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 | prostatitis | pain in elbows, calves, thumbs,hips | was prescribed Cipro after workplace injury (torsion of right testicle and crushing injury, let heavy things fall!) While being examined regarding injury surgeon kept commenting on my tendon visible in ultra sound being stretched to breaking point, was always asking what I was doing to cause it. | M | 46 | 50mg 3X day | 11/29/2011 | 1 | Prostatitis | Neuropathy in my fingers, knee pain, tendonitis, heel pain | I was given CIPRO for my prostatitis a year ago and it worked very well to clear that up. On the last day I started getting facial and finger tingling. A week later I got severe cramps in the calves of my legs and twitching and pain in my knee. I had to stop playing golf because my legs hurt so bad a month after I stopped the pills. Now six months later the tingling is much less and the pain in the legs is slightly better, but my doctor tells me the tendonitis will be there for possibly a year or two longer. I still feel the pain in my heels mainly in the morning and evening. | M | 67 | 2 weeks 500 mg 2X day | 11/26/2011 | 1 | Possible GI infection | Approximately six hours after taking the second dose, I attempted to stand. I was unable to bear weight on the left leg. By the next morning, I'd lost complete range of motion in both legs and within a week I was in a wheelchair. Almost seven months later I am still unable to walk without using a cane or walker, and am only just now experiencing achilles pain. Other side effects include extreme short term memory loss, brain fog, peripheral nervous symptoms such as numbness and tingling in hands, feet and scalp. Anxiety and depression have joined in, either as a side effect or a result of the above. This is the first time I've rated a drug and only the second time I've reviewed anything online. I wish someone had warned me as we are warning you. Unless faced with death, I will never take this poison again. Know your facts. Do your research and be your own health advocate. I guarantee you that the pharmaceutical companies are NOT looking out for you. | F | 48 | 2 days 750 mg 2X day | 11/23/2011 | 1 | bladder infection250 | tendinitis in shoulders & hips-trouble sleeping | F | 59 | 3 days 250mg 2X day | 11/23/2011 | 1 | Deep infection from prostate biops | Last entry: .......FROM THE UK.......….MY TRUTH…... IF THIS IS CIPRO? It has ripped my life apart BIG TIME. THIS WHOLE CONDITION IS WORSE THAN WORDS COULD EVER EXPLAIN AND MUCH MUCH MORE. THIS CONDITION IS STOPPING ME HAVING MAJOR SURGERY FOR PROSTATE CANCER- diagnosed Aug 2011- THANKFULLY EARLY STAGE. Both mum and dad died of cancer age 49 & 57...me 55mmm Been off work 8months and extremely grateful for being mobile.... YOU POOR PEOPLE....Before all this loved my work, regular reliable employee. Swimming twice a week, walking- greeting the fresh air with a smile and spring in my step, enjoying the challenge’s and choice’s in life, meeting lovely people. 5-6 Weeks after- 30 Days of Cipro-2x500mg -on set of debilitating symptoms Feb 2011,,, ROBBED…TAKEN…AWAY… This condition changes from hour to hour, day to day, but I never ever ever feel WELL. You get somewhere….it knocks you down again…and…again…but you keep going..IF YOU ARE SUFFERING ANY NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO THESE ANTIBIOTICS AND FROM THE UK PLEASE REPORT IT to the UK- FHMA - BYER - YOUR DOCTOR….even months after taking.….THE.. Love and Truth.. YOUR WILL BE DONE- Thank you… Please use my e-mail | M | 55 | 500 1X day | 11/23/2011 Patient History | 1 | finger infection | Numbness &tingling in both legs&feet | F | 47 | 10 days 50 | 11/21/2011 | 1 | Ear Infection | After 3 days of taking Cipro ear drops for an ear infection I developed tingling in my eyelids, face and fingers. One week after I stopped my knees started hurting and my calves and ankles hurt. The knee pain is constant and my legs twiitch at night. I have also developed an essential tremor in my right hand. After one month the tingling in the hands and eyelids is better but the leg tendon pain remains. | I wish I had gone to this site before I took the Cipro ear drops. Up until now I have been very healthy and on no medications. I think the anxiety and pain from side effects of this medicine is the reason