| Key to ratings for flagyl er: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 3 | appendectomy | mild chest pains, nausea | I only have two days left on this pill so I think I will stick it out. Also I have these chest pains anyway, its just that Flagyl makes my chest pains worse and more frequent. | F | 18 | 7 days | 2/6/2010 | 4 | BV | Extremely tired ALL day. Very sluggish. No motivation to do anything.s | I hate this medicine. I have taken it on about 4 or 5 different occasions throughout my life, and it never gets better. If you have any options other than taking this medicine, take the other option! s | F | 21 | 7 days | 1/26/2010 | 5 | BV | Very tired, head aches, joint pain, nasty taste in my mouth | READ THIS!!!!! If u are taking flagl for a BV infection, I know that the side effects totally suck but if u want it gone...u must take it all. I hated the way it made me feel but it totally worked | F | 31 | 7 days | 1/6/2010 | 3 | dental absess | Nausea, headaches, dark urine, metallic taste, drowsiness, anxiety, periodic depression | Despite the horrible side effects this med eliminated my infection. Be aware of the side effects so that you don't think you're going crazy or have food poisoning. | F | 24 | 7 days | 1/2/2010 | 1 | colon inflammation | i am taking Flagyl the generic(Metronidazole for a colon inflammation due to 6wks on antibotics that causes a colon inflammation found on ct after left side pain under rib.detected colon inflammation.I was on macrobid,cipro,sepra,macrobid,for a uti i never had,Turned out i had group b strep from c section surg.I had to change DR.'s to a new OBGYN they found GBS they treated it with amoxcillion.after that med.i developed a pain in left side.I was then pos.in CT results for a inflammation in colon WBC was neg for infection.This med.makes me sick to tummy but not throwing up,bad taste in mouth,chest pain.and bad organd pains all over from time to time they feel swollon,my heart feel like its taking a trauma not sure if this is good but chest feel like its not to healthy,cvs and walgreen said to finish it these are side effects also i am having burning in lower pelvis and sometimes burning slightly from urinating.no fever.my MG are 250 three times daily for 10 days.I am not even through 3 | F | 31 | 3 days | 12/25/2009 | 4 | Giardia | Perisistant headache. Came on about half an hour after taking each dose and became quite debilitating as course continued. | I expected some side effects because if the drug is strong enough to work, it will probably have side effects. Not nice but I can live with it. Taking 200mg 3x daily. If I were taking a stronger dose for longer I would have have to reconsider taking this drug. | F | 48 | 7 days | 12/13/2009 | 4 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Stomache pain when I woke up, and minor chest pains. Thank God for this medicine. It's a little rough taking it, but it is surely showing a difference and I'm on my second day!The first night of taking the pill I felt a little loopy! Fell asleep really fast.. | It does it's job, no questions asked!! | F | 22 | 2 days | 12/9/2009 | 4 | BV | weakness, a slight metal taste in the mouth. didn't notice these symptoms until the sixth day, then i realized that i was strangely more tired and just felt funny overall every time i took it, so i looked it up. yup it must be a normal side effect! | it did the job within 3 days of the 7 day long treatment, so i'm super happy! the only draw back to the med is that you can't take it and nurse, which i was at the time i went to the doctor. so i had to wait about 2 months to take it so i could slowly ween my two yr old. she wasn't very happy! | F | 25 | 7 days | 12/7/2009 | 3 | Bacterial Vaginitis | chest pains, chest palpitations, fluttering heart, shortness of breath, metallic taste in mouth, dizziness, disoriented (feeling dyslexic when typing a paper and spelling simple things wrong). | I know it's a strong drug that works best for bacterial vaginitis, I just don't feel like dying of heart failure anytime soon. I'm gonna take it with bigger meals now and keep my beta blockers (got them for overactive thyroid) by me to slow heart rate down if it goes crazy from the drug. I'm currently on my 3rd day. | F | 22 | 3 days | 11/7/2009 | 4 | Diverticulitis | DREADFUL metallic taste, nausea, bloating, weakness, dizziness. | It worked for me, BUT...It's the most awful drug I've ever taken. It's the second time I've been on this and I dread every dose! It seems to dissolve before even it even gets into my mouth, and leaves the most HORRIBLE taste that NEVER goes away. No matter if I take it with food or wash it down with a glass of liquid. The bloating and nausea are constant - I have to force myself to take each & every dose. And I have to take it 4 times a day for 10 days. The very least they could do is coat it with something. Yuk. | F | 56 | 10 days | 10/31/2009 | 3 | uterine infection | chest pains, bad taste, sore | My chest is tight, I feel like I am going to die. I am def going to try to get on something else | F | 18 | 14 days | 10/27/2009 | 4 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Nausea, Anxiety and brown discharge...The brown discharge scared me until I saw on here that I am not the only one who has it. And the pills are just horrible to take | F | 23 | 7 days | 10/14/2009 | 1 | amoebas | nausea, rapid heart beat, fatigue (a few steps and I'm exhausted) anxiety, depression, tingling/numbness in arms and legs (had to finish typing with one hand) | I was prescribed 500 mg flagyl tid for 5 days. I consider myself an optimist but if my dr tells me that I have to be on it for another five days, I would rather not wake up. Luckily for me I'm able to separate my feelings from my actions. | M | 40 | 4 days | 8/31/2009 | 3 | abdominal infection | the absolute worst headaches of my life, coupled by nausea. The headaches were so bad I had to take double the pain medicine to relieve the pain for just 4 hours. Lymph nodes on my neck began to swell,, I quit the medicine 2 days before I should have. I have been off the meds for 2 days and the headache is still there, but much duller. It did help me feel better | ask your doctor about alternatives, if there are any I was in the hospital and the IV form had the same effects. 