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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 4 | rosacea | In the very beginning, had a couple yeast infections, but have not had any side effects in years. | It was prescribed in a very low dose to control rosacea. I've been taking it 2xdaily for 10 years, with no adverse effects. | F | 49 | 10 years | 5/8/2006 | 5 | Bacterial overgrowth | MOST IMPORTANT:YOU WILL NOT HAVE A METTALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH IF YOU HAVE A COMPOUNDER PUT IT TOGETHER. BELIEVE ME, I'M ON IT PERMANENTLY AND I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY. THE SOLUTION I HAVE IS ALMOST TASTELESS. | F | 20 | 9 months | 9/21/2005 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Extremely tired and couldn't think straight at all. Very heavy headed, ear infections, depression, nasuea, dark urine. I was short of breath and woke up drenched in sweat with my heart pounding. Developed cotton mouth or furry tongue as some would call it. Had very low energy levels and funny taste in my mouth - metallic. | My BV was chronic. I had insurance the 1st time I was diagnosed, took the meds vaginally 1st, didn't work; next took 1xdy/5dys, didn't work, next time didn't have insuran., went to emerg. room b/c of fearful side effects & thick new discharge, tested neg. for BV but was given Metro meds as precaution, took 1xdy/5dys, went back in 2 weeks b/c of thick discharge, tested neg. for BV again, was given Metro as precaution (Each time enduring terrible side effects ). Research online today & found THIS site; found that "cotton mouth or furry tongue"; defined is oral thrush; that thrush is a reaction to taking metro. Hmmm... This could mean the last 2 times I tested neg. for BV meant I could just be experiencing "thrush that’s overgrown". Tell me I haven't endured taking Metro 2x for no reason to find that I was making myself worst w/thrush. Will find out soon @ my doc. By the way my original doctor never diagnosed me; I researched online & asked my d | F | 30 | 9 months | 9/2/2006 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Extremely tired and couldn't think straight at all. Very heavy headed, ear infections, depression, nasuea, dark urine. I was short of breath and woke up drenched in sweat with my heart pounding. Developed cotton mouth or furry tongue as some would call it. Had very low energy levels and funny taste in my mouth - metallic. | CONTINUED.... & asked my doc for the test after 3 months of no answers from them I tested positive for BV. This time I may be right also! IMPORTANT! Do your own research AND see a doctor especially if you have no insurance! Thank God for this site I feel better for the 1st time in 9 Months. | F | 30 | 9 months | 9/2/2006 | 3 | Infected fistula crohns colitis | Tingling feet which is nerve damage, extream tiredness, dizzy,feel sick,just horrible. | Having to take this for such a long time because NHS are too busy and have made me wait for surgery to sort out the infections!!!. | M | 48 | 3 months 400 3X D | 9/21/2011 | 4 | Infected , diabetic foot ulser | NO appetite at all, nightmares, dark urine, constipation, nausia, Nasty tasting pill, dizzy spells, headache and confusion | Complete loss of appetite, not good when your diabetic. All the other side effects were minimal however unpleasant | F | 37 | 1 months | 10/28/2008 | 4 | diverticulitis | bad taste in my mouth,cannot concentrate, tired/also taking with cipro for approximately 30 days until surgery | Was hospitalized for diverticulitis. Was prescribed Cipor and Matronidazole for 14 days after hospitailization. Two days after I stopped the doses, the infection immediately came back. I am allergic to penicilin. Surgery scheduled in 10 days. If I stop taking it the bad infection could come back, which would lead to an emergency surgery, and a colostomy bag. Other option is back in the hospital, which is not an option with small children at home. This should be over soon! | F | 35 | 1 months | 2/17/2007 | 1 | Crohns | severe depression,weepiness,disgusting taste in my mouth,sleepiness,stomach pain,headache,sinus pain,upset tummy,panic,anxiety,shaking,disturbed sleep,sickness and nausea,sweating,high temperature | I had taken this drug once before for 2weeks, this time i took it for a month and have never had a reaction to a drug quite like it. I would rather have the symptoms of the crohns than the side effects i experienced whilst on metronidazole. i felt totally irrational,upset,depressed and no one could reason with me. i didnt want to go out,see anyone or talk to my family or friends. it was like my crohns symptoms were being amplified and added too and I wondered how there was any way i could carry on taking the drug for a whole