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 |
| 3 | urinary tract infection | light headed sometimes confused. Problems to sleep at night. Achiles tendons are painfull. I used to be a very active person. However I had to stop all physical activities like jogging or working out at the gym for fear of pulling of breaking a ligament. Had to stop caffeine as is seems to combine with the drug giving me even more joint pains. The general feeling is a lack of energy and a difficulty to concentrate. | I must admit that it did cure my symptoms. But the side effects are terrible | M | 46 | 9 days | 9/6/2007 | 1 | epididymitis | diarrhea,flat stools, back pain, indigestion, abdominal pain, gas | do not take it not worth the side effects | M | 33 | 14 days | 9/2/2007 | 1 | uti | severe panic attacks usually about 5-8hrs after dose, nausia, vomiting,diarrhea-i had to start paxil (never had anything like this prior) | F | 3 | 4 days | 8/28/2007 | 1 | UTI | loud "white noise" pulsing in right ear. Headaches, nausea, stomach cramps, bowel problems, tight jaw, mouth sores, dry mouth and lips, mild neck pains and tender breasts. Overall fatigue and stress! | After one pill I noticed pulsing "white nose" in right ear - very loud when laying down to sleep making it hard to fall asleep and stay asleep. The ear noise is very annoying. Also experienced dry mouth, mouth sores and hoarseness. After 4 pills - extreme nausea, stomach cramps, and constipation which a day later turned to diarrhea. I've stopped taking the Cipro - however still feeling the effects 24 hours later. I hope they go away soon. I will never take any "flox" medicine again! | F | 41 | 2 days | 8/26/2007 | 1 | food poisoning | Extreme weekness, to the point of being unable to carry school books or walk to my university classes, acompanied by full body pain upon movement. I can't drive safely. I can't work. Cipro made me into an invalid (temporarily?). I have to stay at my parent's house since I can no longer take care of myself. Were it not for them, I would probably become a street person or die. Cognition was also adversely affected requiring taking an "incomplete" on a final exam. My dad had to write this for me, since the tendons in my hands hurt too much to type. I am unable to walk more than to bathroom and kitchen. I went to a new doctor that has also had cipro posioning, and he gives me hope for a full recovery. I am loosing weight since I have little interest in food (hurts too much to walk to kitchen). To prevent pain, I remain bedridden and still. I am sleeping 16 to 18 hourse a day. I worry about my heart, but so far I haven't detected any arrhythmias. Tendonitis and joint p | I think cipro and perhaps all fluoroquinolone antibiotics (those that contain flourine as an active ingredient) should be taken off the market; since the side effects for me were totally disproportionate to the benefits gained, particularly in light of the fact (so I recently learned) that "food poisoning" rarely requires any drug treatment. I had a friend that was sick with food poisoning at the same time as me and she did not take any drugs and she is well now. Going to the doctor's office is like playing Russian Roulette, considering the variety of toxic drugs that they can dispense. I am totally frustrated with medical doctors and their posions, and need to find a good naturopathic physician to care for me. | F | 31 | 1 months | 8/24/2007 | 1 | bacterial infection | blurred vision / suicidal thoughts / "brain zaps" / muscle spasms / sores in mouth / thrush tongue /light & sound sensitive | 8/22/07 - Worst drug I ever took - Thought I had AIDS (took test , I am hiv negative)/ Woke up wife in the middle of the night to pray & write our living wills / next day thought I was having a heart attack & called the paramedics / Now I can"t sleep because of brain zaps/body spasms / I am now ready to SUE,SUE,SUE | M | 47 | 10 days | 8/23/2007 | 4 | Suspected epididymitis | None, other than some hypochondria suffered as a result of reading this board. | I finished a 10-day cycle about 10 days ago. I thought I had some slight stomach discomfort and some minor stool issues. And I also thought I felt some pain in my achilles tendon, but now that I'm done with it all I think my "symptoms" were fear-based as a result of reading too many warnings about Cipro! Final Verdict = No side effects for me | M | 41 | 10 days | 8/21/2007 | 2 | possible UTI | Depression (temporary), IBS, Both Hamstring Pulled, C-diff which required 2nd Course of Antibiotics, Loss of Appetite, tinnitus, tendon soreness (feet) | I am sure that I am stating what a lot on this board have stated. Unless extreme peril or death is your only other option, then take the medication. Do not allow the doctor to prescribe medication without further tests for infection. Doc gave me prescription only as a result of freq. urination (which turned out to be anxiety driven). For you who have taken it, Its been a year later and most of the ADR's have subsided, and I have been able to maintain an active lifestyle, so you will get better over time. The IBS has remained but it is manageable. | M | 32 | 10 days | 8/16/2007 | 1 | Possible UTI infection | Feeling like I was having an outer body experience, sick to my stomach, abdominal cramps, gas, sore throat, rash, feeling like I had a fever, hot flashes, should I go on?????? The worst I have ever felt taking any medicine in my life!!! I would rather be dead than take this again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | If