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 | post appendectomy | with flagyl -- diarrhea, erratic sleep, night sweats (I'd call them swims), bloating, gas pains and it appears an inablity to type as well | horrible drug. I would rather know the odds of getting an infection and risk it then put this stuff in my body. | M | 41 | 2 days | 11/26/2005 | 1 | Diverculitis | Developed diverticulitis first time in May 1995 and took anti-biotics (not Cipro). Up to 1999 had 3 or 4 attacks and the medicin prescribed to me made by very tired so my Doctor changed it Cipro March 1999. In April-May 1999 I developed serious muscle pains and was suspected having PMR, although my arthritis doctor ended up suspecting reactive arthritis. Summer 1999 was mere hell, sleeping was difficult and my short term memory started failing. Up till that time (I was 52) I had been running an average of 40-50 miles each week and was in excellent health. 'Cipro symptoms' lasted over two years and eventually most faded away. I had 2-3 year pause in the diverticulitis attacks till late September 2005. I took my Cipros for 5 days. 'CIPRO' symptons came back equally severe October 2005. I went to websites and after 30 minute search, the case was closed - at least on the issue what had been causing my symptoms. One of the privileges being a Finn is that you can swim in ice | Worked wonderfully curing the effects of Diverticulitis. Took Cipro maybe 5-6 times between 1999 and 2005 five days at each time I hope somebody will class action suit hell out the manufacturer. | M | 58 | 5 days | 11/24/2005 | 1 | UTI | Three days after I started taking pills I woke up and my entire back was sore, my neck was achingly tight. My leg and chest muscles were sore. Slight nausea. Kind of out of it feeling. Tired. Finished pills yesterday and back and neck are still tight. I will never take this again. There are other remedies for an unfelt UTI. | Couldn't tell I had a UTI but doc prescribed so I took Cipro 5 days x 500 2x a day. The doctor also did NOT warn me to stop drinking coffee with Cipro which I hear exacerbates all. | F | 44 | 5 days | 11/22/2005 | 1 | infected gallbladder | dizziness, nausea, confusion, extreme fatique, depression, emotional instability, blurred vision, inability to concentrate, increased anxiety and sweats. | It has cleared up the infection (which was raging)and has allowed for my gallbladder surgery to be done and for that Im grateful but I really must say that the side effects are absolutely horrible and at times unbearable. I found it VERY much an effort to continue with this course of medication as with each passing day the side effects seemed to intensify. It really was a nightmare!I would not take it again unless it was absolutely necessary. | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 11/20/2005 | 1 | UTI | Agonizing mid- to upper-back pain by the second day of a six-day regimen. Excruciating to try to roll over in bed. During the almost four years since taking Cipro, these same muscles/tendons/joints in my back have been very easily aggravated (e.g. carrying anything heavy, jarring from running, etc.) Throbbing pain sufficient to wake me up at night to take Ibuprofen or to stand in a hot shower. Never had the slightest symptom before the Cipro. | Despite instructions to be sure to finish taking all the medication, I quit taking it after three days because I couldn't stand the pain. Discovered upon checking standard dosages on the web that I probably should have been given only 100 mg for three days, rather than 500 mg for six days. Had just moved to new city and didn't have a regular doctor. I would recommend making very sure that there is absolutely no safer alternative before taking this drug. | F | 49 | 3 days | 11/5/2005 | 1 | Giardia | Almost immediate, deep feelings of dread and fear. Became very anxious and jumpy. Made me start to cry over nothing. Caused nightmares, insomnia. | Informed M.D. ASAP, and he prescribed Flagyl instead, which worked very well with no/few side effects. | M | 38 | 1 days | 10/29/2005 | 1 | Infected cut | YUCK! Received free samples from my doctor, couldn't beat the price. Had a bad laceration on leg, which became infected after a trip. Thought I was going to die, heart palpatations, sleeplessness, anxiety. Was never warned caffiene strengthened drug. Screwed up menstrual cycle completely!! NEVER WANT to feel like this again. Took 2 1000 mg tab. for 2 days. Effects lasted a week!! | F | 29 | 2 days | 10/24/2005 | 1 | UTI | Head ache , dizziness ,loose motions with spasm, muscle pain , zombie feeling , even after 4 months , i have weakness , body pain , not so overall healthy and fit feeling , Now i am facing muscle cramps and muscle straining. | Not suggested , the doctor gave me very heavy dosage of 500mg x 2 for 7 days. | F | 27 | 7 days | 10/21/2005 | 1 | uti | Burning sensation in back-4th day blood pressure dropped to50/40 with undetected