Posted 11/16/2009 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I can relay my experience with Cipro. I took it on one occasion, and I couldn't raise my left arm more than halfway for a week, because it was stiff and painful. The second time I took Cipro, I had an even worse reaction. My ankles and knees swelled up, and I could barely walk. I also had breakouts on my arms and face. My doctors were reluctant to say it might have been from Cipro, but I have no doubt. I'll never take it again, or any other fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
Female, age 43
Crohns for 10 years, ulcerative colitis for 10 years before that
Humira injection once a week, many vitamins and supplements