METROGEL-VAGINAL Reviews (METRONIDAZOLE)Average Rating: 3.4 (812 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare METROGEL-VAGINAL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METROGEL-VAGINA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | BV | Clumpy white, cottage cheese stuff that had a fishy smell. | I am extremely excited to have found this message board. I'm more informed by everyones input than I was with the pamphlet. I'm completing my 5th dose tonight and hopefully this will be the last. In 2 days, the fishy smell did go away. | F | 39 | 5 days | 11/21/2005 | 4 | BV | I had very few side effects, just some mild cramping for the first day or two. Nothing even worth taking pain meds for...HOWEVER, what I didn't know was, after the course of treatment is done, that this white, clumpy, cottage cheese looking discharge starts. I was FREAKING OUT because I thought I had some sort of other infection. Little did I know, this is normal, albeit unpleasant. My doctor put it well, "What goes in must come out" Yeah, I get it, but I wish i'd known that ahead of time so as not to freak out about it! | This is the 2nd time I've had BV in 5 months...I've never had this before and was wondering if this is something that will keep happening? I've been married for over 2 years and we're monogamous, so it's not like I have multiple partners or anything? Does anyone get this regularly? And if so, how can I prevent it? Please respond if you have have any suggestions or tips!!!! | F | 27 | 5 days | 2/8/2007 | 4 | BV | Symptoms went away after first dose, but had white clumping like everyone else. It's freakish! | BTW ladies - I called my doctor today about the white clumping, fearing it was yeast. She said that this is not yeast - rather, it is the medicine coming back OUT, as it clumps together. The innards are not a smooth tube, and with the nooks & crannies of our parts, it clumps and expels. Hope this helps you all. | F | 30 | 5 days | 10/23/2008 | 4 | BV | grainy, rubbery discharge. | i'm glad i found similar experiences, otherwise, i would've thought something more severe was happening. i used metrogel for 5 days straight to treat BV. by the third day, i started finding a brown & white grainy discharge in my underwear. i'm quite sure it's the same discharge others were experiencing except mixed with blood, as mine had an iron odor. i actually wasn't sure where the discharge was coming from, but on a hunch, i decided to clean myself out with water, and (to my dismay) globs of the discharge combined with a "wet tissue" like substance came out of me. i'm guessing this is a new side-effect, as my doctor didn't (nor any online references) cite this side-effect. 6 days after treatment, and i'm still getting the occasional grainy discharge. overall, i find the metrogel effective in treating the original problem: BV. but the grainy discharge is quite embarrassing, and has since lasted almost a week and a half. i recommend this product, but don't plan on get | F | 27 | 5 days | 10/28/2008 | 4 | BV | These gross, chunky, wet toilet paper like clumps coming out. I was on the 5 day treatment for bv. I have googled and searched for about 45 minutes now trying to figure this out. I'm about 2 months pregnant and had myself convinced I was beginning to miscarry until I found this website. | I didn't read the paper that came with the med. I'm going to look now & see if this side effect is mentioned. Its scary! | F | 25 | 5 days | 10/7/2008 | 4 | BV | I had white curd looking discharge with blood after about 6 hours of my first treatment. I'm on day 4 and still have the same thick clear egg white mucus with white curds in it. I have cramps and sever pain in both ovaries and in my lower back. | The itching went away after one dose. I'm glad that I found this site because I have searched for the past 4 days to try and find the answer to this I thought I was going to have to go back tot he Dr. I will now wait a few more days after treatment is over and see if it clears up on it's own. | F | 27 | 5 days | 10/14/2008 | 4 | bv | so glad i found the site as well... i was supposed to have waited untill my period was completely finsihed before starting metrogel-v but due to a change in my birth control it didnt seem to want to go away.. just stayed there real light. so on day 10 of the period my dr gave up and told me to start. ever since day 1 i have had the same discharge but im guessing since theres blood invloved mine is almost the color of what i would expect the skin on the inside on me to look like.. (dark red-brown)which is why i freaked out when it came out. i dont know if its helped yet because i still have tonight before im done. we'll see. | F | 21 | 5 days | 12/4/2006 | 4 | BV | Thick, clumpy mostly white discharge. It is very gross and freaked me out! I am prone to yeast infections, but knew this wasn't one...and it was BV. The dr said the gel worked better than the pill...wish I would have insisted upon the pill. I called my dr this morning after I noticed the discharge and she just said it was a yeast infection and gave me one dose of diflucan. I have had many yeast infections and never have had this discharge before! I hope it goes away after the medicine is done. I still have three more doses. | I