| Key to ratings for flagyl: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | possible bv | Several severe headaches while taking the drug. Stools became loose during the week, but have gotten much worse since I finished three weeks ago. | I remember taking this drug maybe 20 years ago for e-coli and don't remember any side effects. I am very surprised that I still have the very loose stools now, and have started using immodium 3 times a day. I am glad to have found this website to read what others are saying. I thought that the side effects would have gone away by now. My doctor never said a word about side effects, and neither did the pharmacist. I am going to ask one of them about probiotics. I will NEVER take this drug again. Thanks for all of your comments. | F | 69 | 7 days | 2/5/2010 | 3 | Giardia | Extreme nausea, bloating, fatigue, constant bad taste in mouth and husband says I'm cranky. REALLY??? Three weeks of extreme dirrahea, vomiting and stomach cramps before I was diagnosed. Difficult to work 8 hours a day while taking this medicine. I'm now on day 3 and hope I can last till day 5. | Went to Peru on vacation for 2 weeks and came home with Giardia. I'm sure I will feel the trip was worth it at some point. | F | 53 | 5 days | 2/4/2010 | 1 | BV | nausea, metallic taste, constant feeling of thrist, malaise, emotional | I took this for 3 days, first two days werent too bad...except for the constant metallic taste in my mouth and thirst. On the third day, I was severely nauseous...unable to function in my day-to-day routine. My BV was mild before I started taking the medicine, I didnt notice it much at all...and this medicine made me feel like crap. The fourth day, I called my doc, she changed me to doxycyclin...hopefully my experience with it will be better | F | 21 | 3 days | 2/2/2010 | 4 | Giardia | a Bit of nausea, dry mouth and metallic taste | After reading all the comments, I was nervous about taking this, however I am on day 4 and the only side effects are a bit of nausea, drymouth and metallic taste. | F | 39 | 4 days | 2/1/2010 | 1 | c-diff | By far the worst drug I have ever had to take. After having 2 abd surgeries in the last year and a half, I developed C-diff. Started flagyl with a probiotic and with meals. It is the 5th day for me, 500mg/8hours, and I am so dizzy and so nauseated. I have no appetite and I still have diarrhea. Waiting for my doctor's office to open to call him. Am not taking this morning's dose. | F | 63 | 5 days | 2/1/2010 | 1 | to prevent infection | Nausea, but most of all made me very jittery, lacked concentration and felt --even three days after taking--that I was losing my mind. | I really did not like this drug and I am somewhat relieved to see some other people had similar reactions. | M | 56 | 7 days | 1/31/2010 | 5 | BV | bad taste, slight nausea and abdominal pain, dark urine, extreme thirst | After reading these comments I expected this medication to be unbearable but it was quite the opposite. I experienced mild side effects, my nausea was really bad the second day i took the pill to the point that I almost threw up, but then I learned how to take it. If I take it and immediatley eat a meal or snack i have had zero nausea or stomach pain. I am actually on my sixth day of this medication and the side effects got less noticeable as I progressed on the drug. I dont know if it has anything to do with it but I know my infection wasn't that bad since I didn't even know I had one until the doctor told me, But like OI said this drug was not that bad for me, VERY BEARABLE! | F | 21 | 7 days | 1/27/2010 | 3 | BV | Mild side effects, but in general tingling all over body similar to feeling of being on xanax, dry mouth, fatigue, need to go pee a lot, hazy thinking (slightly forgetful), insomnia, fast-beating heart | Taking generic version Metronidazole. Also am taking stem-cell supplements so maybe it made the side effects less? On day 5 of metronidazole. | F | 30 | 7 days | 1/25/2010 | 3 | BV | Bizarre dreams, abdominal cramping, dark urine, anxiety, fatigue, and suppressed appetite. | I was prescribed metronidazole(generic for flagyl) 250mg every 8 hours for 7 days. Although, the side effects may sound a little bit obnoxious, they're worth curing the BV in my opinion. | F | 16 | 7 days | 1/25/2010 | 1 | B V | moody, irritable, tired, sluggish, vivid nightmares, extreme nausea, constant drunk/drugged feeling. | This is the worst drug I've ever taken and I am certain that I will never take it again! | F | 30 | 7 days | 1/23/2010 | 2 | c-diff | nausea, dizzy, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, anxious, headache (right side only) | Third round taking this medication this time for 21 days. First two rounds unsuccessful although i did find some relief and side effects not as bad with only minor dizziness and fatigue. This round however is unbearable i cant function or do anything that requires energy i can look at food and feel extremely odd like i dont know what to do with myself. Hopefully switching to Vanco tomorrow i cannot take 15 more days of this | F | 19 | 6 days | 1/19/2010 | 4 | Diverticulitis | I've been feeling most of the side effects except for nausea thank goodness. Fatigue, metallic taste, anxious, etc. The one that is really killing me is the headaches... it feels like my brain wants to crawl out of my skull. I was diagnosed at an Urgent Care facility... I get to see regular doctor tomorrow... hopefully he'll be able to help me out. | I'm willing to put up with the other side effects, but the headache is damn near crippling and I am a teacher, I NEED to be able to function. Anyone else having this problem? | M | 35 | 3 days | 1/18/2010 | 1 | c difficile | Nausea, anorexia, anxiety, depression, terrible taste in my mouth during and after taking the pill. Insomnia if I took the 3rd pill of the day so I took it 2times a day instead of 3. Lethargy,upset stomach, no interest in anything I usually do. | This is a terrible drug and people should be warned before beginning it to take a probiotic with it and after it. Never take an antibiotic without a probiotic | F | 61 | 10 days | 1/18/2010 | 1 | BV | Extreme nausea, loss of energy, loss of appetite, depression. | On the fifth day I considered stopping it altogether and hoping for the best. However I called the doctor's office and they prescribed the same medication (called Metrogel) to be taken intravaginally. Hopefully this will not produce the horrible nausea. I have never experienced this kind of reaction on any antibiotic and I have taken many over 40 years. Believe me I am not a drama queen or a wimp but I will never take Flagyl again. | F | 40 | 5 days | 1/12/2010 | 4 | diverticulitis/bladderinfection | Nausea, extreme tiredness,light headed.depression. This is my second attack of diverticulitis which seems to infect my bladder as well. The last attack I had was in June 09 and the pain was so bad I had to go to the emergency room. I was given flagyl 500 mg 3 times a day with 500 mg of cipro 2x a day. Beside being in pain the flagyl was the most horrible medication I had ever experienced in my life. I was nauseated 24/7, tired and disoriented. After 4 days I called my Dr and told him about the nausea and overall terrible side effects of the flagyl. He prescribed me Famotidine for the nausea. I took the Famotidine at the same time as the flagyl and still was feeling terrible and nauseated. I finished the 14day treatment,suffered hell through it all, but bottom line it worked. | I didn't follow my diet so I have to blame myself for this second attack. This time I saw a different DR that prescribed the same meds except he dropped the 500 flagyl to 2x a day instead of 3x a day saying 3x a day wasn't necesscary. He also told me to take the Famotidine 30 minutes before taking the Flagyl. