CIPRO Reviews (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 1.6 (2014 Ratings)

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CIPRO  (CIPROFLOXACIN HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Ciprofloxacin belongs to a class of drugs called quinolone antibiotics. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for virus infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections.   FDA Approval Date: 1987-10-22 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Sinus Infection Within hours of taking this medicine, I felt very strange. I experienced some mild blurry vision, but figured it wasn't a big deal and continued taking it. By late in the second day I had sudden and medium to severe joint pain in my left ankle, knee, both elbows, and wrists. While putting ice on my joints I realized that I hadn't done a thing to injure them and that it might be the medicine. On the third day the joint pain continued and I'd had enough. I stopped the medicine after 6 doses at 500 each and switched to Augmentin- which was fine. I think some of the posts about cipro here are a bit over the top, but really if you have a reaction don't be afraid to ask your doctor to switch to another medicine! Also, it's been a week since I took the cipro and I'm not having any joint pain whatsoever so I don't think there will be any lasting effects. But who knows if I had continued on taking it? F 27 3 days
12/6/2008
 1  UTI Panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, nightmares, convulsions, fever, intense fear, numb limbs, body pain. AWFUL and reading others experiences makes me wonder why this drug is prescribed. It needs to be banned, from what I see somewhere below it was so why is it being prescribed? I consider myself lucky I survived considering I thought hanging myself was a logical thought while on cipro F 25 4 days
12/5/2008
 1  UTI After just 3 pills I noticed itchy bumps on my legs after getting out of the shower. I called the doctor who prescribed Cipro for my infection and she said it would probably be fine if I finished the pills as I only had 3 left. I finished them and broke out in hives on my arms as well. I also had a hard time falling asleep because of severe anxiety over the next few days. But the following mornings it was terribly hard waking up and getting out of bed. The rash has gotten much worse over the last week and is now horribly red, dry, and still driving me crazy with scratching. It seems worse after eating meat, and also itches worse at night. I also have lost all my energy and I've become much more worried about things since taking Cipro. Through reading another woman's comments about her expirience with this terrible drug I highly reccomend that you do some research on Serum Sickness. Most of the info I've looked up so far says that taking a course of steriods may help with some of the symptoms. I will continue to do research and will post any helpful findings I come across on this sight. This is a scary drug! Please post any treatments you have found and help others to get some relief. F 29 3 days
12/4/2008
 1  Minor urinary infection Horrible side effects ; feelings of death and doom ; massive diarrea,headaches,ear-ringing;sound sensitivity;muscle wasteing; cramps;horrible insomnea and nightmares,the list goes on and on and this is one year later ; still never recovered from this vile,poisonous drug!! Bayer should be sued out of existence for the damage this drug has done to me and thousands of others !! DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO GAMBLE WITH YOUR HEALTH !! IT HAS RUINED MY LIFE !! Go to the Yahoo Quinolone forum or FAVC forum to hear others tell their stories of pain and suffering cause by these antibiotics . E-MAIL ME IF YOU SUSPECT YOU HAVE BEEN POISONED BY CIPRO !! M 48 10 days
12/4/2008
 5  UTI (pseudomonas) -> prostatitis Persistent extremely unpleasant taste in mouth (peaking around day 3, then diminishing), significant exhaustion & lack of energy Cipro was the third antibiotic I was prescribed, the previous ones, prescribed before the results of my urine test came thru, were totally ineffective. According to my doctor cipro is the only thing effective for pseudomonas infection. After a week of cipro (2 x 500mg/day) I am now symptom-free, and looking forward to finishing the course with my final tab tonight, which will hopefully see my energy levels return to normal. The dreadful taste in my mouth seemed to peak mid-way through the course and I suspect was related to its action on the infection. Glad I haven't experienced some of the horror stories here - they don't hit everyone, it seems. M 57 7 days
