CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CIPRO with similar:
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| 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | This drug was very bad news for me, and I had many of the issues described by others here. I am a 40 year old male, very healthy and strong overall. An arthritic condition began to set in after just 4 days on the Cipro (prescribed for a garden variety urinary tract infection), and within 2 more weeks, the pain was so debilitating that my family forced me to go to the ER. My entire body hurt, particularly my hips, shoulders, lower back, hands and feet. My knees and elbows for some reason were virtually unaffected. I couldn't even put on shoes, let alone tie them, I had to crawl up the stairs, and I had to shower after using the toilet because I couldn't wipe myself. The pain was so intense that I needed help getting in and out of bed, rolling over, etc. during the night. I sincerely thought I could be dying. After seeing that a couple of the numbers from my blood tests were very abnormal, the ER doctors grew concerned and gave me IV pain medication and anti-inflammants (the abnormal | I would not take this drug ever again unless my life depended on it, and would not let anyone else I knew take it, either, without at least warnimng them. It may be fine for some, but it clearly causes severe problems for many, and even in my instance, where I've gotten at least most of the way back to normal again, there are still lingering effects, and I first took Cipro over 2 months ago, and was only on it for 4 days before I stopped taking it. | M | 40 | 4 days 500 MG 2X day | 9/20/2010 | 1 | Presumed UTI | Extreme Achilles tendon pain, left leg worse than right. Had to crawl for two days and then on crutches for two weeks. | I previously posted but was unable to get back in to edit my post. It has been about six weeks and I have now recovered. I still have some stiffnesse in my left Achilles, but am able to get around. Dealing with trying to rebuild muscle I have lost from not being able to exercise. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG UNLESS YOU ARE ON YOUR DEATH BED! It works well for some people, but the side effects for the people who have them are devastating. | F | 36 | 11 days 500 2X day | 9/20/2010 | 1 | UTI/Prostititis | I had been subscribed Cipro several times 8 years ago for UTI/Prostititis issues. I had some side effects back then but never associated them with the drug. In June of this year, I was once again perscribed Cipro for Prostititis. On the second day, I experienced significant and severe abdominal cramps and spine pain. I stopped taking it. My doctor then put me on doxycycline and an NSAID (Nuproxen) I found out that was the worst thing anyone can do, from additional research it maximizes the side effects of Ciprofloxacin. Three months after taking the last pill, I have had it all: Joint Paint, Tendon Pain, Cartilage and Tendon Popping, Insomnia, Myalgia type pains and sensations, Eye Pain, Headaches, Muscle Weakness and Stiffness, Numbness & Tingling, Tremors & Twitching, Cold Hands & Feet, Burning Sensations and the list goes on & on.... | If anyone has had success in detoxifying from this poison, please post what has worked for you. I pray that I can pull through this. Please, Please, Please......ONLY TAKE THIS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.... THE RISKS ARE TOO GREAT !! | M | 50 | 2 days 500mg 2X day | 9/17/2010 | 1 | kidney infection | extremely itchy rash all over my body, nausea, anxiety, dizzyness, muscle and bone pain/soreness | I was not eager to call the doc after having been in the ER and pumped full of approx 4-5 antibiotics, sent home with one, then called and told to stop the current (5th or 6th antibiotic) and take cipro, but on the 3rd day I could no longer stand the rash and aforementioned side effects. Kaiser's phone doc (kaiser is the worst) instructed me to stop taking it immediately and take benedryl, no mention of how bad/sick I would feel and for how long. I am now 14 days of the cipro and still not feeling 100%. my boyfriend became so worried by my lingering symptoms he insisted i go back to see a doc in person and when i did, not only was i not told about what symptoms i might be still experiencing, the male doctor told me i must be depressed, and, 'well, you look good!'gee thanks for your blatant disregard and unprofessionalism. i guess the drug companies really are paying the physicians to shut up. btw, i am a psychologist. | F | 42 | 3 days 500 mg 2X day | 9/17/2010 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Worst experience of my life. I got off it after day 2 due to panic, anxiety, throbbing, felt like i was on caffiene x about 100 times that, could not sleep at all for 2 nights because I was so anxious, and worst of all the leg surges in my right calf muscle. And, 2 days later I'm off this and I'm still getting these horrible heat surges in my right calf muscle. I feel like someone was trying to poison me by me taking this. Stay away from this drug if you can, not worth it to chance this horrible state I'm in. | Stay away. It is the worst experience of my life. Worse than giving birth. | F | 36 | 2 days 500MG 2X day | 9/16/2010 | 1 | Kidney Infection | *Extreme gastric upset* leading to permanent damage since 2007. Tremors, sluggish, fever. | I was prescribed this drug when I arrived at the walk-in clinic, clutching my side in pain and peeing blood. I was happy to get on the road to feeling better but was I sure in for a surprise. The 'cure' was far worse than the problem. My