am also experiencing dryness and irritation. The discharge is by far the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. Happy to see I'm not the only one with these symptoms. | 28 | 5 days | 1/20/2007 | 4 | BV | I had previously posted about the white discharge I experienced. I just wanted to update that the discharge went away after two days of stopping the medicine. The BV is gone, still battling a minor yeast infection. | It cured the BV, but the discharge was disgusting. | F | 28 | 5 days | 1/25/2007 | 4 | Bv | Racing heart and gross clumpy white discharge | After day one the smell and irritation was gone | F | 29 | 5 days | 3/2/2009 | 4 | BV | I had the same creamy white/pink discharge that many of you have experienced. I'm so glad I found this page because I was THIS close to freaking out. I figured the medicine wasn't helping me at all because I was still experiencing this annoying discharge. I really wish they would explain this as a normal side effect on the package, instead of having me search the internet none stop for answers. I've got one more application to go and I'm hoping that the discharge will go away veryyy soon. My boyfriend hates it even more than I do... =P | F | 18 | 5 days | 2/11/2009 | 4 | BV | I took my last dose on Monday and I was also getting worried about the white discharge until I saw this site. The only side effect I've experienced is itching all over. I was even more worried today because I started my cycle and I am still have this awful discharge. Just hope it clears up pretty soon. | F | 26 | 5 days | 1/28/2009 | 4 | BV | Nausea, headache, a bit of a yeast infection | F | 25 | 5 days | 2/2/2009 | 4 | Bacterial Vaginosis/BV | I just finished my fifth (last) prescribed dose of metrogel last night and this morning/afternoon I was shocked at the white, cottage-cheese like discharge. I was worried that I had developed a yeast infection from the antibiotics (and am still slightly concerned). Other than the thick, clumpy 'wet tissue paper' discharge I have had no side-effects but I was shocked at the discharge. This site makes me less anxious. | No problems but I wish that if this discharge IS a natural side effect that the manufacturers or my doctor had mentioned the possibility of it occurring. I was caught off guard (and it's still making me squeamish). BV symptoms (smell) cleared up about three days into using metrogel. | F | 26 | 5 days | 1/17/2009 | 4 | BV | Some nausea, a little crampy, and definitely experience the gross "clumpies." I'm five months pregnant so getting this infection cleared up is really important, and it seems to be taking care of the infection but the discharge is really gross. | Clumpy, cottage cheese-like d/c at first, now on day four it's almost rubbery in texture and is a light brown. Nasty. | F | 28 | 5 days | 11/10/2008 | 4 | Bv | Well I had a recurring bv and finally was given metrogel. I didn't have any problems but after I stopped on the 5th day I had sex on the 6th and it all came out. I panicked because I started bleeding after sex and irt lasted for 24hr. I called the doc she said I was just irritated and to wait to have sex again. I want to know how long should I wait? | F | 26 | 5 days | 11/18/2008 | 4 | BV | Only white clumpy discharge | I took the 5 day dose for this medicine, and the really foul fishy odor has gone away, but I can still smell it a little bit unfortunately. I was hoping to completely eliminate the odor. | F | 15 | 5 days | 11/12/2007 | 4 | BV | Just the normal discharge (the medication leaving my body) | Most people below have said that they were scared of the clumpy discharge. Well, most of the gel gets absorbed into the walls of your vagina but the excess comes out in your panties the next day (where else did you think it was going to go?) It actually tells you this in the pamphlet that comes WITH the prescription. It is in fine print (for those of you who read). Each yogurt and take acidophilus pills to prevent yeast infection. The clumps that result from the metro gel ARE NOT a yeast infection - if you get a YI, you won't know for a couple days after you finish with the metro gel. | M | 24 | 5 days | 12/9/2007 | 4 | BV | Major nausea and felt incredibly lightheaded the last two days of taking this medication. I experienced a "buzzing" feeling in my head, as well as a frequent urgency to pee in the morning. I also felt as though I had developed a UTI, but was tested and did not have one. Nevertheless, the symptoms for which I was being treated for did disappear by the 3rd day of taking the gel. Still, the dizziness and stomach ache was a bit too much for me- I'm such a light weight! In addition, I did consume a few glasses of wine my third day of taking this- something I was not warned about until I looked up the drug facts online. Make sure you DO NOT DRINK, or you WILL experience fairly severe nausea. | F | 20 | 5 days | 9/11/2009 | 4 | BV | Headache, lack of ability for clear thinking, discharge as discussed by others: from brown grainy to white clumping, weird taste in my mouth | The discharge seems to be expected, though no mention of it by dr. or in reading material that comes with the Rx. Taking acidophilus to avoid getting a yeast infection from the antibiotic. | F | 44 | 5 days | 7/17/2009 |