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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CIPRO | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Possible Bacterial Infection | It stated with nausea and some heart burn, it progressed as the others have said about the heal/Achilles tendon pain. Towards the end of the prescription it was nasty. | I was a regular 37 year old, no chronic pains, cancer or some strange disease before the use of this drug. I read some reviews about this drug and you get the feeling some of these people hang out in the woods doing their Au natural stuff and they may have some ulterior motives for posting. I am your average Joe construction worker. This stuff is bad enough to make me post. Like I mentioned it started with stomach issues, bloated, nausea, turning later into severe lower abdominal pain and swelling. What has me worried is it seems I developed the muscle aches and pains during this also. It started with the heels but has since spread to what fells like my entire body. I use to run three to four times a week and lift. It is a severe struggle to do it now. It is so hard to describe but it is a whole body ache and loss of muscle strength. Its like I am missing my "reserve" muscle strength. It has been over three months since being off of it and the muscle issues are still as bad and I have a heart murmur now... I am really worried after reading some of the other peoples reviews I may be damaged for life from this stuff. During the course of the drug I would drink tons of water which I always did before anyway, and followed all other guidelines. It is still a nasty drug with horrible side effects. I know all meds have some adverse reactions but this stuff must be like one in four to mess you up bad. If this drug is all you have between you and death I would take it, other | M | 37 | 10 days 500MG 2X day | 4/26/2010 | 4 | Food Poisoning-Bacterial Infection | Some dizziness while driving and turning my head to the side too quickly. Mild nausea. Mild tenderness in right achilles just in the morning upon getting out of bed that occurred twice in the week of taking Cipro | I had read about the side effects of Cipro before I started taking it. So, I drank a liter to 1.5 liters a day of premium bottled water. I avoided tap water or anything with floride (i.e. toothpaste - used baking soda and peroxide instead.) I also ate yogurt at least twice a day and avoided excess sugars. | F | 46 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/23/2010 | 1 | epidymitis | stomach pain,severe back pain,fatigue,numbness and tingling in feet and hands,blurred vision,severe joint pain at times | I was treated with Cipro last year around Sept. Still today I'm suffering from this crap. What makes me mad is that I told the doctor what I went through and that I'm still having side effects weeks after taking it. He never once told me about the side effects of this drug. Scary part is, I'm still having problems today. I guess I'm the percentage that will have long term effects. I have worried for months thinking something was serious wrong, but blood work and doctor visits never showed a problem. The doctor that treated me when I was going back and complaining of my symptoms told me get more sleep and lose some weight. I'm about 6ft 215lb and thats fit, not fat. I'm currently thinking about talking to an attorney. I should have been warned by the doctor and the pharmacy. I know it is a small percentage that have long term effects from this drug, but we have the right to know before taking. We shouldn't have to look info up online about a drug prescribed to us. Doctors should inform everyone of the potential dangers and side effects. If he explained to me that some people have long term side effects, I would have asked for another antibiotic. Seven months now and I wonder will I ever be the same. | M | 34 | 5 days 500 2X day | 4/23/2010 | 1 | UTI | anxiety, depression, nauseous, extreme tiredness, fatigue, orange urine, headache, chest pain, aweful taste in mouth, dry mouth, thirst | After taking medication for two days, I called my doctor to tell of the side effects and he said I had just three more days left and to just hand in there. Nothing else was said. Yes, the infection is getting better, but the side effects are extreme. I will stop taking this drug now after reading all these comments. I've taken antibiotics before, but never had the problems I had with Cipro! | M | 63 | 5 days 500 MG 2X day | 4/21/2010 | 1 | epidymitis | Severe abdominal pain, cramps and tingling. | Was prescribed this for 5 days and after taking 3 tablets over 2 days started to experience severe stomach pain and random stabbing sensations throughout lower abdomen. Also having some weird tingling feelings in my muscles. This is worse than the original infection! Have stopped immediately and am shocked after reading these comments, I just hope I've caught it in time and by only taking three I haven't got any lasting damage. I will considerably research taking any other drugs in the future. Good luck to all effected here, hoping for your speedy recoveries. | M | 21 | 2 days 500 2X day | 4/20/2010 | 4 | Urinary Tract Infection | loss of appetite | M | 36 | 14 days 500mg 2X day | 4/19/2010 | 1 | UTI | Many. Have posted them previously. | "I think people should understand that side effects happen-take it from someone who takes a lot of medication. It's just up to that person to determine whether the expected outcome is worth it." I think all of us (patients) realise that side-effects happen, but