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 |
| 3 | tooth infection | This medicine is weird because it only works when I’m asleep, on day 3 I had the most severe tooth pain I ever experienced in life. I get funny feeling on my stomach when I wake up in the morning, I can only eat very little because I get sick. My dentist advised me to take fruity Yakult/Actimel yoghurts if I get sick and they work. My eye and cheek hurt and my eyes have turned red. I have temperature at times. The urine has gone all rainbows. Also I got a bad temper after taking this medicine; I can only sleep in few positions because the pain gets unbearable. During the day when the pain kicks in, I have to adjust my head. Not to mention the taste I always drink 4/5 cups of water to get rid of the taste. | I would not advice for anyone to take this medicine if you’ve got tooth infection unless you haven’t got a choice. | M | 21 | 4 days | 4/28/2007 | 3 | tooth abcess | mild metal taste fury tongue, nothing i couldnt handle | After reading through all the comments about this drug i feel i had a very easy time with it, apart from the mild metal taste and fury tongue i havnt suffered any other side effects. For me the worst part of taking this drug was not being able to drink alcohol | F | 36 | 5 days | 4/27/2007 | 3 | BV | 500 mgs three times a day - hope I don't have the fatigue, insomnia, headaches that long - I'm exhausted after 2 days. | Sorry to hear so many of us are going through this, but I have no choice - I have to take the med in order to get better. Drink diet coke before and after taking the med does help with the metallic taste. | F | 56 | 7 days | 4/27/2007 | 2 | b. hominis | Fatigue, headache, body aches, night sweats, depression, short temper, upset stomach, lack of appetite | UGH. Once again this forum is very useful in making me realize the medication is the true culprit! This is only day two but I'm having to cancel social plans because I feel totally horrible. Hopefully it will kill the bug dead. I'm eating lots of yogurt and drinking aloe juice to help my stomach, but my stomach is the least of my woes at the moment. | F | 42 | 2 days | 4/24/2007 | 1 | BV | Cramps, slight depression, diarrhoea, dark urine, severe nausea - heaving regularly, disgusting taste in the mouth that wont go away, very very tired, dizziness, bitter taste of pill, on the 6th day yellowy eyes, numb right arm, am stopping them now with only 2 tablets to go. Have had enough. | Prescribed 400mg 3x daily for 7 days. Having had no symptoms of BV at all, rather depressing to feel this awful caused by the medication. | F | 34 | 6 days | 4/24/2007 | 1 | I wanted to add something. Eat a diet that's high in complex carbs and drink large quantities of water. I found this helped a lot with the insomnia and mood disorders. No lo-carb diets with this medication. | | 4/24/2007 | 1 | h. pylori | Manic, obsessive behavior, insomnia, dry mouth and eyes, increased sensitivity to light, stuffy nose, chapped lips, bitter taste, feeling of swelling in the throat, red gums, upset stomach, diarrhea, foul smelling urine | I'm allergic to both penicillin and levaquin. I'm taking this with clarythromicin, plus aciphex for my GERD. I won't know for 4 months if I'm cured of h. pylori,but so far the cure is much worse than the disease. Why can't they put a coating on this pill? It's incredibly bitter and starts dissolving before you can swallow it. I'm not even halfway through the treament period and can't wait until it's over. | F | 54 | 5 days | 4/23/2007 | 3 | Giardiasis | From day one (400mg 3 times a day) aching joints, tightness in the abdomen area, pressure and pain when move the eyes, hot sweats at night, interminable puzzle dreams. Occasional reduction in hearing capability, headaches like I've had a hangover. | Worked a treat on the problem - characterised with diarhoea, lots of awful gas and stomach cramp. But head pains very unpleasant. Will see it through but would have much preferred something else. This is the first time I have had problems with antibioitics. | M | 37 | 7 days | 4/22/2007 | 2 | C-diff | Horrible metallic taste in mouth, inability to focus, lethargic, blue/weepy, loose stools, fatigued/tired, fidgety, bloated, pain in upper abdominal area - uncomfortable | It's the medicine! I have been having a rough semester - I teach and am taking a grad class. Usually I am able to juggle work, family and school - not this semester. In Jan. I was diagnosed with low iron and it was suggested to do an endoscopy; I was diagnosed with h. pylori and put on helidac therapy in Feb. (including metronidazole). After finishing, I started experiencing diarrhea. C-diff test came back negative, but diarrhea persisted; the second test came back positive. I was put on 10 days of metronidazole; the diarrhea returned within a week and I've been put on another 14-day round of metrondizole. School's been out this week - I thought I would be refreshed, but have no energy and/or desire to do anything. I find I can't sit still or get comfortable - fidgety; woke up with a leg cramp over a week ago - the knot is still bothering me. I was trying to write a paper for my course, but having trouble focusing, so I looked up the side effects. At least now I know it is fr | F | 49 | 36 days | 4/21/2007 | 2 | suspected appendicitis/ab. infect. | I felt like I was going to die. I had bad stomach pains, tightness in throat and pain in chest. I swear I thought I was having a heart attack each time I