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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Parisites | Debilitating nausea, anxiety, heartburn, lethargy, weakness. Couldn't function for days, stopped taking after 7 days, the effects stayed in my body a few days after too. Hopefully it has cured the problem, and yes in this case the cure was worse then the disease! | F | 37 | 7 days | 3/3/2007 | 1 | blastocystis hominis | loss of appetite; nasuea; light-headed and dizzy; irritable; terrible stomach pains; brown colored urine | My son was prescribed 750 mg. 3x a day for 10 days. By Day 5 he was out of his mind. He would have a complete breakdown because he felt so sick and he normally is a very happy-go-lucky kid. Not a big complainer. Its definitely not right that the treatment makes you feel more sick than the illness itself! I too am very glad I found this website because it helped us to make the decision to terminate the course immediately especially when I discovered that it is listed as a carcinogen on a website of NJ Health & Senior Services Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets. Day 1 after stopping the medicine he felt normal again. I don't know if it killed the parasites but at this point we don't care. He feels a whole lot better than the side affects from this evil medicine! Will try to find an alternate solution if original symptons return. | M | 12 | 5 days | 2/28/2007 | 4 | Intestinal Infection | A little wishy-washy feeling, bad taste in my mouth, food (mostly liquids) taste weird, maybe vision a little blurry. | Taking with Cipro to address some kind of NASTY colitis-type thing. 500mg 3x/day. Seems to be working. I'm feeling better. Worst part is the taste of the pills. I just can't slug the pill down fast enough. The taste is actually so horrible it brings tears to my eyes. Will try the "coat it in maple syrup" thing next dose. But overall, given that 3 days ago I thought I was dying, I'm happy with this med. | M | 46 | 3 days | 2/25/2007 | 1 | suspected gum/tooth infection | Wondering why the hell I am so tired. It has been at least ten years since I had any antibiotic medication, as I am a herbal girl but the pain from this thing is the reason I am taking the full course. Apart from the lethargy, I have loose bowels and jaw pain. I was attributing that to the fact that suspect tooth is at the back and bottom of mouth. Well well!! . When my dentist asked me if I had used Flagyl before, the look on her face should have been warning enough! | I will be most upset if I have poisoned my body and still end up losing one of my teeth. | F | 47 | 6 days | 2/20/2007 | 4 | diverticulitis | bad taste in my mouth,cannot concentrate, tired/also taking with cipro for approximately 30 days until surgery | Was hospitalized for diverticulitis. Was prescribed Cipor and Matronidazole for 14 days after hospitailization. Two days after I stopped the doses, the infection immediately came back. I am allergic to penicilin. Surgery scheduled in 10 days. If I stop taking it the bad infection could come back, which would lead to an emergency surgery, and a colostomy bag. Other option is back in the hospital, which is not an option with small children at home. This should be over soon! | F | 35 | 1 months | 2/17/2007 | 5 | Giardia/C Diff. Colitis | Frequent/super loose/foul-smelling poop, infrequent urination, loss of appitite (and loss of desire to smoke interestingly), i've been very weepy - though i wouldn't say depressed, naseus, light-headed, and painfully tired. the pill also tastes so bad - i have to force myself to take it - i feel like i'm poisoning myself. | The worst part of the drug is that it works. i wish i could be taking something else... i've been prescribed 500mg 3x daily, but i can't stomach the second daily dose, so have been taking it 2x daily AMA (he's gonna live through it). I'm on day 7. (whimper!) | F | 27 | 14 days | 2/15/2007 | 3 | throat infection | occasional nausea, mild headches, metalic taste in mouth, pains in throat, weakness in limbs, depression, anxiety, ear aches, mouth ulcer, sore mouth, been three days since ive stopped taking it still got the taste in my mouth and still get mild headaches in the side of my head. best thing is dont read the leaflets of side effects untill you actually experience them, because i find whatever i read thats the side effects i get. | 500mg 3 times a day along with same dose of amoxcillin (excuse the spelling) no side effects straight away untill about 3 days later they kicked in. cleared the infection for now...but feels like it might come