CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)

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CIPRO  (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Ciprofloxacin belongs to a class of drugs called quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1987-10-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Epididimititus Took full prescribed course(14 days 2 x 500mg a day)After day 4 went back to GP to query Aching ankles,leg,arm,& back muscles,Shooting Headaches,Nausea,Night sweats,and general lack of energy... On second visit to GP after explaining previous side effects was instucted to continue with course and was prescribed with Pain Killers...Three weeks later and side effects still persist,have had blood test and results show slightly raised white blood cell count,I am hoping this is due to CIPRO as I am really worried it is something more serious!!!Have to get second lot of blood tests tomorrow then if count is the same GP will be referring me to a specialist.I have shown some ofthe comments to my GP an he was unaware of the risks(Am well sickened we dont have the same black box warning in UK) If anyone has any advice please email me M 48 14 days
11/5/2009
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 1  Suspected Prostatitis or UTI Severe anxiety, depression, tremors, severe insomnia, bizarre dreams while half awake, taste perversions, palpitation and sweat attacks, severe diarrhea and nausea. Only based on symptoms, constantly needing to pee (everything seemed normal at examination), I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin. 3rd day into taking the "medicine" day I got taste perversions, 4th day I got tremors in stomach and arms, 8th day insomnia (could only sleep ≈2 hours/night), 10th the terrible anxiety attacks started. I felt I didn't want to live anymore. I called the doctor. The doctor assured the side effects had nothing to do with Ciprofloxacin, even if the effects started with the medicine. As the UTI (or whatever) still wasn't cured I was given a second run of Ciprofloxacin. This sent me to hell within 3 days. Total insomnia, surreal dreaming while awake, shaking, severe anxiety, I couldn't digest food -it went right through etc. I stopped taking it, but after 2 months all side effects were still there. Still 6 months later I am still not fully restored and suffers anxiousness, depression, part insomnia, naucea and occasional tremors. M 47 14 days
500mg 2X day
4/12/2013
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 1  prostatitis Way too many to list. This medication has drastically changed my life. My life will never be the same. It has now been 3 years. Most of my damage came a year after I took the med but I know it is Cipro because I've researched it and I'm a pharmacist. NEVER EVER take this medication. You MAY get away with it but if you don't it will be a decision you will regret for the rest of your life. You will welcome death with open arms. It can cause IRREVERSABLE damage. Nobody can "fix" you if it is a severe reaction. It's only a matter of time before this drug is unmasked and the mitochondria killing chemotherapeutic agent is revealed. Part of the problem is that many can take it with little if any side effects. It's too bad that SO many people will be permanently damaged and lives altered because of drug company greed and FDA corruption. They know this drug is nasty but it will cut into the profit margin if appropriate warnings are included. The FDA is partially funded by...... drug companies...... M 40 14 days
500 2X day
11/30/2014
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 1   More side effects than I can even list. Most importantly, it ruined my joints! Have to use an electric scooter to do my grocery shopping now, assuming I can even make it into the store at all. I'm beyond devastated =( Hoping this isn't the way my life will be from now on, but I'm losing hope the longer this goes on without any sign of healing. Tried physical therapy and it only made things worse. I'm going to start looking for a lawyer. F 37 14 days
500 2X day
7/11/2015
 1  prostatitis During the first week my fingers felt like they had no strength. It actually felt like they would snap in half . I tore a tendon in my middle finger just making our bed. Now I'm getting arthritis in my fingers as well as Achilles tendon problems. it was originally a chemotherapy drug that happened to be a good antibiotic. My doctor that I have now told me that the Statin drugs for cholesterol and Cipro are horrible for humans and should never ever be taken. I absolutely believe it now. M 64 14 days
NA 1X day
5/24/2015
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 1  uti Caused severe problems-exhaustion/fatigue, depression, anxiety attacks, insomnia, hypoglycemia, muscle weakness, triggered food allergies, auditory disturbances, cognitive problems, brain fog. I took it 6 weeks ago and I can't get out of bed-severe disabling exhaustion!! It damages mitochondria. If you have CFS, do not touch this medicine. I wouldn't touch it anyway. It should only be on the market for life threatening emergencies. Your doctor should prescribe you something else. Side effects can show up weeks or months later and you'll never know it was this medicine. F 37 14 days
500mg 2X day
6/1/2015
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 1  UTI Gloom and Doom, Sleepless, Muscle Pain 13 years after being floxed, I got my Pfizer vaccine first dose. Numb face returned briefly after shot. Sleepless nights have returned. Gloom and doom feeling has returned. Hope the second dose is not worse. I am sure there is a medical reason for this occurring, but doubt any doctor will know or care. M 63 14 days
1X day
3/22/2021
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 1  UTI Tendon pain, and a torn rotator cuff tendon. Three weeks of horrible pain. I will make sure I am never put on this med again, unless it is an emergency. F 56 14 days
2X day
4/7/2021
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 1  UTI Arm weakness, elbow pain, tendonitus, Achilles tendon problems in both legs hadsurgery, diahreah, digestive problems mule weakness, fatigue, depression,. This drug disabled me, there is no cure an no help to recover from it. There is also no medical code for disability that this drug has caused. F 56 14 days
250 2X day
3/17/2017
 1  prostatitis 6 months after taking delayed side effects: bedridden 1 year, pain all over my body 8/10, swollen joints, damagen tendons, muscle weakness and pain, thyroid hormone problem, ... and many many more, still whellchair 5 years out, feel like 100years man. Its not cure, Its a POISON, MASSIVE DESTRUCTION GUN. lost my life, my family, my wife, lost everything... big farma, fda, goverment dont care abaut health, its all about money, read more fqwallofpain facebook M 36 14 days
