Drug Ratings for CIPROAverage Rating: 1.7 (1572 Ratings)
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| 1 | UTI/Kidney Stone | Skin lesions on nose and eyelids, anxiety, stuffed sinuses, raw and bloody nose, nausea, fatigue, insomnia, restless sleep, nightmares, headaches, foggy head | This drug should be outlawed. I took it once before for Giardia and it trashed my stomach lining for years to come. This time I supplemented heavily with probiotics and though my stomach feels fine, I had tons of other symptoms. I was supposed to take it for 10 days, but stopped at 8 because I could not handle the side effects. I'm amazed this drug is still on the market. Do not take it for any reason! | F | 32 | 8 days 500 2X D | 7/14/2010 | 1 | kidney infection | Day 5: Woke up with racing, palpitating heart; tingling in calf muscles; feeling like I was going to pass out. Day 8: Severe episode of nearly passing out (while driving!), tingling in calf muscles, weakness in legs, racing/palpitating heart. The documentation says these are serious side effects that require immediate medical attention. Went to ER; changed Rx to Keflex. Cipro side effects continued every day, sometimes better, sometimes worse, so much that my primary care physician sent me to the ER for a second time in 8 days. No one could do anything other than tell me to drink lots of fluids. Have been on at-home heart monitor for the last month. Heart rate spikes any time of day or night as high as 120 bpm and stays there for hours. Try sleeping with that. Five weeks after taking my last pill of Cipro, the heart irregularities are easing somewhat, although a new development is that my calf/heel muscles have been tight and burning, to the point of needing to use some ice. Restlessle | Before taking Cipro, I was extremely healthy and a frequent exerciser. It has taken more than a month out of my life (so far) and cost me more than $8,000 in ER bills, not to mention time lost from work, family, exercise, and everything else. I will NEVER take this drug again and will tell everyone I know to stay away unless they have absolutely no other option. It is unconscionable that the manufacturer has no antidote or treatments for the known side effects. The FDA warning to seek immediate medical attention is a joke when doctors have no idea what to do. | F | 46 | 8 days 500 MG 2X D | 8/25/2010 | 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 D | 2/16/2010 | 1 | possible infection | joint pain, tingling, weakness in arms, tendonitis all over body, rash, depression | THIS IS POISON!!! If you are taking this STOP immediately! This medicine has drastically changed my life - maybe forever! I was a healthy, happy very active 30 year old - newly married and teaching to help children with disabilities until CIPRO changed my life. I first had severe joint pain in two fingers and then tingling, numbness and weakness in my upper body. It has been a year now and I was misdiagnosed with RA and since then tendonitis has moved to all over my body ( jaw, shoulders, wrists, hands, calfs and worst of all my feet) I used to be able to run five miles, lift, play softball, do triathlons - these were some of my greatest joys in life and it has ALL been taken from me just from taking a handful of pills for a possible infection. I now struggle to walk and do anything repetitive such as flip a page in a magazine or change the channel on the remote. Some days I don't want to eat becuase it's just too much work. I would choose DEATH over putting another one of these pills in my mouth. My symptoms did now show for a ten days after the medication so please even if you are not having a reaction while on this med STOP now. On a positive note - I know finally have answers to what has been going on in my body after countless hours in the internet searching and praying everyday! It's now time to be positive and do whatever it takes to get my life back. Still working at this point because of my amazing and understanding school. I have tried everything - chiro, a | F | 30 | 8 days 500 mg 2X D | 5/4/2010 | 1 | uti | Feelings of death and panic attacks. | It is now 6 months since my last 50mg tablet and life is better but I am still depressed and dont know if i am ever going to get better. According to wikipedia cipro is a " chemotherapeutic " agent and is "but only a handful have found their way into clinical practice.[11]The fluoroquinolone drugs are the most toxic and dangerous antibiotics in clinical practice today.