Reviews for FLAGYL14 ratings: (taken because of ulcer)Edit Filter | Clear FilterCompare FLAGYL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Ulceritic Colitus | I just didn't feel good. Diarrhea. Dizziness. Blurry Vision. Constant headache that I couldn't get rid of. Sleeplessness. I toughed it out because I needed it. But, I had a really hard time with this antibiotic. | F | 49 | 7 days | 2/2/2020 | 1 | Stomach ulcer | Dizziness, confusion,tingling hands and feet, insomnia, chest pain, hives, night sweats, headaches, increased urine, increased bowel movements 3 per day. Metallic taste in mouth.- Don't take this drug without obtaining more information. | Sever stomach pain after 5 day, pushed through to 7 days from doctores advice. Has been 2 months since finished and symptoms are increasing. I was extremely fit and healthy prior to this this. This drug will change your life. Weight before taking Flagyl 82kg now 75, due to no appetite and metallic taste. If anyone has got through this I would like to know. | M | 49 | 1 days 500 | 6/7/2016 | 1 | Ulcer in mouth | Awful fatigue, virtually slept whole time,dark urine,severe edema in legs and ankles,dizziness,depression,lack of balance,trembling fingers and hands virtually couldn't walk due to leg pain, ulcers got worse in mouth | Then GP put be on a 2nd course of flagyl without even seeing me | F | 46 | 2 weeks 500 | 5/20/2016 | 1 | Ulcer in mouth | Awful fatigue, virtually slept whole time,dark urine,severe edema in legs and ankles,dizziness,depression,lack of balance,trembling fingers and hands virtually couldn't walk due to leg pain, ulcers got worse in mouth | Then GP put be on a 2nd course of flagyl without even seeing me | F | 46 | 2 weeks 500 | 5/20/2016 | 4 | ulcerative colitis | Bad Taste in my mouth, severe abdominal pain, extremely loose bowels, no appetite, nausea | This is my first day w/o taking Flagyl. I feel better already. I really thought I had something more serious than a flare-up in my colon. I was sick for over a month. Believe me it no way to live. | F | 66 | 10 days 3X day | 7/10/2013 | 3 | stomach ulcer | nausea, headaches, anxiety, deppression, feeling very sick, dark urine after taking the pill. | Stay away from it | M | 32 | 11 days 500 3X day | 9/6/2012 | 1 | severe ulcerative colitis | started flagyl 500 mg 2x day pills 9-2-11. For the first 14 days had metallic taste, minor headache side effects. The rest of 3 month period noticed tingling/numbness in thumb, pointer, middle fingers at night and bad in early a.m. Worsened toward end of 3 months. Now 12/29/11 for a month numbness tingling pain stiffness in same fingers 24/7. | However, as of October 2011, began having tingling and numbness in thumb, pointer finger, and middle finger in both hands upon waking every morning. Then that began to happen during the night as well, every night. It was worse some mornings. I had pain in my finger joints, and could barely hold my toothbrush without severe pain and stiffness. The hot water of the shower seemed to help warm up my joints, but throughout the day I noticed the numbness and tingling remained now. Next I foudn that I was numb in those same fingers 24/7. But I was too dependent on Flagyl at that point to even think of stopping. I just couldn't go back to my severe symptoms from UC. No more Flagyl, the doctor said no more due to tingling/numbness. Doctor prescribed Sulfasalazine, wonderful. Regained to a healthy weight again, eat anything.No schtummy pain, no blood in stool. Feel normal! | F | 47 | 2 months 500 mg 2X day | 12/29/2011 Patient History | 5 | ulcerative colitis | tingling and numbness in fingers, especially two middle fingers, during the wee hours of the night and the early morning hours, continuing into the afternoon, in both hands, every day began after taking flagyl 500 mg 2x day for 8 weeks. Discontinued at that point. Still lingering. | Works GREAT to relieve almost all symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis (kills the bad schtummy buggies!)... | F | 47 | 90 days 500 mg 2X day | 11/18/2011 | 1 | Severe Ulcerative Colitis | Bloating, diarrhea, headache, increased heart rate, metallic taste in mouth, nausea/vomiting, nervousness, restlessness, shaking, stomach (and body-wide) pain, weakness, etc. