Drug Ratings for METRONIDAZOLEAverage Rating: 2.5 (1286 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 1 | Diverticulitis and suspected Giarda | Inability to concentrate, mind altering effect, short temper, dizziness, eyes photophobic, headache, just feeling bad all over. | It made me feel out of control emotionally, very irritable, spaced out, had trouble seeing properly, trouble sleeping,inability to concentrate. I took it for 2 1/2 days (500mgs 3xd) and stopped. I am usually upbeat, even tempered, and positive, and was very concerned about such a strange mental affect. I have since discovered that Metronidazole is NOT approved by the FDA for use. In my opinion it should be banned altogether. I also think doctors should educate themselves about this drug. My gastroenterologist still seems to think "it could have been something else" causing the reaction. Since there was nothing else in my system except the tiny amount of food I've been able to eat,it was easy for me to figure out.I think this drug is dangerous and potentially harmful. I will never take it again for any reason. | F | 63 | 2.5 days | 7/28/2008 | 1 | following tooth extraction | weird spaced out feeling, swollen tongue and eye lids, loss of appetite, feeling like i am in a dream, extreme anxiety around day 2 of the tablets, depressive mood plummet with panic attack | having been given this tablet and only warned of the implications if mixed with alcohol, i did not realise that it made depression worse. having only recently beginning to recover from postnatal depression, for the past 2 days my mood has felt scarily on the border of making a huge drop. today it did - after feeling low and removed from the world all day, and extremely anxious, i suffered a major panic attack alongside a terrible drop in mood that i had not experienced since the beginning of pnd. i am NOT going to take any more of these horrid horrid tablets and am very cross that i was not warned that they make depression worse. i jus hope that by stopping these evil pills, that i do not develop tooth ache again - i would rather that than this awful depression any day. my advice is do not risk taking these horrible things. i also wondered why i was extremely snappy and hostile - this has apppeared and got worse each day that i took the tablets for. | F | 35 | 3 days | 8/3/2008 | 1 | C Diff | Oh my gosh this drug is terrible, I'm hoping it helps in the end, but taking it is a nightmare. I have had all the same symptoms of C Diff (diarrhea, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, wobbly legs, racing heart and MAJOR PANIC ATTACKS! There is some hope, I asked my doctor for something to calm the panic attacks, he gave me a prescription for Clonazepam 0.5 and I only take .25. I took one at bedtime last night at 8:00 p.m. and it's 16.5 hours later, and I still feel calm. I have today and 4 more days left of the awful Metronidazole, but with this drug to calm the panic attacks I'm hopeful, and wanted to share this information with all of you. I feel your pain, and I'm sorry for your experiences. Truly sorry, this drug needs serious tweaking in my opinion. | F | 55 | 6 days | 8/6/2008 | 1 | BV | This medicine is terrible!!! I would not recommend it to anyone! Within 24 hours was experiencing flu like symptons, body aches, headaches, loss of appetite, tingling of arms and legs, chest pains....just awful!!! I recommend everyone to stop taking this medicine! | F | 31 | 4 days | 8/23/2008 | 1 | BV and TRICH | If you would've asked me a week ago about this drug, I would've given it a 5! I've taken metronidazole approx. 10x in my life for recurrent BV infections... It has been perfect, except for the bad taste.. As soon as I took the drug on thursday of last week for the first time in 5-6 years, all he*l broke loose!! I had horrible, explosive diahrrea that turned to explosive watery diahrrea in 1 day, I vomitted all night friday night, and was nauseous for the remainder of the time, had hives, and swelling on my right arm, and both legs, have been having nightmares, crying spells, chills, temperature, extremely painful headache, and a general feeling of me getting ready to die at any moment!! this was so horrible! I wouldn't recommend this on my worse enemy! I popped tons of excedrin, pepto-bismol, and zyrtec (for the allergies).. The excedrin got rid of some of my body aches, headache, and pain, but the pepto did nothing for my vomitting and diahrrea.. I took the