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 | Kidney infection/UTI | Woke up with tenderness and pain in my right knee and in the ball of my left foot, extending into my middle toes, also some lower back pain. I'd been resting for the past two to three days so injury(ies) were out of the question. Nearly 24 hours after my last dose, my knee continues to swell and I can barely walk. | My doctor didn't think it was the CIPRO until I read the text off the Rx info sheet to her, both the 'Caution' and 'Side Effects' paragraphs, so she changed the Rx. Tucked near the end of the 'Caution' paragraph is mentioned the possibility of tendonitis and joint pain 'in the elderly' especially if they're on steroids. I'm a very young 49 year old and avoid prescriptions and over the counter meds unless absolutely unavoidable, yet my knee looks like softball. I feel no kidney pain anymore but at what cost? I can't move. Just seven doses of CIPRO did me in. Add my voice to the others' on this website: Cipro IS poison. Beware. | F | 49 | 3 days | 8/24/2005 | 1 | UTI | CIPRO was prescribed to me for only three days for a UTI and now I have a constant sense of urgency to urinate -- something I never experienced before taking this drug except immediately before on another antibiotic generic for Microbid. I discontinued that antibiotic and the urgency problem went away but apparently I still had traces of bacteria. That's when the doctor prescribed the CIPRO. | It's been 48 hours since my last CIPRO pill and I am still having severe problems with urgency even though I took a dose of Acidophilus thinking perhaps the CIPRO had merely wiped out my good bacteria as well as the bad. Apparently it's wiped out more than that -- ie. the proper functioning of my kidneys. Hope it will come back. I remember an elderly lady friend of mine who was on antibiotics before becoming completely incontinent. Wonder if it was CIPRO or a similar drug. Wonder if there's a correlation between the prevalence of Detrol, etc. and the use by gynecologists of antibiotics like CIPRO. Please comment if you know. | F | 3 days | 9/24/2006 | 1 | Food Poison | My father (94) was prescribed CIPLOX in India. Within two days, he developed symptoms like heart attack. The doctors there could not identify this as a reaction. Instead, they put him on several heart medications. When this caused his prostate problems to worsen, they prescribed a tube and Levoday (another quinolone family). Within a week, he died due to Kidney failure. | Doctors in India have no clue about the potency of the drugs, their reactions, proper doses, etc. | M | 94 | 3 days | 4/12/2004 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | severe chest & neck pain, tingling in arms, extreme fatigue & weakness, sharp abdominal cramping | I started feeling these horrible side-effects within the first day of taking Cipro. I went to the ER because I thought I was having a heart attack. The ER docs said my heart was fine, and that I must have a case of gastritis, and to keep taking the Cipro to clear up the UTI. They did not recognize that I was having an allergic reaction to the Cipro! Needless to say, I was back in the ER the very next day with even more severe chest pain that spread to my neck and down my arms. A week later, I still have some chest pain, shooting pains all over my body, and tingling in my arms. I will NEVER take this drug again. | F | 24 | 3 days | 8/3/2004 | 1 | UTI | First six weeks: Lost 15 pounds. Severe gastro & bladder problems - Couldn’t eat hardly anything. Severe muscle & joint pains - some muscle pains & twitches. still exist 3 years later! Fibromylgia for at least 5 months.