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 | ClostridiumDifficle | Caused a lot of problems. | M | 33 | 30 days 500 3X day | 2/20/2011 Patient History | 1 | Acute Prostatitis, UTI | Extreme heat/pain in the legs, Heart palpitations,tachycardia, Tendinitis, possible nerve damage, Headache/muscle aches, Panic attacks, psychosis, Insomnia, Muscle spasms, Weakness, low energy/ Fatigue | Please DO NOT take this drug unless it is a last resort. I have taken other antibiotics before but never had serious long term side effects. It has been 6 months since I took this medicine and to this day I am suffering. I had to go to ER twice and numerous doctor visits due to side effects. Doctors do not seem to know much about the side effects and they think you are hallucinated but ONLY the person suffering from the symptoms knows what is going on. I have notified FDA about the side effects and everyone should as well. CONTACT FDA NOW 1-800-332-1088 OR file online http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/default.htm Only people who are suffering know the painful implications of using Cipro. The best we can do is inform others about it and hope things improve overtime. | M | 28 | 30 days 500 MG 2X day | 3/4/2011 | 5 | severe sinusitis | After four months of sinusitis and three prescriptions of Azythromax a CT scan of my bleeding sinuses revealed they were completely blocked. My doctor said I would probably need a surgery but before that he wanted to try Levaquin. I asked him to prescribe cipro because it was the strongest poison I knew and I really wanted to kill the ugly germs. I guess I felt like people who have cancer and take chemotherapy because it is the lesser of the two evils. I started feeling better after three days. I was waiting for side effects but nothing bad happened. Towards the end I got stomach gas and then polyuria, but I can't be sure what caused that because I was also on steroids and 180 mg of antihystamine Allegra per day. I hate drugs; I am allergic to most antibiotics and most other drugs. I hope all of you get well soon. | M | 63 | 28 days 500mg 2X day | 4/1/2010 | 4 | Chronic UTI caused by enterococcus | Despite all the negative side effects of cipro, it cured my chronic uti (caused by the bacteria enterococcus faecalis)that I have been dealing with for the past 11 months and this bacteria is very hard to get rid of. Negative side effects of cipro for me were shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, nightmares, pain under right side of rib cage, nausea, chills and sweats, foggy thinking, major panic attacks, frequent urination, nervousness, sore throat, muscle and joint pain, loss of appetite, itchiness, heartburn, yeast infection and the worst part i got ulcerative colitis from this antibiotic which i am now taking medication for the colitis for the rest of my life. | F | 29 | 28 days 500 mg 2X day | 5/9/2011 | 4 | Prostatitis | Inability to consume many foods without nausea, after 20 days of use in a 28 day treatment, ongoing diarrhea. Otherwise, no effect. | It did what it was supposed to do, but I was unaware of any side effects that were possible. My main ones were occasional nausea and constant diarrhea. | M | 47 | 28 days | 5/14/2005 | 3 | Prostatitis | dizzyness,insomnia,muscle weakness,fatigue,intestional discomfort | seems to have taken care of the e-coli infection | M | 51 | 28 days | 12/5/2007 | 2 | sinus infection | tiredness, thrush, joint and muscle pain, skin rash | Have taken three courses of Cipro over the last two months: 2 x 750mg for 28 days, same for 14 days, again for 14 days. First two courses, only thrush and skin rash, this last course was/is the worst: very tired, stiff muscles (like having the flu). Sinus infection is not clearing up this time, Cipro seeming to have no/little effect. Will ask the Dr. tomorrow for something else. | M | 49 | 28 days | 9/7/2007 | 1 | epidymitis | long term -low back pain aching muscles in lower trunk; no recovery from athletic exercise. Ruined my life | M | 40 | 28 days | 5/25/2005 | 1 | Presumed Prostatitus | Please read some more worse sideeffects on other posts before taking cipro, ciprofloxin etc I wish I had. Terrible anxiety, joints and muscle pain. tinging in fingers toes & vibration sensation. Eye and vision damage which will not resolve | I took 500mg 2x a day for 28 days and it was the worst thing I could have ever done. Maybe smaller doses over a shorter period are better tolerated. I experienced all the side effects of a severe reaction, however they didn't start till week 3. I was a young and healthly 26 year old male in perfect health. This grug caused anxiety first, then vision and light problems and my ears began to ring, then all the joint and muscles problems set in. Now 12 months after finishing the medication, I'm leaft with terrible floater (spots and specs in front of the eyes), light sensitivity and tinitus. If you take this med and have the slightest sideffect, STOP IT RIGHT AWAY | M | 26 | 28 days | 1/20/2007 | 1 | bacterial infection | Between this an Flagyl, I don't know which causes what. They both are horrible and mixed together sent me to the ER twice. Dizziness, abdominal bloating and pain, headaches, itchy, numbness, confusion, nausea | It makes me wonder if the doctors even know what they give us. "Here take a pill, ok, take a pain killer to counter the side effects of the pill I just gave you. Well, lets just run you through a battery of expensive tests and give you another pill." Honestly someone should regulate the doctors and their tests and HONESTLY tell you about all the side effects that you will encounter. All we ever want is an honest diagnosis- what do I got and how can I treat it without feeling like I am going to die by filling a prescription. Sure some bacterial infections can kill you, but so can the medications they give you. I don't like feeling ill, but I don't like that doctors seem to tell you, "inconclusive... I have no idea what you got, but follow up with your primary doctor". They actually print on discharge papers now: (Your condition does not appear serious at this time. However, the signs of a serious problem may take more time to appear. So, watch for new symptoms)... ok, now here's a pill. | F | 41 | 28 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | Post TURP operation Prostatitis | The treatment restarted my anxiety and panic attacks but this time with palpitations. As the treatment duration increased I experienced insomnia at night and felt increasingly ill in the morning after taking the dosage. The doctor noted a 10% or more increase in blood pressure. By the end of the course I was physically and mentally exhausted. | I had a painful calf muscle tear shortly after finishing the medication. It may have been playing a few minutes of football the day earlier or muscle weakness caused by the drug. My prostatitis and urinary infection were cured. After a few weeks without the drug I am steadily recovering. | M | 28 days 500 2X day | 6/10/2015 | 1 | Staph infection | When my arms aren't outright hurting, they're aching. My arms are now so weak I've been dropping and breaking things and need help to do small things like open a soda bottle. | The cipro has not been able to get rid of the staph infection and not only was I not warned about the potentially serious side effects, I don't think my doctor has any idea those side effects exist. I'm taking myself off this medicine today. | F | 38 | 27 days | 8/24/2005 | 4 | prostatitis | On high dose 500mg exr.. Burning indegestion, weird dreams, some emotional swings, random back pain, right side pelvic pain, morning nausea, loss of appetite and malaise .occasionalhead/left eye pain lazy left eye...After 12 days switched to low dose 250mg twice a day. Emotinal side effects disapated as well as eye problems. However joint and muscle pains and spasms started occuring with higher than normal blood pressure after 7 days of low-dose Less sleep has been on order too...Took myself off this over-powerful drug on day 25, since my infection seemed gone... Too much pain to take..Will contact doc for alternative if nessesary. 1 &1/2 days off and I am starting to feel normal again..Most joint and muscle aches are gone, but still have periods of nausea and malaise....see other box for details | This is the hardest anti-biotic I have ever been on...and I have even had drug treatment for onset lymes disease... Drink lots of water and take tylenol, while on this drug, It will help side effects lessen..If you dehydrate it will make them worse.. At least do 4 16oz bottles a day. If you have real bad emotions or dreams or muscle pains, STOP TAKING IMMEDIATELY and call doctor to switch down the dose or get an alternative... This has been a rough 3 weeks for me, and as a result have not done much socially either....Most people don't feel like it and that is normal for this drug.....Also don't drink, take vitamins, or take caffeine drinks ,this will worsen effects...High doses of calcium will nullify this drug too. Good luck to whoever is on this. It will work, but I think the side effects price is too high....No more for me | M | 30 | 25 days | 11/26/2006 | 3 | Prostatitis | Fatigue, lots of urinating, diarrhea, anal itching, aches and pains, depression and lethargy | It has side effects but no worse than many meds | M | 51 | 25 days | 4/15/2009 | 1 | Bacteria - suspected food poisoning | My journey with Cipro began 9/25 - was on the med for 25 days- 10 days off then 15 more days. Diarrhea on top of diarrhea, tingling in hands, no energy, weak feeling, depression. I have been off of the medication a little over two weeks and still fighting the diarrhea - not as bad and taking probiotics to help. Since being off - feelings in hands are still tingling, and now red itchy bumps on my legs and wrists. At first I thought they were flea bites but now more like a rash. At this point seeing a gastroenterologist and a colonoscopy is scheduled to see the damage! this is a wicked drug that worked before with little to no problems but 25 days has wrecked my body and a slow recovery. | I will not take this drug again and ask for an alternative. | M | 43 | 25 days | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Prostatitis | While taking Cipro, joint stiffness, tingling in legs, muscle cramping in legs and shoulders, muscle twitching over entire body. 3 months after discontinuing Cipro treatment, sudden acute onset of peripheral