FLAGYL Reviews (METRONIDAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.3 (1916 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare FLAGYL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | trich | anxiety, depression, bloody stools, tingling in right foot, bad stomach cramps, lots of stools not runny but hard to get out | i took it the first two days and stopped then everything i listed started happening this is a bad medicine i think every body whos had a bad experience should report it cause i was lead to believe that hardly anybody has a problem with taking this i wish i would have found this site first i woulda never took it ive looked up other medication on here and ive never seen so many negative responses this medicine should be banned if its effeting this many people in this way | F | 27 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 5/22/2012 | 4 | Vaginal Bacterial Infection | Dizziness, Wake up with Headache, Horrible Taste in my mouth. | F | 30 | 7 days 500MG 2X day | 5/17/2012 | 1 | Parasite | Took 1 2k mg dose to treat parasite on 4/30. According to last exam, the parasite is gone which is good. What followed was utterly frightening. Symptoms persisted a week and a half after taking the single dose! | White tongue, insomnia, stiff neck, skin on arms/neck/legs and anywhere skin touches skin felt totally on fire, extreme sensitivity to temperature, total loss of appetite, confusion, disconnected feeling, severe anxiety attacks, 2 trips to ER, left leg went numb, convinced I was dying, not feeling or acting myself at all, unable to pay attn... I have never, ever been so scared in my life. I was totally irrational. I was asking friends & family to pray for me and telling them I loved them. Thoughts came close to suicidal. ER dr treated me like a hypochondriac. Was told by clinic dr this didn't seem like an allergic reaction to flagyl. At all visits all my vitals were totally normal. Searched online and found this page which helped relieve a lot of my fears. Thought everything was over Thursday night then Sunday night out of the blue my skin was on fire and kept me awake. Noticed the next day being so panicky was making the symptoms worse. Have tried to stay more relaxed and so far no recurrence of the symptoms. I really wish there was more info out there re: the side effects of this medicine and that medical professionals were aware that a reaction that I had is way more common than what should be acceptable! | F | 31 | 2000 MG 1X day | 5/17/2012 Patient History | 1 | BV | Severe headache; nausea; severe abdominal cramping; numbness and tingling in hands; what feels like electrical jolts in random joints and head; SEVERE panic attacks; severe itching with rash; feeling of suffocating; depression; lethargy | I never get on the internet to post comments, but this drug needs some attention!! My daughter was put on this medication 5 days ago and what a NIGHTMARE to say the least!!! This stuff is pure poison in a bottle as far as I am concerned!!! She turned into someone else and has severe, and I mean severe panic attacks and horrible pain in her head and abdominal pain within a few hours of each dose!!! She would just freak out and cry and say stuff was crawling all over her. She felt like she was suffocating to death and she could not keep her balance to walk. It was terrifying to watch what she was going through. I spent hours just trying to calm her down. By the 9th dose it was so bad that we almost went to the ER, but her doctor gave us some medication to calm her so that she could sleep. I will not allow her to take anymore of this POISON!!! I am stopping it and calling the doctor who precscribed it! This stuff should be taken off the market!! There has GOT to be an alternative to this medication. NEVER, EVER again!!! | F | 17 | 5 days 500 2X day | 5/14/2012 | 4 | BV | Nausea, fatigue, constant headache, eye pressure/pain, sensitivity to light, general feeling of being "out of it", loose stools. I would not reccomend this drug to anyone unless it was absolutely neccesary. I was only on it for a week and felt as if I had the flu the whole time. It made everyday a struggle to get through and I felt nothing like myself. I take good care of myself through excersize and diet and normally my energy levels are exceptional. This drug was a horrible experience for me and I will never take it again unless there is absolutely no other option. | F | 24 | 7 days 500 mg 3x | 5/11/2012 | 1 | BV | Extreme joint pain and swelling, nausea and loss of appetite | F | 44 | 4 days 500 mg | 5/9/2012 | 1 | Possible BV | Supposed to take it for 7 days- yeah right. After 2 full days (4 doses) I was so sick I honestly thought I had been poisoned or had the flu. Couldn't figure out why I was so tired and out of it, followed by horrific flu symptoms. Husband suggested it might be the Flagyl, which I discounted because I never had a side effect on antibiotics. Finally I searched " does flagyl cause flu symptoms" on Internet and found endless similar complaints. I will not be finishing the prescribed course. | Worst headache I've ever had that medication would not relieve, chills, sweating, aching all over, zero energy, lethargic, feeling of skin crawling, no appetite, sour stomach, brown urine, detached feeling, unable to fully wake up, dilated pupils. This stuff is POISON! | F | 28 | 2 days 250 2X day | 5/7/2012 | 1 | vaginal infection | Nearly killed me! Violently ill ,diarrhea,nasty taste in mouth still 5 days later ignored other symptoms but recognized them on this site they were manageable but the nausea and .vomiting were unbearable | NEVER AGAIN will I be so trusting!! | F | 53 | 1 days 2000 mg 1X day | 4/29/2012 | 1 | C diff colitis | Vomitting, chills, headache, swollen lymphnodes, sore throat, change in voice, racing heart/palpitations, felt as if I was having allergic reactions, anxiety attacks 2-3 hrs post taking the pill, swelling of hands, feet, facial features, and Majorly the eyes Including conjctivitis of the eyes. | I will NEVER take this flagyl medication again. After two transplants and 20 plus years of renal failure the side effects are the worst I've experienced outside anaphylaxis to date. The only upside was that