- Anything touching my body was excruciatingly painful & hurt severely -- felt like bed was crushing my body, had to take Ambien to go to sleep. Even sleeve of clothes was excruiatingly painful. Severe skin burning when exposed to heat and sun. Felt like my skin was frying. Shooting pains in my arms & legs. Couldn’t walk 1/4 mile without shooting pains going my legs & arms Generally numb all over! Muscle twitches - still continue 3 years after taking cipro. Woke up many mornings & arms and/or legs were numb. Severe anxiety. Blisters in my mouth/tongue weird. Admitted to emergency room - heart racing & pulse extremely high. Saw 13 different specialists. All of the above for at least 8 months after taking cipr | CIPRO NOW (FDA RELEASED INFO 7/08) HAS A FDA BLACK BOX WARNING IT CAN CAUSE TENDON RUPTURES & TENDINITIS!!! DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS DRUG-- TOOK IT 3 YEARS AGO & STILL HAVING SIDE EFFECTS!! WAS PERFECTLY HEALTHY BEFORE TAKING THIS DRUG-- USED TO RUN 3 MILES DAILY BEFORE TAKING THIS HORRIBLE DRUG. IT SHOULD BE BANNED!!! IF YOU'VE NEVER HAD SIDE EFFECTS FROM CIPRO, YOU'RE VERY, VERY LUCKY BECAUSE IT IS POISON TO YOUR BODY!!!! | F | 54 | 3 days | 10/23/2008 | 1 | UTI | Fatigued, but unable to sleep; nausea; aches and pains; general flu-like symptoms; lethargic; headache; chills | I have taken Cipro before for UTIs and it has worked. I had also taken Macrobid in the past. The Macrobid made me sick (10 times worse than these symptoms) in the past, but for some reason the Cipro make me sick this time and the doctor prescribed me Macorbid again. Macrobid has been no walk in the park, but symptoms are on a much smaller scale than Cipro. I was originally prescribed 500 mg Cipro 2x/day. | F | 26 | 3 days | 10/21/2008 | 1 | UTI | hallucinations (I thought my arms were on fire), burning pain, disorientation, shortness of breath, dizziness, headache, fatigue, tremor, inability to think clearly, fainting, inability to swallow. | This drug nearly killed me. The side effects were so extreme. My husband found me lying on the floor after I had gotten up in the middle of the night because I thought my arms were on fire. there are many many other antibiotics for UTIs, avoid this one! | F | 37 | 3 days | 3/13/2007 | 1 | DO NOT EVER TAKE CIPRO!!! Was perfectly healthy before taking Cipro. 2 YEARS AFTER ONLY TAKING 3 PILLS, STILL HAVE MUSCLE TWITCHES. Had many, many other horrible problems first 8 months!!!! Urge you to read this report on dangers of CIPRO: www.fluoroquinolones.org/ | Had horrible muscle aches & pains for at least 8 months after only taking 3 pills-- affected practially every organ in body except eyes. Lost 15 pounds because horrible digestive problems & couldn't eat anything. Went to 13 different specialists-- neurologist, immunologist, rheumotologist, gastro specialists, etc. etc.!!! DO NOT DO strenous exerciseS after taking cipro or you will have severe muscle & tendon ruptures. Do not eat poultry or beef with antiobotics because many cattle & chicken are fed cipro like antiobotics & it will make your problems worse. | F | 53 | 3 days | 3/27/2007 | 1 | prostatitis | Terrible allergic reaction | I started taking Cipro for prostatitis. I developed an allergic reaction the day after taking the medicine. It got worse the next day. Two days after I quit taking cipro and the rash continues to get worse. Doctors should first prescribe doxycyclin, given all the side effects with this drug. | M | 33 | 3 days | 10/12/2008 | 1 | Travelers diarrhea | My skin has been burning, face, back, and groin area. While taking the pills, i had extreme anxiety attacks, insomnia, and loss of appetite. I have been off the pill for 3 days now and anxiety has subsided, however the burning sensation has remained, only diminished. I am also now experiencing symptoms of a bladder infection (severe abdominal pain, etc). | I was prescribed 2 500mg tablets a day for 3 days. I have never had such severe side effects before. Unless I will die otherwise, I will never take this medication again! i have learned a valuable lesson though, DO NOT blindly trust your doctor about your meds, research what you take (read the fine-print). | M | 44 | 3 days | 9/19/2006 | 1 | prostatitis | after six doses experienced SEVERE joint,tendon and muscle pain in calves,knees,thighs,butocks,lower back.Uncontrolable shaking,sweating,panic attacks,insomnia,spots in my vision,jaw pain,tinnitus you name it.Six months on still in incredible pain unable to walk,sit,stand up, life is absolute torture with no recovery in sight. | DO NOT TAKE.This is absolute poison.It has totally destroyed my life and turned me into a bed bound cripple. | M | 51 | 3 days | 10/20/2008 | 1 | UTI | Agonizing mid- to upper-back pain by the second day of a six-day regimen. Excruciating to try to roll over in bed. During the almost four years since taking Cipro, these same muscles/tendons/joints in my back have been very easily aggravated (e.g. carrying anything heavy, jarring from running, etc.) Throbbing pain sufficient to wake me up at night to take Ibuprofen or to stand in a hot shower. Never had the slightest symptom before the Cipro. | Despite instructions to be sure to finish taking all the medication, I quit taking it after three days because I couldn't stand the pain. Discovered upon checking standard dosages on the web that I probably should have been given only 100 mg for three days, rather than 500 mg for six days. Had just moved to new city and didn't have a regular doctor. I would recommend making very sure that there is absolutely no safer alternative before taking this drug. | F | 49 | 3 days | 11/5/2005 | 1 | uti | Burning sensation in back-4th day blood pressure dropped to50/40 with undetected pulse rate when I passed out in doctors office waiting for appt. Loss of appetite and extreme fatigue.I was on advil with the cipro for muscle spasms for 3 days taking it every 4-6 hours.Doctor claims I passed out due to stress from the excruciating pain. | I'll advise everyone to say no to using this drug and even if it takes 7 days to cure take one of the old standbys and don't allow your doctor to convince you in taking cipro.Whatever you do don't use ibuprofen,chocolate,caffeine or calcium. | F | 59 | 3 days | 10/19/2005 | 1 | Sterner Injury Warnings Sought for Meds BY Associated Press August 29, 2006, 2:07 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- The labels on Cipro and similar antibiotics should bear more serious warnings about a possible link to tendon injuries, petitioners told federal health officials Tuesday. Between 1997 and 2005, the Food and Drug Administration received 262 reports of ruptured tendons in patients using drugs from the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said in its petition to the FDA. The state of Illinois filed a similar petition last year and asked Tuesday that the two requests be combined. An FDA spokeswoman had no immediate comment. Staci Gouveia, a spokeswoman for Bayer HealthCare, maker of Cipro, declined to comment. The labels on the entire class of drugs already warn doctors and patients of the risk of tendon problems. The FDA had manufacturers add that language following a 1996 Public Citizen petition. Public Citizen and the Illinois at | Sterner Injury Warnings Sought for Meds BY Associated Press August 29, 2006, 2:07 PM EDT WASHINGTON -- The labels on Cipro and similar antibiotics should bear more serious warnings about a possible link to tendon injuries, petitioners told federal health officials Tuesday. Between 1997 and 2005, the Food and Drug Administration received 262 reports of ruptured tendons in patients using drugs from the fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics, the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen said in its petition to the FDA. The state of Illinois filed a similar petition last year and asked Tuesday that the two requests be combined. An FDA spokeswoman had no immediate comment. Staci Gouveia, a spokeswoman for Bayer HealthCare, maker of Cipro, declined to comment. The labels on the entire class of drugs already warn doctors and patients of the risk of tendon problems. The FDA had manufacturers add that language following a 1996 Public Citizen petition. Public Citizen and the Illinois at | F | 53 | 3 days | 8/30/2006 | 1 | severe vomitting and diarrhea | nausea, ongoing diarrhea, severe leg cramps requiring the use of crutches or several days bedrest and without full recovery, extreme burning and tenderness at both knees extending to heels and hips, left wrist and upper right foot to the extent that at outbreak any area cannnot even be lightly touched, total numbness of third toe on right foot and blue coloring that gradually receeded, inability to sleep through the night, hot flashes, particularlly at night (I was over all of that-resulting in depression-duh!); my thyroid level decreased to the extent that I now must take medication for it. | I had 3 misdiagnoses (baker's cyst, fascitis, depression) since taking cipro. I was given 3 tablets at our local ER without any warning papers, just the pills and told to take one each morning. The first leg cramps occurred on the third day. That was 10 months ago. I never know if or when another area will be