Suggest An Alternative Medication In Place Of Cipro For UTI

Posted on Mon, 26 Mar 2018

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Question : I aleady asked a question which was answered by a Doctor. Due to my sudden increas in my PSA amd taking Cipro for a UTI he recommended to take CIPRO for ten more days and then retest. I forgot to ask a follow up question which is the following:
CIPRO gave me some terrible reaction to pain behind my eyes and a terrible headache. I am no longer on CIPRO and would like to know if there is another Antibiotic that would work. Thank you XXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Get urine culture done & take an appropriate antibiotic as per culture report.

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Get your urine culture done and take an appropriate antibiotic as per culture report.

In the meanwhile, start taking Doxycycline.

Ensure to drink more water.

Hope I have answered your query.

Regards,
Dr. P. T. Patil, Urologist

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