for a slight increase in my blood pressure and some headaches.. I find afternoon relaxation with soft music in my recliner has helped my anxiety and lessened the headaches. The Doctor confirmed it was a Cipro reaction and to stop my long morning walks for the next two months. | M | 55 | 3 days 1.5 mg 4X day | 11/17/2011 | 1 | Gastro-enteritis | Confusion, couldn't focus, depression, sleepiness, nausea. Constant buzzing in the head, keep walking into things, using the wrong words and unable to string a sentence together. I am otherwise very intelligent and sharp - I felt like a complete moron on this drug. Scary! | Find an alternative, this is a terrible drug to be given. If you have any symptoms after like this, I suggest you stop and go to your doctor for an alternative. Don't wait or take another pill. I can't wait until it wears off - my doctor told me it was very common and to stop. | M | 36 | 3 days 500 2X day | 11/17/2011 | 1 | UTI/Sinus Infection | I rated this below and said don't read the negative comments. If you think it, you will have it, but I just have to say something about this drug. AWFUL.... AWFUL .... AWFUL .... Fatigue, pain in my left ankle tendon, headaches, insomina, ANXIETY, dry mouth, just not a good feeling. | I made it through five days and that was all I could handle. | F | 41 | 7 days 500 2X day | 11/15/2011 | 1 | UTI | Anxiety, irritability, depression, severe insomnia, cognitive impairment, racing heartbeat. | WARNING: Avoid taking Cipro if you are prescribed Cymbalta. These two medications cause a SEVERE INTERACTION, resulting in worse physical, cognitive & emotional health. Potentially, the two medications may result in suicidal tendencies and emotional instability. Regardless of what your doctor or pharmacist say, they DO NOT always know what is best for you. I learned the hard way, almost lost my life to the doctors negligence and I'm so very grateful the Lord spared my life. | F | 47 | 10 days ? 2X day | 11/13/2011 | 1 | urinary tract infection | on jan. 24th, 2010, i went to the e.r. with pain i had never experienced so bad in lower abdomen, i was diagnosed with u.t.i. and given an rx for cipro 500 mg. twice daily. i got very paranoid, especially when i tried to sleep and thoughts of jumping off my 3rd floor balcony, i was crying, had no idea until later this may be related to the cipro i was taking, i also had/have sudden, severe muscle loss and soreness all over body that was unexplained until i started researching online. i also had my ring finger and little finger tingling and numb, went for e.m.g. and was told i needed elbow surgery but i decided not to have it. i was told i had ulnar tunel syndrom and it was severe but i decided to try b vitamins, the e.m.g. guy said it might help but mine was pretty bad but i did not want to have surgery so i tried it and it got almost all the way better. i wish i had known about cipro side affects, i have no idea what other affects this stuff had on me, i know i do not feel like | F | 57 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 11/12/2011 | 1 | suspected UTI | I took this stuff twice before over 10 years ago with no issues. I took it again 3 years ago and had alot of the same overwhelming issues other people have described. From what i have read, this stuff does cumulative damage that can be insidious depending on your tolerance for this drug. Those with a low tolerance are the lucky ones because they get the reactions so they stop taking it before it has the chance to do permanent damage. For anyone reading this....look up other anitibiotics besides quinolones on this web site.....how many of them have 1300 responses, mostly scary onces that are practically consistant person after person? There are other safer antibiotics so even if you don't beleive anybody on here, the bottom line is it is not necessary for you to take this stuff....you can take something else that is safer. For me it took about a month for the intensity to start settling down and about 4 months for it to go away all together. That's considered a mild reaction in com | F | 45 | 3 days 500 mgs 2X day | 11/11/2011 | 5 | UTI | Anxiety, tingling in hands, panicky feelings. | This cleared up my UTI in 3 days without any major problems. I did notice a spike in anxiety after taking the second pill, but