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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Giardia | a Bit of nausea, dry mouth and metallic taste | After reading all the comments, I was nervous about taking this, however I am on day 4 and the only side effects are a bit of nausea, drymouth and metallic taste. | F | 39 | 4 days | 2/1/2010 | 1 | c-diff | By far the worst drug I have ever had to take. After having 2 abd surgeries in the last year and a half, I developed C-diff. Started flagyl with a probiotic and with meals. It is the 5th day for me, 500mg/8hours, and I am so dizzy and so nauseated. I have no appetite and I still have diarrhea. Waiting for my doctor's office to open to call him. Am not taking this morning's dose. | F | 63 | 5 days | 2/1/2010 | 1 | to prevent infection | Nausea, but most of all made me very jittery, lacked concentration and felt --even three days after taking--that I was losing my mind. | I really did not like this drug and I am somewhat relieved to see some other people had similar reactions. | M | 56 | 7 days | 1/31/2010 | 5 | BV | bad taste, slight nausea and abdominal pain, dark urine, extreme thirst | After reading these comments I expected this medication to be unbearable but it was quite the opposite. I experienced mild side effects, my nausea was really bad the second day i took the pill to the point that I almost threw up, but then I learned how to take it. If I take it and immediatley eat a meal or snack i have had zero nausea or stomach pain. I am actually on my sixth day of this medication and the side effects got less noticeable as I progressed on the drug. I dont know if it has anything to do with it but I know my infection wasn't that bad since I didn't even know I had one until the doctor told me, But like OI said this drug was not that bad for me, VERY BEARABLE! | F | 21 | 7 days | 1/27/2010 | 3 | BV | Mild side effects, but in general tingling all over body similar to feeling of being on xanax, dry mouth, fatigue, need to go pee a lot, hazy thinking (slightly forgetful), insomnia, fast-beating heart | Taking generic version Metronidazole. Also am taking stem-cell supplements so maybe it made the side effects less? On day 5 of metronidazole. | F | 30 | 7 days | 1/25/2010 | 3 | BV | Bizarre dreams, abdominal cramping, dark urine, anxiety, fatigue, and suppressed appetite. | I was prescribed metronidazole(generic for flagyl) 250mg every 8 hours for 7 days. Although, the side effects may sound a little bit obnoxious, they're worth curing the BV in my opinion. | F | 16 | 7 days | 1/25/2010 | 1 | B V | moody, irritable, tired, sluggish, vivid nightmares, extreme nausea, constant drunk/drugged feeling. | This is the worst drug I've ever taken and I am certain that I will never take it again! | F | 30 | 7 days | 1/23/2010 | 2 | c-diff | nausea, dizzy, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, anxious, headache (right side only) | Third round taking this medication this time for 21 days. First two rounds unsuccessful although i did find some relief and side effects not as bad with only minor dizziness and fatigue. This round however is unbearable i cant function or do anything that requires energy i can look at food and feel extremely odd like i dont know what to do with myself. Hopefully switching to Vanco tomorrow i cannot take 15 more days of this | F | 19 | 6 days | 1/19/2010 | 4 | Diverticulitis | I've been feeling most of the side effects except for nausea thank goodness. Fatigue, metallic taste, anxious, etc. The one that is really killing me is the headaches... it feels like my brain wants to crawl out of my skull. I was diagnosed at an Urgent Care facility... I get to see regular doctor tomorrow... hopefully he'll be able to help me out. | I'm willing to put up with the other side effects, but the headache is damn near crippling and I am a teacher, I NEED to be able to function. Anyone else having this problem? | M | 35 | 3 days | 1/18/2010 | 1 | c difficile | Nausea, anorexia, anxiety, depression, terrible taste in my mouth during and after taking the pill. Insomnia if I took the 3rd pill of the day so I took it 2times a day instead of 3. Lethargy,upset stomach, no interest in anything I usually do. | This is a terrible drug and people should be warned before beginning it to take a probiotic with it and after it. Never take an antibiotic without a probiotic | F | 61 | 10 days | 1/18/2010 | 1 | BV | Extreme nausea, loss of energy, loss of appetite, depression. | On the fifth day I considered stopping it altogether and hoping for the best. However I called the doctor's office and they prescribed the same medication (called Metrogel) to be taken intravaginally. Hopefully this will not produce the horrible nausea. I have never experienced this kind of reaction on any antibiotic and I have taken many over 40 years. Believe me I am not a drama queen or a wimp but I will never take Flagyl again. | F | 40 | 5 days | 1/12/2010 | 4 | c diff | A little nausea, but eating something w the med helps. Shakiness and feeling a little " down". | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 1/10/2010 | 4 | diverticulitis/bladderinfection | Nausea, extreme tiredness,light headed.depression. This is my second attack of diverticulitis which seems to infect my bladder as well. The last attack I had was in June 09 and the pain was so bad I had to go to the emergency room. I was given flagyl 500 mg 3 times a day with 500 mg of cipro 2x a day. Beside being in pain the flagyl was the most horrible medication I had ever experienced in my life. I was nauseated 24/7, tired and disoriented. After 4 days I called my Dr and told him about the nausea and overall terrible side effects of the flagyl. He prescribed me Famotidine for the nausea. I took the Famotidine at the same time as the flagyl and still was feeling terrible and nauseated. I finished the 14day treatment,suffered hell through it all, but bottom line it worked. | I didn't follow my diet so I have to blame myself for this second attack. This time I saw a different DR that prescribed the same meds except he dropped the 500 flagyl to 2x a day instead of 3x a day saying 3x a day wasn't necesscary. He also told me to take the Famotidine 30 minutes before taking the Flagyl. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! I have not been nauseated or felt even a 1/3 of the hell I went through before. I am not saying this is the wonder pill but it sure helped me. A little bit about me! I am the type of person that gets nauseated if the elevator stops quickly, so you know I don't have the best stomach to begin with. I normally go for holistic healing and hardly ever do prescription drugs so this was tramautizing to say the least. Since my infection was in my colon I had to do a liguid diet, so eating food with this med was not possible. Thank God for the Famotidine!! I took it with soy milk, bannana and spiruteen mix. I have also been drinking 100% cranberry juice to kill bacteria. The best price I found on the 100% cranberry was at trader joes. I wish you all a speedy recovery! | M | 55 | 4 days | 1/10/2010 | 1 | bacterial vaginosis | nausea, dizziness,despondency, depression, sensation of being about to vomit, night sweats,disgusting taste in mouth, dark urine, thirsty. | it's 1am and I have just woken up with a feeling that I last had when I got food poisoning.Came to the internet to find out if it was the Flagyl. Much reassured by the comments here as I was having bad depression had no idea why!Was prescribed it for Bacterial VAginosis-the 'cure' is INFINITELY worse than the complaint. Stick to the topical cure of Relactagel or its equivalent. Thank you for this website. | F | 31 | 5 days | 1/10/2010 | 3 | C-Diff reoccurance | depressed feeling (Didnt want to do ANYTHING i normally do), Felt the urge to go to the bathroom but nothing came out, brown urine, dry mouth, stomach would make girgly noises, and i felt sick ALL THE TIME! | Flagyl helped get rid of the c-diff. But the side effects of this medication were HORRIBLE. This is my second time having c-diff, and the symptoms were worse the second time around. STAY AWAY from Antibiotics | F | 19 | 14 days | 1/8/2010 | 2 | suspected SIBO--bacteria in gut | Most bothersome was watery diarrhea. Occasional fatigue was tolerable. Merely inconvenient were dark urine, metallic-tasting tongue, dry mouth, loss of desire to eat. | Took 500 mg, thrice daily, for 9-1/3 days. Started concurrently with Cipro 500 mg, twice daily, for 7 days. Extreme watery diarrhea persisted for 5 days after Flagyl ended (7 days after Cipro) ended. I started B. infantis probiotic 3 days after Flagyl ended and watery diarrhea continued. The Flagyl-Cipro combination did not help my original symptoms, which I suspected were caused by SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). | M | 54 | 9 days | 1/8/2010 | 3 | BV or pid? | Metallic taste (drink lots of water anyway cuz this med affects the kidneys, wash it down—I make what I call “Scurvy Water” which is a wedge of fresh lime squeezed in cold water which I like and drink lots of); got like first-day menstrual cramps in center and off to right side (seemed to worsen after on med); diarrhea stopped after about 4th day; 500 mg. 2x day, 7 days; very slightly dizzy, not bad; tad nauseous with or without food, not bad; hope this works, I have pain tylenol is ineffective on. Been forced to use 1/2 tab of hydrocodone 500 which was originally for my occasional migraines in order to sleep. On day 5 of treatment. Will give it a few more days. Hope hubby can stand me, have the occasional snappishness on this stuff. Big advantage is the med is really cheap. In that context, hope it works. | The itching has stopped, but I'm not done with the med yet. Will try to post a few days after I have stopped the med. "I ain't got no amoebas," is what I tell my hubbie. I'm 58 and my estrogen is certainly low, which is what can make BV very repetitive in a totally alkaline estrogen-deprived vagina (test kits available at drug store). Already have a heart condition, so don’t need the problems with taking hormones. If Flagyl doesn't work against the bacteria (and amoebas), I'm demanding Floxin or Cipro which are kick-azz in my experience for bacteria. Just can't need it within 6 months of having used it, so I'd hope I wouldn't need it again soon. All I know is, this BV had hardly any discharge, just felt sticky and itchy in spite of washing frequently, I thought maybe it was yeast, did over the counter yeast meds (failed) then medicated douches, then things went nuts and pain set in. EVERYTHING in that area hurts, like the olden days of the first day of a bad cramping menstrual cycle. Menopause just blows big time. P.S. Was desperate in using the medicated douches, but douching can cause further spread of the bacteria from what I read so this might be PID. Sigh. | F | 58 | 7 days | 1/5/2010 | 4 | Intestinal Parasites | First few days intestinal symptoms greatly subsided. Headache in the afternoons. Thought it was smooth sailing. By day 6 giant anxiety attack. Crying and feeling like there was no hope. Stomach totally upset and bad diarrhea. Had to go home from work. | Thank you everyone for you comments; they help. Couldn't understand why I was suddenly in such dark mood and weeping and wailing. I know Flagyl helped my condition so I'm thankful for that. The side effects are severe for me at this time; I'm having a love/ hate relationship with this drug. | F | 50 | 6 days | 1/4/2010 | 3 | bacterial vaginosis | Tired, dragging, out of it, eyes feel like closing, hard to do any work. | I felt better overall before I started taking this medicine and I have just gotten through day 2. Before, just one part of my body felt bad but now my entire body is sluggish and tired. I hope it does not continue to be like this the entire 7 days. I am taking 2 pills per day. | F | 39 | 2 days | 1/3/2010 | 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 |