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 |
| 1 | BV | I've had a lot of thick white discharge, headaches, dizziness, bouts of nausea, and diarhhea. | F | 18 | 6 days 1 x day | 6/27/2012 | 1 | Bacterial vaginosis | I was prescribed the gel because i had had BV a few months ago and was given oral flagyl, and because i was also prescribed an oral antibiotic for a sinus infection at the same time. With the oral flagyl, i was pretty sick through the full course of treatment. this time I experienced the full range of side effects: headache, sore throat, nausea, diarrhea, cramping, gas, bloating, discharge, sinus infection, yeast infection, irritability, depression, and lethargy. Honestly, the cure has been worse than the BV. Who would have thought that a vaginal gel would pack such a wallop? Additionally, the insert says the gel's effectiveness rate is only around 50%--leading me to ask why I went through all of this for what could well be no good reason? If it doesn't clear this time, I don't know what I will do. But I know what I won't do: use any more Flagyl products! If anyone had hit on a course of preventative care for BV, or effective natural cure, please contact me. I am stick experiencing the symptom that sent me to the doctor in the first place. | F | 47 | 6 days 5 day | 10/31/2012 | 5 | yes | Bad taste cramps | F | 53 | 5 days 75 | 9/9/2013 | 5 | BV | White thick cottage cheesy discharge | The metrogel cured me of BV. I figured the clumpy white discharge meant he gel was bring down whatever was up there. I haven't used the gel for 7 days now and my discharge is still the same, white thick and clumpy. But thank god the odor and itchiness is gone. | F | 38 | 5 days 1X day | 2/24/2013 | 5 | vaginitis | Well I'm 6 months pregnant and went to the ER for some vaginal itching and bumps. Dr checked me out and told me that I have vaginitis. She prescribed me metro gel vaginal gel for 5 days before bedtime. Day 1: i was burning and itching so bad I thought that this medication was exacerbating the vaginitis. Day2: i slept all day. Once I woke up I was still itching and burning. Day 3: it started to feel better then I started to have a white chunky discharge looked like ricotta. Day 4: continued chunky discharge but most of the itching and burning was gone. Also the bumps that I had were almost gone. Day 5: still have a little discharge but I feel much better. Day 6: the discharge is changing so I think my body is getting better. I didn't have any cramps and I was worried for the baby but I had to take this medication. It helped me tremendously. | F | 24 | 5 days 1X day | 5/2/2013 | 5 | BV | White, rubbery - clumps inside of vagina. Not really a discharge. I examined my vagina to see if the other discharge I had before taking Metrogel was gone: it was - but very surprized to find the new white clumps inside my vagina. | Metrogel vaginal medication MUST include this side effect in their literature when this product is dispensed. It was was distressing - wondering what NOW could be the problem in my vagina. Other than that, I was greatful to be rid of the bloating, acheing ovaries, and frequency to urinate associated with BV. | F | 47 | 5 days | 9/18/2005 | 5 | BV during pregnancy | Chunky white clumps like everyone else seems to have had, i guess i prefer that to the slime that was coming out before. At 35 weeks pregnant you never know what's gonna be coming out that end! The smell is gone, the slime is gone... just seem to have horribly horribly dry skin since i started taking it. | F | 25 | 5 days | 10/29/2005 | 5 | BV | Within two days the slimy, smelly discharge was gone; however, as most of you have described I started experiencing the white, clumpy, wet toilet paper-like discharge. I was THIS close to calling my doctor's after hour service this evening. Sheesh, I'm glad to see that it is a common side effect (one that should had been indicated in the pamphlet)I've had some mild cramping (then again I am expecing my period in 5 days), some light nausea, and a little bathroom frequency (stool) - But it is worth it considering what it was like BEFORE I started taking Metrogel. | It truly works! But as mentioned before, everyone's body is different - some may have less severe side effects, some may not. | F | 33 | 5 days | 11/14/2005 | 5 | BV during pregnancy | That toilet paper discharge that so many seem to have | I really didn't have that discharge much until the last dose, which I took last night. I was actually prescribed Flagyl first, but it didn't work, so then I was prescribed the Metrogel. My CNM had told me about the weird discharge, but she told me it would happen the first couple of days, which it didn't. My first occurence of it didn't happen til about the 3rd day. The smell went away after the 2nd day. I'm hoping this completely clears up now, and doesn't cause any preterm labor. | F | 34 | 5 days | 12/4/2005 | 5 | BV | I started this drug when my period was begining and I had the most disgusting menstral blood. It didn't even bleed that much only brown chunks of rubbery flesh came out. I guess this is normal but it was so nice to read that a few others have had this too. | It sucks but it works. | F | 18 | 5 days | 12/2/2005 | 5 | BV | I, too, had teaspoon-size clumps of discharge like wet toilet paper (also like "Cream of Wheat") with flecks of dark brown tissue on roughly days 5, 7, 8, and 9. | Besides the worry of a bad infection, I had an even