I began taking yogurt (specifically Activia) at my doctors behest to help with my belly swells and to stay regular. . . This is of utmost importance. My last dose was over 24 hrs ago and the face and hands and eyes are only becoming worse... I also do not suggest taking an antihistamine for the swelling or reactions, as this only seems to exacerbate the already scary palpatations and anxiety... | F | 31 | 10 days 500 mg 3X day | 4/29/2012 | 1 | Tooth infection | The doctor prescribed Flagyl to cure a tooth infection and today is the second day i am taking it.Yesterday when i first took it i thought i was dying. Within 30 minutes I got severe flu symptoms, I couldnt breath and I had pain on the chest and shivers. It felt like I was poisoned. Today nausea is terrible, I can't eat and i have severe headaches and depression, to mention a few of the symptoms. The doctor insists that if i don't take it i might lose the tooth but it feels so wrong to get this, it really messes you up. End of second day and the infection does not look better too. | F | 31 | 2 days 2X day | 4/27/2012 | 2 | Bacterial Infection | First 2 days were fine. Now severe fatigue, dizziness, can't focus, terrible taste in mouth, dry mouth, no appetite, headache, very weak. | F | 21 | 7 days 2xd | 4/26/2012 | 1 | bacterial vaginal infection | As others have said--terrible taste that wont go away. Sore throat, joints, SEVERE DEPRESSION, panic attacks, headache, gross nausea all the time, swelling of hands and feet, stiff neck. Terrible. | The worst med I have ever taken. I felt fine before I started. I wouldnt ever recom this med for anyone--not even my worst enemy. It is now five days after I went off it--it was so bad I couldnt go on after 3.5 days. The side effects got worse after I went off it. Wondering when the swelling in my hands and feet will go away, desperate for the depression to go away. I felt like I had a bug zapper in my brain when I was on it. I am taking a detox vitamin now and praying daily for healing from being poisoned by Flagyl. I am so thankful for this blog, I was wondering what was happening to me. | F | 50 | 4 days ? 2X day | 4/24/2012 | 3 | BV | Loss of appetite, severe fatigue, forgetfulness, rapid heart beat, heart palpitations, and weakness. | I was taking this medicine as prescribed for 3 days.. on the second day I couldn't even gather up enough strength to get out of bed and on to class. Taking a shower was even difficult for me b/c I was so weak. I ate less than half of what I usually eat and my heart raced no matter what activity I was doing. I eventually called the nurse of my GYN and was ordered to stop taking it. | F | 21 | 7 days 500MG 2X day | 4/19/2012 | 3 | C diff | Taking this medication for 10 days for c diff. I am on day seven right now, and it's been horrible. 41-year-old, female, had bloody and mucous dual and bad diarrhea. I think meds have fixed the diarrhea and bloody mucus for now, but I am so dizzy I can hardly function. I feel even sicker in other ways. It's causing me major shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, confusion. Basically I am a dysfunctional basket case in this med (normally a high functioning professional). Found out the hard way that even putting lotion on my face or body that have any alcohol in them Will make you feel even worse on this medication. | F | 41 | 10 days 500 | 4/17/2012 | 1 | diverticulitis | extreme exhaustion. dizziness, waves of nausea, listless, malaise, weakness, back pain, abdominal pain, side effects continue even after completing the course. | Is anyone still experiencing side effects after stopping this medication? I am 3 days off of flagyl and cipro and still experiencing side effects. | M | 37 | 10 days 3X day | 4/7/2012 | 2 | Colitis | Mental fog, balance/coordination problems,feels like you are under the influence(that slow visual response feeling. Bad taste in mouth, thrush | F | 38 | 7 days 500mg | 4/6/2012 | 1 | Dfragilis and Bhominis parasites | 1500 for 10 days, 1000 for 10 days, 500 for 10 days. After two days bowel very sick feeling, ill and unwell all over, foggy head, loss of interest in life. Ringing in the ears just awful, nausea | Stopped at day 24. Begged doctor to try another drug but was told to tough it out. Still dizzy after 3-days off drug. Would never take it again. Made me sick in mind and body, lost my sense of self began to feel desperate | F | 57 | 30 days 500 3X day | 4/6/2012 | 1 | Bacterial infection | Extreme weakness and pain everywhere in my body. Fogginess and difficulty concentrating. Appetite loss . Overall feeling of being sick to the point that I cannot work, go to the store,etc. | Never take ! It should be off the market ! I called my doctor and was told to stop taking it but there was nothing to relieve the side effects and it should be out of my system in 2 days. Today is third and I am still sick and cannot work. This is a nightmare drug ! | F | 55 | 5 days 500 2X day | 4/4/2012 | 2 | diverticulitis | Throbbing headaches, bad diarrhea, nausea, severe lower back pain, kidney pain, muscle spasms, achy, chills, fever | Could only stay on Flagyl for 2 1/2 days then after reading the comments and feeling worse and worse - stopped. It did help the Diverticulitis but gave me worse diarrhea. Drank lots of probiotic but didn't really help. Also taking Cipro. Doctor just prescribed Cleocin but reading on THAT drug its worse and gives you C-diff which people had to take flaygl for - don't want to go on that merry go round. Not taking and asking for Vancocin instead which reading has little side effects but is $$. Willing to pay at this point. Been sick for 4-5 months straight originally from flu then vertigo, sinus/ear infections and on and on. Good note - Since I had been sick for awhile with chills, fever and nausea my muscles were really tight and TMJ aggravated. Just went to Chiropractor which helped a LOT with both headaches and stomach ache. | F | 39 | 2.5 days 500 2X day | 3/26/2012 | 3 | Diverticulitis | Abdominal Pain, yeast infection | It is supposed to be the best, but the side affects are awful. My nurse said to hang tough through it because it was the best there was for my condition. | F | 52 | 3 weeks 500 4X day | 3/20/2012 |