Long term ciprofloxacin

[bigtruck]

Hi all is anyone in ciprofloxacin long term? I've heard of a woman with Crohn's who has been on it for 15 years and doing great.

 

[Essieluv]

My doctor mentioned this as a possible next step for me since Cimzia is not working. I think I would take Flagyl with it too, though. She said it can be really helpful in reducing disease activity, however antibiotics and I don't really get along that great. It's worth a try, though, especially since it has less risky side effects than some of the other drugs out there.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Antibiotics have a lot of side aeffects too and can be very harsh on the gut. Will you be taking a low dose of antibiotics or take them at the full dose?

Cipro can cause a host of side effects, such as tendon damage.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a688016.html

 

[Essieluv]

My doc said if I start on the antibiotics, then it would be a lower dosage than normal for an extended time. The problem is, I always get awful thrush infections that take FOREVER to go away anytime I start an antibiotic. In fact, I am still trying to get rid of thrush that I have from antibiotics that I took a month ago.