2 days IV and 5 days orally. | F | 48 | 7 days | 7/31/2009 | 3 | bv | depression irritability DEPRESSION dizziness | F | 23 | 7 days | 7/25/2009 | 2 | Bacterial vaginitis | always moody towards everyone, depressed just feel like cryin all the time, tired most of the day,the metal taste in my mouth but not that bad and constant headaches and dizzyness | its horrilbe just cant seem to cheer up on a downer the whole 5days ive been on it....and the head aches ouch just would budge with head ache pills!! and to b honest i dont think they have even helped! | F | 18 | 5 days | 7/23/2009 | 3 | pouchitis | extreme fatigue, lethargy, just felt out of it and spacey. Some nausea and constipation. Can't work. | I'm at day 5 of 500 mg 3X/day; will take for at least 14 days. Nowhere did I see, or hear from my doctor, anything about these side effects. My kids are calling me "space-mom". | F | 57 | 14 days | 7/6/2009 | 4 | C Diff | Soooo foggy, dizzy, light headed, naseaus, panic attacks, hot feeling in chest, tired....this is terrible | I hate my life while I on this. I feel like my heart is gonna stop. | M | 29 | 14 days | 6/29/2009 | 4 | Bacterial vaginitis | Extremely tired, nausea, lack of energy & depression, headaches, lack of focus, darker urine color. | This is the second time I have been on Flagyl and I don't remember the side effects being as bad the first time. The drug works but you have to pay the price it seems. I was prescribed a 7 day dose, but I am only on day 5 of the meds and I am going to stop taking them because I feel so awful. Between the depression, exhaustion and nausea I can barely live my life. 5 days has never taken so long..this has been rough. | F | 40 | 5 days | 6/27/2009 | 5 | Intestinal Parasites | While taking: Headache, nausea, dizzyness, confusion/lack of concerntration, anything wet tasted like metal, fatigue, muscles twitching uncontrollably, depression. One day after: extreme fatigue, pain in muscles all over my body. | I was taking 750mg 3x daily x 10 days. While it did it's job in killing the parasites, I felt like I was slowly being poisoned to death (to the point, I wanted to help it along LoL). I dreaded each and every dose. I could not enjoy life. I would go to work, come home and sleep until it was time to get up and go back to work. My doctor advised this medication would be "rough" (I am sorry I under-estimated him). I would not advised attempting to operate a vehicle while on this medicine. It proved very difficult with dizzyness, confusion and inability to focus... almost like driving drunk (if you have, shame on you! :-) ). I will leave you with this thought, if your doctor can give you something else other than Flagyl, I highly recommend you explore that option. | M | 28 | 10 days | 6/4/2009 | 3 | Bacterial/Yeast Infection | Extreme depression. On the first 4 days everything was ok. Just the usual stomache aches & pains with antibiotics. By the 5th day I was having a few anxiety problems byt the 5th night I was having uncontrolable crying & felt horrible. 6th day I was very dehydrated, nauseated & passing out. This is when the depression kicked in real bad. Had to stop taking it at this point. Messed with my emotions extremely bad! | If you do have depression problems tell your doctor because this is not the medicine for you! | F | 30 | 10 days | 6/4/2009 | 4 | Bacterial Vaginitis | I feel like i'm on speed but tired at the same time. Very anxious, heart racing, shakey and couts of diareha | I'm only on day 2 =[ | F | 18 | 7 days | 4/12/2009 | 1 | Entamoeba Histilytica | Night Sweats, Bad Dreams, Anxiety, Extreme depression, Insomnia, Confusion, Stomach and Abdominal Pains, Nausea, and developed Diahrea. | For the first 5 days on this medication, I had no side effects what so ever. I felt as good as new on day 2. I am taking 3x500mg for a total of 1500mg daily. On day 6, I started getting alot of anxiety. Day 7 was a terrible day. Every side effect possible started. I am a complete mess on this medication. Thank god I have Lorazapam or else I'd be out of my mind. | M | 26 | 9 days | 3/25/2009 | 5 | Giardia | diarrhea from the giardia. metallic taste from the flagyl, but that is it! | taking 2 pills a day for 10 days of 500mg. could tell it was working after the 2nd day. i did not have any crazy side affects like the ones i have read on this site. this pill doesn't make you crazy or sicker people!!! if i were any of your spouses i would have you committed. if you have giardia or c-diff take this medicine! note, flagyl does not fix emotional problems nor does it cause any...get a grip! | M | 30 | 10 days | 2/20/2009 | 3 | Vaginal Bacteria | I had an upset stomach for the first 4 or 5 days. I had slight bleeding in my urine. Towards the end of the meds I had a horrible taste in my mouth! | Antibotics like this one can alter the effectiveness of birth control! | F | 23 | 7 days | 2/5/2009 | 5 | baterial vaginosis | dark urine and brownish discharge, sleepy alot, but that might just be from lack of sleep. | besides the brownish urine and discharge, I had no other side effects. it cleared up the infection quick. | F | 25 | 7 days | 12/11/2008 | 1 | c diff | feel like i have mono. severe bloating.intermittent abd pain.intermittent nausea.... i think i'd rather have the symptoms of cdiff again instead of this. i also developed 2 fever blisters and no have an infection in my navel. i think flagyl is screwing with my immune system | F | 45 | 6 days | 11/16/2008 | 1 | post root canal pain | tired, depressed, metallic taste | don't think it worked for me, but i certainly noticed the side effects | F | 48 | 7 days | 11/9/2008 | 2 | diarrhea caused by clindamicin | mainly dizziness and weakness | I took two weeks of clindamicin as a result of a root canal. Ten days after finishing clindamicin, I started having severe diarrhea. Dr. prescribed 10 days of flagyl, 500mg 3 times per day. Diarrhea stopped and bowel movements returned to normal. Seven days later diarrhea started again and Dr. put me on 7 days of flagyl, 500mg 3 times per day. I'm in my 5th day and am not seeing any significant results as yet. Two more days to go, so we'll see. Stomach grouls with watery sounds and soft, grainy, watery, loose, smelly bowel movements. No evidence of blood in bowel movements. I'll