knees sometimes bugger up, but what really erks me is the gastric issues I have had ever since taking this poison. My mother, a nurse, put me on acidophilus bacteria which helped a lot, but many years later I still suffer gastric issues like nausea/acid reflux ever since Cipro. It's hard to find a doctor who will hear my plight, but I am very certain Cipro did something to me. I had a gut of steel before taking this atrocity. Yes, let's feed people Fluoride! Great idea! | F | 24 | 4 days 1X day | 9/15/2010 | 5 | psuedomonas | Severe diarrhea if one takes milk without probiotics first. | Cipro probably saved my life when I had psuedomonas back in 1990. I have had to take it a number of times both as I.V. and pill form for as long as 45 days at a time. I usually feel better within hours of the first dose, and it continues to work a few days after no longer taking it. I am shocked at all the negative comments. Maybe I was so near death it could only help, or maybe God is just taking care of me. I feel really badly for those it hurt because I have had other meds mess me up and I sympathize with the hurt and outrage. I hope each of you gets better very soon. | M | 53 | 20 years 750 mg 2X day | 9/14/2010 | 3 | UTI | I took this drug 2 years ago for a UTI. It initially caused me diarrhea, stomach discomfort, and something close to a yeast infection (but I didn't have to treat it, I ate yogurt and it went away upon finishing the antibiotic). 2 1/2 months later, I pulled my calf muscle severely while playing basketball... at the time I was only jogging down the court. I always found this odd, I did plenty of more strenuous activity for years. Ever since, I keep having recurring calf strains from very little activity... walking, stretching in my sleep. It keeps me from running like I used to. Never would have connected it to Ciprofloxacin or a drug in general. I pulled my calf again last night in my sleep, which is how I ended up here... I simply googled "why do I keep pulling my calf muscle" to find a site that mentioned this as a side effect for Ciprofloxacin. | I can't say for sure that the drug caused my muscle/tendon ailments, but it is surely suspicious. I am shocked that the drug I took just 2 months before this 2-year long struggle with my calf muscle can cause problems with tendons, cartilage, and muscles. I certainly could have taken another antibiotic instead... my infection wasn't that bad! I'm not even sure it made it go away, I was also drinking lots of water and cranberry juice to flush it out. My doctor was too busy to see me, it was her Physician's assistant that prescribed it to me. There needs to be more awareness out there of these serious side effects! I will certainly spread the word. I truly hope there is something I can do to stop my calf muscle issues, it is somehow comforting to have a possible cause. Thanks for sharing everyone! | F | 28 | 7 days 250 mg 2X W | 9/12/2010 | 1 | Epididymitis | First two days, no side effects. Third day extreme anxiety and little heat zaps to the side of the head. 2nd Pill on the third day Extreme panic attacks, anxiety, muscle and back pain. I had to take xanax to calm me down and I thought I was going to have to go the ER. | If you suffer from General anxiety disorder don't take this medicine. I am usually calm cause I have it under control but this medicine brought it out to the most extreme. The panic attacks where horrible | M | 42 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 9/11/2010 | 1 | Infection | Permanently disabled me! | One week on this poison and my entire life ended. Can't walk, can't work, I now live in bed. HORRIFIC that the FDA would allow this nasty substance to be marketed and given out as a medicine! Absolutely horrific. If you have had an adverse reaction to this poison you MUST file a report with the FDA or else Bayer will only continue to cripple people for profit. THIS HAS TO STOP! | M | 39 | 7 days 500 2X day | 9/10/2010 Patient History | 1 | Kidney infection/stones | Terrible headache and body aches | Feel lucky that I stopped after 2 doses | F | 43 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 9/7/2010 | 3 | Bladder infection | I am a 126 lb. female active (hiking & cycling). No real side effects until Day 4. Then I began to experience EXTREME fatique (could barely get off the couch), abdomenal & low back pain. It felt like I had the flu. I elected to stop taking Cipro after the 1st dose on Day 5. I will say that while my bladder felt better about Day 3, the other days were hell. I believe that the dosage was just too high for me (looked at pdrhealth.com to see typical dosages). Of course it is a Holiday weekend so no way to reach my Dr. but I feel OK getting off of it as the typical dosage seems to be 250mg x 2/day x 3 days. | Seems to have done its job but made me feel sicker in the process. | F | 55 | 10 days 500 2X day | 9/5/2010 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Slight nausea without food, anxiety/depression, painful UTI and yeast infection symptoms | I was prescribed multiple rounds of Cipro for sinus infections. Each time I took it, I would end up with symptoms of a UTI, after which I was given another antibiotic, and then ended up with a yeast infection and would need a 3rd round of different medicine. I took probiotics with all of these, but my body is so out of whack now. The last dose (round 4) of cipro has given me severe symptoms of both UTI and yeast infection at the same time, so painful that I cannot urinate and have trouble sitting down. My OB-GYN found no trace of infection in my system, yet the pain continues. I expressed