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 |
| 2 | Prostatitis | I took this drug once before for 30 days for the same condition and had no difficulty. This time, it felt "wrong" from the very first dose. The first two nights I had insomnia, but this passed. However, I'd have periodic nights of odd anxious sleeplessness. I kept with it until the 12th day, when I started to experience some annoying involuntary muscle movement...likes the movements you make when you're dozing off, but these occurred whenever I was sitting still...not necessarily sleeping. Later that night, after my evening dose, I had a really bad experience with a rapid heart rate and flushed skin, abdominal contractions, involuntary leg/arm movements, etc. | I'll start by saying that I'm very sensitive to drugs. However, this drug is a mystery to me. I had a good experience with it the first time, but not this time a year later. None of the doctors I spoke to seemed to have encountered other patients with this side-effect. However, these my side-effects are mentioned in the literature, so maybe I'm just a tiny minority. My doctor switched me to Augmentin, which I'll start taking tonight. | M | 46 | 12 days 500 2X day | 7/6/2010 | 1 | epididymitis | loss of breath, lack of sleep, sweats, trouble swallowing at one point, aching joints, aching tendons, anxiety, nausea. | i went to an urgent care to get a diagnosis of my pains and it was an infection in my testicular area. the doctor gave me cipro just like that. the first day i took the antibiotic, i felt completely fine. until the days went by and i started feeling all the weird side effects. i have to take this for 14 days and it's only been 6 so far and it feels like hell. i've been freaking out about these side effects. it seems like i have symptoms of cancer, but i don't know yet, so i need to get a check up on what is going on with me, cause i didn't feel like this until i started taking this antibiotic. if anyone has felt this before just let me know via email, it would be greatly appreciated. | M | 19 | 14 days 500 mg 2X day | 7/6/2010 | 1 | UTI | Stiff neck, extreme fatigue, joint, muscle pain, headache, general malaise | Please DO NOT take this drug. I didn't make the connection immediately, but now I know what's causing pain in my elbow, fingers, calves, back, etc. My neck is extremely stiff. I am a very active, healthy 39 year old female and feel 90 at the moment. I've never experienced anything like this before. I'm concerned about the residual side effects. Why is this medication still being allowed to harm us? | F | 39 | 6 days 500 mg 2X day | 7/5/2010 | 1 | Pelvic Infection | Muscle weakness, tingling in hands, feet, legs. | All of these side effects started 1 week after finishing the medicine, and have persisted for a full month, with no signs of going away. | F | 33 | 3 days 500 mg 2X day | 7/5/2010 | 1 | food poisoning | Insomnia, Panic Attacks, Shortness of Breath, Tachycardia, loss of balance, fainting, angina...Initially went for food poisoning. After treatment w CIPRO had Shortness of Breath, back to ER. Rather than consider I was having a reaction to CIPRO, the Drs. put me through a lot of expensive tests to find a hole in my heart, which wasnt' there! I think that we should sue the hospitals. It is clear that they are benefitting from treating all of the "side effects" created by this drug. It is a cash cow for them. I hadn't been sick or to the doctor in years before this. Then I had to go to the ER 4 times in 2 months! Cha-ching! They have no interest in prescribing a less toxic anti-biotic! Someone at the top of these Corporate Hospitals has planned it this way! | 2.5 months later...The Insomnia finally stopped. Tachycardia much better..Still very short of breath. Can't walk for more than 3 minutes without having to sit down. Anyone else with Shortness of Breath? | F | 48 | 4 days 500mg 2X day | 7/3/2010 | 1 | -possible- UTI | This happened on 6-28-10. Not even 10 mins. after taking a pill, I broke out in itchy, red hives. From the bottom of my feet to my face. I also had red splotches all over. My throat felt a little tight, also. Went straight back to the doctor & they gave me a shot of epinephrine & benadryl. Cleared it up within the hour. I was so mad & still am!!! | Horrible drug. I'm glad my reactions weren't worse! | F | 30 | 1 days ? 