FLAGYL Reviews (METRONIDAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.3 (1916 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLAGYL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Pelvic infection | depression,tingling body , really bad pains in joints , blocked ears , heavy head ,nausea panic attacks | do not take | F | 56 | 14 days 400mg 3X day | 8/26/2020 | 1 | H Pylori | Constant nausea, gastro pain, zero appetite, not alert | I am on my 10th day today and 4 more to go. TBH, today probably was the worse day. Constant gnawing pain at the stomach area, hasnt been eating much since morning. Force myself to eat just so that i can continue with another dose of this med. Througout my adult life and i have taken numerous types of anti biotics but this is like the worse worse worse kind that i have ever encountered.... You literally feel that you can die from it ! | M | 52 | 14 days 500 2X day | 9/4/2020 | 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 | 1 | C diff | Worsening of diarrhea previously held in check with Welchol and Enteragam. Very nauseous and no appetite. | Talked to drs asst. and was told to finish all the Flagyl, take on a full stomach, and basically just tough it out. She told me the symptoms should ease up a bit. Its hard to take on a full stomach when you are nauseous and on the verge of throwing up. I will continue to take the stuff as the disease is supposed to be very dangerous when left untreated. I think the drug manufacturers and doctors should be forced to take this med so they could know what the sick patient feels like. | F | 60 | 14 days 500mg 3X day | 8/18/2014 | 1 | c diff | all of the same side effects as others..the worse medication. I had c diff 2 yrs ago..I had to take 2 rounds of flagyl and then a dose of vanco to kill it 2 yrs ago. I lost 2 months of work. 1st time I had cdiff in 2012 I was using alcohol hand wipes. bad idea as any form of alcohol, not just drinking alcohol, will make your symptoms worse when you take flagyl. I did not use hand wipes/cleaners at all this time but the flagyl is terrible. I acquired c diff again 2 weeks ago because I had to be on 2 diff antibiotics for sinus infection and bronchitis. feelings of doom, arm tingling, dry mouth, horrible nightmares the 1st 5 days. day 7 I thought my gut was dying, terrible stomach pains...I have loaded up on probiotics and yogurt to help kill the cdiff this time...hope it works. will be taking my last flagyl this eve. I cant' wait. I cant' exercise, have confusion, hard to work and concentrate. Hard terrible terrible headaches 1st week...if the cdiff comes back, I will have to try van | Flagyl did not kill my c diff 2 yrs ago, even after 2 rounds,,,I know I wont' use it a 2nd round this time if c diff comes back. | F | 58 | 14 days 500 3X day | 10/22/2014 | 1 | C. Diff | Dizziness, confusion, muscle weakness, muscle twitching, shakes, anxiety, crying, nausea, no appetite, increased diarreah after follow up c. Diff test was negative. | I was off Flagyl for 32 hours, and I returned to my normal self. As in all of those side effects went away. I will never take it again. For future c. Diff i will take Vancomycin. | F | 44 | 14 days 500 3X day | 11/23/2013 | 1 | Shigellosis | dark urine, sore bladder, metallic taste, loss of appetite, very weak and shaky especially my legs, lethargy, dizzy, anxiety, thrush afterwards. | The worst thing about this for me was the incredible weakness, like your body was shutting down. On trying to stand, your muscles feel like jello, quivery and no coordination. Felt dizzy and scared. Heart rate was high, and jittery and nervous. I had no appetite, with slight nausea. I was on Cipro at the same time 500 mg 2x daily, so some of these side effects may be from it I suppose. It has been a week since I finished the dose, and I feel about 60% back to normal. I am still off work even though the infection was cleared up. I mostly feel too weak and dizzy to drive my car, and have to lay down to rest every few hours, and I am only sitting up for an hour or so at a time. Taking a shower wipes me out. I do seem to be getting better every day, now, though it is slow going, so hang in there if you are still feeling the effects. One of the other people on here told me it took them about two weeks to feel normal again, So the main thing is to know there is hope of recovery. | F | 52 | 14 days 500 3X day | 12/30/2013 | 1 | Gynaecological Reasons | Brain Fog, Extreme Fatigue, blurred vision, depressive thoughts, tearfulness, headache, numbness, white/yellow coated tongue, strange taste, etc etc etc | I finished the course 3 days ago and I am still unable to get out of bed. I ended up in hospital 2 days ago with raised blood pressure ( normally it's low) lost vision in right eye evening before, numbness down one side that is still all over my head to-date. I feel terrible as can't stand up without feeling dizzy and head feels foggy and aching all the time. I have tried to google help but not having much luck. Some say try Sulbutiamine a synthetic Thiamine but I'm afraid to put anything else in my system. Others say it is due to candida increase? I am trying to drink as much water as possible but so far no luck, I am really scared this feeling isn't going to go away........please can anyone help? thanks | F | 44 | 14 days 250mg 2X day | 4/2/2014 | 1 | possible liver abcess | Terrible pain at the epigastric and liver section, week, feeling of dying, no appetite,sleep all day,depressed, temperature does not go down after 6 days either. | M | 71 | 14 days 500mg 3X day | 9/23/2015 | 1 | c diff | difficulty walking, slurred speech, shortness of breath, extreme weakness/fatigue, insomnia, muscle twitches (especially in legs), brain fog/difficulty concentrating, SEVERE ANXIETY, depression, no appetite, weight loss, constipation, heart palpitations, dry mouth | If you notice adverse side effects, talk to your doctor IMMEDIATELY, and get on another antibiotic if possible. What you are suffering from has a name--METRONIDAZOLE-INDUCED CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TOXICITY. Basically, lesions are forming on your brain (specifically your cerebellum), and that's why you're having difficulty walking/speaking, etc. These lesions are reversible in about 85% of cases and almost everyone at least improves over the course of 3 months (people with only mood change problems especially have a better chance). However, taking more of the drug will cause the lesions to continue growing. The only thing that can detect them is an MRI. If you don't believe me, put "Metronidazole-induced Central Nervous System Toxicity" into Google, and you can find the case studies. I'm not a doctor; I'm just a victim of this effing drug and did my homework. It's 4 months out for me and I'm still having problems (although no longer debilitated by them). I just wish someone had told me what I actually had when I was bed-ridden and felt like I was losing my mind. Instead, the doctors told me the drug was out of my system less than a week after stopping, so "surely it can't be the drug." Totally lost faith in the medical system and will never take another drug without researching it beforehand. | F | 34 | 14 days 500 3X day | 10/7/2015 | 1 | PID | Extremely fatigued. Lethargic. Lightheaded. Loss of appetite. After the third day, I began to think that I was hearing people on the sidewalk talking right next to my ear instead. By the fourth day I developed a severe migraine that lasted all day and made me sensitive to light and sound. I am a pre-medical student who has worked in several hospitals, and am very aware of the consequences of ending an anti-biotic regimen early. I am willing to take those risks this one time in my life because of Flagyl's side effects. Please research this medication before taking it and determine whether the benefits outweigh the risks. This medication is illegal in the European Union for its carcinogenic effects on five lab animals. Take other antibiotics if you have the option. | F | 26 | 14 days 1X day | 3/7/2016 | 1 | C diff | Severe depression, palpitations, stomach cramps, severe fatigue, no motivation, suicidal thoughts | Feel trapped because I want my infection to be eradicated. I am very afraid the depression will linger. | F | 63 | 14 days 500 mg 3X day | 4/30/2017 | 1 | Diverticulitis | The worse headache ever! Worse than any migraine I use to have. | I was giving this twice before. The first time my head almost blew up, so I stopped taking it. The second time, no problem. This time the very fist pill I took made my head feel like it is exploding. I can't finish taking it. The headache is so bad, you can't function at all. When I tell the doctor I can't do this, they don't seem to take it seriously and tell me i must finish it. I recommend the doctors all take it themselves before they stick their patience on the stuff. There has got to be a better solution to Diverticulitis problem. | F | 60 | 14 days 500 mg 3X day | 5/9/2015 | 1 | suspected anaerobic infection | dizzy, off balance, disorientated like death | I have been trying to find out how long after stopping the side effects go away??? you can email me @ [email protected] | F | 58 | 14 days 500 2X day | 6/28/2015 | 1 | back pain | On the third day of taking this, I woke up with horrible upper back pain. Later in the day, my neck became very sore and stiff. I discontinued the drug immediately; the neck pain went away but the back pain remains one month later (although it has subsided somewhat). It is still pretty uncomfortable. | M | 37 | 14 days 500mg 3X day | 6/2/2015 | 3 | divirticulitis | Anxiety attacks and depression. This was very scary and had me almost out of my head. I am off for seven hours now and feel like my old self. It was combined with cipro. No problem with cipro but flagyl freaked me out. Surgery in 10 days. Thanks for eveyone's commnents. They helped me realize I was not going insane. | M | 53 | 13 days | 6/25/2009 | 3 | C-difficile and blastocytosis | on a normal dose (500mg 3 times per day for 10 days), my skin smelled funny and I felt a little funny; on a high dose (750mg 3 times per day for 14 days) I experienced dizziness, nausea, and vertigo | It helped with the Clostridium difficile infection and was worth taking at a normal dose. I am not sure when I took it several years later (one year ago) for blastocystosis whether it helped, and I think I damaged my liver. The side effects I had were listed as "call you doctor if these effects persist or worsen," which they did, but I waited too long to call because I thought I had the flu. I felt truly awful, missed more than one day of work in a row for the first time in my life, and felt better as soon as I stopped taking it (after 13 days) | F | 34 | 13 days | 11/3/2006 | 3 | diverticulitis | headache, nausea, lack of energy, metallic taste, coated tongue | was on it via IV for 5 days in hospital, now have 3 days left of a 10 day dose at home. It tastes awful, have not felt like doing much of anything. Has helped my infection, tho at this point I am wondering how long till I feel normal? Does this linger after i have stopped the med? I feel like crap most of the day & have not been able to return to work. | F | 47 | 13 days | 2/6/2008 | 1 | C-diff | Headaches, fatigue, weak, nausea, anxiety, negative thoughts, chest heaviness, dizzy, panic attacks, heart racing, weight loss 10 lbs in first week, loss of appetite, feels like I have the flu, extreme emotional distress, frequent bowel movements, foggy feeling, depression and shortness of breath. | HELP! I'm on day 33 with these side effects, does anyone know of anything that helps fight off these side effects? | M | 53 | 13 days 500 MG 1X day | 8/21/2013 | 4 | C Diff | thankfully cleared up the c diff in days, both in the first and second round of treatment. thought i was going nuts until i read other people having trouble sleeping, some anxiety, etc. im hoping the c diff is gone as well as the side effects when i finish the prescription tomorrow. not the worst, but could have been better. | F | 22 | 12 days | 9/30/2008 |