Reviewer: ba84, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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My doctor called this in for me after I had had UTI symptoms for 3 days. Thankfully the pharmacist warned me to be careful because it could weaken tendons so I limited my activity. The UTI symptoms went away after the first dose. After 8 days I developed a pain in my ankle and was told to wear an ace ankle wrap, elevate, use ice, & take ibuprofen, all of which helped, but I was still limping ... Show Full Comment

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My doctor called this in for me after I had had UTI symptoms for 3 days. Thankfully the pharmacist warned me to be careful because it could weaken tendons so I limited my activity. The UTI symptoms went away after the first dose. After 8 days I developed a pain in my ankle and was told to wear an ace ankle wrap, elevate, use ice, & take ibuprofen, all of which helped, but I was still limping some. I also had pain in the bottoms of both feet, which I attributed to my plantar faciitis acting up because I couldn't do any foot/ankle stretches lest I injure a tendon. The doc & pharmacist both said to finish out the last 2 days of Cipro or the infection might return. Then 2 days later I got pain up the outside of both calves, especially when I tried to walk. My experience so far has been nowhere near as bad as others, though. I took Zofran 8mg a half hour before each Cipro, which helped a lot (my insurance co. wasn't crazy about covering it). I had to rearrange all my medications to take the Cipro, and live/eat by the clock because many of my meds interfered with the Cipro. Add that to limiting dairy with the meals I took with Cipro and it was a real pain. After this experience and reading others' comments, though, I'll never take it again. I'm going to report my experience to medwatch (www.fda.gov/medwatch), where negative side effects can be reported to the FDA.
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Reviewer: diane, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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my doctor prescribed this for me for a suspected bladder infection, I read all the information on this drug and decided NOT to try it, I have a lot of allergies and am very sensitive to a lot of med's. a lot of the side affects of this drug are not reversible, I feel like I dodged a bullet, so glad I read up on all drugs that I sometimes need.. I have not seen my doctor since he prescribed this, a ... Show Full Comment

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my doctor prescribed this for me for a suspected bladder infection, I read all the information on this drug and decided NOT to try it, I have a lot of allergies and am very sensitive to a lot of med's. a lot of the side affects of this drug are not reversible, I feel like I dodged a bullet, so glad I read up on all drugs that I sometimes need.. I have not seen my doctor since he prescribed this, and when I do I will ask him why.. I have just had open heart surgery less than a year ago... make an informed decision before you try this med....
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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rash and welts all over my upper body and inside thighs. red spots up to 12" diameter and welts on both inner arms and on back...within 6 hrs of taking one 500mg. also hard on stomach...but slays the bacteria in the bladder. I'll never take it again.

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rash and welts all over my upper body and inside thighs. red spots up to 12" diameter and welts on both inner arms and on back...within 6 hrs of taking one 500mg. also hard on stomach...but slays the bacteria in the bladder. I'll never take it again.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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After two days I have developed intense vaginal pain. Waves of recurring pain.

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After two days I have developed intense vaginal pain. Waves of recurring pain.
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Reviewer: jngiampietro, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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bad drug should be pulled of the market. i thought i was going to die. i couldn't walk missed six weeks of work

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bad drug should be pulled of the market. i thought i was going to die. i couldn't walk missed six weeks of work
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