meds 2x thurs, and | F | 29 | 2 days | 8/11/2008 | 1 | tooth infection | Drowsiness, panic, racing heart, awful headache, numb hands during night ( but not sure if this is a side effect to drug), generally feeling unwell. | Poison | F | 48 | 3 days | 4/8/2009 | 1 | post op bacterial infection | I became very light headed and dizzy, suffering from extreme fatigue within hours of taking this drug. I was unable to do anything other than rest all day. Just getting up and having a bath exhausted me. Lost my ability to concentrate and suffered from headaches. I only took this for two days (400mg x3)and became worried very quickly at my inability to function. Spoke to NHS Direct who were very helpful and advised me to go back to my GP who changed my medication immediately and made a note on my file that I had an adverse reaction. | This was not a pleasant experience at all - the side effects came on very quickly. more warnings should be given about the side effects - not just DON'T DRINK ALCOHOL!!! | F | 55 | 2 days | 4/8/2009 | 1 | wisdom tooth extraction | metal taste,lightheadedness,numbness in legs,genrally lousy | glad i have finished dose i hope i feel better soon | F | 43 | 5 days | 4/12/2009 | 1 | vaginal bacterial infection | loose stools which kicked in three days into the treatment, feeling very low and moody and an odd furry tongue. | I finished the tablets 4 days ago and my stools are still loose, needing to go three times more than normal. I had a drink 48 hrs after finishing the course and this has made the runny stools much worse. I would never take it again and think people ahould be properly warned how long the symptoms go on after finishing the course. I have felt odd since starting them and wonder if I will ever feel OK agin. | F | 7 days | 4/12/2009 | 1 | Gum Infection | ugh! stomach cramps, stomach ache, nauseous, loss of appetite, loose stool, lethargy | If you have a choice, take something else! | F | 30 | 8 days | 4/13/2009 | 1 | Wisdom Tooth | Well what could be worse than ending up in bleeding hospital?! I only took these tablets for two days and I first suffered from a heavy almost tiring feeling in my stomach but I thought ignore it because whats worse than this?. How wrong was I? By day two I was in hospital after suffering awful chest pains and ended up leaving at 5am after several tests. I can't believe these are still on the market!!! | F | 19 | 2 days | 3/14/2009 | 1 | Bug in my bowel | Constant headache, tummy ache, constant nausea. Unusual feeling of being despressed, and tried. I had a slight temperture, and felt unwell. I also had the aweful taste in the mouth. | I will request on my medical file, not to be prescibe this medication again. | F | 40 | 4 days | 3/10/2009 | 1 | Bone infection after root canal | Dizziness,loss of appetite (had to force myself to eat when taking medicine-only ate a small piece of bread one time and was nauseated until next dose). After 5 days of being off drug,very loose stool and constant trips to the bathroom, bleeding from rectum w/pain | Had to take 500mg of this drug 4 times a day along w/penicillian 4 times a day | F | 56 | 10 days | 3/9/2009 | 1 | BV | I was prescribed 2g of this drug in one dose. The only warning I had from my doctor was not to drink for 24 hours. I took it before going to bed had a restless sleep. When I woke up I experienced extreme headache behind left eye, numbness, weakness and tingling in left face and arm, depression, anxiety, nausea, projectile vomiting, extreme loss of appetite. It has been gradually improving over the course of the day, but if I knew this would be the side effect I would not have taken it as my BV symptoms are very mild. I felt like a cross between having a stroke and a bad trip from narcotics...or at least what I imagine these things would feel like. | I was not experiencing a placebo effect as my medication did not come with any information so I had no idea what side effects may occur. I have also never experienced side effects from any medication before in my entire life and I have taken a lot of medication! | F | 26 | 1 days | 6/6/2008 | 1 | BV | I'm so glad I found this site and that others also had so many bad side effects because I thought I was going CRAZY! My side effects included Loss of Appetite, Loss of Weight, Nasty White Furry Tongue, Rapid Heartbeat(even went to ER at 5am) headaches, insomnia, felt weak and depressed. Just laid in bed. One more day and I'm off! | F | 21 | 7 days | 5/23/2008 | 1 | BV | I had a dull headache during the seven day course of treatment. Depression occurred on the second day and did not subside. I woke with extreme panic and anxiety. | This drug should come with a warning for people with a history of panic disorder and/or depression. I had not had a panic attack in 10 years and this drug was the direct cause of a relapse. | F | 50 | 7 days | 6/3/2008 | 1 | Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | Feeling sick, had to have other medication interveneous 2 combat the feeling. Fuzzy head,furry tounge,metallic taste,headache, itching, swelling of eyelids,face and hands(couldn't bend my fingers)Mentioned I was allergic to Penicillian, feeling i do not do too well on this either! | This medication is aweful. I had to have emergency operation to have Gallbladder removed, so was put on drip and this is what the ER doctor wacked me on for 3 days/before and after operation. On the day after op, i refused any more to be administered in the drip, as I felt like crap. I have been home 3 days now, and still feeling the effects of it. Appears that I bit my tounge during the surgery,bruised,furry,split.I have soreness/pain in my right side,and the taste of metal in my mouth! I think I would be getting over operation faster without the side effects of this medication. If you have a say in it, don't take this medication, I know i will not allow it to happen again. | F | 43 | 3 days | 7/4/2008 | 1 | Post Medical Termination (precautio | Constantly feel sick after around 30 mins of taking 400mg tablet, extremely lathargic and drowsy, look really ill, have a lot of gas coming up from stomach (into mouth!lol). Headache, dizziness-similar to the feeling you get before a seizure if anyone's had that experience? | I wouldnt recommend this tablet to anyone. I'm taking it as a precautionary measure by hospital following a medical termination. Apparently it's given to treat clamydia (cant spell!) so everyone who has a termination or miscarriage has to take them to avoid infection in the womb. I would rather get an infection and treat it than take these med's and feel this bad. | F | 23 | 4 days | 6/23/2008 | 1 | wisdom tooth infection | First two days ok, after that felt extremely wierd like my brain had shut down. Then suffered major panic attack at college and was taken to A&E by ambulance. Told that I had just had a panic attack and wa not a reaction. However had never suffered panic attack before so was unusual. Will never ever take that again | F | 36 | 3 days | 6/26/2008 | 1 | bv | The first 2 days I was a bit irritable, headachy, tired, and flushed, and had a sore throat. Day 3 and 4 added very sensitive skin and a tiny bit of tingling and numbness in my left arm, an inability to sleep much, bad dreams when I did sleep, paranoia and depression. I couldn't imagine how I'd get through the next 3 days - they just seemed insurmountable and I was crying about everything. At the end of day 4, my headache was a lot worse so I took 2 ibuprofen gel caps and as soon as they kicked in, all the other symptoms disappeared and I felt calm, positive and got a good night's sleep. It's the end of day 6 now. I'm still taking a few ibuprofen every day and apart from being tired and napping I feel okay. The paranoia before I used the ibuprofen was awful, though. I don't know if the two are connected but the change in how I felt was almost immediate. The side effects were so bizarre I don't think I'd take it again. | It did seem to clear up the problem. This website made me feel a lot better during the worst of it. I wouldn't recommend this antibiotic to anyone, though, unless there was absolutely nothing else that would work, as the mental part of the side effects were just too scary. | F | 49 | 7 days | 2/15/2009 | 1 | gum surgery | etxreme dizziness, restless, stomach cramps,depression,sore eyes,headache,unable to sleep yet totaly drowzy | would never take again due to side affects very very unpleasant was not fore warned how awful you could feel | F | 45 | 5 days | 2/15/2009 | 1 | infected wisdom tooth | extreme dizziness,extreme fatigue nausea, only vomited twice, stomach cramps diareaha, stop taking monday night and it is now wednesday, the nausea is gone cramps are gone but still light headed and dazed, i feel like a zombie, booked into get tooth out so will never take again | I HATE IT BAD BAD DRUG, | F | 32 | 4 days | 1/27/2009 | 1 | infected gum | Flu like symptoms for 3 days,severe cramp in lower abdominal region,constipation, headache, lethagy, nausea for 6 days now I only took two tablets. | I definately will not be taking this drug again | F | 51 | 1 days | 2/5/2009 | 1 | diverticulitis | extreme nausea and horrible taste in my mouth. Was supposed to take it for 10 days +cipro. . | .com Went to my holistic doctor, who unfortunately was out of town last week when this all started. 