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 | prophylaxis for N. Meningitis | I awoke at 3 am about 30 hours after taking a single does of Cipro..I am a health care professional and was exposed to bacterial meningitis, it was the protocol of occupational health to make us take the medicine. Luckily we only had to take one, but I awoke with my tongue dried to the top of my mouth, and a high pitched ringing in my left ear. I went back to sleep, had strange dreams all night, and woke up in the morning feeling awful with dizziness and the severe tinnitus(ringing in ears) This is a known side effect, and I never take antibiotics. I will not be prescribing this med unless it is a matter of death or deaf. My ear is still ringing 3 days after taking it, I just hope that it will go away...it is so irritating, I can't even think. Also, I have had cramps in my feet and soreness in my toes. I'm being careful not to exercise for a few days to keep from other side effects. | F | 30 | 1 days | 4/20/2007 | 1 | Skin infection | Rough bumpy skin over arms, thighs, sides. Some areas seeping sticky clear fluid. Seepage ceased 7 days after last dose (4 doses over 2 days). Still bumpy skin after 8 weeks. Severe concentration problems which are beginning to ease after 8 weeks. Some memory problems. | M | 49 | 2 days | 4/20/2007 | 1 | Kidey (UTI) infection | Aboout two hours after the 4th 500 mg tablet (I was told to take two a day, for 14 days), I was sitting at my computer at work and had a strong, frightening reaction. I felt like I could feel the veins or arteries bulging in my head. I was suddenly dizzy, confused, and I couldn't see well. I almost felt on the verge of psychosis. Unluckily for me, I had a meeting with my boss in the middle of this "episode" and I almost lost my mind. (With any luck, I'll still have my job tomorrow.) I got another prescription, one for Zinnat, but this is supposed to be stronger and I only have take it for five days. After reading these other posts, I hope I don't have long-term damage. | Thanks for my scary episode, Big Pharma! | M | 28 | 2 days | 4/19/2007 | 1 | Strep throat | Bizzare coating of white on my tongue. My tongue still does not feel right. Strong hallucinating dreams. Peeling of skin on my hands that I have never had before. | I would suggest most people take this as a last resort only!! | F | 35 | 5 days | 4/16/2007 | 1 | UTI | Extreme anxiety, couldn't sleep for the 2 days I took it, would fall asleep for a few minutes and wake up in sheer TERROR, felt like I was losing my mind, unable to think clearly, completely paranoid feelings. Have never experienced anything like this. | Turns out I didn't have a urinary tract infection anyway and was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. For anyone with ongoing bladder/vaginal pain, check out this condition. I suffered for a year before being correctly diagnosed. | F | 47 | 2 days | 4/14/2007 | 1 | infected cyst and inflamed lung | SEVERE abdominal cramping, diahhrea, blood in stool and resulting dehydration and weakness. I took (8) 500mg pills over 4 days - as prescribed. lymph node that was swollen did calm down some, and lung felt a bit better, but not worth the side effects like this. I was on the toilet over 25 times in 18 hours. Doctor has prescribed another antibiotic but I will look it up on this site before taking that one. | Never take anything without knowing possible side effects and contraindications. this was very scary for me. | M | 44 | 4 days | 4/11/2007 | 1 | prostites | pain in shins and bones dry skin | hope someone can help me i been feeling miserable since taking this drug. my doctor insists it cant be the cipro and its all in my mind. been having severe bone pain in arms ,hands itchy dry skin, pain in bottom of foot. pain in lower legs and shins. very depressed. is this cipro or am i going out of my mind ?? someone please help i keep being told its not the cipro if any info please email me [email protected] | M | 41 | 34 days | 4/9/2007 | 1 | traveler's disease (stomach) | My mother was hospitalized with Cipro - she was acting a bit strange, but we ignored it until she went completely batty. She forgot she had children, was hallucinating that her blood was needed to save the world (she pulled out her IV when they finally got her to the hospital), she threw her wedding ring across the room, and then she was completely "out of it" and just repeated random motions and words. The hospital did several