month when i was suffering this badly after just a few days. In my experience there was no drastic improvement to my symtoms that would justify taking this drug and suffering all its accompanyment of symptoms. | F | 26 | 1 months 200 3X D | 4/27/2011 | 2 | BV----now I think I have IC | I had taken this for suspected BV,first a 7 day course 500x3 times a day, still had the symptoms so got a 10 day course same amount.....ugh all I can say is Ive been off it a week and still have that awful taste, white furry tounge and seem to be felling more anxious than usually. How long will this nasty taste last? It must stay in youre system for awhile cause, my tounge is just nasty, every thing taste gross...this stuff is vile. I still have peeing problems so my dr thinks it could be IC....look into that if you have bladder problems. | I'll never take this stuff again | F | 28 | 17 weeks | 11/1/2008 | 2 | diverticulitus | tingling in arms, pain in chest, brown furry tongue, headache, weak legs, light head,intolerance to people, off food, sweats in night, tiredness and more. | my dad has just been treated using this drug. he wasnt told of any of these side effects and docs still dont seem to believe he had them even tho he was in hosp!! he was taking it on and off for over 6weeks (1 week break in between) he had tingling in arms, pain in chest(no not a heart attack..altho we thought it was!)and still experiencing symptoms even tho not on antibiotics now! when will they go? | M | 69 | 6 weeks | 9/13/2008 | 4 | abscess resulting from colon surger | horrible taste most noticable. Constantly ate mints, but nothing got rid of it. Heart palpatations, fuzzy, foggy feeling, feels like eyesight not as crisp, nauseau | Taking with Cipro. I am taking 500 mg of Cipro 2 x a day and 500mg of Flagyl 3 x a day. Also had 3 days intravenous in hospital. I have been on for 4 weeks now and still have about 2 to go. I hope it is helping, but other than side effects, my blood counts are normal again, fevers gone and stomach tenderness decreasing. | F | 39 | 4 weeks | 4/8/2007 | 1 | Yes | Sickness on 1st day, extreme head ache, loss of appetite, Heart racing, Extremely down feelin almost depression like!! | This is the 3rd course of this drug i have had in 2 months, following a miscarraige i developed an infection and i have excruciating pain in my ovaries. So far i have seen no improvement and am extremely disturbed by all the comments of the side effects!!! | F | 22 | 4 weeks | 1/14/2009 | 4 | Vaginal infection | Seriously i can write a long list of side effects. Vomiting, urine is dark dark yellow, hungry then not hungry with in min., really dizzy, really tired, vision is sometimes a blur, my stool is different, really really bad body aches, fever, headache, soreness of vagina. i can go on ..... | This drug makes you feel like you have the flu or the common cold. It also feels like a really bad hangover. I also HATE HATE HATE the taste. Its really bad. Don't get me wrong it works and it's doing the job. But like some people said in some of the postings in here i wish there was another way of dealing with my sickness. I'm still taking it, i just came on the comp to see if i was not alone taking this disgusting drug. Its giving me some motivation to finish it to get better. | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 10/27/2009 | 3 | ulceration | palpatations, on cloud 9,fatigue no energy what so ever,insomnia, dark urine,slight headaches | feeling that I will not wake up because of palpatations and trying to catch my breath. i thought it was just me but happy to see I am not on my own. had an operation was prescribed the tablet on leaving which i took for a week went to the doctors who prescribed another antibiotic but had bad reaction, stopped taking then the following week was put back on Metronidazole cannot wait to finish | F | 53 | 2 weeks 400g 3X D | 1/29/2012 | 2 | Abcesses | metallic taste, dizziness, nausea, possibly carcinogenic effect, but can't be proved | I had over 3 weeks on intravenous metronidzole in February 2011 for Abcesses. It did the job at the time, but was mixed with two other antibiotics, gentomyocine and tycoplanin. Lots of side effects as mentioned, but manageable. About 4 months later I started to feel very I'll with similar abcess problems, but also a lot more pain. By December it was so bad I ended up in hospital with a tumour having a colostomy. I have had Crohn's disease for about 20 years. Looked at side effects today because I still have the abcess problem and they can't start the chemotherapy because of it. I am on metronidozole again and feeling horrible, then I read that one of the side effects is carcinoma in patients with crohn's disease. I am now very worried. I don't need the cancer to come back! I have another week on it yet! | F | 46 | 2 weeks 400mg 3X D | 8/19/2012 | 2 | pelvic mass | very irritable, unhappy, lazy, constant feeling of nausea, horrible taste. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 6/19/2006 | 2 | post c section infection | extreme dizzines, fatigue,dark urine, itchy skin | was prescribed metronidazole along with another antibiotic for an infection at my c section site, one week course did not work so now on second course and its taking its toll! I feel worse on these than i did with the infection. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 1/21/2010 | 1 | possible PID | I'm only on my second day and I'm supposed to take this for two weeks??? I think I'm losing my mind. I will admit that I have a weak stomach when it comes to medicine, but I have only been able to keep down saltine crackers and even that was a chore. I don't feel right mentally or emotionally. I feel so out of it and tired but I can't sleep. | I don't think I am even going to finish taking these meds. I've never felt this bad before. I'm jumpy and nervous and can't stay focused at all. | F | 18 | 2 weeks | 6/6/2009 | 1 | gastritis | Nausea all the time. Loss of appetite. Extreme tiredness/ no energy | If you can avoid it, do! I was on it for 2 weeks as prescribed by the duty doctor. Luckily a friend of mine who is a nurse advised me to stop earlier since usually 1 week on it is more than enough. | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 7/13/2007 | 1 | Bacterial Infection | Bad stomach cramps, feeling very tired and got sore eyes and generally feeling quite sick. I have been crying for no reason and had suicidal dreams last night. | absolutely horrible! I have to take this tablet 4 times a day for 2 weeks, im only at the beginning of day 2! I don't know if I could put up with this stomach pain much more, and the nightmares i have been having has scared me half to death. I will see how it goes but may go to doctor to get something different. | F | 20 | 2 weeks 200mg 4X D | 9/21/2012 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Dry mouth, nausea, abdominal pain and severely stiff muscles neck and head. It feels like I always have a headache but its the back and top of my head that hurts. I have only been on this medication for 3 days I feel like by the time I finish I will be dead. | I was prescribed this medication from a DR in an ER and after the first dose when all my muscles got so stiff that I couldn't even move I ended up back in the ER only to have the same DR tell me I was probably in the beginning stages of a cold. Shouldn't DR read up on the medication they prescribed and some of the side effects? If it weren't for me googling my symptoms I would have never known it was the medication, I didn't understand why after taking antibiotics I am feeling way worse! I can't believe this is what I have to deal with. | F | 29 | 2 weeks 500 MG 2X D | 9/17/2011 | 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 D | 3/14/2011 | 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 | 3 | sfda | sdaf | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 10/20/2006 | 2 | suspected bacterial vaginosis | wow, lets see.... loss of appetite, severe diarrhea, dry mouth and extreme thirst, abdominal, back and body pain, nausea, dizziness, anxiety and depression, confusion, troubles sleeping, lethargy, sore throat, and frequent urination and pressure on bladder (which may have been caused by a UTI treated the week before, but symptoms came back when i began this horrible pill). | I'm on day 4 of 7 and i can't wait until its over. Before I saw this site I, like many other reviewers, thought I was going insane!! I constantly searched the internet for possible illnesses I could have to make me feel so horrible. It's good to know I'm not alone, but if I find out it really is this medicine causing all these problems I will never take it again! I've never had a reaction like this to any medication. | F | 22 | 1 weeks | 8/26/2006 | 2 | BV | It was the most horrendous antibiotic I have ever been on. First day taking it I was so dizzy and so sick I fell off my chair at work, throughout the week I took it I felt dizzy, sick, severe headaches, light headed and exhausted, I had the worst taste in my mouth which I used to wake up in the middle of the night with and drinking water just didnt cut it so had to keep a big glass of orange cordial near me. I also for the first few days of it had terrible Cold and Flu symptoms which was an additional pain in the ass. I am just finished now :) | F | 21 | 1 weeks 3X D | 11/13/2011 | 2 | anxiety,bad taste in mouth, fast heart rate,depression, suicidal thoughts,migraine,cramps,nausea,loss of appetite | i took this medicine