Rolandken:

Nigerians and their terrible habit of self diagnosis and medication. How did you know you had malaria and typhoid? You then proceeded to take an antimalarial and an antibiotic....ciprofloxacin for that matter. This is wrong. Apart from the side effects which may occur, you may develop resistance against this cipro esp since there was no need for it , causing it not to work for you next time when you actually do need it. Pls next time, visit a doctor before swallowing pills. When u have symptoms that suggest malaria, take paracetamol and then visit a health centre. Don't take just any drug u like. It can harm you and even take ur life. Be warned.

Boyooosa:
Adonbilivit. U cant be experiencing such Trauma and still use d same brain and hand to compose such descriptive essay. Go and pack ur spit and snap it, email it to lalasticala for proof of ur claim.

coollabman:



wow! I am very surprised! I just recovered from typhoid and malaria recently. I was on ciprotab for 10 days. I didn't experience any of these things you wrote here. did you take the ciprotab alongside a blood capsule? I am asking because I was warned not to try it.

herald9:
[b]When I read about some drugs having side effects, I always dismiss such info until I swallowed half a card of 'CIPROTAB' in order to fight off a deadly blow from malaria allied with typhoid fever. What my body is undergoing now can only be imagined...

Dews are settling every now and then on my forehead. It seems a new salty spring have suddenly burst out of my throat cause this volume of spittle rushing into my mouth per second is baffling, bewildering, bemusing and mystifying.
The worst thing is I can't coup them back cause the salinity seem higher than what my system really needs. So now you can picture a pregnant woman's favourite sport and picture me!

I bade farewell to sleep three days ago. Well, at least I can read for my ongoing exams instead of lazily dozing... for where? It looks like those feudal worms in my stomach have been constantly at war ever since I took those drugs; I can feel some some hot canon balls being projected from the left 'wing' of my intestines to the right.

Even me wey been dey score multiple hat-tricks when having a serious match with BEANS have now become a spectator!



Erm... What's that going on in my head? Is someone rearranging my brains?!! (grabs head)



Whenever I get out of this dilemma; I and my family shall never consume any drug with letter "C"....

Not even Vitamin C!


Signed: Herald9

Other side effects are:
Dizziness
Restlessness
Weakness of joints
Dehydration
Sweating, etc.

Drugs should be made to cure ills, not after curing the ills you start battling with the drug. It's not fair!

Have you ever had any side effects when taking drugs? How did you overcome it? Please share.


Lalasticlala can you endorse this, please?[/b]

flokii:


Oga your oyinbo too much jare...

next time try as much as possible to be simple

btw have you gone to d lab for tests?... might be something else like STDs.. go check to be sure before putting blame on drug..

herald9:

I'm holding my stomach while laughing to this. Guess I'm a strong dude.

EggovinMma:
Yours is better. Remembered when I almost died in between December 23 - January 3rd 2010 after Premier Hospital diagnosed me with malaria/typhoid. All the medications given to me stalled my stooling. For the very first time In my life I told God to take my life. Worst is, i had to ly in the toilet, couldn't stand and couldn't sit, was in pains as I couldn't get it out, was like I was in labour.My ex had to help me shave my hair because I demanded it.


Hmmmmm . Doctor said it was the anti biotics injections administered.Very bad experience.

shilz:
The only antibiotics I don't react to is augmentin . I hate the weakness I feel after taking cipro/peflo/levofloxacine etc I end up nt completing d dose. I no kuku like drugs b4

agabaI23:
Did you take the whole half a card at a go or you took em 1 tab twice daily?

herald9:

LOL. No o abeg. I took them in two days. I no mad reach that level o.

nicerichard05:



Sorry, buh I jst had to quote u. Less dan a mnth nw I took same drug nd trust me I had same isssue, I couldn't go to d toilet, I was so affraid that I was browsing d sidde effect of antibiotic. Wat I did was to consume a lot of water before going to bed nd wen I wake, I would be able to use d toilet. Thank God my system is nw back to normal with d elp of Ruzu bitter, tilll nw I am still taking it, I dnt tink I am ready to stop anytime soon.

EggovinMma:
Yours is better. Remembered when I almost died in between December 23 - January 3rd 2010 after Premier Hospital diagnosed me with malaria/typhoid. All the medications given to me stalled my stooling. For the very first time In my life I told God to take my life. Worst is, i had to ly in the toilet, couldn't stand and couldn't sit, was in pains as I couldn't get it out, was like I was in labour.My ex had to help me shave my hair because I demanded it.


Hmmmmm . Doctor said it was the anti biotics injections administered.Very bad experience.

drake2:


Wow, OP: So sorry to learn about your experience. I didn't read anything related to medicine.

But common sense requires that you visit your Doctor when such things happen.

I got a question though: Is this the first time you had " Malaria and Typhoid"? And why are there rampant diagnoses of these two together these days?

OP, this may not be your first Malaria, if you know what drugs have worked for you in the past, i advice you stick to them, until they work no more.

Wish you well and sorry for your experience!

Setaje:
Mine was Augmentin. I had rashes from my head to my feet wiv blisters.

senier007:
Cipro (ciprofloxacin) is an antibiotic belonging to a group of drugs called fluoroquinolones. Ciprofloxacin fights bacteria in the body. Cipro is used to treat different types of bacterial infections. It is also used to treat people who have been exposed to anthrax.

You may not be able to use Cipro if you have a muscle disorder. Tell your doctor if you have a history of myasthenia gravis. Cipro may cause swelling or tearing of a tendon (the fiber that connects bones to muscles in the body), especially in the Achilles' tendon of the heel. This effect may be more likely to occur if you are over 60, if you take steroid medication, or if you have had a kidney, heart, or lung transplant.
Stop taking Cipro and call your doctor at once if you have sudden pain, swelling, bruising, tenderness, stiffness, or movement problems in any of your joints. Rest the joint until you receive medical care or instructions.

