Ciprofloxacin poisoning?

Hi Deborah

Thank you for logging on to the forum. I am dismayed but not surprised concerning your Dad's plight. You have my backing and I am prepared to spread the word any way I can

kind regards

John

I do not live in the UK - I live in USA - this is my tenth anniversary from cipro and levaquin poison - perhaps is is because I had so much of it in the first place that has caused such a lasting effect but it has been 10 long painful scary years for me and continues on - I have yet to find a doctor that will give any consideration to the source of all of my health issues. I feel as if I am dying a slow punishing death. I live in my bed more than out of it. I was a runner running 6 miles a day and very healthy before Cipro. I had a urinary tract infection in 2003 and was given Cipro - I immediately had high blood pressure, severe heart palpitations and pain in my legs. I went back to the doctor and he gave me more - I became too ill to take care of myself and had someone to drive me to the doctor he gave me a prescription for Levaquin and steroids - needless to say I had around 70 pills of cipro and levaquin and steroids combined in a 6 month period. I essentially died because I haven't been able to live a normal life since. I have a damaged heart valve - unexplained carpal tunnel that continues to return even after surgery. My eyes were effected - I had the horrible relentless rash on my arms for 6 weeks - the doctors wouldn't help much and tried to convince me that it was all in my mind. I sold my horse farm and moved thinking it may be environmental. The day I moved my ex husband moved me and the bed first - I couldn't do anything. When I suggested to my doctor that it may be the medicine he dropped me as a patient after a 20 year relationship. All I can do is adjust to new pain and new issues and pray that the next cycle of relapse isn't going to be the one that gives me cancer. I wish I could get some help before it is too late. I would love to have the freedom to live again. Another odd thing that happened - I lost nearly two inches of my height during the first year at the age of 37. I am dealing with pain in the right side of my body now and can hardly get any sleep at night - my left eye is so tender and painful - the bottom of right foot hurts too bad to exercise and has been this way for nearly 8 months. There are mass tort law suits here and I plan to mail my packet in today. I believe these medications were not properly analyzed before putting them n the market - I believe doctors were lied to by sales reps as well as pharmacists. I wish someone would blow the whistle that knows and has evidence that these medications were dispensed primarily for profit only.

Hello All- I have been on line for days now searching for information on Cipro, trying to understand how the doctors murdered my father. He took 1 Cipro after a Cystoscopy exam "just in case" there could be an infection. He developed severe stomach cramps within 1 1/2 hours after taking the one pill....the pain was intermittent for 2 days.....finally on the 2nd day he went to the emergency room......doc there waived my mother away when she tried to show him the script bottle....said he was having a diverticultis attack ( never had this problem before)....said the Cipro had nothing to do with it.....he was admitted to the hospital and was given 3 bags of IV Cipro.....on the 2nd day he wanted to die the pain was so horrific....he was given something stronger than morphine......the doctors would not listen to my mother regarding the Cipro.....both my mother and I questioned the drug.....every doctor was evasive....long and short of it, his kidneys were not functioning well on the 5th day and also had high liver enzymes, as well as a colon that was not functioning. He was alert on the 6th day, still tested, as the MRI from the day before failed to reveal a source of an infection.....his white cell count was up to 34 on day 5.....he ended up going into shock mid-aftenoon, and by 9 PM he died......

I have spoken to 2 attorneys, (I live in NJ and my father died in Pennsylvania)....both attorneys say that there is no way to prove that Cipro killed my father......plus he was 85 years old and if he didn't die of Cipro poisoning, he would have died of something else. His death certificate reads "Sepsis" as the cause of death....he had complete organ failure, which we were told about at 5 PM on the day he died....we were never told he had Sepsis.....#2 cause of death is listed as Diverticulitis, which he never had a problem with, nor have I ever heard of anyone dying from this.

Can anyone shed light on this? how can the hospitals and doctors get away from murdering a healthy 85 year old????? Everything I read about Cipro fits the profile of my father's illness.....needless to say, my mother cannot accept my father's passing.....it makes no sense and no doctor wants to talk about it. I did pick up his 500+ page medical report from the hospital, and am in the beginning stages of reading the report. Thanks for taking the time to read this post. Perhaps this post can help and possibly save someone's life. Al's daughter.

