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 | UTI | After 3 days I woke up with severe vertigo and ringing in my ears. It lasted for 3 months after stopping taking the medicine. I couldn't look down when I was standing up or the room would spin. The horrible ringing in my ears wouldn't stop for 3 months. TERRIBLE MEDICINE!!!! | F | 41 | 3 days 1X day | 9/30/2013 | 1 | UTI | CIPRO was prescribed to me for only three days for a UTI and now I have a constant sense of urgency to urinate -- something I never experienced before taking this drug except immediately before on another antibiotic generic for Microbid. I discontinued that antibiotic and the urgency problem went away but apparently I still had traces of bacteria. That's when the doctor prescribed the CIPRO. | It's been 48 hours since my last CIPRO pill and I am still having severe problems with urgency even though I took a dose of Acidophilus thinking perhaps the CIPRO had merely wiped out my good bacteria as well as the bad. Apparently it's wiped out more than that -- ie. the proper functioning of my kidneys. Hope it will come back. I remember an elderly lady friend of mine who was on antibiotics before becoming completely incontinent. Wonder if it was CIPRO or a similar drug. Wonder if there's a correlation between the prevalence of Detrol, etc. and the use by gynecologists of antibiotics like CIPRO. Please comment if you know. | F | 3 days | 9/24/2006 | 1 | UTI | HORRIBLE,HORRIBLE DRUG -- DO NOT EVER TAKE CIPRO - SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS STILL AFTER 9 MONTHS!!! Severe Gastro & bladder problems first 2 months - lost 15 pounds in first month plus numbness in arms & legs, could not walk 1/4 mile for months without severe pain, shooting pains in legs, severe muscle aches all over, muscle twitches, stinging sensations in body, for 5 months felt like body was being crushed against any hard surface, red legs & arms, cold arms & legs, weird abnormal blood levels. This is just a small indication of the problems I have had with this NIGHTMARE drug!!!! | DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS HORRIBLE DRUG!!! Never had any health problems in entire life until took CIPRO - what a nightmare!!! Been to every specialists & every medical test possible to try to find cure for problems. Scared to take any medicine becuase of problems with Cipro. Do NOT eat poultry or beef or dairy unless organic because they contain ciprolike antibotics & your body will react badly to digesting them!!! Urge you to read this report: http://www.fluoroquinolones.org/REPORT-REV10-EDITED.pdf | F | 52 | 3 days | 3/7/2006 | 1 | UTI | ...continued | They figured the dizzy/nausea was due to an inner ear infection, then they tested me for Lymes Disease (neg), since the symptoms match. And guess what the damn DR's that gave me the Cipro are not the ones who figured out what was causing all the sudden symptoms! It was me, I figured it out. Plus, they never gave me a list/sheet on the side effects, I bought my prescription right there at the Dr office and they never told me to not take Advil with it either!!! I'm scared to take anything now and just want my life back! | F | 37 | 3 days | 11/5/2006 | 1 | UTI | In the exact order they occured: Nausea, extreme dizzy, headaches, ear pressure and pain, sensitive to sound, short term memory shot, random chest pains, blurred vision, fatigue, depression, itchy crawly skin; like something was always crawling on me, horrible dreams, insomnia, floaters in left eye, eye flashes, eye pain, vitreous detachment in left eye, loss of side vision left eye, joint pain in my knees and hands, wrists, cracking bones when I go up stairs, numbness in left shoulder, veins visible, extreme dry eyes, rash on upper back & shoulders and scalp, floaters in right eye,tinnitis. | THE DRUG FROM HELL - CHUCK IT IN THE TRASH - DO NOT TAKE !!!! This drug has RUINED my life. Life was going good. Running my small business. I just finished my MBA in OCT 05. I was given CIPRO in April 06...I went from being outgoing, happy, always on the go, driving all over...whenever, time of day did not matter. Flash to now; I can't drive at night since July 05, since I have lost my side vision in my left eye and my left eye has a huge floater in the center of my vision and my right eye has floaters now, the flashes of light when I blink and the lights from cars and street lights blind me, going to the store for groceries is a task in its