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What Causes Pressure In Head Along With Body Aches While On Cipro?

Hi I took cipro to treat a uti. I was only able to take 5 pills before realizing I was having severe symptoms from it severe body aches like I was getting the flu, joint pain, head pressure that feels like my head is going to explode, nose keeps draining clear yellow color, my lymph nodes in my neck are way swollen. From what I am getting from other reviews is the symptoms can take months to go away. I am worried about tearing my tendons because I Ana nurse on my feet all day but my body and joints kill. My head pressure has not been relieved and it feels like a way bad migraine all the time. What can I do about the pressure? Should I go to my dr to get it checked? Should I bd concerned with long term effects from this drug?
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Hello,

The symptoms you are experiencing are documented side effects of Ciprofloxacin. However, they regress once you stop the medication. Please stop Cipro immediately. Inform the prescribing doctor about the side effects you are experiencing. Let him prescribe any other antibiotic for UTI.

For headache, you can take pain relievers like tab. Ibuprofen or tab. Paracetamol. Please relax as you have not used Cipro for long term so you will not see any tendon inflammations or long term effects.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist
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What Causes Pressure In Head Along With Body Aches While On Cipro?

Hello, The symptoms you are experiencing are documented side effects of Ciprofloxacin. However, they regress once you stop the medication. Please stop Cipro immediately. Inform the prescribing doctor about the side effects you are experiencing. Let him prescribe any other antibiotic for UTI. For headache, you can take pain relievers like tab. Ibuprofen or tab. Paracetamol. Please relax as you have not used Cipro for long term so you will not see any tendon inflammations or long term effects. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Pallavi M., Anesthesiologist