took a dose. Fatigue, headache, diarrhea. I am taking along with Avelox so not sure which is causing certain symptoms but I am certain this one is causing several of mine! I feel slightly better since I have stopped taking them (stopped after six day...could not take the side effects anymore!!) The only thing I am noticing now is burning sensation in my mouth and tiny bumps on my tongue that hurt when I try to eat...they burn really bad...no white patches or though. This seems to be a really harsh drug...I have never had an experience like this one and I am not even really sure I needed it since my appendix didn't burst...I guess I didn't have appendicits!! My blood tests were normal except a lower count of lymphocytes %...all else was normal??? | If any doctor wants to give this to me again...I will BEG like CRAZY to be put on something different...I don't think I could handle it again!! | F | 36 | 6 days | 4/21/2007 | 1 | BV | Severe anxiety, depression, unable to focus on work due to this. I have been depressed the last couple of days,considering stopping medication because i seem to just get teary eyed and bummed out about eveything. | Horrible metallic and bitter taste in my mouth all the time. | F | 30 | 7 days | 4/19/2007 | 1 | periodontal disease | From the first day I had serious insomnia and DRY MOUTH! Second day I woke with a pounding headache as well as the third. I was drinking so much water because of the dry mouth I was having to get up and go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, so even if I got to sleep I would wake up because my bladder was about to burst. I had severe body pain. After just three days I decided the cure wasn't worth it. | I never experienced the metallic taste except when I first took the pill. The headaches and insomnia were intolerable. How could I function for the 15 days I was supposed to take this? | F | 54 | 3 days | 4/17/2007 | 1 | Infection | After two days: Headache, nausea (vomiting),dizzy, panic attacks, muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, sleepless, bad taste, no appetite. | F | 38 | 5 days | 4/13/2007 | 3 | BV | Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Paranoia, headache (first couple of days), Irritability | F | 36 | 7 days | 4/12/2007 | 3 | BV | pain all over my body, headaches, metallic taste, nausea, i'm always tired, but i cant fall asleep...when i finally DO fall asleep, i dont want to wake up. depression is another one of my side effects. i feel like im going to break down any second. i hate this pill, and i'd stop taking it if it wasn't working. | it is serving it's purpose....even though it's making feel like crap in the process. | F | 19 | 5 days | 4/11/2007 | 5 | abscess after root canal | Beginning the second day, some confusion, wooziness, metallic taste, loose bowel, depression | * The med worked well for the abscess but side effects were significant. I'm a retired physician who had neither prescribed nor used it before, but much more explicit caution needs to be given patients than 'merely' to avoid alcohol, as important as that is! | M | 71 | 6 days | 4/8/2007 | 4 | abscess resulting from colon surger | horrible taste most noticable. Constantly ate mints, but nothing got rid of it. Heart palpatations, fuzzy, foggy feeling, feels like eyesight not as crisp, nauseau | Taking with Cipro. I am taking 500 mg of Cipro 2 x a day and 500mg of Flagyl 3 x a day. Also had 3 days intravenous in hospital. I have been on for 4 weeks now and still have about 2 to go. I hope it is helping, but other than side effects, my blood counts are normal again, fevers gone and stomach tenderness decreasing. | F | 39 | 4 weeks | 4/8/2007 | 1 | blastocystis hominis | Second round of possible parasitic infection. I've had a colonoscopy and will have the upper GI work done this week. Tested positive for Blasto. | I have never felt worse. Taking it with cypro and I feel sick to my stomach, jittery, and very depressed. The horrible taste in my mouth is almost more than I can stand. I am not even sure that it is working. | M | 47 | 4 days | 4/8/2007 | 5 | Bacterial vaginitis | I had awful side effects at first, much like others describe: insomnia, headaches, stomach pain, back pain, fatigue etc. I had to stop taking it after 3 days and my infection flared up. I started a new round but with very few side effects -- I used probiotics, a natural bacterial supplement found in yogurt, 3 hours before or after taking the antibiotic. The probiotic, found in drug stores and on the net, restored the good bacteria and GREATLY helped me tolerate this medication. They replenish the intestinal flora that is stripped away by the antibiotic. The brand of probiotic I used is called Culturelle. | I can't believe what a difference probiotics made in helping me tolerate this medication. It's safe, naturally occuring, and very effective in helping this harsh medicine do it's work without all the side effects. | F | 34 | 7 days | 3/31/2007 | 1 | Vaginal/cervical infection | Weird nightmares (during), slight loss of appetite (during), fuzzy/furry tongue (after 5 days and after treatment), throat discomfort, (like a piece of popcorn caught on the back of the throat), vaginal dryness, possible yeast infection? Took 750mg for one week. | I will never take this again. EVER. The worst side effects started after I finished. Ask your physician/ surgeon/ nurse prac for SOMETHING ELSE. Read read read about meds you are prescribed. Then read some more. | F | 46 | 7 days | 3/29/2007 |