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 | Prostatitis | I took Cipro for 10 days with no side effects. On the morning of the 11th day I awoke with badly swollen hands and wrists and my hand joints were red and badly inflamed and very painful. I also had muscle pain in arms and elbow and shoulder joints. Since I did not have any prior problems with my hands, and did not have arthritis, the Doctor concluded that it was a side effect from Cipro. | M | 64 | 11 days | 5/18/2005 | 4 | Prostatitis | Inability to consume many foods without nausea, after 20 days of use in a 28 day treatment, ongoing diarrhea. Otherwise, no effect. | It did what it was supposed to do, but I was unaware of any side effects that were possible. My main ones were occasional nausea and constant diarrhea. | M | 47 | 28 days | 5/14/2005 | 2 | inflamed pinna (outer ear) | bad shoulder pain and generalized pain in that area, neck pain, depression, mental fuzziness | would not take it again unless there is no other option - I've been off it for three days and still have joint pain, although it's not as bad | F | 53 | 6 days | 5/1/2005 | 1 | Bactarial Prostatitis August 2004 | Brusing on legs,chest & arms. Unexplained rash which resolved and has not returned. Shooting and sharp ankle, foot and shins pain. Dull, aching chest pains. Mentally it made me feel quite goofy and depressed. Twitching in muscles of chest wall. Severe dry eyes (had to have tear duct surgery to increase tear production. Symptoms abated for approx. 3 months only to come back again recently this late February (of 2005). Presently am having severe sharp ankle and shin pains as if a knife is being ground in through my muscles and bones. Am unable to sleep due to the shooting pains that attack me at any and all times. Needless to say I'm am quite depressed over the state of my health. I had hoped that once the symptoms abated that they would resolve and never return but it seems that they are now cycling back. | My neurosurgeon has diagnosed me with Polyneuropathy and said that he has seen a number of cases such as mine all resulting from taking a Floroquinolone. They are poisons that should never have been invented and should have been taken off the market years ago. But, as usual, money is a powerful incentive for those in power. | M | 58 | 5 days | 4/23/2005 | 1 | UTI | Severe nausea, sweating, shaking, too weak to stand | Felt like I wanted to die after the second pill and was to afraid to take another, switched to another antibiotic, felt better and UTI cleared up. | F | 25 | 2 times | 4/21/2005 | 4 | Urinary Tract/Kidney Infection | Fatigue, tachycardia, lightheadedness, and minor shortness of breath | This med did cause me to experience some annoying side effects, but I'm on day 5 and it is clearing up my infection. My terrible kidney pain is now gone. So, to me, it was well worth the side effects. | F | 25 | 7 days | 4/20/2005 | 2 | Prostitis | The initial reaction was fatigue after one day, which was followed by light back ache and depression. I found myself lazy, sad and in a general lousy mood for the last three days. This is a potent drug which seems to work for some people, but not others. I stopped after four days and seem to be turning the corner on the side effects. The prostitis, if thats what I had, is still here. I think the dr. may have missed a muscle pull or hernia and the cipro is obviously of no benefit there. I agree with many of the comments above, be sure you need this. I will not take another one. | M | 39 | 4 days | 4/16/2005 | 1 | UTI | Swollen, painful joints. Rash. Nausea. | The greatest effect was to my knee joints. I still have some tenderness in those joints and it seems the range of motions is diminished. I usually practice yoga and had no problems with joints or sitting for long periods with my legs in Lotus position. Now this is extremely uncomfortable if not actually painful. It has been suggested that I have arthritis, however tests and xrays refute this. I doubt that arthritis comes on suddenly within 24 hours and gradually abates after the treatment ends! | F | 51 | 5 days | 4/14/2005 | 1 | for Bronchitis | My 38 year old daughter was given Cipro (Samples) for what the Dr. said she thought was bronchitis, No sputum culture was done -- but the Dr. said my daughter should feel much better in a few days after taking Cipro. Two days later our daughter died quite suddenly and unexpectedly. She had major kidney problems -- and it as only after her death we learned individuals with kidney or liver problems should NOT take Cipro -- or only if it is the | I would NEVER recommend Cipro to anyone. Doctors seem to freely dispense | F | 74 | | 4/9/2005 | 1 | Prostratitis - | MASSIVE sharp and throbbing joint ache and pain and possibly muscle ache. Muscle twitching and poor sleep. Neuralgia from the hips down completely covering the entire skin area (have only experienced isolated small spots of Neuralgia in the past- this is the worse leaving the skin Extremely sensitive to touch..even from pants/clothes. The ONLY relief that I have found is a 30-40 minute hot bath. I have gotten more sleep and relief from and after the bath than anything. Have had headaches, ringing in ears, light dizziness with nausea and consipation. Can barely walk by the end of the evening. Extremely tired feeling | I'm pretty sure that I've experienced these exact symtoms before on cipro, however, always attributed them to whatever I was being treated for....now, in retrospect, I am positive that was I was experiencing were side effects of this drug. I am pretty sure that these symptoms mentioned here by me are very SLOW in subsiding. My advise would be to first determine if the protratitis is a result of yeast related bacteria. If not, I would advise finding an alternative method of treating it being that it will have no effect on the situation. If so, another antibiotic would be better than this one. | M | 37 | 6 days | 4/8/2005 | 1 | UTI | HIVES OVER ENTIRE BODY | SIDE AFFECTS HAVE NOT SUDSIDED AFTER TWO YEARS.I WENT TO EVERY KIND OF DOCTOR I COULD FIND AND APPLIED ALL OF THE PRESCRIBED LOTIONS AND CREAMS TO NO AVAIL. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR FIX FOR MY TROUBLE BECAUSE THE MEDICAL PROFESSION HAS NONE. | F | 69 | 4 days | 4/2/2005 | 1 | Kidney Infection | Bilateral Tendinitis - could not walk for 2 months, still recovering 3 months later. | F | 32 | 4 days | 3/31/2005 | 5 | divirticulitis | I can't recall any | F | 81 | 10 days | 3/23/2005 | 1 | uti; possible kidney infection | By pill 4, I called my doctor to inquire into whether or not the med could be causing my SEVERE headache, severe dizziness, sweating, fever (103), chills, tingling in my hands/fingers, knee joint pain. I couldn't even concentrate enough to read a national geographic. He said I had a bad infection and that I should try and stick it out, that they hate to change meds in the middle of the prescription. I told them I couldn't stick it out. I run a business and I can even drive to get there; let alone walk around my house! So, after begging, he changed it to another med. My headache this a.m. is not so severe, temp is 98.7. Hopefully, by tomorrow I will be feeling better and actually able to function. It did help with the UTI but it's side effects are dibilitating! I will NEVER take this drug. I can't believe the doctors prescribe it. | F | 41 | 2 days | 3/8/2005 | 1 | rash-possibly caused by a bacteria | 10 minutes after taking the first pill my hands began itching and I felt funny. After about 20 minutes, huge hives appeared over my body and my head was puffy/swollen, ears numb, throat feeling funny, rushed to ER, allergic reaction caught early. | I have NO allergies to anything, this is a first for me. This must be a VERY strong drug to have reaction happen almost immediately after taking the first pill. | M | 37 | 1 days | 3/8/2005 | 3 | UTI | Chills, Headache, Dizziness, Extreme joint and muscle aches/pain in shoulders, hands, hips to the point of not being able to extend arms to perform daily activities, to the point of not even wanting to move any part of my body. Ibuprofen and Tylenol with Codeine helped a little with the pain. | My pharmacist didn't see any correlation with my symptoms and Cipro, but after multiple recurrences of symptoms with taking cipro i notified my doctor who informed me that my symptoms were allergic/adverse reactions and i should stop taking it. I have had 4 UTI's the past year, and the 3rd & 4th times i had adverse reactions to Cipro. | F | 24 | 3 days | 2/25/2005 | 5 | uti | no side effects what so ever over a 5 day course of treatment...i have also taken floxin, another fluoroquinolone for prostatitus for a period of 8 weeks daily with absolutely no side effects of course other than the infection being eliminated. Tequin is also a standard product in our house for the annual sinus infection...one course of treatment and the wife and I are good to go. | class taken multiple times varying from 5 days to 8 weeks. also wanted to point out that if you are going to experience a side effect, most will occur within a few doses of starting treatment, giving the drug time to build up to a certain level in the body. | M | 36 | | 2/17/2005 | 1 | Respiratory infection | Terrible stomach pain, bad dreams and hallucinations. I stopped taking after 2 pills. Doctor should not have prescribed this for a minor respiratory infection, in my opinion. It's a strong drug with very troubling side effects. I would NEVER take Cipro again. | F | 57 | 1 days | 2/13/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | Legs still aching after 3 years. Still walking with a cane as legs are weak. First year legs were so weak I sometimes couldn't get up, pain was beyond belief. | Bayer has known this class of drugs does this since the 60's. This drug should be only used in life and death situations when all others have failed - if then. It is POISON. | F | 59 | 10 days | 2/9/2005 | 1 | sinus infection | Wanted to knock out sinus infection once and for all. Ok for first couple days, stomach a bit upset but nothing major. Third or fourth day the pretty constant light-headed tingling feeling in my head, along with headaches started occuring. Headache was all over the head, including upper neck pain. Also felt minor joint achiness and a couple very minor incidents where I felt nausea. | Only thing that seemed to relieve the symptoms was drinking a TON of water and eating a lot. I was supposed to take two pills a day for 10 days, but I didn't take my last two pills. That was two days ago. This morning, I felt better, but as the day has progressed, the headache has started to come back, though not as severe. I followed all the instructions on the label perfectly, and I feel pretty messed up by this drug. | M | 33 | 9 days | 2/5/2005 |