1st for nausea she gave me biotin ( one of the vitamin B’s) 2 3x/day- improved dramatically within 20 minutes. 2nd she was totally surprised they had put me on Flagyl as my problem is systemic candidiasis (yeast infection) which actually gets worse with Flagyl. Also Flagyl is a known carcinogen. Don’t know if you can put websites here; but if you put Flagyl+carcinogen in Google you’ll get a whole slew of sites including rxlist. Ck out there 3rd page. She also mentioned that even if the Flagyl was killing a bad bacteria you had that you should also be put on major probioitics, especially after you’re thru with it. I was put on 3 probiotics | F | 62 | 5 days | 2/17/2009 | 1 | bv | headache fatigue blurred vission furry white tongue | F | 31 | 7 days | 2/20/2009 | 1 | infection of the ovary | After being admitted to hospital with severe pains due to a bacterial infection in the ovary and fallopian tube, I was given this drug intraveniously. Straight after the nurse had turned on my 3rd dose, paralysis started in my face, then my arms, legs. I couldn't open my eyes and I couldn't speak. I thought I might swallow my tongue. It was the most upsetting thing ever in my life, I thought I was having a stroke or maybe dying, but being fully aware of what was happening! The nurse eventually had the sense to switch off the drip and I recovered. Be very careful with this drug, as, like me, you may have a delayed reaction to it. | F | 42 | 1 days | 2/27/2009 | 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 | 1 | BV | I had already experienced some anxiety about issues. I started taking a low dose of lexapro (an antidepresant which takes several weeks to kick in). I had been off and on Metrodinazole for 5 months! Every time I took this mediciation I never really noticed anything out of the ordinary. Some anxiety here and there, but I'm just a normally anxious person. My BV never cleared up. It just kept coming back worse and worse each time. So I went back on the medication last Friday. Friday afternoon I had thoughts of suicide. I have never felt that way before. The rest of the week I woke up with extreme depression and thoughts of suicide, panic attacks. I wanted to break up with my boyfriend (who has made me so happy) because I thought I fell out of love with him. I wanted to do nothing but sleep. I was so confused, dizzy, dazed. No appetite. Saturday afternoon I fel so low. Every thought that used to bring me happiness brought me sadness. I also had a very watery/smlly/brown/clear discharge, an | Someone tell me this is okay. That I am not losing my mind. Thats its definately these medications. I would never take this metrodinazole again after reading some of these comments. Id rather suffer through this infection. Im afraid it has killed my happiness, my relationship, my job. I don't know if its just me or the medicine, but I have never thought about suicide in my life. The medicine has been out of my system for 24 hours, and I feel only slightly better. Still no appetite, still low. Not suicidal. | F | 23 | 4 days | 1/14/2009 | 1 | BV | I was feeling a bit down to begin with then when I started taking these pills I felt really depressed, kept getting anxiety, very fatigued and my eyes feel like i've had no sleep for a week maybe this is due to me waking up every night and not being able to go back asleep, and have also been sweating in the night. Have only got one day to go on them but have stopped. | F | 35 | 6 days | 4/4/2008 | 1 | tooth abcess | dizzy/felt sick/felt tingling in my arms and had a stiff neck it actually feels like your going to collapse. anxiety and confusion | want to stop it but want my abcess to go | F | 23 | 3 days | 2/20/2008 | 1 | BV | End of day one had bad pain in head and stomach. Awful taste in mouth. Currently at end of day four out of seven and MISERABLE. I have been in bed most of the day because head and stomach pain are so intense while upright. Tried eating, but didn't feel better. It is doing what it is supposed to as far as the infection goes, but the