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 |
| 5 | UTI | I've used Cipro several times, including now, for UTI's. I took this drug with much anxiety due to its potential side effects. I read the experiences of others and dreaded taking it. However, I suffered nausia, cotton mouth, some anxiety, mild insomnia but that is all. | The anxiety can be lowered by not drinking anything with caffeine while taking Cipro. Some of the other side effects were the same for me-even less-than with other antibiotics. When possible, always take the lowest possible dose instead of the highest and tapering down after horrible side effects. If you experience unpleasant side effects and it's possible, take half of the prescribed dose next time. The 500 mg can be cut in half as long as it is not extended release. | F | 47 | 5 days 250 mg 2X day | 5/15/2012 | 1 | urinary tract infection | I had taken Cipro before so I didn;t expect any problems. Wrong! I had to go to the ER because I had uncontrollable diaherria, and could not stop vomiting. They said it was the Cipro. I can't ever take it again. What a nightmare | F | 61 | 5 days 500 mg 1X day | 5/15/2012 | 1 | uti | sharp pains in long muscles. sparatic muscle spasms, my insides actually flutter. diagnosed with tachardia and bradicardia...off and on really weird .. just he general notion that my nervous system is messed up adn that can cause all kind of weird sensations. | everyone knows what this antibiotic is capable of, just like everyone else i too have suffered...for two years now ive been dealing with these issues and the symptoms are bizzare theirs no need to list them all it will do no good... i just feel sorry that the pharma companies mainly bayer is still mass poducing this med.... only because a few thousand people complain and it doesnt reach the maximum complaint level for them to have to take it off the shelves...its funny did u know that mostly women tale ciprofloxclin for uti infections because its more common in women and their also more likely to get the trash can diagnosis of fibromyalgia ...weird huh.. oh yea and the doctors will cover each others butts to...so dont think ur gonna walk in their and pronounce that this medication did this to you ..it takes a special doctor one whos been around for a while and perferably one who specializes in internal medicine....ive asked 2 pharmacist if this antibiotic could do this to me and his and her reply were any medication can cause this if you hve a allergic reaction.. what a cop out.... i finally went to a chiropracter and he knew the dangers of cipro but couldnt diagnose hat the cipro was the cause because he isnt a medical doctor.... oh and by the way i was 21 when i took this poison now im about to be 25 i have a wife and son and ive ruined their lives because of the effects of this drug..... some people say its criminal that pharma knows about these reports and continue manaf | M | 24 | 4 days 500 1X day | 5/11/2012 | 1 | had kidney stones removed | Chest,arm ,lower back,legs,headaches pain all the time even stomach cramps doctor kept asking any cramps or pain now I know why this is a horrible is not the word here but yes as a cure it feels like u busy dying a painfull death all test come back negative so how I know this cipro everytime I took it I was down and being hospital they give in a drip so u have no choice but side effects 1000 times worse don't take this meds no matter what | M | 43 | 3 weeks 1000mg | 5/10/2012 | 1 | CRIPPLED BY CIPRO? CALL GREG BABE, BAYER'S CEO AND DEMAND ANSWERS!!! (412) 777-2000. DO NOT LET THEM RUSH YOU OFF THE PHONE OR GIVE YOU THE RUNAROUND! WHAT THIS COMPANY IS DOING IS DOWNRIGHT CRIMINAL AND IT'S TIME THEY ANSWER TO THEIR VICTIMS!!! | DO NOT SUFFER IN SILENCE! CALL GREG BABE, BAYER'S CEO AND RAISE ABSOLUTE HELL FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO YOU!!!!!!!!! (412) 777-2000 | M | 1X day | 5/9/2012 | 1 | Sinus/throat infection | Extreme panic, near fainting, severe drop in blood pressure, feeling of desperation because you feel like you're about to die, nausea, severe bladder discomfort. | I tried this drug twice thinking something else must have caused my bad reaction the first time. I was wrong. The second reaction was worse. Within 24 hours of stopping the drug I was improving but probably because I only took 2-3 pills. This drug is extremely nasty and should be recommended on a life or death basis only. The studies about Cipro, before it was opened up to be prescribed to the public, show so many severe side effects that it is nearly criminal that this was approved. | F | 55 | 2 days 500mg 2X day | 5/4/2012 | 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 | 5 | Allergy to near all other a-biotics | C diff colitis - bacteria in colon caused by antibiotic use, and treatment of nacrosis in left arm tissue around dialysis shunt. Prescribed along with a debridement ointment. | Although I have been prescribed cipro this round of surgeries and hospital stays, I would have to say that the majority of the time I have been on this