There are 883 ratings for the drug: FLAGYL in the Askapatient database.

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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3	Poucitis/Inflammatory Bowel Disease	I can't stand the taste in my mouth from the med!!!!!! Yeast infections, overgrowth of yeast, not enough friendly bacteria, stomach ache, fatigue	should have a thicker coating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	F	31	14 years		6/5/2008
4	BV	Depression big time. I take one a week to control BV but I have noticed depression the morning after. Not sure why?	The generic is much worse than the real thing. Have your doctor put DAW on the prescription. The generic doesnt have a coating on it and the real drug does.	F	34	5 years		8/1/2006
5	Chronic Pouchitis	Fine motor tremors, tingling	These things taste awful, but after continuous, long-term usage I didn’t have most of the side-effects listed here. Without Flagyl, I am totally disabled, unable to sleep more than 45 minutes at a stretch, with pain and 30-40 urgent BM per day. With it, I am slowly causing medication induced Parkinson’s by destroying my fine-motor neurons. Life’s a gem! If anybody knows of an alternative medication (besides Cipro which does not work) for controlling chronic inflammation of an ileoanal J-Pouch, please e-mail me!	M	34	4 years		11/8/2007 Email
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
2	chrons	vomiting, couldn't keep any food down	tasted disgusting		17	1 years		1/29/2005
5	chronic infection	After approx 6 months of long term use (600-900mg/day) numbness in the feet became a problem and had to cease taking flagyl.	This was the only antibiotic that has been able to control my infection, we've tried many antibiotics oral and IV with no success. Simply missing two days of flagyl would cause an abcess to errupt despite being on other strong antibiotics	M	18	6 months		8/5/2004
3	bacterial prostatitis	peripheral neuropathy in hands and arms after some months	Was the only anitbitoic that suppressed my symptoms, but had to quit due to tthe peripheral neuropathy.	M	53	5 months		9/3/2004
2	Ulcerative Colitis	horrible taste! it is so bad that everytime i take it i almost puke, extreme nausea all day long	Ugh I took this last year for a few months and it wasn't bad at all because I would slip it in some Jell-O and eat it. But now I have to take it for 10 days this year because my Ulcerative Colitis relapsed a little and I haven't gotten any Jell-O yet, but it is so hard to take this with only water. It dissolves so fast in your mouth and if you don't swallow it in like a millisecond, you will throw up. I tried taking this last year when I didn't know how to take pills and it was BRUTAL, i threw up three times from it.	F	16	5 months		1/16/2008
5	Crohn's peri-rectal abscess	No appetite AT ALL, anxiety, weepy and emotional. Bad tasting stuff. Just wacked out!	I had a huge infection from a peri-rectal abscess. I was on this drug for several months. It saved my life!! Once I realized it was the drug that was making me feel so weak and emotional, I was able to tolerate it better. My doctor said he knew it caused side-effects, but I was very sick and needed a "big gun" antibiotic. So I hate it but am thankful that it worked! I am also thankful that I am off of it! Hang in there people!	F	50	4 months		5/17/2009
4	Bac'des Fragilis Lyph'cel infection	Metallic taste predominant, loose and frequent stools, feeling of not completely emtying bowel, fatigue, general anxiety likely from fear of infection not completely eliminated.	This abdmominal infection occurred 1 month post radical prostatectomy. It was taken in combination with IV antibiotic Tazocin. Saved my life as I was in sepsis.	M	54	3 months		4/2/2009
4	For "C-Diff"	Really bad metallic taste in mouth that will not go away. I have taken it with juice and rolled tablet in bread and those things made the medication tolerable to me. But bad taste showed up in an hour or so.	No matter the unpleasant side effects, this medication has helped me a great deal.	F	74	3 months		3/26/2006 Email
5	Crohn's disease	Mild tingling of the feet and wrists at 1/2 tablet dosing. Much stronger tingling feet to knees and hands to elbows at full tablet dosing.	This was a miracle drug for me in stopping the Crohn's symptoms almost overnight but I had to stay at 1/2 dose in order to tolerate the peripheral neuropathy. 4 years later I still have occasional mild neuropathy in the feet.	F	61	2 months		11/29/2003
3	C-Diff	Nausea, extremely loose bowels, metallic taste in mouth, depression, feeling of total hopelessness, major confusion and now peripheral neuropathy!	This medicine did finally kick my C-Diff (thank goodness and I too made many deals with God) but now that I have another side effect of Peripheral Neurology I am very angry that Flagyl had so many side effects that I was not aware of at the time. I am happy to be off of Flagyl and I cannot imagine ever taking it again in my life.	F	45	2 months		1/12/2008
3	Crohns	Nausea,Fatigue,headahes,light headed,loss of appetite and dark unrine also my tongue is affected, ruff and discoloured.	So far my symptoms have become better by about 50%. This is good but i think the idea is for it to dissapear 100%. Taking 6MP as well. At this stage i've become the ginie pig we all become at some stage. P.S I really hope this works for us all, 2 tablets a day is fine with me!	F	25	2 months		9/25/2007 Email
1	antibiotic associated colitis	My Dad is sixty years old and was put on flagyl after developing c diff infection following several rounds of antibiotics. He experienced severe depression,confusion, extreme loss of appetite, extreme fatigue, weakness, severe insomnia, swelling in the legs and feet, and extreme disorientation that began to mimick full-blown psychosis and disassociative behavior. He even attempted to take his own life.	This is the worst drug I have ever seen and it came with the most inaccurately simple description of	M	60	2 months		4/21/2005 Email
1	brain abcess	It caused a toxic neuropathy, a peripheral neuropathy which initally caused great difficulty walking, swollen ankles, I could not urine much and it stored up in my body, cardiac problems (Vtach, high heart rate, etc) I endedup back in the hospital. Longer term I still have taccycardia and numbness in various areas and vertigo and weak legs and arms.	Any class action suits pending around this drug?	F	40	2 months		8/21/2009 Email