on and off for 6 months because I had a bad case of trich that would not go away. I'm scared this med has caused me to now have an anxiety disorder and heart problem( i always have it going fast out of no where and have trouble with breath) | F | 23 | 180 days 500 1X W | 4/26/2011 | 2 | C-diff | Horrible metallic taste in mouth, inability to focus, lethargic, blue/weepy, loose stools, fatigued/tired, fidgety, bloated, pain in upper abdominal area - uncomfortable | It's the medicine! I have been having a rough semester - I teach and am taking a grad class. Usually I am able to juggle work, family and school - not this semester. In Jan. I was diagnosed with low iron and it was suggested to do an endoscopy; I was diagnosed with h. pylori and put on helidac therapy in Feb. (including metronidazole). After finishing, I started experiencing diarrhea. C-diff test came back negative, but diarrhea persisted; the second test came back positive. I was put on 10 days of metronidazole; the diarrhea returned within a week and I've been put on another 14-day round of metrondizole. School's been out this week - I thought I would be refreshed, but have no energy and/or desire to do anything. I find I can't sit still or get comfortable - fidgety; woke up with a leg cramp over a week ago - the knot is still bothering me. I was trying to write a paper for my course, but having trouble focusing, so I looked up the side effects. At least now I know it is fr | F | 49 | 36 days | 4/21/2007 | 2 | bacterial infection | dizzy,tiredness,metallic taste,depression | I was discharged from the hospital with pneumonia and this drug was prescribed to me by my doctor. I have not been myself since. I am about to make an appointment with my doctor to see other alternatives ,I want to return back to my energetic self. My daily routine is working out but that's not even an option now and I'm suppose to take this for 35 days? Impossible, I want "ME" back. | M | 30 | 35 days 500 mg 3X D | 6/7/2010 | 2 | Suspected C. Diff | Severe lower back pain, Disorientation, Dizziness, Urine Discoloration, Fatigue, Foul taste in mouth, Body Ache. | This really is awful stuff, I was prescribed a 10 day dose to rid myself of c. diff, and after 10 days of not wanting to go anywhere, do anything, in amazing kidney/lower back pain due to the medication, I finally got off the stuff, felt better and relapsed and now have a 21 day course of it ahead of me. It makes you feel like you could be actually dying, worse symtoms than most of the diseases it treats. Be brave on it, its awful, but we all need what we need to get well I guess. | M | 23 | 31 days | 1/27/2009 | 4 | diverticulitus | Extreme anxiety, depression, self deprecation, insomnia, metal taste, racing heart,exhaustion | I have taken METRONIDAZOLE a couple of times in the past. This time, the first dose did not clear up my diverticulitus so I was prescribed a second round or METRONIDAZOLE and Cipro. During the second dose I have had extreme anxiety, depression, weight loss, insomnia and all around mental anguish and other physical side effects like loss of appetite and constant metal taste. I can take the physical side effects but the mental side effects are very difficult. In the future I will ask for an alternate drug to treat my recurring diverticulitus. This website is hugely helpful, I thought I was going crazy. | M | 51 | 30 days 500 mg 3X D | 11/7/2010 | 2 | lichen planus | F | 50 | 30 days 500 1X O | 3/27/2010 | 4 | Change tastes of food, water, even saliva. Gives a disgusting metallic taste to everything. You also have to be very careful to follow the warnings (intake with food, zero alcool, etc.) | Did the job of curing the infection yet i'm pretty happy to be over with it. | M | 23 | 24 days | 8/23/2002 | 5 | Post-surgery on perianal abscess | Loose bowels; foul taste in mouth; enhanced/altered sense of smell | Only antibiotic to control the infection (amoxycillin, flucloxicillin failed). So full marks for that. But my sense of smell seems greatly enhanced. Suddenly realised all my sweaters needed washing; cheddar cheese smelt of truffles, magazines smelt of hot electrical equipment. Was a little bit emotional/depressed, but that might have been just post-surgical. | F | 56 | 21 days 500 mg 3X D | 10/23/2010 | 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 D | 1/17/2011 | 3 | Dental/Jaw Infection | severe burning of the tongue, burning throat, indegestion, severe nausea, constant loose bowel movements, paranoid feelings of death and doom, insomnia and sweats, feelings of someone watching me, very scared while being driven in a car, uncontrollable mood swings with close family members, anxiety, and light sensitivity. | I had an infected tooth pulled by a dentist who should