[citation " If you take this drug then it is like being on chemotherapy except for the fact that you are all alone and by the time you realise it is the cipro that is ruining your life then it is too late and the damage is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 35 | 8 days 50 1X D | 6/22/2010 | 1 | Chronic Sinus Infection | I thought this was going to be the answer. I have been battling sinus infections for over a year. This drug has made me feel so sick to my stomach, extremely achy and irritible. I still have two days left of this medication, but i really dont think i can stick it out. The only thing that helps is to eat constantly or to sleep. Who can do that? I have things to get done and needless to say nothing is getting done. Now I feel that i am back to square one with this sinus infection. | F | 30 | 8 days | 6/10/2007 | 1 | possible Epiditimitis | Fever, night sweats, burning feeling on skin throughout body, severe insomnia, excessive thirst, anxiety, depression. | Didn't know it was so dangerous. I have never felt like this before...just stopped taking it yesterday...I hope these things subside, but so far I still feel miserable. | M | 33 | 8 days | 2/9/2008 | 1 | urinary infection | Started experiencing tingling in hands, internal tremors, inability to sleep due to shakiness, and general feeling of unwellness approx. day 2 of treatment. Discontinued use after 8 days. | It has been almost 2 months since I discontinued use and symtoms have not subsided. Tingling sensations occur all over my body and now numbness is present in my face. Also experience sensiivity to heat, the hot water in the shower makes me shiver. Have never felt this sick in my life. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!! | F | 51 | 8 days | 7/26/2007 | 1 | UTI | It was like an 8 day anxiety attack. My head was so foggy that I did not realize what was happening. The anxiety and depression were severe and disabling. I started twitching that has not stopped. My behavior was so anxious that a new friend and client thought I was a nut and disassocited with me. I am normally an extremely calm and confident person. | I have taken Cipro before. After my husband died, I thought I was going through PTSD. Looking at my medical history, it appears that everytime I sought help for extreme anxiety I was either taking Cipro or had recently finished the prescription. I may have spent over $10K in neuro-feedback, hypnotherapy, psych meds et. al. to recover from Cipro not PTSD. | F | 41 | 8 days | 4/4/2007 | 1 | Kidney infection | I have been givin cipro as I have reactions to other medications .. This one was ok for the first few days now I'm at the end my body is shutting down on me feelin depressed and I have the worst sore throat and chest and worst flu .. Feeling horrible ! Is this normal for me to have this reaction ? | F | 20 | 8 days 500 mg | 6/15/2012 | 1 | Poss intest prob | Complete collapse of all my joints. My joints feel like they are melting. Completely bedridden. Totally crippled. | In late 2010 went to sentara in Williamsburg looking for relief. Instead The doctor of internal medicine started yelling at me as to why I didn't like cipro. Said I was refusing to be treated. He had me injected anyway and basically murdered me. He was a corrupt bastard. His initials are RRD. Never see this bastard unless you want to die. | M | 56 | 8 days 500 2X D | 6/8/2012 | 1 | diverticulitis | Mental confusion, irritability, lethargy, apathy; horrible shooting pains through my thigh and knees, pain under knee caps, soreness in calf muscles (particularly on the right side), difficulty walking, significant joint pain; soreness in my back; shooting pain in the tendons in my hands. | I would NEVER take this medicine again and would warn everyone else not to take it. I have NEVER had problems with a medication before. The side effects of this medication quickly overshadowed the original reason I was taking it. My legs hurt worse than my diverticulitis! My doctors seem baffled although they did "allow" me to stop taking it. So far, one day after stopping it, I am beginning to be able to walk somewhat normally, but we'll see what happens. I am angry I ever even took one pill of this! | M | 35 | 8 days | 5/25/2006 | 1 | UTI | Extreme fatigue, vision, headaches, nausea, depression. | F | 56 | 8 days | 5/4/2013 | 1 | UTI | extreme abdominal cramping, slight numbness of bottom lip, uncontrollable shaking | This is really scary stuff. I have never felt so bad taking an antibiotic before. I started without any pain whatsoever, and ended in so much pain that I ended up in the ER shaking uncontrollably. It cleared up the blood in my urine in just a day, but the side effects that came after that make this a drug I will be sure to avoid at all costs in the future. | F | 48 | 8 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | uti | severe headaches and back pain a week or 2 after taking cipro. VERY severe and PAINFUL backaches and crippling joint pain began a MONTH AFTER taking cipro! i'm allergic to sulpha and macrodantin, so this was recommended instead. | DON'T TAKE THIS MEDICATION!!! | F | 40 | 8 days | 11/24/2009 | 1 | dr said | sun sensitivity, rash, diarrhoea, depression | felt like i was poisoned | F | 19 | 8 days | 12/2/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | soar in every joint especially legs and lower back. | It