side effects are close to unbearable. I am calling Dr. in the a.m., because in all my searching I am finding that BV isn't typically treated at the dosage level I am on (500mg 3x/day for 7 days). Although, it appears that people on lighter doses are experiencing same discomfort, so there is probably nothing that can be done, except to finish this horrible stuff. | ALWAYS FINISH YOUR ANTIBIOTICS (or have your doc put you on an alternative one) because when the medicine attacks the infection, it is the weakest bacterial cells that die first. The last cells to die are the STRONGEST. If you don't finish the medicine, you leave behind only the strongest bacteria, and then they begin to reproduce....THIS IS HOW WE END UP WITH ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT INFECTIONS!!! PLEASE everyone do your part and finish the stupid pills. (okay, :) off my soap box now) | F | 28 | 7 days | 2/16/2008 | 1 | BV | Horrible metalic taste. goes away but the heartburn it causes does not. stomach ache. headache. tiredness. i feel like sleeping all of the time. i have to say that the heartburn is the worst, similar to pregnancy. and dont forget the diarhia this causes. | i was prescribed this for a 7 day 500mg twice a day treatment. the infection went away for about a week and then came back. now i had to take it again. 4 pills at once, then twice a day for twelve days. the worst part is that if you dont eat enough yogurt it can cause a yeast infection. uhhhh!!! | F | 25 | 12 days | 2/8/2008 | 1 | Suspected BV | Instant depression and anxiety. Burning/tingling in arms and legs. Panic attack, insomnia, lack of appetite, nausea. | Horrible! Would not recommend taking this drug. There has to be something else. Told my husband that the next time I complain about mundaine symptoms, to remind what the cure could be. Couldn't complete the course. | F | 27 | 2 days | 1/29/2008 | 1 | BV | loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, blurred vision, vertigo, cramping, unable to concentrate, spaced out.. and the list goes on | This was by far the worst drug I've ever taken.. I will NEVER take it again! My worst problem was blurred vision and feeling spaced out. I feel like I'm going crazy. I was supposed to take it for 7 days and I took it for 5. I just couldnt take it anymore. I quit taking it 2 days ago, and I'm still feeling tired and spaced out along with blurred vision. I JUST WANT TO FEEL NORMAL AGAIN!!! how long do the side effects last after stopping?? | F | 19 | 7 days | 1/28/2008 | 1 | suspected pelvic infection | severe panic anxiety and depression. Blurred vison dizziness didn't want to leave the house. | never had any probs with any medication before. think this one must have been way too strong for my system. finshed the course 3 months ago and still got the anxiety. Am desperate to feel normal again if anyone else has experienced the same thing please email me. | F | 28 | 10 days | 1/29/2008 | 1 | Suspected womb infection | My daughter was given this during chemotherapy treatment for leukaemia. She experienced severe nausea and several of the other listed side effects but more worryingly she developed a tremor in her jaw that became so severe after a few day she couldn't speak and had difficulty swallowing. The docs thought it was a neurological problem due to the leukaemia but it ended up being a toxic reaction to this drug. It caused an inflammation of her white brain matter. | Nobody has ever listed this kind of reaction before and for 6 weeks the docs kept telling us it was something else causing the reaction until they ruled everything else out and had to admit that it was the drug - which we'd been saying from the beginning as the symptoms only came after taking it and went after we refused to allow my daughter anymore of it. Watch out - if it can happen to us it could happen to you. Trust your body - if you think something is happening that isn't right and you think it's the drug insist that they take you off it. Just because the literature doesn't report it doesn't mean it can't happen. | F | 39 | 7 days | 1/31/2008 | 1 | BV | systemic CANDIDA - fever that got up to 102 then went down, temperature fluctuated 2 weeks after up to 99.2.. fleeting BODY ACHES everywhere..muscles, joints, internally.. sore, swollen throat and tonsils, sinus and ear infection, dry skin and severe dandruff, extra sensitive and tingly skin, craving for yeast and sugar, white tongue ...scariest time of my life | F | 23 | 7 days | 1/5/2008 | 1 | BV | Extreme fatigue, buring urination,cloudy dark urine, headaches, and lack of sleep and constipation. Irritability, depression. | I am so glad I found this site. I thought it was just me. When I called my doctor he said keep using and oh by the way if you get a yeast infection just go get some medicine at the drug store, I can't believe how terrible this medicine is! I will not take this again. | F | 50 | 7 days | 2/1/2008 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Dark urine, inflamed stomach, numbness and heaviness in left arm, heart problems - had to go to the ER for serious heart attack symptoms including PVCs and tachychardia on day 6 after I had been told by my OB/GYN to go off it from the arm symptoms. | Don't take this unless you absolutely have to. It almost killed me. I had to go off it 2 days early. After the medicine got out of my system, I was fine. | F | 33 | 5 days | 2/11/2008 | 1 | BV | Horrible hives itching and tingling. Stopped taking it 3 days ago and I am still getting hives. My skin is so itchy and it looks horrible! I am also going crazy!! | Don't take this drug! The BV will grow back!! | F | 3 days | 11/12/2008 | 1 | BV | Head aches, Abdominal Pain, Lower back pain, Burning during urination, Yeast infection, nausea, and fatigue. | I would never take this medication again, this made me feel absolutely horrible. I couldnt finish taking my whole dosage and three days after stopping im still suffering from these side affects!! Is there anything i can do to hurry this along? | F | 18 | 7 days | 11/23/2008 | 1 | bv | EVERYTHING mentioned below!! can someone please tell me if the insomnia ever will go away?????????? | This poison should be banned | F | 36 | 3 days | 4/21/2008 | 1 | abcess under tooth | total fatigue, bloatedness, constipation could cope with but then orange rash on both arms, swollen and painful fingers, the start of a rash on my face and very swollen ankles and a rash starting on both legs. | never stopped a drug before but cannot continue with this. Am allergic to penycyllin but had nothing like this reaction! never again - beware | F | 55 | 3 days | 11/8/2008 | 1 | Wisdom Tooth Pain | flu like symptoms, shivers, cotton mouth, stomach problems, emotional, headaches, nausea, mood swings tingling in left arm and hand and loss of appetite. | The dentist gave me 200g 3 times a day for 5 days. iv been taking it for 3 days nowand iv had problems after problems. i thought at first it was just a fever but after taking 8 sachets of lemsip max i havent felt better however usually with fly like symptoms i would feel better after a day with lemsip so i decided i would see what the side effects were for metronidazole and all the side effects listed i have experienced and i still am doing. i have never had a problem with any kind of medication and this is the first. i have stopped taking the medication and i will be going to see my doctor about this as i am still in pain. this meication should not be given to anyone. | F | 28 | 5 days | 12/21/2008 | 1 | Tooth infection | The drug seemed to work well in getting rid of the infection around my wisdom teeth but the side-effects are terrible. Persistant diahorria, nausea, total loss of appetite, inability to sleep, anxiety and panic, dark thoughts. | I always get side effects of tummy upset when taking anti-biotics (I get IBS) but this was the worst ever. The anxiety is terrible and all the side-effects have lasted now 10 days after taking the medication. Am now on anti-anxiety tablets and Motillium for my stomach. I'm forced to work from home and I've lost 6 kilos already and feel rather down-in-the-mouth. | F | 34 | 5 days | 12/4/2008 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Fatigue, difficulty concentrating, body aches, nightmares, numbness, some rash, sciatic pain and tingling down my entire right leg that has not completely gone away 1 week later, white tongue, yeast infection. The pain appeared on the 3rd day, in the peri-anal area and progressed down my leg to my foot over the next two days. I stopped taking it completely on the 5th day of the 7 day treatment. I was on 500 mg 2x/day. | It's not worth the potential problems, there have to be a different drug to treat the infections metro usually treats. | F | 31 | 5 days | 11/25/2008 | 1 | Suspected Bv | Highly emotional and Highly strung. Tense & Tearful | When My GP said I'd feel suicidal he wasnt joking! I cried for