neuropathic symptoms, including severe muscle twitching throughout body, tingling and burning sensation in arms and legs, severe muscle cramping and muscle weakness. Confirmed by two neurologists that Cipro is the most likely cause. Because of the activity of flourinated compounds used in Cipro, side-effects can occur weeks to months after discontinuation of the drug. | It's been three months since discontinuing the Cipro. The side effects continue to progress. I just saw a second neurologist who also nodded when I said I was on Cipro a while back. I must now undergo the usual battery of tests to rule out ALS, MS etc., but the unofficial diagnosis from two neurological doctors is CIDP resulting from Cipro. I was put on Cipro without any blood tests to indicate that I had a bacterial infection. There was no result from the treatment, which means it was unnecessary. Even if it had fixed my prostate inflammation, I would not have taken Cipro if I'd known the side effects. The result of taking Cipro is that I am now likely stuck with an autoimmune disease which may last my entire life. At the very least, I'll require regular steroid ingestion, and possibly I will require immunotherapy to treat the symptoms. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION UNLESS YOU HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING BACTERIAL INFECTION! The Cipro warning disclaimer vastly underrates the possibility and severity of side effects, as a class-action law suit against the manufacturer is now alleging. | M | 36 | 24 days | 9/23/2009 | 2 | Diverticulitis | Nausea, Diarrhea, metallic taste in mouth, tongue feels hairy, extreme lethargy, lack of concentration, blurred vision, lower back pain. | I have been on Cipro 500mg x 2 and Flagyl 500mg x 3 every day for the last 23 days and I still have 13 days to take it. I have severe diverticulitis and doctors are trying to get it cleared up prior to surgery but sometimes I wonder if the sides effects are worth it. I do not recommend unless a last resort. | M | 46 | 23 days | 1/28/2009 | 1 | Epididymitis | I've had joint pain and suffering before and during the course of taking Cipro so when the side effects reared their ugly head I just figured that it was status quo. It wasn't until I started getting heart palpitations, pain in my chest, and muscle spasms that I went to my family doc and he gave me an EKG (I asked for one) which came out perfectly normal. I kept taking the cipro for about 8 more days and then finally got smart and looked up its side effects. My calves hurt like I have knives stuck in them, I have back spasms and aches. My knees hurt again and I hadn't had knee pain for 3 months before taking it. I can't believe that as common as these seem to be that it is still commonly prescribed. I would have thought my doctor would have told me up front that if I had any of the litany of side effects to stop taking it. | If I'm a patient being prescribed Cipro I'd ask for something else first and go with Cipro as a last resort. Just my feelings after this. I stopped taking it only a few days ago and still have spasms. My whole body feels tight as a drum. | M | 44 | 22 days 500mg 2X day | 9/19/2011 | 5 | post op infection | Due to a post op infection, i received cipro by both oral and iv delivery. I have developed tendonitis in my R elbow and have a distinct loss of strength in both arms. Prior to surgery was able to workout with 8 and 10 lbs weights now lifting my coffee cup requires the use of both hands. When hospitalized and receiving iv delivery, asked if ibuprophen could be used for pain management and was given 800 mg tid. If i had know the consequences of these two drugs combined would have never taken the nsaid. It has been 2 months since i completed the course of cipro and unable to use 2 lb weights to work out. Hoping that over time strength will improve. | My condition warranted the use of strong antibiotic therapy. However, under no circumstances should nsaids be given in combination with this drug. I would like to think that the medical community would confirm an infection before prescribing this drug or prescribing one with less risks if possible. | F | 50 | 21 days ? 1X day | 7/5/2011 | 5 | Sigmoiditis, Inflammation colon | Lethargy, dizziness and increased sensitivity to ultraviolet light | I appreciate the negative comments from people who have had a severe reaction to this antibiotic - it is potent one. Other medications I have taken have given me severe side efeects - but for me, in conjunction with Metronidazole (Flagyl), ciprofloxacin was a life saver. I had intravenous Cipro and Flagyl for 3 days and tables for 18 days. The pain caused by the inflammation and infection ceased after around 2 days. For those who are just starting this medication - we must remember that many people have had successful treatment with this antibiotic and those people are unlikely to post on discussion boards showing side effects. I have found this site http://emc.medicines.org.uk useful for patient information leaflets and information used by health practitioners. ...if everyone was to think too much about what side effects medicines could produce no one would take any. | M | 30 | 21 days 500 2X day | 3/9/2010 |