it was mangeable. Some tingling in my hands and feet and some muscle aches in my abdomen but nothing major. I did end up with a yeast infection, but that always happens to me when I take an antibiotic. | F | 22 | 3 days 2X day | 11/7/2011 | 3 | UTI and sinus infection | headache, fatigue, dizzy, dehydrated(But that could have been from other), weird dreams, not sure really if they were side effects or from the UTI and sinus infection | The drug is a little too strong for me, and I hate meds - really. I too read all the negative comments and got myself worked up about everything - even before going to the doctor. But apparently, I was sick and didn't know it. I am on day three and have two days to go. Eat with this and drink lots of water and have cranberry juice and ginger ale. NO GATORADE. And just be patient. BUT DO NOT READ THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS... | F | 41 | 5 days 500 2X day | 11/7/2011 | 1 | diverticulitis | Severe pain in groin, can't even walk. ok sitting or lying but not any upright movement. Worse than gout pain! | Sudden onset on day 4. no previous history of tendon problems. quit taking cipro and will never take again. This truly is poison. Dr should warn patients about the tendon side effects. FDA instructions in 2008 specifically state patients are to be counseled on this. Also the pharmicist need to counsel. They counsel about other drug warning, why not this one! Day six and still can't walk without extreme pain. Will be taking Wobenzyn N to try to help heal the tendons. For those looking for the original formula of this alternative medicine, Douglas Labs in the US is an authorized distributor of the original German formula made by Cucos Pharm. You can find them on the web (douglaslabs.com/wobenzymn). Garden of Life also mfg, but is not as good I read. Slightly different formulation. Hope German formula works a well as patients say it does, AND WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS OR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER DRUGS!!!! Will update on results. DO NOT TAKE CIPRO......EVER IT WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE | M | 59 | 4 days 500 2X day | 11/7/2011 | 1 | uti | No side effects until starting of day 3. Pain in both of my feet. Nightmares. Can hardly walk. Popping from shoulder, feet, and hands. Weird...will not take again. | Called my doctor and I am now on cefadroxil for UTI. So ready for my feet to stop hurting. | F | 54 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 11/6/2011 | 1 | Hot Tub Folliculitis | Severe GI Tract Inflammation, Kidney Pain, Vomiting, Lack of Appetite, Possible Others | Prescribed for Hot Tub Folliculitis (a skin rash caused by topical contact with contaminated hot tub water). During treatment, I had severe lack of appetite (not lack of hunger, just recoil at the thought of eating no matter how hungry), and various symptoms that would be presumptuous to blame on the meds. Since stopping Cipro (2 days), I’ve had severe GI tract inflammation to the point it’s painful to lie on my stomach to sleep (I can’t sleep on my back; no sleep either) and a dull ache/burning sensation in the kidneys similar to that I get when I drink too much soda, but not in that it sometimes gets worse (presumably dependent on what I’ve consumed). After 1 day of self-treatment with acidophilus and magnesium, I’ve finally had a day of loose bowel movements after at least two with none and my appetite is back, but I still can’t eat much because the GI tract inflammation is still in full force and I’m afraid to go back to any ignoramus that would prescribe this for a SKIN RASH! I didn’t know what it was until now, but even my friend’s husband said “CIPRO? OMG, that’s for life or death treatment!” I hope and pray I don’t develop the long term effects some have posted here, but even if I don’t, what I’ve already experienced is completely unacceptable results for having been treated for a skin rash!! I should have been prescribed a topical antibiotic, not this horror! | F | 37 | 7.5 days 500 2X day | 11/2/2011 | 4 | Prostatitis | none, except concerned about taking an antibiotic for such a long period. | This seems to be the "go to" drug for prostatitis. In the past seven years I've been on cipro twice for an entire year. I suspect that the bacterial infection was gone during the first 30 days and that for the remainder of the period, the drug's anti-inflamatory effects were what made it seem to be working. | M | 61 | 1 years 500 mg 2X day | 10/29/2011 | 1 | Colon Infection | 1. Dizziness 2. Confusion 3. Pain all over in muscles and joints 4. Exhaustion 5. Dry Throat 6. Nausia 7. Difficulty Swallowing 8. Insomnia 9. Ringing in ears 10. Twitching all over and inside stomache area. 11. Panic Attacks 12. Popping in joints 13. Forgetfulness 14. Lack of concentration 15. Loss of Appetite 16. Pain in arms when under stress 17. Severe Food, Drug & Supplement Sensitivity. 