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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | possible C-diff | OMG!!! I felt like I was going to DIE!! Really, I thought I was going crazy until I read some of the other side effects people had listed on here!! I was terrified..I felt depressed and moody and extremely tired all of the time. I felt like I was in a daze and could never get my thoughts together. I CRIED ALOT!!! I told my husband that if I kept feeling the way that I did that I would rather just be knocked out until I didn't have to take the meds anymore!! I was miserable. My body ached and I felt like I had been ran over by a BIG truck. I really felt like I could just crawl up in a ball and stay there until it got better. I had a very vary BITTER taste in my mouth and honestly this medication made me feel forse than having the upset stomach for 2 weeks straight! I called the doctor and the nurse told me that the side effects would go away in a few days but it never did!! I was counting down the days until I was finished with the meds!! I don't want to scare anyone but I just want you | Terrible side effects...I took it for the entire week and my stool cultures came back negative so actually I probably never needed the meds in the first place. The constant diarrhea did go away though. | F | 25 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 5/24/2010 | 4 | C Diff | Metallic taste, white tongue, headache & feeling off balance | Taking Flagyl has helped me after 2 weeks of hell. I am thin due to a hyperactive thyroid and I lost 8 lbs of suffering with c diff. I've been many antibiotics this year due to reoccurring UTI's and have become resistant to most of them. When I was put on 250 mg. of Ceftin twice a day, the nightmare began three days later. I was then put on Microban for the UTI & doc never mentioned c diff. Tons of mucous, no appetite, scorching pain the lower abdomen, almost fainting in the bathroom, dehydrated, blood pressure dropped to 76/66 & then some more. In addition, I had an allergic reaction and broke out in an hot, itchy rash that started at my ankles & went up to my waist 11 days after stopping the Ceftin. Flagyl's side effects are super mild compared to what the Ceftin did to me. It has helped me so far. I have one week left for Flagyl. Going to see the gastro specialist on Tues. & I'm hoping no damage was done & the c diff doesn't come back. I was told to avoid all dairy products including yogurt? | F | 59 | 14 days 500 3X day | 5/22/2010 | 3 | bacterial vaginosis | My biggest side effect was hair thinning. If your hair is already short in areas you may experience extreme breakage or a mini bald spot. Once you stop the medicine your hair strengths back to its original stage. Nasty taste especially when drinking water. The fishy odor becomes lighter and discharge diminish; however 1-3 months the bacterial returns. I have taken this medicine for the same thing on many occasions. The side effects can very negative especially to have it return once again. In addition, I experience yeast symptoms afterwards. | I am beginning to realize that we need to read more and update our knowledge skills. I challenge you all to find out the ingredients that are place in these antiobiotics. I highly recommend trying natural products. Go to a natural food store these products have no side effects. Plus they are very helpful and have books that you can research what you are going to take before purchasing it. It's time to take control of our bodies. Remember, everything does not need an antiobiotic you can try the natural method and experience no side effects. | F | 38 | 7 days 2X day | 5/22/2010 | 2 | BV | Nausea was awful with this drug! It didn't hit me till day 2 then on day 3 I realized I didn't have the flu and that it was this drug. Currently waiting on a drug change! | F | 30 | 7 days 500 2X day | 5/21/2010 | 5 | bacterial vaginosis | Awful metallic taste when pill first taken (later I took it with milk and that fixed it), dark urine, itching | Worked great with only mild side effects. Worth it for me. | F | 18 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 5/18/2010 | 1 | BV | dizzyness, profound weakness, lightheaded, blood in stools, loose stools, anxiety, palpitations. | I began taking this medicine for BV. I had never taken it before. I immediately noted dark urine which I read was a side effect. The pill tasted horrible. I pay very close attention to things that happen with my body. 2 hours after my 4th pill, I got very dizzy and lightheadedd. the dizzyness/vertigo has been severe. I am also experiencing severe weakness, worse in my lower