never take clindamicin again!!! Dr. says it could take 4-6 weeks to clear this up. It's very frustrating. Is there any other treatment out there that will take care of this problem faster?? | M | 67 | 10/12/2008 | 1 | bacterial vaginitis | I feel just awful!! I cried to my husband the second day and told him I literally felt "like I was dying". I am completely out of it, my heart is racing and fluttering, I'm dizzy, nauseated with no appetite, constantly breaking into sweats, and very emotional (i'm usually a pretty solid gal). Also, the taste in my mouth is terrible-I feel like i'm chewing on aluminum foil. I only need to be on it for five days so I'm going to tough it out. Unfortunately, I am finding it very, very difficult to concentrate on my school work, even my vision is blurry (I'm in nursing school-tough stuff!) and hope it doesn't effect the grade on my next test. There must be a better med out there. Advice-if you are taking any meds that may make your HR increase (ex. pseudoephiderine) STOP! It will only make you feel that much worse. :( :( | I suggest trying another medication first. I am a very healthy, active female in her thirties and I am finding it difficult to drive, exercise, or even read on this medication. | F | 34 | 5 days | 9/22/2008 | 5 | Giardia | Nausea and fatigue. | The symptoms of any parasitic infection incl many listed on this site include extreme weakness, fatigue and nausea...I have taken Flagyl in the past and with the exception of needing to take it with food and plenty of water, it really is not a problem. The Giardia is MUCH WORSE than taking the Flagyl. I think many people have panic, distress and/or depression already before they take this drug as a result of (perhaps) prolonged unresolved health issues. The health issues realy take their toll and with parasites, sometimes the diagnosis is slwo in coming with most us already having taken multiple drugs before we get to Flagyl. (500 mg x 2 times per day for 7 days) | F | 45 | 7 days | 7/6/2008 | 5 | Bacterial vaginosis | None, except for stomach upset the first day only. | This worked FAST and well. Infection never returned. I was taking 500mg a day for a week. | F | 46 | 7 days | 6/5/2008 | 5 | Abscessed Tooth | Nausea, fatigue, loss of appetite, awful taste in mouth, depression (sadness), overall sense of uneasiness, lack of energy/motivation, occasional loss of equilibrium, could fall asleep at any moment throughout the day but an inability to stay asleep (insomnia) | This antibiotic is very effective (I had the pleasure ( : of taking this drug before for diverticulitis), but it comes at the cost of some nasty side effects. I have been taking it for 6 days (tomorrow is my last day!!!) and it relieved the tooth pain within 48 hours. I made the decision to tough it out for the benefits, and it has paid off. | F | 40 | 7 days | 6/4/2008 | 4 | Vaginal / Yeast infection | I have been crying a lot, it brought about an energy slump/ I thought I was extremely lazzy.I am constantly in need of sleep and there is continous neuseua.The mettalic taste in my mouth is bearable but I have to take a lot of milk or lemon drops.There is also an increased tenderness on my breasts and am bloated. | I am taking this together with Doxitab ,but I dont think its side effects are that nasty.Is there a generic version of Flgyl, the taste is just horrible ,but I must say the medication is very effective, I got relieve from most of my symptoms withing ten hours of taking it. | F | 31 | 10 days | 4/14/2008 | 4 | Post Surgical Bacteria Infection | Intense Burning Eyes, general eye pain, significant sensitivity to light, better to close my eyes and justlay down. | Trying to stay the course because it is killing the infection. Need to hold on for 6 more days. Taking 500 mg. 1x per day. Took the liquid suspension, as I am allergic to the binding ingredients used in pill form, such as wheat starch, maize starch, dextrose, maltodextrin, (wheat, corn and soy binding agents) | F | 51 | 10 days | 4/6/2008 | 4 | C-diff | Overall feeling of malaise, heart burn, nausea, loss of appetite, depression, and the worst anxiety! Also clumsy and feel like I am in a fog. I really cannot concentrate at work when on this medication. I found Zofran helps with the nausea. | On Day 14 of this medicine and plan to finish it. All the side effects are nothing compared the the cramping and diarhea from C-diff. Finish the meds so you do not get C-diff back. I am hoping one course will take care of it. | M | 50 | 14 days | 4/4/2008 | 5 | C Diff | I have been on flagyl both in hospital and out. I was told I have to be on it for 3 1/2 wks but God willing I get off it sooner. I have had a rough time with this med. It gives me a racing heart. It puts me in a slump. It does not allow me to enjoy eating. It causes me to have night sweats. It's hard to tell whether you are better or the effects are strong that they make you crazy a bit. I hope all on it don't have to go through that. | Also, was anyone ever treated with an alternative of flagyl? If anyone has the same effect, let me know. Thank you. | F | 37 | 21 days | 3/18/2008 | 5 | C Diff infection | Thankfully, did not experience any side effects (surprisingly as I am sensitive to EVERYTHING) | Be sure to take this with a probiotic to prevent yeast infection as its potency and effects are strong. I was in the ER for a C diff infection. Flagyl came to the rescue and all signs of C Dif were gone 12 hours after I had taken it, of course one must still continue full course of the antibiotic. | F | 26 | 7 days | 3/1/2008 | 5 | Lyme Disease | Every day would bring a new side effect. I'm not sure if it's the herx reaction or a side effect of Flagyl. I usually got blurry vision. I fell three or four times during the week, until I realized I needed to be careful. This drug seems to make you more accident prone. Today I woke up and I have hives on my back and hip areas. Again, it could be the Lyme Herx or a reaction to the drug. However, for me, someone with chronic Lyme, this drug helps. The cure is defenitely not worse than the disease. It has helped with my cognitive problems as well as my joint pain. I found that I had a rapid heart beat and some skips. I did some research and started taking magnesium supplements. You have