CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)

Filter Results

Compare CIPRO with similar:
 FLUOROQUINOLONES

 Type: Rx Drug

  

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)

  

Results are sorted by length of time drug was taken longest to shortest.

Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101


RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPROCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  Kidney infection Took Cipro for two weeks in 1992(one week i.v./one week by pill). Now I experience Myoclonic seizures (jerky spasms) unless I take phenobarbitol once a day. F 32 2 weeks
10/30/2001
 1  swollen/embedded folicle (derm) Crippled my knees. Bedridden 2 months. Physical therapy 2 months. Cannot kneel, continued pain/limitations since perscribed last August '05 There should be legal warning printed on all drugs, listing all possible side-effects to watch for, as well as clear warning of any potential gambles that one takes with drugs like cipro. F 50 2 weeks
6/8/2006
 1  prostatitus this drug is poison. took 2x a day. stopped after 2nd day. muscle and joint pain, dizziness, fainting, never again will I take this drug. M 50 2 weeks
500 mg
7/27/2012
 1  Possible Prostatitis Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Headaches, Brain Fog, Fatigue, Ringing in ears, skin Crawling, night sweats, this "medicine" damaged me!!! M 32 2 weeks
500MG
5/2/2012
Email
 1  yes I was prescribed Cipro in 2007 for non-existent kidney infection, 1000 mg a day for 2 weeks and then 3 days in September later that day ( for UTI). It melted my cartilage, I have facet joint syndrome now and arthritis in my lower back. I am in suicidal level of pain to this day. Caused overwhelming anxiety, random fever (104 F for no reason)!! flu-like symptoms for years, dry heaves for 3 years straight from my throat closing couple of times a day. Truly bizarre symptoms that together tell doctors nothing ( not that they had an idea in the first place). Please type Cipro is poison and stay away from it forever. It is criminal that this is still being prescribed. Bayer and Johnson and Johnson KNOW what they're doing to people. F 47 2 weeks
500 mg 2X day
7/19/2013
Email
 1  Prostatitis Neuropathy in my fingers, knee pain, tendonitis, heel pain I was given CIPRO for my prostatitis a year ago and it worked very well to clear that up. On the last day I started getting facial and finger tingling. A week later I got severe cramps in the calves of my legs and twitching and pain in my knee. I had to stop playing golf because my legs hurt so bad a month after I stopped the pills. Now six months later the tingling is much less and the pain in the legs is slightly better, but my doctor tells me the tendonitis will be there for possibly a year or two longer. I still feel the pain in my heels mainly in the morning and evening. M 67 2 weeks
500 mg 2X day
11/26/2011
 1  had infection. high psa Always had strong legs. Now no swelling but lack of strong legs. Pain standing and walking. Can't stand it. Also knee pain. I love dancing but can hardly walk now. Help phone 7327356167 M 63 2 weeks
500
12/21/2011
Email
 1  UTI heart palpitations, high heart rate, high blood pressure, after the "non-cardiac related problems" went away i started having bad insomnia, chest tightness, severe chest wall inflamation, "heavy" throat feeling, shortness of breath, upper left abdominal pain, heartburn, hip pain, stomach "burning" sensation after meals, eye pressure, floaters, memory loss, dizziness, pain underneath belly button, neck and wrist aches, trouble concentrating, fatigue, forehead pressure. this drug is toxic. i use to be pretty healthy before i started taking it, never had any health problems. i feel like im sixty now. some days its not that bad, other days i don't want to get out of bed. almost every doctor i've seen that has performed numerous tests (bloodwork, two x-rays, urine samples, etc) had blamed stress and anxiety, not the cipro. i've contemplated seeing a couple specialists...but then asked myself, "what's the point ?" they'll probably say they can't find anything wrong with me and link these problems to depression, i also find it pointless because i've read numerous stories by patients who have had problems with cipro like mine and they've been told the same thing just about. there aren't any drugs such as ibuprofen or tylenol that will help much and trying to get as much rest as possible won't relieve any of these long term side effects. completing simple tasks is hard sometimes and i feel like any moment i'll drop dead or start having a seizure. every week there seems to be a new problem and i guess i'll have to get use to it until i can find some type of "fluoroquinolone poisoning washing out of system" thing to take, or maybe one day it will all go away but i don't think that will happen anytime soon. F 20 2 weeks