my concern before taking this medicine to my doctor and he insisted it was the only way to fix my sinus infection. I am now in more pain and sicker than I started. I have begun alternative treatments of Chinese herbs, acupuncture and significantly adjusting my diet and lifestyle to cleanse my system and get better. It has been 5 days and the improvement is just slightly beginning to show. In the long run, I will likely never take antibiotics again. I feel betrayed by my doctor for not knowing the research behind this medicine or the side effects, and for prescribing it so many times so carelessly. | F | 29 | 10 days 500 2X day | 9/5/2010 | 1 | Suspected kidney stones / infection | Horrendous side effects suffered for 10 days till I stumbled upon this site. I suffered stiff knees from the 2nd day, I have been walking around like a man 3 times my age since. I then suffered pains in my neck, back, wrist, foot and suffered a badly swollen right shin and calf. I am still suffering lack of appetite and sleep and really bad night sweats. Literally needing at least 1 change of bedclothes per night. I can only put these symptoms down to this medication as they are slowly starting to ease a week and a half after stopping taking this poison. | I am a fairly fit 31 year old, often running or circuit training. I was prescribed a 7 day course of this med by a Locum doctor as my doctor was on holiday. He then re-prescribed it on his return for a further 7 days. It was at day 10 I stopped. I have never known pain or discomfort like I suffered while on this muck. These tablets are POISON. We must spread the word to anybody we know not to take this medicine and explore other options. | M | 31 | 10 days 250MG 2X day | 9/4/2010 | 1 | UTI | stomach aches, wost of all psychological, turned my husband from a smart, chairman of a large committee, to a crying imbicele who could not even tie his own tie. | When white cells still tuned up high, given another dose 1 x 500 twice a day, ended up crying in office, told he has depression, given anti depresion drug, not catching on that this was all caused by CIPRO. An so mad will contact lawyer. | F | 69 | 10 days 500 2X day | 9/4/2010 | 3 | Kidney infection/UTI | extreme fatigue, rash, itchiness, no appetite | I'd been ill for a week, when I saw blood in my urine. I went to the doctor, and they tested my urine for blood. They found blood with their test kit and said it was probably either a UTI or a kidney problem. Put me on Cipro for 7 days. I was extremely exhausted while on this drug. I'm only 33 and am very energetic normally. I ended up needing to nap while my young kids played around me. By day 7, I couldn't wait to be off the medicine - I felt like if I was on it one more day, I'd die. A day after I stopped taking it, it was painful to urinate, so I started taking Oil of Oregano in case it was a UTI (it wasn't painful at my diagnosis). I've been off it for 7 days now, and now I'm having more side-effects. I now have a rash and I'm itchy everywhere. If I take a few bites of food I feel like I ate a huge meal - and I can normally eat a lot. I work out 6 days a week and now all my muscles are very sore, which is not normal in the least. From now on, I will try to prevent a UTI by taking oil of oregano, vitamin C, cranberry juice, and probiotics. Although this medicine did help with my problem (I'm no longer seeing blood in my urine), I don't want to take this medicine ever again! | F | 33 | 7 days 250 2X day | 9/2/2010 | 2 | Diverticulitis | I experienced severe pain in my left hip area along with a burning pain and tightness of my achilis tendon. Then I noticed a feeling of heat in my ankle. | Since Diverticulitis is a condition that flares up repeatedly, I have been on Cipro several times before. I have also suffered with tendonitis, but I never tied the two together. Sadly, neither did my doctor. I kept trying to figure out what I was doing that caused the tendonitis to act up, thinking it was the shoe I was wearing or my activities. I went for physical therapy and injections of cortisone. It just kept coming back. Now, after taking Cipro for just 3 days, I experienced severe pain in my left hip, and then the soreness in the tendons. A family member did some research and told me that this could be caused by the Cipro. I called my Doctor and he told me to reduce the dose to once daily rather than twice. After reading the notes posted on this web site, I will stop the Cipro completely and seek an alternate medication. | F | 58 | 10 days 500 2X day | 9/2/2010 | 5 | Prostate Infection from Bioposy | No side effects | I read this site and said holy crap-- took it for 45 days and I'd say ZERO side effect OTHER than clearing up my infection !! YEA !! | M | 64 | 45 days 500 2X day | 8/31/2010 | 1 | appendex | nerve damge in both my legs, numbness, pain fells like im being socked all the time | i would not ever take it again or tell anyone else to. | F | 42 | 2 weeks 500mg 3X day | 8/31/2010 | 1 | Post Vasectomy Epididymitis | Anxiety, Muscle spasms, chills, depression, leg pains | I have been off of cipro for 2 days and feel like I am coming off of heroine. I hope the symptoms pass. The last week of my cipro usage was complete hell. I couldn't focus, my wife told me I was a completely different person and she was right. I was completely caught up in me, my nerves, and the side effects of the drug. The doctor gave me the course of cipro without a blood test and my urine was clean. There was no infection. I was an idiot for not doing my homework and not trusting myself over the doctors. | M | 36 | 15 days 500 mg 2X day | 8/31/2010 |