A 41-year-old female asked:
i was prescribed cipro (ciprofloxacin) and flagy started to get real bad joint pains so i stopped cipro (ciprofloxacin) and continued fgl?
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Contact doctor ASAP: You don't say what kind of infection you have. However, when these antibiotics are used together, ciprofloxacin often is just as important (or even more important) than metronidazole (Flagyl®). Check with your doctor ASAP; s/he probably will want to substitute another antibiotic for cipro.
Answered on Aug 6, 2016
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Dr. John Michalski answered
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Cipro (ciprofloxacin): Not too long. It depends how quickly your body metabolizes it.
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Dr. Martin Raff answered
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