There are 29 ratings for the drug: CIPRO HC in the Askapatient database.

Key to ratings for cipro hc: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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1	Possible Strep Throat	Cannot drive car,had to pull over, too much anxiety,Panic. Feeling profound sadness, suicidal thinking. My normal blood pressure is sky high now. Feet and hands hurt and tingle. Lower back pain, very irritable, jumpy at the slightest noise. A "hangover" feeling and spacy.	Went to doc about it, he told me to stop it immediately. labs show I didn't have Strep throat after all,(took it for nothing)But it may be the reason for the strange lab result showing my hypothyroidism (low) which was always within normal level with the thyroid med, lab test now shows it is Hyperthyroid, which is VERY STRANGE and now there is protein in my urine which means kidney is being damaged, this is puzzling my G.P.and I. And I'm sure it's aggravating the symptoms I'm having, but how long will this go on?? They've reduced my thyroid meds now hoping that will go back to normal, I've been off the Ciprofloxacin 500mg for 7 days. Still it feels as though I'm getting worse, not better. It's a shame this med can cause this since it can really help knock out an infection. But, this is the end for me using this med from now on. I also use the ear drops for chronic ear problems, but have now gone back to the old fashioned one. My suggestion to anyone that is prescribed this, start out with a very small dosage for a few days and see how it works for you. You may be glad you did that, you wouldn't want to be feeling what me and others I've read on here are or have gone through with this med.	F	52	5 days 250mg 2X D		2/11/2010
1	UTI	Numb from hips down to toes in both legs. Muscle spasms, naseau and dry heaves.	Writing this in regards to my mother. She was just prescribed this for a UTI. She's taken 7 pills and is not able to walk. Have contacted local emergency rooms and they are referring us to speak with our local pharmacist. She is stopping this immdediately. I'm praying to God that her side effects will stop. She is currently being treated for Colorectal cancer and doesn't need anything else to worry about. Please do not take this medicine. I wish I would have known about this before she went on it!	F	60	4 days		1/9/2010 Email
5	Kidney and UTI infection	None	Was having quite a bit of pain in my kidney area lower back, about 12 hours after the first dose, I started feeling so much better. The kidney pain was gone and the burning in my pelvic area reduced. I was feeling really ill before the first dose with fatigue, chills, head fogginess, no appetite and all of those symptoms resolved withing the first 24 hours. It's a wonderful miracle drug for me!	F	37	7 days		11/17/2009
3	UTI	Had very rapid heartbeat on 500 mg. Prescription was changed to 250 mg. Worked quickly to reduce symptoms of the UTI but was very anxious and exhausted most of the time. Also have had joint pain in hands, neck and legs. Did help with the UTI however.		F	65			11/2/2009
5	UTI	None	This stuff is sooooooo much better than bactrim. I can't believe they prescribed me that crap. Thank you, cipro. You aren't a monster drug like the sulfa drug that sent me to the ER. I had an allergic reaction to it, switched to this and feel so much better :)	F	19	2 days		9/20/2009
1	UTI	I also want to add I started having anxiety while driving. I came home instead. This drug is way too powerful.		F	50	3 days		8/25/2009
4	UTI	On Day 3 of 5-day cycle and only side effect has been noticeable fatigue. Fatigue hasn't been so bad that I can't safely operate a vehicle, but I do nap/sleep with ease and don't have a lot of energy. But feeling tired is certainly better than the UTI symptoms, which have improved significantly.		F	45	3 days		8/11/2009
5	bladder infection/uti	Made me very sleepy which was ok because I was exhausted from the infection, got the best sleep at night I have had in a long time!		F	49	7 days		8/10/2009
3	Bladder Infection	Dopey Daze AND would not recommend driving a car.Knocks me out. Makes me depressed no appitite.Really affects the stomach and constipates me I can't tell you how it blocks you up inside.	Though I would walk on hot rocks instead of having the bladder infection.So for me its a catch 22. This all start after 40 and rarely am I sexually because of my issues with my friggen bladder.	F	50	10 days		7/16/2009 Email
1	klabsiella	off balance, developed vertigo, feel my head hollow.. im am due for an mri and a neurologist in one week	500mg table for 24 dys. i have never been the same, be carefull with this antibiotic. Im even concern about my side effects	F	35	24 days		6/30/2009
