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 | UTI | Insomnia, ringing ears, fatigue, painful knees, red face, central nervous system disorders. | Nearly two years since taking cipro, and symptoms are no better, and may actually be worse. Do not take any quinilones, ever. Research all meds prescribed. Doctors are not supportive. You do get used to the symptoms, and adapt, but they are never gone. I average 3-5 hrs sleep per night which is brutal. Fatigue and knee pain takes over at the end of the day. | M | 51 | 20 days | 10/22/2009 | 5 | staph infection after surgery | I have not had any side effects that I can attribute to the Cipro. Kind of painful to limit my caffeine and dairy so that I can do the proper dosing. Taking 500 2x a day. | I got a staph infection from outpatient surgery. The infection was cultured and showed susceptible to Cipro and Keflex. Took 7 days of Keflex and then 10 of Cipro. Infection was almost gone, but not quite and I am on another 10 days of Cipro. I think the stuff is great. Also took for a misdiagnosed UTI a few years ago and no side effects then either. I am MUCH more afraid of the staph than I am of this drug. I do understand that not everyone reacts to medications the same though. | F | 42 | 20 days | 10/21/2009 | 1 | diarhhea | Long term disability. Huge difficulties with all normal activity. Dizziness. | 35 | 5 days | 10/21/2009 | 5 | kidney infection | sudden knee pain in the middle of the night, loss of appetite, some upset stomach and nausea, pain in achilles tendon (very difficult to walk on), occasional light-headedness, headache, general fatigue/aches | the very first side effect i noticed was the severe knee pain in the middle of the night, which was a few hours after taking the third pill. i am on 500mg, twice daily. the next morning i had pain in my right achilles tendon and it hurts whenever i apply any weight on it. cipro greatly eased my kidney pain after the first dose, and cleared my infection quickly. | F | 24 | 10 days | 10/19/2009 | 1 | Bladder and Kidney infection | Ankles ache, Left elbow aches, tops of feet ache and are stiff, pains in legs, can't stand for long periods of time, legs tingle, ankle joints ache/hurt. Muscles make popping sounds a lot now | I took 2 dose of Cipro in 24 hour period of time - 2x 500. I stopped after starting to feel side effects. Took Cipro on 10/13/2009 and 10/14/2009. It is 10/18/2009 and I still have side effects. No one advised me of black box warnings. | M | 34 | 2 days | 10/18/2009 | 1 | Epididymitis | I am taking cipro 500 mg 2x/day. I need to complete a cycle of 14 days. I fell a lot better, because the infection is going away, but the side effects are terrible. I already went to my doctor to tell him about these adverse affects, but he told me to continue the treatment. I had experienced stomach discomfort, abdominal pain, anxiety, no apetite, upper right abdominal pain, upper right side back tingling and depression. | M | 29 | 6 days | 10/16/2009 | 1 | atheletes foot, staph infection | lower back, kidney pain | i have been takeng 500mg twice a day for one week and my lower back/ kidneys hurt terribly. realizing that every dose increased the pain, i have finally stopped taking it and called my doctor. | M | 36 | 7 days | 10/16/2009 | 3 | Prostatitis | I've taken Cipro twice now. It was a miracle the first time. Then I found this site and all these horror stories and it's stopped me dead in my tracks from ever putting another Cipro pill anywhere near my mouth. I switched today to a new drug that doesnt potentially ruin my life. I feel very sorry for all the people who've been injured by this drug and I pray I "get away" with having taken it unscathed. Only time will tell. | M | 30 | 7 days | 10/15/2009 | 1 | Infection | Within 15-30 minutes of taking the first dose the palms of my hands and feet began itching terrible. Then I began coughing because of the hoarseness and breathing issues in my throat. Broke out in hives everywhere except my face. It is horrible!! | F | 38 | 1 days | 10/13/2009 | 1 | Bacteria in Gut | Ultra anxiety, not being able to sleep, raw sore throat, restlessness, can't sit still for long. Upper right side back tingling, hard to catch breath, cough. Shoulder and upper back stiffness and discomfort. Depression. Sinus draining worse. But at least, no diarrhea. | I had a choice of medication and thought this would be easier than Amoxicillin. Don't think so now. Doctor told me to stop after 6 doses. Hope the infection is gone and if not will NOT use this one again. I took this drug about 9 years ago without any problem. Something must have changed in my system. | F | 68 | 3 days | 10/8/2009 | 1 | Sore Throat | One 250mg Ciprofloxacin tablet in the morning and at 7pm the same day left calf started swelling and hardening. Threw away the remaining tablets. Diagnosed as DVT by Emergency Room physician using ultrasound the same night. Hospitalised for 2 nights. I have never travelled on any long journey for 6 months prior to this or even had any injury to the left calf ever. Luckily I made a full recovery as I acted after just after taking one tablet. | A completely incompetent Singapore doctor prescribed Ciprofloxacin for a sore throat. Since when has Ciprofloxacin become the first line antibiotic for the treatment of a sore throat? So far I haven't seen any signs of tendinitis, hopefully it will remain that way. Has anyone had blood clots develop after taking Ciprofloxacin? | M | 46 | 1 days | 10/7/2009 | 1 | UtI | 2 tablets and I couldnt sleep had pain in my legs. They switched me to Macrobid and then the trouble really started. Cipro was still in my system too and after 2 tablets of Macrobid I had to go to ER. Severe pain in my kidney area, anxiety, dizziness, nausea, horrible horrible headache-all severe symptoms. They thought I was passing a kidney stone. All tests were fine-it was Cipro and Macrobid-all this after 4 pills. I