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 | possible gastritis | I was prescribed cipro and flagyl for suspected gastritis that turned out to be a virus. I already have IBS and anxiety issues and the cipro caused them both to go out of control. I wound up in the er twice for severe diarrhea/stomach cramps and once for a severe anxiety attack. For about 2 weeks I was nearly suicidal. Cipro also caused me to have several other problems I never had before. It affected my blood sugar, blood pressure, caused nerve and muscle pain, nightmares, insomnia, severe nausea, severe diarrhea, severe heartburn, severe anxiety, panic attacks,"brain fog", memory loss,severe sinus problems and depression to name a few. I am still dealing with some of this 5 months later. If you are prescribed this drug, first of all make sure you really NEED an antibiotic, I didn't. Next, ask if there is any other antibiotic you could take. Cipro was meant to be used as a last resort, it is WAY too strong for most infections - research it. Also, ask your Dr. about | DO NOT take this drug unless it is a life or death situation! | F | 47 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 1/1/2012 | 1 | sinus infection | Racing heart, rash, extreme swelling especially in my knees, tingling & soreness in my hands, feet & wrists. Fever, chills, extreme body aches, terrible headaches. | I took cipro 2 1/2 years ago and began experiencing these symptoms five days after finishing my last dose. I've had blood tests, xrays & MRIs, but no one can find why I am still having trouble with my hands and knees. Drs. ignore cipro as a possible cause of my symptoms. | F | 52 | 10 days ? 2X day | 12/26/2011 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Horrible headaches, extreme low back pain, achy joints - more miserable than the sinus infection | No wonder they use this for anthrax exposed patients - they're damned near dead anyway so give them CIPRO. If it doesn't kill them, it might cure them. NEVER, NEVER take this as a first choice. Go with any other antibiotic but CIPRO as this stuff is horrible. Doctor took me off this stuff and put me on augmentin - a proven winner that's been around for year. It did the job and no problems. | M | 45 | 10 days | 10/6/2007 | 1 | KIDNEY INFECTION | SEVERE BACK AND NECK PAIN. ARM AND LEG WERE NUMB AND TINGLE FEELING. | F | 35 | 10 days | 1/12/2007 | 1 | A minor infection | I am 20 years old now, and I took Cipro when I was 15, so I basically have no happy memories from highschool or college. So for the last five+ years, I have had severe joint, tendon and muscle pain every moment of every single day. I only took Cipro for about 10 days. After only three days I began to have side effects. I've been taking prednisone for the last 4 years for the pain and It helps a little. I also take advil a lot, and have taken tons of other drugs along the way but nothing helps, plus I want to be off all the drugs eventually. I have tried countless diets, vitamin and mineral regiments, shark cartilage, plants extracts, acupuncture, massage, everything you can think of basically. So I'm asking has anyone found anything that works for this f***ing condition? Or is there any lawsuit in the works, cause if so I have to be part it!! I really hope some day I can be compensated for my loss and pain which is ongoing everyday. My life is a nightmare everyday. Sure there where some fun times, but I can't even dream of or picture a day long ago, when I wasn't in agonizing pain every moment of my life. I am very limited as to the type of work I can do, and as a result could not afford money to pay for any type of college. It has effected my parents very much over the years. They don't like to see me in pain all the time, and they have to help me out a lot. And 5 years worth of pain killer prescription drugs can really cost a lot, and it's still costing! I would do anything to go back in time and change the fact that I ever took this horrible drug, Cipro. I hope I bastards who created this will someday know the pain and suffering they hasve caused me. And as I stated, I hope for compensation. If anyone has any helpful info for me please email me! Dan | This drug should be taken off the market but I still hope that a mass lawsuit will someday help to compensate the loss and pain of those who have had negavtive side effects to this horrible drug. Here are some other resourses for people who where poisoned by