2X day | 7/2/2010 | 1 | Kidney Infection? | Panic / anxiety attacks, high heart rate, suicidal thoughts, general body/muscle/joint pain, nausea, vomiting, | I am 30 years old,and I took Cipro on 4/20/2010 and I thought that I was going to die. It is now June 2010 and I am battling extreme morning nausea and dizzyness, every morning since taking this drug. It has gotten so bad that I am afriad to go to sleep at night, just because I know what will await in the morning. From what I read, this drug messes with the brain and enzymes, screwing up cognitive judgement and sensory reactors in the mind, and I can believe it! This drug is posion and should never be taken. I feel like I am 60 yrs. old as I walk thru the house and knees / ankles popping and cracking. It has been alittle over 2 months and hopefully I will be able to rid these symptons sometime | M | 30 | 7 days 250mg 2X day | 7/2/2010 | 1 | Prostatitis | Hip aches, calf and foot pain, muscle twitching | Never really added it up, but after the foot pain increased recently, I started searching for side effects of Cipro and found thousands of negative comments. Fortunately, I don't have as severe of symptoms as some here, but enough to be concerned. My feet ache very bad since taking Cipro, but isn't debilitating. Any suggestions on what to take to flush and renew? Probiotics and Omega 3 seem to be popular. Hang in there, pray, believe and exercise. | M | 39 | 7 days 250mg 1X day | 6/30/2010 | 4 | Diverticulitis | Horrible taste in my mouth that does not go away till treatment is discontinued. | In the last 4 years I've had 2 bouts with Diverticulitis and being perscribed Cipro & Flagyl. I 've noticed a deterioration of my joints (shoulders, wrists and lower back) during this same time period. Coincedence? | M | 49 | 10 days ?? 2X day | 6/28/2010 | 1 | Kidney Infection | joint pain, swollen joints, swollen lymph nodes, dizzyness, fatigue, extreme thirst | After the 6th day of taking this medication, I began feeling joint pain in my hands, shoulders, toes, knees, hips (virtually everywhere). I stopped taking Cipro immediately after these symptoms began because I researched side effects online and found mine were common. I am a healthy active 34 year old and now I feel like an 80 year old with extreme arthritis all over. My joints shift and pop and it hurts to hold a pen! Basic tasks are a struggle. I have two young children and don't have time to deal with these effects. I agree with others that state that there are plenty of other antibiotics out there and this should be used as a LAST resort. This is only the 4th day after stopping the medication and I am going back to the Doctor today for testing. I will post updates of my progress. Feel free to email me with suggestions on dealing with this. | F | 34 | 6 days unsure 2X day | 6/28/2010 | 1 | uti | Extreme fatigue, pain in my Achilles tendons and my hands... | ... | F | 52 | 3 days 250 2X day | 6/27/2010 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | ruptured extendor tendon in my left hand while STRETCHING | F | 67 | 10 days 30 mg 2X day | 6/24/2010 | 1 | UTI | Depression, anxiety | You must REALLY BECAREFUL when taking this drug about 3 days into it I started feeling different not sleeping or eating, I started to have really bad thoughts I felt like I was going crazy. I went to seen a Psychiatrist and they informed me CIPRO does cause a side affect that can cause depression. I was left with Major Depression and had to start taking anti depressants. Please be careful if your feel worried about taking this med let your doctor know. There’s other meds out there. | F | 26 | 5 days 500MG 2X day | 6/23/2010 | 1 | UTI | Couldn't handle the drug. Cut the dosage to 250 per day. Still felt horrible. Exhausted. Jittery. Sleepless. Tingling hands and arms. Aching joints and tendons, and left me with an irritated bladder and urethra. | I would never take this drug again. EVER. | F | 75 | 3 days 250 mg 2X day | 6/23/2010 | 1 | uti | Feelings of death and panic attacks. | It is now 6 months since my last 50mg tablet and life is better but I am still depressed and dont know if i am ever going to get better. According to wikipedia cipro is a " chemotherapeutic " agent and is "but only a handful have found their way into clinical practice.[11]The fluoroquinolone drugs are the most toxic and dangerous antibiotics in clinical practice today.