12/2/2008
 1  Prostatitis At the beginning pins and needles and burns all over my body thought was from the prostatitis :( Should have stopped then. Middle of therapy increasing urination every day visited the bathroom 20 or more times. At the end of treatment developed CNS overstimulation, light headedness, nausea, depersonalisation with pressure headache like someone was inserting an icepick on my head, blur vision, double vision, Doctors thought i had a stroke or some subarachnoid hemmorhage but then after MRI, MRV was negative they wanted to talk me into antidepressants!!!! UNBELIEVABLE. I refused it and carried on with my life or tried to. 2 months later headache increased so i was hospitalized. Also developed unsteadiness and dizziness which lasted another 3 months. 3 straight months i stayed in bed couldnt get up for work due to fatigue and dizziness and headache. previously played 3-4 hours a day in amateur soccer league and weight trained, never had any problems whatsoever. By month tried to walk bu Have studied Cipro side effects for months now as a biochemist was very worried with this situation. The drug is derived from Quinine Alkaloids which are known for centuries to cause irreversible CNS damage. Its a pitty that Bayer doesnt state that and it is a crime that the FDA permits it. There is something going on with the permission of this drug on the market. 29 15 days
12/2/2008
 1  UTI/ They think Painful joints (especially below the waist) constant tiredness, overall felt very horrible I would not recommend taking this medication. They didn't even bother to tell me that the medication had been BLACK BOXED by the FDA in July. IDK what to do I am waiting to talk to an advice nurse to see what they have to say. After being on the drug since Wednesday (now Monday) I did my research since I had been pretty much sleeping since I started taking it and found out this horrible drug has HORRIBLE side effects. F 22 7 days
12/1/2008
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 1  Bladder infection September 20, 2008 I took two 500 Mg tablets and my knees started aching and it was difficult to walk. I didn't know about any side effects of the drug so I continued taking for 7 days. My knees worsened. The tendons started snapping on the inside of the left knee. I went to a family reunion out of state and the pain continued to worsen. Back home my right knee snapped backward getting out of bed and the tendon on the inside back of my knee was in terrible pain. After reserching Cipro on the internet I heard of others who have had severe side effects that required surgery. I haven't found the particular effects that I am having. An MRI of the left knee shows damage to the tendons and swelling of the bone marrow in the left knee. No arthritis was seen. I use a walker now. I am going to an Orthopedic Dr., Another Dr for pain management, Rehab in warm pool, and finally an Acupuncture Dr and drinking chinese herbs. The Acupuncturist has helped me the most so far. The orthopedic Dr I will never take this drug again and tell everyone I meet not to take it either. Acupuncture is not covered by insurance and this is my first experience with this treatment and I hope it will continue to improve. F 67 7 days
12/1/2008
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 1  travelers diarrhea nightmares, paranoia, anxiety, depression, tight chest, increased heart rate, achy joints, dry eyes, intercranial pressure, tinnitus, dizziness, extreme fatigue I took one dose of cipro, and I feel like it is one of the worst mistakes I have ever made in my life. I never have nightmares, and I actually typically enjoy my dreams because they are so pleasant. Within a 3 hour time period I had about 5 dreams in which I was unable to talk, and woke up screaming. Eventually I sat in my bed for 2 hours, fearful to get up, and afraid to go back to sleep. Once I was able to get out of bed, once the sun came up, I had to leave my house because I was afraid to be inside. But I couldn't go far because I was afraid my house would catch on fire. Despite the fact that I knew the feelings I had were not real, I could not fight them. I have never had any kind of psychotic episode before, and typically have extremely low levels of anxiety and no depression. F 22 1 days
12/1/2008
