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 |
| 5 | kidney infection | Made my pain go away within 3 days, but made me very drowsy and slightly dizzy. The best part of it was it doesn't leave that horrible metallic taste. | F | 32 | 7 days 500 mg | 8/27/2012 | 5 | intestinal infection | none that I was aware of | I took cipro after having some digestive infection for over a month. It worked like magic and I had no side effects, even though I react badly to avelox, a cousin of cipro. Cipro stopped my infection cold after only 3 days, and the remainder of the treatment period was side FX free. I know this group of antib. causes joint and tendon problems, and I do recall getting a mild knee injury while working out, about 3-6 months after taking this, but I cannot say they were related. | F | 31 | 7 days | 3/26/2007 | 5 | Bladder Infection | None | I have chronic bladder infections (5 in the last 8 months). Twice doctors prescribed Macrobid and I got extremely ill. High Fever, body aches, chest pains. I have never had any side effects with Cipro. | F | 33 | 7 days | 1/26/2007 | 5 | For a bacterial pnuemonia shot reac | I am afraid of the runs and she put on it for a reaction to bacterial pneumonia shot and four days of prenizone do I have to take it for seven days four times s day | F | 68 | 7 days 500 mg | 2/2/2014 | 5 | Severe Outer/Middle Ear Infection | Headache. Fatigue. Slight nausea that went away after the second day. | Amoxicillin didn't kill it. Zithromax didn't do it. Within 24 hours of Cipro, I went from maxing out the dosages of both paracetamol and ibuprofen to hardly taking anything at all. It worked. Yeah, there are side effects, but in my case, they weren't bad. It beat the pants off of an infected skull and pain that kept me from sleeping or talking. | F | 26 | 7 days | 9/21/2009 | 5 | UTI | Zero, Nada, not one side effect. | I just finished using Cipro for a UTI and I almost didn't take it because I stumbled across this web site and saw all the horror stories written on it. I finally decided to take what I paid for and I'm glad I did, after 7 days of taking the drug my symptoms are all gone and I not only didn't suffer any of the horrific side effects written by others here, but I didn't suffer ANY side effects. I don't want to question other peoples experiences, but I have to wonder if maybe some people are just plain allergic to the drug or didn't take it as prescribed resulting in bad experiences. Of course there are always those people who want to set up for a law suit too so they can take money from the big bad drug company and up the prices for the rest of us. All I can say is I used it and as far as I can tell it has worked for me without any problems. | M | 42 | 7 days | 2/1/2008 | 5 | UTI | Small amount of fatigue, drowsiness, and loss of appetite, but that's it. Much better on my GI system than any of the cyllins out there when taken with food like yogurt. | The 3 most common drugs for UTI's are macrobid, levaquin, and Cipro. Started feeling better after 2 doses. They actually prescribe this for "traveler's diharreha" so drink lots of water. Best broad spectrum taken PO. | M | 35 | 7 days | 11/16/2007 | 5 | UTI | The first few doses I would feel a little sleepy immediately after taking it. This subsided within a half hour and did not continue after the second day. | I read nothing but horror stories about this medication and was scared to death to take it. I had no problems with it whatsoever and it wiped out my UTI within two days. Septra before that couldn't cure the UTI. | F | 34 | 7 days | 4/13/2008 | 5 | unspecified urinary/kidney infectio | Not any at all!! apart from being scared and hypochondriac after reading this webside!!!! Its loads of rubish writen here. I even did bite the pills,as I never swallow any pills and it was ok... Had a one bad/scary dream,but also had a fever at the same time, so belive it was due to the fever, not the pills/. I was given these pills by private doctor and then read this horible stories so got sooo scared, that almost stopped taking it. But then I phoned my family Dr( she is a friend of my mum since school) and she said that she would give me the same pills and since she knows me since i was a kid I trust her. | Its ok, would recommended. Helped me. I took 14 tablets/500mg twice a day. Didnt take any milk, zinek, vitamins,iron,alcohol with it as Its not recommended anyway. | F | 34 | 7 days | 3/23/2008 | 5 | Bladder Infection | MINOR nausea that went away (I found taking it on an empty stomach wasn't the best idea), MINOR dizziness the first day or two which cleared up, after coming on this site the 5th day I had MINOR "tingling" and some MINOR muscle pain but that may be have been psychosomatic since I'm prone to anxiety. | I've been off this pill for 48 hours and no further side effects. This pill did wonders for my bladder infection and there was an added bonus of clearing up some digestive issues I was having that I didn't relate to being a possible bacteria problem. My pharmacist gave me a huge hand out on the possible side effects so I was very nervous to take this drug but I just want to say to all the people who are starting this drug and are on this site and just as nervous as I was, do not worry and listen to your doctor. Don't think that taking this drug for a few days is going to "ruin your life". Its