to take it several hours before your antibiotics..but ALL of my heart symptoms cleared. | F | 43 | 30 days | 2/26/2008 | 1 | Bacterial infection | Horrible nausea, not after every dose, but each time I took it I swore I was going to call the dr. and get off this stuff. | F | 61 | 7 days | 2/24/2008 | 3 | Abscess | Metallic taste, tiredness, dizziness, strange feelings in legs (like I had been sitting too long) | I've been on two courses of Flagyl (500mg, 4x/day) and Cipro together (750mg, 2x/day). I'm pretty sure all of the side effects were coming from Flagyl, but can't be sure. The idea to put the pill into an empty gelatin capsule is BRILLIANT. I haven't tried it, but would highly recommend it. First course (10 days) was 1 month ago. I could live with some dizziness, tiredness, lack of concentration, nausea. This got a lot worse at the end of 10 days. Had to start the same course 3 weeks later and started vomiting also. Called doctor and doctor told me to take a break. I've been off the pills for a day and I'm a new man. I hope I never have to go back on Flagyl again. I cringe just thinking about the pills and the taste in my mouth (which doesn't go away after taking the pill, but is worst when taking the pill). It really is bad. May get rid of the bacteria, but if there are other pills you can take...take the other ones. | M | 37 | 10 days | 2/22/2008 | 4 | UTI, Possible Chlamedyia, Gonerrhea | MOOD SWINGS!, sharp pains throughout lower portion of body(feet, ankles), chills, fever like,metallic taste, pain in swallowing anything,fatigue, diarrhea, irritability, depression, lack of concentration | I just turned 18 and this is the first time that I have ever experienced anything quite like this. My first time in the hospital w my partner who contracted it unknowingly from previous relationship. It took a couple of hours then they diagnosed me and put me on two different kinds of meds:metronidazole and flagyl(hope right medicines)and one must be taken for seven while the other for three. It is the worst!!My boyfriend thinks I'm emotional and moody for no reason, my parents think im losing it (and they have no clue im on it), my teachers think im lazy and depressed ,and it seems as if the world is misunderstanding me. I still got a couple of days left of the other medicine but the UTI and burning sensation while urinating has disappeared. Thank God. Many of my symptoms such as chills, depression, mood swings and body aches, sharp pais throughout lower portion of body are still occurring. Hopefully they stop. Thank God I found this site because for a minute I thought I was going insa | F | 18 | 7 days | 1/25/2008 | 3 | Mastitis | Nasty taste in my mouth, fuzzy vision, tired, nausea, heartburn. Oh and did I mention the taste?? | Also taking Dicloxacillin...swelling went down alot within 24 hours now seems to be slowing. | F | 33 | 10 days | 1/16/2008 | 4 | possible bacterial infection | I felt really gross beginning the second day of my treatment. I had a constant bitter taste in my mouth. Water tasted really, really bad to the point of making my stomach turn. I had bouts of dizziness. Most of the time I just wanted to lay down with my eyes closed. | I believe this medication is effective, but you will definitely feel nauseated and just overall gross while taking it. I think there may be something just as effective that isn't so harsh. | F | 28 | 7 days | 1/8/2008 | 4 | Diverticulitis | Terrible metallic taste, sleeplessness, sore joints, dizziness, bloating, cramps. | I toughed it out the first time I had to be on this and Cipro at the same time. It worked but I feel like I'm going to throw up just thinking about taking the next dose. I try to breath through my mouth to dry it out before taking a dose with a huge glass of water. Eating helps even though I don't feel like it. I'm going to try the PB and milk next dose. | F | 52 | 10 days | 1/5/2008 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Nausea, weird tingly sensations in my body. I felt like a truck ran over my body. I ached like I had the flu. Terrible taste in mouth, diarhea, RASH OVER ARMS AND LEGS after 2nd day. THROAT SWELLED and had to discontinue. | I have taken Flagyl in the past and did not have these symptoms. I took the generic brand. This time it was an AWFUL experience. I wanted to keep an open mind and try to get past the nausea and take for 7 days, but when I broke out in hives and my throat swelled, the doctor took me off immediately and said allergic reaction. | F | 48 | 2 days | 12/29/2007 | 3 | suspected giardia | severe numbness, nausea, abdominal pain | M | 6 days | 12/23/2007 | 1 | h. pylori bacteria | awful metallic taste with very fuzzy mouth/tongue/upper trachea which makes all food taste terrible and I have no interest in eating. Difficulty concentrating. Tiredness. | I took a very complete probiotic with each dose (4/day for 7 days) which I believed helped prevent vaginitis which as been a commom side effect for me with antibiotics in the past. As I wasn't having any extreme symptoms with the bacteria I cannot say how well it has worked. Thought a week of treatment was doable but not so sure. | F | 52 | 7 days | 12/11/2007 | 2 | Diverticulitis | hot flashes, fatigue, nausea, trouble sleeping for more than an hour at a time | I was perscribed 500mg of flagyl 3x/day in addition to 500mg of cipro 2x/day...since i started i have been sicker than i can remember. I hope to God this is working to heal the infection because i do not think i can go through this again anytime soon. I am up seven to eight times per night with hot flashes or nausea, even while awake the dry heaving and fatigue keeps me in a state of dizziness, i feel like an alzheimers patient with my forgetfulness and can not wait until this is over, only two days left! | F | 23 | 7 days | 12/10/2007 | 2 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Fatigue,Hot Flashes and breaking out in sweats all night. Felt like a continuous fever. Muscle pain, Weakness,chills, terrible headaches and so, so lightheaded. Anxiety, depression, mood swings, nausea,irritability, poor concentration, | Horrible side effects. I was unable to take recommended dose as twice a day. Began only taking at night because I could not function at work. I am so sick with