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 | bladder infection | neck pain, swelling of joints in knees and shoulders, strange feeling in legs (aching, burning), itching,slight fever at times, kind of like aching during flu symtoms (except it seems like a weird feeling that can't really be explained), headache in mornings | Took medication for 4 days-thought I maybe was getting sick or something, but decide to look this drug up-so glad I did. Thank you everyone for posting your comments-STOPPING MEDICATION TODAY!!!! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS MED. I do relize everyone reacts differently to drugs, but look at all of the harsh negative reactions. Definately will not take ever again and do not recommend anyone else using this. | F | 43 | 10 days 250 mg 1X day | 2/18/2010 | 1 | diverticulitis | Depression, out of it felling, joint pain, rash on any skin exposed to the sun, migraines, extreme sensitivity to light (and this seems to be permanent) | Cipro seems to make you extremely sensitive to light. For me this has not gone away. I was a guy who was pretty tan in the spring and summer. Now my skin I get really bad rashes. Something about Cipro just makes your skin and eyes really sensitive to light....be warned, it can be permanent. Even being in any amount of sunlight now hurts my eyes. I thought this would go away eventually at first, but it hasn't. I really don't think I'm ever going to be able to just go out and sit in the sun again. I really don't think Cipro's worth it, considering the side effects. | M | 31 | 10 days 1X day | 2/25/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | Severe Headaches, insomnia, difficulty breathing, heart palpitations, acute tendinitis( heal, wrist, neck, anxiety attacks, vertigo, confusion, dizziness, lightheadedness, loss of appetite, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling (left hand & foot) | I have been off Cipro for 4 weeks and still am bed ridden. I went to the ER twice after going to my Dr's 3 times for Debilitating headaches. Had 1 MRI, 1 CT scan, Spinal tap, etc. All came back with negative results. This was only after taking 3 days worth of a 10 day dosage. My Dr kept telling me to continue taking. I refused. Went to a different Dr 2 hours away & he was able to diagnose acute tendinitis in almost my entire body. He was a god sent for the tendons, but unfortunately the headaches have not subsided. | F | 36 | 10 days 500 MG 2X day | 2/17/2010 | 1 | strep pneumonia | Headache, anxiety, insomnia | Since taken cipro for a week I started feeling anxious, depressed and unable to sleep. I plan never to take again and Im going to the Dr. tomorrow to get some traquilizers or something. Hoping these side effects wear off quickley. Upset because penicillin would have worked just as well on step. | F | 58 | 10 days 500 2X day | 4/12/2010 | 1 | diverticulitis | Debilitating wrist pain and weakness. I can no longer play the guitar, and sometimes I can't even turn a doorknob. This SUCKS. | I first took cipro two years ago and it was about that time that the wrist pain started. I also have developed neck and hip pain at night. It didn't occur to me that it was cipro, until I recently was given cipro for diverticulitis again. This time, over the first few days of treatment I felt myself freezing up like I was becoming some kind of invertebrate with an exoskeleton. All the symptoms I'd developed over the past two years escalated: pain, stiffness. So I came here to askapatient, and ... boom. It all fell into place. This drug should be illegal. | F | 59 | 10 days 1X day | 4/6/2010 | 1 | Possible Bacterial Infection | It stated with nausea and some heart burn, it progressed as the others have said about the heal/Achilles tendon pain. Towards the end of the prescription it was nasty. | I was a regular 37 year old, no chronic pains, cancer or some strange disease before the use of this drug. I read some reviews about this drug and you get the feeling some of these people hang out in the woods doing their Au natural stuff and they may have some ulterior motives for posting. I am your average Joe construction worker. This stuff is bad enough to make me post. Like I mentioned it started with stomach issues, bloated, nausea, turning later into severe lower abdominal pain and swelling. What has me worried is it seems I developed the muscle aches and pains during this also. It started with the heels but has since spread to what fells like my entire body. I use to run three to four times a week and lift. It is a severe struggle to do it now. It is so hard to describe but it is a whole body ache and loss of muscle strength. Its like I am missing my "reserve" muscle strength. It has been over three months since being off of it and the muscle issues are still as bad and I have a heart murmur now... I am really worried after reading some of the other peoples reviews I may be damaged for life from this stuff. During the course of the drug I would drink tons of water which I always did before