days on end at everything from supernanny to missing the bus for work.Im down to my last three tablets and at a dose of 3x400mg a day I'll be glad to see the back of them.Ive had BV before and would rememer feeling this low and upset, so I know I've never used this drug before! | F | 28 | 7 days | 12/16/2008 | 1 | Tooth infection | Massive painc attack after taking 4 doses of 200mg, i have attacks in the past so could say i am prone to them. Headache, violent vomiting,swollen tongue, feeling really spaced out and pins and needles all over, very stressed and anxious. | DO NOT TAKE THEM!!! they really are not good at all, have never felt like this before on a medication and its horrible. Stopped taking them after 4 doses but still feeling the side effects after 24 hours. There are other options, my dentist just upped my dose of amoxcycillin and that now seems to be working. | F | 35 | 2 days | 9/26/2008 | 1 | bv | severe stomach and back cramps, nausea, headache burning sensation in my legs and general feeling achy, similar to flu | cleared symptoms by the 3rd day, would never take this again tho. horrible! | F | 45 | 4 days | 11/29/2007 | 1 | BV | This medicine is gross but GRAPEFRUIT JUICE works!! | Try GRAPEFRUIT JUICE. I drink some to coat my mouth, put the medicing under my tongue, then chug the grapefriut juice. It takes away the nasty taste. Good luck and feel better:) | F | 24 | 5 days | 12/5/2007 | 1 | c.diff after trmt for tooth infect | Nausea, confusion, exhaustion, fatigue, depression, bloating, and diarrhea 10-12 times per day, which was what I was being treated for after taking clindamycin for 5 days for a tooth infection. First day on metronidazole I almost passed out, from then on felt like I had the flu for the 10 long days of treatment (500mg 4x per day). My joints ached terribly, a horrible taste lingered in my mouth 24/7. This is the worst medication I have ever taken. I have been off for 1 week and still have diarrhea 7-10 x per day but all of the other side effects went away one day after I stopped taking this poison. | I refuse to go back on this medicine. I am taking probiotics and avoiding all dairy, vegetables and fruit. I'm a vegetarian so this is tough. There has got to be a better way. I'm at a loss now because I'm afraid they are going to make me take more antibiotics since I'm not better. Has anyone had diarrhea that lasted a week after taking this medication? | F | 51 | 10 days | 12/7/2007 | 1 | diverticulitis | I was given this in conjunction with Ciprofloxacin, and was instructed to take the Metronidazole 4 times a day and the Ciprofloxacin only 2 times a day. Each time I take one of the Metronidazole, within thirty minutes I feel as if I have taken strong sleeping pills. Also I felt nauseated, more bloating and pain than ever. Along with the sleepiness comes a feeling of hopelessness and depression and a sense of impending doom. At night, even though it is making me feel sleepy, I wake up with feelings of unexplainable and irrational panic. | I've never had a problem with the Cipro medicine, but this is my second attempt at trying to deal with Metronidazole. I'm a cancer survivor, and I can easily say that Metronidazole is the worst medicine I've ever experienced. The taste alone is enough to make a person gag, and the taste remains in my mouth no matter what I use to mask it. I will never take this medicine again. There needs to be an alternative. | F | 58 | 6 days | 11/11/2007 | 1 | bacterial vaginosis | hives: red welts, extreme itching, chills, headache, nausea | I only took one dose of this medication. It was prescribed for an infection for which I had no symptoms. The infection was found through a culture that was required because I am going to have D&C surgery. I will not be taking another dose of it. I was told after my diagnosis that I could use a prescription vaginal cream if I chose, so I will be calling the doctor's office to ask for a different prescription. | F | 61 | 1 times | 11/3/2007 | 1 | Bacterial vaginosis | Nausea, dizziness, disorientation,insomnia, fuzzy vision,headaches, diarrhea. | 500 mg twice a day for bacterial vaginosis. Made the bv better but the side effects are NOT worth it. Would ask for a different med next time. Side effects started by day 2, if I had been employed I could NOT have worked. I dealt with it by sipping on room temperature ginger ale or sprite, and eating small meals throughout the day. Felt like I would vomit at any