nausea, lightheaded,headaches. The hot flashes are extreme. I am so irritable. I have been having extreme difficulty with concentation and visual disturbances that I am worried driving. | F | 33 | 7 days | 11/13/2007 | 5 | C. Diff | none. | I might not have had any side effects because I was also on Entocort (anti-inflammatory), Xifaxon (anti-diarrheal for sprue), and Fluconazole (antifungal medication). These other medications are to treat my Celiac Disease and the yeast infection (which I obtained while in the hospital along with the C. Diff). I was so sick, that I probably didn't notice any of the side effects. I can tell you that I got better everyday. So, it worked! | F | 46 | 2 weeks | 10/22/2007 | 2 | diverticulitis | metallic taste in mouth, headaches | The tenderness in my side and the diarrhea has not cleared up after 8 days on the meds. Has anyone else ever had this happen? this is my first time with diverticulitis. I'm very concerned something else is going on. | F | 57 | 8 days | 10/18/2007 | 1 | gastritis (misdiagnosed) | Antibiotic induced colitis when combined with amoxicillan. It almost killed me. | If you are taking this med and feel abdominal pain, nausea and/or diarrhea STOP TAKING IT AND CALL YOUR DOCTOR ASAP! Then take some acidophilus. | F | 38 | 3 days | 10/18/2007 | 3 | tooth abcess | nausea, headaches with vision disturbance, depression, anxiety, stomach ache, diarrhoea, feeling light headed, very, very tired, muscle pain, dry mouth, dry nose, heart burn, thirst, feeling as if I had the flu. | It helped heal my tooth abcess, but I think the side effects are very powerful and quite frightening. It helped me a lot to read that I was not alone in experiencing this, as I began to imagine that I was more ill than my dentist suggested. Apart from the headaches and the tiredness I found the depression by far the hardest part. Spoke to a friend who took this medicine earlier and she had the excact same experience - topped with breathing difficulties. Would definitely not recommend it to people prone to or suffering from depression and/ or anxiety. I've still got two days left before I'm done taking this drug, and I hope my sideeffects will disappear immediately. | F | 36 | 8 days | 10/10/2007 | 5 | Infection saliva gland | 1st few days not much but was on strong pain killers and other anti biotic, 15 tablets a day in all, so was completely stoned . Im taking them with augmentin ,its day 8/10 side effects are bad dreams ,trouble sleeping,heart burn but the latter may be down to the augmentin,when i wake up its like having a dreadful hang over,dry mouth etc, drink plenty of water when taking these tablets is my advice when i didnt I got headaches .. and take when having a meal if you can,Do not drink and if you are a drinker I think the withdrawal symptons Add to the problems it has in my case,never realised how dependent i am on my couple of beers a day .. getting the weekend out of the way helped,I dont even feel like a drink now.. | they work :-) metronizadole 400 gms 3 a day x 10 days 2 days to go as i said im taking them with augmentin roll on thursday :-) it feels like a case of kill or cure at times but stick with them it took 3 days for them to really start working.. G LUCK | M | 47 | 8 days | 9/25/2007 | 4 | C Diff | Severe nausea 24/7. Bad taste in mouth, "furry" tongue. Bloating. Depression and tireness. I've been off two days and still have the nausea and bad taste. When will it go away? | This was the longest 14 days of my life. I hated this drug but figured I had to finish it. I strongly recommend buying empty gelatin capsules, size 00, to put pill into so you won't taste it. I also took probiotics 1/2 hour before the Flagyl. The C diff was from Clindamycin for lingual tonsillitis. Yesterday, one day after finishing Flagyl, I had another bout of diarrhea. I am hoping it was from introducing certain foods back into my diet too soon. I haven't had a problem today. If I have to repeat this again, I heard Zofran is available in a generic form. I wonder if this would help the nausea. I missed a lot of work because of it. | F | 50 | 14 days | 9/22/2007 | 3 | Crohn Disease | sharp metallic taste, dryness of mouth, minor weakness in hands or feet, dark urine | Not bad - its a rather powerful antibiotic. | M | 30 | 1.2 years | 9/11/2007 | 4 | Possible C.difficle infection | Initially, it felt like I had burnt my tongue, that has lessened, but not gone away. Fairly constant metallic taste in mouth (will try the idea about chewing gum). Fatigue, but that could be from 2-1/2 days of water/Gatorade only) and now most things taste terrible. I occasionally get the chills so bad that I immerse myself in a tub of hot water. Bouts of being fuzzy-headed. | Makes food taste terrible. Have noticed that there are some periods of time where the terrible taste goes away. so far,I have had success consuming the following: Milk, yogurt, poached eggs, nectarines. Taste failures with: Oatmeal, toast, chocolate (yikes!). I'm in day 3 of a 10 day, 500mg AM and PM dose. I'm hoping that the symptoms will wane. Thanks to all previous people posting feedback. It's good to know that I'm not imagining the symptoms and to get ideas to resolve them. | F | 45 | 3 days | 9/8/2007 | 2 | bacteria infection (c-dificil) | Leg pain,neasua,depression-feeling lost and helpless,sleppless, rapid heart rate, "Metallic" Tast in mouth and "oh yeh" I did say "Depression" | This stuff is BAD! I was prescribed this drug for over use of antbiotic, the first few days I felt better I seem to be getting back to normal with bowel movments. My Dr. called me and told me to stop taking med, bowel test came back negative. 