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I have not been nauseated or felt even a 1/3 of the hell I went through before. I am not saying this is the wonder pill but it sure helped me. A little bit about me! I am the type of person that gets nauseated if the elevator stops quickly, so you know I don't have the best stomach to begin with. I normally go for holistic healing and hardly ever do prescription drugs so this was tramautizing to say the least. Since my infection was in my colon I had to do a liguid diet, so eating food with this med was not possible. Thank God for the Famotidine!! I took it with soy milk, bannana and spiruteen mix. I have also been drinking 100% cranberry juice to kill bacteria. The best price I found on the 100% cranberry was at trader joes. I wish you all a speedy recovery! | M | 55 | 4 days | 1/10/2010 | 4 | c diff | A little nausea, but eating something w the med helps. Shakiness and feeling a little " down". | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 1/10/2010 | 1 | bacterial vaginosis | nausea, dizziness,despondency, depression, sensation of being about to vomit, night sweats,disgusting taste in mouth, dark urine, thirsty. | it's 1am and I have just woken up with a feeling that I last had when I got food poisoning.Came to the internet to find out if it was the Flagyl. Much reassured by the comments here as I was having bad depression had no idea why!Was prescribed it for Bacterial VAginosis-the 'cure' is INFINITELY worse than the complaint. Stick to the topical cure of Relactagel or its equivalent. Thank you for this website. | F | 31 | 5 days | 1/10/2010 | 3 | C-Diff reoccurance | depressed feeling (Didnt want to do ANYTHING i normally do), Felt the urge to go to the bathroom but nothing came out, brown urine, dry mouth, stomach would make girgly noises, and i felt sick ALL THE TIME! | Flagyl helped get rid of the c-diff. But the side effects of this medication were HORRIBLE. This is my second time having c-diff, and the symptoms were worse the second time around. STAY AWAY from Antibiotics | F | 19 | 14 days | 1/8/2010 | 2 | suspected SIBO--bacteria in gut | Most bothersome was watery diarrhea. Occasional fatigue was tolerable. Merely inconvenient were dark urine, metallic-tasting tongue, dry mouth, loss of desire to eat. | Took 500 mg, thrice daily, for 9-1/3 days. Started concurrently with Cipro 500 mg, twice daily, for 7 days. Extreme watery diarrhea persisted for 5 days after Flagyl ended (7 days after Cipro) ended. I started B. infantis probiotic 3 days after Flagyl ended and watery diarrhea continued. The Flagyl-Cipro combination did not help my original symptoms, which I suspected were caused by SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). | M | 54 | 9 days | 1/8/2010 | 3 | BV or pid? | Metallic taste (drink lots of water anyway cuz this med affects the kidneys, wash it down—I make what I call “Scurvy Water” which is a wedge of fresh lime squeezed in cold water which I like and drink lots of); got like first-day menstrual cramps in center and off to right side (seemed to worsen after on med); diarrhea stopped after about 4th day; 500 mg. 2x day, 7 days; very slightly dizzy, not bad; tad nauseous with or without food, not bad; hope this works, I have pain tylenol is ineffective on. Been forced to use 1/2 tab of hydrocodone 500 which was originally for my occasional migraines in order to sleep. On day 5 of treatment. Will give it a few more days. Hope hubby can stand me, have the occasional snappishness on this stuff. Big advantage is the med is really cheap. In that context, hope it works. | The itching has stopped, but I'm not done with the med yet. Will try to post a few days after I have stopped the med. "I ain't got no amoebas," is what I tell my hubbie. I'm 58 and my estrogen is certainly low, which is what can make BV very repetitive in a totally alkaline estrogen-deprived vagina (test kits available at drug store). Already have a heart condition, so don’t need the problems with taking hormones. If Flagyl doesn't work against the bacteria (and amoebas), I'm demanding Floxin or Cipro which are kick-azz in my experience for bacteria. Just can't need it within 6 months of having used it, so I'd hope I wouldn't need it again soon. All I know is, this BV had hardly any discharge, just felt sticky and itchy in spite of washing frequently, I thought maybe it was yeast, did over the counter yeast meds (failed) then medicated douches, then things went nuts and pain set in. EVERYTHING in that area hurts, like the olden days of the first day of a bad cramping menstrual cycle. Menopause just blows big time. P.S. Was desperate in using the medicated douches, but douching can cause further spread of the bacteria from what I read so this might be PID. Sigh. | F | 58 | 7 days | 1/5/2010 | 4 | Intestinal Parasites | First few days intestinal symptoms greatly subsided. Headache in the afternoons. Thought it was smooth sailing. By day 6 giant anxiety attack. Crying and feeling like there was no hope. Stomach totally upset and bad diarrhea. Had to go home from work. | Thank you everyone for you comments; they help. Couldn't understand why I was suddenly in such dark mood and weeping and wailing. I know Flagyl helped my condition so I'm thankful for that. The side effects are severe for me at this time; I'm having a love/ hate relationship with this drug. | F | 50 | 6 days | 1/4/2010 | 3 | bacterial vaginosis | Tired, dragging, out of it, eyes feel like closing, hard to do any work. | I felt better overall before I started taking this medicine and I have just gotten through day 2. Before, just one part of my body felt bad but now my entire body is sluggish and tired. I hope it does not continue to be like this the entire 7 days. I am taking 2 pills per day. | F | 39 | 2 days | 1/3/2010 | 4 | H-Pylori (post-gastric ulcer) | completely unexpected depression towards the end of the 14 day, 4x per day treatment (along with Tetracycline, Protonix and Bismuth); crying (and I never cry, as it wastes good money on contact lenses that are ruined by tears). No gastric problems noted, as I take it with food. Just a lot of inconvenient and worsening emotional reactions. | Flagyl plus Tetracycline did rid me of the horrible spasms that felt like a heart attack, allowing me to drive and to work without passing out. I'm a doctor, however, and knew there was some chance of "mood change" with Flagyl...I guess I thought I was immune, knowing this ahead of time. My kids are so worried; the last two days, all I do is isolate, plot ways to resign my job (it seems so unbearably stressful now; perhaps a drug effect), and cry. Quite uncharacteristic of me. I have no energy, have lost 8 pounds without trying, and just feel like giving up. It helps to see that others have experienced this. My last Flagyl was yesterday; maybe I'm not giving it enough time to clear my system. Thanks everyone for sharing. I'm a young-looking 55 year old. You'd never know I'm in such a funk, just by looking at me. But all I can do right now is watch sad movies and ponder career changes! | F | 55 | 15 days | 1/2/2010 | 3 | dental absess | nausea, metallic taste, headaches, nightmares, drowsiness, anxiety, occasional depression | Unfortunate side effects, but it worked. | F | 24 | 7 days | 1/2/2010 | 2 | BV | Lack of energy, dizziness, dry mouth, depressed, no get up and go, feeling weak and lazy all the time. Just out of it. Metallic taste. Dark yellow urine. Frequent urination and restlessness. | I am taking this for BV. I have to take 2 250mg tablets 2x a day for 7 days. I am on day 4 and I have seen no results. I still have vaginal itching and a little burning. My skin is so dry and I still have discharge, but no smell or anything. I don't mind the side effects as I just want this medicine to work for me