500 2X day
4/27/2016
 3  prostatitis I had a re occur acute prostatitis, after taking the medicine i am having pain in my thighs, legs, feet. pain in shoulders and arms and feeling tired. i also felt lack of concentration and generally feeling tired and down. i feel like i am a 50 years plus old man :( M 30 13 days
200 2X day
1/22/2012
 1  Kidney infection, stomach ulcer Sever allergic reaction. Ended up in emergency room. Hives, blisters, splotches, all over body, including my scalp. Was painful and itch. Was treated with an adrenaline injection upon arrival to hospital. Then was put on an IV drip of steroids and Benadryl for 4 hours. Was told can never take this drug again...or any in that family of drugs which are called Quinolones. Muscle pain in left arm and muscle weakness...hard to grasp anything. This happened on July 5th, it is now July 13th, still have muscle weakness in left arm. Have tremors also..that have not gone away. Never ever use this drug. I feel like it is making me paranoid, want to avoid all medications of any kind. No longer trust the medical profession. F 56 13 days
500 2X day
7/13/2010
 1   I felt extreme tiredness, foggy head, neck pain, leg cramps, headache and dizziness. Unfortunately, I still feel tired, have foggy head, and extremely dizzy. I didn't realize this was due to this medication until I found this website. Actually I'm relieved to know why I feel as I do but now what?! This is having an adverse effect on my life. I'm taking natural herbs which seems to help with the tiredness. F 45 13 days
500 mg 2X day
10/31/2012
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 1  vaginal infection tendonitis, shoulder pain, possibly rotator cuff damage Two weeks after taking 2 doses of cipro, I got tendonitis in my elbow even though I couldn't relate it to any activity. After about 6 months it finally healed but by then I think I have possible damage to a rotator cuff. I have always been active and never experienced this before and again, don't know what triggered it. Not having insurance I will again try and wait it out and hope it heals. I will never take this again. F 53 13 days
1/8/2009
 5  UTI Headache the first two days. The rest of the days I was fine. F 53 12 days
500mg 2X day
11/10/2017
 3  UTI/kidney infection brain fog, horrible headache, abdominal pain, dizziness, extreme tiredness, extreme depression and feelings of hopelessness I'm a kidney transplant patient and have taken cipro on and off for years. I've probably had it 4 times this year alone, and this is the 2nd time with horrible side effects...so bad that I thought my kidney was rejecting. It is only because of the holidays and hospital beds being full that I'm not hospitalized. A friend researched side effects and told me about the tendonitis associated with Cipro and transplant patients. I then started researching and found this site. These symptoms are right on. I don't know why I'm impacted differently now. I was supposed to be on it for 4 mo, but quit last night after seeing this site (12 days). Already my headache is better, and I'm hoping to see the other side effects disappear as well. When I first started this, I spent 3 days in California. I was in such a fog I barely remember the trip. It seems more like a dream than an actual event. I might try it again, as it does eliminate the infecion, but would definitely stop at the first sign of symptoms. Levaquin has also worked for me, but insurance doesn't want to pay for that anymore. Not sure how the public option will impact our choices of antibiotics, or we'll all be paranoid schizophrenics from being on these meds :-) Also read Cipro was shipped en masse to the Gulf War and our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. If it has anywhere near these side effects, I imagine it is creating all sorts of havoc with paranoid soldiers with guns. Scary thought. F 57 12 days
12/28/2009
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 2  Prostatitis I took this drug once before for 30 days for the same condition and had no difficulty. This time, it felt "wrong" from the very first dose. The first two nights I had insomnia, but this passed. However, I'd have periodic nights of odd anxious sleeplessness. I kept with it until the 12th day, when I started to experience some annoying involuntary muscle movement...likes the movements you make when you're dozing off, but these occurred whenever I was sitting still...not necessarily sleeping. Later that night, after my evening dose, I had a really bad experience with a rapid heart rate and flushed skin, abdominal contractions, involuntary leg/arm movements, etc. I'll start by saying that I'm very sensitive to drugs. However, this drug is a mystery to me. I had a good experience with it the first time, but not this time a year later. None of the doctors I spoke to seemed to have encountered other patients with this side-effect. However, these my side-effects are mentioned in the literature, so maybe I'm just a tiny minority. My doctor switched me to Augmentin, which I'll start taking tonight. M 46 12 days
500 2X day
7/6/2010
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 2  Uti ironically enough got on it bc of abdominal pressure. Thought I had a uti. Pain got worse. Horrible pain and pressure in stomach and pelvic area. I also experienced a burning sensation throughout my body and severe pain in my shoulder blades. After I finished my cipro pain all subsided. Crazy! F 27 12 days
250 1X day
4/10/2011
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 1  prostatitis hallucinations, nervousness, tremors, muscle twitching, anxiety, blurred vision. I last took cipro sept 2005. All the symptons that I decribed started to occur 2 days into the medication. Four months later I still have severe muscle twitching and a constant level of high anxiety and nervousness. My doctor will not admitt that there is even a possibility this all could be from cipro. He recommends that I go see a neurologist. But I refuse, I know my body and I know this is directly from taking cipro. I just pray it leaves my body soon. This is very scary!! If anyone has had similar side effects please don't hesitate to email me. 1/25/06 M 44 12 days
1/24/2006
 1  Urinary Tract Infection Deep, unrelentless ache in leg tendons from heel to thigh that cannot be alleviated by anything. It disappeared for several months but has returned. I am extremely tired during an episode and wakeful during the night F 68 12 days
11/21/2009

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