Self medication is bad, there is what doctors call drugs interaction, antibiotics should never be taken with multivitamins cuz of the Mg and Zn content of such multivitamins with tends to bind the ion found in antibiotics and render it useless, drugs like antacid should also not be taken with antibiotics
Op remember some drugs interact with other drugs to create the problem to your system always remember to ask your doctor or a pharmacist in case, most drugs are aimed to easing the pain and to eliminate the disease but any drugs that tends to elevate or worsen your case should hence forth be stopped and call your doctor ASAP
Always remember to go to an " experienced" doctor not the new "medstudent" most of them didn't even know most of this drugs, experienced ones made more mistakes than the new ones hence the need to seek their advise.
Hope this helps to a bit


NB
The drug Vitadar is locally produced by Nigerian company in collaboration with some Indians tout ( the point is; the drugs has been banned in most of the advanced company, the medicine is similar to Fansidar which is no more in circulation it contains Pyrimethamine/Sulfadoxine; any one that uses fansidar before knows what am saying; the drugs side effect is so pronounced that it will take you a week to to get over the side effect after you take the one dose and it's not effective in treating malaria; drugs like analxin are also going out of fashion cause most of the plasmodium has developed resistant to such drugs; the latest malaria medicine is the beta series like Emal injection or arthimeter beta oral or injection.
Stop following cheap drugs it's the shortest way to heaven now or early mortuary.

EggovinMma:
Yours is better. Remembered when I almost died in between December 23 - January 3rd 2010 after Premier Hospital diagnosed me with malaria/typhoid. All the medications given to me stalled my stooling. For the very first time In my life I told God to take my life. Worst is, i had to ly in the toilet, couldn't stand and couldn't sit, was in pains as I couldn't get it out, was like I was in labour.My ex had to help me shave my hair because I demanded it.


Hmmmmm . Doctor said it was the anti biotics injections administered. Very bad experience.

EggovinMma:


Mine was constipation? I doubt that.In my case there was no bowel movements. The poo was stucked down there, felt the need to poo, but the pains was too unbearable for me to push anything out.

EggovinMma:
Yours is better. Remembered when I almost died in between December 23 - January 3rd 2010 after Premier Hospital diagnosed me with malaria/typhoid. All the medications given to me stalled my stooling. For the very first time In my life I told God to take my life. Worst is, i had to ly in the toilet, couldn't stand and couldn't sit, was in pains as I couldn't get it out, was like I was in labour.My ex had to help me shave my hair because I demanded it.


Hmmmmm . Doctor said it was the anti biotics injections administered. Very bad experience.

EricDonn:
That Ciprofloxacin needs to be checked by Nafdac, I took it around September last year just to cure typhoid and malaria, it just disorganised my system, if not for my geographical location I would have submitted myself to an EBOLA isolation facility.....

EggovinMma:
Yours is better. Remembered when I almost died in between December 23 - January 3rd 2010 after Premier Hospital diagnosed me with malaria/typhoid. All the medications given to me stalled my stooling. For the very first time In my life I told God to take my life. Worst is, i had to ly in the toilet, couldn't stand and couldn't sit, was in pains as I couldn't get it out, was like I was in labour.My ex had to help me shave my hair because I demanded it.


Hmmmmm . Doctor said it was the anti biotics injections administered.Very bad experience.

yoged:
Ciprofloxacin is like taking fanta. Only God knows the amount of it have taken in my life . Chaiii, typhoid almost got me killed . Thanks to local herb now. For me taking that shit called P alaxin is suicide for me . I'll have to battle great stomach discomfort. I simply hate meds. Herbs and injection is cool for me

EggovinMma:
Yours is better. Remembered when I almost died in between December 23 - January 3rd 2010 after Premier Hospital diagnosed me with malaria/typhoid. All the medications given to me stalled my stooling. For the very first time In my life I told God to take my life. Worst is, i had to ly in the toilet, couldn't stand and couldn't sit, was in pains as I couldn't get it out, was like I was in labour.My ex had to help me shave my hair because I demanded it.


Hmmmmm . Doctor said it was the anti biotics injections administered.Very bad experience.

ray102:
Op your write up says you took half a card of ciprotab. Who prescribed the drug and dosage for you? Cos half a card is either 5 tablets or 7 tablets depending on what brand and dosage you buy. What steps are you taking to counter the effects of the drugs? Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Gbajabiamila1:
The first and the last time I took Ciprotab back in school, it was as if a bag of cement was dumped inside my stomach. I was so uncomfortable for hours. Had to manage to go back to the Doctor.

slap1:
I took Cipromax some months ago when I was down with malaria and typhoid. It made me very weak (I guess because I wasn't eating enough) but it did the job... but it didn't make me use big, big words like the OP .

EggovinMma:
Yours is better. Remembered when I almost died in between December 23 - January 3rd 2010 after Premier Hospital diagnosed me with malaria/typhoid. All the medications given to me stalled my stooling. For the very first time In my life I told God to take my life. Worst is, i had to ly in the toilet, couldn't stand and couldn't sit, was in pains as I couldn't get it out, was like I was in labour.My ex had to help me shave my hair because I demanded it.


Hmmmmm . Doctor said it was the anti biotics injections administered.Very bad experience.

herald9:

I took it with Vitadar, an anti-malarial drug. Could that be the cause?

herald9:

I took it with Vitadar, an anti-malarial drug. Could that be the cause?