have treated the infection first! The result was immediate and severe infection through my soft tissue of my cheek and jaw bone. I am allergic to over 8 antibiotics, so I was left with little option my the time I was hospitalized a week later. I was given Metronidazole in the hospital by IV, 4 times a day for 9 days. I was blindsided by how terrible I felt. My health was and still is in a precarious and serious condition. I began to feel the side effects immediately and was never told my terrible symptoms were due to this medication. This continued for 9 days, I was taken home and still on Metro at this time but 1/4 the dose I was on in hospital. I thought I was panicking and going insane until I found this forum. Thank God for all of your comments. You gave me peace that I wasn't going crazy. I hope to be well soon, I'm still on Outpatient IV Levoquin once a day and Metro orally 3 times a day. I need this to end and I hope I can get my health back. My face continues to be infected. I urge anyone to find a different antibiotic if you can, don't put your mind and your loved ones through such stress, as you cannot control any of these symptoms. I do believe the drug works though. | F | 45 | 21 days 250 MG 4X D | 12/6/2011 | 3 | vaginal infection | nausea, vomitting, loss of appetite, tight chest, flu symptoms, dioarreah, back pain, darkining of urine and burning sensation, lethargic and vaginal discharge | I hated every minute of taking this drug, I felt lousy for the whole 2 weeks and lost alot of income from work due to being ill from the drug. | F | 24 | 17 days | 12/6/2005 | 3 | Giardiasis | Nausea, sometimes severe dizziness, anorexia (loss of appetite), and most recently extreme fatigue. | I have been so lethargic, sleeping 10-12 hours a night and feeling like I could sleep more when I wake up in the morning. The dizziness and anorexia have been the other most notable symptoms. I think I am getting better but am not sure I will be 100% cured in 4 days... | F | 27 | 17 days 500 mg 3X D | 2/14/2010 | 3 | c-diff | nausea, vertigo, extreme anxiety, extreme depression, fatigue, gas, loss of appetite | The symptoms of c-diff went away after a few days which was great. Than a few days later the side effects kicked in. My depression got so bad that I had trouble getting out of bed, and I didn't want to go anywhere under any circumstances. I'm normally a very sociable person, so this had me extremely worried. I also felt like sleeping anytime anyplace. I have been off the medicine for 8 days and the side effects persist. I was so dizzy and nauseus yesterday that I had to leave work. I spent the rest of the night in bed. Today I am so depressed (I don't know why because my life is going well aside from this demon drug) that I don't even want to go to a concert tonight that I paid a fortune for the tickets. I will force myself to go, but I fear that the anxiety will ruin it for me. I've been taking xanax for anxiety for a few years, which always helps. Not anymore. I think I could take five in a day and still have a panic attack. I hope this goes away soon as I would really l | M | 28 | 16 days | 10/31/2006 | 4 | Root Canal Abcess | Dizzy,very tired, hesitant to drive, HEADACHE, stomach upset,sore throat taking 3x500 mg along with 3 x 500mg amoxicillan second course day 5 | Took both drugs for 10 days -made a world of difference after 3 days-finished meds- 6 days after infection was back have started 2nd round now on day 5 -Feel 100% better- hopefully this kicks the infection | F | 46 | 15 days | 1/5/2010 | 3 | tooth infection | bad taste, nausea, stomach upset, headache, vomitting, disoriented, confused. Was prescribed this with amoxycillin by my dentist in prepration for oral surgery. After 2 days , called the dentist that I couldn't take the drug anymore but he said I need to take at least 5 more days worth. So I stuck with it. I placed a tablespoon of chocolate syrup on my tongue, and drop the pill in there and swallow quickly, this helps a lot with the stomach upset. I took this for 15 days. after the 10th day, the symptoms were less. | It cleared my infection after 5 days and I was able to proceed with the oral surgery | M | 40 | 15 days | 2/6/2008 | 2 | Trichiomonas infection | Nausea, headaches, tiredness, dizziness, anxiety and depression | I've been prescribed this three times now for the same infection so as well as being unpleasent, it also doesn't appear to be working. | F | 30 | 15 days | 3/20/2009 | 1 | salpingitis | recieved a shot in the hospital, then was given the prescription. it gave me unbearable diahreah, insomnia, muscle tremors, nausia, and caused the insides of my vagina to swell up so badly that it started to come outside of my body. headaches, vaginal redness and