anyway, and followed all other guidelines. It is still a nasty drug with horrible side effects. I know all meds have some adverse reactions but this stuff must be like one in four to mess you up bad. If this drug is all you have between you and death I would take it, other | M | 37 | 10 days 500MG 2X day | 4/26/2010 | 1 | Intestinal infection, UTI | Foot and ankle pain immediately after taking Cipro. Both feet swelled up and I was unable to walk for days. Headaches, nervousness and blacking out everytime I stand. | Taking Cipro mainly for intestinal infection. My abdominal pain seemed to clear up by the end of my dosage, but 3 days later I began having severe pain and diarrhea again. So, I feel as though this medication did not even fix my problem and I am left with a sore body and constant dizziness. | F | 25 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 4/28/2010 | 1 | Kidney/Bladder Infection | For me today is only day 2 of taking cipro and I have already experienced many of the symptoms I have read about. The very first dose I was ever given was two nights ago at the ER, a few hours afterwards I started hallucinating, lost my desire to eat, became very irritable and moody. Also started having terrible hotflashes, became weak and dizzy. It almost feels like a legal high sometimes, where my eyelids feel so relaxed and heavy. I constantly have to strain my eyes to read or drive, especially at night time. On the first day I noticed lower back swelling and alot of pressure there. As I said before, today is only day 2 and I am already having tingling sensations all over my legs and feet. | Being on this medication it effects me enough that I cannot work. I have had to miss work for the past 2 days due to the side effects of cipro. Would NOT recommend this drug at all. | F | 21 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 5/29/2010 | 1 | diverticulitis | Before Cipro I was a healthy competitive tennis player. Since Cipro I have had surgery on 3 of my joints and have been told that I need 2 more surgeries - hip and neck. Cipro will destroy your joints and put an end to your active life. The other side effects - extreme weight loss, vertigo, ringing in my ears, vision problems, painful nerve sensations, memory loss - aren't fun either. Stay away from this drug. It is horrible. | This drug must be taken off of the market. Too many people are having problems with it. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. | F | 53 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 6/17/2010 | 1 | Suspected UTI | Too numerous to mention. 16-year-old daughter given Cipro twice. First time 750 X 2 for 10 days--3 months later, 250 X 2 for 3 days. These drugs are widely known to be toxic!! Side effects are cumulative. You may take them once and be OK, and a second or third time, BAM!! | If you have taken Cipro, Levaquin, or Avelox, and have suffered severe side effects and want to talk with a caring group of people who have all been through the same thing, go to www.facebook.com/fluoroquinolonetoxicity | F | 16 | 10 days 750mg 2X day | 4/23/2011 | 1 | virus | I took Cipro in 2009 & had shooting pain like electric shock in legs. Two months latter my right arm felt like it had been broken. This lasted for months. Strange rash, bad taste in mouth. | Thought I was over the effects of Cipro. I didn't list all of the side effects, now my finger joints are painful for over two months now. It seems the vibrations from a hand grinder set it off. Also can't sleep well. Always thirsty & I feel tired & weak most of the time. Cipro should be off the market by now. | M | 53 | 10 days 500 1X day | 5/16/2011 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Severe anxiety and tender area on right side of stomach under ribs | I suffer from anxiety and had been doing fine till I took Cipro; I bursted out into a full panic attack and thought about taking myself to the ER. I called my doctor to let him know about the panic attack and the nurse spoke to the doctor, the nurse calls me back to tell me the doctor had said Cipro does not cause anxiety but, I mentioned I had called the pharmacy and read through the pamphlet after my anxiety subsided a bit but she continues by telling me "The doctor is a pharmacist too ma'am he says it doesn't cause anxiety and continue taking your medication." I stopped taking it - it took me 2 days to get my nerves back to normal without taking my medication. | F | 23 | 10 days 500MG 2X day | 5/6/2011 | 1 | Post surgery to prevent infection | Chronic headache, tendon and joint pain (legs, arms, neck). Pain gets worse when I bear additional weight. Also GI issues. This all happened when I took my last dose od Cipro. Now I'm self treating with amino acid supplements, arnica for inflammation, senna (for GI), and drinking lots of cranberry juice(low soidium/sugar) and of course lots of water. No junk food. It's been 2 weeks and symptoms are improving | I am an active person. Running & resistance training. I cannot exercise again until tendinitis is under