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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | gum infection | Loose stools (worse than regular drinking will produce), slight headache (though this is on the same side as the gum infection - upper jaw). Took me 4 days to get a decent nights sleep, though this could be because i'm used to drinking every evening (which i'm no longer doing whilst taking them having read horror stories), been up regularly on these things for over 20 hours a day. Slight dizziness, though nothing worrying at all. I appear to have slight tunnel vision to, again nothing to get upset about (could be the lack of sleep i guess). | This pill tastes vile - very bitter/metalic indeed! Though i had no after taste a few minutes after swallowing it (wash it down with strong fruit juice). Being taken along with 500mg Amoxicillin 3x D & 400mg Ibuprofen 3x D. It appears to work very well indeed. The day after i started taking them i was no longer in severe pain, no massive headache or pressure in my jaw, all gradually decreasing. As each day has gone by things have improved dramatically. Taking the last pill inside of an hour, happy chappy tomorrow ;-) | M | 43 | 5 days 400 3X day | 5/31/2010 | 5 | Diverticulitis | None | M | 66 | 7 days 250 4X day | 7/9/2010 | 5 | Gum infection | None. | Took with Amoxicillan 500mg 3 x day for the infection and cocodamol 30mg for back pain without side effect but when mixed with diclofenic 75 (anti-inflamatory) and cocodamol 30/500 did feel nausea for 30 minutes. Dropped the diclofenic and was fine. | M | 51 | 6 days 400 3X day | 11/23/2010 | 5 | Gum infection | None. | This seemed to work wonders. I had an infection around my wisdom tooth and could hardly open my mouth to fit a spoon between my teeth to eat cereal. My face was swollen and I couldn't talk properly. After a few days it got better and by the end of the course I was back to normal. Then the tooth was extracted. It seemed to work for me and others I know that have been on it. | M | 26 | 7 days 500 3X day | 11/26/2010 | 5 | Bacterial bowel infection | Tiredness, occasional headaches, otherwise no bad effects. | This antibiotic cleared up my problem very well. I took a 7-day course 6 months previously, but the infection came back after several weeks. | M | 62 | 21 days 400mg 3X day | 1/17/2011 | 5 | Tooth pain | Extreme tiredness, increased appetite | I was so happy that this medicine made me sleepy, I had no trouble staying in bed all night curing my other illness at the time (tonsillitis) | M | 23 | 1 weeks 400 3X day | 3/14/2011 | 5 | Tooth/gum abcess | None whatsoever! | Day three and no problems-tooth/gum now pain free, swelling gone-will keep taking them. | M | 52 | 7 days 250 3X day | 2/13/2012 | 5 | Gum infection post tooth extraction | Darker urine than normal/sort of beer colored Feeling spaced-out, everything seems extra real and HD Muscle pains in neck (both sides) | Worth suffering the side-effects for a few days if the infection goes away. No big deal really. | M | 50 | 4 days 400mg 3X day | 7/15/2012 | 5 | Tooth infection | A bit of a upset stomach at the start of the course and a dry mouth now. No metallic taste or any other of the neuro-like symptons described by others. | The pills taste horrible but the infection seems to be going so I can't complain. Make sure you don't drink any alcohol with this drug - every web site stresses this. | M | 40 | 7 days | 11/7/2005 | 5 | WISDOM TEETH EXTRACTION/ INFECTION | Headaches, depression, lack of energy, restlessness, shivering and sweats, aching all over, lack of motivation | I'm stopping a day short of the required dosage (3x200g for 5 days). I can't go on any longer - I just hope it's cleared the infection from the surgery up completely. | M | 34 | 4 days | 4/7/2006 | 5 | Root (tooth) Infection | Mild visual disturbances on starting course, thirsty | Fantastic stuff - have taken metronidazole before and although it has mader me feel a little out of sorts in the past, it always clears things up really quickly which is important if you've got something painful like toothache! | M | 29 | 1 weeks | 11/23/2005 | 5 | gum infection | Day one took two 400mg pills by accident, felt spaced out all day. Days 2-5, no major