[citation " If you take this drug then it is like being on chemotherapy except for the fact that you are all alone and by the time you realise it is the cipro that is ruining your life then it is too late and the damage is done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 35 | 8 days 50 1X day | 6/22/2010 | 1 | Gut Infection | Doctor gave this out like candy for a stomach infection - I had tendon pain within 24 hours, stopped at 6 doses. It killed the stomach problem - but did horrible damage to my 29 year old otherwise healthy body. Could barely walk do to body-wide tendon pain and joint popping. Then got diarreah. Worried that I was going to be disabled! Now taking Magnesium Chelate, B6, C, CoQ10, Omega3, probiotics, eating bone stock trying to recover my body and flush the fluoride out of my system. The summer and possibly this year is lost - can't exercise without joint pain. Recently got muscle spams and worried about nerve damage. | Should not be on the market, but they make billions a year to poison healthy people! Should only be used in last resort, but greed makes them lie to doctors and give it out like candy. | M | 29 | 3 days 250mg 2X day | 6/22/2010 | 1 | UTI | I had a UTI that I had foolishly allowed to advance to the point of needing an antibiotic. My doctor prescribed me a 3-day course of 500mg 2X per day. On Friday at 6:00pm I took one single 500mg pill. I felt fine; I went to bed at 10:30pm and at 12:30 am I woke up with the worst panic attack, sweaty palms, rapid heart beat, and I did not sleep that night. The next day, my brain became adulturated with depressing thoughts, and I knew not to take another pill. The next evening, I went to bed at 10:30pm and could not fall asleep until 3:00 am and woke up at 7:00 am. Today, I feel like I have eaten napalm. I look like I have been drinking tequila, and I feel terrible. | Fluoroquinolones are very toxic; they cross the path into your brain. They destroy your GABA and your melatonin. Although the damage may not be permanent, it can take a LONG time to restore it. So what are the alternatives? Well, there is a MUCH safer antibiotic for UTI's called MONUROL. It is a one-time packet that you mix in water. Unfortunately, it cannot take care of serious UTS's. Another alternative sold in health food stores is D-Monnitol. This herb draws the E.Coli away and clears the problem away. BUT you can only use this herb once every 8 weeks; you can overdose on it, and it CAN be fatal. At least it won't affect your brain like the evil Cipro. | F | 41 | 1 times 500mg 1X day | 6/20/2010 | 1 | UTI | After taking the 2nd dose, I started having horrible headaches around the same time everyday (I rarely ever get headaches). I had stomach cramping and green stool for 2 days. Then I started getting really worried because my joints started cracking/popping when I walked which at first was funny but not so much anymore. The back of my left calf is sore and my middle finger started aching last night before bed (an arthritic like pain). Calling the Dr. now... | F | 23 | 5 days 500mg 2X day | 6/18/2010 | 1 | diverticulitis | Before Cipro I was a healthy competitive tennis player. Since Cipro I have had surgery on 3 of my joints and have been told that I need 2 more surgeries - hip and neck. Cipro will destroy your joints and put an end to your active life. The other side effects - extreme weight loss, vertigo, ringing in my ears, vision problems, painful nerve sensations, memory loss - aren't fun either. Stay away from this drug. It is horrible. | This drug must be taken off of the market. Too many people are having problems with it. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. | F | 53 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 6/17/2010 | 5 | post colectomy pouchitis | Very happy with Cipro. Stopped frequency / discomfort of bowel movements. More energy. Suffered from 18 month post total colectomy pouchitis. Drug prescribed for bladder infection, B Very happy with Cipro. More energy, enjoyment of life. Prescribed for uti, BUT side effects were great. Stopped symptoms of post surgical total colectomy. Stopped pressure / pain of lower bowel, anus. More energy, less depression, and I have been on antidepressants for years. Take only under drs supervision. It's my wonder drug. It changed my life for the better after two days dosage. | If you have had a total colectomy, and are miserable with j-pouch trouble, ask your dr for Cipro. From reading allergic reaction comments, be very careful when first trying this drug. | M | 65 | 6 days 500 1X day | 6/16/2010 |