Cipro gonorrhea treatment
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Is it safe to assume that regardless of whether it turns out to be Chlamydia or Gonorrhea, that this one prescription is a general treatment that will fully cure both? (I'd hate to take this for days and then find out I'm on the wrong pill.)
And if this is the appropriate treatment, will it really take the full 20 days? I was just hoping to get back to normal before that!
Thanks for the advice.
Went to Planned Parenthood and tested positive for Gonorrhea. I received the dual treatment of ceftriaxone and azithromycin. The symptoms cleared up and I though it was gone but a week water treatment I started to get discharge and burning again.
I went to my PCP and he prescribed Cipro but after 2 doses I got tendon pain so stopped taking it.
So I’m now thinking the original treatment didn’t kill it completely because it seems I had a really bad case.
Your treatment, while likely to have cured you, may have also transformed it from a symptomatic infection to an asymptomatic one. Recommended treatment for gonorrhea in the U.S. is now ceftriaxone, at least 125 mg given as a shot, followed by either a single 1.0 gram dose of azithromycin or, alternatively, doxycycline, 100 mg taken twice daily for 7 days. Finally, anyone you have had sex with in the past 30 days should be evaluated and treated. Hope this helps.
Cioprofloxacin does treat gonorrhea and as your symptoms cleared you can be confidant that the treatment was successful. Wait a week or so and get retested just to be 100% sure that the treatment was effective.
First, a couple of days ago I was diagnosed with NGU after the doctor took a bacterial sample. As treatment he gave me 4 pills of something that started with an A and ciproflaxcian at 500mg twice a day for one week. After three days the symptoms have died down some but are not completely gone. I still see pus in my urine and have a slight burn. After reading up on Cipro, I have learned it's ineffective against NGU.
My doc prescribed me 1 g of zithromycin and 500mg of cipro for gonorrhea and chlamydia. I have some
strange antibiotic allergies. He explained that cipro is not as effective and we would retest. But how un effective is it and is it safe to be taken together? I just got them today and am nervous because the pharmacist said I should be careful if I have any heart problems...which I don't.
So I got diagnosed with gonorrhea and have been taking Cipro for 3 days now. However, the side effects of gonorrhea (pain while urinating, and yellow puss disharge) have only gotten worse. There is more discharge, and the pain has become excrusciating to the point that tears are shed. I want to get rid of this soon, or atleast the pain and drainage.
I am afraid that I may have a Cipro-resistant strain seeing that nothing has improved and has only worsen ten-fold.
Hi! 4 weeks ago, a prostitute gave me oral sex without a condom and I finished in her mouth. I felt a little discomfort during the next days and in the fifth night I noticed a whitish discharge from the tip of my penis. I went to the doctor the very next day and he thought it could be gonorrhea, although the discharge was there only one time and I had no test.
I have taken 1000mg of Zithromax and 500mg Cipro for Gonorrhea and Clamydia this was 5 day ago. My symptoms are much better and get better by the day. I still have a slight tingle feeling at the tip of my penis and a slight urge to urinate (especially when I sit) again though, better today than yesterday. I also suspect that I make the sinsations worse just thinking about it so much.
I went back to the health department today, and my test results were negative for gonorrhea and chlamydia -- perhaps the gonorrhea was cured by the early treatment of the cipro?? Either way, I have had no additional symptoms, no more discharge, etc.
I did take an HIV test today, and it was negative -- at the 26 day mark. Two quick questions:
1) Can I safely assume that my gonorrhea (assuming that's what I had) is cured and that I can safely resume having sex?
Had brief unprotected sex a few times with a co-worker and we did not use a condom when she gave me oral. This happened on days 3, 4, and 5 after I finished the Cipro treatment. She is African American and from New York. The reason why I am concerned is because I have lately noticed some burning when I urinate- no discharge. Also when I now ejaculate, hardly any semen comes out.
2. Do these sound like symptoms of an std (particularly not producing much semen at all)?
3.
About 5 days into the 10 day course I went and got an panel test for 7 stds and all came back negative. I later discovered that the Cipro can potentially mask Chlamydia or Gonorrhea (tests were Amplified Detection or APTIMA). I was then concerned that I might still be infected, so after finishing the Cipro I waited an additional 11 days (this was about 6 weeks after exposure) and got retested for 7 STDs--again, all negative.
Testing for STDs for you is important. The cipro given you is no longer a recommended treatment for gonorrhea. Erythromycin 500 mg 4 times a day for 7 days would be effective for the chancroid and the chlamydia. But neither cipro nor erythromycin are indicated for the treatment of syphilis. Testing for Hiv in 6 weeks also may be a good idea. So to answer your question for advice on treatment. I would seek a physician or health care provider that follows the CDC recommended guideline.
either you have cipro-resistant gonorrhea (cipro should never be used against gonorrhea, it is highly unreliable); or some sort of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU).
You need to return again to your doctor. Or see an STD specialist, if your doctor isn't one. This will be sorted out eventually, but you're going to need additional testing and probably different antibiotics. Please return with a follow-up ocmment about how it all turns out.
A couple of days back, after having unprotected sex, I started having burning sensations while urinating, and also thick yellowish discharge from my penis. I commenced a 7 day treatment with Cipro and Doxycycline. I completed the treatment about 3 days ago, but I still have discharge(though less thick and not as plentiful), and a slight discomfort when I urinate and when I get an erection. How long does it take for the symptoms to disappear, and did I take the wrong medication?
s are resistant to Cipro. I have also read that you should treat for both gonorrhea and chlamydia at the same time thus the overkill with the doses. I guess my question is since I did see one small discharge 2 days ago but have seen nothing since, does this mean it is likely cured if I even had it? I will get tested ASAP but was hoping that the discharge gone and no other symptoms present meant I had cleared it up quickly if I had it. Thanks again for your response..
Welcome to the forum. Thanks for your question.
You are at absolutely no risk for any STD from the event described, do not need testing, and for sure don't need treatment with cipro or any other antibiotic.
Even without a condom, oral sex is safe sex -- the overall STD risk from such exposures is low for most STDs (gonorrhea, NGU, syphilis, herpes) and virtually zero risk for some (chlamydia, HIV). So not entirely risk free, but much safer than unprotected vaginal or anal sex.
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