5	otiis externa	None, but I did have more lucid dreams.	Most of the comments here are from people who did not take this preparation (they are confusing it with Cipro tablets) so should be discounted (though their experiences with the systemic use of Cipro tablets may be valid). This is a topical eardrop preparation of ciprofloxacin and hydrocortisone for external ear infections and is a godsend for divers and surfers.	M	56	5 days		3/19/2009
3	UTI and Kidney infection	CRAZINESS! I lost my mind, I thoght about mass murder, killing people, my head was gone! I took a total of 34 pills . 2 pills a day for 16.5 days. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE EVER again. IT DID help with the infection but damn , the side effects are insane. If your infected you will feel relief in a day or 2, atleast I did.. but the tiredness and absolutely NO energy level is still with me. My Main side effects were this VERY tired (and I have a hyper thyroid) somewhat nausiated, never vomited from it though. Very decreased appetite and increased indigestion. Very mentaly disturbed and hopeless feeling about 3 days into the run. If you start to feel crazy, literaly, its probly just the cipro. The madness in my mind has gone away but my stomach still hurts.	Knowing what I know now, after researching this some what, I am not a doctor at all..... I wouldnt take this again and I would askfor somthing that "seems" safer from what I have read but like I said I am not a doc or a pharmacist...Id ask for keflex. Never cipro. The US military has stock piles of cypro because it kills ANTHRAX. now that is some strong stuff. I just had a UTI and kidney infection....not anthrax. They also use this to help fight the HIV virus. Im greatful that I feel better but am worried of these side effects after the fact. I read where, if you take it for 3-4 days, youll neeed a day or 2 of rest afterword. if you take it for a week, thats 2 days of rest 2 weeks is 3 days 3 weeks is 4 days and so on. I learned this from a body building site where these idiots were using steroids, injecting them and then using cipro to fight the injection site infection WHILE WORKING OUT. can we say STOOOOOPID?	M	35	17 days		3/13/2009
2	UTI	extreme tiredness after 3 doses; couldn't get out of bed to do anything for entire day. stopped taking and fine the next day	Symptoms of UTI abated quickly, but lethargy made it impossible to funciton. After researching I saw "black box" designation. There was nothing about this with my script. Called doctor and they wanted me to restart but I said no. Switched me to Macrobid. We'll see.	F	50	1.5 days		2/6/2009
5	Severe UTI	No side effects, just lots of relief!	I am so happy to finally be relieved of such severe pain. Have suffered from bladder infections off and on for over 20 years. This is a miracle drug for me! I'm allergic to other medicines, but this one seems to really do the trick, works extremely fast, and gives me no side effects whatsoever.	F	56	10 days		7/11/2008
1	UTI, Prostatitis	Severe nausea with very slow digestion, fatigue, dizziness, foggy thinking, stomach pain.	Back in 1990, I was diagnosed with gastroparesis (slow stomach emptying with nausea and vomiting of undigested food) after taking Cipro for weeks for Prostatitis. I have suffered with these symptoms with some improvement along with food allergies and severe spinal degradation since I first took Cipro. I never made the connection until recently when I again took Cipro for two weeks for a UTI. The same gastrointestinal symptoms returned and I immediately stopped taking the medication. I will warn anyone who reads this that these gastrointestinal symptoms from Cipro can be permanent as they are in my case. I also believe that Cipro may permanently effect the production of stomach acid. Acid blocking drugs(Nexium)also cause my digestive symptoms to get worse. I use probiotics, betaine HCL and licorice to control my digestive symptoms. Weak solutions of vinegar or lemon juice sipped at mealtime also can help. If a weak solution of vinegar (2 tsp/4 oz.) eliminates your "heartburn"	M	50	2 weeks		6/11/2008 Email
5	UTI, vaginal infection	None.	I have taken Cipro twice: Once it was for a UTI. Another time it was for a bacterial vaginal infection (I had excessive discharge). In both cases, it worked FAST. I felt relief from the Cipro in almost 24 hours. The Cipro was prescribed for me when Macrobid did not work. I thought it was a great drug. Sorry I don't remember the dosages, since it was about 3 years ago.	F	46	1 weeks		5/24/2008