incapacitated. It hits within minutes without warning or reason. I can not hold down a steady job, care for my grandchildren, hike, clean house, sculpt (I'm an artist), garden, or any of the other things that used to make up my life. I have had a blood test and do not have arthritus. I am going to request a p450 enzyme and serum flouride level test if possible. If those come up positive, then I will save up (no insurance) for an MRI to look for bone infarction or avascular necrosis. I would never reccommend Cipro. You should offer a rating of zero. | F | 54 | 3 days | 8/16/2005 | 1 | traveler's disease (stomach) | My mother was hospitalized with Cipro - she was acting a bit strange, but we ignored it until she went completely batty. She forgot she had children, was hallucinating that her blood was needed to save the world (she pulled out her IV when they finally got her to the hospital), she threw her wedding ring across the room, and then she was completely "out of it" and just repeated random motions and words. The hospital did several tests, including taking spinal fluid, since they suspected that there was a history of mental disease in the family (there is none), and said it was only a "1% chance" that it was the medication. We were completely devastated. Luckily, after 48 hours, the drug left her system and like a light switch, she snapped out of it. We were lucky - I have heard of other cases where people have had residual issues from the drug. | I'm posting this on behalf of my mom, who was 45 at the time. People should be aware of this side effect - in looking at the board, it is not as uncommon as I thought. | F | 45 | 3 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | UTI | Felt really weird and depressed. I felt horribly sad,nausea,hip pain, shaky, lightheaded and dizzy | I think this medicine should be taken for extremely serious conditions where nothing else would work. | F | 52 | 3 days | 5/4/2006 | 1 | Recurring UTI Infection | Shooting pain in my thighs, knees, hips. Stiffness and pain in my calves. Muscle spasms all over my body especially in my legs. Sharp pains in my stomach, under my ribs, in my chest. Gas, diarrhea, empty feeling in my stomach. Loss of appetite, dizziness, severe fatigue, unable to focus, anxiety, sleeplessness. | The side effects did more damage than the UTI itself. This stuff is 100% PURE EVIL. You couldn't pay me enough to take this poison again!!! I am also allergic to Macrobid. I had a severe reaction with hives, trembling, the whole nine yards. I cannot believe that the doctors prescribed Cipro to me knowing what the Macrobid did. Both experiences have made me lose faith in Western medicine. Once I can figure out how to detox, I will seek out herbal remedies for my UTI's from now on. I just hope I don't develop any permanent problems from this episode. | F | 27 | 3 days | 1/5/2005 | 1 | acute bronchitis and, later, divert | With the first dose (over a year ago for 10 days), I ended up tearing all the tendons in my left calf. Had THE MOST humongous bruice from my knee to my ankle. With the second dose (two weeks ago, 3 days before I called my doctor and asked to be taken off it), I had pain in my right leg (like a constant charlie horse) and severe pain in my knee. I got up one morning and my knee popped. Saw a orthopedist today and he said he had a patient who after taking Cirpo for two days blew out BOTH of his Achilles' tendons. I have told my doctor to mark my chart and absolutely to NEVER give me Cipro or levaquin again! I live with constant pain in my legs. Horrible -- I wish I had never taken it. | F | 58 | 3 days | 4/20/2007 | 1 | UTI | Extreme insomnia, high anxiety, heart palpatations, high blood pressure, feeling that I would "jump out of my skin", internal feeling of "vibration", headache | Took 250 mg twice a day for 3 days beginning September 22nd. Cleared the UTI, but I also take Theophylline which can be intensified by Cipro so I took very little those 3 days (75 mg only) and no caffeine. I thought it would be out of my system 24 hours after ending the Cipro so began taking Theophylline again (I've taken this for 25 years). Three hours later I experienced and am still experiencing the worst side-effects of any medication I have taken. - A medication of last resort. | F | 64 | 3 days | 9/27/2007 |