when doctors tell us they have never heard of ANYONE experiencing side effects, and offer no help at all despite the long list of side-effects mentioned on the packet, the outcome is definitely not worth it.....unless you have a PROVEN infection that would not clear up with weaker antibiotics. Most people who leave comments on here and have suffered severe side-effects have been given NO medical help to deal with them. The medical profession (and manufacturers of this drug) need to take precautions before dealing it out, or take responsibility for the damage that they cause. I am 6 months post-cipro poisoning, and the foot pain has got a lot better, but I now have knee swelling, clicking and pain. It feels like all the nerves, tendons, ligaments and joints in my body have been affected by cipro. Each morning I wake up wondering what will hurt today. I am grateful at least that I can still walk, and that the buzzing in my legs and chest have stopped, and that I don't feel like I am walking on scalpals anymore. Maybe one day the knees will stop hurting too. I was given cipro for a "suspected" uti, whilst in hospital, where I was unable to research the drug, and where I trusted the doctors knew | F | 35 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 4/19/2010 | 4 | respiratory infection | anxiety, depression, exhaustion | Well, I have Cystic Fibrosis so I tend to get an occasional respiratory infection. I have taken cipro many times before and it always helps to clear my infection. I am surprised to see that people have so many problems, however, I always have anxiety, mild depression, get angry so easily and I feel exhausted when taking this drug. The best part is that for me- it's worth it! The infection goes away, I finish the prescribed course, and then everything returns to normal. (of course I do feel bad that I was short-tempered with my family). I think people should understand that side effects happen-take it from someone who takes a lot of medication. It's just up to that person to determine whether the expected outcome is worth it. | F | 19 | 3 weeks 750 mg 2X day | 4/18/2010 | 1 | suspected prostatitis | Severe connective tissue pain,insomnia,suicidal ideation,blurred vision,impaired hearing,et al. | Still unable to walk TWO YEARS after taking this poison and now living the life of a disabled person.Avoid this drug at all costs. | M | 53 | 5 days 500mg 2X day | 4/18/2010 | 1 | uti | extreme dizziness, racing heart, blurry vision, anxiety. about 6 hours after the 1st pill my heart rate was measured in the er at 150 bpm. my hearbeat regularized after 3 hours. i am still extremely dizzy. | this is misery. 1 pill and 27 hours later dizzy with blurry vision. i am drinking tons of water and hoping this crap will subside. it's a shame that the risks are so huge. if you knew that standing at an intersection gave you about 1/7 chance in getting injured by a car you would avoid that street corner. taking antibiotics seems to be like standing on that risky street corner. | F | 37 | 1 days 250 1X day | 4/18/2010 | 1 | UTI | Tendonitis in ankles, knees, elbows, wrists, shoulders and muscle twitches all over, weakness, muscle aches in calves, depression. 70% of symptoms went away after 1 week. 2 months later I write this and have to say I have good days and bad days. My symptoms could be in different joints on different days. All of my joints pop a LOT but most of the pain is gone. I can run again usually w/o knee or ankle pain. I still have muscle twitches all over my body. Things seem to still be SLOWLY improving. | I usually have "good" days a day after taking magnesium, fish oil pills, a capful of apple cider vinegar, tons of water, calcium supplement, olive leaf extract, cranberry juice, healthy food. I have used Reiki (japanese energy healing) on my left achilles tendon and it was a lot better the next day. Try everything. I think staying mobile helped me but rest does too. - I'm not a doctor so this may or may not work for you. Sometimes I think diet coke makes it worse. Could be a coincidence. I'll update at 6 months. | F | 23 | 1 days 500mg 2X day | 4/17/2010 | 1 | bladder infection | could not sleep,hard time breathing, chest pain, throbbing heart,cough thought i was having a heart attack | this crap should not be on the market i kick myself for taking it i should have known when pharmacy gave me 4 pges of reading meterial im still not sure of long term damage its been 2 days since i quit taken it and still not 100percent heart feels funny i was healthy and active before | F | 45 | 3 days 500mg 2X day | 4/17/2010 | 1 | Prophylaxis (on radiation days) | I was having brachytherapy treatment for endometrial cancer and took Cipro 250 mg twice a day on radiation treatment days. Had 5 brachytherapy treatments over 2 weeks. First symptoms started the day after my last radiation. I've been having severe generalized bone, muscle and joint pain. Worse areas are my shoulders and knees. After 12 days, my doctor ran some tests which showed an elevated ESR and liver function tests. My symptoms obviously has gone worst, most especially at night. My internist think it is just arthritis. My Radiation-Oncology doctor, who prescribed Cipro, thinks that my probability of having adverse reaction from Cipro is very low considering that I am only 49 years old. My Gyn-Oncologist look at me as if I'm losing my mind. My Rheumatologist diagnosed me with "adhesive capsulitis" and recently won't even answer my calls or respond to my e-mail. Very frustrating, when everybody seem to run away from you and think