desperately. I don't know what else to do except finish the entire bottle like the nurse said.. | F | 29 | 4 days | 1/1/2010 | 4 | b. hominis | Ears ringing, lack of appetite, insomnia, bloated feeling and general lack of energy. Takes all the energy I have to process food I can get in. General Ill feeling the first few days as it does it job then back to a normal feeling after about 5 days | This is not the first time taking this drug. What I have found is always take with some form of food, helps relieve the nauseous feeling. Sleep and water is the next biggest thing. I also take Dan-Active (pharmacist recommended even after the recent findings that has been reported.) Along with this and find the combination to work. I agree that this is a harsh drug that is out there, but when it works for you there is no comparable drug out there. | M | 41 | 15 days | 12/31/2009 | 1 | intestinal issues | heart racing, dizzy, anxious, nervous | I am taking this in addition to Cipro. I take Flagyl three times a day and had heard that it would be bad but went into it with a positive outlook. Im so jittery. I feel like I have been drinking espressos all day. It is true misery. They will not allow me to stop taking it either. If you can avoid it all costs. Dont take this antibiotic. There has to be an alternative | F | 27 | 2 days | 12/30/2009 | 3 | Bacterial infection | headaches, nausea, lethargy | i almost never get headaches and after taking this 2x/day for 3 days my headache is persistant all day and is excruciating; the nausea is almost constant as well but thats not as bad as the headache; tired-no energy for simple things; also have felt a panic attack trying to come on a couple times today. it has cleared up the infection though...which is a plus but i doubt i am going to take anymore | F | 25 | 3 days | 12/29/2009 | 2 | 4 types of parasites from India | Nausea, stomach cramping, weird feeling in general, metallic taste in mouth, diarrhea, dark urine, and anxiety. | At first the nausea wasn't bad at all, but around 3 days into it the nausea became almost unbearable but did not throw up. Couldnt even think of taking more of this medication. I had to take flagyl 4 years ago and did not get any side-effects, however, this time the side-effects (nausea) are pretty extreme! Calling my Doc tomarrow to ask if i can stop! | F | 16 | 10 days | 12/27/2009 | 1 | BV | Sick stomach,bloated,gas,moody,weight gain(probably fluid) | Had a sick stomach for the first two days until I went to the health food store and got the best probiotic that they had. The sick went away. I still have bloating,gas,and feel like the food I eat is not digesting very fast. In fact real slow. Don't know if I am retaining fluid, but have gained 9 pounds in 4 days of the 7 that I am supposed to take. Thinking very seriously of dumping the rest and using yogurt instead. | F | 53 | 4 days | 12/26/2009 | 3 | DENTAL ABCESS | headaches, nausea but no vomit, emotional, weepy, sad, ugh this stinks! No smiles, no interest, wanna-shut-curtains-and-dissolve. | Ok its like this. Its xmas eve and i feel Cr*p. thanks to the wonderful xmas gift from Flagyl. dental abcesses are a pain, but nothing touches the pain of the sides from this pill. I am on day three (400mg x3 a day) i wanna go to bed without even removing my make up I feel that s*it. Christmas Day I planned to have a sherry, well this pill has boll*xed that alright. i will stop taking now until boxing day, but still cant hav my little tipple. HOWEVER IT IS AMASING, almost instant for removing the infection, but who cares about bloody infection if all you wanna do is tie the bedroom light round your neck and jump off the bed? Hey email me if you wanna send me a smile! Im in UK. Happy Christmas and welcome to the "that stupid big pill coloured yellow stinks club" XXX | F | 39 | 3 days | 12/24/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | I wanted to die; no energy, diarrhea, vomited, could not tolerate food, not even soup. Began dose of 500 mg 3 x day with 500mg Cipro on Fri night. This is Thurs, Christmas Eve, and I feel horrible. Will call my dr. ASAP after reading this site. | This is the worst experience I've had with meds. Some may not experience same effects, but was grateful to see I am not alone. | F | 60 | 6 days | 12/24/2009 | 4 | BV | Loss of appetite, gas, diarrhea and loose stool. | I have been off this medication for a week now and my stomach is still grumbling. I am belching, passing gas, and using the bathroom more than I ever have. I read that taking acidophilus will help with the digestive problems that may occur from taking anti-biotics. I was taking a pro-biotic pill, but have now resorted to drinking Bio-K Plus that will hopefully work faster. You can buy this product at Whole Foods. | F | 38 | 7 days | 12/22/2009 | 1 | UTI | Insane anxiety, tiredness, panic attacks, twitches and aggression to the point where road rage took over me for no reason and I ended up in jail for 24hours for assaulting another person. Now I have a hard time recalling why and what I did. The other person understood that "it wasnt me" attacking him and accepted my appologies. I paid for his hospital bills and all, but I still feel awful! P.S. That was the first fight in my life. | I guess I'm one of the few with severe reactions to this med, but if you start feeling anxious and angry for no reason while taking it - please stop! | M | 24 | 2 days | 12/19/2009 | 4 | C-Diff | metallic taste in mouth, dry mouth, no desire for drinks I normally like and sensitivity to certain smells, general tiredness, queasy feeling at all times, backache, brown urine. | I have been on Flagyl for C-Diff for 14 days with improvement in consistency of stools on the 4th or 5th day, but difficult side affects from the drug throughout treatment. I am taking Florastor and live acidophilis twice a day and I will for a very long time. I am so afraid of the C-Diff coming back after I stop the Flagyl. I pray it won't because although the C-Diff was awful, the side affects from the Fagyl are difficult to live with as well, and I've heard that Vanco is prohibitively expensive. Please be careful when taking antiobiotics. I contracted C-Diff from taking Ceftin after a supposed sinus infection. Why don't docs culture you for a sinus infection anymore? I was put on a broad spectrum antiobiotic without the suggestion that I take probiotics with it, and I ended up debilitated with C-Diff for over a week wondering what the heck was wrong with me until I googled my symptoms and was asked on WebMD whether or not I had taken antiobiotics in the last 6 weeks. I was so happy to find out what I thought was causing my diarrhea and I called my doc right away and he prescribe the Flagyl... | F | 41 | 14 days | 12/18/2009 | 3 | C. diff severe colitis after antibi | Same as everyone: metallic taste, all food tastes different, some nausea without vomiting, brown urine, smelly sweat, | On second 14 day course since had beginnings of recurrence 10 days after stopping (about 20% of people have recurrence, they say). Tips: take a GasX or similar antigas pill with each dose of Flagyl. This really helped me decrease the discomfort. For mouth taste: not much helps here. Butterscotch hard candies are the best for me, though the effect doesn't last long, but it is good to have a better taste in mouth, even for awhile. | F | 70 | 20 days | 12/16/2009 | 3 | C-Diff | Constant queazy stomach; metallic taste; total body aches as if I had the Flu; fungal infection in my mouth (the medication for that leaves a bitter taste); intermittent tingling in my R hand. | I have 3 more pills to take and I PRAY I won't have a relapse which occurs in 20-25% of the population. I feel like my life has been on hold. | F | 55 | 9 days | 12/13/2009 | 1 | bacterial infection | unexplainable mood