500mg 2X day
12/10/2010
 1  Prophylaxis (on radiation days) I was having brachytherapy treatment for endometrial cancer and took Cipro 250 mg twice a day on radiation treatment days. Had 5 brachytherapy treatments over 2 weeks. First symptoms started the day after my last radiation. I've been having severe generalized bone, muscle and joint pain. Worse areas are my shoulders and knees. After 12 days, my doctor ran some tests which showed an elevated ESR and liver function tests. My symptoms obviously has gone worst, most especially at night. My internist think it is just arthritis. My Radiation-Oncology doctor, who prescribed Cipro, thinks that my probability of having adverse reaction from Cipro is very low considering that I am only 49 years old. My Gyn-Oncologist look at me as if I'm losing my mind. My Rheumatologist diagnosed me with "adhesive capsulitis" and recently won't even answer my calls or respond to my e-mail. Very frustrating, when everybody seem to run away from you and think that you are fabricating all these sy I know this medication has helped a lot of people with their infection, but the adverse reaction is so debilitating. Health care providers (doctor's, nurses, physician assistants,pharmacists, etc....) need to me more educated about this medication. F 49 2 weeks
250 mg 2X day
4/16/2010
 1  staph infection of skin I noticed a tingling feeling all over my body,slightly sharp pains on my feet ankle and sometimes back. I also became paranoid after I woke up from nightmares. What sucks is, i had no choice but to take this because of a bacteria growning on the side of my face. F 32 2 weeks
500mg 2X day
4/5/2010
 1  Dr's orders Large red rash on face, blisters, permanently damaged the skin on my face. Tiredness. Joint pain. Depression. A worthless drug. M 23 2 weeks
1X day
5/6/2010
 1  skin infection severe all over body pain, joint pains, depression, muscle pains I took cipro about 18 months ago and had some aweful symptoms, much like the ones you are describing. I tried several treatments to get better. You will be glad to know I am better now, so keep positive, it will pass. Here's a list of things that helped me 1) Find the best accupuncturist you can find and explain what happened to you. He or she will then treat your liver and kidneys intensively. The liver toxicity is the main cause for the tendon problems. 2) Simultaniously try and find a very good sports physiotherapist. He or she will treat your muscles and tendons. Traditional, Thai yoga was also very helpful to sort out some very painful areas in the neck, back and tendons. 3) Try colonic irrigation. This will try to clear out any remaining toxins in your system. Also take active biocultures 4) Try taking a zinc suppliment and some calcium rich food that will help to mop up any resudial cipro 5) Get advice on herbal products -"boswellia" and "devils claw" can help 6) Try taking Siberian ginseng (comes as a tincture - which you can mix with fruit juice) which is a great adaptogenic (means it gently fine tunes your system that has been disturbed) 7) Have good healthy clean food 8) Get yourself a regime so you can treat youself easily. I have been through this, so I know how hard it can be....but all will be well in the end. M 35 2 weeks
500 1X day
5/8/2010
Email
 1  Prostatitis loss of sight, couldn't fucus, brain fog, sickness lost use of legs, spasmin, increased blood pressure, rash, swelling, aching, sore joints, muscle wastage. NEVER take this i was an hour away from having a seizure and possible tendon ruptures i had an allergic reaction yesterday and am now on anti-histamines i still can;t walk properly, my legs feel weak i cant control how they move, they jolt and twitch. i play bass guitar and have extremely muscular hands fingers and wrists. i now struggle to open bottles or move my office chair and my fingers are nothing but skin and bone. i have headaches... momentary relapses of double vision and brain fog despite not taking any more doses. i have pulpatations and after all that my test results show i didnt even have bacterial prostatitis in the first place... very dangerous stuff... the company has had law suits against this drug on countless occasions but they are still producing it. my dad also had milder versions of my side-effects. i would NOT recomend this to ANYONE! feel free to e-mail me with the button on the right if you are worried or want any info. i can give a full account of what happened to help you spot effects early because it happenes very suddenly and i almost went into shock!! M 19 2 weeks
unknown 2X day
2/18/2010
Email

