CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Prostatitis Right after I took the pills, I noticed that my tendons would hurt after stretching and my right foot felt numb for like a week. But it wasnt that bad. Then about 3 months later the tendons in my right arm inflamed and things have gotten worse since then. The tendons at pretty much every joint hurt now, especially after activitiy (walking for a little period of time = pain in knees and feet the next 3 days, a day working at the computer = pain in hands, elbows and shoulders). Also I'm experiencing a horrible amount of crackling and popping sounds at all of my joints including my rips, which they have never done before. Now if for example I hang up laundry to dry, my hands crack up to 40 times doing so (my doctor was trying to tell me, that the cracking of joints is totally normal, which of course it is, just not this amount, so I counted it once). It's been 5 months since I took the pills and the pain only got better a little bit. Please do not take this drug unless there is no alterna M 27 10 days
500 mg 2X day
4/29/2014
 1  Inflammation by frenulum lesion of penis I was taking the cipro for about 6 days, but I was prescribed to take it for 7 days. I took it for 6 days, but on the 7 th day( even before taking it) my hands were shaking and I waa feeling like hypoglycemia. so I didn't take it at all on the 7 th day. after 5 days of quiting it it felt the same feelings, like hungry all the time and so and on rime I woke up at the middle of the night with totally empty feeling in my stomach and I was hungry. the next day it improved I dont feel tired but a little feeling of hunger is always there. I dicided to contact a hospital and the would make me blood test (a lot of them) Is there anyone who have experienced this? and does anyone know how long the side effects will stay? M 25 6 days
500 mg twice a day
4/26/2014
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 3  kidney infection and uti I took cipro 1000 mg daily for 10 days for a severe kidney infection. Saved my life! But had temporary weird joint crackling. 4 months later took it again for a uti, 500 mg daily for 3 days. Cleared up the uti but this time I have mild nerve damage; tingling left hand. Its unknown if it will resolve itself. F 30 3 days
250
4/23/2014
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 1  Severe Strep Throat Major loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, acid reflux, dizziness, tiredness, weakness and disorientation. Don't take this medication unless you are dying! This is some awful stuff and I will never take this again. F 23 5 days
500mg 2X day
4/22/2014
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 1  Sinus infection Insomnia, rapid heart beat, heart palpitations, anxiety. I wasn't expecting any of this since I handle all medications quite well. Will never take again. M 48 3 days
2x 500
4/20/2014
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 1  UTI Horrific debilitating medicine prescribed by my doctor and approved by FDA. I *was* a healthy 47 year old mountain hiker until this medicine in December stopped me from walking. My symptoms Ive experienced are as follows: photosensitivity in left eye, confusion, loss of balance, muscle twitching, muscle spasm, tingling, burning, pins and needles, shooting pain in arms, legs, hands, scalp, and feet. Multiple Tendenopathy in both feet, both ankles, both knees, both elbows, both wrists, both thumbs. PAINFUL. Unable to walk without pain or for any distance such as down the driveway. . Must shuffle or hobble to another room. Unable to use hands to chop food or open a water bottle. Hair has fallen out. Rash on chest, neck, back, face, and legs. Neck sounds as if there is bubble wrap twisting in it when I turn my head. Jaw pops. In summary...I have suffered agonizing pain that I had never experienced in my life. It has not gone away. I have had to see Opthamologist, Neurologist, Hematologis Horrific Damaging Medicine. F 5 days
250mg 2X day
4/9/2014
 1  UTI I started taking this drug for a UTI and only made it through 3 days of it. I ended up extremely nauseous, having very bad joint pains, and then I ended up in ICU because of severe chest pain. I seriously thought I was having a heart attack. I was in there for 4 days. During the first 2 days, the doctors wanted to do a couple tests for my heart and forgot to give me the Cipro. By the end of the second day, they realized I hadn't taken Cipro and since I was already in ICU, they gave me one more dose to see what happened. Again, severe chest pain, joint pain worsened, and to top it off, I had a severe anxiety attack and it felt like my bones were breaking. I went home from ICU on the fourth day with a different antibiotic. I will never take this again! F 32 3 days
500mg 3X day
4/3/2014
 2  UTI I had a headache the first three days of taking this drug and all I wanted to do was lie down. I managed to finish the medication but about six days into the medication I started having ankle pain, joint pain, barely sleeping and just feeling exhausted all the time. I will not take this drug again. Too many side effects. F 55 10 days
500 MG 2X day
3/28/2014