extremities. I have had an extensive work up. Blood work, MRI, etc. All have been negative. It's been 3 weeks now. | F | 30 | 2 days 500 1X day | 5/16/2010 | 4 | Suspected C. Diff | nausea, watery stool, fatigue, "high" feeling, irritation, forgetfulness, light headedness, complete lack of appetite, stomach pain. | I struggled with unexplained swollen lymph node in abdomen, lack of appetite, and severe stomach pain before my G. I specialist prescribed flagyl. My primary care didn't test me for c. diff because it was my dentist that had put me on two courses of antibiotics, always tell your doc ANY antibiotics you have been on if you have stomach pain, I didn't have diarrhea so apparently the thought never crossed my mind to put that into the symptoms when I checked online. The symptoms are the worst in the morning, and gradually decrease throughout the day. The worst side effect is the fatigue. I would suggest anyone who takes any antibiotic to also start a regimen of probiotics. It helped me to take the probiotics three hours after the dose of flaygl. I truly believe my side effects were greatly diminished because of the probiotics; Kefir, "Good Belly", Cultrelle, and Florastor are all good. I hope this debilitating illness does not come back, as before starting Flagyl I barely felt alive. For those with C. Diff, try your hardest to stay on this med as I've heard the alternative is quite expensive. | F | 24 | 6 days 250 3X day | 5/12/2010 | 1 | C-Diff | Dizziness, very bad Nausea, mild cramping in lower abdominal area, fatigue, very bad taste | This is by far the worst medicine I've ever taken. Its side affects are almost worse than the original sickness. Has caused me to miss school and sports. It has the worst taste and dissolves immediatley, has even made me sick(vomit). Be ready with drinks with flavor like milk, or juice. Try and take it with liquid already in your mouth and just drop it in and swallow. | F | 14 | 10 days 500mg 3X day | 5/12/2010 | 2 | C Diff | Felt like I was numb/'stoned', pounding heart, dizziness, weakness | I was prescribed 500 mg three times a day for 14 days to help with a c diff infection. I also am having a flare up of ulcerative colitis. I was fine taking it for the first four doses, but pills 5 through 7 caused me to feel like I was completely high. It was a very scary feeling- my entire body felt like it was going numb and I could hardly walk for about 2 hours after each dose. My heart was also pounding out of my chest. Called the doctor and I'm switching to Vancomycin tomorrow. I did find, as others, to put it right into yogurt to swallow to avoid the taste. I also made sure to eat a good amount with each dose and I never got the nausea others have reported. Hopefully Vanco. is better to me. GOOD LUCK! | F | 28 | 14 days 500 mg 3X day | 5/9/2010 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Took this with Cipro. Started having a bad headache on day 2 of taking this med. Ok, so, rotten taste, metallic taste in mouth, diarrhea-these I can handle. It's now been 2 months and I still have a bad headache. MRI being scheduled, but I was fine before taking this med ('cept for the diverticulitis-which did get better-but not worth the headache-would take another med if possible) | F | 57 | 10 days 100mg 2X day | 5/3/2010 | 1 | Bladder prolapse surgery | I was so surprised to realize no one else experienced my side-effect. They first gave Flagyl to me in an IV at the hospital. I IMMEDIATELY gained 12 pounds and swelled up over my whole body. I trusted them and thought maybe the swelling was because of the amount of fluids given in my IV. Continued to take 500 mg. tablets every 6 hours at home. Felt like my skin would split. Began to hear "woof-woof-woof" of my heartbeat in my ears. My vision began to flicker. The back of my tongue was coated in white. I immediately stopped taking this poison, and everything returned to normal. When I mentioned my adverse reaction to my doctor, he accused me of drinking alcohol along with the drug!!! If I hadn't had the sheet of cautions given to me by my pharmacy, which said to quit taking it immediately if experiencing any of my symptoms, I actually feel like I might have died. I'm scared of this powerful drug! | Always read about possible side effects so you can be aware. Be careful! | F | 60 | 3 days 500 mg 3X day | 5/2/2010 | 4 | Diverticulitis | After being off drug for a week, there's still a strong metallic taste in mouth. | F | 62 | 20 days 500 MG 3X day | 4/29/2010 | 1 | BV | dark brown urine, foul smelling diahrea, nausea, headaches, severe stomach pains, fatigue, irritable, depressed, loss of appetite | worse drug