back. | M | 19 | 7 days | 2/15/2007 | 3 | after having a d & c INFECTION | WELL, severly depressed, suicidal, SPACED OUT, pain behind eyes, bad head all over, bad lower back, AGITATED, grinding teath, loss of apitite!! | If you can stick the side effects then go for it, but i couldnt after 2 days i had to stop, i thought i was going mad i allready stated to feel badly depressed when i started cefadine hence being changed to these ones god they made me worse!! i couldnt take anymore of it i have a family to look after... | F | 26 | 2 days | 2/14/2007 | 3 | parasite/bacteria infection | nausea throughout the day, severe depression. wanted to cry for no reason and once i started i couldn't stop. | This pill really does a number on you. I'm so depressed. I want to cry my eyes out all day. You try and take your mind of it by doing other things or being around other people but you cant. My friends were getting upset that I was so irritable but I told them that I couldn't help how it! Its not your fault people. If you feel like you're dying, its the pill. The nausea doesn't help either. Also, don't go tanning on this stuff. I went and boy was that a mistake. I'm on day 3 of this unbearable drug but and if I stop now, the parasite could come back even bigger than it was before. So I'm stuck in this awful state for the next 4 days. God help me... | F | 19 | 7 days | 2/6/2007 | 3 | parasite | very nauseous. couldn't even think about food! depressed and irritable. i more or less want to kill myself. | I've only been on it a day and a half and these side effects are killing me. I wake up with morning sickness and it lasts on and off throughout the day. I STRONGLY recommend that everyone gets a prescription for an anti-nausea pill. I'm taking Zoloft and so far it's helped to curb the extreme sickness. Its very rough to deal with the constant nausea. The other hard thing is you have to take Metronidazole with a lot of food and with the loss of appetite it makes it very difficult consume anything. Even the thought of food makes makes you gag. I have to take it 3 x's a day for one week. Another helpful tip: to get rid of that AWFUL taste, put some maple syrup in a spoon or plate and with your finger, roll the pill around in it until it's coated. Then chug quickly with a glass of milk. I did that for the first time today and i couldnt taste a thing! thank god. | F | 18 | 7 days | 2/5/2007 | 1 | extreme nausea, constantly tired, body aches, loss of appetite, headache, no energy, quite a few flu-like symptoms. I would not recommend this drug to anybody. I felt better when I wasn't taking it. | F | 26 | 4 days | 2/5/2007 | 4 | BV, sinus infection, jaw infection | Side effects were pain in the infected aerea's. Although I'm very susceptible to depression, no problems yet but it's only my 2nd day. | 2x days 500 mg. It looks like I finally found the right drug for this terrible bacteria (resistant to almost everything?!), it has been travelling trough my whole body. I don't care if I'm sick for a week as long as this will go away! And please people, take your whole prescription or at least contact your MD if you plan to quit, because stopping early creates resistant bacteria. This will not only be your problem but also ours! | F | 27 | 7 days | 2/2/2007 | 3 | Rectal injury (due to fall) | Very sick. I was nauseous from the moment I took the medicine. Medication was prescribed following surgery and I experienced loss of appetite, vomiting, cramps, fatique, extreme diziness and a combination of chills and flushness. I was miserable. I was on two other antibiotics concurrent with this medication, perhaps that caused increased discomfort. | The horrible metallic taste contributed to my extreme nausea. EAch time I took the pills I was immediately sick. Do not take with water. | F | 20 | 12 days | 2/2/2007 | 1 | possible parasite | WORST TASTE EVER, nausea, diarrhea, gagging, vomiting. Mild side effects still present 4 days after finishing meds | F | 29 | 5 days | 1/30/2007 | 5 | vaginal infeccion | constant headaches, flushing (without taking alcohol) ugly taste, but i found out that by drnking it with milk it doesnt taste at all, i think thats all... | F | 18 | 7 days | 1/29/2007 | 1 | BV | Extreme tiredness!!! Ache in my lower back and dopy. Almost more depressed than when I started.Taste in my mouth is sickening. | I'm on day 5 and see no improvement in my stinky discharge. | F | 31 | 7 days | 1/29/2007 | 3 | tooth abscess | Headaches,dizziness, awful taste in mouth, dark orange urine, tired all time. Day 2 to 3 left side of my face was numb and I felt nauseous