 1  Uti/bladder infection Was very afraid to take Cipro because of the posts I read online about it. Went to my doctor and asked for something else I also asked if anyone had complained about bad side effects. He said no, he's never had a patient complain. I am a nice girl so I took his word for it. On the first pill I was fine my uti pain was gone. I drank tons if water and used the bathroom a lot. 2nd pill in I had a migraine and very bad gas. 3rd pill in another bad migraine. I then stopped letting my boyfriend and parents control my actions on this matter and stopped taking Cipro. (They were only worried about the infection spreading which I could understand). Now this is my first day off of it and I feel horrible pains through my whole body. My wrists and elbows keep popping and it's scaring me so bad. I have been up crying for a couple hours reading these posts afraid of living with these joint pains. My bf is going to help get some magnesium in me tomorrow in fight of this nasty drug. I'm afraid of what the next two weeks hold for me or even 7 months from now. I'm getting my first apartment going to have an awesome job, wanna get married to my marine and live happy :'( I am afraid of brain side effects since I am already always anxious. I wonder if anyone got through the muscle pains and cramps in a short period of time. I will never let them harm my body like this again. F 23 3 days
2x 3 days
3/18/2014
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 1  UTI This is a pill that I plan to never take again. I took it for a whole 7 days. This stuff made me feel horrible. My stomach never felt settled the whole time I was on it. I had lack of appetite, blurred vision, lightheadness, dizziness. And, even though I did a whole course of treatment, it did not cure a thing. Not worth taking at all F 38 7 days
2X day
3/18/2014
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 5  Kidney Infection The only side effect I noticed was a slight flushing in my face. Have taken Cipro several times due to me being allergic to almost everything. Great med for me. I do take it easy though when on the medicine. No running or climbing just to be on the safe side. F 39 10 days
2X day
3/12/2014
 1  typhoid fever On the second night of taking cipro I had a feeling of rodents running all over my body in d middle of the night and realized that though scared, I couldn't move my limbs. I had a terrible weakness in d left side of my body that day and had to support my left arm with d tight whenever I had to lift it. This is about a month later and I'm still being awoken every night with abnormal sensations in my body. Also have a metallic taste in my mouth up till now. M 31 2 days
500mg
3/11/2014
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 4  Sinus infection I have read many comments ref cipro and do not understand why so many issues with this medicine. It is the only one that has ever helped me with my sinus infections and I have used it approximately 5 times over the past 8 years or so. I do however now understand why my son's doctor will not prescribe for his sinus infection. He has already been on two medicines and nothing has worked. Hopefully there is is something else that will help and not this scary medicine. Now plan on taking him to see a specialists. As for many of these comments... some sounds like doctor negligence. Why would you ever take an antibiotic for a flu???? F 45 10 days
500 2X day
3/5/2014
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 1  kidney infection Weakness in arms and legs. Muscle pain. Shortness of breath. Fatigue. F 24 3 days
3/2/2014
 1  UTI & Sinus Infection Since the third day of taking this drug I have experienced horrible upper back pain between my shoulder blades, burning sensation in my lower legs and right hand, swelling of my right hand, headache, nausea, upset stomach, worst of all breathlessness, rapid heartbeat to the point of passing out! Please DO NOT take this medication if offered to you. Ask for something else. It's your body so exercise your right as a patient to refuse this medicine and request something else. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION! THIS IS ANOTHER HORRIBLE AND DANGEROUS MEDICINE THAT SHOULD NO LONGER BE MANUFACTURED AND GIVEN TO ILL PATIENTS SEEKING RELIEF.... NOT ADDITIONAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS OR WORST CASE SENARIO, UNEXPECTED DEATH! F 54 4 days
2X day
2/23/2014
 1  UTI I took 3.5 pills of Cipro 34 months ago and have since become completely crippled by pain and bed ridden. My ongoing symptoms include: full body tendinopathy, peripheral neuropathy, muscle pain, muscle wasting, muscle weakness, muscle spasms, metatarsalgia, exploding blood vessels, rashes, photosensitivity, photophobia, blurred vision, floaters, taste aberrations, anxiety attacks, dissociation, depression, insomnia, hypersomnia, REM sleep disorder, memory loss, aphasia, brain fog and paradoxical reactions to everything from camomile tea to Gabapentin. This poison has completely destroyed my life. Never ever ever take a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. This stuff is handy out like candy for minor infections when it should be reserved for life or death situations. Fluoroquinolones destroy mitochondrial DNA, they cause multi-systemic shut down and many people never recover. F 33 3 days
500 2X day
2/16/2014
 1  prostate infection Insomnia, tendonopathy, tinnitus, ssuicidal thought, peripheral neuropathy, digestive problems, vision problems, heart arrhythmia . M 38 6 weeks
500
2/16/2014
 1   Has Cipro destroyed your body/health/life? You are certainly not alone! There are untold thousands of us with more people falling victim to this legal poison every single day. Please join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/46690244194/ Don't forget to report your adverse reaction to the FDA! This global massacre of innocent & unsuspecting individuals by Bayer Pharmaceuticals must STOP! File your FDA report here: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/
1X day
2/7/2014
 1  Diverticulitis Psychosis. Derealization. Depersonalization. General unwell feeling. Headaches. I am a medical professional and never experienced such scary symptoms in my life. AVOID. M 33 10 days
2/4/2014
 5  For a bacterial pnuemonia shot reac I am afraid of the runs and she put on it for a reaction to bacterial pneumonia shot and four days of prenizone do I have to take it for seven days four times s day F 68 7 days
500 mg
2/2/2014
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