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A few years ago I was diagnosed with prostatitis. The cause was thought to be the Chlamydia infection I got and was treated for.
The doc put me on an antibiotic. I forget the name, but it didn't work. Then he prescribed Cipro. Soon after beginning to take it, I found I was generally feeling really shitty, so I googled side effects. That's when I saw the horror stories. Cipro's side effects are severe and often permanent, and thus it is supposed to be a last resort antibiotic when death in a patient is a virtual certainty, and all other options have been exhausted. Frightened, I dumped my remaining supply, but I fear some damage may have already been done.
For a long time now, I have found it almost impossible to enjoy anything. Reading, movies, video games, whatever. I just feel emotionally flat most of the time. Nothing seems interesting or can hold my attention at all. Every now and then, I'll have little flashes where I am once again having some fun, but they are rare. I just have a constant feeling of generalized anxiety and depression, even when there isn't anything particularly wrong. It seems the majority of people who have taken Cipro report depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, psychosis etc.
Has anyone else noticed a drop in their ability to enjoy things after taking this antibiotic? I honestly don't know what to do. I don't think there's a fix for this kind of thing.
The doc put me on an antibiotic. I forget the name, but it didn't work. Then he prescribed Cipro. Soon after beginning to take it, I found I was generally feeling really shitty, so I googled side effects. That's when I saw the horror stories. Cipro's side effects are severe and often permanent, and thus it is supposed to be a last resort antibiotic when death in a patient is a virtual certainty, and all other options have been exhausted. Frightened, I dumped my remaining supply, but I fear some damage may have already been done.
For a long time now, I have found it almost impossible to enjoy anything. Reading, movies, video games, whatever. I just feel emotionally flat most of the time. Nothing seems interesting or can hold my attention at all. Every now and then, I'll have little flashes where I am once again having some fun, but they are rare. I just have a constant feeling of generalized anxiety and depression, even when there isn't anything particularly wrong. It seems the majority of people who have taken Cipro report depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, psychosis etc.
Has anyone else noticed a drop in their ability to enjoy things after taking this antibiotic? I honestly don't know what to do. I don't think there's a fix for this kind of thing.
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