Cipro

[gopo92]

Started taking ciprofloxacin for infection. Has taken it many many times before but this time i felt that my skipped beats increased quite alot. Can ciprofloxacin do this???

[Janpes]

I have to say I had the same problem with Ciprofloxacin. It made my heart palps worse and also made me seriously dizzy. So much so that when stopping my car and getting out it felt like I was still driving. I took 3 days of a 5 day course and on doctors advice was told to stop.

If they offer you Nitrofur-C after that then please be careful as I had a lung reaction to it and couldn't stop coughing.

[honeybee2330]

I took cipro and it does cause palpitations plus anxiety etc.I was really scared .They say its a real strong antiobiotic ,I was taking 500 twice daily .but I also stopped taking Cuban coffee I was drinking like 6 little cups a day or more dropped it to half a small cup once a day .My anxiety was really bad doing better but couldn't sleep .They prescribed me anxiety pills but refuse to take it .I pray a lot have my support from my kids and family .But 52 They had me in a heart monitor plus 3 EKG done runs blood tests etc .My heart is fine .But is scary My anxiety is a lil better you just need to keep busy.I went back to work on last Friday missed three days of work .I started drinking a tea called tilo to relax me at night that helps me a lot .Hope that everyone feels better ,

[bbxx]

Yes Cipro can definately cause rythm issues. I cant remember where I read this but my doctor was going to give it to me until I showed him the info (that he did not have himself). So yes---In fact--since you brought it up--I have a new group called side effects of medications. Feel free to post your side effects there. :)

[yarrow]

Can't say that Cipro affected my PVCs, but that might have been because I was distracted by the painful tendinitis it gave me.  Cipro is one of the fluoroquinolone antibiotics, and while they have their uses, they are associated with tendon inflammation and rupture in a certain percentage of patients.  I am one of those.  Although I did not experience a rupture, both biceps tendons and the supraspinatus were so inflamed for a year--even with physical therapy and rest--that my activities were pretty limited.

Here's more info:

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/412524

[CFS56]

I have taken cipro a lot too and it hasn't bothered me before.  But I recently took it and after 1 dose my heart started acting weird.  Any antibiotic of that class can cause heart palpitations. Unfortunately, most of the antibiotics I can take have that potential side effect, I'm allergic to penicillin.