tenderness. increased thirst. i wil never never never take this medicine again! | F | 20 | 15 days | 9/11/2009 | 5 | Diverticulitis | Taking Metronizadole (3x/day, 500 mg tabs) with Ciprofloxacin (2x/day, 750 mg tabs). I am experiencing many of the affects of these drugs as described by others - dizziness, occasionally very dark stools and diarrhea, extremely bad taste in mouth, tiredness, headaches and depression. I generally sleep well. Learning that depression was a side-effect enabled me to put it in perspective. Try to avoid touching your tongue for any length of time. These medicines have terrible effects. I can't understate them. But they are said to be medically essential for my condition, and I will take them to the end which is two weeks. I have taken them on one other occasion. I am now at the half-way point of this course of treatment. Can't wait to finish! | I can't understate how happy I am that I found this page and that so many have contributed. Hearing what others have to say is invaluable. | M | 65 | 14 days | 1/9/2010 | 5 | bv | i had no side affects. the one thing I've learned is to drink plenty of water when taking this medicine. your urine isn't that dark. ive taken this medcine on different times and drinking plenty of water helps. it helps just a little for that nasty taste | F | 33 | 14 days | 1/22/2010 | 5 | BV | Slight nausea, tiredness, dizziness during exercise | F | 30 | 14 days | 5/2/2006 | 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 | Giardia/C Diff. Colitis | Frequent/super loose/foul-smelling poop, infrequent urination, loss of appitite (and loss of desire to smoke interestingly), i've been very weepy - though i wouldn't say depressed, naseus, light-headed, and painfully tired. the pill also tastes so bad - i have to force myself to take it - i feel like i'm poisoning myself. | The worst part of the drug is that it works. i wish i could be taking something else... i've been prescribed 500mg 3x daily, but i can't stomach the second daily dose, so have been taking it 2x daily AMA (he's gonna live through it). I'm on day 7. (whimper!) | F | 27 | 14 days | 2/15/2007 | 5 | Clostridium difficile-induced colit | None at all. | Had to take METRONIDAZOLE for Clostridium difficile-induced colitis caused by taking Clindamycin for a tooth extraction. Clindamycin caused havoc in my digestive system. | F | 46 | 14 days 500 3X D | 2/17/2011 | 4 | BV | Hormonal. Bad acne.Unusual periods. | No more BV symptoms. Just left with skin problems/acne. | F | 31 | 14 days 2X D | 11/6/2010 | 4 | Ulcerative Colitis | metallic taste, irritability, depression, dark urine and stools at times. | Had diarrhea when started the flagyl but subsided after the first week so I think the parasite has been destroyed.I've taken flagyl before and suffered extreme nausea however , this time I had no nausea at all because I added extra carbohydrate to my meal before taking each pill. On previous occasions when nausea was present I ate too lightly. Also, the pharmacist advised me to take a probiotic 2 hours before taking my first pill of the day in order to replace the good bacteria. Flagyl will destroy the good bacteria if you take it too close to the antibiotic. | F | 51 | 14 days 400MG 3X D | 4/25/2010 | 4 | stomach infection | Insomnia. Numbness in two toes of right foot. Intense itching and blistering on fingers. Occasional heart palpitations. Night time headache, mild but depressing. | I have a tendency to be allergic to drugs. I will try to stay the 14 day course because this is the main drug for treating stomach ulcers and I need to get rid of the bacteria. Now on day 8. | F | 63 | 14 days | 1/23/2006 | 4 | amoebic liver abscess | I am taking it now for 7 days and the taste in mouth seems to be getting worse, have a white tongue, had some back, neck and shoulder pain in the first three days that I could feel more when laying in bed (but this went away), have regular bowl movements but they come very sudden, have darker urine, had to sleep a lot the first three days when starting the medication, had once strange headache in the evening | After taking it for a few days now I figured out that I need to get the tablets down as fast as I can with plenty of water and food. The less the tablets touch my tongue the better. I also eat a bit of toasted bread before and after taking the medication that makes the taste more tolerable in my opinion. I am so glad when this is over and that it will help because otherwise I am starting at square one again | F | 41 | 14 days 750 mg 3X D | 9/2/2011 | 4 | Colon Infection (IBS) | 500mg 3x per day. Horrible metallic taste in mouth. Better when drinking hot coffee or tea - worse with anything cold or water. Heart Palpitations and a general feeling of nervousness or