control. Update: My symptoms are doing better. Stopped taking anti-inflammatory at the advice of other sufferers. Prior to stopping symptoms were better. Saw a orthopedic doctor. Said he's never treated a Cipro damaged patient but has read about it. Said to treat as though I have a sport injury and try not to bear weight on muscles until inflammation subsides. Encouraged me to stretch a little each day until no pain when stretching then gradually add weight. The will strengthen muscle so tendon doesn't tear. My headaches are gone. Eating veggies as raw as possible (high in magnesium). Absolutely no junk food or processed food (can or package). No alcohol or sugary food. As soon as I do I get a headache with joint pain. I'm drinking lots of cranberry juice(low in sugar and salt). Cranberry is an antioxidant & high in Vitamin C. I'll report again in a couple of weeks. Update#2 It's been about 5 weeks and started taking magnesium/calcium supplements. Helps with pain. Still anytime I use a muscle my tendons become inflamed. Also joint pain is constant. It is difficult to carry or do normal activities without feeling some pain. Seeing a Rheumatologist next week. It seems there are no instructions for healthcare professionals to help them treat us after the damage has occurred. Guidelines need to be put in place. | F | 48 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 6/1/2011 Patient History | 1 | UTI | Diarrhea, SERIOUS gas, nausea | Was given this in the ER as part of a stone protocol. Antibiotics rarely do not really screw up the digestive tract. This crap is no exception. But what's worse is the fact that it is known to weaken the Achilles tendon and tendons of the feet substantially for up to a year from one dose. My PC Dr flipped when I told him what I was taking. He is treating a patient for tears in both tendons now. I personally know another that is suffering the same thing. Best advise he gave me is to not go hiking, skiing etc for the next year.... yipppe. NASTY STUFF! | M | 50 | 10 days 500 2X day | 6/2/2011 | 1 | UTI | My husband was in remission from CLL (leukemia) when he took Cipro for a UTI and afterward went rapidly downhill. It didn't cure the UTI, so he took it again. White blood count soared and he died 3 miserable months later. | I can't prove Cipro contributed to my husband's death but it sure seemed that way. Some research I've seen says antibiotics, ironically, can cause problems with the immune system. | M | 68 | 10 days ? 1X day | 3/17/2011 | 1 | bladder infection | In '09 had a bladder infection. Cipro prescribed. Legs started hurting within a day or two of starting. By end of week couldn't climb a ladder to finish painting room. Toughed it out till med was gone and started getting better. A week later broke out from head to toe in huge, itchy welts. Stomach hurt a lot. After a week of agony was finally diagnosed with Stephens Johnson Syndrome--allergic reaction to cipro. Dr. said my stomach was in same shape as my skin. Had to take steroids for a number of weeks to stop the insane itching. Nearly drove me nuts. Have never been the same since. Doctors told me never to take Cipro again under any circumstance. | I've heard of others who had the same experience with Cipro. I wouldn't touch it again for anything. | F | 69 | 10 days ? 3X day | 1/6/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | lower back pain unable to walk and not able to get out of bed | has caused me so much pain all over | F | 50 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 1/12/2011 | 1 | Bacterial Infection with Bronchitis | Nausea, dizziness, constant fatigue, sleeping for over 12 hours in 2-3 hour intervals, vomiting, inability to stand or sit for long periods of time, severe loss of appetite. | This stuff is poison in a bottle. I caught bronchitis, and I was very sick. I had a bacterial infection, but Cipro was the first medicine that the doctor put me on, without ever trying another medicine. It made me so incredibly ill that the cure was worse than the illness. I do not feel like I will ever be the same again after taking this medicine. I was told to take it for 10 days and only took it for 5. Now, one week later, I can barely still muster up the energy to cook myself a meal before I have to head back to bed. DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS MEDICINE AS YOUR FIRST MEDICINE/ANTIBIOTIC! ALWAYS ASK TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT FIRST! I would recommend this medicine ONLY when ALL OTHER VENUES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. | F | 26 | 10 days 250mg 2X day | 1/18/2011 | 1 | sinusitis, pneumonia | colitis, tendonitis, tinnitis | no warnings came with medication except to drink a lot of water. this drug should be banned. | F | 59 | 10 days 500mg 2X day | 1/30/2011 | 1 | bronchitis | A few months after taking Cipro I tore my achilles tendon. Not sure if it is related but I've heard it can cause tendon injuries up to a year after taking. | M | 35 | 10 days 250 mg 1X day | 2/26/2011 |