swings, crying, dizziness, irritability, nauseau, and zombie-like feeling overall. | Within a couple hours of taking it I felt like I was suffering from a huge hangover. I couldnt think or walk straight. I flipped out at everything, and when I couldn't vent out my frustration(over nothing) I just cried and cried. To not feel what the medicine was doing to me I tried to sleep as much as I could. I didn't even feel human. I was supposed to take it for 10 days (only got through 2), but after just having a baby and still being at home I decided there was no way I could handle that with all the horrible side effects. For someone that can handle the serious side effects more power to you..but I would definitely not recommend it. After being off of it for 24 hours I feel like a brand new person. My dr switched me to doxycycline, which does not have side effects as severe. | F | 27 | 2 days | 12/10/2009 | 3 | Crohn's Disease | Dryness of mouth and skin(which caused my acne to become worse). Severe Energy drain. Trouble focusing. Paranoia and anxiety. | I started taking 500mg twice a day for a month. It helped greatly with the inflamation in my lower colon/rectum. I couldn't take the serious side-effects though, so I dropped down to 250mg twice a day and the terrible side-effects have much improved. The side-effects were so bad that I couldn't consentrate at all at work and I thought I just needed more sleep, but I was getting 8-9 hours of sleep a night. Once I switched to the lower dose, I felt like a new person. I need to be on this long-term to manage my disease or elese my intestines become swollen. | M | 23 | 30 days | 12/8/2009 | 1 | Possible IBD in my Cat | Not me but my cat was prescribed Flagyl. Within three days she was so down and out I took her back to vet and her kidney values were so high, she had developed ARF. Only three days prior, they were normal. She stayed in hospital for three days and fortunately levels went back to normal. Vet does not think it was the drug, but isn't sure either. I know it was the drug. No other explanation. She will not be taking this stuff again. \ | Even after a surgical biopsy for my cat, and if IBD is the definite diagnosis, I will not allow the administration of Flagyl to her. Other, safer drugs exist that will accomplish the same things without these frightening side effects. | F | 12 | 3 days | 12/5/2009 | 5 | C diff diagnosis | None...not a single adverse effect even though I am usually sensitive to drugs. Avoided metallic taste by swallowing in spoonful of yogurt. Nine days of bloody mucous stools stopped with second dose. Wonderful drug. | Don't wait for the lab tests to confirm C Diff; start yourself on 2 servings of Stonyfield yogurt everyday and continue thru your prescription with Flagyl. Eat a small meal first, bury the pill in applesauce or yogurt on a spoon, swipe the spoon in your mouth and follow with at least 8 oz of water. I took the pills at 6 am, 2 pm and 10 pm everyday. DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL. FINISH THE SCRIPT. | F | 50 | 14 days | 12/3/2009 | 4 | Post-miscarriage Endometritis | Metallic taste, dehydration, dark urine | I read this website before I had to take flagyl and was extremely apprehensive. Luckily, I haven't had as many side effects as others, as this drug will affect different systems in varying degrees. I would advise avoiding the taste of the pill and having candies or lozenges if the metallic taste won't go away. I have also been drinking 1-2 microbrew beers without any problems. | F | 29 | 5 days | 12/3/2009 | 4 | giardia | Apart from typical wobbly stomach from anti biotics and dry/sore eyes I had no side effects for a few days, but then trying to get alot done with little sleep I found myself getting realllllllly messed up like never before. I wasn't even sure who I was once day when I woke up for the first 10 minutes, very similar feeling to when you wake up in the night with bad food poisoning. Anyway I came good :). I also had some very disturbing pains in my head while playing tennis during the course, I got really thirsty and got a little dizzy and had to take it easy for the rest of the match | The side effects are no worse and infact not as bad as having giardia and I've been living with that for 10 years, so a few days of this to fix it is nothing. But it's a very strong drug for sure and I would be carefull taking it for a more than a week | M | 38 | 5 days | 12/3/2009 | 2 | Diverticulitis | Metallic taste in mouth and it was NON stop. Food tasted weird, brown urine and also decreased urine output. Anxiety, nauseu, racing heart, aching in lower back, dizziness, lightheadesness...sometimes feel very faint. I have been on a combination of Flagl and Cipro for 20 days now (with 4 more days of pills still left to take) and I know that my diverticulitis isn't healed - the excruciating pain is gone but I still feel the twinging and heaviness. I am going to try a probiotic now...I can't take these side effects anymore and my physician isn't recommending anything in the way of surgery, alternative medicines or diet. How is person suppose to get better???? | F | 51 | 20 days | 11/30/2009 | 4 | BV | I had a metallic taste in my mouth, tingling in hands and feet, pus like discharge from anus and vagina, frequent urination, mood swings, pain on right side of body, pain in leg and foot,lower spine and pelvic pressure, Itching all over body especially hands and feet. | I had side affects almost 2 weeks after the med was finished. I still feel pain on the left side of my body, and still have discharge. seems to be getting better each day. | F | 29 | 7 days | 11/28/2009 | 4 | BV | nausea, disoriented/confused, diarrhea, headaches. | While this medicine definitely does have some pretty common side effects that are unpleasant, it does help to take probiotics while on them. You can buy these in capsule form at any pharmacy. Taking them constantly helped with all of the symptoms I had. Also, just from research eating foods that are high in fiber will also help to increase the amount of healthy bacteria in your stomach which will help decrease the symptoms. | F | 21 | 7 days | 11/27/2009 | 3 | bacteria | My doc thought I had a stomach bacteria. I took the pill 3 times for 7 dyas. Cleared up my loose stool pretty quickly, but I felt like garbage for the first few days (headace, weakness). I have been off it for a week, and now I am having to use the restroom almost hourly. I think I may need pro-biotics, but have to talk to the doctor today. | M | 33 | 7 days | 11/25/2009 | 2 | SIBO - Bacterial Infection | fatigue, lethargy, extreme muscle soreness, skin redness, headache, insomnia, chills, night sweats, sensitivity to light, eye soreness, flu-like symptoms | I am on my second dose of Flagyl for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). The first was in late July and I experienced horrible side effects. My doctor urged me to continue the treatment since she felt this was the best solution to treat my condition. She is a highly recommended gastroenterologist so I am trusting her opinion. Unfortunately, the 250mg 3x/day for 10 days was not strong enough. I was dreading the thought of having to go on this again, but am now (after several months of trying to rid my problem through natural supplements) on my second round at a higher dosage, 500mg 3x/day. I am on day 3 of a 10 day treatment and am still experiencing severe symptoms. I am also taking a high dose probiotic with the medication which she recommended for 30 days. I am trying to help my system cleanse the toxifying effects by drinking a lot of water, drinking milk thistle tea, eating healthy foods, and exercising. Considering I sit on the couch all day due to extreme lethargy it takes every ounce of energy for me to go to the gym but I think it may be helping