3	C Diff	I have already posted the side effects, but what worries me is that some of you are going to work with C-Diff. The infectious disease doc told me NO WAY was I going to work, this is highly contageous! My husband also has to get tested for this!		F	41	1 months		7/26/2006
3	C Diff	the first 2 weeks, could not concentrate, dizzy and disconnected. this feeling wore off the longer I took the medicine. Still have rapid heartbeat and horrible taste in my mouth. The first week is the absolute worst. Very fatigued, nausea all the time.	This is my 3rd course, but this time they have added rifampin to the mix too. The big D has decreased, but the c-diff is still there. If it doesn't work in a few days, I'm going to call to demand Vancomycin. I've heard it has less side effects	F	41	1 months		7/26/2006
3	giardia	severe stomach pains, nausea, sleepiness	Taking this was almost worse than the giardia. It did get rid of the giardia, but I was terribly sick while I took this.	F	27	1 months		7/29/2007
1	Infected Dermoid cyst post-op	SEVERE anxiety and depression, nausea, diarrhea, metallic taste	I've dealt with depression during the last 7 years and last year I got off meds and have been quite happy. Getting on this medicine brought me back to a state I thought I'd never have to face again!! Tomorrow is my last dose, I really hope all this is going away soon. Inform your doctor if you've suffered from depression in the past, this is NOT the medicine for you!	F	28	1 months		7/8/2009
1	Crohn's	Depression (Other drugs I was on like prednisone had this side effect though too, and that made my depression a lot worse probably), mood swings, metallic taste, impulsiveness, convulsive seizures, irritability, weakness, insomnia, rash, dry eyes, worsening of bloody diarrhea, nausea.	It, along with the other drugs I was on, only made my disease worse. Flagyl can cause bloody diarrhea, not something that's good for Crohn's patients.	F	20	1 months		7/14/2008
2	abdominal abscess	Initially dry mouth, depressed, extreme fatigue, watery diarrhea, stomach pain. THEN: numbness in hands/ feet, confusion, slurred speech, spacy, unsteadiness, falls x 4, a kind of stomping feet, leaning forward kind of walk.	Benefits outweighed the risk initially. Never told of potential side effects to watch for. I stopped my mom from taking another dose of this medication and most went away. Still weak and a little unsteady. Still with some numbness in her toes.	F	74	10 weeks 500 mg 3X D		2/17/2010 Email
1	c-diff	metallic taste, total loss of appetite for 4 months, lost 30 lbs, THEN NUMB FEET	I have no insurance but would gladly have paid $1660 for 2 weeks of vancomycin had I been told I'd end up with numb feet from flagyl. I'm now out around $10,000. Two trips to hospital by ambulance, once a walk-in, 9 weeks on flagyl because no one explained anything ($145 a week). Now seeing acupuncturist to (hopefully) restore feeling to my feet ($95/visit). A TOTAL NIGHTMARE! DON'T TAKE IT!	F	63	9 weeks		1/12/2008 Email
3	Crohn's/ Fistula	Nausea, Vommiting, diareah, severe stomach cramps, fatigue, loss of appetite	the only medication that helped to keep my fistula uninfected however, when i came off of it the fistula acted up again. It does not act to close the fistula just keeps it from becomming infected again. I feel better on the flagyl than when the fistula was infected so i guess the side effects are worth it.	F	22	8 weeks		8/21/2007
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
5	diverticulitis	Darkened urine, constant metalic taste in mouth, nausea, all of which started immediately after beginning medication. Within a couple of weeks (mega doses of Flagyl and Cipro for six weeks) I began to notice extreme lethargy. Now feel like I can barely climb the stairs,am going to bed very early and am sleeping longer and more soundly than usual. Have decided not to call my physician with these latest effects; have only a week left and because I am feeling so much better, am hoping to stay awake to be able to take the tail end of the medication.	Drug that seems to be working for me, but the side effects are definitely unpleasant. I will not want to take this medication again.	F	59	6 weeks		2/27/2008
4	ruptured appendix/infection	Dry mouth, nasty taste in mouth, frequent soft stools, decreased energy. AFTER STOPPING MEDICATION experiencing lower back and joint pain, occaisional mild abdominal pain, diareah.	I was warned about the taste and the effects of this drug on the intestines, but I wasn't told about the joint pain. I took the drug for approximately six weeks and have been off of it for 4 days. My lower back is very tender and I have mild pain in both knees. These symptoms occured after I stopped taking the medication. Flagyl is very rough on your system, and I hope some of my current symptoms are simply evidence that my own functions are returning to normal. The side effects are severe, but not as severe as death, which was my alternative.	M	33	6 weeks		1/1/2006
1	Crohn's Fistula/Abcess	I was put on Flagyl for 6 weeks. Side effects: pain, primarily in my joints and bones in my leg and chest. It started after 1 day of taking Flagyl. My ribs were acing when breading, my joints became inflamed and my right hip locked in one position. The pain was gone 2 days after stopping the treatment. However the fistula was still infected, so I was put on it again a few days later. The pain returned. My doctor says that the pain is purely coincidental and has nothing to do with the Flagyl. My Crohn’s became very active while taking Flagyl. As a result I was hospitalised. There I was given dexamethasone and prednisolone, to stop the inflammation, and fosamax to prevent osteoporosis induced by corticosteriod use. These drugs can also cause osteonecrosis. Now one year later I’m diagnosed with avascular osteonecrosis of the femur in/of the right hip. I wish I had never taken the Flagyl.		M	31	6 weeks		5/11/2006
5	perforated diverticulitis	A very peculiar sensation of the scent of stale lillies(this is unpleasant). I perceive this scent and feel quite nauseous. There is a low level constant nausea for about half of waking hours. Low levels of energy, easy fatiguability. I have been taking flagyl in combination with cipro and it may be difficult to attribute precisely which is causing what and also which symptoms are more related to the disease process.	It has become progressively more difficult to take over time because I know that I will feel queasy during and soon after. I do appreciate previous comments on taking this with peanut butter and milk because that has helped. Considering how I was feeling during hospitalization to how I am feeling now, this is a strong and effective medication. One other comment(don't read if you don't want to hear about flatulence)- I had very foul smelling large volume gas for years, and that seemed to have cleared up.	M	50	4 weeks		5/8/2007