should carry a warning label on the prescription bottle from the pharmacy - had taken Cipro before and never had this reaction | F | 42 | 8 days | 1/9/2010 | 3 | Kidney Infection | Was prescribed 500 Mg, twice daily for 2 weeks. Went to urgent care after 5 days of being on the medication due to severe back pain. Kidney infection was cleared up, but my back continued to hurt and my kidney became swollen, and painful. I did not know what was causing it until I forgot to take a Cipro, and my kidney/back started to feel better. I stopped taking the medication after 9 days. Cleared up my kidney infection, but was in a terrible amount of pain. | I took Cipro for 10 days a few months ago, and I did not have the kidney pain/swelling. Might be the 500 Mg dosage that got me. | F | 31 | 9 days | 9/29/2009 | 3 | supposed septic bursitis of elbow | dizziness, heartburn that was awful, dark stools, feeling | I don't like it. | F | 40 | 9 days | 9/13/2004 | 3 | urinary tract infection | light headed sometimes confused. Problems to sleep at night. Achiles tendons are painfull. I used to be a very active person. However I had to stop all physical activities like jogging or working out at the gym for fear of pulling of breaking a ligament. Had to stop caffeine as is seems to combine with the drug giving me even more joint pains. The general feeling is a lack of energy and a difficulty to concentrate. | I must admit that it did cure my symptoms. But the side effects are terrible | M | 46 | 9 days | 9/6/2007 | 2 | Kidney Infection | Prescribed 500 Mg twice daily for 2 weeks. I stopped taking it after 9 days due to my kidney being in pain... I've had a pearcing headache with a stiff neck for three days now... no pain meds help it. Now have to go to the Dr. | Might be okay if you are on a lower dosage, but 500 mg twice daily (or more) is too much for anyone I think. | F | 31 | 9 days | 9/30/2009 | 1 | UTI | After 3 days of taking CIPRO my neck became stiff. Could not turn to left, right, up, or down. Severe pain in back of head and muscle/tendon over the main artery on left side of neck. Was very healthy until then. My Dr. agrees it is probably due to the CIPRO. I have had CAT Scans and 4 MRIs and am going for another scan of the arteries in my neck next week. They think from the MRIs that "maybe" the CIPRO caused a blood clot in the left artery. I had this scan several years ago and there was no problem with my arteries. DON'T TAKE THIS MEDICATION. It cured the UTI, but I have been in Physical Therapy for weeks and massage therapy, but nothing helps. The pain is still there and they say there is only 50/50 chance of getting over it. I am in constant pain, day and night. My head feels heavy when I stand. This is not a 'medication', it is poison. jsc | I have heard it is a wonder drug for those who can take it, but for those who can't, the cure is worse than the reason for taking it. | F | 60 | 9 days | 1/5/2009 | 1 | Upper Urinary Tract Infection | Severe tendonitis in both Achilles tendons that made me unable to walk more than a few steps at a time. Diarrhea. Fatigue. Irritability. | Cipro can cause tendonitis which is very serious especially dangerous for people like me who take steroids. My doctor did not warn me about this at all. | F | 39 | 9 days | 8/26/2008 | 1 | Prostatitis | Ankle and Knee pain. Extreme pain in calve muscles. Legs too stiff to walk. Pain in fingers. Nausea, dizziness and extreme fatigue. | Took 500mg Cipro XR for 9 days for Prostatitis. After 7 days my legs were so stiff I could not walk. My Urologist took me off the Cipro nearly 3 weeks ago but I am still too weak to walk. I called Bayer Canada and asked for help with the side effects but they have NO information or treatments. This drug should not be used except as a last resort. | M | 45 | 9 days | 8/27/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | Wanted to knock out sinus infection once and for all. Ok for first couple days, stomach a bit upset but nothing major. Third or fourth day the pretty constant light-headed tingling feeling in my head, along with headaches started occuring. Headache was all over the head, including upper neck pain. Also felt minor joint achiness and a couple very minor incidents where I felt nausea. | Only thing that seemed to relieve the symptoms was drinking a TON of water and eating a lot. I was supposed to take two pills a day for 10 days, but I didn't take my last two pills. That was two days ago. This morning, I felt better, but as the day has progressed, the headache has started to come back, though not as severe. I followed all the instructions on the label perfectly, and I feel pretty messed up by this drug. | M | 33 | 9 days | 2/5/2005 | 1 | Possible Pelvic Infection | Horrible Chest Pains, Rib Cage Pain/Liver Pain, Painful Neck and Joints | This stuff is dangerous. Do your best to avoid it! | F | 24 | 9 days | 10/6/2006 | 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 | UTI | Back and neck pain, headache, insomnia, depressed mood | I skipped the last day as I have never had such neck and back pains before and could only attribute them to the Cipro. Subsequent research shows it to be a common effect. The Cipro did knock out the UTI but I would resort to a less toxic alternative if there should be a recurrence. | M | 58 | 9 days 500mg 2X D | 10/9/2010 | 1 | SBBO | Every few days for the past 6 months since I took Cipro I have developed a new tendinitis (tendinopathy), new joint line pain (arthralgia), inability to articulate a joint, eye problem, or something else. At 6 months out, I have 51 tendinopathies, 6 arthralgias, 2 myositises, eye problems, low testosterone, and more! I no longer have night time or morning erections, have gone days without erection. I haven't been able to work for more than 6 months. To be crippled for years is a common reaction to Cipro. | To be crippled for years with tendon, cartilage, joint, ligament, nerve, eye, or endocrine damage is a common and typical side effect of Cipro. There are support groups all over the internet with hundreds other crippled users and their stories DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS DRUG FOR ANY REASON! | M | 33 | 9 days 500mg 2X D | 3/5/2011 | 1 | UTI | Chronic, debilitating tendinitis and peripheral neuropathy. Dry eyes & sinuses. Also some mild IBS & insomnia. | Run, don't walk, from this poison. I took it one year ago and after one week woke up with my achilles tendons on fire. Even though I immediately stopped taking it my symptoms greatly worsened over the next few weeks. Research this drug... fluoroquinolone antibiotics can damage your cellular mitochondria and DNA. The damage is long-term (possibly permanent) and debilitating. I used to be very fit and athletic. Now I'm in a wheelchair... STILL... one year after taking it. | M | 43 | 9 days 250 mg 2X D | 3/1/2011 | 1 | SIBO | Every few days for the past 6 months since I took Cipro I have developed a new tendinitis (tendinopathy), new joint line pain (arthralgia), inability to articulate a joint, eye problem, or something else. At 6 months out, I have 51 tendinopathies, 6 arthralgias, 2 myositises, eye problems, low testosterone, and more! I no longer have night time or morning erections, have gone days without erection. I haven't been able to work for more than 6 months. To be crippled for years is a common side effect of Cipro. | To be crippled for years with tendon, cartilage, joint, ligament, nerve, eye, or endocrine damage is a common and typical side effect of Cipro. There are support groups all over the internet with hundreds other crippled users and their stories such as: http://www.facebook.com/FluoroquinoloneToxicity#!/pages/The-Wall-Of-Pain-Bayer-Johnson-Johnson/185153868191364 DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS DRUG FOR ANY REASON! | M | 33 | 9 days 500 mg 2X D | 3/4/2011 | 1 | For inflamed Prostate | Burning skin (not sunburn) in buttocks, waist and inner thighs. Left ankle pain. | Quit taking once these symptoms started. It's been 5 days and no relief from symptoms. Will check back soon. | M | 34 | 9 days 2X D | 6/8/2011 | 4 | sinus infection/bronchitis | flu-like symptoms - headache, body ache, nausea, fatigue | The drug cured my sinus infection. That's the good news. Early on I had headache - dismissed it. About day 7, stomach began bothering me. I knew I was in good health - just had 2 complete physicals and blood work. Day 8 I felt like I had the flu. Day 9 was horrible - I researched the drug and I knew I was reacting. I had 1 pill left and I threw it out. I believe the dose was way too strong for me - I rarely take antibiotics. From what I've read though, my reactions could have been way worse. | F | 59 | 9.5 days | 2/19/2009 | 5 | UTI | Sleepyness, Mood Changes, Dehydration | Makes me more sleepy than usual, Crying for every sappy thing, Have to make sure to drink enough fluids with all antibiotics (not just Cipro). This medication has not caused me any other problems. Everyone, PLEASE read the entire medication description. It will alert you to possible side effects, drug interactions, etc. Some of the problems you all are having could be avoided by simply educating yourselves about the medication you are taking. This medication will increase the effects of caffeine!!! | F | 29 | 10 days | 2/18/2009 | 5 | UTI | None | I was surprised to see so many negative reactions listed on this page. I just thought I'd add that Cipro cleared up my symptoms within days and I experienced no side effects. | F | 31 | 10 days | 6/17/2008 | 5 | Sinus Infection | Mild stomach upset | This medicine cleared up a sinus infection that would not clear up with z-pac. I felt better in two days with minimal side effects other than a mildly upset stomach. | F | 42 | 10 days | 1/25/2009 | 5 | Bladder infection | No side effects at all, very well tolerated and worked quickly for