problems. Day six though, lithargic, tired, loss of appetite and severe stomach pains. Thank f**k only two more pills to take, and hope this sickness disappears as soon as. | Started to work that day and gum pains went away and got proper sleep for the first time in two weeks. This no drinking business is tough, how long after stopping can you have a beer? | M | 28 | 7 days | 11/22/2006 | 5 | Molar tooth abscess | No side effects at all - I was quite concened after reading other people experiences and delayed taking the drug as much as I could until the tooth pain was unbearable. Then I took it and there was no unpleasant taste, no side effects just great anti-biotic action. It started to work 12 hours after initial dose, just as it should and I am now finalising my first day. | I bet that the alcohol side effect is urban legend as well, just as some new research indicates. However, will not experiment ;-) | M | 44 | 1 days | 11/11/2006 | 5 | abscess after root canal | Beginning the second day, some confusion, wooziness, metallic taste, loose bowel, depression | * The med worked well for the abscess but side effects were significant. I'm a retired physician who had neither prescribed nor used it before, but much more explicit caution needs to be given patients than 'merely' to avoid alcohol, as important as that is! | M | 71 | 6 days | 4/8/2007 | 5 | Root canal treatment | I'm pretty tough but finished course 5 1/2 days out of 7. Sleeping problems, diarrhoea, stomach pain and continual nausea. Eye pain, tingling in face. General malaise. Very depressed didn't want to do anything. Especially first couple of hours in the morning. REALLY spaced out, like my head had pressure and was going to explode, I was panicking severely, went to emergency doctor for re-assurance, paranoia. Disorientation and unsteady on feet. | Never again, my problem has gone, but this has been hell. I've lost over a week's work, still don't feel completely right even after stopping the medication. Seriously scary stuff. I've never seen this board before. Doctors / Dentists should make it really clear how this stuff can F**k with your body and mind!! | M | 44 | 5 days | 6/4/2006 | 5 | Gum imfection | The only side effect was delight which led me to surf the web to find out more about this drug. | I had 5 days of amoxicillin which did absolutely nothing for my painful problem, I had to suck food; then I was prescribed metronidazole and within 24 hours was feeling much better and within 48 was able to eat an apple. | M | 58 | 2 days | 10/6/2007 | 5 | Bacterial infection (spider bite) | Constant sickening metallic taste in mouth. Unbelievably bitter tasting pill. Constant headache that feels like a bad sinus headache. Lethargic. Loose, dark stool. Bouts of woozieness, sometimes bordering on severe disorientation; scary. Some insomnia. | Knocked that infection out of me quite effectively. Was taking it in conjunction with Cipro. Found out toward the end of the treatment that the bitter taste is undetectible if you take it in a spoonfull of chocolate syrup. One day to go...can't wait for it to be done. Am taking 500mg 3x/day. | M | 54 | 14 days | 7/15/2005 | 5 | infection in wisdom teeth | mild taste in mouth | none really glad it helped | M | 36 | 7 days | 5/26/2003 | 5 | Tooth Infection | Hideous taste in my mouth all day,sleepless nights,lathargy, nausea, severe stomach cramps,dizziness,irratibility,confusion and the wierdest feeling of my skin itching. The infection seems to have cleared up but is was a battle to complete the course. The worst part was the taste constantly in my mouth. | As with any antibiotics you have to complete the course so get ready for a really uncomfortable week. | M | 32 | 5 days | 4/15/2005 | 5 | infection in tooth | bad taste in mouth. Urine dark orange. Appetite great etc. even the weather was better. Saved my tooth from root canal. | M | 58 | 7 days | 5/3/2007 |
METRONIDAZOLE (METRONIDAZOLE): Metronidazole is an antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of infections. It may also be used to prevent infection after bowel surgery. It works by stopping the growth of certain bacteria and parasites. FDA Approval Date: 1982-05-05 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)