Ciprofloxacin - Does Cipro cause lower back pain?

Cipro can be the reason. I had severe back pain that radiated to my left shoulder. I could hardly get my breath. A Nurse told me Cipro and the Floxin family can cause ligament tears, even aortic ruptures. She said Cipro had given her a torn tendon in her heel which took a yr to get better. The drug has two Black Box Warnings (not widely advertised). It should only be taken if no other drug can be used or life & death situation. I pray I never gave to take it again. Flagyl on the other hand doesn't bother me. I am allergic to just about every drug. I hear there is s good one for the colon called rifaximin, I hope I have the spelling right(ask your dr). Google the Cipro snd Floxin drugs and you can read all about side effects. These are serious. By the way, I yook ciprofloxacin for years had pain like a heart attack but never put it together until the Nurse told me and then I researched it snd found it was all true. Good luck and God bless you.

Anne; Yes that can be from the Cipro and you should ask the doctor about it, they are finding with these type of antibiotics it can cause some bone pain etc that does not always go away as fast as the reason they are using it for. so be careful. call your doctor.