worse worry. I went to see my gyn about it, and as soon as the speculum was inserted, started to bleed a lot. I had told her on the 1st visit that we had just started trying to get pregnant, so, I guess based on my earlier description of the discharge, she thought I was having a miscarriage. So I lay there with blood dripping on the floor in fear of miscarrying, then had to cram a pad in my underwear, then rush off to have a blood test before they closed to see if I tested positive for hcg (the pregnancy hormone). I had to wait all of today for her call, which never came, so I called myself. It was negative, so no pregnancy, no miscarriage; my period had come a bit early. The one good thing is that I am changing doctors. I felt like she hadn't listened to my description of the discharge, that I had to try to convince her what it really was like. Granted, it's a crazy description. But had she listened, she may have realized it was NORM | F | 39 | 5 days | 10/13/2006 | 5 | Bv | wet toliet paper discharge... glad so many other people experience will it go away on its own or is it a yeast infection??????? | once day for 5 days..... should i do seven? | F | 23 | 5 days | 12/22/2005 | 5 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Some clumpy discharge, which was white at first, but with the onset of my period produced some of the strangest discharge Ive ever seen. :)It was red and brown, and clumpy like before. But it really didnt last long. My period though, has been much heavier than usual, and it could be from the Metrogel. | I didn't really have any symptoms from my BV. I wouldn't have known if I hadnt gone in for a random exam. So Im assuming the stuff worked. | F | 21 | 5 days | 9/15/2005 | 5 | 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 | 5 | BV | Worked great, the smell and discharge from the BV were gone after the first day. Also experienced the white wet toilet paper/cottage cheese discharge during and after the 5 days of using the metro gel, came across this site and felt much better knowing that this is a normal side effect because it worried me at first. For anyone who is wondering, the white clumpy discharge lasted about 3 days after I stopped using the medicine, but I also scooped some of it out with my finger. If you are not comfortable doing that, it may take slightly longer to come out by itself. | F | 27 | 5 days 5 g 1X day | 11/17/2012 | 5 | BV | None, really. | I had a horrible gynecologist, which I will NEVER be going back to again. He wrote a prescription for Metronidizole .75% once a day for 5 days. I didn't feel any bad side effects, which I'm glad. | F | 23 | 5 days .75% 1X day | 6/5/2012 | 5 | bv | white clumpy discharge | this is wonderful i notice the difference after using it for just one day. | F | 20 | 5 days 1X day | 2/11/2012 | 5 | BV | None! :) | I am allergic to so many medications. Was VERY concerned to try this especially after reading patient reviews. I'm the 1% that usually gets the weird side effects listed. Put off taking it for about 6 weeks. So pleasantly surprised and happy that I did not get ANY side effects at all and I did not even get any discharge! | F | 53 | 5 days 75 1X day | 12/16/2011 | 5 | Bacterial Vaginosis | No side effects at all. | I finished my last treatment 2 nights ago, and I had absolutely NONE of the discharge that others here experienced. No burning either. Some of the medicine came out when I had a bowel movement, but that's it. After reading comments on this site I was fully expecting the giant globs of discharge, but that didn't happen for me. I am not prone to yeast infections (I've maybe had 3 in my life), so maybe that's why I didn't experience adverse side effects. I started taking FemDolphilus a few days before treatment (I ordered it from iherb.com) and I also took some folic acid for the last couple of days of treatment. This was my first time to be diagnosed with BV, so hopefully I won't get a recurrence later on. Also, I had one margarita with my dinner during treatment, and I did not have any adverse "Antabuse" effects. Good luck ladies! | F | 34 | 5 days 1X day | 3/29/2010 | 5 | Bacterial Vaginosis | red-pinkish clumpy discharge and very thick (scared the crap out of me) but obviously common after reading all the comments made by the other women. increased heart rate and very little cramping. other than that, I feel great! | My BV started about 2 months ago with a foul fish-like odor. I was soo worried and embarrassed every time I had sex with my boyfriend. We have been together for 6 yrs and he is the only man I have had sex with since I've been with him. He obviously noticed it because of the smell and I told him I had no clue what it was. I've never had any odor problems up until now. So I called my Ob/Gyn and they prescribe Metrogel without even having to see me. I've heard that stress has a lot to do with it, as does an imbalance of the bacteria in the vagina. So I started taking the Metrogel 3 nights ago and have 2 more nights to go(thank God). I have experienced very little symptoms, including light cramping(normal), until today that I had this thick, red-pinkish clumpy discharge. I do not have the fish-like odor anymore(thank God again) I have been doing research for the past hour in half and have come to learn that the discharge is very normal. This is the infection leaving your body. So do not worry. =) hope all of you feel better. | F | 23 | 5 days 1X day | 2/14/2010 |