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Here's to Your Health:  I do not like Cipro!  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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 Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 07:06:40 AM
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I got prescribed Cipro yesterday for a UTI that was not going away with holistic help. :( I am very sick, but no longer from the UTI (which is a blessing) but rather from the side effects! Dizziness, nausea and nightmares! I also had a sore throat yesterday which is also listed on the symptoms. I am trying to keep hydrated to help my body flush any excess.
I guess I am just feeling sorry for myself. I can't wait until this week is over!!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
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Annika
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 07:53:27 AM
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I had to take Cipro for the same thing several years ago and I still remember how dizzy it made me.
Drugs like this are hard on your system. Take care and keep on drinking fluids.
*HUGS*
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 08:02:02 AM
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Annika is right--I'm almost surprised they gave it to you. I recall taking it for a severe abscess in my tooth and it made me VERY sick, so they gave me something else. It can also have side effects later, if taken too often, too long. Let's hope you can get over this thing soon!
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vmfein
True Blue Farmgirl
247 Posts
Valerie
Dale City
VA
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 2:23:17 PM
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I have taken that medication a lot of times. It does make me very nauseas. I found that eating crackers helped a little bit. As mentioned before drink LOTS of water, otherwise if you don't the medication won't have a chance to dissolve and help flush your system like it should. Make sure not to take the meds with milk or any other dairy product or vitamin supplements. Also stay out of the sun for extended periods and do not take any caffeine while on the medication.
http://www.drugs.com/cipro.html
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mickib
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
Michele
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
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Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 4:21:32 PM
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| My mom was in the hospital for 4 days due to a UTI. She was prescribed Cipro when she was released and had to take it for 2 weeks. When she had her follow up tests, she still had a UTI and they gave her another 5 days of Cipro. Hopeful that this is the end of it. It gives her headaches and makes her feel nauseous. |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 4:49:03 PM
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Those UTI's are really hard on people lately. I wonder why? I know several people, my mom included, that had really bad cases. And it took a long time to get over it. I hope you will be ok, Alee.
Kris
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 5:45:24 PM
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Thanks ladies! The UTI seems to be going away but the Cipro is still messing with me. I have a feeling I will be living the next couple days in the bathtub when not at work. That's about the only think that makes me feel better when I am sick.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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LeighErica
True Blue Farmgirl
306 Posts
Erica
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2011 : 04:00:59 AM
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| Dear Alee, Hope you feel better soon. I get UTI's sometimes too, and my doctor recommended taking a Cranberry capsule a day to ward off the infections that might pop up. At first I was taking them daily, but have now backed off to basically whenever I remember, but it does help. Has more potency than drinking Cranberry juice and also helps reduce ongoing inflammation throughout the body too. If I do have the slightest feeling of pain down there, or am peeing alot with not alot of fluid being expelled I have taken an over the counter product called, Cystex. It relieves the initial symptons and has an antibacterial to fight infection. It recommends taking 2 tablets/3x a day, but I have never had to that....one dose and it seems to zap it away, but again, I am also taking it the minute I feel the initial symptoms. Just to clarify, I don't have this happen alot. I have had to do this 2x in the last 3yrs.....so in my book that is better than getting a full blown UTI and having to go to the dr. Hope this helps...and praying you feel better soon. Hugs, Erica |
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Marcia30
True Blue Farmgirl
159 Posts
Marcia
Mt. Carmel
IL
USA
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Posted - Mar 03 2011 : 10:05:58 AM
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I get UTIs all the time and they always give me cipro and i have never had any problems with it. I take it and by the tiem i am done my UTI is gone. I guess it just affects people diffrent huh?
Here comes the warmer weather!!! May God Bless all of our gardens!!!!
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2011 : 07:21:19 AM
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Poor Alee! I also took Cipro for the same thing and it made me feel dizzy, nauseated and I couldn't stay awake. When I went back to the doctor for another UTI, she tried to prescribe it, I told her I wanted something else because the Cipro had made me feel "drunk". She gets out her little pocketbook thing and says "Gosh, I have never heard of those side effects before..." I wanted to say "Gosh, you're right. I have *so much to gain* by making up side effects...." I hope you feel better soon!!! UTIs are the worst!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Mar 05 2011 : 07:26:19 AM
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Thanks Amy! My body finally adjusted to the medicine and I am not having as bad of a reaction to it. However I do also have a horrible cold and it is trying very hard to become pneumonia. I am hoping that the Cipro will keep the infection from becoming worse. I am feeling a little better today and hope that I will be much improved by Monday.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
mary jo
michigan
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Posted - Mar 05 2011 : 10:06:36 AM
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wow girl-hope you are feeling better. take care of yourself,big hug from a fellow farmgirl
farmgirl#1362 whatever you are be a good one-abe lincoln |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22944 Posts
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Posted - Mar 05 2011 : 10:40:04 AM
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Thanks Mary Jo! I am staying home and resting today. I am feeling a lot better than I did yesterday so I must be on the upswing of this junk. I am looking forward to spring weather and lots of sunshine and exercise! I need to get healthy and strong again!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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I do not like Cipro!