1	UTI	Anxiety, burning of the lining of the digestive tract, stifness and joint pain, loss of ability to think clearly, spaciness, and food allergies, insomnia, depression	Really nasty stuff - do not take if possible. I took Cipro 12 years ago for an UTI. It cleared up the UTI within 10 days. However, I immediately lost the ability to digest food properly because this drug dilapidated my digestive tract: leaky gut syndrome, allergies to nearly all foods and having to live in constant pain and severe digestive distress are a few permanent side effect of this drug. Cipro caused such an imbalance in my system that I ended up having a hysterectomy, malfunctioning thyroid, joint pain, and severe weight gain right after I took this drug. Before I took Cipro I was very healthy and thin. Naturopathic care has helped with the joint pain and thyroid issues but the digestive issues are permanent. I am blown away there are posts on this site that claim to have had no side effects from this drug.	F	48	10 days		4/13/2008
5	UTI	I didn't experience any side affects, just relief.	Worked very well for me.	F	23	3 months		3/17/2008
1	uti	suxs suxs suxs suxs	and it suxs	F	37	3 days		1/24/2008
1	ear infection-swollen canals	was given cipro drops along with ambicillian. Put the cipro drops in my ear canals once and experienced a searing burning sensation. Ears were very sore, so assumed the pain was from the ears. Took the drops once more and realized the pain was from the drops- felt like my ear canals were on fire. Still extremely painful- will not use these drops again.		F	52	2 days		12/17/2007
5	UTI	None.	Worked very well for me. Effective, immediate.	F	21	3 days		11/15/2007
5	UTI	Euphoria	Worked great. Felt releif from UTI within 24 hours	F	39	1 weeks		10/18/2007
5	UTI	No side effects	I have had recurrent bladder infections my entire life. Cipro has cleared the problems without side effects each time, and I have found it to be the best antibiotic for me. I had a horrible reaction to Bactrim, another commonly prescribed UTI antibiotic, and I would recommend this drug first for UTIs.	F	33	9 times		8/23/2007
5	Cronic UTI's from Fibroid	The side effects were that I felt a bit weird and nervous. The feelings end 24hrs after taking the medication.	This stuff really works on UTI's immediately. Do not take it with Dairy. For me, this is one of the few anti-biotics that don't make me feel like pulling an "OJ Simpson" on everyone.	F	38	7 days		7/29/2007 Email
1	antibiotic	way too strong - even after 1/2 doses - it burned my stomach lining - feels like an ulcer - have been suffering for 3 months.	don't take it	F	60	9 days		7/8/2007
4	UTI	I have taken this drug before and I become tired, lethargic, foggy-headed (at first) but nothing as severe as what other people report.	This is the only antibiotic that has helped cure UTIs when I get them - I ended up in the hospital about 8 months ago when another antibiotic I was given failed to work. I was then given Cipro and that eventually cleared it all up.	F	27	2 days		7/3/2007 Email
1	bite from a cat	Terrible for me, took 2 cipros & 1 Levaquin and have been sick for 2 weeks. Nausea,cramps, burning stomache, lite headed, dizzy, heartburn, dehydrated. now have muscle pains and twitching been to ER and 3 DR.s, no help. How long will this last? Haven't worked in 2 weeks. Don't know how much more I can take.		F	44	2 days		5/21/2007 Email
4	UTI	Exhausted, not functioning. Neck, shoulder and leg pain. I recently had had a fall so did not relate the aches until reading this page. I'm thankful to those who have written. Loss of appetite, chilled, very tired, lethargic, sad.	Gee, I hope it cures my UTI....have had quick relief.	F	44	2 days		9/28/2006
1	diverticulitis	During the summer of 2005, I developed a severe case of diverculitis and was rushed to the ER. Due to the severity of the pain, I was given cipro and have had permanent pain in my joints since that time. My hands are so painful and stiff most of the time that I can barely use them. I am really sorry to discover that the joint pain may be a side effect of the drug that was intended to help me.	The nature of my job is such that I need the use of my hands. I am in pain most of the time and have great difficulty performing my job, household chores, and very basic tasks using my hands.	F	48	1 days		2/20/2006 Email

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Key to ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine.

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