 1  UTI ankle (achilles tendon) pain and stiffness, leg pain This is a continuation of the previous rating. Although in the past I never experienced symptoms, this time I experienced lots of pain and stiffness in my ankles. I was extremely worried after reading the black box warning of the drug, so I stopped taking it after the third dose and asked to be switch to a different antibiotic. Looks like I'll have to deal with the macrobid tearing up my stomach. But still would rather have stomach pain than damage that could last me the rest of my life. I hope there will be no lasting damage this time. Pain lessened after my last dose, but 24 hours later I'm still a bit sore and stiff. F 23 2 days
12/1/2008
 5  UTI No side effects that I noticed It seems like cipro has been put in a bad light here, and just wanted to put my positive experience to let others know that it doesn't have negative effects on everyone. I have had UTIs since I was 4, so believe me I have tried just about every antibiotic out there. Penicillin gave me hives, Septra was the worst experience of my life (severe anxiety, urinating every 5 minutes, burning itching skin, felt like I was going to die), and Macrobid works but with some stomach pain. But I have never had any problems with the cipro. And it always clears up the infection for me. Occasionally I will take macrobid too so that I don't build a dependance to cipro, but I prefer the cipro any day. I have never taken it without food so not sure if it makes a difference on the stomach. But I always feel it's a good idea to take antobiotics with a meal. I get yeast infections after antibiotics though so this time I'm trying some acidolpholous pills during my treatment. F 23 7 days
11/30/2008
 1  Kidney pain (possible bacteria) I went to the Dr and he said my urine looked clean, but he couldn't explain the severe pain in my kidney, but guessed it could be a build up of bacteria on the kidney. I had undiagnosed reflux in my right kidney as a child, which destroyed the kidney. It is basically a mass of scar tissue, sometimes it has function, other times not. I started taking Cipro a few days ago and every time I took it I got so nauseous and my bones in my lower back hurt. Now I am exhausted, my back is killing me, my arms, wrists, and neck ache, the sunlight burns my eyes and causes me to see black and red spots. I am severely nauseous, and my kidney still hurts. I am stopping it today after reading all of this. Nausea, Diarrhea, Severe Lower Back Pain, Pain in All Joints, Sunlight Burned Eyes, Fatigue. I would not recommend it to anyone! F 30 5 days
11/30/2008
 2  possible UTI FATIGUE FATIGUE FATIGUE. I think I react badly to this particular class of antibiotics. I have taken Cipro before and had some fatigue but not like this. This time, I slept for 4 hours in the middle of the day on the second day of taking Cipro. I have had UTI's before and usually do not feel so completely drained and in a state of brain fog as this. I also had trouble staying alert while driving to the grocery store. I have taken Levaquin in the past and the reaction to that drug was MUCH worse. When I took Levaquin, I literally fell asleep at work in the middle of typing on the computer. The Cipro fatigue is more a sense of feeling weighted down or "blah." It does work to cure the UTI's but I am not sure if I can continue taking it through for the full 10 days. I am only on day 3 right now. I also have some odd twinges in my joints and that happened in the revious times I took Cipro as well. I have (so far) not had the permanent, lasting effects that some have F 38 3 days
11/28/2008
 2  UTI Worst headache i have seriously ever had. I've been on it for two days now and i simply cannot function. I've been drinking cranberry juice as well as taking this and that has seemed to help my UTI. I have cramps that feel like period cramps and i'm very dizzie and unable to stand for a long period of time. I also have no urge to eat. F 17 2 days
11/27/2008
 1  UTI Flu like symptoms, cold chills, bone aches, headache, stomach upset, sleepiness and fatigue. About 6 weeks later I was in the hospital with renal failue in both kidneys! The interaction of the Cipro with anti acids seems to be the only thing we can track back too. I was in the hosptial for 11 days and 6 months off work. I still have some permenant damage from this and will probably end up back on dialysis. Aside from controlled high blood pressure and gerd I was a perfectly healthy person until the Cipro and now I will never be that person again. F 52 3 days
11/27/2008