drug it has treated me very well. I think it suffice to say that I could have gotten any number of side effects from antibiotics after this length if time, which I pro does not cause for me. It's def alwaybeenthe goo to drug for me. | F | 31 | 3 months 1000 2X day | 4/29/2012 | 1 | UTI | F | 40 | 500mg 1X day | 4/23/2012 Patient History | 1 | UTI | Nightmares; insomnia; panic and anxiety; depression; peripheral neuropathy in hands/feet, debilitating joint pain/weakness in ankles, knees, hips, wrists; muscle spasms/weakness; tremors; heart palpitations; loss of appetite. | Another comment on this site says not to believe the horror stories on this website, unless you have some kind of negative health history. That is absolutely untrue. I was in perfect health, a hiker, skier, and cyclist. I had taken Cipro in the past without any noticeable or troubling side effects. It is 11 months since I took Cipro, and though much improved, I'm still dealing with knee and hip pain which limits everything I do. Climbing stairs is difficult. I have little muscle stamina in my legs. I still have tingling in my feet. Though there's no doubt that it kills bacteria effectively, this drug can do tremendous damage very unpredictably, and doctors have no idea how to reverse the damage. | M | 60 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 4/17/2012 | 1 | Diverticulitis and UTI | Extreme joint pain all over my body. I wake up in pain and go to sleep in pain. I'm also very tired but cannot figure out if it's because I'm suffering from a fatigue type side effect or because I'm not sleeping well due to the joint pain. I have taken Cipro before but have had it several times over the past 5 months due to 3 diverticulitis flare ups and UTIs. I wouldn't recommend Cipro unless it was used for life or death situations. | F | 38 | 10 days 2x/day | 4/15/2012 | 1 | After kidney stone removal surgery | This antibiotic caused me severe abdominal pain not related to kidney, bloating to where I looked 5 months pregnant, gave heart palpitations, muscle aches, and significant digestive problems. | This was the first time I had been on CIPRO. I had a kidney stone that wouldn't pass, and they did surgery to remove it, and left a stent in for five days. That alone was horrible, but I had a stent once before and expected that I would feel better once the stent was removed. I felt just as bad for five days after the stent was removed, to the point where I considered going back to the ER. I was unable to eat, my digestive system felt like it had shut down. Food just did not pass from my stomach for hours and hours. I couldn't fit into any of my pants -- I looked 5 months pregnant. I also believe I was unable to process the hospital drugs and anesthesia out of my body properly, because things were so slowed down. There was another med I was on for two days that turned my urine blue. For nearly 72 hours after my last dose of that med I peed blue, even though my doc said it cleared out of the system completely in 6 hours. I blamed this med for my problems, since I had never had problem with antibiotic before, and I quit that med. I continued to take CIPRO for two full days more before I looked it up, experiencing such an unwell feeling that I was minutes away from going to hospital. I also had significant heart palpitations, by the way. I read the side effects of CIPRO and many of them were what I was experiencing. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS DRUG. I have been off of it for two days, and I am still not doing regular activities, still feel ill, though my appetite is back | F | 44 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 4/13/2012 | 1 | Prostatitis | Extreme muscle aches. Shooting pains at joints. Nausea. Fatigue. Sudden overwhelming depression. I checked this page prior to beginning Cipro and thought that all of the negative reactions were probably melodramatic overstatement. I was completely wrong. Although I did not have as horrid a reaction as some mentioned here, the side effects from Cipro were so acute that they scared me into stopping the medication half-way through a 10 day course of antibiotics. I felt like I was being poisoned. | This drug probably works fine for some people -certainly not for me and almost all of the other reviewers on this page. Be careful if you have to take this. | M | 40 | 4.5 days 250 MG 2X day | 4/12/2012 | 1 | Lung infection | Petechie rash (redpinpoint spots from head to toe), nausea, loss of appetite, night sweats, black stools, abdominal pain, erratic vital signs | F | 45 | 3 days 500 mg 2x | 4/12/2012 | 1 | Fluoroquinolones can cause a severe reaction that hasn't been fully appreciated by the medical community. I am a physician and I know how ignorant we are with regards to the side effects. The FDA warning doesn't take a strong stand against the side effects and fails to mention that Fluoroquinolones lead to a SYNDROME with many side effects. To believe this class of medications causes one or another side effect is completely irresponsible of the FDA. As