anxiety from Day-1 | About Day-10, I felt the medication was kicking-in as the chronic diarrhea stopped and stools were formed although they were soft. Major-League sore throat starting around Day 8 and continuing till the end (Day 14) and definitely a nasty looking white-coated tongue which psychologically added to the metallic taste. Glad it's over. Heavy Duty stuff - but I think it works. | M | 56 | 14 days | 3/16/2007 | 4 | C-Diff | I developed horrible pseudo membraneous colitis due to Clindamycin. So I was on Metronidazole for 14 days. The side effects was as bad as the C-diff infection. I got headache, bodyache, I was drowsy, very very tired. On the 12 days, my bodyache especially around my ribcage was so sever, I cried to my doctor see if I could stop it. I was not be able to work 8 hours a day in my office. Doctor said I could stop it if that was that bad after 10 days. I asked him about the relapse, so he then suggested that if I could take it, then finished it. I decided to finish it since the relapse treatment will be another 21 days. | If you don't need to take anti-biotic, then don't. They are harmful to yourbody. Any pill is posion. | F | 36 | 14 days | 2/5/2009 | 4 | suspected diverticulitis | Took 500mg 4x/day for 10 days. Although the medicine did what it was supposed to do, I felt extremely self-destructive, with a constant, nagging feeling of total despair and failure (which I have no reason to feel in reality). I was irritable and frustrated for no reason, with little to no energy, little to no appetite, and this awful taste in my mouth as if I had swallowed bitter powder. Every time I would eat (you have to with each dose) I would become nauseated, on the verge of vomiting, but never actually did. This drug put me on an emotional elevator straight to hell. | I've seen a lot of people mention that they stopped their meds without asking a doctor. Although this medicine is hell in a tablet, I urge you to please talk to your doctor before deciding on your own to stop a medication. Your infection could become even worse. If your doctor gives a crap he'll put you on something else. Aside from that, if you have to take this drug, be forewarned that your general attitude on life may plummet straight into the toilet while you're taking metronidazole. Not to mention the mere thought of food will turn your stomach inside out...It is an unpleasant experience to the extreme, but I will say that it does what it is supposed to do in terms of curing an infection. However, the pharmaceutical companies and doctors should warn the patient public of these dangerous side effects. They seem to common not to mention. | F | 31 | 14 days | 7/13/2007 | 4 | Appendicitis | Loss of appetite, always tired, irritable. Metallic taste in mouth. change in tastes of food. Anxiety | On day 12 of 14. This stuff really works, but at what cost? Taste is nearly unbearable; lingers for a long time after taking the pills. Pill dissolves so quickly I hardly have time to chug it down, and when I do, it always goes down the wrong way; tried breaking it in two and swallow in parts. Did I mention the taste? Developed a filmy coating on tongue that has been around since day 2 of treatment. Side affects have been a lot to deal with, but inflammation and pain have totally subsided. Hopefully the Docs will say the infection is gone so I don't have to repeat this experience. Does' anyone know of good alternative AB to metronidazole? | M | 20 | 14 days | 9/11/2009 | 4 | suspected BV or cervical infection | Horrible. Within 2 hrs of taking it (500 mg 2x daily) I generally felt extremely hungover (my doctor looked at me like I was crazy when I told her this). Headache, nausea, weakness. First few days I was utterly exhausted & did nothing but sleep. Decreased appetite & no interest in leaving my apartment. Foul taste in mouth. Dizzy, depressed, a little spacey, more frequent stools. Sinus pain but it may be due to allergies. | 14 days seems impossible. I'm on day 5 and... cannot imagine making it another week. Also taking doxycycline. I thought I must be: a) losing my mind/insane b) clearly suffering from something else because I feel so lousy c) the world's biggest whiner until I found this site. I am so relieved right now; it's unreal. | F | 24 | 14 days | 7/28/2009 | 3 | Coliocystitis (inf. gall bladder) | Tasted bad going down: worse coming up! Extreme nausea, have had trouble keeping it down at all. Feeling slightly 'down' but not serious, pins and needles, achy legs, chest pain, headaches...hope the damn thing works! | F | 25 | 14 days | 6/2/2007 | 3 | infection in abdomen | Extreme exaustion. Its difficult to lift my hand. I'm dizzy and nauseous. I blacked out 3 times today. Horrible drug | F | 21 | 14 days | 7/31/2007 |