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 | White discharge with some blood, mild abdomenal cramps, backache and some lightheadedness and forgetfullness. | This is my fourth time using the gel. The first three times were in about a 3 month period and after calling my doctor and crying on the phone I decided to do some research and find out what I can do to help prevent it from coming back. I started taking multivitamins, changed my diet so that is was more well-balanced, started taking Garlique(to help fight infection) and I started taking Rephresh PRO B. After all of that I did not have the infection come back until I got strep throat and had to take antibiotics. After my course of antibiotics I got a yeast infection and then BV. I had stop taking some of the stuff because I had been doing so well and the cost adds up quickly. I have started the gel again and taking all of my other stuff again. I like the gel because it takes away the smell but I definately think that it needs to be paired with all of the other stuff or it just keeps coming back....I was never more embarrassed than when my boyfriend asked me why I all of a sudden had an odor "down there".....I wanted to die. | F | 27 | 5 days 2X day | 11/23/2010 | 4 | bv | looks like a yeast infection and a mild cramp once or twice | This med helped from day one. My doctor also prescribed diflucan for a possible yeast infection and I have also taken that. The smell was gone from day one and I felt all better by day 3 but continued to take the med for the full 5 days. There does seem to be quite a bit of discharge but it should go away eventually. I have changed my bathing habits and have given up on using the good smelling perfume soaps as that seems to be the root of my BV. | F | 34 | 5 days .75% 1X day | 11/24/2010 | 4 | BV | The second day I used it I experienced the white clumps. I am currently pregnant and I have completed the 5 days I now continue to have a reddish brown discharge that is similar to a period. I am worried and my OB does not have the answer. Has anyone else experienced this while taking during pregnancy? | It wrks but I am afraid! | F | 37 | 5 days 5g 1X day | 4/6/2011 | 4 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Thick, yellowish clumpy paste-like discharge. | I just wanted to know if the strange discharge was normal. Seems to be. | F | 31 | 5 days .75% 1X day | 3/31/2011 | 4 | bv | white clumpy discharge | i have a question can one of you girls please help me. I finished using metrogel last saturday (4/23/11) and i have experienced some brown discharge today (4/28/11) is it normal that im experiencing the brown discharge now even though im done with the prescribed doses? Ive also been getting cramps | F | 19 | 5 days 1X day | 4/29/2011 | 4 | Thick white clumpy discharge. | I've been prescribed ths medication several times for recurrent BV. I had the thick white discharge, too. I used it at bedtime nightly and in the morning bathed, doing my best to rinse the clumps out. I know it sounds gross but it's the only way I could deal with it!! It cured the infection and I've used it for a couple days when I noticed symptoms coming back but only half an applicator full. It works!! | F | 38 | 5 days 1X day | 5/14/2011 | 4 | Bacterial Imbalance | UTI, Yeast Infection, break-through bleeding, bloody discharge | I have had the great privilege of having this bacterial sensitivity my whole life. Condoms, “fun” gels, a partners fluid and even most soaps will start a bacterial imbalance which will lead to the usage of this gel. Never have I worried about the semi-clear discharge~infection does need to disappear somewhere. I am on a birth control pill and do experience break-through bleeding when using it. I also have old dark blood discharging and the spongy bloody discharge. I usually have to use this on for 5 days off for 5 and repeat 2 more times. Every usage brings a yeast infection and a UTI. Feels like I’m in a constant circle. I will have to try some of the natural remedies mentioned here. | F | 33 | 5 days 1X day | 6/1/2011 | 4 | BV | some discharge, especially in the morning | Just to add another positive review, I had very minor side effects with metrogel, and that includes having a couple of glasses of wine the last couple of days of taking the medication. I was expecting far worse after reading the reviews here, but I hardly noticed any change from normal. | F | 26 | 5 days 1X day | 6/6/2011 | 4 | BV | I'm currently on day 3 and I've experienced lower back pain, especially in the evening. I Didn't think it was related until I saw similar side effects from other users. I also had crazy thick discharge that was odorless, opaque in color with some pinkish flecks, and looked like toilet paper that had balled up, wet, and then rubbed between hands. I figured it was the BV being expelled, so didn't really worry and then saw this forum and realized I was right. I have had some mild cramping, but I also have a copper IUD and it has given me mid-cycle cramps before. My itching, discomfort went away within a few hours of dose 1. The only other side effect I've noticed is I haven't had much of an appetite. I am surprised that I'm not seeing the medication expel out like a lot of OTC products. Only the discharge I mentioned above, and to me it's reassuring because I know the med is working. So far things are great and only rated 4 stars as I have not completed the cycle. | I would recommend reading the pamphlet that comes with this medication. I noticed some reviewers stating that had a horrible experience and yet they drank alcohol. This medication clearly states not to indulge in alcohol or sex while using it. BV can be given to your partner. Alcohol diminishes the effectiveness and creates nausea/vomiting, depending on dosage and user. | F | 23 | 5 days 2X day | 6/14/2011 | 4 | BV | Thick white clumpy nasty discharge, the nausea was so bad in the morning it felt like i was pregnant. | Was given the gel to