METRONIDAZOLE Reviews (METRONIDAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.4 (1772 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare METRONIDAZOLE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Gum Infection | I suffered a stroke 3 months ago and the side effects of taking metronidazole made me feel as if I was about to have another one! Dizzy, wobbly, lethargic, depressed, weepy. Blood pressure up pulse rate down. Headaches, feeling like waves going through my head and total anxiety. Also tingling in the hands and a bit in the feet. Did not feel nauseaus or suffer diarrhea though. | I would not take this drug again! I was not warned about any of these side effects and there was no leaflet in the packet. The only thing the dentist and the pharmacist said was not to take alchohol with them. The same is said for any antibiotic. | F | 55 | 3 days | 9/18/2009 | 5 | Vaginal infection | Almost none: strange taste (not metallic) in mouth, but mild, darker urine. | It's hard to believe all the negative comments. Maybe some others are taking with other meds? I'm usually very sensitive to any medications, but this proved to be no problem at all, taking 500mg, twice/day for 7 days. | F | 50 | 7 days | 9/17/2009 | 1 | Mouth bacteria | Had to take 500mg 3 times a day for 7 days. The first days I was very tired and dizzy. On day 4 the real problems began. Headaches, dizziness and worst of all a panic attack. On day 5 I could not take it anymore and stopped. Now 2 weeks later i still have physical conditions i am not used to, pain in the muscles of my legs, pain in my thumb, headaches, a slightly inflamed eye and most worrisome pain in my liver. Still tired too. | I read there are alternative drugs for mouth bacteria, do that instead of this. Avoid this drug anyway if there is an alternative. This is not a penicillin like drug, this is real heavy, i will NEVER take METRONIDAZOLE again. | M | 46 | 4 days | 9/17/2009 | 4 | Appendicitis | Loss of appetite, always tired, irritable. Metallic taste in mouth. change in tastes of food. Anxiety | On day 12 of 14. This stuff really works, but at what cost? Taste is nearly unbearable; lingers for a long time after taking the pills. Pill dissolves so quickly I hardly have time to chug it down, and when I do, it always goes down the wrong way; tried breaking it in two and swallow in parts. Did I mention the taste? Developed a filmy coating on tongue that has been around since day 2 of treatment. Side affects have been a lot to deal with, but inflammation and pain have totally subsided. Hopefully the Docs will say the infection is gone so I don't have to repeat this experience. Does' anyone know of good alternative AB to metronidazole? | M | 20 | 14 days | 9/11/2009 | 1 | salpingitis | recieved a shot in the hospital, then was given the prescription. it gave me unbearable diahreah, insomnia, muscle tremors, nausia, and caused the insides of my vagina to swell up so badly that it started to come outside of my body. headaches, vaginal redness and tenderness. increased thirst. i wil never never never take this medicine again! | F | 20 | 15 days | 9/11/2009 | 1 | blastocyst, Dientamoeba infection | none. 3x500mg for 8 days. Parasites still present. | Ppl shouldn't take antibiotics for bv or dysbiosis. The reason they have these conditions is because they have a compromised immune system (stress, food sensitivities, poor diet, overuse of antibiotics, etc). Address the cause, not the symptoms. If a boat had a hole in it, would you shovel water or plug the hole? | M | 21 | 8 days | 9/9/2009 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Developed Peripheral Neuropathy after about 24 doses of 500 mg. Three weeks after discontinuing Metronidazole, the Peripheral Neuropathy symptoms persist. | Avoid the drug | M | 65 | 8 days | 9/8/2009 | 3 | Bacterial Vaginosis | With the first dose (250mg), I immediately developed severe nausea and heart palpatations. Had nausea for the first 2 days, then developed stomach cramping, bad headaches, and diarrhea/loose stools. Diarrhea and headache continue even 1 day after finishing the medication. | I learned that if you take this medicine with food it tends to help somewhat with the nausea. Also, the pill tastes horrible, so if you can drink juice when taking it, or something flavored, it helps cut down on the taste the pill tends to leave on your tongue. | F | 27 | 5 days | 8/31/2009 | 1 | preventative after biopsy | Flu-like symptoms after day 3. Sore throat headache & light headedness. Lower back pain then along came the loose bowel problem. Course finished 10 days ago but bowel problems persist. Loose movements with stomach pain, bad smell, wind and lots of mucous. | Following previous prostatic biopsy I contracted e-coli. Presume metronidazole,5 days of 3 x 400mg dose, with ciprofloxacin, given as preventative measure this time. Just wondering how long symptoms are going to last. | M | 67 | 5 days | 8/31/2009 | 3 | Diverticulitis | extreme nausea with loss of appetite, headache, diarreha, dizziness, unstable when walking, back ache around the waist, metallic taste. | 500 mg 3 times a day for 10 days with Cipro 500 mg 2 times a day for 10 days. Am on the 3rd day and looking for help as I almost passed out, plus very unsteady when walking and almost lost my balance and fell. At my age and with osteoporsis, I certainly don't want to fall. I didn't take the 3rd dose today and decided to research the medicine. These reviews have helped tremendously. My pain does seem to be lessening but I am wondering if its worth it. I am questioning trying to decrease the dosage to only 2 times a day but believe I will call my doctor first although I know I will not get anywhere as his office always denies that side effects are due to any medicines. Why do they do that? I am very sensitive to all medicines, extremely allergic to pencillins, but it appears here that I am not alone with this drug. | F | 74 | 3 days | 8/27/2009 | 1 | infection of extracted wisdom tooth | OMG, this needs to be Banned, never in my life have i ever felt so bad, i would rather go through labour again then have to take this drug. i have taken 200mg for