In Reply to: Ciprofloxacin also does the job... posted by Kolokan on Saturday, 8. January 2011 at 12:25 Bali Time:
My husband recently came back from surfing in Indo with suspected Typhoid (which he didn't have as it turned out, fortunately). He went to several Docs here, & none would give him Ciprofloxacin, although he demanded it, as it can cause adverse reactions.
Hubby eventually found a Doc who gave him a script for the drug (it was what the Docs where he was in Indo were prescribing - there was a typhoid breakout in the area).
He had a SEVERE adverse reaction (he's never had an adverse reaction to any antibiotics before). Son & I thought he was dying - sped to Freo Casualty where he was taken straight through for treatment despite a full waiting room - he was THAT ill & looked it. Many tests were done. Ciprofloxacin was the culprit, coupled with dehydration.
Beware.