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 |
| 3 | C. Diff Colitis | Nausea. Severe dizziness and turning. Total loss of appetite. Mild headache. Mild diarrhea. | Honestly, although the Flagyl isn't fun, I'd rather deal with those side effects than the C. Diff infection which was the worst experience of my life. Would like to switch to Vancocin but the 2 wks on Flagyl won't be that bad vs. the $550 for the pulse of Vancocin. Doctor switched me from 500 mg 3x/day to 500 mg 2x/day. | F | 25 | 15 days 500 3X day | 10/11/2011 | 1 | Thrush | Terrible Nausea all the time, extreme fatigue and general feelings of unwell!! I feel like Ive ben posioned!! | F | 25 | 7 days 400 3X day | 10/11/2011 | 2 | pid | Dizziness. ABSOLUTELY no energy at all. confusion, depression, headache, feels like I've been on chemo. | Can't function at like this. Calling doctor tomorrow. I still need to be able to work. The extreme fatigue is not acceptable. I still need to make a paycheck so I can pay the man. God! | F | 50 | 4 days 500 2X day | 10/9/2011 | 1 | Klebsillia infection | HORRIBLE drug...I was put on this after a visit to the ER a few days ago. After my fourth pill (nighttime dosage) I woke up sick to my stomach with a terrible, vertigo-like feeling. I was also shaking and chilled. I made it to work, but went home two hours later after throwing up (more like wretching up stomach acid) twice. I stopped taking the pills today (after taking nine total), and I still feel completely out of it. | F | 21 | 3 days 3X day | 10/4/2011 | 2 | divert. | Nausea, blurred vision, fatigue. | Took every 8 hrs. Felt OK at end of dose only to have to repeat symptoms within 90 minutes of taking next dose. I felt as if I were on chemo! I sure hope it helps. | M | 59 | 10 days 500 3X day | 10/3/2011 | 1 | Amoebas/Parasite | Intense and unwelcome side effects. The pills worked but by day 3 or 4 I was ready to quit. 10 days was torture. I had an amoeba which caused persistent diarrhea, stomach pain, weakness, nausea and inability to eat. The medicine made all these symptoms a million times worse and added to then intense, persistent headaches (I get migraines and can tolerate an intense headache but these were constant and unbearable). All I wanted to do was sleep. The pills made me dizzy and i had heart palpitation while on the course. I finishsed the 10 days and now, 7 months later have gone to the dr for numbness in face/hands/feet, bizarre organ pains, dizziness and instability, weight gain, heart palpitations and chest tightness....all of which he says are long term side effects of the Flagyl. Im on a 7 days steroid treatment to hopefully relieve these symptoms. | Wouldnt not take this medication again if there was another course of treatment available | F | 25 | 10 days 3X day | 10/3/2011 | 4 | Giardiasis | nausea, abd pain were worse already present but made worse by the drug.. 24 hrs after last dose I experienced visual disturbances (floaters), vertigo, presyncope, tinnitus, hearing loss, weakness, and generally felt like I was out on the open seas in a Force 10 storm.. Can not stand up without falling over.. | rapid onset of acute vertigo w/o inner ear issues prior to taking drug .. are listed as 'less serious' side effects.. compared to seizures I guess that's accurate. However, the Sx come on so fast and furious that they are often accompanied by panic attacks and extreme anxiety!! Which is understandable since you can't move once they're present.. what's really scary is that neither the Doc or the Pharmacist mentioned that the CURE may be worse than the DISEASE. Approach this drug with EXTREME CAUTION.. You will potentially need someone available to drive you to urgent care or the emergency room... inner ear disturbances left untreated can lead to permanent hearing damage. | F | 52 | 10 days 500MG 3X day | 9/27/2011 | 4 | BV | SHORTNESS OF BREATH, IRRITABILITY, FATIGUE, MAJOR HEADACHE, ANXIETY AND RESTLESSNESS, LIGHT HEADEDNESS, DARK URINE AND FECES | FELT LIKE I WAS GOINGG 1000 MILES AN HOUR EVEN WHEN I WAS SITTING DOWN. HAD TO TAKE A TEST TODAY AND I COULD BARELY READ THE QUESTIONS B/C I WAS SO JITTERY, IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I CAN'T BREATHE, LIKE I'M GOING TO PASS OUT AND AT THE SAME TIME I WANT TO PULL MY HAIR OUT. IDK WTF THIS MEDICINE IS DOING BUT I HOPE IT CLEARS UP THE INFECTION. ONLY 2 DAYS TO GO. I WOULD NEVER WANT TO TAKE THIS MEDICINE AGAIN | F | 22 | 7 days 500 MG 2X day | 9/26/2011 | 2 | Gingivectomy | dizziness, vertigo, incoordination, fatigue, chest pain, insomnia | I'm not sure if I will finish this medication, I've never felt like this before, I just can't function well. I thought it was just me, but after reading the comments I'm convinced this medication is way too strong. | F | 38 | 10 days 500 mg 3X day | 9/26/2011 | 3 | c diff | nausea and diarrhea were experienced, but those were already present due to a c diff infection prior to starting the Flagyl. | I definitely felt better compared to before taking the medication, but now that I'm one day post-medication, i