seven days i am on my sixth day, and i have had to put up with a foul bleach taste in my mouth that will not go away i can even taste it when i am eating,i have suffered an upset tummy, nausea, loose stools, mood swings,headache, stabbing pain to my left ear, abdominal pain, ichiness, night sweats, palpitations, depression, constant bloated feeling tiredness, bad smell to urine and darker almost like coffee, and terrible trapped gas. all i wanted was my teeth to feel better, i would have rather had the pain then this nasty drug. | although the pain has subsided i dont even think that it was down to metronidazole, i am also on another antibiotic called Erythromycin 500mg and seems to be making a huge impact. i would rather die then take this drug again. | F | 26 | 7 days | 8/27/2009 | 1 | tooth infection | prescribed metronidazole 200 mg by dentist in june 2008,take 3 tabs per day on third day whilst on holiday suddenly became dizzy and woolly, told by visitng doctor to stop taking tablets then got rash on forhead and cheeks, panic attacks. night sweats and felt foggy, on return home local gp gave me dalacin T topical lotion for rash had bloated stomach more bowel movements then normal. had taken this medication before over the years but did not realised this also caused tireness and in fact causes reactive hypoglycemia - have been tested, this drug makes you ill for life as I still have problems and feel foggy from time to time but not in evenings. Have had tests in hospital but no answers yes. So one year later not well and the tooth was extracted. metronidazole should be banned it affects your hypothermus. | widely used drug for many conditions with too many side effects | F | 72 | 4 days | 8/24/2009 | 1 | Ovary Infection | The first day I felt all right, but by day 3 I felt like it was the worst flu I'd ever experienced. I'm just ending day 5 and cannot imagine taking it any long. Horrible nausea, stomach pains, acid reflux, insomnia, and depression. This is the worst thing I have ever taken, I would have rathered live with the infection than take these. If I had known before hand I never would have started. | Surviving the next 5 days seems impossible. Worst side effects I've ever experienced. | F | 20 | 10 days | 8/22/2009 | 4 | BV | dizziness, fatigue, vivid dreams, crawling out of skin, more trips to the bathroom but no nausea. | I have taken an anti-depressant years ago and could not last more than 3 days on it. This medicine gives me the same feeling. I feel like I am on planet Mars. I have been on this for 3 days now. 500mg twice daily for 7 days. My boyfriend said my mood swings last night were horrible. I am usually pretty mellow but get stressed easily. I don't know what is worse. The fishy smell from BV or feeling like you are going completely insane. I will continue taking these for now but if the symptoms get worse I will discuss changing drugs but heard that this was the best to get rid of bv. What a bad experience. My BV does seem to be subsiding though! | F | 21 | 7 days | 8/21/2009 | 3 | bacterial infection | I experienced metallic taste, upset stomack, nausea, loose stools, mood swings, headache, left ear pain, abdominal pain, heartburn, sore throat. | I felt worse on this medicine then before. The bad taste in the mouth can be eliminated by brushing with colgate tooth paste. | F | 22 | 5 days | 8/21/2009 | 2 | unknown gi problem maybe giardiasis | longest four days of my life. the taste is undescribably bad and it made me horribly nauseous all day. never wanted to eat, had mood swings and anxiety, definitely lost some weight. it might have helped my diarrhea a little but i was definitely more miserable taking the drug than just being sick | only as a last resort | F | 18 | 4 days | 8/19/2009 | 4 | BV | So Far, its been Great! Ive been worried because I was told by the pharmacist that the side effects are very bothersome. Ive only been on the meds for 2 days and the infection seems to be going away. Only thing ive noticed its itchiness. | F | 26 | 2 days | 8/18/2009 | 3 | Diverticulitis | Nausea, loose stools, headache, chills, metal taste in mouth (tasted like I'd been sucking pennies!), exhaustion, depression (didn't leave the house for 8 days), moody, backache, just felt miserable. | Surely there has to be another medicine without these vile side effects. 7 days on this medicine was hell. I will never take this again, and suggest that if you are prescribed this you 'run for the hills.' The worst problem is that neither the doctor or pharmacist warns you (even the warning label doesn't do an adequate job). Thanks goodness for the internet!! | F | 53 | 7 days | 8/17/2009 | 2 | Dental Abcess | Drowsiness, light-headed, nausea, zombie-like, metallic taste in mouth, VERY FREQUENT bathroom trips | I was prescribed this medication for a infection from my tooth. My jaw was/is very swollen and infected. The dentist is not able to perform a root canal until the infection dies down some. I am taking 250MG Flagyl every 6 hrs for 5 days, along with 500MG Amox. 3x a day. So far I've been on the medication for 3 days, and I'm not seeing any results.... it may be getting worse. The dentist says I may need to be hospitalized for IV antibiotics. I pray this stuff kicks in soon. I feel like a complete zombie, I'm falling asleep at work, going to bed much earlier then normal and waking up feeling like I haven't slept at all. | F | 24 | 3 days | 8/14/2009 | 4 | BV | Bad taste, nausea, little appetite, lightheaded, very tired, foggy, disoriented, and so depressed I am having trouble getting out of bed after being on it for 7 days. I can tell it worked. | Now I know why I have been feeling overwhelmingly depressed, even though I am taking an antidepressant. Each day becomes more and more difficult to get out of bed and with my history of depression, the last thing I need to be doing is taking a medication that will send me down that track. After finding this site and seeing this is really not my depression beating my antidepressant, but this antibiotic throwing me into a hole, I'll never take it again. Thank you to everyone who's shared their experiences. | F | 44 | 10 days | 8/11/2009 |