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 | had kidney stones removed | Chest,arm ,lower back,legs,headaches pain all the time even stomach cramps doctor kept asking any cramps or pain now I know why this is a horrible is not the word here but yes as a cure it feels like u busy dying a painfull death all test come back negative so how I know this cipro everytime I took it I was down and being hospital they give in a drip so u have no choice but side effects 1000 times worse don't take this meds no matter what | M | 43 | 3 weeks 1000mg | 5/10/2012 | 1 | infected gallbladder | dizziness, nausea, confusion, extreme fatique, depression, emotional instability, blurred vision, inability to concentrate, increased anxiety and sweats. | It has cleared up the infection (which was raging)and has allowed for my gallbladder surgery to be done and for that Im grateful but I really must say that the side effects are absolutely horrible and at times unbearable. I found it VERY much an effort to continue with this course of medication as with each passing day the side effects seemed to intensify. It really was a nightmare!I would not take it again unless it was absolutely necessary. | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 11/20/2005 | 1 | food poisoning | Made me very ill - dizziness; headache; other while I was taking it; weeks later have had DVT; knee sprain (have MRI next week); shoulder displaced. Not a weak person - have worked out regularly for years right up until I got sick. | Would never take this drug again and now very worried about my knee - swollen and in chronic pain but didn't injure my knee it just came on suddenly. Working to find out what is wrong. Not sure of the cause but can't think of anything else that would have caused it. | F | 60 | 3 weeks 500 mg 1X day | 12/25/2010 | 1 | prostatitus | depression, anxiety, tingling, pain shooting up my arms, burning skin, confusion, dizziness, mood changes, rapid heartbeat, joint pain, muscle pain, numbness, | TOXIC! | M | 40 | 3 weeks 500 2X day | 3/28/2011 | 1 | Prostatitus | Anxiety. Muscle weakness to the degree that I could not walk. Joint weakness and pain. Emergency room diagnosis of Peripheral neuropathy. Extreme fatigue. Insomnia. Creaking bones. | I had taken CIPRO before without side effects. The toxicity can happen at any time. I am still feeling debilitating side effects 7 weeks later. | M | 58 | 3 weeks 500 mg 2X day | 8/2/2011 | 3 | prostatitis | headache, ear ringing, muscle aches in calves, quads, foot arc, joint pain in wrists knees ankles elbows, nightmares | went to see the doc gave me 2 weeks of cipro almost got rid of the prostatitis went back he gave me another 2 weeks and it was gone within 2 days. kept taking the meds just to be sure. I saw this website and stopped taking them on the 27th day. 4 days later calves started hurting progressively getting worse each day. spread to quads feet and arms. joints started to hurt shortly then after. I don't want to do anything in fear of breaking myself... i do stretches everyday to loosen everything up and hopefully start a healing process... also looking into other supplements such as glucosamine sulfate, fish oil and chondroitin. i did not have any symptoms at anytime while taking the medication. Was playing intense soccer and did not feel any pain whatsoever. went to the doc to talk about symptoms said i was probably reading too much and there wasnt any damage... sure feels like it no doubt its the cipro | M | 19 | 4 weeks 500mg 2X day | 2/11/2010 | 3 | Mycobacteria infection | Disorientation, anxiety, tremors, insomnia, joint pains, visual disturbances, escalated heart rate. | Most of the side-effects subsided after the first week on the drug and was at their peak on day 5. The only thing that has remained are the joint pains. The 3rd day of after being on Cipro I drank coffee and enjoyed tobacco at work. The caffeine and nicotine did not metabolize in my body due to the Cipro, and I spent a whopping 60 hours without any sleep at all. Package instructions had no mentioning of caffeine or nicotine. Taking 0.25 mg of Clonazepam helped on the tremors and the anxiety, and essentially enabled me to sleep, but enforced the disorientation. The combination of antibiotics seemed to help against the infection, however not clear how much can be subscribed to the Cipro (the other drug used was clarithromycin). If it is possible to avoid continued use of Cipro, I will do it, however need to await for cultivation results. | M | 38 | 4 weeks 500 2X day | 11/8/2012 | 2 | Suspected prostatitis | Pains in legs (behind knees), upper arms, ankles and wrists | I think the infection has been cured, but the pains are ongoing (albeit improving) four plus weeks after finishing taking Cipro. I suspect alot of the pain is caused by anxiety and depression (triggered by drug) - now taking seroxat. | M | 49 | 4 weeks | 4/27/2009 | 1 | Prostatitis | I was diagnosed with prostatitis and given Cipro for 30 days. I made it through 21 days of treatment before the side effects nearly crippled me. At day 21, I began to experience pain in my right elbow and ankle. I stopped taking Cipro immediately. Over the next two weeks, tendinitis spread to every joint in my body - literally from my ankles to my jaw. I went from being healthy and active to unable to walk 30 feet without excruciating pain. It has been 3 months and I'm happy to report that I've