me. I have done very light cardio workouts like walking on the treadmill for 30mins to keep my circulation going and stretching to help with the extreme muscle soreness. I am normally very active so this is debilitating, but if it cures my chronic stomach problems, it just might be worth it. This site is very helpful because at least I know I am not the only one who is experiencing awful symptoms. | F | 37 | 3 days | 11/23/2009 | 2 | diverticulitis | nighmares (with night-time hallucinations), extreme paranoia, anxiety, severe fatigue, backache, gas, loss of appetite, diareha, dark urine, loss of identity and interest in life. | I'm writing this for my husband as he still can't get up and exist. He developed diverticulitis and went to an urgent care center (no insurance) which was closing in 15 minutes. They listened to his description of symptoms, wrote the perscription for Cipro and Flagyl, and ran him off with a cheery "Don't worry, it won't upset your stomach! Just don't drink alcohol!" No mention of side effects beyond that, and we figured if it didn't even upset your stomach, it must be fairly safe and mild. He was on them for a little over a week, and it's been Hell. After 7 days of the previously mentioned symptoms, he called them and they cut the Cipro and switched him to another, milder antibiotic, but he was still the living dead with the Flagyl (with gastrointestinal and mental distress)and two days later he called them and said he quit, he'd rather die of diverticulosis than be like that. The whole time the doctors would answer our calls like we were bothering them and he was just making it up or overdramatizing. It wan't until I got online that I realized how dangerous this stuff can be for some people. I guess it works fairly safely for a lot of people, but others like the folks here just go crazy and the Doctors need to realize it CAN and DOES happen and show some sensitivity and intelligence. Doctors aren't perfect - feel free to question! This Dr. initially wrote a perscription for a pennicillin-based drug (to replace Cipro), even though in his chart it list that as an all | M | 52 | 9 days | 11/18/2009 | 4 | c.diff | This is the most nastiest vile drug I have ever taken. The taste in my mouth was almost unbearable. Had terrible heartburn and loss of appetite. Also developed a white furry tongue and sore throat and mouth. Was sick for 2 week between the c.diff and side effects from the flagyl. | The only good thing about the medicine is that after suffering from bloody diarrhea for several days the flagyl did work in about 3 days. I hope I never need to take it again!!!! | F | 50 | 7 days | 11/17/2009 | 3 | Bv | Nausea, drepression, lack of interest, mood swings, vivid dreams, diarrhea, dark urine, decreased appitite, zombie like throughout the day. | This drug gave me the most vivid dreams. My mood swings were out of control. I cried more than usual. I had no desire to do anything except sit and watch tv. I would be hungry one minute and have no intention for food the next. Helped with my ADD bc it made me more mellow and focused on one thing at a time. Hope it helps with the infection because I don't feel real at this point. | F | 21 | 4 days | 11/7/2009 | 4 | Ulcer | Tingling, stomach uneasiness, terrible diarrhea | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 11/3/2009 | 1 | B. Hominis Parasite | Depression, insomnia, anxious, worried, irritable, overwhelmed, diarrhea, stomach pains, heart racing, extreme fatigue | I had no idea this was a problem drug until I started feeling very down and not sleeping. I am a very upbeat, happy person and this was very unusual. I asked a few friends, all of whom of said their friends and family got very depressed and sick. I couldn't sleep last night and I ALWAYS sleep well. I stopped taking after 2 days/6 doses. | F | 55 | 2 days | 10/31/2009 | 3 | post-appendectomy | nausea, diarrhea, general feeling of awfulness | Taking it 3x a day along with Cipro 2x; it's nasty ~ really, it's horrible. I hope to God that it clears up my original issues, because I'm almost halfway through my 10 day course and have wanted to run screaming from this med from day one!!! Probiotic (yogurt) somewhat helps. | F | 46 | 10 days | 10/29/2009 | 1 | vaginitis | fast heart beat, high blood pressure, dizzy, headaches, tingling in feet, panic attacks, diharria, dry mouth | I took only one treatment of the gel. I ended up calling 911. I thought that I was dying. I started getting a head ache and dry mouth about 30 min after inserting the gel. My mouth was so dry that I couldn't feel my throat. I was told by my doctors that the gel shouldn't do this, but believe me it did. I am still having side effects 6 days later. The doctors just keep saying that it is out of my system, but you could have fooled me. I don't advise anyone to take this. | F | 38 | 1 days | 10/25/2009 | 3 | Trich | Nausea,nausea,nausea. Tiredness and loss of appetite and energy. | My doctor have me one day dose of Flagyl. I had to take three pills. Im not sure what mg they were cause I wanted to take it asap to get rid of my syptoms which it did the same day but effects of nausea are lasting into the third day so far. I would take it again if I had to for this but the side effects are horrible. | F | 37 | 1 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | Bacterial Infection in Uterus | Dizziness, fatigue, nausea, headaches, diarrhea, double kidney pain, sharp shooting pain in abdomen, burning tingling in hands and arms that itched. All so severe that I really thought I was becoming a hypochondriac. | Took Cipro and Flagyl together, 500 mg each 2x day for 14 days. Took Percocets to deal with the nasty side effects of the combination of the two. Well this is my 3rd attempt this year to rid of this bacterial infection in my female anatomy from a ocean swim. I stopped the medication twice because of the nasty side effects and got the bacterial infection back in my uterus this time. Honestly, I would have rather had the stupid infection take over my entire body than deal with this medicine. I went to the emergency room twice because of the side effects- I thought I was dying from appendix bursting or had blood poisoning. The second time to the emergency room, the female doctor told me that flagyl is an evil drug that works, but it's side effects are horrible. She basically said, suck it up, take some pain medications (Percocets) to deal with the side effects and finish the infection medicine to get rid of the bacterial infection before it goes into my blood for real. The stuff put me into tears because I was so sick of being sicker. | F | 41 | 14 days | 10/23/2009 | 5 | Yes | Loss of appetite, diarrhea, sensitive to smells-made me want to throw up, nausea, genital itching | It works, but the side effects suck! I wanted to gag everytime I smelled food that I usually tend to love ! | F | 33 | 7 days | 10/22/2009 | 1 | BV | terrible headaches, stomach discomfort, loss of appetite and nausea | This medication is awful. I have been taking this for a few days and it has made me feel worse than the initial infection. If you take this, I would suggest having two extra strength excedrin on hand to deal with the side effects. Stay away! | F | 26 | 5 days | 10/22/2009 | 3 | C Diff | Brown urine, lethargy then insomnia, VERY shaky legs & arms, constant nausea,total lack of appetite, dizziness and confusion, oral thrush, metalic taste in mouth, sore muscles like I just did a mega-workout. | HORRIBLE medication! Doctor wasn't even aware of the side effects on pamphlet rec'd with meds. SO glad to read about others with weakness/shaky legs. Started a couple days after taking it. After 2 weeks, can't even put on my pants without sitting down. Dr. told me it was not related to the medication. One tip: if you have to take