cure my bv the doctor found after a pap. odor was gone with the first dose. around the third day it became really painfu when i tried to insert the applicator. i finished the dosage 3 days ago but im STILL experiencing thick discharge :( anyone know when its supposed to clear up? i would like to have intercourse again but its too embarassing | F | 23 | 5 days 1X day | 6/15/2011 | 4 | bv | sickness after using, and tiny reddish brown sponge-like discharge and tiny white sponge-like discharge | 15 weeks pregnant and the doc prescribed that i take this medication and after first application everything was ok until i woke up and had to potty and when i wiped my area there were these tiny red blobs mixed with just a few white blobs and there was a LOT but later on in the day it started to go away until it was time i had to do another application and there was red spots on the applicator and this morning there was less red blobs and no white blobs | F | 19 | 5 days 1X day | 9/18/2011 | 4 | BV | Wet tissue paper looking discharge. I have NEVER seen this in my life. Smell was gone after day one which was awesome since I've had the smell for over 3 months and tried to hide it with panty liners (stupid) I am also 6 months pregnant now and did not want any meds during the first trimester. NO other side effects!!! | I was scared about taking it during my pregnancy but the BV got so bad that I had no choice. I am glad I took it. I am two days out from finishing the meds but am still having the discharge. I need to ask the doctor when this will end. Probably why they recomend no sex until 1 week after finishing. | F | 28 | 5 days 5 gel tube 1X day | 7/28/2011 | 4 | bacterial infection/yeast infection | No side effects | Last nite was my first nite,I had sex before I used it. I knw I wasn't suppose to but I needed it. 2day white cottage cheese started coming out every tyme I use the bathroom. I dnt itch anymore,but I still feel raw in my vajayjay. Whn I took a mirror to look at it I have cottage cheese coming out. I was worried, by looking at everybody's post I see tht its normal. I'm glad we have a site to go and talk abt things lke this. | F | 27 | 5 days .75% 1X day | 8/7/2011 | 4 | BV | headache, cramping, nausea, appetite loss, increased discharge | F | 19 | 5 days 5 G 1X day | 11/5/2011 | 4 | BV | Reddish- brown discharge | This is day four of treatment with the gel. I have had the discharge starting the morning after the first dose. The gel does have to come out, like anything else that goes in there, so I figure the discharge is normal. (Would be nice to know what kind of discharge it would be before I had to go hunting on the internet for answers) No other side effects. I will be drinking more water, and taking daily vitamins. I will up date this next week after my colposcopy. I believe I got my BV from my IUD insertion since the symptoms started within the week of the procedure. I had the device taken out, which is when they tested for the BV. | F | 26 | 5 days .75 1X day | 11/11/2011 | 4 | BV for the second time | Terrible migraines, clumpy white discharge | The Dr. gave me this after returning for the second time for bv in like 3 weeks! I took the flagyl pills the first time and thought the gel would be easier and faster. I noticed the clumpy white discharge on the 4th day but the headaches started immediately. I started the medicine on the 6th and finished it on the 11th because one night I fell asleep before I took it. It seemed to work right away. However for the past three days of this week I've intense burning and itching overall irritation in the vaginal area but no discharge! What in the world. I guess I'm going back to the doctor today because something is not right and it's very irritating. I have never had bv before and I've had two in the past month in a half. the doctor said it could be because my boyfriends ph and mine do not match. So is this going to happen every time we have sex!?! | F | 29 | 5 days 0.75% 1X day | 8/20/2010 | 4 | BV | None, other than the clumpy discharge. | People are freaking out about the clumpy discharge, but my immediate reaction to getting it was RELIEF. I had that weird, fishy BV discharge and dryness (no itching or other symptoms) and that was unacceptable. This is how I interpreted it - the gel killed off the bacteria, captured the dead cells in clumps, and then the dead cells were being discharged. Isn't that why that "side effect" is occurring? I figured it to be a good sign. Plus, I'm not smelly or dry anymore. | F | 27 | 5 days 0.75% 2X day | 9/2/2010 | 4 | BV | I have taken the gel often, a couple of times the use triggered a yeast infection, otherwise no problems. When on Nuva Ring though I would have the large yeast clumps after treatment with gel. But anything is better than the pills...yuck | I found that if I use a dose before sex like a lubricant, or the day or two before my period, it wards off the BV infection, which is great cause it stretches the dosing gotten from one tube, unfortunately most docs won't prescribe as a cautionary or "profolactic" drug. Good luck. Since I gave birth I get one almost monthly as part of my PMS. Doc thinks its hormonal, I think it sucks. | F | 33 | 5 days 1X day | 8/15/2010 | 4 | BV | I took the second dose last night and this morning noticed the white clumpy discharge. I totally freaked out because no one told me to expect it, now I feel better after finding this site. | F | 32 | 5 days 1X day | 9/22/2010 | 4 | BV | As stated before by the other women the only side effect I had was the thick white discharge that seem to come out with the gel. | I am so glad I found this site because I was really freaked out by the thick white discharge that formed while using the gel. I think they should warn us about this discharge. It's bad enough BV makes you feel dirty and gross. The treatment shouldn't make you panic more! I'm on day 3 of treatment and can't wait to be normal again. | F | 29 | 5 days 1X day | 10/21/2010 |