moment, but didn't actually vomit. Felt like Effexor withdrawal...horrible | F | 42 | 7 days | 9/8/2007 | 1 | gardnerella vaginalis | 3-4 hours after using metronidazole (Fagyl vaginal medicine) I woke up experiencing panic attack, paranoia, loss of space. I couldn't realize where I was for about 15 minutes!A couple of hours later woke up again and experienced illusions in my room! | Immediatelly stopped it!Read all about its side effects on the nervous system and I am now looking for an alternative medicine. Not worth experiencing long-term nervous damage! | F | 29 | 1 days | 10/23/2007 | 1 | B V | HEADACHE!!! Severe Depression and mood swings, nausea, vomiting, metalic taste, foggy concentration, sweats and shaking | I had tried the insertion gel treatment initially but had been interupted by my onset of my period so I started taking this as a second try. I thought that I was going CRAZY until I saw this message board. The side effects listed on the medicine did not have the total actuall side effects. I felt nausea on the 2nd day, threw up on the 3rd day, my good friend was visiting and I had a total depressed crying melt down and was literally going to ask her for an aliby so that I could kill my boyfriend (who we have been HAPPILY together for 7 years), The headache was sooo bad that I had blurry vision and could not think straight. Again, I thought I was going crazy until I saw this board- I am STOPPING THIS MEDICINE. I was prescribed 7 days. My Dr. should have given me more of a breakdown of what to expect other than "do not take with alcohol" and sending me on my way. I do not drink ever. I WAS taking the generic pills- called pharmacy to see if the "name brand" had | F | 34 | 3 days | 11/10/2007 | 1 | bacterial vaginosis | anxiety attacks, panic, stress - feeling like my chest was tight and I couldn't breathe; depression; rapid heartbeat;no interest in sex; no interest in food - yet, I had weight gain. | NO MORE BAD TASTING PILL! If you must take this medicine, COVER THE PILL with a little MARGARINE or COOKING OIL to coat it, otherwise it will burn going down and the metalic taste lingers in your mouth for hours. | F | 46 | 7 days | 11/15/2007 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | After 1st pill, extreme body odour for 2 days. Usually never have noticeable body odour at all. Then after 4th pill, on and off Flushing. Feeling heat sensation under my skin at various areas in my body. Comes in waves. Can't sleep. Dry Mouth began after pill 7. Another 3 days could have been hell. | Stopped taking after 7 pills because of the heat/flushing sensation seemed to become more intense and cold sweats, upon recommendation of doctor and pharmacist. I was really apprehensive before I even started this treatment, but because BV was not pleasant, thought I'd give it a try. I WISH I would have seen this website prior. DO NOT TAKE! Ask for another treatment method. Now worried about the after affects of stopping treatment. 500mg x 2/day ANYONE that has stopped this med halfway through please post and advise if anything happened because of discontinuation and if condition actually was cured on 1/2 the length of dosage. | F | 47 | 3 days | 11/17/2007 | 1 | BV | insomnia,tight chest, noise sensitivity, depression, anxiety/racing thoughts, anger, odd numbness all over...the taste? who cares when you compare to the rest of the symptoms, and after only 5 days - OUCH! | This med should be taken off the market! No where are the horrible side effects I've mentioned and read about over and over on this page pointed out by anyone, just a "don't drink while taking" warning (which I did not do but can't wait to have a glass or 2 of red wine in a few days after what I've been through!) Finding this site last night saved me a trip to emerg. Thought I was going crazy. If you have BV, talk to your doc, and ask for Dalacion C cream instead. | F | 35 | 5 days | 6/14/2007 | 1 | moderate gum disease | Thank God for the internet and this site! I sat in church this am and cried for an hour. Dosage was 500mg 3x/day. Periodontist told me to cut pill in half, smoosh it, or reduce dosage. That did not help. Severe cramping, constipation, headache, dizziness, nauseau, depression etc. I had all symptoms but the fuzzy tongue. I did 5/10 prescribed days and QUIT!!!! | The cure was worse than the disease. I will research an alternative. This didn't seem like a common perscription for my condition. | F | 58 | 5 days | 8/26/2007 |