it and can swallow a large pill, I wrapped my pills in a very thin coating of cheese (making sure no pill was sticking out). Not only did it eliminate the gagging & taste, but it went down much smoother. Not sure yet if it cleared up the C Diff, but I would NOT take this medication again. Had to miss 2 weeks+ of work simply due to the side effects of this vile medication. | F | 45 | 14 days | 10/19/2009 | 3 | pid | Constant nausea, loss of appetite, lethargy, severe diahrrea, sharp lower abdonimal pains. | The first day I took the meds I had that metallic taste n it made me even more nauseas. But what I've been doing to avoid that is chew up my food and shove the pill in the middle of my food..then swallow the food w the pill n the middle and this will avoid tasting the pill and the metallic taste ;) It works for me. I was prescribed 500mg 3times a day for 10 days. The side effects are horrible. I thought it was just me. And for the user that said we're all exaggerating, no maybe you are one of the few lucky ones who don't experience these side effects. I called my pharmacist n dr concerned because on day 3 I was throwing up and then again 3days later. I'm really small so maybe it has effected me a lot due to my size. But I have to agree with most of you. Bad side effects. I always feel nauseated during the day n can't throw up :( | F | 22 | 10 days | 10/17/2009 | 1 | pouchitis | terrible neuropathy in feet | I was prescribed metronidazole (flagyl) for pouchitis. I was on it for a year and a half with no side effects. Then my toes and feet started tingling and became VERY sensitive. I had no idea this could have been a side effect since I had been taking the meds for so long. I went to 2 doctors that couldn't figure out the probem. The 3rd doctor I went to said the neuropathy was from the flagyl and to stop taking it immediately. So I have been taking flagyl for 6 months while having the neuropathy. I just hope it is reversible because it is extremely uncomfortable. | M | 30 | 2 years | 10/17/2009 | 1 | Periodontitis | Extreme persistent neuropathy in hands and feet/ankles. | Flagyl did not provide me with any benefit at all. The side effects have caused me severe discomfort. | M | 57 | 5 days | 10/16/2009 | 1 | Suspected Diverticulitis | Major nausea, no appetite, dark urine, anxiety | I took 500mg X 3 times a day for 2.5 days for a suspected diverticulitis attack. This was absolutely the worst experience of have ever had with a prescription drug. Major Nausea all the time that would not stop 24/7. I thought I was going crazy. My anxiety kicked in and that was hell too. This was a terrible experience for me that I would not wish on any other person. Thank god for my family sticking with me. The nausea was the worst but what was almost as bad was that it took 5-6 days after I stopped the medication to actually feel right again. Listen, if you need to take this medication, you should do it but be aware that it is a serious drug for serious infections. Not everyone will have the same reaction. I am just glad to have found this board to be able to understand that I was not alone. You are not either. Best of luck to everyone and thanks for your comments. They helped me through a very trying two weeks. | M | 40 | 3 days | 10/16/2009 | 5 | gastrointestinal infection | lightheadedness | A follow up on using Flagyl. Don't drink alcohol or use any products containing alcohol. I'm also prescribed Testim, a gel, which I must apply to my skin. It contains alcohol. I didn't notice a reaction the first three mornings but I noticed it after that. Some people don't have this reaction with alcohol but I sure did--mild to severe Nausea. I'm also starting wonder if the lightheadedness is another result of using this alcohol-based gel. | M | 47 | 8 days | 10/15/2009 | 2 | diverticulitus | Metallic, taste depression tired | M | 50 | 10 days | 10/10/2009 | 5 | gastrointestinal infection | Lightheadedness | I was prescribed 2x500mg, one pill in the evening and one in the morning. This stuff is powerful and works very well. Many symptoms that people complain about here on this site are actually a result of "Herx" or die-off. In my case, besides some minor lightheadedness, I suffered no effects until about 48 hours after taking this anti-biotic. At that point I started feeling really ill, nausea, headaches, weakness, fatigue, anxiety, and insomnia that night. The next morning I felt much better until the following evening when I started experiencing headaches and nausea. Each day has gotten progressively better. This stuff works. Stick with it. When you start getting ill that simply means the anti-biotic is killing the bad stuff in you. Oh yeah, take time off of work for this stuff. You need to rest and drink lots of water to help detox your body. And don't forget to take a probiotic during or immediately after using any antibiotic. | M | 47 | 4 days | 10/9/2009 | 2 | Colitis | Peripheal Neuropothy (bad burning/tingling in hands and feet), headache, feeling of being drugged, very spacy, not myself, weak, tired, dark urine-thought it was bloody at first. | Flagyl I'm sure does a good job for the reason it was created (well the 2nd reason- a very very long time ago it was used for alcoholics). It has a lot of side effects, the fact it's damaging my nerves really throws me for a loop that this was allowed on the market as a antibiotic. | M | 21 | 7 days | 10/9/2009 | 1 | BV | Nausea, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Bad taste in mouth, Rapid heart beat | Prescribed this medicine for BV. Told to take 500 mg x 3 per day for 7 days. I am on day 5 and I want to stop. I can't eat, my stomach aches and I feel like I want to throw up all the time. My heart was beating so fast last night that I thought I was going to die. The BV seems to be clearing up but it's a horrible experience. Doctors need to prescribe anti-nausea meds with this. | F | 26 | 5 days | 10/6/2009 | 2 | Giardia Lamblia | severe nausea (and therefore diminished appetite), feeling drunk/drugged, bad metallic taste, irritability, muscle tension, abdominal pain, very low energy (sleeping during the day), lethargy | this has been by far the worst prescription medication experience i have ever had, i never imagined a pill that my doctor gave me would have such terrible side effects on me. i felt almost high the whole time, totally off. i took 500mg, three times a day, for 7 days. i'm not sure if it cured me from the parasites yet, i really hope so! it is said to be efficient for that. | F | 27 | 7 days | 10/4/2009 | 5 | Diverticulitus | nausea, loose stools, lightedness, loss of appetite, loss of weight, horrible taste in mouth, pain in teeth, anxiety, racing heart beat, chills. | Took Flagyl in hospital thru iv due to diverticulitus then after two days sent home with pill form 500 mg 3 x daily along with Levoguin 500 mg 1 time daily. Couldn't stand the side effects so contacted doctor after a week of pill form and he said to reduce it down to 1 per day. As soon as I missed one dose all side effects were gone except the metal taste in my mouth. The pain from the infection was gone before I left the hospital so I know the medicine did work. | F | 49 | 10/1/2009 | 3 | BV | Racing pulse, tingling in feet, muscle twitches | Was given the entire quantity of 2 grams all at once 2 days ago. Did not sleep AT ALL last night. Panic attack all night, abdominal pain, chills, muscle twitches mostly in fingers, and tingling in feet. But, it seems to have cleared up the BV. Hope tonight will be better! | F | 31 | 1 days | 9/25/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Crushing fatigue, sour taste in mouth, nausea, muscle twitch in right forearm. | I started flagyl (4x500mg/day) plus cipro (2x500/day) for diverticulitis. I had to stop the flagyl after about 5 days because