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 1  Bladder Infection Awful pains in arms, hands, shoulder, neck... complete stiffness and aches. At times they felt numb and tingling. Vision was not right. Headaches. And major anxiety attacks with paranoia. I would never ever recommend this drug to anyone. It really is poison in a bottle. I seriously thought i was going crazy the first couple days until i researched the side effects and immediately quit taking it. It's been a few days since I've been off and still experiencing some side effects. Very scary medicine. M 28 2 days
11/24/2008
 1  UTI Nausea, Severe joint/Muscle Pain(to the point where I couldn't sleep at night),headache,dizziness,loss of appetite, heart racing at times. I would not recommend this drug. They need to take it off of the market. I took this for 4 days 2 pills per day 500mg each pill. I had so severe side effects went to my doctor on the 5th day I was supposed to take the last dose...It helped get rid of UTI but, even 2 days later after being off of it I am still experiencing side effects. Some days it hurts to even move. I hope I start to feel better soon. This has been affecting my everyday life. I am now going to reseacrh every antibiotic before taking it. I would not want anyone to endure this kind of pain!! F 36 4 days
11/23/2008
 1  sinus infection Muscle and joint pain shoulders and arms. Skin was sensitive to touch, felt as if bruised. Next time it was prescribed had besides pain, severe mouth dryness, nightmares, floaters and pain in right foot. The third time it was prescribed and the symptoms came back I looked up the drug and found the effects were related to Cipro and Levaquin so I didn't take more than one dose. I had taken Cipro and/or Levaquin for sinus infections several times before with no ill effects. Because of that I never associated the symptoms I was having to that drug. I associated them with activity or other drugs. It has been one year now. I have pain and some swelling in my right foot. I have pain in my upper arms if I stretch and floaters and discomfort in my left eye. I am very careful about physical activity and am going to a trainer to slowly build up strength and range of motion. I eat only organically grown meat and fish. I have definately seen improvement and feel very lucky. I have tried to make sure all my doctors and friends have the information I have found. Altho' they sympathize with me, one at least still prescribes it as he thinks it is such a good drug. F 66 7 days
11/23/2008
 1  UT After being on 500 mg of Cipro for 5 days, it did not get rid of the UT. A week later when the UT symptom were still there, the dr. put me back on it for 10 days. By day 6, I was having severe burning and spasms in my UT and bladder. Also, pain behind my eyes, vomiting, tremors, diarrea, and achy all over. When I stopped taking the Cipro, the vomiting and diarrea stopped but the terrible pain and burning in my bladder continued. I have been off of it for 10 days and I still have pain in my UT and bladder, pain behind my eyes, blurry vision, and terrible aching in my joints. Also, extreme dry patches on my fingers and around cuticles. I went to a urologist when my primary found that the infection had cleared up, but I was still having extreme discomfort and pain in my bladder and UT. The urologist said that my UT/bladder was still inflamed from the infection. I have never had this happen before after at UT infection. They did a CT scan , but I doubt they will find anything. After finding this website, it explains why I feel so terrible. I can't go with taking the Utira C to calm by bladder. I am also living on Advil. I can't sleep at night without it. I feel like an 80 year old woman my joints hurt so bad. My menstrual has also stopped. I had a pregnancy test but am not pregnant. I plan to go to a holistic doctor for detox. I feel like my body has been poisoned! The makers of Cipro should be held accountable for hurting so many people. I just pray that I will be over this soon. F 47 11 days
11/22/2008
 1  prostatis stiff neck, pain in ankles, and wrists, ringing in ears,seeing things burning eyes clicks and pops!! you guys are scaring me!!! i took 2, 500 mg of cipro. the first one wasn,t bad, felt like it was working. after the second one ,all the pain started, i stopped taking them , and decided to read the paper it comes with . i had all the symptoms. i only took 2 pills, but i still have a stiff neck. i,m not sure if it was a good idea , but i flushed myself with sea salt. i feel alot better , but still feel symptoms. i searched the site to see how long cipro stays in your system, because it say not to mix with magnesium. guess it don,t matter now does it. M 39 1 days
11/18/2008

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