | 60 | 7 days | 5/24/2009 | 4 | UTI | Like others...were worried about stomach upset or side effects, but thank God really no problem at all except for some back achy pain or tiredness, but really no problems | F | 50 | 7 days | 5/30/2009 | 4 | Urinary Tract/Kidney Infection | Fatigue, tachycardia, lightheadedness, and minor shortness of breath | This med did cause me to experience some annoying side effects, but I'm on day 5 and it is clearing up my infection. My terrible kidney pain is now gone. So, to me, it was well worth the side effects. | F | 25 | 7 days | 4/20/2005 | 4 | UTI | Abdominal cramps and nausea | It's an amazing drug! It cleared up my UTI and my Upper Respiratory Infection at the same time. | F | 22 | 7 days | 1/26/2005 | 4 | DIVITICULITIS | Did not experience any side effects. It stopped the pain within 4 days | M | 54 | 7 days | 12/24/2007 | 4 | UTI | Horrible dizzyness and nausea, nightmares, restlessness, depression, dry mouth, tired, tingling legs, stiff muscles...I feel weird within 10 minutes of taking this medicine and it lasts all day. | I have been taking this medicine for 2 days and the pain is getting better already. Hopefully by tomorrow the pain will be totally gone. | F | 27 | 7 days | 7/7/2006 | 4 | sinus infection | insomnia/difficulty falling asleep; itchy arms at night; dry mouth at night. I was taking this along with Tussionex, which usually knocks me out, so I was VERY surprised to not be able to fall asleep for 1+ hours after getting bed feeling tired. | I have seasonal allergies and get sinus infections 2-3 times per year. I finally "graduated" to Cipro. It was VERY effective in clearing the infection - I felt much better within 48 hours. But the insomnia persisted until I finished the 7 day course. It was esp. annoying since I hadn't been sleeping well due to drainage for 2 weeks! | F | 37 | 7 days | 4/6/2007 | 4 | UTI - Kidney Infection | Headache, backache which I contributed to the kidney infection, slight numbness in extremeties, chills, fever, and lack of energy. | I have taken Cipro post op for my appendectomy and there were no side effects at that time. Taking it more recently for my kidney infection, I have experienced side effects but I believe part of what I am experiencing is the antibiotic doing it's job and killing off the bacteria. I think many of those who have commented here are exaggerating the severity of their symptoms. While all antibiotics have side effects, it sounds like Cipro has more than others. | F | 37 | 7 days | 6/22/2006 | 4 | UTI | it seems like after I take it, I seem to go to the bathroom ALOT(peeing) or it could just be from drinking so much water after taking it. I'm not sure. I haven't experienced any of the other symptoms that people talk about on here. | I've been using CIPRO for my UTI's since I was like 18 years old. And it's always helped me. The key that I have found is what everyone is saying...that you need to make sure that you drink TONS OF WATER!!! Not to mention, if you have the UTI, TONS OF CRANBERRY JUICE! I've done alot of research on this subject and have found that Cranberry juice or Blueberry Juice is supposed to ward off any urinary infections. I haven't tried the Blueberry juice yet. I have to agree that I think those who have commented on here that the drug is "poison" are definitely exaggerating. Maybe it's your CONDITION that's the problem, NOT the drug? | F | 40 | 7 days | 9/19/2007 | 4 | recurrent UTI's | negative thoughts, irritability, loose stools (not diarrhea), fatigue, strange/scary dreams, frequent and urgent need to urinate | It helps with the UTI's | F | 24 | 7 days | 5/18/2006 |