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! Ever since I was diagnosed with Left-sided UC three years ago, I have never been able to tolerate antibiotics of any kind. Now my disease has spread and I have severe Pancolitis throughout more than 2/3 of my colon, and my new idiot G.I. doctor put me on this sh*t along with Cipro. I just spent three weeks and two days in the hospital receiving it through I.V. and all it's done is make me sicker. They wonder why I'm still having diarrhea? And bleeding? I was always cleared up in the past with I.V. Pred after a few days, but again, this new clinic of mine decided, "Oh let's use antibiotics, too." Now I have to start a biologic on Monday, when I believe that if I wasn't on this sh*t I wouldn't have to. I've NEVER been this bad before. I am bloated, I can't eat, I can't sleep but I can barely stay awake (hard to explain - I'm always on the verge of sleep but can't), my heart races, I feel ill constantly, I'm irritable, and I'd rather bleed to death than keep taking this pill three times a day for the next two weeks. Those aren't even half of the side effects I've been feeling. I strongly believe it's making me worse - I can feel it. | F | 25 | 1 months 500 3X day | 9/17/2010 | 5 | Ulcerative Colitis | I was taking Cipro and Flagyl together for 7 days to relieve ulcerative colitis symptoms. The first two days i felt extremely sick and didnt feel well at all and i almost called the doctor but i decided to stick with it and by the third day the side effects went away and everything was dandy. My experience with this drug has been over the top. It was extremely helpful in making me feel better. | Flagyl and Cipro made my UC feel extremely better and I have not had serious diahrea or severe flare-ups that make me rush to the bathroom and have started to see solid bowel movements. I used to go anywhere from 5-15 times a day and since this medicine it has been reduced to 1-2 times a day. I am extremely pleased with this medicine and do not regret staying on them. It has changed my life and allowed me to do things without the cripple of my illness. | M | 16 | 10 days ? 3X day | 7/22/2010 | 1 | Gastritis / Ulcer | Flagyl caused gastritis to get worse. Stomach pain was horrible along with metal taste. Loss of appetite was huge. Lost 12lbs since on this. Doctors say to keep at it however symptoms are worse than ever. STAY AWAY from this drug!!!!!!!! FDA should ban this. | Sent to ER due to this. They agreed that Flagyl doesnt set well with most patients. Switched to Cipro. | M | 33 | 7 days 500 3X day | 6/17/2010 | 4 | H-Pylori (post-gastric ulcer) | completely unexpected depression towards the end of the 14 day, 4x per day treatment (along with Tetracycline, Protonix and Bismuth); crying (and I never cry, as it wastes good money on contact lenses that are ruined by tears). No gastric problems noted, as I take it with food. Just a lot of inconvenient and worsening emotional reactions. | Flagyl plus Tetracycline did rid me of the horrible spasms that felt like a heart attack, allowing me to drive and to work without passing out. I'm a doctor, however, and knew there was some chance of "mood change" with Flagyl...I guess I thought I was immune, knowing this ahead of time. My kids are so worried; the last two days, all I do is isolate, plot ways to resign my job (it seems so unbearably stressful now; perhaps a drug effect), and cry. Quite uncharacteristic of me. I have no energy, have lost 8 pounds without trying, and just feel like giving up. It helps to see that others have experienced this. My last Flagyl was yesterday; maybe I'm not giving it enough time to clear my system. Thanks everyone for sharing. I'm a young-looking 55 year old. You'd never know I'm in such a funk, just by looking at me. But all I can do right now is watch sad movies and ponder career changes! | F | 55 | 15 days | 1/2/2010 | 4 | Ulcer | Tingling, stomach uneasiness, terrible diarrhea | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 11/3/2009 | 2 | Ulcerative Colitis | horrible taste! it is so bad that everytime i take it i almost puke, extreme nausea all day long | Ugh I took this last year for a few months and it wasn't bad at all because I would slip it in some Jell-O and eat it. But now I have to take it for 10 days this year because my Ulcerative Colitis relapsed a little and I haven't gotten any Jell-O yet, but it is so hard to take this with only water. It dissolves so fast in your mouth and if you don't swallow it in like a millisecond, you will throw up. I tried taking this last year when I didn't know how to take pills and it was BRUTAL, i threw up three times from it. | F | 16 | 5 months | 1/16/2008 |
FLAGYL (METRONIDAZOLE): Metronidazole is an antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of infections. It works by stopping the growth of certain bacteria and parasites. This antibiotic treats only certain bacterial and parasitic infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. Metronidazole may also be used with other medications to treat certain stomach/intestinal ulcers caused by a bacteria (H. pylori). (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)