5	crohns disease flare	metallic taste	I felt like awful daily for months, only got up for work and necessary things. This drug made me feel like living again. I feel great, have energy everyday. No negative effects as of yet.	F	40	4 weeks		5/27/2009 Email
5	yes	sleeplessness, lack of appetite	saved my life-I had a ruptured appendix for 2 days with perionitis and was going into shock. Would have died w/o it!	F		3 weeks		5/13/2006
5	RUPTURED APPENDIX	sleeplessness, lack of appetite	saved my life-I had a ruptured appendix for 2 days with perionitis and was going into shock. Would have died w/o it!	F		3 weeks		5/13/2006
4	crohns/abcesses	depression, metalic taste, dark urine,absolutely no energy,confusion, the list goes on, but as Im still on it I havent the energy to think!!!!!!	I am still on it and look forward to the day I can be off it and be my happy self again.	F	34	3 weeks		8/1/2005
5	BV	Fatigue, lower stomach cramps, dark urine.	This medicine truly works. I have taken it about 5 times so far. This time I am on a 14 day dose (2 times a day). I have recurring BV so I have tried everything more than once. The medicine works on day 2 for me. I am currently on Day 7. 7 more days to go. I've gotta do it. The taste is soo bad when I put it in my mouth and try to swollow with some water. I'm gonna try taking it with milk from now on. I start gagging when I take it. But hey..I would rather go through all that than have this infection.	F	24	2 weeks		3/23/2006
4	Ulcer	Tingling, stomach uneasiness, terrible diarrhea		M	22	2 weeks		11/3/2009
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
3	bv	nasty taste ...dark urine..very tired...chest pain..vomitting	this medicine makes me not want to be cured its so nasty i cant even swallow... today i waisted 2pills i swallowed 1 and threw it back up and then tried it again with another pill and it came rite back up,,,its very nasty dont take it	F	18	2 weeks 4X D		8/10/2010
3	Systemic Infection	I caught an infection. For two weeks I was fed Flagyl and Cipro (some others I don't remember)intravenously. It smoked my nervous system. I went back to work after eight months and lasted three weeks. It seems like my whole system is on the rocks. Hasn't reached my brain yet, as far as I know.	The drugs seem to have only delayed the inevitable. Anyone know anything about this?	M	49	2 weeks		1/17/2008 Email
2	c.defficil	my tongue is look horrible after i start medication and still look like this till now i stop it since 3 months		F	27	2 weeks		8/22/2007 Email
2	clostridium difficile	dark urine (which is no big deal); I vomited twice from the taste, I believe, but it could have been from the illness.	I was happy & healthy, and then, I was prescribed an antibiotic for a possible sinus infection (don't think I had one) while on vacation. This caused severe diarrhea, which I've had on and off for a month. I took 500 mg of Metronidazole (substituted for Flagyl) 3x a day for 14 days. At the end, I felt pretty well...not 100%, but I wanted to eat again. A couple of days later, the severe diarrhea came back. The new sample tested positive for c-diff again. So, it did not work for me.	F	39	2 weeks		9/22/2005
1	bacterial vaginitis	very, very depressed, light headed, metallic taste, loss of appetite, loose and frequent bowel movements, yeast infection	My gyn had me take Flagyl for 7 days, then off for one week, then take it again for 7 more days. If this drug is EVER recommended to me again, I will definitely ask for an alternative. The worse was the severe depression...I had horrible crying jags! It was a nightmare.	F	51	2 weeks		2/23/2006
1	Crohns disease	Other than the nasty metallic taste in my mouth, I had a feeling like I was "doomed" (if that makes any sense). I tell people today that I was making deals with God to have it stop. No joking. It was one of the most unpleasant experiences on top of my Crohns symptoms which were bad enough.		M	7	2 weeks		8/8/2007
1	c diff	tingling in arms and hands upset stomach felt out of it bad taste in my mouth	vancocin worked better	F	40	2 weeks		4/10/2005
1	colon surgery	Sick. Sick, sSick, vometing	Will never take it again	F	40	2 weeks		4/28/2008
1	c-diff	I had taken flagyl many years ago and had to take another medication as I had vomiting, disorientation, among other problems. I was recently diagnosed with c-diff and was taken off flagyl as I now have peripheral and autonomic neuropathy. The symptoms have not gone away, but are worse after one year.	It is the most caustic medication that I have ever taken. It was given to me after getting antibiotic c-diff. NEVER, EVER can I take this medication again. It was given infusion and then orally. Did not clear up c-diff and I was switched to vanco.	F	57	2 weeks		12/1/2008
5	BV	Waves of nausea, dark urine, slight dizziness for a day, feeling of disassociation	I didn't have any really disturbing side effects like everyone is talking about. I only experienced the metallic taste when I swallowed the pill. I do have to say I was queezy the entire time and felt really full when I ate. It's like i'm hungry and queezy at the same time...very odd feeling. 500mg 2x day for 7 days	F	25	1 weeks		11/9/2008
3	Crohn's Disease	Nauseau, terrible metallic taste, mild tingling of the feet & legs	It does help control a flare up but the side effects are awful. I've used it occasionally over the past 10 years but only as a last resort and only for a short time, such as one to two weeks. The worst side effect is the unbearable metallic tase. Sometimes it's so bad I want to rip my tongue out! It does work well in tamdem with Prednisone (synergy) so it can be helpful to quickly quash a flare up before it gets out of hand thus limiting the need for prolonged doses of prednisone or a costly Remicade infusion.	M	46	1 weeks		6/11/2004
