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Beware - Ciproflacacin antibiotics can cause permanent damage

Posted by Nazir Khan @nukhan, 6 days ago

In 2017, I took Cipro for just five days to treat a simple UTI. Since then, my quality of life has been steadily deteriorating. Over the past seven years, my condition has worsened to the point where I can barely walk, and I will soon need a wheelchair.

I have tried countless supplements, therapies, and remedies, including LDN, major dietary changes (eliminating sugar, wheat, dairy products, processed foods, bakery items, and vegetable seed oils), and intermittent fasting for extended periods. Despite all these efforts, I have found no relief.

The best way to describe my current condition is that the soles of my feet are completely numb, with a constant sensation of poor blood circulation, tingling, and severe pain. The deterioration has been progressive, and my feet have lost muscle mass. The soles now have an extremely thin layer of skin, making every step excruciatingly painful and highly sensitive to touch.

When I attempt to walk, even for a few steps, it feels as if I am walking directly on my bones, with no protective cushioning underneath. At this point, I can barely manage to walk from my bed to the bathroom.

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loiscita | @loiscita | 6 days ago

I can't take Cipro. It
Made me sick a few yrs ago.
So Sorry about your conditions. .

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celia16 | @celia16 | 6 days ago

I have loss of volume in my foot fat pads too, but I can’t relate it to taking a medication. I wear good supportive shoes and that helps. I have heard of a procedure in which they inject your own fat cells into the pad area. Have you explored that?

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willows | @willows | 5 days ago

Cipro can cause permanent hearing damage for some people so beware.

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cheyne | @cheyne | 5 days ago

Hi,
There is no doubt Cipro has some nasty side affects. I normally react to most medications but with Cipro I have had no reactions and regularly use it to treat SIBO with 2 week courses each time.
Cheers

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dilekce | @dilekce | 5 days ago

In 2017 I was being treated for Mortens Neuroma and at the same time had UTI. I was prescribed Ciprofloxin; after three days was in agony with foot pain. The drug was dismissed by my doctor as not being the problem even though it resulted in destroying a ligament in one of my toes. I had to have painful foot surgery to straighten my toe as well as removal of the neuromas. Seven years on I am now left with peripheral neuropathy, numbness and burning in feet and toes, sometimes extending up the legs. I also experience stabbing or a feeling of an electric shock in the feet
I did research the drug and found out that after 3 days it attacks and damages the nerve endings creating neuropathy. I do wonder why this drug is prescribed.
From reading some of the posted replies it sounds as if you have (SFSN) small fiber sensory neuropathy in the feet. I understand what you are experiencing as there are times when my neuropathy feels like it is in the skin in the bottom of the feet; it feels like I am walking on nerves.
I have been trying different methods to reduce the discomfort without taking prescription drugs as they are only a quick fix and have side effects.
I have been trying to control the pain by not putting my attention on it as it will heighten and become all consuming also any other issues in the body will heighten and be painful also.
I agree with someone in another post that soaking in a bath with Magnesium flakes. When my feet are very painful I immerse them in water with Magnesium flakes and after I gently massage my feet with cream (imaging I am soothing a child). As bizarre as it sounds it actually calms the nerves endings down, although am actually calming the self. I also take Magnesium daily.
I do practice mindfulness, try to keep a positive attitude and get involved in creative hobbies, anything to distract my mind from the discomfort. Whatever it takes learning any relaxation techniques can help calm the bodies nervous system and help control the pain. I don't feel we can cure neuropathy but with practice we can learn to live with it.

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Nazir Khan | @nukhan | 5 days ago
In reply to @cheyne "Hi, There is no doubt Cipro has some nasty side affects. I normally react to most..." + (show)
@cheyne

Hi,
There is no doubt Cipro has some nasty side affects. I normally react to most medications but with Cipro I have had no reactions and regularly use it to treat SIBO with 2 week courses each time.
Cheers

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Cipro affects people differently. Some people have reported to have been floxed after a long time

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cheyne | @cheyne | 5 days ago
In reply to @dilekce "In 2017 I was being treated for Mortens Neuroma and at the same time had UTI...." + (show)
@dilekce

In 2017 I was being treated for Mortens Neuroma and at the same time had UTI. I was prescribed Ciprofloxin; after three days was in agony with foot pain. The drug was dismissed by my doctor as not being the problem even though it resulted in destroying a ligament in one of my toes. I had to have painful foot surgery to straighten my toe as well as removal of the neuromas. Seven years on I am now left with peripheral neuropathy, numbness and burning in feet and toes, sometimes extending up the legs. I also experience stabbing or a feeling of an electric shock in the feet
I did research the drug and found out that after 3 days it attacks and damages the nerve endings creating neuropathy. I do wonder why this drug is prescribed.
From reading some of the posted replies it sounds as if you have (SFSN) small fiber sensory neuropathy in the feet. I understand what you are experiencing as there are times when my neuropathy feels like it is in the skin in the bottom of the feet; it feels like I am walking on nerves.
I have been trying different methods to reduce the discomfort without taking prescription drugs as they are only a quick fix and have side effects.
I have been trying to control the pain by not putting my attention on it as it will heighten and become all consuming also any other issues in the body will heighten and be painful also.
I agree with someone in another post that soaking in a bath with Magnesium flakes. When my feet are very painful I immerse them in water with Magnesium flakes and after I gently massage my feet with cream (imaging I am soothing a child). As bizarre as it sounds it actually calms the nerves endings down, although am actually calming the self. I also take Magnesium daily.
I do practice mindfulness, try to keep a positive attitude and get involved in creative hobbies, anything to distract my mind from the discomfort. Whatever it takes learning any relaxation techniques can help calm the bodies nervous system and help control the pain. I don't feel we can cure neuropathy but with practice we can learn to live with it.

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Hi,
Exactly what I do with the pain, try to work through it and ignor it as much as possible. Dosen't always work but mostly does. I don't use my opiod based meds and prefer to keep them for when the pain will get even worse. I fear by using them now they will not be as effective when I have no option and don't want to become addicted to them until the end is insight.
I guess I'm lucky in that all my nerve endings are already compromised, don't have to wait for Cipro to do that, although it probably doesn't help.
Cheers

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