felt as if I were poisoned. Now after 5 days, I have pain in my hands and my foot. I am still an athlete and if I get a ruptured tendon or nerve damage from these antibiotics, I dont know what I will do. Warn everyone you know about these antibiotics. | F | 60 | 2 days | 10/5/2009 | 1 | traveler's diarrhea | By day 7 of taking Cipo 2x per dy at 500 mg each, I developed severe muscle pain in the Piriformis muscle and tendonitis below my knee. My Dr took me off it and that night the pain was so bad I woke up and thought I was trapped in my body and went to the Emergency Room. ER Dr said it was because of Cipro as well and prescribed vicodin and ibprofen and gave me crutches to get around. I have played sports my entire life, ran marathons and competed in other endurance sports and understand pain and how to deal with it. I have never experienced pain like this in my life. The last two mornings I have woken up in so much pain I have almost fainted. | It's disturbing how often this pill is prescribed. I had traveler's diarrhea. There has to be something else out there for that. Watch for side effects when taking this drug. When the pain first started I thought it was normal from working out but as it progressed, it was obvious this is not from working out. Be very careful when doing any kind of physical activity on this drug. Something they don't tell you when you pick up the prescription. | M | 30 | 7 days | 10/4/2009 | 4 | UTI | off and on fatigue | I've taken BactrimDS my entire life for UTIs, but have developed a resistance to it. This is the 2nd time I've had to take Cipro in the last year. I experienced fatigue last time too, but it did eliminate the UTI. | M | 45 | 3 days | 10/2/2009 | 2 | Kidney Infection | Prescribed 500 Mg twice daily for 2 weeks. I stopped taking it after 9 days due to my kidney being in pain... I've had a pearcing headache with a stiff neck for three days now... no pain meds help it. Now have to go to the Dr. | Might be okay if you are on a lower dosage, but 500 mg twice daily (or more) is too much for anyone I think. | F | 31 | 9 days | 9/30/2009 | 3 | Kidney Infection | Was prescribed 500 Mg, twice daily for 2 weeks. Went to urgent care after 5 days of being on the medication due to severe back pain. Kidney infection was cleared up, but my back continued to hurt and my kidney became swollen, and painful. I did not know what was causing it until I forgot to take a Cipro, and my kidney/back started to feel better. I stopped taking the medication after 9 days. Cleared up my kidney infection, but was in a terrible amount of pain. | I took Cipro for 10 days a few months ago, and I did not have the kidney pain/swelling. Might be the 500 Mg dosage that got me. | F | 31 | 9 days | 9/29/2009 | 2 | Intestinal problems | Treatment for diverticulosis. It makes me edgy and I found that it is a quinolone so I am stopping it. I took Levaquin a few years ago (same family of antibiotics) and was left with continuing joint problems, early morning stiffness and pain. I'm very active and it was devastating to me. | Please try taking MSM to alleviate joint problems caused by this family of antibiotics. It seems to have helped reverse damage. Spread the word--others should try it. MSM is very inexpensive and is not harmful to humans, so it should be ok, but I don't make blanket recommendations. Let's keep our joints happy and healthy. Good luck! | F | 55 | 1 days | 9/23/2009 | 1 | Prostatitis | While taking Cipro, joint stiffness, tingling in legs, muscle cramping in legs and shoulders, muscle twitching over entire body. 3 months after discontinuing Cipro treatment, sudden acute onset of peripheral neuropathic symptoms, including severe muscle twitching throughout body, tingling and burning sensation in arms and legs, severe muscle cramping and muscle weakness. Confirmed by two neurologists that Cipro is the most likely cause. Because of the activity of flourinated compounds used in Cipro, side-effects can occur weeks to months after discontinuation of the drug. | It's been three months since discontinuing the Cipro. The side effects continue to progress. I just saw a second neurologist who also nodded when I said I was on Cipro a while back. I must now undergo the usual battery of tests to rule out ALS, MS etc., but the unofficial diagnosis from two neurological doctors is CIDP resulting from Cipro. I was put on Cipro without any blood tests to indicate that I had a bacterial infection. There was no result from the treatment, which means it was unnecessary. Even if it had fixed my prostate inflammation, I would not have taken Cipro if I'd known the side effects. The result of taking Cipro is that I am now likely stuck with an autoimmune disease which may last my entire life. At the very least, I'll require regular steroid ingestion, and possibly I will require immunotherapy to treat the symptoms. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION UNLESS YOU HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING BACTERIAL INFECTION! The Cipro warning disclaimer vastly underrates the possibility and severity of side effects, as a class-action law suit against the manufacturer is now alleging. | M | 36 | 24 days | 9/23/2009 | 5 | UTI | Just tired, but that might be due to my bad experience I'm still recovering from in regards to bactrim | It works. | F | 19 | 4 days | 9/22/2009 | 1 | eczema on hands | HORRID. Living Hell from the reaction. Entire body rash, swollen legs, couldn't walk, Body Chills. Close to 30 days of HELL. Still have after effects..going on 8 weeks. Quake Dermotologist ... After researching this horrid antibiotic, there was NO reason he should have prescribed it. He didn't even take any tests. | NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG. ALWAYS QUESTION YOUR DOCTOR. MOST DON'T GIVE A HOOT ABOUT YOU..THERE IS NO RECOURSE IF YOU ARE PERMANENTLY AFFECTED BY THIS DRUG. | F | 50 | 1 days | 9/22/2009 |