Cipro, or ciprofloxacin, belongs to the quinolone family of drugs and is pressed into service to treat a wide variety of infections of the lung, urinary tract, skin, bones and joints.However, side effects can be nasty and range from restlessness and insomnia to lightheadedness and even tendon rupture. The drug affects the liver and could even allow caffeine and theophylline to build up to toxic levels within the body.
Cipro patients have lots to say about this drug. Carole writes, "This a dangerous medication and only used in emergency. There are lawsuits on it for ruptures of tendons; usually starts in feet and legs but can injure any tendons. It can cause your liver to shut down. Take with care. Any side effects should be reported. This medicine made me very sick…"
Another Cipro patient holds similar views: "This medication is terrible. Within a day and a half (3 doses of 500 mg) I broke out in terrible hives. Huge painful itching welts all over my body. Everywhere from behind my knees, under my arms, my back, thighs, neck, scalp, I am completely covered. This is day 2 after stopping the Cipro and I am in even worse pain.
"The welts are hot to the touch and feel like a sunburn. They just started itching again and I am about to lose my mind. They didn't warn me of any side effects before giving this to me. I have never been allergic to any medication before. I am miserable and will never let anyone in my family take this medication! Benadryl sort of helped and allows me to sleep at night, but I have children to care for during the day and am stuck in misery."
Another unhappy Cipro customer writes, "Just before she was released from the hospital, my 90 year old mother was given Cipro when a catheter resulted in a urinary tract infection. Within days she developed a rash, which quickly turned into Stevens Johnson Syndrome. Her entire body was "blood red" and she was returned to the hospital and placed in the burn unit. Over the next month her skin flaked and peeled. Her eyes were affected and she could no longer watch TV, read the paper, etc.
"She was originally in the hospital for colon cancer."
And then there's Marie, who says: "My mom was given Cipro for a urinary tract infection. It ended up not being a urinary tract infection but gallbladder problems while in the hospital she was given more Cipro. Her gallbladder was removed and she was still taking Cipro. To make the story short she developed C-Difficile a bacteria infection caused by the Cipro killing all her good microorganism and bad."
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As the safety pendulum swings from benefit to risk, the black box warning is the strongest weapon in the FDA's artillery save from removing a product from the market altogether.
The key therefore is to be aware of these various known side effects, and be prepared for them just in case they come to roost on you. You may wish to have the number of a Cipro drug lawyer close by if you have been harmed, or affected negatively in any way from Cipro side effects from the Cipro antibiotic. Many of the side effects noted above have caused patients to lose time off work, which can affect an individual's job and finances.
If you have been adversely affected by Cipro and you were not aware of the risks, you should speak to a Cipro attorney to look into compensation.
READER COMMENTS
Helen Coffey
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Charlie
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On the second bout of diverticulitis 4 months later , I was given ciprofloxacin again pill form . Within 8 hrs of taking it my right shoulder and right hip felt like they were tearing away from my body . That pain woke me up in the middle of the night and kept me up all night. I contacted my primary doctor and she immediately changed my antibiotic. The pains stayed for days along with strange leg muscle numbness and accompanied with terrible muscle “ burning pain “ when walking. I hope folks are made VERY aware of these side effects so that they know it’s the drug causing these things to occur.
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yoges
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Needless to say, depression, lightheaded, weak, 24 hours in bed for days, nausea, vomiting...thought I was going to die...seriously I was like a zombie....but yesterday was the last cipro...my road to recovery is slow...
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The original clinic scripted me Cypro but quickly pushed it aside for Bactrim once it showed up as R. After couple of days on Bactrim went on to Keflex after seeing a CDC doc. Used that on an off along with it family ceflexin up until a month ago. Went back to the URO doc with terrible burning he meded me with Ciprofloxin and it pointed out it was R on my Health record. Thought it was strange they take it until they get the urine result back. Any way within 4 pills I was out cednifir. Amen I have had the best 18 days of living in 20 months. I ran out he didn't want to give me refills, think he is trying to get me into surgery. I have had 13 surgeries, including a whipple, a hematoma two days after surgery open up and do it again, then 13 months later a desmoid tumor extraction, I have no gallbladder, no appendix, no tonsils, each knee has had one surgery, hernia last Dec, broken leg, broke arm, 2 colonoscopy with issues, biopsy for pancreatic NET thus the whipple, oh yes and green light laser for BPH. I suspect the URO would like to operate that's not happening. Enough is enough. Today after the 5 th cipro pill was the limit I feel terrible like bad flu case though no fever. So avoid cipro at all cost
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Mohammed Umear
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I already faced this problem 2 months back. Now he still gave me without informing before. I'm cant bare this now.
I need to go to my job. I can't sit at home 1 week. I may loose my job.
Should I admit in big hospitals or should I wait for the result.
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Penny
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I struggled to sleep for the past 2 nights and nausea was the bell of the ball in those 2 nights.
I even resorted to a pregnancy test because my breast also feel very tender, I am bloated and feeling very sick.
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Joe
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She has never had a reaction to anything, so having such severe side effects so quick really caught me off guard. Human or animal, I would use this stuff with extreme caution.
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Martin
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...what a crock