1	Vaginal Discharge following Mono	Very bothersome peripheral neuropathy in hands and feet with tingling, burning, stabbing and difficulty walking when standing up (after 5 days on Flagyl). Weakness in feet and legs, odd looking stools, dark, irritating urine, irritability, depression, very, very sleepy, fatigue, mild to moderate headaches, facial flushing, fevers, chest pain and shortness of breath.	I was prescribed this medicine following female problems after a severe bout of infectitious mononucleosis. I was already having post-viral fatigue from the Mono, however, the Flagyl made it worse. The peripheral neuropathy is very, very bothersome and constant. The vaginal problem that I had was much more tolerable than this numbness, tingling and weakness in my hands and feet. I have STOPPED taking it after 7 days of treatment and would NOT take it again, even if I was dying.	F	34	1 weeks		7/20/2005 Email
1	Bacterial Vaginitis	Severe tingle/weakness in hands, feet, and legs. Disorentation, fatigue, nausea, inablility to walk steadily,	I would not recommend this medication even to my worst enemy. It was not worth the side effects. Three days after I stopped taking it, I am still having side effects. I am normally very healthy, very active, and since I have been on/ stopped taking the medication I have had to pry myself out of bed, and can barely take care of my day to day stuff. Man I hope these side effects go away SOON!	F	25	1 weeks		12/22/2004
1	liver abcess	I had numb toes which eventually became numb and tingling of both feet. Two years later I still have this peripheral neuropathy. I stopped taking it after 5 weeks, but had been prescribed it for six weeks along with augmentin.		M	60	60 days		2/2/2005
4	infection	Nausea, headaches, extreme fatigue, dizziness, moodiness, dry mouth, loss of appetite.	While this drug did what is was suppose to, it came with a price. I'm on Flagyl for 56 DAYS!!!! I had c-diff and this what I have to take. I feel awful pretty much 24/7 but the horrible cramping and diarrea associated with c-diff went away almost immediately. Flagyl has a horrible taste. Milk helps to get it down but the nasty taste creeps up and lingers on your tounge. This does not go away at any point while taking it. I guess if you have to take it, you do but it is not pleasent. Also, do not drink with this medication. I was told over and over by the doctor and it says it on the bottle and all over the internet. Extreme reactions will occur.	F	28	56 days		6/17/2009 Email
1	diarrhea	Severe disoriented symptoms. Extreme fearfulness, like a constant panic that never went away. Weight loss, visual problems, shaking, insomnia, ringing in the ears, and many more. This drug almost cost me my life!	I was given this drug because I complained of a stomach ache. No tests were taken to find the problem. After the first 10 day round, the Dr. told me to continue the drug. I listened to him, like a fool! I continued to get sicker,and develop more symptoms, and didn't realize at first the problem was the drug, He added several other meds to address my crazy symptoms; tranqualizers, sleeping meds, antidepressants and others. I continued to get worse, until one nite I began to have geometric hallucinations. My wife took me to the ER, where my Dr met me. By this time I was on 11 different meds at once. After a quick review of my symptoms, he gave me another rx....for Flagyl!!! I really thought I was going crazy. I found another Dr that recognized the symptoms, checked me out, and found I had a severly damaged liver, and had experienced toxic encephalopathy. I even saw a psychyatrist, just to help me thru this, as there was nothing they could give me. I was out of work for 1 yea	M	58	50 days		10/24/2005
3	BV	Stomach Cramping, occasional vomiting, blood in stool, moodiness, horrid taste in my mouth constantly, extreme frustration	I took Flagyl for 14 days, off for three days and symptoms returned. Started a 10 day course, off for one day, symptoms returned. Started a 30 day course, currently on day 20.	F	34	44 days		11/15/2008
4	perforated diverticulitis	overwhelming loss of energy, horrible taste	While I can't easily determine if Flagyl/Metronidizole was the reason for the added misery I suffered I can attest to the fact that it did wipe me out physically. I was already not allowed to eat much and took this medication for well over 6 weeks. Having	M	33	42 days		5/31/2005
1	crohns	veritgo,anxiety,panic attacks,nasty taste in mouth,shaky feeling, flushed face, weak feeling,thirsty,blurry vision,prickley feeling in hands at times.	Flagyl 500mg 3x/day for 40 days. Thank you for your this web site. I thought I was going crazy. My Dr. said I was stressed and had depression. I was fine before taking this medicine. I don't want to drive or go anywhere. I still have 21 days left...NOT!! I am calling my Dr. in the morning...It's just not worth the stress!!!	F	38	40 days		5/28/2007
2	antibiotic induced c-diff	metallic taste in mouth that stays even after you have finished your course of therapy. Horrible peripherl neuropathy- hands and feet. red urine(who cares) I truly fear for my right foot. Also, have been on both iv and po flagyl( was in hospital C-Diff was so severe. Also, took vanco po in hospital. released me almost a month ago on flagyl po still have c-diff symptoms no diarhrea but lots of pain and abdominal discomfort- eating is an effort.	going back to MD tommorrow- going to switch to vanco- also be sure to supplement with pro-biotics with c- diff especially bifidus & lactobacillus. watch your diet- if you can even eat! I have lost 15 pounds- most of it the first week with c-diff it is a horrible nightmare!!	M	44	38 days		12/5/2005 Email
4	diverticulitis & C-Diff	Metallic taste in mouth, even with 20 oz gatorade; Take with food if possible. w/o food it gives you a introspective 2-hr LSD like acid trip with magnified colors (red & blue) & blurred vision + joint pain. Do not drive until at least 3hrs have passed.	Taste distortions (due to extensive experience): Here's a great one: Plain cottage cheese turns into barbequed chicken, add Mrs. Dash salt & you've got a Rajun Cajun flavor, saved my lack of appetite. Beware, tuna fish=rotten eggs.	M	51	34 days 500mg 3X D		7/12/2010 Email
5	Rectal fistula	Dry mouth, headache, itchy eyes	It is working fistula wound started to heal up nicely	M	52	30 days 500 mg 2X D		5/26/2010
5	C diff	This is an update. I had previously rated Flagyl a 3 because I didn't know if it had cured the C diff or not when I posted before. Now I am WELL so I'm giving the Flagyl a 5 because it did the trick and it was inexpensive.	I can't stress enough how important it is to eat a full meal with each pill in order to avoid bad stomach problems! Once I figured this out, most of the side effects subsided.	F	54	30 days		4/27/2007
3	diverticulitis	rash, metallic taste, difficulty urinating		M	55	30 days		2/22/2005