Cipro: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/quinolones/ , http://fqvictims.org/fqvictims/index.htm | M | 20 | 10 days | 8/25/2005 | 1 | sinus infection + testicular pain | Wow, where do I begin. For starters there was maybe one other time where I felt so completely depressed and hopeless in my life. I seriously considered stopping this medication halfway through due to the insane depression. On top of all that it made my skin feel as if it was burning, lots of aches and pains, and very jittery and nervous/anxious and also experienced blurry vision. And dizzy. I must be a masochist since it was hell to make it through the 10 days of torture but by the grace of the Great Pumpkin (or my own stupidity) I survived, although I'm still feeling the after-effects. | If you live to work out while I do, take it easy while you're on the cipro and up to a week or two after you stop just to be safe. There have been many substantiated reports of serious tendon and ligament damage suffered by weight lifters and athletes while taking cipro. These injuries usually occur at the tail end of treatment and in the week or so after discontinuing the drug. A personal perspective, I waited close to a week after finishing the 10 day treatment to start exercising again, and I figured I'd start light with some push-ups. I've experienced pain after push-ups before (especially after taking some time off) but nothing like this. I'm much more sore than I should be (or have ever been) after doing push-ups. So it looks like I'm going the very conservative route for the next couple weeks. I've been doing light cardio and not much else. So be careful, you don't want to damage a tendon and have to spend months trying to rehab it. What a nasty dirty little drug this cipro is. | M | 28 | 10 days | 7/7/2007 | 1 | diverticulitis | Severe joint pain in left hand, dizziness and short term memory problems, diaherra, my fingernail and toenails dried and crumbled, I also beame irritable and emotional. The second attack I had I asked for something else besides cipro and all the doctors acted like I had two heads!! What is the deal here? This medication does some damage and some good the medical profession needs to decide if presscribing this medicine is worth it for their patients - Are there any alternatives?? | Even thought he medication helped my infection. I felt it was too damaging to other parts of my body. | F | 56 | 10 days | 3/9/2006 | 1 | uti, 2000 | I seemed to develop a peripheral neuropathy of feet and low legs (6 years ago). I am in pain and discomfort every day now and cannot walk more than 1/2 mile nor stand for very long. | We need an honest regulatory agency for all medications in this country. The FDA is too pro-pharmaceutical industry at the expense of the people who take their drugs. They allow drugs on the market that maim, sicken, and even kill people. I bet all those pharmaceutical company CEO's do not take Cipro. | F | 60 | 10 days | 4/23/2006 | 1 | sinus infection | the right side of my face became NUMB and yet had a low level of itchy feeling which couldn't be helped by scratching because of numb feeling. My face is still NUMB 13 days after my last pill. Can still feel congestion in right side sinus.But can breathe much clearer. But NUMB FACE SUCKS. | F | 44 | 10 days | 4/23/2006 | 1 | infection from puncture wound | severe pain and tightening in muscles,tendons cartiledge and bones in foot, legs and hips. Developed stress fracture in left foot, place of punture wound.Currently experiencing loss of elasticity in all connective tissue in body, especially hip and ankle joints.Prior to cipro have never experienced any of these symptoms.Has negitively impacted my career. | I would not reccommend this drug except in severe cases such as anthrax.I experienced severe pain while taking this medication, it caused a stress fracture in my foot,and my doctor did not warn me of the side effects and I went to work in the outdoors, in a physically active athletic job.I ended up with more medical bills and a residual inelasticity of my body that is similar to arthritis.The connective tissue in my hips has required extensive physical therepy , stretching and chiropractic treatments. | F | 47 | 10 days | 11/16/2006 | 1 | UTI | Neck Pain, Lower back pain, I feel awful all over and it didn't cure my infection! | F | 33 | 10 days | 1/27/2007 | 1 | Chlamydia/Epididymitis | ANTIBIOTIC-INDUCED-COLITIS?, very loose stools, dehydration, depression, energy loss. THIS DRUG SHOULD