me. | Found this to be a wonderful drug for me. Cleared up bladder infection quickly with no side effects. | F | 33 | 10 days | 1/19/2009 | 5 | stomach upset, urinary tract inf. | I was prescribed Cipro before a 3 month trip abroad as a medicine that could cure me even if I was stuck in the middle of the jungle or on a mountaintop. Yep. I had to take it 3 times in 3 months, which is not a good plan. Each time I got bad stomach illnesses, waited a week to see improvement, nothing happened, I took it. Same thing with a UTI I tried to cure home remedy style. It cured the above problems in 24 hours or less practically with the first pill. Cipro will eventually become a weaker drug as more bacteria becomes resistant. Try to avoid taking as much as I did (I may ask for a more common antibiotic for my next trip for regular, run of the mill infections) But right now, if you are really ill, Cipro is the drug to get those bad bugs out of you immediately. | F | 21 | 10 days | 9/12/2008 | 5 | kidney infection in child | If you really need this medicine, it does work, and everyone doesn't have the terrible reaction that a lot of the other postings have had. My daughter did have diarrhea after day 4, but with probiotics daily it was managable. Otherwise, it worked well. | My daughter had to take Cipro as a last attempt to get rid of her kidney infection before hospitalizing her. She was so sick, she could have died from the infection, pseudomonas. Cipro saved her life, and saved her from the hospital experience which at best would have been upsetting and at worst could have been... well...we all know about hospitals... | F | 8 | 10 days | 4/8/2009 | 5 | UTI | None whatsoever. | As I am allergic to ampicillin, cephalosporin, erythromycin and sulfa, I am extremely thankful that there is something I can take for my once-or-twice-a-year UTIs. And it works. | F | 52 | 10 days | 6/30/2008 | 5 | Diverticulitis | Aside from being a bit tired, there were none. Not sure why all the others are making this out to be a bad drug; it is an excellent antibiotic. All drugs have side-effects - and this is no different. Once you stop taking it, they go away; no big deal. Take your meds like you should and you will be fine. | Excellent drug with minimal side effects. | M | 44 | 10 days | 7/22/2009 | 5 | UTI | the only thing i experienced was my UTI going away! | I've taken cipro and levaquin for throat infections and they've always worked. recently, i had a terrible UTI. cipro knocks out bacteria fast. if you take it for more than 10 days, you feel kind of weak, during one infection, the cipro really made me sick to my stomach and i lost my appetite. but, that's a small price to pay for a life-saving antibiotic. i am prone to yeast infections, so that's generally a given for me. but, cipro really has just been given a bad name, and it's an excellent, fast-working drug. | F | 23 | 10 days | 5/22/2009 | 5 | kidney infection | sudden knee pain in the middle of the night, loss of appetite, some upset stomach and nausea, pain in achilles tendon (very difficult to walk on), occasional light-headedness, headache, general fatigue/aches | the very first side effect i noticed was the severe knee pain in the middle of the night, which was a few hours after taking the third pill. i am on 500mg, twice daily. the next morning i had pain in my right achilles tendon and it hurts whenever i apply any weight on it. cipro greatly eased my kidney pain after the first dose, and cleared my infection quickly. | F | 24 | 10 days | 10/19/2009 | 5 | Urinary tract infection | Drowsiness | Today is my 10th day of a ten day twice a day 500mg treatment for urinary tract infection. Cipro makes me drowsy but other than that there is no adverse affects. I took it a year ago for UTI with excellent results. | F | 24 | 10 days | 10/31/2009 | 5 | UTI | Tiredness, affected by caffeine | I was prescribed cipro after a month of painful UTIs, and it started working immediately. The only side effects I had were tiredness and a sensitivity to caffeine. I would take this medicine again- I felt better right away. | F | 25 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 10/15/2011 | 5 | severe sinus infection | Dry mouth/throat. Tightening of stomach, abnormal dreams. And slight feeling of mental change/ euphoric. | M | 23 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 9/22/2011 | 5 | UTI | I have been taking Cipro for 8 days of a 10 day prescription. I have experienced mild anxiety and mild depression. I have no trouble going to sleep at bedtime, but wake up every night and have difficulty going back to sleep. When sleeping having very vivid, bizarre nightmares. I am also having mild headaches, but I intend to finish the remaining two days of treatment. | F | 50 | 10 days 250MG 2X D | 3/21/2011 | 5 | UTI/Kidney Infection | I was having horrible pains in my kidneys and could hardly breathe or walk due to it. The Cipro helped with the