3	Crohn's Disease / C. diff	There is no worse tasting medication on the market, metallic taste, diarrhea, abdominal pains.	Took Flagyl 18 months ago for C. diff. The taste of the medicine was absolutely repulsive, I gagged every time I swallowed the pill. I never really had C. diff symptoms, but a clean stool sample two weeks later confirmed that it was gone. Now I have to start a 30 day course of it for a Crohn's Disease flare-up and I am absolutely dreading it!!! Medicine works but emotional and physical side effects are terrible.	F	22	30 days		10/17/2007
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	c-diff	horrible metalic taste in my mouth. lose of appetite. lost 25 lbs from 7/5 trur 9/27	I don't know yet if the bacteria is out of my system. Doctor should have told me of the seriousness. I contracted the illness while in for minor outpatient surgery on 7/5. Failed to tell me anything when I was brought by ambulance to the hospital on 7/8. I should have been on an antibiotic for 2 weeks. only took it for 1 week not knowing anything, just an error. then it came back and now I'm on Flagyl for 6 weeks! At $145 a week and no insurance! a real tragedy. I'm also taking friendly bacteria from my homeopathic doctor, doing coffee enamas, too. Wish me luck!	F	62	30 days		9/28/2007
5	C-Diff	Metallic taste, headaches.	Bury the tablets in a big spoonful of flavored applesauce and place it in the very back of your mouth and you can avoid some of that horrible taste when taking. Take in the middle of a light meal. Most of these remarks sound like they are symptoms of people's illness's, not a side effect of the drug. I've been on Flagyl for nearly 4 weeks for C-diff (and a relapse) with life-threatening dehydration. Not any major problems, and I am very sensitive to medications.	F	48	28 days		4/18/2008
4	c diff	Dry mouth, sour taste, nausea, upset stomach, comfused, tingling, lazy	This drug i hate so much had to take it twice for 14 days each, stronger dose second time. Eventhough it does stop my c diff symptoms in 3-4 days. Side effects are horrible. It's been 2 days i stopped taking it, praying to god it does not return (c diff) most likely it will. I will switch to Vanco as i read is less systematic. Anybody suffering from this desease come here: http://www.cdiffsupport.com/phpBB/ you will get a lot of info on how to beat this crap.	F	27	28 days		8/31/2005 Email
3	C. Diff	Metallic taste, frequent urination, vivid dreams, insomnia, fatigue, severe nausea, lightheaded, diarrhea, headaches (some migraine strength), irritability, blurred vision when reading.	2 courses of Flagyl, 14 days each. All the symptoms of pregnancy plus more!! My pharmacist warned me about not taking Flagyl with alcohol- he warned me not to even use mouth wash! I hope this finally gets the c. diff. I'm ready to be done because I can't tell if I'm getting better because of the horrible side effects! Also, try eating probiotic EVERYTHING for c. diff. Yogurt, cheese, cereal, etc.	F	27	28 days		7/3/2007
2	Diverticulitis/perforated bowel	Extreme fatigue, nausea, vaginal irritation, stomach pain (or is that the diverticulitis - don't know anymore). Depression, Loss of appetite/weight.	This stuff is so nasty. I have been on this and Cipro for almost a month now and was so glad to find this site. I thought I was losing my mind. I don't know if I am suffering from the diverticulitis infection or the Flagyl half the time. I dread taking them every 8 hours, just the taste alone is enough to make you puke. Can't wait to get off this stuff. I want the makers of this drug to tell the truth - it is not "easily tolerated" - it is a living hell and I can barely function. I can't work, can't eat and within a half hour of taking them I need to be close to a bathroom so am basically housebound. Lost my winter fat but that was also due to my illness. Good luck out there everyone and let's hope that it cures our ills and this suffering has been for the purpose of getting our health back.	F	38	28 days		6/17/2008 Email
3	possible giardiasis	9 months after taking it, still have bad tingling and itching in hands, feet, and face. Diagnosed as peripheral neuropathy, but symptoms worse immediately after eating anything. Endoscopy,colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy showed gastritis, duodenitis from helicobacter pylori... Constant itching all over body with slight rash. Belching, pressure behind eyes, fatigue.... Back to the doc for more blood tests tomorrow! All from taking this Flagyl!	Wondering if this will ever end!!! If you hear ANYTHING positive please let me know.	M	58	24 days		6/6/2005 Email
1	Crohn's Disease/Post-Ileocecectomy	confusion, irritability, muscle weakness, very poor physical stamina, insomnia, nausea, dark urine, tingling of extremities, foul-smelling diarrhea, white-coated tongue, mildly blurry vision, chills, sweating, mild vertigo, mild ataxia, loss of appetite, significant weight loss	I have taken Flagyl numerous times in the past for treatment of Crohn's disease (approx. 7 days at a time) with only mild nausea and darkened urine. Believe the extreme side effects this time are related to the high doses and long-duration I have had to take the Flagyl throughout hospitalization, surgery, and at home. Was not educated on serious potential side effects. Thought I was going crazy until reading detailed side effect information online today. Only had 2 more days on Flagyl so going to stop taking immediately in hopes that I begin to feel more myself again very soon.	F	36	24 days 500mg 3X D		4/23/2010 Email
3	C diff	Horrible stomach and intestinal pains. Hard to know which was the Flagyl and which was the C diff. I did learn how to manage taking Flagyl after about 2 weeks of feeling awful on it. You have to eat an entire meal every time you take it, even if it's 10:00 PM or later, or it will wreak havoc with your stomach. When I started doing this, I had no more problems.	I don't know if it has cured the C diff or not which is why I ranked it a 3. It definitely did stop the diarrhea but I don't think it cured the problem since symptoms recurred when I stopped taking the Flagyl after 23 days.	F	54	23 days		4/16/2007
2	Diverticulitis	Nausea, Diarrhea, metallic taste in mouth, tongue feels hairy, extreme lethargy, lack of concentration, blurred vision, lower back pain.	I have been on Flagyl 500mg x 3 and Cipro 500mg x 2 every day for the last 23 days and I still have 13 days to take it. I have severe diverticulitis and doctors are trying to get it cleared up prior to surgery but sometimes I wonder if the sides effects are worth it. I do not recommend unless a last resort.	M	46	23 days		1/28/2009 Email
