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 | uti | Vivid dreams, more bladder pressure,depression. The day after I stopped taking it the dreams and feeling of depression stopped | F | 40 | 7 days 500 | 6/10/2012 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Started taking Cipro 500mg for a diagnosed UTI on 3/12/12 because of blood in the urine and bacteria. It was supposed to be a 7-day regimen but took my last one this morning 3/15/12. I have severe back pain on the right side some lower back pain in the middle. My joints ache...before taking the Cipro I felt fine except for the burning sensation when I urinaed. Should have stuck with my old standby Amoxicillin - never had any side effects with that med. I even have abdominal pain and restlessness at night. I've been working everyday but it's been difficult, and my feet are sore. I do not recommend this drug to anyone. I just hope my back pain subsides over the next few days. I did take Cipro years ago for a sinus infection for 24 days and I think and I never remember these side effects happening to me. I have osteoarthritis and I think this med has exacerbated my pain and discomfort immensely. | DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG!!!!! | F | 64 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 3/15/2012 | 1 | UTI | I took this for a minor UTI that was never confirmed to be a bacterial infection to begin with. I really wish they would have given me something else, or even nothing! Side effects started midway while taking the drug (very mild might I add). Once I finished it, I had pain in all of my joints (mainly the ones I used). It has been two weeks and I still have a lot of pain all over. I used to be really athletic before taking this medicine. Now, I can barely walk or lift stuff. If you take this drug, make sure it is for a life or death situation. It has the potential to do a lot of damage to your musculoskeletal system among other things. | Should only be used for very serious infections, and never not as a first-line agent in mild or unconfirmed bacterial infections. | M | 27 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | UTI | Nightmares; insomnia; panic and anxiety; depression; peripheral neuropathy in hands/feet, debilitating joint pain/weakness in ankles, knees, hips, wrists; muscle spasms/weakness; tremors; heart palpitations; loss of appetite. | Another comment on this site says not to believe the horror stories on this website, unless you have some kind of negative health history. That is absolutely untrue. I was in perfect health, a hiker, skier, and cyclist. I had taken Cipro in the past without any noticeable or troubling side effects. It is 11 months since I took Cipro, and though much improved, I'm still dealing with knee and hip pain which limits everything I do. Climbing stairs is difficult. I have little muscle stamina in my legs. I still have tingling in my feet. Though there's no doubt that it kills bacteria effectively, this drug can do tremendous damage very unpredictably, and doctors have no idea how to reverse the damage. | M | 60 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 4/17/2012 | 1 | Fluoroquinolones can cause a severe reaction that hasn't been fully appreciated by the medical community. I am a physician and I know how ignorant we are with regards to the side effects. The FDA warning doesn't take a strong stand against the side effects and fails to mention that Fluoroquinolones lead to a SYNDROME with many side effects. To believe this class of medications causes one or another side effect is completely irresponsible of the FDA. As a physician and as someone that is suffering the Fluoroquinlone syndrome/toxicity, I beg the FDA to limit the use of Fluoroquinolones to life and death situations, and to recognize that Fluoroquinolones can lead to a syndrome that can last months if not years. If it wasn't for my vacation and sick leave days, and the kindness and understanding of my empoyer, I would be out of a job! Yes, a Physician at age 43 out of a job and on disability. This is proposterous to say the least. The FDA must take the sufferes seriously. I have revi | Prior to this toxicity, I was a healthy, physically active person. I had NO medical history. For God's sake, I had never taken any meds except a few motrins and Tylenols here and there. This medication has completely made my life miserable. I feel like a 300 year person. Please, I beg the FDA to take a moral and ethical stand above monetary gains, and limit the use of these meds, and to better inform the public of the syndrome that may arise, and