the doctor says he is going to give you CIPRO, defintely ask him to give you something else, if you are a sensitive person, this will screw your body up something SEVERE!! I almost felt like I was being poisoned!!!!!! | F | 33 | 2 days | 8/16/2007 | 3 | staph infection | Chest pain/tightness. Muscle tightness, hypertension, muscle fatigue, irritability. Stopped at day 4 of 7 day prescription due to severe pain in left hamstring, burning & tightness. | M | 33 | 4 days | 8/15/2007 | 1 | chronic bacterial prostatitis | Severe calf muscle damage in both legs. | M | 50 | 3 months | 8/14/2007 | 1 | UTI/Kidney stone | dizziness, nausea, loss of appetite, fatigue, sore joints, headache (migraine) | this stuff is evil and nasty. I can't focus on anything and do my job while taking it. I forgot to take it this morning & felt fine. Went home at lunch and took it (with food) and now I'm disoriented, have a migraine, stiff neck and feel achy and tired. I thought it might be my imagination before but now I know that I never want to take Cipro ever again. | F | 39 | 10 days | 8/13/2007 | 3 | UTI | Hypoglycemia | It's a quinolone and if you are diabetic, it will affect your glucose levels despite what a pharmacist will tell you. Mine dropped to about 30 and when I looked it up on the internet it was clear that all quinolones can affect blood glucose. The stupid pharmacist and printout CVS gave me was useless. | F | 54 | 3 days | 8/7/2007 | 1 | UTI | Extreme abdominal pain, severe pain in joints and muscles. Worst side effect was left arm numbness and tingling that went away. | I had never taken Cipro before. I started taking for a UTI and the side effects started near the end of the course. Went to the doctor for the abdominal pain and left arm numbness. The doctor sent me to the ER to be tested for heart attack, blood clot, stroke, etc. Nothing came up. My wife said the Walgreens leaflet that came with the Cipro mentioned these rare serious side effects, but the doctors all laughed it off and said they prescribe this poison 2-3 times each day and have never heard of that happening. I would not recommend this to anyone. The worst part is the doctors not realizing what this medicine is capable of doing to people in apparently not so "rare" cases. After three weeks of joint/muscle pain, the pain is virtually gone, thank God. I believe it was helped my me taking magnesium, which supposedly renders the drug up to 90% ineffective when taken at the same time. When I found that out (after the fact) I started taking my regular multivitamin and | M | 36 | 7 days | 8/7/2007 | 3 | diverticulitis | restlessness, strong heartbeat--can hear it when resting, yucky taste in mouth(maybe flagyl), strange thoughts | taking in combo with flagyl for diverticulitis. Hope I don't get any worse symptoms. I say a prayer over meds--all the good and none of the bad, Lord I pray. It sounds better in Spanish. | F | 45 | 1 days | 7/30/2007 | 1 | urinary infection | Started experiencing tingling in hands, internal tremors, inability to sleep due to shakiness, and general feeling of unwellness approx. day 2 of treatment. Discontinued use after 8 days. | It has been almost 2 months since I discontinued use and symtoms have not subsided. Tingling sensations occur all over my body and now numbness is present in my face. Also experience sensiivity to heat, the hot water in the shower makes me shiver. Have never felt this sick in my life. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!! | F | 51 | 8 days | 7/26/2007 | 4 | staph infection | none | I drank gatorade after going to the doctor and felt much better. The cipro didn't bother me- I went to school, played tennis... | F | 15 | 10 days | 7/19/2007 | 1 | UTI | Diarrhea, constant nausea and vomiting, dizziness, headache, fever, chills, depression, joint and muscle pain. I had only taken 3 doses and symptoms disappeared within hours of stopping medication. | F | 35 | 1.5 days | 7/16/2007 | 1 | Bladder infection | Severe headaches while taking it. Stopped less than half way through because of headaches. This was the first time in over thirty years in which I took an antibiotic. It is now 11 days later and I still have diarrehea and loose stools. I will literally chose death before I will take another prescription drug again. I have never in my life ever had anywhere near this severe a bout of diarrehea. I hope that the friendly bacteria has not been devestated enough that it will take me months or longer to rebuild and lead to other severe problems. It caused more problems than it solved. I took 500 mg for three half days. Never take this drug. If the company that developed it had any concern they would have developed a probiotic to take with it. | M | 60 | 3 days | 7/12/2007 | 1 | Chronic Prostatis | Auditory Hallucinations, Delirium of Guilt, Thought broadcasting (Feeling that my thoughts are being broadcasted on TV) Running commentry of my thoughts being given by people around me, Feeling of not trusting others, suspicious of close relative poisoning me, feeling of hidden cameras monitoring me, feeling that your coleagues are in league to harm you. | TOXIC PSYCHOSIS OR CIPROFLOXACIN-INDUCED ACUTE PSYCHOSIS IS KNOWN TO OCCUR IN WHATEVER PERCENTAGE, BUT WHEN IT OCCURES TO YOU PERCENTAGE DOES NOT REALLY MATTERS. I WAS WRONGLY DIAGNOSED AS SCHIZOPHRENIA AND WAS UNJUSTLY TREATED WITH VARIOUS ANTIPSYCHOTICS AND ECTs FOR 6 WEEKS UNTILL I RECOVERED BY STOPPING ALL MEDICATION. | M | 45 | 6 weeks | 7/8/2007 |