4 days later I woke up in the same state. I now have been back on it until next set of test come back and I woundered why I feel so sick on top of my problem, until I read up on this drug. I feel realived that I am not the only one having these syptoms. Is there not another drug? | F | 30 | 10 days | 9/8/2007 | 1 | UTI and possible bacterial vaginosi | dry mouth (mild), numbness, strange feelings (emotions seemed to be more out of control), vision problems (photophobia, dim vision, dry eyes, itchy eyes), dry itchy skin. nausea, headache, diarrhea, felt like I couldnt pee... The WORST symptom was the dry nose. The inside of my left nostril was so dry that I ended up with a gigantic sore inside it. I ended up having to go to the doctor for that. (he told me to use small amounts of neosporin in my nose for a few days. if it doesnt work, I've got another (argh!) antibiotic to take for that) | Probably will never take this one again. Only good thing about this abx, is that I'm trying to figure out if I have Lyme disease. Had western blot tests that came up with some bands of lyme bacteria, but not enough for a positive test. I read that Lyme bacteria "hides", but that abx can kill the bacteria and make it show up on a test easier. So, maybe this will help me figure out if I have Lyme or something else. | F | 38 | 7 days | 8/30/2007 | 4 | Diverticulitis | So far no side effects. After reading what could happen, I got so anxious my doctor prescribed 2 mg of Valium and this has helped tremendously. | I am a health nut. Haven't been on antibiotics in over 20 years but Diverticulitis is an infection and 500 mg of Flagyl 3 x day plus two 500 tabs. of Cipro 2 x a day is the standard protocol. I am spacing the drugs apart and taking probiotics, drinking Keifer and eating yogurt. I'm only on my second day which is better than my first. I think its the Valium. I made myself crazy with all the negative remarks and horrible side effects I've read. | F | 63 | 2 days | 8/27/2007 | 1 | Blastocystis (parasite) | WEAK, WEAK, Nausea, Massive Weight loss, coated tongue. Vomiting and MASSIVE diarrhea. 102F fever. Complete elimination of required intestinal mucosa bacteria. | I was experiencing minor symptoms for a year or so and that couldn't be explained. A stool culture tested positive for a minor Blastocystis infection/colonization. Went on Flagyl and I went completely downhill. I have been ill now for 5 months from taking the stuff and it still hasn't gotten rid of the parasites. I would have been better off just letting the parasites run their course. | M | 19 | 2 weeks | 8/9/2007 | 1 | vaginitis | I felt extreme fatigue, napped in the middle of the day, hot flashes, weakness and pain in legs,nausea, headache, depression, sore throat. | I only took this for two days but awoke the third day with extreme headache and vomited. Called Dr and he said stop taking it, even though I was supposed to take it ten days. I hope the vaginitis is fully gone, as I would not want to take this medicine ever again. | F | 57 | 2 days | 7/28/2007 | 2 | unexplained diarrhea for 6 mos. | Nausea, nausea, nausea, confusion, extreme depression, insomnia, crazy vivid dreams, mood swings, total exhaustion, sore all over, hot and cold waves, metallic taste, breathing heavy, forgetfulness, just despondent, apathetic, tired, sore and SICK. | Also feel like I'm losing my mind. I am seeing my doctor today and asking him to commit me to the hospital; I don't feel like I can cope here at home anymore. I dry heave all morning, can't eat and am barely drinking enough water. I burst into tears several times a day. My husband thinks I'm making myself sicker by not handling things better. I've been so sick for so long at this point, have tried everything to feel better, but can't help but feel like it's out of my grasp. I think the best thing for me is to be on a drip for rehydration, nutrition, pain relief, and nausea. Have had to cancel a lot of work days, thought I could be recovering by now, not sure if it's the *whatever* leaving my system, the Flagyl, or if I'm just not being cured by the Flagyl and am still experiencing the phantom infection. First 2-3 days on the drug I thought I was getting better, started feeling sick again yesterday afternoon, got worse from there and today is not good at all. I don't want to st | F | 37 | 5 days | 7/17/2007 | 1 | possible C.diff infection | I was on two rounds of flagyl after diarrhea associated with taking Clindamycin. It is hard to say whether the flagyl made my diarrhea worse or if what was causing my diarrhea simply didn't respond to the flagyl. Bottom line: this stuff was nasty and didn't help control the diarrhea. My new GI prescribed Vanco but I'm worried about taking it since every time I've taken a prescription drug it seems to make me feel worse. | M | 40 | 14 days | 7/8/2007 | 2 | intestinal parasites | I am SO tired all the time. And I'm dizzy, too. Other than the horrible taste in my mouth, the worst side effect is that I can't seem to concentrate. I lose my train of thought, I can't focus and I'm extremely cloudy. And my leg muscles feel week, like I've been skiing all day, but I've barely walked at all. | M | 31 | 10 days | 6/29/2007 | 1 | BV | AWFUL,AWFUL metalic taste!! Also caused yeast infection, so finished this to start taking another med! | F | 36 | 7 days | 6/25/2007 | 1 | Crohn's Disease | Bad taste in mouth, persistent fatigue, nausea, depression, loss of appetite, weight loss | Ask your doctor if there are other drugs that would be effective at clearing up an infection without the awful side effects caused by Flagyl | M | 26 | 3 weeks | 5/31/2007 | 4 | bacterial vaginosis | -the HORRIBLE bitter, 'metalic' taste. [I noticed if I took a mouthful of a flavored drink (soda/coffee/juice) then immediately swallowed the pill and followed up with a couple of sips that I avoided the taste all toghether) -slight nausea -on day 6 I started cramping (I was due for my menstrual to start) and a few hours later was shocked to find brown pasty discharge... [which scared me until I found this site and saw that other ppl experienced the same symptoms] -darker urine for a day [reddish/brownish] -slight joint pains | overall the symptoms were mild [except the scary discharge] and if you are serious about ridding yourself of infection then it is a great option. | F | 23 | 7 days | 5/24/2007 | 1 | BV | Extreme, make you cry, stomach cramping | The 1st 2 days I did ok, mild stomach upset, after the 1st pill on the 3rd my stomach cramped unbearably with vomiting. I did not take another dose. Today-4th day-I feel wiped out, pain in stomach, like a I could have diarrhea and generally out of it-hope this goes away quickly. I will NEVER take this drug again. | F | 46 | 2 days | 5/17/2007 | 4 | Bacterial Infection | Metallic taste, loose stool, sensitivity in skin, some nausea | The sensitivity of the skin didn't come until the end