4	c-difficile	dark urine; watery yellowish brown diahrea; have red blood in bowel for a few days; bad taste in mouth ALL DAY; feeling distorted; pains in lower left abdomen; headaches; lower back pains; spotting; tired; 500mg 3x a day for 7 days and now 15 days	i had my galbladder removed on may 30, 3007 and in sept, i began to experience to side effects of c-diff. my dr put me on flagyl and since then, its been down hill. medicine seems to be working, but the side effects are horrible!! some ppl say they lost their appetite, but i havent--i gained 8 pounds! plz email me if u have ?'s.	F	20	22 days		11/2/2007 Email
5	bacterial vaginosis	I feel "jumpy" inside all the time, and no food really tastes good. I can eat with no problem, and have no other side effects at all.	I took it initially for a week after my hysterectomy. It wasn't cleared up, so the doc put me on it for another two weeks. I have three pills left, and as I'm reading the posts here, I am just now realizing that the side effects(although minor)that I feel are probably from the medication. I think I can attribute the "jumpy" feeling to the medication. I can eat with no problem, but have noticed that no food really tastes that good. As far as the bad taste, the pill starts to dissolve on your tongue very quickly, so I found that if I put it on the very back of my tongue, and swallow it with water very fast, it doesn't have a chance to dissolve, and I don't get the bad taste. Overall, it has taken care of the problem. Glad I took it, but glad it's almost over with. This website has been helpful to me.	F	50	21 days		11/4/2008 Email
3	C Diff	Nausea, dizziness, heat intolerance, sleep disturbances, loss of appetite, loss of taste, loss of energy, diarreha	I first took this drug 25+ years ago for Giardia-which eliminated the parasite in short order. At the time physicians were reluctant to prescribe it because of it's severe side effects. Unfortunately today Flagyl and Vancomyocin are the only effective antibiotics for C Diff-which is endemic in many hospitals today. Vancomyocin is extremly expensive but it is also medicine,s last line of defense against microbes. Increasingly we are seeing resistance to Vanco -a bad thing since their are not a lot of new antibiotics ready for release. My suggestion is try to gut out the severe side effects of Flagyl and save Vancomyocin for when you really need it.	M	53	21 days		6/22/2007 Email
2	clostridium difficile	1st & 2nd time-white coating on back of tongue which felt nasty; 2nd time-tingling/numbness in joints on left side of body. Had to stop taking it midway through because this might be a sign it could cause some kind of neuropathy.	I found out I had c-diff while I was pregnant in my first trimester, so I was prescribed flagyl but advised to wait 3 weeks to begin taking it so I would be out of my first trimester. The first time I was Rxd 500mg 3x/day for 14 days. I felt better almost immediately and had a renewed sense of energy, so it was great. It controlled my bowels so they only moved once a day, and that was great. But every morning, when I hadn't taken a pill for 8-10 hours, my abdomen began cramping again. I felt soooo much better though. Unfortunately, I relapsed 8 days later. I was told that I probably should have had a longer Rx because I was sick for so long, so I got another identical Rx for 14 days. After 4 days, I started to have tingling/numb feeling in my joints (wrist, finger, elbow, and later ankle, toes, knee) mostly on the left side of my body. The Dr. told me to stop the course because it could lead to some kind of neuropathy. So unfortunately, flagyl didn't work and I am about to start on	F	32	21 days		8/31/2006 Email
2	UTI	The works! I took a 6 day course, 1x4 per day. Had a week off, saw a mark on my penis, stupidly thought the course was too short or had got the dosage wrong (in a foreign country). Took a big dose, 2g, then 1g 4 times a day for two weeks, actually 12 days, couldn´t go any longer. Whilst I was on the bigger dose I would sleep, but it didn´t feel like I had slept, I wasn´t tired just always felt I hadn´t had a deep sleep. I lost my appetite, whilst I was on it and everything tasted crap. When I took the big dose I had to lie down I felt dizzy and sick. Coming off of it, I had serious abdominal pain, kidney pain, liver pain, prob spleen too! Peripheral neuropathy, a tongue covered in crap! Its now been around 5 weeks since I stopped it, I still have the tongue, the neuropathy is better but still get pains in joints etc, the odd burning sensation. I don´t know whether I am being paranoid, but am sure my nodes in my neck are more palpable, perhaps enlarged than they		M	27	21 days		5/22/2008 Email
1	Yes	Constant fatigue, lethargy, and apathy leading to anxiety and deression. I couldn't concentrate at work or in class resutling in simple tasks taking an extaordinary amount of time. The constant confusion and irritability made life very difficult.	Flagyl was indicated based on previous experience with infected fistula. In this instance it was only suspected and flagyl was prescribed just in case. It is possible the Flagyl served a purpose as the symptoms did disapear. In future I will wait for diagnostic imaging (CT scan or Barium serries) to confirm 100% before ever taking it, and even then I will have my doctor investigate alternate therapy. The side mental health effects are not worth the risk unless there are NO OTHER OPTIONS.	M		21 days		10/28/2007
5	Giardia	Dizziness, fatigue, bitter taste, diarhea, stomach and abdominal cramps. I think that it took care of the Giardia but wonder how long these side effects can be expected to last after finishing the drug. I have been off of it for about two weeks and still am experiencing all of the above symptoms. I am noticing the metallic taste more now than when I was taking the drug. I really feel bad. Seems like I just can't go for very long before becomming extremely tired. I have also noticed that I have been pale lately and this tends to get worse with fatigue. The other morning I was extremely pale, went to the bathroom and the color came back in my face???? I really hope this goes away soon.		M	43	20 days		8/21/2006
4	Diverticulitis	After being off drug for a week, there's still a strong metallic taste in mouth.		F	62	20 days 500 MG 3X D		4/29/2010 Email