important to clear up the infection. you may get even sicker if you let the infection get worse..Just think if you asked a surviving cancer patient what his or her opinion of chemo is you'd probably get a response like "it was hell but I'm alive" and those side effects would be waaaaay worse then the potential side effects you are going to experience from this drug. Sometimes w | F | 29 | 7 days | 1/11/2009 | 5 | Chest Congestion | This is the second time I have taken Cipro. The first time i did have dizziness once, but it went away quickly. This time there was no dizziness. There was a bit of nausea but that is to be expected with these kinds of drugs. | There are a lot of horror stories out there about this drug. However, it worked quickly and efficiently for me without drastic side effects. Amox couldn't touch this, but Cipro had me feeling better in two days. I would use it again. | F | 49 | 7 days | 4/27/2008 | 5 | UTI (pseudomonas) -> prostatitis | Persistent extremely unpleasant taste in mouth (peaking around day 3, then diminishing), significant exhaustion & lack of energy | Cipro was the third antibiotic I was prescribed, the previous ones, prescribed before the results of my urine test came thru, were totally ineffective. According to my doctor cipro is the only thing effective for pseudomonas infection. After a week of cipro (2 x 500mg/day) I am now symptom-free, and looking forward to finishing the course with my final tab tonight, which will hopefully see my energy levels return to normal. The dreadful taste in my mouth seemed to peak mid-way through the course and I suspect was related to its action on the infection. Glad I haven't experienced some of the horror stories here - they don't hit everyone, it seems. | M | 57 | 7 days | 12/2/2008 | 5 | UTI | No side effects that I noticed | It seems like cipro has been put in a bad light here, and just wanted to put my positive experience to let others know that it doesn't have negative effects on everyone. I have had UTIs since I was 4, so believe me I have tried just about every antibiotic out there. Penicillin gave me hives, Septra was the worst experience of my life (severe anxiety, urinating every 5 minutes, burning itching skin, felt like I was going to die), and Macrobid works but with some stomach pain. But I have never had any problems with the cipro. And it always clears up the infection for me. Occasionally I will take macrobid too so that I don't build a dependance to cipro, but I prefer the cipro any day. I have never taken it without food so not sure if it makes a difference on the stomach. But I always feel it's a good idea to take antobiotics with a meal. I get yeast infections after antibiotics though so this time I'm trying some acidolpholous pills during my treatment. | F | 23 | 7 days | 11/30/2008 | 5 | None. | Cipro really helped to relieve a lot of my symptoms. I did not have a bad experience with it at all! I took 2 week-long courses, and 1 2 week course, and each time it has been easy on me. | F | 20 | 7 days | 5/20/2009 | 5 | UTI | I was on 500mg, twice a day, and had no side effects at all. I would not even have known I was on Cipro except for the fact that it cured my UTI. | F | 37 | 7 days | 7/10/2009 | 5 | UTI | None | Reading all of these negative comments made me very afraid to take this drug. Fortunately I had no side effects at all. In fact, this is the only antibiotic I've taken that didn't cause major side effects. It's puzzling why this drug seems to cause so much trouble for some but not others. I wouldn't take this drug for a minor infection, but if you truly do need it, I would at least give it a try for a day or two to see how you will react. As with all drugs, you have to decide if the risks of taking it outweigh the risks of *not* taking it. | F | 55 | 7 days | 3/11/2009 | 5 | Submandibular Gland Infection | Slight increase in thirst. | I have a hard time taking most antibiotics due to allergies. I was afraid to take Cipro because I am allergic to Levaquin. The only thing I noticed was increased thirst, but that may have been due to the salivary gland infection. I'm glad I tried it, it worked well. I see so many negative posts, I wanted to let people know the good too. | F | 54 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 4/1/2016 | 5 | whopper of a UTI | Light headed. | Last resort. Do not take meds. Feel that 3 days will be enough. | F | 60 | 7 days 500 mg 2x | 3/27/2017 | 5 | Recurring UTI's | NONE, NEVER.......every since my my hysterectomy in 1999 I have had many UTI Infections, if I catch it soon enough, I only need 3 days, sometimes longer. | Like all drugs, many get a bad rap. Myself, who is intolerant to almost everything on the market, I am astonished this supposed evil drug works so well for me. | F | 71 | 7 days 500 2X day | 5/1/2018 | 5 | 3 mo of UTI symptons | No adverse side effects | Having difficulty clearing up uti doc recommended Cipro - after looking at these negative reviews I was very concerned - however I decided to trust my doc and would like to encourage anyone thinking of taking this to trust your doc - I think many of these awful side effects are part of other health problems people may have - I have finally cleared up my uti and know millions of others have same good resule | F | 72 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 12/13/2018 |