of my 2-week regimen which I thought was wierd. At first I thought it was just dry skin but when lotion wasn't helping and it seemed to spread from just my hands to arms/legs as well, I started to research the drug some more. I really noticed it when washing my hands (the water temperature lasted even after my hands were dry) and when holding my kids (they seemed hot like they had fever, but they did not). I had taken this medicine before for a shorter time with none of these effects, and wonder if it doesn't affect the skin unless it's in your system for a longer period. Anyway, hope this helps anyone else out there!! | F | 31 | 14 days | 4/28/2007 | 4 | Giardasis | Slight headaches in afternoons Detectable malaise and some irritability. None of the other, more unpleasant ones mentioned in this list below... | Fortunately, I've had no huge negative side effects for the last 7 days (I'm finishing day 7, the last day, today). However, I'm not completely convinced I won't have to do one more course of this stuff -- I feel 98%, not 100%. Didn't feel the improvement in my system until days 3 and 4. My suggestion is drink lots of water and stay away from foods that irritate this condition, particularly fatty foods. I stuck with breads and simple things and improved significantly after day 4. Other reports from other users made me scared of this drug, but it turned out to work very well. | M | 34 | 7 days | 3/16/2007 | 3 | intestinal prob&chronic bursitis | This is a weird, scary drug.Am on day eight of ten at @250mg three times a day. Some parts of the day I get scary episodes of breathlessness, other times intense muscle aches,nausea, dizziness, confusion. I've was so sick before taking this drug that I'm willing to go thru this but it has been very scary. | F | 62 | 8 days | 2/28/2007 | 1 | intestinal parasites | anxiety, light-headedness (to the point where i had to stop driving) and extreme muscle weakness. it was a nightmare. | after visiting my dr. after three days of taking this, she told me that these were indeed side effects that 'some' patients experience. i had read up on the site before i took them and thought the negative comments were a bit hystrionic; i digress...this was one of the worst side effects i have experienced. :( | F | 45 | 3 days | 2/16/2007 | 1 | Bacterial Infection | Vomiting, diarrhea, aches/pains, fever, sensitive skin (pins and needles feeling), crying, headache, hard time sleeping, and I felt like I was going out of my mind! | I will never ever take this again. Called doctor at start of symptoms and they told me to keep taking it and call back in two days if I still had problems. Those two days were probably the sickest I have ever been. I wish I would of stop taking them before. Called doctor two days later and they said to stop taking and they would prescribe something else. Horrible! | F | 27 | 7 days | 1/26/2007 | 2 | Viginal Bacteriosis | Today is my second day. and i am alot worse today then yesterday. I am very disoriented, being that I am at work I keep making mistakes. I am dizzy, light headed and exhausted. A little nauseas. I really hope it doesnt get worse. I think I will have to take time off work. But my infection is already starting to clear up! Which is good. OH and the mettalic taste is enough to make you sick too. | ITS CRAP, very strong. Bad side effects. | F | 22 | 2 days | 1/10/2007 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Depression, Hives, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Fatigue | Too many negative side effects | F | 25 | 7 days | 12/27/2006 | 5 | Diviticulitis | Bad taste, stuffy nose, dizzy, exhausted, grumpy, brown urine,blurred vision, headache. | This drug does help Diviticulitis. I am also taking Cipro. I can't wait for the 10 days to be over. Taking Flagyl prevents the C-Diff issue if you are taking Cipro for an extended period of time. | F | 57 | 10 days | 12/12/2006 | 5 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Terrible metallic taste in my mouth and very bad headaches first two days. | Cured the infection | F | 23 | 7 days | 11/12/2006 | 3 | BV | Metallic taste in mouth, stomach upset | took 7 days of 1000mg of Flagyl, Symptoms subsided as my body adjusted to the medication. Taking it with food and chewing gum to rid the metallic taste help me. It got rid of the BV. I would take it again if needed | F | 25 | 7 days | 11/7/2006 | 1 | Diverticulitis | I am on my 2nd 14 day course of 500mg 4 times a day. I begged the Doctor to give me something else. This stuff is poison! I have every horrible symptom from joint and muscle aches,dizziness, disoriented, blurred vision,horrendous headaches,nausea..... Does anyone know if there is another drug that can substitute for this? My doctor says no.I think she believes I'm just a whiner.My life is completely on hold for now.I can't drive or do the many other things I did daily due to the dizziness and heaaches.Did I mention depression? I cry more times in a day than I normally would in months. | F | 49 | 4 days | 10/23/2006 | 1 | tooth abcess | After taking 2 tablets(400) I felt breathless. Got a weakness during the night along with a tightness in my chest,lack of oxygen, severe back ache, period like cramps and spotting, nausea and dizziness. | I wouldn't take this drug ever again. Never experienced this type of reaction to any drug. I thought that I was having a heart attack. The whole reaction lasted for 2 hours. A very frightening experience. I was also on a course of clonamox 500 for the previous 4 days. | F | 37 | 1 days | 10/6/2006 | 2 | Bacterial vaginosis | I too seemed to get almost all of the UNCOMMON side effects. I didn't get the metallic taste but holy DEPRESSION. I RARELY cry, I'm usually overall pretty happy and have energy to do my fitness routine but this made me feel awful. I cried a lot and my mood was just at an absolute low. Lots of nausea, no appetite, my joints hurt, NO ENERGY, felt uncoordinated, could NOT sleep and the weird UNCOMMON side effect was rectal pain - everything seemed to get swollen and just overall really painful and THEN..... A YEAST INFECTION!! YAY ME!! Never again Flagyl, never again. | F | 28 | 7 days | 8/5/2006 | 1 | bacterial infection | Broke out with hives. My experience taking Flagyl was worse than having the