a physician and as someone that is suffering the Fluoroquinlone syndrome/toxicity, I beg the FDA to limit the use of Fluoroquinolones to life and death situations, and to recognize that Fluoroquinolones can lead to a syndrome that can last months if not years. If it wasn't for my vacation and sick leave days, and the kindness and understanding of my empoyer, I would be out of a job! Yes, a Physician at age 43 out of a job and on disability. This is proposterous to say the least. The FDA must take the sufferes seriously. I have revi | Prior to this toxicity, I was a healthy, physically active person. I had NO medical history. For God's sake, I had never taken any meds except a few motrins and Tylenols here and there. This medication has completely made my life miserable. I feel like a 300 year person. Please, I beg the FDA to take a moral and ethical stand above monetary gains, and limit the use of these meds, and to better inform the public of the syndrome that may arise, and believe me, as a sufferer, the symptoms aren't your garden variety symptoms. THEY ARE FROM HELL! | F | 43 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/8/2012 | 1 | bladder infection | I ran during this time and ended up with plantar fasciitis, which lasted off & on for several months (with a cortisone shot). I also developed tendonitis in my biceps when laterally moving a very heavy sliding door, which bothered me for a couple of months with tenderness and very sharp pains. | Sharp pains in my biceps still occur (4 months after taking the cipro). During this pains also began in my shoulder area, and gradually got worse. During this time I gradually lost mobility of my shoulder, and now have frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) which is very severe. | F | 53 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 4/6/2012 | 1 | UTI | I took this for a minor UTI that was never confirmed to be a bacterial infection to begin with. I really wish they would have given me something else, or even nothing! Side effects started midway while taking the drug (very mild might I add). Once I finished it, I had pain in all of my joints (mainly the ones I used). It has been two weeks and I still have a lot of pain all over. I used to be really athletic before taking this medicine. Now, I can barely walk or lift stuff. If you take this drug, make sure it is for a life or death situation. It has the potential to do a lot of damage to your musculoskeletal system among other things. | Should only be used for very serious infections, and never not as a first-line agent in mild or unconfirmed bacterial infections. | M | 27 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/4/2012 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I took Cipro once in 1998 and had no issues that I was aware of. I took it again in December of 2010. Within days I was feeling joint pain all over my body. After day 5 I had a rash over my whole body. I stopped the medicine but it was too late. I developed drug induced hepatitis which i did not realize it for months. I experienced extreme paint in my joints and especially my hips. I was in bed in a lot of pain for a long time. I went to the ER but they were clueless of course. I finally got my primary care doctor to draw blood and my liver function test were elevated which is the only way it became obvious that I had gotten hepatitis from this drug. I can only imagine what the liver tests were right after I took the medicine. They were probably off the charts. Well the pain in my hips and joints subsided and I was thanking God that I was not permanently injured. Well a year later I started having the same pain in my joints again. My toes, finger joints and worst of all both my hips. | F | 52 | 5 days 1X day | 4/4/2012 | 5 | Chronic epididymitis | 9 months of epididymitus, thought I had testicular cancer. First 10 day round of cipro -day 8, cured! Day 10, symptoms back. SECOND 10 day Cipro - all good, day 7 signifigant abdominal pain, kidneys/back/liver, stuck to it, day 10 last pill almost drove to emergency, felt like what I assume your liver failing would feel like. Day 21, first morning without Cipro, feel like a new man better than I've felt all year. Be damn sure you need to be taking Cipro before you do, the cure seems pretty hard on the body, but gave me my quality of life back thats all that matters. | M | 27 | 10 days 250 | 3/31/2012 | 1 | UTI | I developed severe bilateral ankle and Achilles pain and tenderness within 3rd dose of taking this poison. It has been 3 months and I continue to have severe bilateral Achilles and ankle pains, I can't walk more than a few steps without annoying pain. After 11 weeks off of this poison I developed episodes of panic attacks. I had absolutely NO medical or psychiatric illness. I am writing this note to see if I can prevent another victim. The side effects from CIPRO is straight out of hell! The experience is a horror movie. I have had broken bones before and those were nothing compAred to this. | M | 43 | 3 days 500 mg | 3/31/2012 |