18. Severe Hallucinations after taking Meletonine. 19. Weak mucles/Skeletal. 20. Foggy Brain/Deminished Mental Awareness. 21. Difficult to deal with stress. Pain in arms and left shoulder gets worse when under stress. 22. tachycardia/high blood pressure/rapid heartbeat 23. Excessive sweating, especially at night. 24. Withdrawn. 25. Symptoms come and go, peaking usually between 2 and 8 pm. 26. Sluggish thoughts, moods, memory, ect. 27. Blurred Vision 28. Seizures Petite Maul 29. Photosensitive 30. Itchy, dry skin. 31. Pressure in | This drug is a NIGHTMARE. I BEG you not to take it. I can't believe they give this garbarge to people! I Began taking Ciprofloxacin on September 26, 2011 and ended on September 30, 2011. The dosage was 500mg twice daily for 7 days. I only took it 4 of the days, 8 pills. History. I had noticed a change in my stool that it wasn’t as solid as normal for about a month or so. After eating a greasy meal, I had terrible diarriah for 2 hours. Every time I went to the bathroom it would be diarriah and every time I thought I was done, it would come back. I went to Dr. Bandri on September 26, 2011 and he prescribed ciprofloxacin for the symptoms and ordered blood work. The tests came back within normal range. I stopped taking the Antibiotic on Oct. 3, 2011 due to adverse reactions including (Pains all over my body in my joints and tendons and extreme headache). I contacted the Dr. after taking it for 4 days and told him my symptoms around 12 noon (the time that my next dosage was due) He told me to discontinue using the antibiotic. My stool had returned to normal as well. I stopped taking it. Around 45 minutes after talking to the doctor, I began to have horrific things happen to me including the list of side effects above. I immediately knew that it was my body reacting to the ciprofloxacin. The symptoms began most severely in the beginning, then tapering every day. After extensive research on this antibiotic, I was horrified to learn that this affects a sign | M | 40 | 4 days 500 MG 2X day | 10/27/2011 | 1 | sinus infection | Tendonitis, seizures (in combination with ibuprofen) | About a year and a few months ago I posted on here, extremely distressed about the side effects of Cipro. I had a lot of side effects same as listed here but the 2 that I remember most include the unbelievable body pains and the 2 seizures I experienced when I took ibuprofen for the pain weeks later (after the regimen) for about a week (must have been the buildup?). Learned later: bad combination. Never had seizures before and none since. I'm not going to spend a lot of time explaining because if you're here, you either already are or are going to become a lot more educated about this drug, and many of these horrific side effects people are talking about are real. Here it is a year and some later, and I still have "aftershocks" of pain, very minor (and who knows, maybe unrelated) compared to the hell of the first 6 or so months. Had MRI which confirmed tendonitis. Detoxed with chelates and more (and took expensive collagens) and eliminated a lot of fluoride sources in my diet, all of which I believe helped significantly. This stuff sure lingers. I remember reading that Cipro in a petri dish dematrixes collagen cells within 72 hours. I remember reading that many of the anthrax letters guys back around 2002 (?) after 9-11 refused to take Cipro. I remember reading a LOT and having to find the thread of truth amongst all the user submissions. Well...anyway, I survived it, and have distant rumblings that feel like a re-emergence on occasion. Effects may never completely | F | 53 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 10/27/2011 |