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 | Kidney infection | Extreme fatigue; persistent headache; light sensitivity; vomiting; nausea; strange, unsettling dreams; hallucinations; depression; general feeling of being poisoned. | I am a healthy, fit person in general. I was absolutely stunned by how ill I felt after 2 days on CIPRO. First dose was on Thursday evening; terribly sick dreams Thursday night. I coudn't move all day Friday. No appetite. General malaise. Thought I saw some strange furry animal in my kitchen! OK -- that did it. I called my doctor Saturday morning to get the prescription changed to a different antibiotic and had to end the call because I needed to vomit. Now taking Keflex -- no problems. By the way, CIPRO is the drug of choice for anthrax. You can bet I will never take CIPRO again. | F | 51 | 2 days | 3/15/2009 | 1 | Anxiety, numbness in hands, chills, insomnia, drowsiness, nausea, loss of appetite, stomach cramps, just feeling like I'm going to die!!!!! i experienced this after just 2 500 mg pills. | This is terrible. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON. THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE TERRIBLE. | F | 24 | 3 days | 3/14/2009 | 1 | to "prevent" UTI after surgery | I took Cipro following surgery to prevent an infection and I feel like my body as aged 50 years. My symptoms include, tingling in legs, arms, hands, feet Foot pain and soreness severe insomnia nightmares depersonalization joint pain in hands, feet and knees stomach problems diarrhea severely dry skin | Yes, this is long, but if I can help prevent just one person from going through what I'm going through...IT IS WORTH IT. I have done some very extensive research on Cipro and other fluoroquinolones (FQs). Part of our problem, especially in the US, is the fact that we're so quick to pop a pill for every thing that ails us. Taking antibiotics for every little illness only causes bacteria to mutate and become more drug resistant, thus making it that much harder to fight off. Below is information I wish I had know: 1. Cipro, Avelox, Levaquin, Maxaquin, Noroxin and Tequin therapy is nothing more than flouride poisoning. It kill all bacteria, both bad and GOOD. Eat LOTS of probiotic yogurt to replace the good bacteria; good bacteria is absolutely essential to having a healthy GI tract and fighting infection NATURALLY. 2. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) from this class of drugs typically doesn't show up until well AFTER you've stopped taking them or finished the dose. | F | 29 | 7 days | 3/13/2009 | 1 | Possible diverticulitis | Dizziness, numbness in back of head, tingling in legs and feet, chest pain and back pain, shortness of breath, some confusion. Have diverticulosis (results from colonoscopy), but no tests done for diverticulitis. | Starting taking Cipro 500mg 2x daily and Flagyl 500 mg 3x daily, one and half days ago. Put in a call to the Doctor and am stopping meds on my own. Can't handle the side effects. | F | 43 | 1.5 days | 3/13/2009 | 3 | UTI | After a week on 500mg twice a day I developed the most intense and excrutiating muscle pain to the back of my legs, I have never experienced pain like it, I thought at first I had caught a bad chill in the muscles, but after a week I still have the pains, I am a normaly healthy person but at times I could barely walk or stretch my legs, I would think twice now about useing this drug. | It did'nt cure my urinary tract infection, I'm now on Macrodantin ! | F | 50 | 1 weeks | 3/12/2009 | 5 | UTI | None | Reading all of these negative comments made me very afraid to take this drug. Fortunately I had no side effects at all. In fact, this is the only antibiotic I've taken that didn't cause major side effects. It's puzzling why this drug seems to cause so much trouble for some but not others. I wouldn't take this drug for a minor infection, but if you truly do need it, I would at least give it a try for a day or two to see how you will react. As with all drugs, you have to decide if the risks of taking it outweigh the risks of *not* taking it. | F | 55 | 7 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | UTI | After being on the medicine for only 3 days, I developed strong muscle pains and weakness in my legs. I also started having mild burning sensations in my lower back. It was not uncommon for me to experience muscle pains but after even after being off the medication for nearly 2 weeks, I'm still experiencing problems. The pains got so bad one night til I thought about going to the Emergency Room. | Do not take Cipro. | F | 40 | 3 days | 3/10/2009 | 4 | UTI/Kidney Infection | The only problems I really had were a stiff neck, nightsweats, and a little confusion. Light intolerance too. | It cured my infection real quick which was a relief. I was on 500mg twice a day for 7 days and only had minor problems. I'm sure some people have a sensitivity to it but it was in no way a nightmare drug for me. Mind you I didn't like the side effects but I'd much rather have that than the horrible pain of a kidney infection. The power of suggestion is very strong for some. | F | 22 | 7 days | 3/9/2009 | 3 | UTI | Rash across stomach and back. Some areas looked like large welts. I had taken this several times before with little reaction (some nausea, excessive thirst, and stomach cramps) but the most recent time I developed the skin reaction as well. | The rash appeared 2 or 3 days into taking the medication. Cleared the UTI up quickly (which was resistant to Macrobid and I am allergic to sulfas) but the rash took over 2 weeks to clear up after stopping the medicine. As it healed, I would get stabbing sensations everywhere the rash was. The sensation would be all over at random times and painful enough that I would yell out. | F | 29 | 3 days | 3/9/2009 | 1 | UC | Severe suicidal depression, seizures, dizziness, yellow skin, dark urine, bruises, a red rash on my face, | I literally felt like I had been poisoned. Only an inept idiot of a doctor would give you this for UC. (It made my symptoms worse, besides the all the side effects.) Run, don't walk, if your doctor prescribes this poison. This is a VERY dangerous drug. Its side effects are potentially debilitating, especially when combined with prednisone. | | 3/2/2009 | 3 | sinus infection | Fatigue, dizziness, confusion, hand tremors, loss of appetite, inner ear discomfort. | Right now I feel like I have a mild case of mono, as I am very sleepy but cannot sleep. I feel dizzy and get tired very easily (dressing myself wears me out). I am no longer taking it after 4 days of 500mg 2x a day and have just thrown out the bottle. A little nose blowing would have been better than this! I just took my last dose and wish that I hadn't after reading this site. On the plus side, the side effects mostly wear off by midnight and are minimal by morning. Should have just stuck with Day-Quil and road it out. | F | 26 | 4 days | 2/28/2009 | 2 | To prevent an infection post surger | Muscle / tendon pain in right hip, soreness and weakness all over and periodic sharp pains in different muscle groups | Thank goodness for this site. It may have helped to limit or prevent long-term damage due to this drug. As soon as I felt severe hip pain I discontinued Cipro (after 3 - 500mg doses). It has been almost a week since I have been off this drug and I still don't know how long these effects will last. It sounds like, if you experience muscle pain, that is it important to "listen to your pain" rest the affected area and minimize use, to prevent further and possible long-term damage. I am also taking sea salt (1/4tsp) and water daily, getting plenty of rest, eating some dairy (yogurt) and praying that the side effects eventually go away. I do appear to be feeling a bit better every day. | M | 42 | 1.5 days | 2/21/2009 | 1 | UTI | Just coming out of a reaction this minute..5 hours ago I felt funny, 30 minutes ago i thought i was going to DIE. I had shooting feelings throughout my nerves, I was freezing, I was unusually scared and worried feeling. Nauseus, jaw pain and upper back pain. | NEVER TAKE CIPRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IVE LEARNED ALOT ABOUT IT IN THE PAST 10 MINUITES AND THEN FOUND THIS SITE. I WANT TO CHOKE MY DOCTOR. IM RELIEVED EVERYONE KNOWS HOW I FEEL. IM STILL SCARED TO FALL ASLEEP AND HAVE NIGHTMARES LIKE PEOPLE ARE SAYING. | F | 21 | 1 days | 2/21/2009 | 4 | sinus infection/bronchitis | flu-like symptoms - headache, body ache, nausea, fatigue | The drug cured my sinus infection. That's the good news. Early on I had headache - dismissed it. About day 7, stomach began bothering me. I knew I was in good health - just had 2 complete physicals and blood work. Day 8 I felt like I had the flu. Day 9 was horrible - I researched the drug and I knew I was reacting. I had 1 pill left and I threw it out. I believe the dose was way too strong for me - I rarely take antibiotics. From what I've read though, my reactions could have been way worse. | F | 59 | 9.5 days | 2/19/2009 | 5 | UTI | Sleepyness, Mood Changes, Dehydration | Makes me more sleepy than usual, Crying for every sappy thing, Have to make sure to drink enough fluids with all antibiotics (not just Cipro). This medication has not caused me any other problems. Everyone, PLEASE read the entire medication description. It will alert you to possible side effects, drug interactions, etc. Some of the problems you all are having could be avoided by simply educating yourselves about the medication you are taking. This medication will increase the effects of caffeine!!! | F | 29 | 10 days | 2/18/2009 | 2 | Bladder infection | I had been taking CIPRO for about 6 days now (1 a day at 500 mg). A few days ago I noticed that I started feeling tired, achy, shortnes of breath and nausea was hitting me throughout the day. I have stopped taking this medicaiton. Too many side effects. | M | 51 | 6 days | 2/17/2009 | 5 | UTI | slight dizziness when first getting up from seated, took longer to fall asleep at night, which I will gladly trade for a continuing UTI and potential kidney infection. | took cipro 250 twice daily for a UTI for three days. Infection cured quickly, no recurrence. I consider these side effects to be Minor and was dissapointed when I didn't see poodles or turn into a zombie as described here. It's been 48 hours since last dose, neck is a bit sore, but i have also been writing at my computer non stop for the past three days??? That might just be too rational a causation though, and probably won't help anyone sue their doctor. | F | 38 | 3 days | 2/9/2009 | 3 | bladder infection | At the beginning absolutely no systems. After about a week of taking the medication- I began to have pains around the shoulder and the exterior of my arms (especially on the left side). I took the medication for 14 days thinking that my arm was sore because of something else and now two weeks after taking the medication - I still have the pains in my shoulder from time to time. I started to read comments about the medication and I am starting to think that the pain that I have (since I did nothing to injure my arms) is from the cipro that I was taking. I was on 500 mg two times a day for 14 days. | F | 46 | 14 days | 2/9/2009 | 1 | UTI-Urethritis | I was doing fine at first with Ciprofloaxacin. Taking 1 pill every 12 hours for a week (7 days). The last day my lower back (probably my kidneys) felt sore and almost like they were dried out. The next morning I woke up going to the bathroom constantly, trying to urinate (pushing with all my might) getting very little, dribbling results. After a few days, my stomach started hurting and my bowels got backed up. I took 2 doses of Pepto Bismol four hours apart and I almost passed out! I felt like I had been poisoned! After stopping the Pepto, I still have backed up bowels and constant urination. I'm going to the hospital tomorrow morning! I feel like I constantly have to pee, but I can't get much to come out...after urination my bladder still feels completely full! My bowels are taking forever to come out! I HATE THIS! Over the course of a week I basically took 7,000mg (500mg twice a day) of Ciprofloaxacin. NEVER AGAIN! | DO NOT TAKE CIPRO! IT HAS RUINED MY LIFE FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND I'M ONLY 22 YEARS OLD! | M | 22 | 7 days | 2/9/2009 | 1 | UTI | Well first off it didn't cure my UTI, and second, it made me extremely disoriented, fatigued, and was really detrimental to my ability to study for midterms (i'm a college student)... | F | 18 | 7 days | 2/9/2009 |