4	enteramoebic fragilis (parasite)	extreme fatigue, sore muscles, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, metallic taste in mouth, blurry vision, joint pain, swollen abdomen, abdominal pain	I have felt awful while taking this but really have no choice as I have to get rid of the parasites. Cant tell at this point if the abdominal pain is due to the parasites or the medicine! I will be very glad to be done with it!	M	55	20 days		8/11/2008
3	C DIFF	Extreme nausea, heavy metallic taste in mouth, very fatigued, feel shaky on my feet, difficulty concentrating, no appetite	It's working to stop the C. Diff diarrhea but the side effects are pretty brutal. I am on my 2nd 10 day 500mg/3X day dose and it is just awful.	M	35	20 days		2/26/2009
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	no major side effects and I am usually affected. I do take it in applesauce and with a probiotic called Florastor.	I was originally prescribed 125mg four times a day for 10 days. That took care of the symptoms but didn't get rid of the c-diff. Then I took 250 mg three times a day for 10 days, again, symptoms were gone while on it but returned as soon as I missed a dose. Now the MD wants me to take 500mg 3x day... not sure what to do.	F	41	20 days 3X D		2/18/2010 Email
2	C-Difficule	Was started on 500 mg. Cipro and 500 mg. Flagyl due to suspected diverticulitis. Five days into meds., I felt MUCH worse - burning, radiating pain in lower left pelvis, and felt really sick. They couldn't find any other reason for it, so I was told to continue both meds. It took the fourth doctor to order a stool sample and discover the C-Diff - which was caused by the CIPRO! Am just finishing my second course of Flagyl, and for the last two days, I've had several episodes of sudden hot sweats, and today some dizzyness. And lots of abdominal cramping for several days. Thought it might still be the C-Diff - but then found this site and realized it's the Flagyl! Can't wait to be off it! Thanks so much, everybody (especially thanks to those who mentioned muscle weakness with C-Diff - my legs still feel shaky, especially the fronts of my thighs (if that makes sense).	10 days on both Cipro and Flagyl - then 5 days off both and felt much worse. Back on both for two days until stool sample reveals C-Diff. Then off the Cipro and then only on Flagyl for anothter 10 days.	F	63	20 days		6/15/2006
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 Email
1	BV & C.diff	Horrible taste, nausea, diarrhea, extreme fatigue, dizziness and confusion.	First 7 day dose was with cipro. Had to go back on 7 more days for c.diff. Still have c.diff symptoms, had to start 3rd treatment. I am on day 5 of 10, all I want to do is sleep. I was an extremely active and healthy person before this, now I can hardly walk my child to school without needing a nap.	F	34	19 days		4/14/2009
3	C.diff.colitis	I addition to usual side-effects which included metallic taste,extreme sensitivity to smell, I experienced Diabetes Insipidus which caused me to urinate large volumes of urine almost every couple of hours. I am a physician myself and was able to diagnose it promptly. Even I Got dehydrated and had to hospitalized.This is a rare side-effect but you should watch out for it.	Flagyl alone only partially helped my symptoms of bloody diarrhea. Later I took oral vancomycin in liquid form which worked much better but then bloody diarrhea recured 6 weeks after stoping vancomycin. This time I started on vancomycin capsules which worked only partially.Two weeks later, got on liquid form vancomycin with resolution of symptoms. In my opinion vancomycin in liquid form is better treatment for C.diff.colitis.	M	51	18 days		12/15/2006
4	c-diff	extreme fatigue, mild nausea, severe anxiety, depression, vertigo	the diarhea from c-diff went away after a few days. that was great news until i started becoming very tired. most days it was all i could do to get out of bed. i have anxiety problems anyway, and they got progressively worse on the flagyl. it got to be where simple errands like going to the grocery store seemed like too much effort. i thought there was something seriously wrong with me and asked my dr. if i should be on anti-depressants, but he told me it was probably a side-effect of the flagyl. i wish i had found this site before i started taking it because i in no way thought that the medicine was making me sicker. i just got back from the dr. this morning and my c-diff test was negative. hopefully it doesn't come back so that i can get on with my life. i am a little concerned looking at this site and seeing all the people who have had relapses. if it comes back i will ask my dr. for the vancocin. i'll pay the extra money if it doesn't make me feel so useless as flagyl di	M	28	16 days		10/23/2006
1	c-Diff	Have never been sicker in my life. Two weeks of diarrhea, cramps, extreme fatigue, nausea, runny nose, horrible headaches. There MUST be an alternative drug other than Vancomyacin, which, from my pharmacist was $1500.00 (Yes, Fifteen Hundred Dollars) which was not an option for me on a fixed income, my co=pay would have been $1456. I really asked God to go ahead and let me die if I was not going to get any better. I lost 10 pounds, cut myself off from society for 2 weeks, a feeling of hopelessness and helpnessness that I would never get better. The worst experience, medically, I have ever had, including a heart attack and bypass surgery.	Had 2-10 day scrips. Had 4 more days worth of pills (1500 mg, 3 X a day) was at breaking point. Quit taking the pills, was able to eat something for first time in 2 weeks, slept through the night, 4 days to get rid of side effects. Will not ever subject myself to that again.	F	70	16 days		9/18/2007 Email
5	abcess			F	29	15 days 30 2X D		6/7/2010
5	Diverticulitis	dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, severe fatigue, shakiness	I was in the hospital for 5 days with IV meds due to perforation from diverticulitis. Eventhough I did get side effects, I actually get worse from Cipro, I still took it. I figured the benefits outweighed the risks.	F	57	15 days		3/21/2009