tests, including taking spinal fluid, since they suspected that there was a history of mental disease in the family (there is none), and said it was only a "1% chance" that it was the medication. We were completely devastated. Luckily, after 48 hours, the drug left her system and like a light switch, she snapped out of it. We were lucky - I have heard of other cases where people have had residual issues from the drug. | I'm posting this on behalf of my mom, who was 45 at the time. People should be aware of this side effect - in looking at the board, it is not as uncommon as I thought. | F | 45 | 3 days | 4/8/2007 | 4 | sinus infection | insomnia/difficulty falling asleep; itchy arms at night; dry mouth at night. I was taking this along with Tussionex, which usually knocks me out, so I was VERY surprised to not be able to fall asleep for 1+ hours after getting bed feeling tired. | I have seasonal allergies and get sinus infections 2-3 times per year. I finally "graduated" to Cipro. It was VERY effective in clearing the infection - I felt much better within 48 hours. But the insomnia persisted until I finished the 7 day course. It was esp. annoying since I hadn't been sleeping well due to drainage for 2 weeks! | F | 37 | 7 days | 4/6/2007 | 3 | UTI | mild nausea; major itching (quite possibly unrelated) | Seems to be doing the job, but possibly more strength than I needed. I would bet that a less intense medication would have worked fine without as much risk. | F | 31 | 5 days | 4/6/2007 | 1 | I took levaquin, floxin, and avelox | My life has never been the same. I was prescribed these drugs for lung infections. I now live with severe neuropathy, anxiety,vibration sensations, burning sensations, mental fogginess, muscle twitching, gastric problems, tachycardia, sleepness, fear, phobias. My life has been a challenge. | F | 54 | | 4/6/2007 | 1 | UTI | It was like an 8 day anxiety attack. My head was so foggy that I did not realize what was happening. The anxiety and depression were severe and disabling. I started twitching that has not stopped. My behavior was so anxious that a new friend and client thought I was a nut and disassocited with me. I am normally an extremely calm and confident person. | I have taken Cipro before. After my husband died, I thought I was going through PTSD. Looking at my medical history, it appears that everytime I sought help for extreme anxiety I was either taking Cipro or had recently finished the prescription. I may have spent over $10K in neuro-feedback, hypnotherapy, psych meds et. al. to recover from Cipro not PTSD. | F | 41 | 8 days | 4/4/2007 | 1 | UTI | My mother was given 500 mg. twice a day for a suspected UTI. Within 5 days she began to hallucinate. Four days later she was so dilerious that she was convinced everyone was trying to poison her, that my father was dead, etc. Eventually she just shut down completely - no talking, no eating, no drinking. She was hospitalized Sat. night 3/31 and remains in the hospital at this point, basically not responding. Occasionally she crys and describes horrible fears, is convinced that everyone in the family has died (even though some are in the room with her). The primary care physician and the neurologist who have seen her refuse to acknowlege this as a side-affect to the Cipro...The psychiatrist who has seen her absolutely believes that is the problem. I am appalled at the lack of information in the hands of a primary care physician, who treats geriatric patients. My mother is 74 and was in fine health, but dealing with a little short-term memory loss. This has devastated our family. | I am posting this as a concerned daughter. My mother can't even clearly communicate right now. | F | 74 | 6 days | 4/3/2007 | 1 | DO NOT EVER TAKE CIPRO!!! Was perfectly healthy before taking Cipro. 2 YEARS AFTER ONLY TAKING 3 PILLS, STILL HAVE MUSCLE TWITCHES. Had many, many other horrible problems first 8 months!!!! Urge you to read this report on dangers of CIPRO: www.fluoroquinolones.org/ | Had horrible muscle aches & pains for at least 8 months after only taking 3 pills-- affected practially every organ in body except eyes. Lost 15 pounds because horrible digestive problems & couldn't eat anything. Went to 13 different specialists-- neurologist, immunologist, rheumotologist, gastro specialists, etc. etc.!!! DO NOT DO strenous exerciseS after taking cipro or you will have severe muscle & tendon ruptures. Do not eat poultry or beef with antiobotics because many cattle & chicken are fed cipro like antiobotics & it will make your problems worse. | F | 53 | 3 days | 3/27/2007 | 5 | intestinal infection | none that I was aware of | I took cipro after having some digestive infection for over a month. It worked like magic and I had no side effects, even though I react badly to avelox, a cousin of cipro. Cipro stopped my infection cold after only 3 days, and the remainder of the treatment period was side FX free. I know this group of antib. causes joint and tendon problems, and I do recall getting a mild knee injury while working out, about 3-6 months after taking this, but I cannot say they were related. | F | 31 | 7 days | 3/26/2007 | 1 | UTI | I had an extremely bad reaction but it is more common than you might think. The list of symptoms in the insert is all from people who took it after it went to market. What does that tell you. Your Dr. will not only not tell you about the side effects he or she will likely laugh or ignore you or ask if you need psych drugs. This is for real. They need to wake up. I had symptoms involving my nervous system, I had huge episodes of fear like I can't even describe - not panic, FEAR, and I was not a fearful person before taking this. I was a joyous person. I could not stop going to the bathroom but that phase was followed by severe dehydration which has continued to this day TWO YEARS or more later. I have dehydration and dry eyes all the time. I am not the same person I was. I feel this has aged me 20 yrs. I had the worst symptoms in the first year. At first I could not walk could barely tolerate the touch of a blanket. I could not open a bottle of water or open a package of food | AFter two years a lot of the symptoms have improved and I can walk normally but not as fast or long as I used to. At least I can appear normal. It has atrophied a lot of my muscles. I suspect it damaged my thyroid. What this does to people is so weird. Doctors will just test you for known illnesses and this causes things that are not known. If you have a bad reaction don't panic, you will need all your inner and physical strength to survive and go past this. It will take all your strength of mind. ABove all know that this is NOT YOU but it is a toxic poison that is wreaking havoc on your tissues and nerves. I found out that a lot of doctors are idiots. It will take a while for medicine to catch up to the damage it is causing with POISON PILLS such as Cipro and its sister drugs. How many lives have to be ruined before they listen?? | F | 42 | 5 days | 3/26/2007 | 1 | Intestinal Infection | Diarrhea, stomach pain, insomnia, nervous anxiety resulting in a "Nervous Breakdown". Five months later I still have the nervous anxiety and insomnis. I was given Lithium for my breakdown and am still on Lithium five months later. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I don't know why my Dr. gave it to me. Refuse it if offered. My life is very bad right now, can not enjoy life at.Can't get back to normal.can't drink alcohol as it worsens thesymptoms from the Cipro. A Websitewith a link on this page states that effects of Cipro can be permanent and irreversible. | M | 49 | 7 days | 3/26/2007 | 1 | prostatitis | Took it for 5 hours when I began to get a severe headache/migraine. I continued taking it and the headache worsened and persisted for 36 hours. No OTC pain relief helped and I had to go to the ER twice. The second time I was hospitalized and checked out very thoroughly as I was so ill -- brain scan and pelvic area scan. I have never had such a debilitating headache: I could barely move out of bed and I just had to lie there, feeling dreadful | I would NEVER take this drug again as my headache was so unbearable. Only one doctor and a pharmacist were able to tell me that 4% of people who take this suffer headaches, although I would have expected and wanted more doctors to be familiar with this potentially very severe reaction as it would have made me feel less panicky about whether I had suddenly developed a severe neurological isssue | M | 45 | 2 days | 3/20/2007 | 2 | UTI | First 2 days after started woke up with extreme headaches - very bad/migraine type. Day 4 of 5 day treatment experienced very dry mouth. | F | 53 | 5 days | 3/17/2007 | 1 | Food poisoning | dry mouth, bitter taste, severe joint pains, nausea, skin tingling on face, exhaustion | I would never take it again. I didn't even take half my presciption before i stoppped taking them. | F | 26 | 3 days | 3/17/2007 |