NOT BE ON THE MARKET, REQUEST AN ALTERNATIVE - it has torn up my insides to the point that I'm wiping more blood than fecal matter. I ended up having to go to a health clinic for a free one-time dosage of Zithromax to cure my $2,500 ER visit's mistake! | I've learned that CIPRO is sometimes used to treat Epididymitis and Gonorrhea and prescribed for taking only a few days at most for these cases. Please note that CIPRO is NOT EFFECTIVE against Chlamydia as the ER doctor had evidently thought. I was prescribed to take this pill twice a day for 14 days and took it for 10 days before I was told I needed to go back to the ER for what I've learned is probably antibiotic-induced-colitis caused by this terrible drug! | M | 18 | 10 days | 2/26/2007 | 1 | possible std exposure (hep b , ect) | I HAD UNWILLING UNPROTECTED ORAL SEX WITH A PROSTITUTE JUNKIE!I WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND SHE DID WHAT SHE WANTED. TAKING TO COUNCELERS THEY SAY I SOUND LIKE I WAS ASSAULTED. I Took Cipro for around 10 days befor stoping treatment.While Taking it I have experience thoughts of suicide. Feelings of impending doom. PANIC ATTACKS , ANXIETY.LACK OF APPETITE , DIAREA , PALE STOOLS. I Cried almost every day I was on it. Felt Muscle pains and total lack of intrest in work and other activities I was involved with. I have avoided my family completely beacuse I was unsure of the | Over a week since I have stop taking this drug. I have had a very mild headach every day. Muscles are still sore. My eyes have gone red and have red veins showing. My right eye has just started twitching and I feel absolutly horrible.PALE STOOLS HAVE STARTED TO TURN DARKER. I HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO EAT. STILL NO APPETITE. I still have thoughs of impending doom. I have been for 2 sets of bloodwork from everything from aids to HEP.So far all negative. I feel like I am dying. I cannot explain. Tests have come back negative so far. THIS IS ONE MESSED UP DRUG. I Still feel like I am dying from something , now I dont know if its cipro or a actuall std.PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME JUST EMAIL ME WITH YOUR EXPERIENCES. I AM VERY SCARED AND CONFUSED RIGHT NOW! PLEASE HELP ME! | M | 35 | 10 days | 9/16/2006 | 1 | bacterial infection | diarrhea, nausea, migraine headaches | continue to have diarrhea every day after having been off the drug for two weeks. Interferes with living a normal life. I will never take this drug again! | F | 63 | 10 days | 5/16/2007 | 1 | UTI/Kidney stone | dizziness, nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, sore joints, headache (migraine) | this stuff is evil and nasty. I can't focus on anything and do my job while taking it. I forgot to take it this morning & felt fine. Went home at lunch and took it (with food) and now I'm disoriented, have a migraine, stiff neck and feel achy and tired. I thought it might be my imagination before but now I know that I never want to take Cipro ever again. | F | 39 | 10 days | 8/13/2007 | 1 | Bronchitis | I have been taking 500 mg twice a day and I am still sick. Calling Dr. for something different. | F | 41 | 10 days | 5/1/2007 | 1 | bacterial infection | blurred vision / suicidal thoughts / "brain zaps" / muscle spasms / sores in mouth / thrush tongue /light & sound sensitive | 8/22/07 - Worst drug I ever took - Thought I had AIDS (took test , I am hiv negative)/ Woke up wife in the middle of the night to pray & write our living wills / next day thought I was having a heart attack & called the paramedics / Now I can"t sleep because of brain zaps/body spasms / I am now ready to SUE,SUE,SUE | M | 47 | 10 days | 8/23/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | Legs still aching after 3 years. Still walking with a cane as legs are weak. First year legs were so weak I sometimes couldn't get up, pain was beyond belief. | Bayer has known this class of drugs does this since the 60's. This drug should be only used in life and death situations when all others have failed - if then. It is POISON. | F | 59 | 10 days | 2/9/2005 | 1 | bladder infection | Did not work!!!My body did not respond to this antibiotic | F | 31 | 10 days | 1/9/2004 | 1 | Kidney infection | Tingling in fingers and toes. Chills and fever 18 hours a day. Mild joint pain. Rash on 10th(last)day. | Physician didn't think I was allergic until the rash appeared. I write this on the 10th day...I'll see what happens. | M | 42 | 10 days | 4/22/2004 |