made a 90% recovery. I still have tendinitis in both of my elbows, but the other joints seem to be ok at this point. I would not recommend this drug as a first line therapy under any circumstance and will never take another antibiotic in this class as long as I live. I'm not a medical doctor, but I believe Cipro should only be used as an absolute last resort in a life or death situation. | M | 35 | 4 weeks 500 MG x 2 | 2/2/2014 | 1 | Sinus infection | Rotator cuff tears left and right. Left and right longhead tendons complete rupture. Right knee tendon tear. Ligaments in lower back ruptured. Double vision. Peripheral neuropathy burning in feet arms and shoulders. | Did not take care of my sinus infection | M | 60 | 4 weeks 750-1000 2X day | 2/12/2015 | 1 | Prostate infection | Severe fatigue Extreme skeletal & muscular pain | Within a week, I couldn't get to sleep on time, and don't want to get up. Tired all the time. Hurts to stand, hurts more to walk. Uncomfortable to sleep- like I have severe arthritis. I can barely walk in morning, and at night. I feel like a 100 year old man. | M | 41 | 4 weeks 500 mg | 8/24/2015 | 1 | prostatitis symptoms | Pain in lower back,back of heel. Fingers. Dry itching patches on legs and hands. Upset stomach after finishing the dose. And still have prostatitis symptoms. | M | 62 | 4 weeks 500mg | 2/2/2012 | 1 | prostate infection | torn right bicep and torn achilles tendon...both occuring approx. 1 month after completing treatment regimen | i am 69 years old and should never been prescribed this drug | M | 69 | 4 weeks 500mg 1X day | 7/20/2010 | 1 | Pseudomonas Aeruginosa | This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me. I had surgery and a piece of a drain tube was left in. My doctor went back in to take it out and told me 5 days later he didnt know what type of infection I had but put me on a drug that should take care of it. I told him if he didnt know then send it off to the center of disease control and it came back as pseudomonas aeruginosa. I didnt know what it was, my mother was with me and my doctor put me on 1500 mgs. of cipro for 5 weeks. I kept asking him why I felt like I was so tired, why my legs hurt, when I would get my energy back??? It's been a year and a half ago and I'm 39 years old. I had my own business for 15 years before this, I played tennis, rode jet skis, snow skied, danced daily and was a massage therapist as well as a single mother of a 5 and 15 year old. I have closed my business now. I still hurt all over, blurry vision, no energy, my joints pop and crack. I have never felt this bad in my life. This drug took my life | Your life can get worse, no matter what you do.... Do not take this drug. Find another doctor if yours perscribes this for you. | F | 39 | 5 weeks 500 3X day | 1/8/2013 | 1 | uti | Depression, suicidal, anxiety, panic attacks, photosensitivity, heart palpitations, rapid heartbeat, loss of sex drive, profuse sweating, insomnia, migraines, impulsiveness, feeling out of it, feeling apathetic and not caring about anything, memory loss, hard to concentrate, extreme dry eye, red eyes, weird eye problems, yellow skin, skin rash, muscle pain, weakness, extreme fatigue, trouble swallowing, embarrassing twitches, | DO NOT TAKE THIS!!! AFTER STOPPING CIPRO SIDE EFFECTS STILL PERSIST TO THIS DAY. IT IS NOT SAFE. SHAME ON ANY DOCTOR WHO PRESCRIBES THIS AND SHAME ON THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY TOO. | F | 24 | 5 weeks | 8/14/2008 | 3 | pseudomonas aeroginosa | slight dizziness at times, random pains all over my body, arthritis type symptoms in my knees. (Pain, limited ability to bend my knees, crunching sounds in my knees, and swelling) | I have been off the Cipro for a few weeks, but still experiencing bad knee problems. My doctor says I have osteoarthritis and doesn't think it's related to the Cipro, but I have never had ANY problems with my knees until I took Cipro and suddenly woke up one morning and could barely walk. I KNOW it's Cipro related. | F | 54 | 6 weeks | 5/10/2008 | 1 | prostate infection | Insomnia, tendonopathy, tinnitus, ssuicidal thought, peripheral neuropathy, digestive problems, vision problems, heart arrhythmia . | M | 38 | 6 weeks 500 | 2/16/2014 | 1 | prostatitis | I still have knee pain and kind of swelling one year after discontinuing the medicine. It is ruining my life. | M | 31 | 6 weeks 500 2X day | 6/13/2014 | 1 | prostatitis | Insomnia, nausea, panic attacks, anxiety, severe brain fog, chest tightness, itchy/tingly scalp, dizziness, itchiness, dry burning eyes, tinnuitis | Should be a last line of defense drug. If your on your death bed dying of infection, maybe you want to try it. I suffered for years and still suffer today with symptoms that are very slow to disappear. The drug is truly pure poison. I wish I had read these warnings years ago. Take them very seriously. | M | 49 | 6 weeks 250 2X day | 4/26/2016 | 1 | infected appendix | burning pain, almost like electric charges down both sides of my legs--found out later was nerves. I had serious plantar fascitis after as well, which is also tendon problem but not sure that was caused by cipro. The burning pain has gradually gone away but 6 years later I still have symptoms | Might work for many but patients need to be aware of side effects. My doctor said it would go away but 6 years seems excessive and I still have symptoms | F | 60 | 6 weeks | 7/13/2006 |