own. Dr's say, Oh, you'll get used to it, bull shit! 7 months now, I'm not used to it! The fatigue, ringing ears, ear pressure and pain, insomnia, floaters, joint pain...this is horrible! They gave me crap to dry out my ears, no help. They gave me amoxicillian for my ears, no help. They figured the dizzy/nausea was due to an inner ear inf | F | 37 | 3 days | 11/5/2006 | 1 | UTI | ...continued | ...As far as my eyes, they are ruined forever, I would give anything to have them back. My left eye they won't operate, say it's too risky and can cause other problems, my right eye they say they won't operate because it is my stronger eye. As others say on here, send this Drug back to HELL where it came from. | F | 37 | 3 days | 11/5/2006 | 1 | prostate infection | eye twitching, nervousness, hallucinations, delusions, plus many more of the side effects. | I was once married to a man who took Cipro for a prostate infection. Within 3 days of taking it, allergic reactions began to appear. I called the doctor and she said he should stop taking it, but that it could remain in his system for up to 5 days. That afternoon he told me he was going to go to the store and disappeared. My family, the police, and friends searched everywhere FOR DAYS. It was horrible. Finally we found him in a hospital 8 hours away. He had been picked up by the police. He said he was heading for Mexico and he did not know why. He had been sleeping outdoors and riding trains. When we saw him, he looked like a homeless person - nothing like the professional programmer in the top of his field. The doctors were fascinated by his case, over 20 came to evaluate him. He was a healthy young man who never smoked, took drugs or drank alcohol. They determined that he had a severe reaction to Cipro - amongst the "one percent" that would have such a reaction. After the | 3 days | 9/15/2005 | 1 | UTI | I did not have time to develop side-effects (yet) and was lucky enough to not be allergic and have a full-blown reaction. However I have stopped taking the medicine after one pill only (250mg) and getting informed on this horrible poison. I am all about organic and healthy living and stay far from all medication possible, but after being diagnosed with a UTI for the first time in my life at 30 years old I was a little worried. However, I was lucky enough to find this website before maybe/possibly ruining my health forever. Definitely hope I will not be affected by this single one time intake and suggest anyone with a UTI to get homeopathic treatment with D-mannose and magnesium supplements if you have already been affected by damage from cipro. Avoid fluoride in any shape or form at all cost, boycott pharmaceuticals today!!!! All is in the nature to heal us, let's make it happen! SAVE THE WORLD | I did not have time to develop side-effects (yet) and was lucky enough to not be allergic and have a full-blown reaction. However I have stopped taking the medicine after one pill only (250mg) and getting informed on this horrible poison. I am all about organic and healthy living and stay far from all medication possible, but after being diagnosed with a UTI for the first time in my life at 30 years old I was a little worried. However, I was lucky enough to find this website before maybe/possibly ruining my health forever. Definitely hope I will not be affected by this single one time intake and suggest anyone with a UTI to get homeopathic treatment with D-mannose and magnesium supplements if you have already been affected by damage from cipro. Avoid fluoride in any shape or form at all cost, boycott pharmaceuticals today!!!! All is in the nature to heal us, let's make it happen! SAVE THE WORLD | F | 30 | 3 days 250mg 2X day | 5/17/2013 | 1 | ear infection | Severe joint pain all over my body. Inability to walk at times. Jaw locked. Severe achilles tendonitis. Loud popping noises in previously healthy joints. Tinnitus. Five months later I am still experiencing symptoms. | F | 42 | 3 days 2X day | 11/28/2012 | 1 | UTI | Agonizing mid- to upper-back pain by the second day of a six-day regimen. Excruciating to try to roll over in bed. During the almost four years since taking Cipro, these same muscles/tendons/joints in my back have been very easily aggravated (e.g. carrying anything heavy, jarring from running, etc.) Throbbing pain sufficient to wake me up at night to take Ibuprofen or to stand in a hot shower. Never had the slightest symptom before the Cipro. | Despite