infection pretty quickly and I could actually relax and breath normal and walk. The Cipro gives me a motion sickness/nauseous feeling a few hours after I take it in the morning. I feel slightly woozy and hazey, but other than that I have no joint pain. I chalk my side effects up to the common side effects it said I would have. I took care of my problem very well and I have been feeling much better. I look forward to when I'm done taking the antibiotic so that the woozy/hazey feeling goes away, but it's nothing that completely disrupts my day. | F | 22 | 10 days 500 MG 2X D | 3/24/2011 | 5 | unconfirmed prostatitis | none | This was a follow-on from an unsuccessful 5-day trimethoprim course. I felt ~80% better after 1 day on cipro, and over the rest of the course began to feel better than I had for a long time. Various joint aches/pains actually disappeared! After finishing the course I had some bloating/abdominal tenderness, but probably usual for post antibiotics. | M | 49 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 10/13/2010 | 5 | UTI | No side effects at all. | I can take this, but not levaquin. | F | 35 | 10 days 2X D | 11/1/2010 | 5 | sepsis from kidney infection | Same thing as I usually get from any heavy duty antibiotic: loose stool, but I almost always eat plain live culture yogurt and that takes care of it. I just had none in the house this time. | I am a frequent flier kidney infection, and sometimes if the doctor doesn't catch it in time, it goes to my bloodstream. I have been on the brink of septic shock twice in the last three years, and Cipro is almost always prescribed as a follow-up to IV antibiotics, either that or Levaquin. I know some people have bad reactions to it but it works extremely well for me. | F | 52 | 10 days 500 MG 2X D | 7/10/2010 | 5 | UTI | No side effects | I take it for UTI's which I get all the time and I love this drug. It works quickly with no side effects!! | F | 32 | 10 days | 11/15/2006 | 5 | UTI | Not really any. Sometimes if I got up really fast and was active after resting for a period, I was a little hot, but that went away. | I don't believe half these comments on here about cipro being anything less than satisfactory. This is my 3rd or 4th UTI this year, and this stuff is definitely a step up from macrobid, which after 2 days off of those pills my infection came back. Cipro knocks the germ right out of you, so if you have recurring UTIs, I would definitely try it. Just drink lots of water to help flush out the bacteria. | F | 21 | 10 days | 12/13/2006 | 5 | Ear and Throat Infection | Some muscle pain. 1st day or two a little nausua, now that is gone. | I also take a Acidophilus capsule before Breakfast, this puts healthy bacteria back into my lower Intestineal track, so I don't get the runs. This will also help woman, (acidophilus)because this drug (cipro) seems to lend itself to yeast infections. A lot of yeast infections are an indication of high glucose levels, have a test. But will try to drink lots of water with this stuff, as that seems to help the muscle pain. Damn ears anyway, every year the same thing. | M | 55 | 10 days | 2/18/2007 | 5 | UTI | none. Almost didn't take this because of all the bad things people were saying about this drug. I had no problems with it at all. Glad I took it. | F | 48 | 10 days 500mg 2X D | 10/27/2012 | 5 | home | has helped save me many times from severe prostate infections | M | 33 | 10 days 1000 | 10/14/2012 | 5 | Chronic epididymitis | 9 months of epididymitus, thought I had testicular cancer. First 10 day round of cipro -day 8, cured! Day 10, symptoms back. SECOND 10 day Cipro - all good, day 7 signifigant abdominal pain, kidneys/back/liver, stuck to it, day 10 last pill almost drove to emergency, felt like what I assume your liver failing would feel like. Day 21, first morning without Cipro, feel like a new man better than I've felt all year. Be damn sure you need to be taking Cipro before you do, the cure seems pretty hard on the body, but gave me my quality of life back thats all that matters. | M | 27 | 10 days 250 | 3/31/2012 | 5 | for ear infection | After 1 does I became nausea/wierd feeling in body/dry heaves. . | F | 52 | 10 days 500mg | 3/27/2012 | 5 | food poisining | slight dizziness,some restlessness | M | 21 | 10 days | 11/5/2003 | 5 | pouchitis | hard to tell. general tiredness. but when i have a pouchitis attack i'm immediately exhausted whether i take cipro or not. and as far as nauseau, headaches, etc. that's what i have with my pouchitis before i ever start taking cipro. generally, i will see major improvement after taking two cipro doses and then things will continue to improve with no noticeable side effects. | i have never used anything but cipro for pouchitis, so i don't know if something else might work better. but the pouchitis is immediately so awful and debilitating that i don't know what i would do without cipro | M | 41 | 10 days | 12/11/2006 |