as well. Day 5 onwards my tongue became furred. Felt ill for the whole time I was taking tablets. | A big THANK YOU to everyone who has posted on this site. You saved my sanity!! It was only by reading your comments that I found my symptoms were not unusual and it helped me to complete the course. I was scared at how ill I felt. I will NEVER take these tablets again. Ironically my dentist said I should have stopped taking the tablets and he would have prescribed something else!! It is now 10 days since I stopped the tablets and my tongue is still furred up. I would have been worried if I had not found this website and learned that some of you have had the same problem. As well as taking metronidazole for a week I was also taking painkillers every 6 hours for a full 6 days, then gradually less for the next 3 days. Just wish this furred tongue would clear up!!! | F | 51 | 7 days | 1/28/2007 | 1 | BV | I will NEVER take this medicine again!!! I took it about a year ago and didn't really have any problems with it, except for the common side effects. But, the worse was when I was sitting in a restuarant and everything got blurry and I was feeling really hot and dizzy. Well, I stepped outside because I felt like I was going to DIE and I ended up vomiting. I felt better after that. Anyway, I was just prescribed this medicine again a few days ago. I was scared to take it again, but thought I could tough it out. Well, on my second day (which is today) I started feeling tingly all down my left arm and left leg. I had taken one pill in the morning, but didn't take the second one at night. I called my dad because he's a nurse and he said that I should discontinue the pill. Right now I'm feeling sick to my stomach and really shaky. I would not prescribe this drug to anyone, it's AWEFUL!!! | F | 25 | 2 days | 1/28/2007 | 1 | diverticulitus | Took the first dose of 2 tabs of 250mgs, the doctor also gave me levaquin one a day 500mgs. After about 1hr I started to get cold and had a hard time talking with my teeth chattering. I also start to shake all over with my right hand the worse. Went to bed thinking I just had a long day of tests and this was the reason for these effects. That night was horrible with racing heart beats ,hearing pounding pulses in ears. Felt like my body was plug into a light socket humming along at top speed. Felt very jumpy, wired and sweaty. My tongue was starting to get a white coating and tasted strange. I had a ton of other effects too, scared the hell out of me. | After about 6hrs most of the effects stopped like flipping a switch, I suddenly felt calm and more myself again, was so relieved I almost started to cried. I do badly with drugs and told the doctor but he acted like I was making it up or something. I did not take anymore metronidazole and call the doctor in the morning and he SAID probability the effects happen because I was all worked up about taking it. EXCUSE ME! I was so angry. He said to continue the levaquin by itself, which he thought might be enought saying we were running out of drugs to use, if it did not. Well maybe then he had to give me more to take then a week only. I then went online and found you guys, I felt angry but so relieved to not be alone, this stuff is nasty. What I can't understand is why I was not told by doctor and pharmacy about some of these effects, they made it sound a walk in the park with few side effects. The side effects listed for levaquin are same as the onces I had with metronidazole. Was confuse | F | 52 | 1 times | 1/26/2007 | 3 | Bacterial Vaginitis | EXTREME lethargy / sleepiness. This was by far the worst effect for me - I was literally falling asleep 2 hours after waking while caring for my 2 very young children, something I have never done before, and it was quite frightening as I felt unsure that I would be physically able to attend to them / stay awake. Other than that, I did have a slight metallic taste in my mouth and mild diohrrhea on day 6 & 7 of the course, but nothing else noticeable. No headaches, no nausea, no depression / mood changes. | It worked - belted the BV out of existence, which no other drug has ever done as effectively - but I must say that I would think twice about taking it again due to the extraordinary lethargy, especially if (as this time) I was the sole carer for little children. (Unfortunately the second half of this drug course coicided with a business trip for my partner, and I thought I was going to drop dead of tiredness by the time he got back. Usually I cope fine by myself when he's away for a few days). | F | 33 | 7 days | 1/25/2007 |