can tell the medication probably contributed to my continued c diff symptoms..Nausea already has subsided and i'm hoping with continued probiotic treatments, i can fully recover soon without further antibiotic intervention. | M | 40 | 10 days 500 mg 3X day | 9/25/2011 | 4 | vaginal bacterial infection | Headache, stiff neck | If I had it to do over again, I would have opted for the vaginal gel. But, I only had to take it 5 days, so it is almost over. | F | 58 | 5 days 500 MG 2X day | 9/24/2011 | 2 | Unknown bacterial infection | Extreme nausea, headaches, severe abdominal pain, possible gastritis | This drug will probably kill whatever is making you sick, but it could also kill you in the process!! The extreme nausea and headaches in the first few days were barely tolerable, but went away after about day 4. However, on day 7, I woke up in the middle of the night with EXTREME pains in my upper abdomen. I thought I was having a heart attack. I called 911 and had to be taken to the emergency room in an ambulance. I couldn't breathe and could barely talk. The pain was excruciating. After 45 minutes, the pain went away. The doctors couldn't tell me what it was. They did tons of tests but the only thing that was abnormal was my liver function. I was discharged and told to stop taking the antibiotics. 3 days later I had two more attacks. I went to see a gastroenterologist and she did an endoscopy, which costs a fortune. She found gastritis, but otherwise all else was normal. We suspect it was side effects from the medicine. My unknown GI infection seems to be gone, so the medicine did its job on that, but at what cost??? I went through the scariest experience in my life because of this drug and although I am better, I would not take this drug again, ever. | M | 39 | 7 days 500 3X day | 9/24/2011 | 1 | gingivitis | Depression, dizziness, sense of doom, shaking, fevers. | I would certainly ask if there are alternative drugs to metronidazole. I didn't make the full course (5 days). | F | 46 | 3 days 400mg 3X day | 9/23/2011 | 4 | BV | FUNNY LOOKING STOOL, DARK URINE, DIZZINESS,BAD NIGHT MARES,FUNNY TASTE IN MOUTH AND LOSS OF APPETITE. | i will never take this med again, i even feel funny driving | F | 26 | 7 days 2X day | 9/21/2011 | 2 | Diverticulitis | nausea, general sick all over, worse than with diverticulitis. Dr finally took me off med | I will never take again | F | 70 | 6 days 500mg 3X day | 9/19/2011 | 1 | Bv | Worst 7 days of my life. After day 2 i had extreme nausia. AWEFUL. I know it said not to drink, but i did on the first day. It wasnt aweful. however every day after that was terrible. I was nautious every day, Not to mention the headaches , they were worse than migranes. i had a huge loss of appitite, that probobly cause the stomache "emptyness" that i felt. I was depressed to the point where i would cry over the smallest things. Hightened smell. I couldnt even smell liquor without getting nautious. The smell that came out of me was aweful, worse then before. I had signes that made me feel almost pregnant. Today was my last day on this devil medicine. And i cant be happier. Wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy. | please reconsider taking this drug | F | 21 | 7 days 2X day | 9/19/2011 | 2 | BV | EXTREME headaches & stiff neck, sore throat, chills, vivid dreams, tightness in the chest, bloated, diarrhea, confusion, exhaustion. | At first, the problems seemed at their worst at night and first thing in the morning. I'm on day five now and it just seems to keep piling up. The constant headache and fluctuating neck ache is debilitating at times, and no amount of ibuprofen seems to help. Although it seems to have cleared up the BV, I will NEVER be taking this stuff again (at least not by my own will). | F | 26 | 7 days 500 2X day | 9/18/2011 | 3 | infection in gums | everything seem to be fine while i was taking the antibiotic. i finish the antibiotic on the tuesday and had to wait 42 hours before drinking... i then went out that saturday and have not been the same since... depression. nasuea, confusions. vertigo on the monday. stiff neck worried cramps, fatigue.. dreams that seem to be real... feeling that im taking my last breath feel like im going crazy. feel like crying but dont.. feel like vomiting but never do .. feel bloated at the top of my stumuc and in my cheast | the medication worked great but the side effects seemed to have takin over my life.... i stoped taking the antibiotic on the tuesday had a drink of alcohol on the saturday and have not been the same ever since and it is not 5 days after that | M | 20 | 5 days 200mg 3X day | 9/15/2011 | 2 | bacterial diarrhea | pros: medicine seemed to treat the problem cons: severly anxious, lightheaded, weak, just horrible experience. heart racing as i woke, and nauseaus. | F | 45 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 9/13/2011 | 1 | Overwhelming nausea and vomiting. The side effects were the worst I've ever experienced and I could never recommend this to anyone. | F | 26 | 4 days 500mg 2X day | 9/3/2011 |