pulse rate when I passed out in doctors office waiting for appt. Loss of appetite and extreme fatigue.I was on advil with the cipro for muscle spasms for 3 days taking it every 4-6 hours.Doctor claims I passed out due to stress from the excruciating pain. | I'll advise everyone to say no to using this drug and even if it takes 7 days to cure take one of the old standbys and don't allow your doctor to convince you in taking cipro.Whatever you do don't use ibuprofen,chocolate,caffeine or calcium. | F | 59 | 3 days | 10/19/2005 | 5 | recurrent uti | none | have experienced chronic uti since about 13, and have turned to cipro on and off since then (am presently 19), on a self-set regimen of 2, 125mg doses immediately after noticing symptoms and about 12 hours later, with much success. I have never actually been prescribed this drug, but rather I (albeit illegally) use my mother's supply (with her consent--she has been using it longer than I). UTI is one of the most crippling and awful conditions and is also one of the only drugs my mother and I have ever seen such thorough and rapid success with. If you're willing to take a chance, give cipro a try, but remember since it is such a strong drug, dont necessarily trust the dosages your doctors recommend. My mother was initially recommended a 250mg, twice daily dose for 7 days at every instance of UTI, which is ridiculous. | F | 19 | 6 years | 10/3/2005 | 1 | UTI | After taking only 2nd tablet, I began experiencing a Lupus exacerbation -- Lower back pain, neck pain, severe headache, pain in feet, ankle, wrist and finger swelling, stiffness and pain, pain in calves, heart palpitations, sleeplessness, etc. Thank God I found this site! I would have kept taking Cipro and blamed my symptoms on a Lupus flare. | Cipro is a nightmare drug. Why does the FDA continuously allow us to be poisoned by dangerous drugs and food additives (aspartame, sucralose/Splenda, MSG, nitrites, sulfites... and on and on and on)?? Please see www.ewg.org and www.mercola.com for more info. | F | 38 | 1 days | 10/2/2005 | 1 | Acute Prostatitis | Pounding heart, sweating, muscle spasm/twitches, feeling anxious. | If you start to notice bothersome side effects, call your doctor and insist on an alternative. | M | 27 | 7 days | 9/26/2005 | 1 | prostate infection | eye twitching, nervousness, hallucinations, delusions, plus many more of the side effects. | I was once married to a man who took Cipro for a prostate infection. Within 3 days of taking it, allergic reactions began to appear. I called the doctor and she said he should stop taking it, but that it could remain in his system for up to 5 days. That afternoon he told me he was going to go to the store and disappeared. My family, the police, and friends searched everywhere FOR DAYS. It was horrible. Finally we found him in a hospital 8 hours away. He had been picked up by the police. He said he was heading for Mexico and he did not know why. He had been sleeping outdoors and riding trains. When we saw him, he looked like a homeless person - nothing like the professional programmer in the top of his field. The doctors were fascinated by his case, over 20 came to evaluate him. He was a healthy young man who never smoked, took drugs or drank alcohol. They determined that he had a severe reaction to Cipro - amongst the "one percent" that would have such a reaction. After the | 3 days | 9/15/2005 | 1 | Epididymitis | After 10 days on this the joints in my wrists, elbows, knees and ankles make it difficult to function. Both feet swell up like footballs at night and I have a difficult time sleeping. The side effects of this drug are awful. | DO NOT TAKE CIPRO | M | 34 | 10 days | 9/9/2005 | 5 | Chronic UTI and heavy periods | My doc gave me these meds on and off for a few months, and they helped me, everytime i get a UTI I take cipro and the UTI goes away in 2 days, I also take it during my heavy periods, it stops the bleeding and clotting. I know not eveyone can take this medicine, BUT in the begginning i did get dizzy, and tired, but that was all. | F | 28 | 5 months | 9/4/2005 | 2 | believed to have catscratch fever | severe pain in arms, hands, wrists, legs, buttocks, and bottoms of feet. Also developed rash over mid section and under arms. Took cipro for 6 days and stopped because i had no symthoms from the infection but was feeling worse due to medicine. 