instructions to be sure to finish taking all the medication, I quit taking it after three days because I couldn't stand the pain. Discovered upon checking standard dosages on the web that I probably should have been given only 100 mg for three days, rather than 500 mg for six days. Had just moved to new city and didn't have a regular doctor. I would recommend making very sure that there is absolutely no safer alternative before taking this drug. | F | 49 | 3 days | 11/5/2005 | 1 | uti | Burning sensation in back-4th day blood pressure dropped to50/40 with undetected pulse rate when I passed out in doctors office waiting for appt. Loss of appetite and extreme fatigue.I was on advil with the cipro for muscle spasms for 3 days taking it every 4-6 hours.Doctor claims I passed out due to stress from the excruciating pain. | I'll advise everyone to say no to using this drug and even if it takes 7 days to cure take one of the old standbys and don't allow your doctor to convince you in taking cipro.Whatever you do don't use ibuprofen,chocolate,caffeine or calcium. | F | 59 | 3 days | 10/19/2005 | 1 | severe vomitting and diarrhea | nausea, ongoing diarrhea, severe leg cramps requiring the use of crutches or several days bedrest and without full recovery, extreme burning and tenderness at both knees extending to heels and hips, left wrist and upper right foot to the extent that at outbreak any area cannnot even be lightly touched, total numbness of third toe on right foot and blue coloring that gradually receeded, inability to sleep through the night, hot flashes, particularlly at night (I was over all of that-resulting in depression-duh!); my thyroid level decreased to the extent that I now must take medication for it. | I had 3 misdiagnoses (baker's cyst, fascitis, depression) since taking cipro. I was given 3 tablets at our local ER without any warning papers, just the pills and told to take one each morning. The first leg cramps occurred on the third day. That was 10 months ago. I never know if or when another area will be incapacitated. It hits within minutes without warning or reason. I can not hold down a steady job, care for my grandchildren, hike, clean house, sculpt (I'm an artist), garden, or any of the other things that used to make up my life. I have had a blood test and do not have arthritus. I am going to request a p450 enzyme and serum flouride level test if possible. If those come up positive, then I will save up (no insurance) for an MRI to look for bone infarction or avascular necrosis. I would never reccommend Cipro. You should offer a rating of zero. | F | 54 | 3 days | 8/16/2005 | 1 | traveler's disease (stomach) | My mother was hospitalized with Cipro - she was acting a bit strange, but we ignored it until she went completely batty. She forgot she had children, was hallucinating that her blood was needed to save the world (she pulled out her IV when they finally got her to the hospital), she threw her wedding ring across the room, and then she was completely "out of it" and just repeated random motions and words. The hospital did several tests, including taking spinal fluid, since they suspected that there was a history of mental disease in the family (there is none), and said it was only a "1% chance" that it was the medication. We were completely devastated. Luckily, after 48 hours, the drug left her system and like a light switch, she snapped out of it. We were lucky - I have heard of other cases where people have had residual issues from the drug. | I'm posting this on behalf of my mom, who was 45 at the time. People should be aware of this side effect - in looking at the board, it is not as uncommon as I thought. | F | 45 | 3 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | UTI | Felt really weird and depressed. I felt horribly sad,nausea,hip pain, shaky, lightheaded and dizzy | I think this medicine should be taken for extremely serious conditions where nothing else would work. | F | 52 | 3 days | 5/4/2006 | 1 | Sterner Injury Warnings Sought for Meds BY Associated Press August 29, 2006, 2:07 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- The labels on Cipro and similar antibiotics should bear more serious warnings about a possible link to tendon injuries, petitioners told federal health officials Tuesday. Between 1997 and 2005, the Food and Drug Administration received 262 reports of ruptured tendons in patients using drugs from the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said