ever! I'm glad i'm not the only one having these side effects | F | 24 | 6 days 500 3X day | 4/27/2010 | 4 | diverticulitis | dizziness, nasty metallic taste. | I have been off Flagyl for 10 days (after taking it for 10). I still have this horrible metallic taste. Anything acidic (citrus, tomatoes, wine, chocolate) taste nasty. When will I taste normally? WILL I taste normally? Flagyl with Levoquin worked on infection. | F | 52 | 10 days 1X day | 4/26/2010 | 3 | b. hominis | feeling VERY tired; sleeping 10-11 hrs/day, still feeling tired. appetite has been weird, feeling very very full when i wake up in the morning even though i usually am ravenous and have a huge breakfast. lots of bloating, dizziness, feeling in a "fog" and bad headaches, really weird dreams | Only on day 2 of flagyl. I have to take this to get rid of my b.hominis for eight more days. So glad that others are feeling these weird symptoms. | F | 25 | 10 days 750 mg 3X day | 4/24/2010 | 1 | Crohn's Disease/Post-Ileocecectomy | confusion, irritability, muscle weakness, very poor physical stamina, insomnia, nausea, dark urine, tingling of extremities, foul-smelling diarrhea, white-coated tongue, mildly blurry vision, chills, sweating, mild vertigo, mild ataxia, loss of appetite, significant weight loss | I have taken Flagyl numerous times in the past for treatment of Crohn's disease (approx. 7 days at a time) with only mild nausea and darkened urine. Believe the extreme side effects this time are related to the high doses and long-duration I have had to take the Flagyl throughout hospitalization, surgery, and at home. Was not educated on serious potential side effects. Thought I was going crazy until reading detailed side effect information online today. Only had 2 more days on Flagyl so going to stop taking immediately in hopes that I begin to feel more myself again very soon. | F | 36 | 24 days 500mg 3X day | 4/23/2010 | 4 | BV | Metallic taste, depression, throbbing sporadic headaches (only felt on right side), dark urine, loss of appetite. | The only reason I rated this a 5 is because it worked for my condition. Today is day 7 (last day) of taking these, and I can't wait til it's all out of my system. The actual taste of the pill is disgusting, you taste it as soon as it hits the tongue. The metallic taste was evident from Day 1 - I'd even wake up in the morning with it.. Yuck. The throbbing headaches came about on day 6 and only seemed to affect the right side of my head.. It even hurt to touch my scalp and ear on that side. The depression hit around day 3-4, feelings of low self worth and anxiety. Loss of appetite was a biggie - although I'd be hungry, as soon as I had food in front of me, I didn't want to physically eat it. Strange. | F | 27 | 7 days 400 2X day | 4/22/2010 | 3 | Diverticulitis | sweats, depression, weight loss, dizziness and disorientation, irritable, loss of appetite, very low energy, head pressure, fever, low sex drive. | on day 9 of 10. shouldn't say I hate this drug because i think it's wolking but this drugs side effects SUCK!!!!! was not sure what was going on with me until just a while ago when i discovered this site. it has been a miserable ride and pray i never have to go through it again. | M | 42 | 9 days 500 4X day | 4/21/2010 | 4 | Yes | White coated tongue, metallic mouth, cotton mouth, nausea, vomiting, shakes, loss of appitite, unable to smell or be around food/kitchen, lost 27 1/2 pds and still home from work four weeks later-can't eat anything but BRAT diet. Have relapses of diarrhea when I attempt to eat other things. | I had an acute amebic parasite-that was killed by the Flagyl but the flagyl threw me down. I was a strong woman of 155pd and now a fragile 127 1/2 pd. The doctor said i was in for a long battle but i had NO idea it would last infinitely. Trying to get in to see a Gastro doctor but I did not get proper nutrition information while taking it. Just said bland food and probiotics. That is wide and we needed narrow. I am taking 30 billion probiotics now and eating greek yogert, rice, bananas, applesause, toast, tea, gatorade, egg, chicken, cheese. That is it and I have to force myself to eat every 2 hrs. When will it end? | F | 52 | 10 days 750ml 3X day | 4/19/2010 | 5 | Giardia | Mild stomach pain, dry mouth and fatigue. | All side effects were mild except for the fatigue. However they all abated after a few days. Cured my infestation which was horrid and I would have endured anything to get rid of. If you experience severe effects there are other meds. available for Giardia. And they are working on a vaccine. Hang in there. | F | 45 | 14 days 250 mg 4X day | 4/18/2010 |