5	protozoan infection	Horribly bitter taste, and after a few days, change of taste all the time. But it can be masked with tasty foods and change of taste stops when you stop the medication.	I am tempted to believe that most people who have side effects from this drug have either taken alcohol not knowing that it's present in many products, or they had a really bad infection and their side effects were actually die-off symptoms. I had no side effects from this medication and thank GOD that we have Flagyl to rid us of things that made my life absolute misery! Some doctors report mixed results with Flagyl. I think that their patients didn't eat proper foods while taking it. To maximise the effect of Flagyl, one has to eat low GI foods, no sugar or starches of any kind, and has to stay on such diet for at least a couple of months after the medication. This medication is tough on liver so you don't want to burden it with junk. Lots of water, sugar-free lemonade, salads, chicken and wild cought salmon are your best friends. Stay away from peanuts and spinach. Also, for protozoan infections, one needs to take a luminal amoebicide like Humatin (Paromomycin), as Flagyl (Metronidazole) is a systemic antibiotic, and it doesn't reach intestines, it's absorbed right away.	M	40	15 days		4/7/2009
4	Blastocystis	Extreme tiredness, metallic taste in mouth, thirst, weakness, drowsy, intermittent nausea, lack of appetite, intestinal cramps, depression, hypoglycemic attacks, insomnia, spells of racing heart, hot flashes.	I agree with some of the posters here that many of these symptoms may be caused by die-off as the parasites are killed off by the Flagyl. Flagyl is a brutal drug but it did stop the diarrhea and reduce the infection. This is not the best drug for blastocystis but it took 3 weeks to get the lab results back from Metametrix Labs to find out what I had and meanwhile I needed treatment to keep from dying from diarrhea and being unable to eat. So the doctor gave me Cipro (500 mg/day) and Flagyl (500 mg 2x/day) to cover all bases. Will now be on Iodoquinol for 20 days to kill off the cystic form of blastocystis so don't get reinfected.	F	50	15 days		4/13/2009 Email
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 Email
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
2	Diverticulitis	Loss of mental function - memory impaired, can't focus, unable to drive, unable to work. Severe nausea and loss of appetite. No energy.	I'm writing this for my husband, who is so incapacitated by the combination of Flagyl and Cipro that he can't function. He started out on Flagyl and a different antibiotic (augmentin, I think), and had some nausea and cramping, not too bad. But that combo wasn't clearing the diverticulitis infection. So they switched him to Cipro plus Flagyl, apparently the magic combo for diverticulitis. But - the combination of the Cipro and Flagyl leads to AWFUL side effects, particularly the loss of mental function. It's like watching someone develop Alzheimers in a couple of days, and there is almost nothing I can do to help. The infection is clearing up, but now that he could start eating again he is too nauseous or forgets to eat. That's after two weeks on only jello and soy milk. It might be better than ending up on an IV in the hospital, but I'm not so sure of that anymore.	M	45	15 days		12/4/2008
5	Intestinal Parasitic Infection	Nausea, Diarrhea	taking 750mg 3 times daily... massive doses. Nausea if I didn't eat sufficient quantities or I ate anything too spicy or greasy. Diarrhea was actually worse than the disease. However aside from these to side effects I felt the best I have in years. Makes me wonder if I've been carrying a low-leve infection for a long time, or if I was getting a euphoria side-effect. If you need it, this drug works, however bland healthy foods in full meal quantities with the drug, I stuck mostly with Grilled chicken on Caesar Salads.	M	33	14 days		11/13/2008
5	C. diff.	Slight rash after 13 days	Thank God and modern healthcare for this medicine. I had a horrible 3 days leading up to my diagnosis and suffered many of the torments described here for several days in the hospital and after I left. But I ascribe these effects to the horrible C. diff. infection. The medicine slowly overcame all the cramps, bowel problems, fever and body aches associated with a severe bacterial infection. I would love to see each person posting here state whether they used alcohol during the course of their therapy. With the exception of known side effects, including bad taste (so what?), peripheral neuropathy, and some nausea, I would guess most of the side effects reported here are from ingestion of alcohol during the course of the treatment. Even small amounts in cough syrups, Nyquil, inadvertently swallowed from mouthwash, and the drinks some of you are surely having would cause many of the severe effects reported here. This is a miracle drug that may have saved my life.	M	57	14 days		4/17/2008
5	C-Diff and Crohns	I had a metalic taste all the time. I craved fast food which could overpower the metalic taste. I always tried to take the pill with a meal to minimize the nausea. I experienced alot of tiredness, sleeping 10+ hours a night and laying down as much as possible during the day. The drug totally wipes me out. My eyes feel very tired. I am taking this medicine for 14 days and am committed to finish it since it has always helped my really bad Crohn's flare ups. This is my first time with C-Diff which occured after taking antibotics for bronchitis.	About once per year I have a bad Crohn's flare up with super bad abdominal pain and bloody diarrea 20 times per day (about 6 times at night.) The last 3 times this happened I took Flagyl and Cippro for a week. Within 48 hours the bad abdominal pain would disappear. This drug works for my Crohn's and I'm counting on it to fix my C-Diff.	F	41	14 days		3/21/2008
5	C-diff (antibiotic-related)	Occasional bouts of dizziness & wooziness, fatigue at first, metallic taste in mouth, nausea???	Was prescribed Flagyl by the doctor for a case of C-diff caused by a Cipro treatment last year (!) that failed to resolve. In all honesty I can't say with absolute certainty that I suffered with the nausea, diarrhea, cramping, etc. that others have complained about as side effects of this medicine since I was already suffering with those as a result of the C-diff! However, I had a few bouts of dizziness and wooziness...particularly if I didn't take this medicine with a full, hearty meal. As most other reviewers have pointed out, this pill is probably the most bitter pill you will ever swallow. All in all this medicine seems to have worked for me. The C-diff seems to have died down to almost nothing and I hope it'll stay that way. I do have some advice to offer: 1.) Be sure to take this medicine with a FULL MEAL. If you take it with just a little snack, you could experience some side effects. 2.) If you don't want that bitter taste in your mouth, swallow it immediately after putti	M	26	14 days		6/2/2008

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