infection. | F | 31 | 2 days | 7/4/2006 | 2 | bacterial vagnosis | depression. After taking the medicine for a few days I experienced extreme depression. I felt like I was losing my mind and I cried and cried. It was awful. | F | 19 | 7 days | 6/15/2006 | 4 | c. diff | Depression. Learned today from a health practitioner that Flagyl can cause depression. So pleased to learn that because I was getting to a "bad" place. The horrible taste, of course, and thrush on the tongue, for which I took a statin "swish and swallow" med. Exhaustion so that I am fatigued from the slightest activity. Nausea for a while in the a.m. after a bowel movement -- I never had morning sickness when pregnant -- this must be retribution. Mint gum has helped. Headache and weirdness in the head sometime -- not really dizzy, but just weird. | A health practitioner said her husband had tried everything to coat the Flagyl and found honey the best. I tried that and find it does work OK. Many of you suggest milk -- I'm told to stay away from dairy except yogurt with active cultures. What about that? I was on a 10 day course, but became ill again about 5 days off the Flagyl and also had a postive stool culture. Am about finished with another 14 day course. I hope this will do it, but recognize from talking to others and reading that this problem can continue for a long time. It is depressing to think about because I also have MS, which is enough, thank you. I had my reaction after taking Amoxycillian related to a root canal, which I'd take previously many times without problems. I fear the future and how they will treat me for infections. I'm allergic to Cipro and one other antibiotic. This is getting too depressing -- it's not just the Flagyl, but that sure doesn't help. | M | 63 | 20 days | 5/9/2006 | 2 | bacterial vaginosis | depression, out of body experiences, severe irritability, uncontrollable crying, loss of appetite, metallic taste, fishy smelling discharge, PMS like feeling, unusual heart palpitations. | This medicine wasn't that bad until my last day taking it. The symptoms may have been affecting me before, however, until the last day. It caused serious depression for me that day. I thought I was losing my mind. I cried atleast three times on the last day of taking the medication. I also begin having very negative feelings toward my boyfriend. It made me feel as if I was no longer in love with him. I truly feel like I am losing my mind. I have had really high moments and then really low moments all in a few hours- scary. I wish I would have been told about this. Like many reviews I've read I am truly glad I came upon this website and I vow to never take this medication again. The side effects just aren't worth it at all. I feel like a guinea pig for some terrible experiment. I am truly sorry for all of us who have had to take this medication and hope that something better comes along soon, so that no one else has to take it. My symptoms have ended, however. | F | 19 | 7 days | 4/7/2006 | 1 | rosacea | none - yet? | according to the package insert, metronidazole causes cancer in mice and rats but not hamsters. I'd rather have rosacea than cancer. (I was taking the MetroGel version of this drug.) | F | 36 | 5 days | 3/22/2006 | 4 | VAGINITIS | I had to take flagyl twice, the first time my infection didnt clear. I was put o it again along with another antibiotic. It has been a week since I have finished and I am experiencing joint pain, numbness and tingling in my hands, arm and feet. I have tremors/ chills, similar to like hot flashes. I have read so many responses to this medicine and Im not alone. The fact is, doctors say that the side effects I named are the more "UNCOMMON" but it doesnt mean that you wont experience them! Also, I was treated in the emergency room and I probably should've waited to go to my OBGYN simply because I was on two different antibiotics, still taking birth control, and diflucan. Ay one else experience these symptons after taking flagyl? | F | 28 | 7 days | 3/20/2006 | 1 | diverticulitis | Bad taste in mouth (not "metallic," just horrible), out of it feeling. Side effects are like a sickness in and of themselves. | I have found that if I coat the pill in applesauce (put applesauce on spoon first, then lay pill on top and cover it with applesauce), it goes down easier. Still take with water. Make sure applesauce is all over the pill. My dissatisfaction rating (1) is NOT due to the fact that it doesn't work. I just would not recommend this drug to anyone if there is an alternative that is not so debilitating. | F | 54 | 7 days | 3/2/2006 | 3 | Bacterial Infection | The side effects of this medicine are awful!! I honestly thought I was pregnant. I had nausea, sore breasts, achy joints, headache, confusion, lethargy, and just felt awful. Also the taste this medicine leaves in your mouth is enough to make you sick. I was not warned by my doctor that it could make even water taste bitter. I had poared myself a big glass of milk and thought it was bad, then realized it made the milk taste awful. I will never take this again because I just feel terrible!! | Not worth it-I'm sure they have another drug that can clear up these dieseases. On 500 mg and had side effects after the first pill!! | F | 21 | 7 days | 12/20/2005 | 4 | Wisdom Tooth infection | Really miserable, slight depression and tired. No other physical side effects. Often find infection has to get worse before it gets better. | F | 17 | 7 days | 11/23/2005 | 5 | BV | Lots of side effects. I feel sick to my stomach a few hours after taking them, I have a metalic taste in my mouth when I first wake up, rapid heartrate, dizzyness, headaches & loose stool (with frequent bathroom trips) are also some of the effects. Lastly, the frothy white discharge that comes with BV, turned into a thicker dark brown discharge towards the end of treatment, and I also got some spotting. | I'm so glad I read the comments on this website! I thought I was going to have a heartattack a few times before reading that that others have had rapid heart rates with this drug. It's good to know I'm not the only one, and its the drug, not my heart, thats the problem. But cleared up my infection! | F | 24 | 7 days | 10/19/2005 |
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