believe me, as a sufferer, the symptoms aren't your garden variety symptoms. THEY ARE FROM HELL! | F | 43 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/8/2012 | 1 | possible bladder infection | At the end of treatment, a foot injury (from basketball) that was almost better, swelled up and got painful again. And then excruciating back-pain started and continued unabated for days. My wife googled "Cipro back pain" and found the horror stories. She also read that boron can help, and it did - AMAZING - but soon my other foot started to hurt - in the heel and my leg was cramped up. I could walk - but couldn't straighten the leg. But several days later - I couldn't walk due to intense pain... (4 days ago) | what 's helping now: magnesium (Natural Calm) ; NAC; and Egoscue, plus other supplements... Sometimes I walk with crutches - sometimes I crawl...but the pain and swelling is decreasing - I will also get IV of l-glutathione if I need it - but many people are helped by NAC if taken early on. POSITIVE THOUGHTS and Prayers | M | 60 | 7 days 500 1X day | 1/11/2012 | 1 | UTI | My side effects started with a rash on my chest, moved down to my stomach. Rash started on my 2nd day of Cipro, but I didn't think it was that causing the rash b/c I'd been on Cipro a few years back and never had problems. Finally figured it out when I started getting other symptoms and researching more. I had a yeast infection. I still have bad muscle spasms in my back, joint pain in my shoulders and hips, tremors. Sporadic numbness, one day my left arm, left side of chest down to my hip and my whole left leg went numb. I've got tremors, really bad insomnia and blurry eyes. My face is pretty red, like a sunburn and found that I know have my rash popping up on my back. | It's been 8 days since I last took Cipro. It doesn't seem any of my adverse reactions are going away. Why am I still feeling so bad? I've read all of the other postings, am I going to have this for a year or more? I have moments when it is very hard to even walk. All of these problems b/c an ER doctor gave me Cipro for a UTI. I have signed the petition on facebook to the FDA. What scary is this is happening to people every day, don't take this drug, stay away!Pleaase feel free to email me with any resources - THANK YOU for everyone posting... | F | 36 | 7 days 500MG 2X day | 1/28/2012 | 1 | misdiagnosed | joint pain and joint destruction in my knees, ankles, shoulders, elbows, and wrists. Can no longer walk and am confined to a wheelchair and bed. | I was maimed and basically murdered by a Doctor at Sentara hospital in Williamsburg, VA. I told him that I was highly allergic to cipro and that was why I was there because of severe pain in all of my joints. He got really mad and upset and made me see a shrink. He said I had a cipro fixation. He then later ordered injections of cipro into me calling it something else. I am now totally destroyed because of this monster. I feel that anyone who prescribes a quinolone should be put in jail alongside all of the executives at Bayer | M | 56 | 7 days 2X day | 12/26/2011 | 1 | UTI AND KIDNEY INFECTION | NONE | CIPRO DID NOT CURE MY INFECTION I DO NOT RECOMMEND CIPRO MY DR TOLD ME THE COMMUNITY WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS DRUG IT DOES NOT WORK WASTE OF MONEY | F | 30 | 7 days 500MG 2X day | 5/16/2012 | 1 | uti | Life altering pill worst thing that has ever happened to me made me unable to walk, joint pain all over, tremors, insomnia, anxiety attacks, peripheral neuropathy like electrical shocks, tinggling and the list goes on I am only 28years old and was perfectly healthy before this! good news is I have gotten better with changing my diet to candida diet, juicing lots of greens, stopped all medications and tried to detox my system. Only eat organic nonantibiotic no hormone grass fed meat because the regular meat is riddled with hormones and dosed with antibiotics also that contain fluoroquinolones which causes to be refloxed. Drink lots of lemon water to help with nerve pain and to detox liver, probiotics for stomache issues and digestive enzymes. Take lots of vitamin D, magnesium especially because fq's deplete that mineral in you, and calcium. Also I don't eat anything processed or with perservatives all natural, changed shampoo, soap and toothpaste because of the harsh chemicals and containing fluoride in them. I owe this all thanks to people on this site they helped me understand this so much great source of information for this toxicity! good luck to everyone you can get better! ---> facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/FluoroquinoloneToxicity | F | 28 | 7 days 750mg 2X day | 5/24/2012 | 1 | Uti | This medicine has evil side effects... Please don't take unless life or death. I was in college and had to take off a year from school because I got severe and painful tendinitis in both Achilles, elbows, shoulders, wrists, hips, hamstrings, and plantar fasciitis, I have finger joint pains in all fingers and toes. I was sooo healthy before Very athletic and it crippled me. It's been 3 years I'm 22 now and I still have painful joint and tendon pains although not crippling enough to not beig able to walk or write like I had the first year after I took cipro which led me to have to drop out of school. I also developed panic attacks insomnia brain fog depression and I was so happy before it destroyed me. Please don't take it it's not worth it!!!!! | F | 19 | 7 days | 6/3/2012 | 1 | GI infection | TMJ, brain damage, nuropathy, depression, anxioty, pain, tendon damage, skin damage. | My wife took the poison 9 weeks ago. She can no longer eat solid food, work, walk or enjoy life. She deals with chronic pain and other side effects. DONT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 34 | 7 days 500 mg 1X day | 2/18/2013 | 1 | Sinus infection | I had two tendon ruptures (Achilles and rotator cuff) after taking Cipro and my doctors say it a result of taking the drug. There was no Black Box warning - no warning at all. | F | 48 | 7 days 500 mg | 6/18/2013 | 1 | Uti | Severe anxiety, insomnia, torn meniscus in knee which caused bakers cyst, sprained tendons in knee, arm elbow and wrist pain and weakness, ankle pain and weakness, loss of balance, muscle twitching and movements, dropping things, mind fog, severe wrinkling of skin on arms and loss of muscle tone in arms. | This drug is POISON!!! I am going on 4 months since my last dose and am still sick with side effects. I am scared this will be permanent but I will fight to regain my life. Bayer should have to pay our medical bills! | F | 55 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 4/3/2013 | 1 | UTI | Severe joint pain. can't walk very good hips hurt sooo bad. Body aches like flu systems. Can't sleep. Was never told of any side effects upon PA. Prescribing. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. ITS HORRIBLE. | F | 60 | 7 days 1000 ml | 6/27/2013 | 1 | UTI | I have had a sudden onset of aches and pain in every joint it seems. Numbness and tingling throughout my entire body. Even the feeling in my teeth and tongue have been effected. I can't think clearly and I'm exhausted all the time. The problems started suddenly. On day 3 of taking cipro I realized the connection and quit taking the med. The trembling has resolved , but all the other symptoms are very much present. | F | 34 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 9/28/2012 | 1 | kidney infection | NIGHT MARE!!!!!!!! Ruined my life 2 years later joint , weak , fatigued......neourlogical problems Drug company should be taking out and Shot!!!!!! They know they r killing people with lots of medications not just this one...Don't trust doc, meds or people that r encharge their all crupted its about $$$$$$$ Not your Life | F | 45 | 7 days 30 | 10/3/2012 | 1 | uti | I am a very healthy, active 51 yr old. My GYN prescribed Cipro for a uti infection. After taking Cipro for a few days I woke up in the middle of the night with very stiff, sore, muscles in both legs. The following day the pain began in both arms, and now there is tingling in both hands and feet. The pain has been constant for about 10 days. Frequent urination. I took 9 / 14 prescribed pills. 500mg. | F | 51 | 7 days | 1/4/2010 | 1 | Inflamed Cervix | Nausea... so bad...bloated 24/7... dizzy, faint feeling, weak, no energy, tired all the time. I don't feel like doing anything. I can not believe that other people have this feeling of 'doom' like I am going to die - I am so sorry to say I am happy to read that it is not me... I felt convinced that I am dying - now I can tell myself it is the drug!!! | I usually NEVER have bad side effects from meds... can't even think of one time in my life... this drug is the worst!!! A constant feeling of nausea to the point of gagging - dizzy all the time - an uneasy feeling - have to keep lying down, HEADACHE, put it to you this way - I feel like I am about 95. I just had my last 500 mg pill this morning - now I am scared because everyone is saying their side effects linger so long! | M | 37 | 7 days | 1/13/2010 | 1 | unconfirmed bacterial infection | F | 37 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 1/5/2014 Patient History |