of the side effects. It's been 2 days since stopping and I still have a very sour taste in mouth and some fatigue at night. No alcohol. Muscle twitch has improved and I generally feel much better, only the two lingering side effects. I've read that the taste side effect can persist for a long time. | M | 57 | 5 days | 9/25/2009 | 1 | c diff | Extreme joint pain, fatigue, disoriented, and slurred speech | My 16 year old daughter had to take this after a surgical infection had her on antibiotics long enough to develop c diff. Kept telling doctors she could'nt move any of her extremeties. They wanted her to keep taking it. Said she only had a virus. After a week of harassing them that it wasn't a virus, they ran bloodwork. She had serum sickness from Flagyl!! After being off the meds for over a month, her level of serum sickness is 47(normal is 0-13)it was 69. Her doctor's don't want to do anything for her except continue to check her bloodwork monthly. Please let me know if this happened to anyone else!! I don't know what to do for her or how to get this sh** out of her system. She only took 10 pills out of the 30. If I had listened to the doctors and kept giving her the pills, she could've died. This stuff needs to be taken off the market!!! | F | 16 | 3 days | 9/24/2009 | 1 | preventative/after surgery | Extreme 24hr Nausea, disorientation, not myself feeling, diarrhea, weakness | Taking 400mg x2 for 7 days as prevetative care after vaginal repair surgery. Fatigued and nauseous all day and would wake up several times at night feeling sick to the stomach. No appetite. Not sure whether it worked or not since it was preventative in the first place. I''m stopping it today after day 5, I just cant bear the nausea anymore. | F | 38 | 5 days | 9/22/2009 | 3 | Bacterial vaginosis | heart palpitations(which is really bad cus i have anxiety attacks as is) dark, almost brown urine,gas,metallic taste in the back of my mouth, nausea,headaches, dizziness, drowsiness,irritability | all this mess and im barely seeing a change in discharge after day 4, im gonna finish it but im starting to wonder if this med is really worth it, i have recurring bacterial vaginosis and it seems to almost never work | F | 18 | 4 days | 9/21/2009 | 1 | bv | stomach upset..felt like i had to throw up but never did..backache and soarness...tiredeness...urinatated more than normal..weak...sad and depressed....loss of appetite | I ws aactually happy when i read this site because i was scarred that i might be pregant becauseafetr my last dose on thursday(today is monday) i still feel terrible...stomach ache..backache..loss of app..tired...nausaus...when i read allthe comments i realized its normal and it most likely the flagyl(relief) but i still hope and pray i gett better soon | 28 | 7 days | 9/21/2009 | 3 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Headaches, nausea, body aches, diarrhea, slight loss of appetite, slight disorientation, insomnia-waking during the night, tiredness, feverish, metallic taste in mouth, calf and upper leg pain, racing heart | I appreciate the comments here. I was preparing to go to the emergency room about the headaches as I seldom have a headache. The headaches are very painful from the base of my skull along both sides of my head to the temples. I have an arthritic knee and the pain intensified and spread to both my calves and thighs. I am having trouble walking. I thought I was falling apart. I work out regularly, cardo and weights, and am in good shape, great muscle tone and all, so this was blowing my mind. Thanks to all who took the time to post here. I now know it is the Metronidazole. I am taking a 7 day course of the 500mg tabs and am on day 5. | F | 54 | 7 days | 9/20/2009 | 1 | BV | Headache, diarrea, vomiting, lower back pain, fatigue, headache, leg cramping and gave me a yeast infection. | I was prescribed generic Falgyl to take 500 2x a day for 7 days, I made it half way through day 5 before the stomach cramping diarrea and vomiting started. I stopped taking it and am waiting to feel better....its been 18 hours. | F | 34 | 5 days | 9/19/2009 | 3 | parasite | Horrible nausea nearly constantly, periodic dizziness, diarrhea, vomiting, white tongue, bad taste in mouth and affecting taste of food, gas, fatigue/depression. | I am taking probiotics. I've never had this much trouble with an antibiotic. I am on a very high dose (750 mg. 3 x per day) and I'm sure that's not helping. Not sure how to rate because there aren't other options for my parasite but this is horrible side effects. | F | 36 | 10 days | 9/18/2009 | 4 | BV | Fatigue, headache, cloudy head, dark urine, nausea | F | 25 | 7 days | 9/15/2009 | 1 | BV | After first day (2 doses) of taking Flagyl I developed a fever and a horrible headache. Also experienced pain in legs. Called my doctor who switched me over to Metrogel. Hoping that will work better for me. | F | 38 | 1 days | 9/15/2009 | 2 | acute diarrhea over a month | Horrid taste in mouth, loss of appetite, urine discoloration, and severe depression are the major side-effects on the medication Flagyl. A post Flagyl side-effect occurred 3 days after stopping the medication - a sore throat. Three more days after the sore throat, blood in plegm occurred. The throat is still sore after a month, but have not been spitting up much phlegm. | Please seek alternative treatments to antibiotics first, use them as a last resort. | M | 29 | 14 days | 9/11/2009 | 1 | possible bacterial infection | loss of appetite, fatigue, numbness and tingling in hands and feet, severely bloated stomach, rapid heart beat, metallic taste in mouth, depressed, emotional, spacey, dillusional, the chills.... u name it! | the side effects of this drug are horrendous! why i was given it is also confusing. my girlfriend was diagnosed with BV but her nor me had an std. her gynecologist suggested she take metronidazole via vaginal gel and adviced that i take it as well via pills. first few days I just felt bloated but then the severe side effects kicked in after day 3. I've completed day 5 and contacted her doctor because the side effects were unbearable. she adviced me that i should be cured from whatever bacteria i might of had, and stated i should be fine to stop taking the pill. ONLY TAKE THIS DRUG IF YOUR DOCTOR ABSOLUTELY INSISTS. the numbness and tingling sensations can lead to permenant nerve damage | M | 27 | 7 days | 9/9/2009 | 3 | Infection in artificial hip | Strong rotten taste in mouth and throat, no appetite, gummy mouth, food tastes bitter, overall muscle weakness (but not sure if that's the flagyl or just not eating), night sweats. Initial sore throat and mouth sores, but they went away by day 7-8. | Been taking 1500mg/day for 12 days, in conjunction with IV Ceftriaxone. Scheduled for 8 weeks of both. If you take the Flagyl with a carbonated soda- like Pepsi/Coke, and then take a few spoonfulls of Activia yogurt- it helps with the taste during the day. At night is the hardest, laying down after a dose keeps a rotten taste in your mouth all night. | F | 47 | 8 weeks | 9/6/2009 | 1 | entamoeba ecoli trophozites | (see post 8/25/09) | THERE MIGHT BE HOPE! My doc got his new book in so I am on TINIDAZOLE (500MG -- 4 PILLS ONCE A DAY FOR 3 DAYS) --look it up on wikipedia. widely used in europe. Tinidazole is FDA approved for the treatment of trichomoniasis,[1] giardiasis and amebiasis. A large body of clinical data exists to support its use as a treatment for amoebae, giardia and vaginal trichomona, just like metronidazole. Tinidazole may be a therapeutic alternative in the setting of metronidazole tolerance. Tinidazole may also be used to treat or prevent a variety of bacterial infections, including Helicobacter pylori. Outside the United States, it has been widely used to treat bacterial vaginosis.