It is possible - I am not sure if it can be proven - this scares me - I am thinking about putting a tattoo on my body saying "NO FLUOROQUINOLONES" just to be on the safe side. I am terrified that they may give this to me again. I am sure it will be the end for sure. I know that when I was given Cipro my heart went crazy - a healthy heart but it was the nervous system that was regulating my problems which makes it hard for doctors to save a healthy heart when they have no idea what is going on. Unless you have an autopsy I can't imagine how you can prove it. Perhaps you should ask a pharmacist

Terri69940 - I have actually heard of someone who did exactly that - had a tatoo refusing these drugs... In memory of Dad, I believe that the only way to have this proven as a cause of 'illness' is to have a post mortem where they are looking for that exclusively, but the likelihood of that happening is virtually '0' I would think, unless you are very rich. In memory of Dad, I am also so sorry to read your post . A very sad outcome of something that was probably totally avoidable if the Dr's and healthcare workers were made more aware of these terrible consequences of these drugs. I will send you a PM with a petition link and a site with lots of info..

Thank you so very much for your response......I just signed the petition and hopefully it will help.....my mother did make a complaint to her health care insurance, which in turn is makiing a complaint against the hospital. It is not about making a law suit and receiving $$$$, as nothing can bring my father back. My mission is to be heard in memory of my father, Al. I am signing and posting his plight wherever I come across a site that will allow my blog.

I am not finished, as I will be writing to the president of the hospital after I read thru all of my Dad's medical records....can you imagine 523 pages for a 6 day hospital stay? 108 pages of lab tests alone? and on the 6th day he expired.....he should still be here with my mother and I. No doctor wanted to discuss Cipro.....what is going on?

This is for you, Dad.....please know that we are trying for justice in your name. One day I will give your name to the world, but right now I need to keep all names private.

Katie Diane

Hi

I just wanted to run something passed you all.

I'm in the uk, 30 years old male. I was incorrectly prescriped cipro 500 tablets recently. Despite my hesitation to continue taking after first tablet I was encouraged to keep going as the doctor knows best. I managed 5 tablets in total as i was so worried about feeling sick and having headache. I don't like tsking tablets at best of times. I stopped taking them in saturday but ive developed pind and needles in my feet and shooting pains I my left leg.

Ive seen another gp today who said that I shouldn't have been given them and just sent for an ultrasound as there was no infection. I'm so worried now about what the next 12 months hold for me. The doc and pharmacist just said to give it a few days for whatever id still in my system to come out. However upon reading the internet the damage could already have been done??

Im a regular runner 30-40 miles a week and petrified this could screw me up. I also have a wife and two small children so petrified for them too.

Am I over analysing everything? Some reassurance would be good as I'm so scared.

I also don't knw whether to put in a complaint about this gp! He shpuld have known better!

Hi Billa58896. Cipro, and all the other names that it trades under is probably the most commonly used antibiotic for respiratory problems and urine infections amongst many others. Despite the problems my father has suffered from taking it, I myself have also (not knowing about it then) taken it in the past, without any side effects. You are not over 60, I assume you do not take steroids and are generally a fit young man. If I were you I would forget you ever took them and get on with your life. The pins and needles may be connected but you will have to wait and see. Rest them for now and see what happens. Worrying about 'what might' happen, the ifs', buts' and maybe' is possibly only going to bring on psychosomatic symptoms and you will put every single twinge or strange occurrence down to Cipro. In the whole scheme of things, in my opinion, you are very unlikely to have a problem with these drugs and if you are one of the unfortunate people who do have adverse side effects then you will know soon enough. But don't spoil your time worrying about something which is unlikely to happen. Personally, now with the knowledge I have, I would never take them again, but if, accidentally I was given them unknowingly this would also be my attitude towards it. As for complaining about your GP - don't waste your energy, they are a closed shop and it would take you a lifetime of mortgages to prove anything about anything.... Hope this helps PS - Also stop googling!! Sometimes a little knowledge only makes things worse.

John616, Mike7 and in memoryofdad - sent you a PM Every little helps