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What Causes Disorientation, Tremors And Confusion After Taking Cipro?
In September of 2015 my wife was prescribed cipro for a suspected urinary tract infection. 2 pills per 24 hours for 7 days. After starting the medications she became exceptionally disoriented, shaky, confused and unable to carry out simple tasks such as adding 6 + 4=10. I called the clinic and reported. was advised to complete to protocol. We did one more day and she got so bad that I called again and reported that I wasn t going to give her the remaining 6 pills. Now, essentially one year later she suffers from significant short term memory loss anxiety, joint pain and nervousness. What can she do to combat these continuing symptoms?
Tue, 21 May 2019
Hello,
Ciprofloxacin does not routinely cause confusion, disorientation, depression, hallucinations, tremors or seizures. But such side effects have been noticed in a few patients. If you have these symptoms you need to immediately report to your treating doctor. You need to be physically examined. The medicine needs to be stopped & substituted by some other medication that suits you better.
Confusion or disorientation commonly occurs due to sudden abnormal brain functioning for a short period of time. This is triggered by some medication you might be taking, infection or trauma.
Sudden confusion may result due to the lack of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) or due to infection anywhere in the body, stroke or TIA.
Severe dehydration can cause confusion, drowsiness or memory loss. Keep your wife well hydrated & give her home made a nutritious diet. Keep her away from alcohol, nicotine or addictions if any. She can take multivitamin supplements.
Tremors can occur due to developing peripheral neuropathy. Get her physically examined by a Neurologist. Get Nerve conduction tests & nerve biopsy along with EEG done. Get her treated at the earliest.
Neglect may lead to dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Help her stay away from stress, anxiety & depression.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician
Ciprofloxacin does not routinely cause confusion, disorientation, depression, hallucinations, tremors or seizures. But such side effects have been noticed in a few patients. If you have these symptoms you need to immediately report to your treating doctor. You need to be physically examined. The medicine needs to be stopped & substituted by some other medication that suits you better.
Confusion or disorientation commonly occurs due to sudden abnormal brain functioning for a short period of time. This is triggered by some medication you might be taking, infection or trauma.
Sudden confusion may result due to the lack of oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) or due to infection anywhere in the body, stroke or TIA.
Severe dehydration can cause confusion, drowsiness or memory loss. Keep your wife well hydrated & give her home made a nutritious diet. Keep her away from alcohol, nicotine or addictions if any. She can take multivitamin supplements.
Tremors can occur due to developing peripheral neuropathy. Get her physically examined by a Neurologist. Get Nerve conduction tests & nerve biopsy along with EEG done. Get her treated at the earliest.
Neglect may lead to dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Help her stay away from stress, anxiety & depression.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Nupur K, General & Family Physician
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