Patient History
 1  appendex nerve damge in both my legs, numbness, pain fells like im being socked all the time i would not ever take it again or tell anyone else to. F 42 2 weeks
500mg 3X day
8/31/2010
Email
 1  Sinusitis Side effects came after course of drugs done in other words, way too late - severe and crippling pain in hip all the way to ankle - spontaneous tendon rupture, bruises appear out of nowhere on my legs - 2 seizures, never had a seizure in my life except for 25 years ago coming out of anesthesia - first 6 hours of the day agony, may have 2-3 hours a day ok, with heavy doses of pain killers and ibuprofen. Absolute poison. Unacceptable level of risk. Not living in fear, but it is always on my mind - will I have another seizure? Or rip other tendons? Will I need surgery, a hip replacement, what could possibly come next? These side effects have been going on for almost a month. This drug has changed my life - I can no longer do stairs, no way lawn work or housework without risking tendon tears, never mind the pain - wondering how much longer I can make it into work. Clinical doses of Ibuprofen seems to help some, but not without narcotics. I am almost past the "I can't believe it" stage and am entering the angry stage. I see my doctor in a few days - the same one who prescribed it. I am not holding my breath that he will admit to knowledge of the effects - wouldn't that be a liability on his part? All I want and pray for every moment of every day is for this nightmare to cease. F 52 2 weeks
500 mg 2X day
9/22/2010
 5  3rd ear infection in 4 months I experienced joint pains and inability to function normally. I have broken a glass because i couldnt hold it and it just dropped out of my hand. I was told that the joint pain would immediatly go away after I stop taking the medication. It's been 6 months and I still experience severe joint pain in my left elbow area on a daily basis, some days worse than others. Need another medication without such side effects. F 40 1 weeks
8/21/2005
 3  UTI After a week on 500mg twice a day I developed the most intense and excrutiating muscle pain to the back of my legs, I have never experienced pain like it, I thought at first I had caught a bad chill in the muscles, but after a week I still have the pains, I am a normaly healthy person but at times I could barely walk or stretch my legs, I would think twice now about useing this drug. It did'nt cure my urinary tract infection, I'm now on Macrodantin ! F 50 1 weeks
3/12/2009
 3  Infected cut INSOMNIA Took this med at 9:30 p.m. and couldn't fall asleep until 4:30 a.m. M 31 1 weeks
6/8/2008
 1  my dr recommended it for infection. I experienced pain in my right arm mm back pain and my gum became inflamed which was extremely painful F 43 1 weeks
5/7/2014
Email
 1  UTI Initially, within hours extreme sleepiness to the point of sleeping all day. By the third day, swelling of legs, arms, ankles to the point of lymphedema symptoms. Exteme heaviness in limbs and joint began aching. Small bruising showing up on limbs dime size. Then very painful (8-10) tender spot arose behind right elbow, within HOURS, turned red, then swelling of the skin and muscle looking as if it was going to rupture. Within 8 hours, a large bruise the size of tHREE grapefruits appeared with everything dissipating within 3 days. The next week started the medicaton again and within hours on my left bicep tenderness began, followed by extreme swellling, redness, hot to touch, could not use arm at all as pain 10+, huge bruising starting from center and ended up looking like someone beat me with a baseball bat!!!! The swelling has remained for over a week and the area inside looks as if the muscle literally ruptured (not tendon) as I called my physician and sent photos. My arm was so sw CONSUMER BE WARE HIGHLY TOXIC!!!! RISKS NOT WORTH IT. F 60 1 weeks
500mg 1X day
5/13/2015

Previous Page       Next Page

BACK TO TOP