7TH day still having pain but seems to be better and rash / hives / red marks is slowly going away. | M | 33 | 6 days | 9/2/2005 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Within 30 minutes of taking this medication - My back felt like I had a bunch of little pimples that just popped up on it and it itched like crazy. Not thinking it was the meds at this point, I asked my Mom to check if I had any pimples and to itch my back. She took one look at my back and said there were no pimples but my entire back looked like it was sunburn. Thank GOD I never took anymore of the pills! | When I called the doctors office, the girl got my chart and said - you didn't say you were allergic to sulfa drugs on your info (This was a brand new doctor for me). I told her I didn't know I was. Then she wanted me to schedule another office visit to get a new med! Needless to say I have never been back to that doctor. | F | 35 | 1 times | 9/2/2005 | 1 | diverticulitis (wrong diagnosis) | Abdominal cramps, diarrhea, dizziness, loss of appetite. On day 6 of the treatment, muscle pain as well as joint pain and swelling. Severe gastrointestional infection as the result of this medication killing all of the beneficial flora in my intestional tract. The second doctor I saw wanted to put me on different antibiotics to kill the new infection, but I have decided I will live with it and use only natural cures. | Had I know I would still have side effects 6 months taking this drug, I never would have started it. I never take any drug but was convinced by my doctor that I must take it. Turns out I had multiple ovarian cysts causing the pain on the left side of my body, not diverticulitis. After 6 months, I am just now able to sleep on my right side (severe joint pain in my right shoulder and arm). I still have muscle weakness and pain when I use my arm. When I told the first doctor about the muscle and joint symptoms, he assured me I must have just come down with arthrits. (How convenient.) It is very reassuring to find out the what I am experiencing is real. I am looking for a new doctor to tell me how to deal with this change to my body. I have always been extremely active, and it has come as quite a shock that there are things I can no longer do. | F | 57 | 7 days | 8/26/2005 | 1 | A minor infection | I am 20 years old now, and I took Cipro when I was 15, so I basically have no happy memories from highschool or college. So for the last five+ years, I have had severe joint, tendon and muscle pain every moment of every single day. I only took Cipro for about 10 days. After only three days I began to have side effects. I've been taking prednisone for the last 4 years for the pain and It helps a little. I also take advil a lot, and have taken tons of other drugs along the way but nothing helps, plus I want to be off all the drugs eventually. I have tried countless diets, vitamin and mineral regiments, shark cartilage, plants extracts, acupuncture, massage, everything you can think of basically. So I'm asking has anyone found anything that works for this f***ing condition? Or is there any lawsuit in the works, cause if so I have to be part it!! I really hope some day I can be compensated for my loss and pain which is ongoing everyday. My life is a nightmare everyday. Sure there where some fun times, but I can't even dream of or picture a day long ago, when I wasn't in agonizing pain every moment of my life. I am very limited as to the type of work I can do, and as a result could not afford money to pay for any type of college. It has effected my parents very much over the years. They don't like to see me in pain all the time, and they have to help me out a lot. And 5 years worth of pain killer prescription drugs can really cost a lot, and it's still costing! I would do anything to go back in time and change the fact that I ever took this horrible drug, Cipro. I hope I bastards who created this will someday know the pain and suffering they hasve caused me. And as I stated, I hope for compensation. If anyone has any helpful info for me please email me! Dan | This drug should be taken off the market but I still hope that a mass lawsuit will someday help to compensate the loss and pain of those who have had negavtive side effects to this horrible drug. Here are some other resourses for people who where poisoned by Cipro: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/quinolones/ , http://fqvictims.org/fqvictims/index.htm | M | 20 | 10 days | 8/25/2005 | 1 | Kidney infection/UTI | Woke up with tenderness and pain in my right knee and in the ball of my left foot, extending into my middle toes, also some lower back pain. I'd been resting for the past two to three days so injury(ies) were out of the question. Nearly 24 hours after my last dose, my knee continues to swell and I can barely walk. | My doctor didn't think it was the CIPRO until I read the text off the Rx info sheet to her, both the 'Caution' and 'Side Effects' paragraphs, so she changed the Rx. Tucked near the end of the 'Caution' paragraph is mentioned the possibility of tendonitis and joint pain 'in the elderly' especially if they're on steroids. I'm a very young 49 year old and avoid prescriptions and over the counter meds unless absolutely unavoidable, yet my knee looks like softball. I feel no kidney pain anymore but at what cost? I can't move. Just seven doses of CIPRO did me in. Add my voice to the others' on this website: Cipro IS poison. Beware. | F | 49 | 3 days | 8/24/2005 |