Cipro Tendon Rupture Class Action Lawsuit Lawyer Attorney

If you or someone you love has suffered side effects as a result of using Cipro, you do have rights that need to be evaluated. Contact a Cipro lawyer or attorney as soon as possible to schedule an initial consultation to learn about your legal rights and options. There may be a Cipro class action lawsuit starting with possible settlements for victims suffering tendon ruptures.

Cipro is about as close to a ‘household’ name as an antibiotic medication can get, and that’s for many reasons. First, Cipro is perhaps the most powerful drug in a class of medications known as flouroquinolone drugs, which are known to fight infections and kill antibodies that create harm in the bodies of patients.

Cipro is generally used in patients to help treat common infections, including such maladies as urinary tract infections, which can present a lengthy battle for the patient and be difficult to ultimately cure. Cipro has proven to be effective in the treatment of these sorts of medical problems.

Cipro Side Effects

Most of the know side effects of Cipro include the following: Heart Palpatations, nervousness, dizziness, headache, painful oral mucosa, Kidney failure, urinary retention, urethral bleeding, acidosis.

Recent reports have been generated that link the use of Cipro with the tendency to develop serious side effects, most commonly tendonitis and the risk of suffering from ruptured tendons, each of which presents problems. Tendonitis is extremely painful and can be chronic in nature, and the rupture of any tendon requires immediate and invasive corrective surgery.

As a result the FDA reacted with one of the strongest remedies available. The FDA has issued a statement that requires a “Black Box” warning to be affixed to all labels of Cipro, and this warning directly points out the risk between the use of Cipro and the possibility of these side effects developing.

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Nichellesays: 2011-11-15 09:07:35

I have been taking Cipro for a few years for diverticulitis and since then I have had knee surgery for a torn tendon, tendinitis in my thumb base and wrist and now I am dealing with Achilles tendinitis. This is terrible, I thought I was just falling apart--had no idea my medicine was making this happen.

Larry Edwardssays: 2011-10-30 13:25:57

I took cipro for 5 days for bronchial infection. On the second day, I repaired a water line and my forearm hurt so much it was like I had worked out two days prior and this was the tender pain you would feel as you muscles repair themselves. I could not figure out what I had done to make my forearm muscles to feel like that. 3 days later, my muscles were still in pain, even worse and it was now affecting my other side. This is when I looked up the side affects of Cipro. When I read that if you have muscle pain, contact your doctor immediately, I did. He told me not to worry, it will go away and said it's not from the Cipro. This was in February of 2011. It has only gotten worse and the effects have spread to my whole upper body. There are some nights that I cannot even sleep due to the pain. I am lucky to have been able to keep my job but i am not able to lift anything near what I used to. I couldn't even load a piece of 1/4 inch plywood into the back of my truck. I needed assistance from the kid working at home depot. Very humiliating to say the least.

Gale M. Proutysays: 2011-10-16 10:33:10

In Aug 09, I was hospitalized with a raging abdominal infection/divericulitis and treated with Cipro?Flagyl combo. Sent home w/prescriptions for both, I dutifully took them until I awoke with water blisters on my torso and tendons that felt as though tey were being ripped from my legs. The doctor immediately switched me to Ampicillin. Well, 2 years later all of my extemities are still affected, mostly lt achilles(swelling and pain) shoulders, arms, and hands. It's quite painful and troubling because I am a 59 yr old self-employed masssage therapist with no insurance. ???

sue backussays: 2011-09-07 17:15:01

I took levaquin and had 2 tendon tears in my right elbow, I had surgery for that in 6/2010 and was feeling better. In September 2010 I took cipro and had pain in my elbow once again. fter months of not getting better I went back to the doctor In July 2011 and was diagnosed with a ligament tear of the same elbow. I am having surgery to repair that in December 2011.

barry smithsays: 2011-08-23 12:54:24

i have tendon damage not shur ive had that med looking in to it ben treted for mrsa

Martin Maddoxsays: 2011-08-19 17:37:22

I just stopped taking cipro for a bacterial infection. over the past three or four days I have been having extreme sensitivity and pain which started in the last three fingers of both hands equally and then my feet, wrists and arms. now its moved to my chest, back and the backs of my legs. I couldn't figure out what was going on until I was forced to look up my symptoms on google. They call it peripheral neuropathy which is a fancy word for nerve damage. Come to find out the website listed cipro as a cause, one of its many side effects being peripheral neuropathy. But they say it's irreversible? My shirt feels like its made out of sandpaper, anybody touching me is excruciating, cold water is as painful as if it was burning me and even cold air is abrasive. taking a shower is like a bad practical joke. Im really sorry to hear you all ruptured tendons from this. This medication is terrible. It wasnt a life threatening condition, I probably could have taken clydamyacin or something much less damaging. I dont understand why I was given this and not warned of any of these side effects.

Lesliesays: 2011-08-19 14:41:02

I am right handed and I can barely use my right hand. no medical coverage to get treatment. What I don't understand is , why are doctors still allowed to prescribe this medication.

Billie k alexandersays: 2011-08-12 11:04:48

I have had multiple tendon futures from taking cipro including my rotator cuff being almost being torn completely off. Both ham strings being torn and repeated tears in the rotator cuff plus extreme back pain and extreme depression please help me.

cheryl vealsays: 2011-07-23 20:08:05

i have tendon in both of my feet

cheryl vealsays: 2011-07-22 19:45:43

i have tendonist on both of my legs

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