[2][3] Now, I was so paranoid because of the flagyl experience, i mixed all four pills in honey, scouped them in a teaspoon and swallowed all of them -- then chased them down with 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream. Then, throughout the day, I would just do a swig of honey and heavy whipcream. (I'm eating bite size tostitos when i get hungry, but the honey and whipping cream really curbs my appitite). I still have two more days left, and I will let you know how it goes! I slept great last night too! No fowl taste, a little bloating (baking soda and water did great), no headaches, no nausea, etc etc. Of course there's diahrrea involved but who cares after what i went thru with that nasty toxic flagyl! | F | 54 | 9/4/2009 | 1 | diverticulitis | dizziness, insomnia, confusion, stomach pain, bloating. overall tiredness and the feeling of a dark cloud over you. | 500 mg 4x a day for 10 days... | F | 54 | 4 days | 9/4/2009 | 1 | 9/3/2009 | 1 | colon infection | dizziness, loss of appetite, metalic taste in mouth, shakiness and very stressed out feeling. | This medication is terrible. While it may be effective there has got to be better options. I would never want to take it again and don't know if I can make it throught he treatment without stopping. I am taking it with Cipro three times per day at 500mg per dose. | F | 41 | 10 days | 9/3/2009 | 3 | BV | DRY MOUTH....holy mother I feel like I sucked on sand!!! upset stomach, nausea, stomach pain and cramping DO NOT TAKE THIS IS YOU ALREADY HAVE STOMACH ISSUES!!! Seriously, there are other choices!! dizziness, lightheaded, insomnia..just feel like ass!! | Dr. said this was the best for BV infection! Yes, it cleared up the infection but the side effects where worse than the problem I originally went for!! I just finished and I feel like someone HIT me in the stomach. I have tried to eat but feel like I need to be sick everytime I do. Tried taking pro-biotics to help put good bacteria in my gut (can't eat yogurt due to Lactose intolerance) and they did help but my god...this is awful stuff. I also have acid reflux and this medication seems to make that flare up even with medication for acid reflux. For anyone has stomach issues too being with...you've been worned!!! Next time...I'll stick with cream or gel!! | F | 29 | 7 days | 9/2/2009 | 1 | diverticulitis | nausea, weakness, shaky, horrible tastes and smells. I feel like a German Shephard, everything has a new but horrible smell and taste. I had 3 panic attacks. Loss of appetite. The symptoms have been getting worse dizzyness felt like I was on chemotherapy. overall exhaustion...getting worse and worse. Unable to walk without support because of the weakness and dizziness and pain in hips. | I am an RN. I am drug sensitive. I told everyone I was drug sensitive. No one listens. I am so relieved I looked this up and just knowing it was not me. This is the most horrible drug I have ever taken. I have been on it with Cipro. | F | 65 | 8 days | 9/2/2009 | 3 | C-Diff | Diarrhea is worse now then before I started taking it, and I have a small amount of bright red blood. I've been on 500mg x 14 days. I am only on Day 4. I'm lethargic/tired, depressed (I'm typically a very outgoing, up-beat person). Doc said diarrhea should stop around day 4 or 5. I will tough it out and see what happens. | If it works to clear up the infection...then yahoo! | F | 47 | 4 days | 9/1/2009 | 1 | BV | 2 500 mg tabs per day. Complete loss of appetite. White tongue. Metallic taste in mouth all day. Some night sweats...awful smell when sweating did occur. Nausea. Everything smelled horrible including water. Just finished my last day of the meds...and knew it was Jesus that brought me through. I think it did serve it's purpose...but be prepared for a horrible ride. | F | 31 | 7 days | 8/30/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | nausea,palpatations,metal in my mouth. all around horrible for five days and went back to my doctor and he said i could stop . thank you god. now what do i eat he said no chinese food and i love it.SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HE WRONG | F | 68 | 8/29/2009 | 4 | Tric | severe stomach growling and cramping; dizziness, numbness in legs and feet; insomnia; no appetite; nausea; bowels not formed; headache; no energy; tired; itching; food not tasting right | DO NOT LET THE PILL SIT ON YOUR TONGUE! You will be sorry it tast horrible. Use some kind of beverage with a taste and not water. The taste is disgusting. | F | 42 | 14 days | 8/28/2009 | 4 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Metallic taste in mouth, lots of bloating and gas, fatigue | Prescribed 500mg, 3x/day for 5 days, capsule form. Generic. This is about the 4th time I have had to take this drug for reoccurring BV. I used to use the gel because the first time I used flagyl via capsule form, I was extremely sick. Doctor advised that the gel isn't as effective as the tablet, so I went back to capsule form. Only thing that I find difficult to tolerate is the metal taste which starts after the 3rd day of treatment. I won't drink water because it's horrible. I take the pills with every meal, mid-meal. If you take it after the meal, it may not be swallowed properly and then you'll taste it when the capsule dissolves. Other than the extreme gas and bloating, i'm doing ok. The BV is practically gone...one more day of meds - flagyl is worth it. | F | 30 | 5 days | 8/28/2009 | 2 | Dog bite: Prophylaxis | Metallic taste in mouth persisted throughout treatment. Dizziness, feeling of being "spacey," nausea, severe lack of appetite were transient yet bothersome. Panic attacks consistent throughout treatment. Severe lethargy. | I took Flagyl as a prophylaxis to preclude infection after being bit by a dog while cycling. The Flagyl has not noticeably reduced swelling or infection in my wound. Seven days into treatment, most side effects have persisted. These side effects would likely prevent me from taking Flagyl again unless absolutely necessary. | M | 30 | 10 days | 8/27/2009 | 1 | abcessed tooth | nausea, joint aches, back pain, headaches,hot flashes, fever,out of it feeling,tingling in hands,feeling of being out of it, dark urine, bad taste in mouth. | Was suppose to take 500mg 3 times a day for 7 days, by the forth day I stopped. Ive never felft so bad in my life. Horrible drug ill never take again,couldnt funtion, had to miss work. | F | 47 | 3 days | 8/26/2009 | 1 | BV | nausea, metallic taste in my mouth all day, exhausted all day, bloated, diahhrea 3 to 4 times a day, horrible stomache cramps. Feels a bit like pregnancy symptoms. | this disrupted my life to the point that I stopped taking it after day 5. I could not go through with the 2x per day 7 day treatment. BV symptoms did clear up but now i'm getting a yeast infection and even 1 day after i stopped taking it i am still feeling the effects probably even worse. I will never take this again. Glad I found this site cuz I could not figure out what was wrong with me. | F | 31 | 5 days | 8/25/2009 | 1 | entamoeba coli trophozites | headaches, severe burning of stomach, esophagus and throat, rancid metallic taste, severe nausea, horrible abdominal pain, couldn't sleep, muscle twitching, felt like i was going to die, totally debilitating. | wow! had to stop taking it after 3 1/2 days 250 mg 3xday. I was so upset about it i called the doc and the pharmacy to advise them of the deadly side affects. it was like I injested hydrochloric acid or drano. I cannot believe this is on the market. Asked my doc for something else, he had to order a book, probably a pdr or something, to find an alternative (if there is one!) I've been looking but there might not be one. should find out this week sometime.. | F | 54 | 3 days | 8/25/2009 |
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