Olorinus wrote:
I am feeling really gross I'm starting to worry I have something generally wrong with my kidneys - bad taste in my mouth, really fatigued. Maybe it is just the cipro.
Neither of those things could be caused by your kidneys. The bad taste is definitely the cipro, and the fatigue could be that (I'm not familiar with all the side effects) or just you being tired/sick/something else.
Olorinus wrote:
know what is weird though - my boob pain has almost totally disappeared since going on the cipro - is it just coincidence do you think? I saw two docs who both said "just hormones" but seems odd that after ages of my boobs aching that suddenly that would just end when I take an antibiotic.
I know we've talked about your breast pain before, but remind me; is it constant or does it fluctuate with your menstrual cycle? Either way, the most likely answer is hormones. As for the cipro relieving that pain, I agree that it seems too timely to be a coincidence, but I don't think an antibiotic would relieve that unless it were caused by something bacterial, which there's no way it could be. I suppose it's possible the cipro is having some additional effect (possibly reducing certain hormone levels, but maybe something else), but I don't really have an answer one way or the other for that. I guess just be glad it's gone for now, and see if it comes back after you stop taking it?