that you are fabricating all these sy | I know this medication has helped a lot of people with their infection, but the adverse reaction is so debilitating. Health care providers (doctor's, nurses, physician assistants,pharmacists, etc....) need to me more educated about this medication. | F | 49 | 2 weeks 250 mg 2X day | 4/16/2010 | 1 | pre prevention for prostate biopsy | after 2 pills first day that night I got very angry punched out a window threw stuff around the house. and my wife could not calm me down. | stopped the pills right away. started to fast on water to try to flush out my body. I did a lot of praying and also braggs organic apple cider vinegar. I did have hands that started to shake and felt real tired,I hope I got it in time. If not I wont give up I will fight this tooth and nail. | M | 66 | 1.5 days 500 2X W | 4/16/2010 | 1 | UTI | Horrible anxiety, heart racing, fever, first travelling twitching in the legs, then constant sharp pain in the knee. | This is the worst thing that has happened in my life. I took only 2 tablets but the damage to my knee is done. I stopped taking it but the pain is so sharp, I can't sleep. I'm devastated. I read all these negative reviews and I'm so depressed. I'm an athlete. If I can't treat this pain, all my dreams will be crashed. Please please please if anyone knows how to reverse the damage this drug has done, please write what to do. This is horrible. I don't recommend this to my worst enemy. It should be taken only if you are dying. I can't believe the doctor did this to me. The doctors say it will clear but it doesn't. I don't know what to do. | F | 25 | 1 days 750mg 2X day | 4/15/2010 | 1 | Prostatitis | Tendon pain, disorientation, felt very weird, rapid heart beat. I only took one pill and called the doc and said this won't work. They gave me bacterium. That seemed ok, then had side effects on it after 2 weeks. Not sure where to go next. | I'm a runner with chronic Achilles tendinitis, so the first pill sent my tendon into severe pain mode....wow. I've very in tune with my body, so after one dose I threw them in the trash. | M | 54 | 1 days 500 2X day | 4/14/2010 | 1 | strep pneumonia | Headache, anxiety, insomnia | Since taken cipro for a week I started feeling anxious, depressed and unable to sleep. I plan never to take again and Im going to the Dr. tomorrow to get some traquilizers or something. Hoping these side effects wear off quickley. Upset because penicillin would have worked just as well on step. | F | 58 | 10 days 500 2X day | 4/12/2010 | 1 | prostatitis | muscle aches (legs and back), right elbow pain, numb heels, sharp pain in toe, back of the head headaches, neck tension, dizziness, light headedness, pounding heart, kidney pains, muscle twitches, ringing in the ears, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety | thought i was just recovering from the infection. convinced now though it's the cipro (after reading these testimonials). symptoms seemed too random and unrelated to be a prostate infection so i started doing research. i kept a pain log for weeks. the "non-urological" symptoms only started AFTER the cipro. all side effects are moderate in nature for me... but i definitely can't deal with this forever. hopefully they disappear. the worst and most annoying symptoms were the numb, aching heels. such a weird pain to have. ended up in the clinic one day for dizziness and kidney pain. gave me an IV and sent me on my way. never knew of the warnings... didn't receive the drug in the original box (i'm in the army and received it in a ziploc bag). i regret the day i ever took this stuff. it's poison. | M | 31 | 20 days 500mg 2X day | 4/10/2010 | 3 | UTI | abdominal pain, stomach pain/gas, burning/tight chest pain, back pain, knee pain | When i first took this pill I experience severe abdominal pain( felt like i did 1000 sit ups), and somtach pain, it felt really tight and i could feel gas moving around in me but it wouldnt come out and didnt feel very hungry. and the abdoinal pain made me feel like i couldnt take full breaths. After taking my medication I was still having this pain for 5 days, then on the 5th day it moved up into my chest it felt really hot and tight this last until i went to bed but when I woke up again about an hour later the chest pain started happening again. Then later that night my lower back started hurting, alot, it feels really numb, tingly and painful, kind of like its "asleep" but with more pain and it wont wake up. I went to the hospital yesterday, got blood work, xrays and a Cat scan done, they couldnt find anything wrong with me never gave me pain killers or anything. Now Im still having this pain but luckily the chest pain is gone and my abs feel just a bit tender now, now nearly as bad as it was a few days ago before this back pain started. Please Dont ever take this PIll I think it majorly fucks up your body, and I think the doctors at the hospital say anything about it because theyre the ones who gave it to me and they dont want me to sue their asses. I really hope this pain goes away soon :( | F | 21 | 3 days 2X day | 4/6/2010 | 1 | infection | Large bright red rash on face + patches of white scars. Cipro makes you extremely sensitive to sunlight. Your doctor should tell you this; if they didn't, find another doctor. This has not healed in over 5 years. I am stuck with a bright red face now; the scarring is white, so it basically is as noticeable as can be. | I would never take this drug again. Others compare it to poison and I really think it is. | M | 19 | 1X day | 4/6/2010 |