in its petition to the FDA. The state of Illinois filed a similar petition last year and asked Tuesday that the two requests be combined. An FDA spokeswoman had no immediate comment. Staci Gouveia, a spokeswoman for Bayer HealthCare, maker of Cipro, declined to comment. The labels on the entire class of drugs already warn doctors and patients of the risk of tendon problems. The FDA had manufacturers add that language following a 1996 Public Citizen petition. Public Citizen and the Illinois at | Sterner Injury Warnings Sought for Meds BY Associated Press August 29, 2006, 2:07 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- The labels on Cipro and similar antibiotics should bear more serious warnings about a possible link to tendon injuries, petitioners told federal health officials Tuesday. Between 1997 and 2005, the Food and Drug Administration received 262 reports of ruptured tendons in patients using drugs from the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said in its petition to the FDA. The state of Illinois filed a similar petition last year and asked Tuesday that the two requests be combined. An FDA spokeswoman had no immediate comment. Staci Gouveia, a spokeswoman for Bayer HealthCare, maker of Cipro, declined to comment. The labels on the entire class of drugs already warn doctors and patients of the risk of tendon problems. The FDA had manufacturers add that language following a 1996 Public Citizen petition. Public Citizen and the Illinois at | F | 53 | 3 days | 8/30/2006 | 1 | UTI | hallucinations (I thought my arms were on fire), burning pain, disorientation, shortness of breath, dizziness, headache, fatigue, tremor, inability to think clearly, fainting, inability to swallow. | This drug nearly killed me. The side effects were so extreme. My husband found me lying on the floor after I had gotten up in the middle of the night because I thought my arms were on fire. there are many many other antibiotics for UTIs, avoid this one! | F | 37 | 3 days | 3/13/2007 | 1 | DO NOT EVER TAKE CIPRO!!! Was perfectly healthy before taking Cipro. 2 YEARS AFTER ONLY TAKING 3 PILLS, STILL HAVE MUSCLE TWITCHES. Had many, many other horrible problems first 8 months!!!! Urge you to read this report on dangers of CIPRO: www.fluoroquinolones.org/ | Had horrible muscle aches & pains for at least 8 months after only taking 3 pills-- affected practially every organ in body except eyes. Lost 15 pounds because horrible digestive problems & couldn't eat anything. Went to 13 different specialists-- neurologist, immunologist, rheumotologist, gastro specialists, etc. etc.!!! DO NOT DO strenous exerciseS after taking cipro or you will have severe muscle & tendon ruptures. Do not eat poultry or beef with antiobotics because many cattle & chicken are fed cipro like antiobotics & it will make your problems worse. | F | 53 | 3 days | 3/27/2007 | 1 | prostatitis | Terrible allergic reaction | I started taking Cipro for prostatitis. I developed an allergic reaction the day after taking the medicine. It got worse the next day. Two days after I quit taking cipro and the rash continues to get worse. Doctors should first prescribe doxycyclin, given all the side effects with this drug. | M | 33 | 3 days | 10/12/2008 | 1 | Travelers diarrhea | My skin has been burning, face, back, and groin area. While taking the pills, i had extreme anxiety attacks, insomnia, and loss of appetite. I have been off the pill for 3 days now and anxiety has subsided, however the burning sensation has remained, only diminished. I am also now experiencing symptoms of a bladder infection (severe abdominal pain, etc). | I was prescribed 2 500mg tablets a day for 3 days. I have never had such severe side effects before. Unless I will die otherwise, I will never take this medication again! i have learned a valuable lesson though, DO NOT blindly trust your doctor about your meds, research what you take (read the fine-print). | M | 44 | 3 days | 9/19/2006 | 1 | prostatitis | after six doses experienced SEVERE joint,tendon and muscle pain in calves,knees,thighs,butocks,lower back.Uncontrolable shaking,sweating,panic attacks,insomnia,spots in my vision,jaw pain,tinnitus you name it.Six months on still in incredible pain unable to walk,sit,stand up, life is absolute torture with no recovery in sight. | DO NOT TAKE.This is absolute poison.It has totally destroyed my life and turned me into a bed bound cripple. | M | 51 | 3 days | 10/20/2008 |