Ok so i understand why you are nervous about taking these meds - i am the same about startig some anti depressants i have been given.( infact had the box for about two months now) However when its something to do with your colon or anything like that ,bladder infection etc you really must take them hun. They are there to make u feel better - I am tkaing it you got taken into the emergency with abdominal pain etc? Sweety if you dont take these anti biotics then you may well get worse and i would assume that you wouldnt want to be any worse than you are already.

Please take the anti biotics babes - yes they say your heart could stop but if one person feels that way whilst taking the medication they have to put it on the leaflet that comes with them even if it was not proven to be related !!! And im assuming that if you heart was going to stop that at some point before you would feel symptoms in which u would take urself to a doc. I think the chances of this are really slim babes xxx Hope i have put ur mind at rest and not given u a lecture too much lol xxxxxxxxx keep ur chin up

I don't know anything about cipro i'm afaid but i do know the the manufacturers have to cover themselves to just in case something happened , like with the anti depressents there s at least 30 or 40 side effects listed and it can be scary stuff but again they have to say what could possibly happen so they won't be sued. i suppose it s like anything we take there are always the tiny risks but i'm sure if someone stopped breathing from cipro it would be shelved off the market . Try not too think about it too much xxx Get well soon

Well I had a cat scan today and the diverticulitis is tiny thanks be, but I still was so nervous about the Cipro that the doctor prescribed me another antibiotic that I felt better about taking. I am still nervous about putting such thing in my body but I have decided that I wont think about it. There I just took my first pill right now. Not going to think about it.

Good on ya , i know it's hard and none of us want to put stuff that we know nothing about into our bodies but sometime you have to to get better . Won't be long now and it'll be a distant memory. Get well soon

Your doctor feels comfortable with his decision on your antibiotic. Trust me, he would risk his license if he wasn't sure you would do well on it. The chances of such a severe side effect are astronomical. The warning must be listed if the study group experienced them. That means if just 1 person out of 1,000 experienced it, they have to list it. Take you med, feel better, and you're look back soon and wonder why you ever worried. Get well.

I'm a registered nurse who has seen plenty of people take cipro without problems. I always caution people about reading the side effects page. They have to report anything and everything on those things, but RARELY do people actually have them. You have a better chance of being hit by a bus than having your heart stop due to cipro. About the only way you will quit breathing and have your heart stop is if you have an anaphylactic ( severe allergic) reaction. And that can happen with ANY med, food, insect bite , etc. So please take your med so that your infection gets better. Untreated infection is worse than the side effects of meds. Untreated infections can turn into sepsis and can actually kill you.

You did the right thing Rachellem. You brought your concerns to your doctor and a solution was put together.

Glad to hear that your situation is small. I would recomend talking to a nutritionist about healthy ways to get rid of this.

Pat