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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | brain abcess | It caused a toxic neuropathy, a peripheral neuropathy which initally caused great difficulty walking, swollen ankles, I could not urine much and it stored up in my body, cardiac problems (Vtach, high heart rate, etc) I endedup back in the hospital. Longer term I still have taccycardia and numbness in various areas and vertigo and weak legs and arms. | Any class action suits pending around this drug? | F | 40 | 2 months | 8/21/2009 | 3 | BV | Nausea, back and leg achiness/pain, foggy brain, drowsy, fatigue, dizziness - general flu-like feeling | It is difficult to swallow this pill, I nearly vomit trying to swallow it. I feel so ill while taking this drug, yet it seems to be working on the original issue for me. However, I would prefer the BV symptoms compared to this. It must be very strong to produce such miserable side effects. Been taking it for 4 days, not sure I can finish the full course. | F | 51 | 7 days | 8/20/2009 | 3 | stomach issues. | metallic taste in mouth. poor appetite. nausea. loose stools. slight stomach pain | okay so YES there were side effects and i MIGHT have been a hypochondriac after reading these comments but its NOT THAT bad. just finish it. im not sure if it cleared up what i had beacuse i jsut finished today. These comments did help but as a reader not knowing what i was taking this site made me scared to take them. my advice would be to suck it up and be done with it. you are only going to make it worse by stressing about it. your doctor probably didnt warn u about all the side effects because he/she didnt want to scare you prematurely. they are strong drugs so there are going to be side effects. | F | 22 | 7 days | 8/20/2009 | 5 | Entameba histolytica | Dose: 750mg, 3x/day Day 1: Dark brown urine Day 2-5: nausea, dizziness, metallic taste (especially for processed meat products), anorexia Day 5-10: anorexia, confusion, depression, low-grade fever and NIGHT SWEATS! | This is extremely powerful drug that kills the living form of Entameba histolytica in body (except in GI-lumen). It MUST be followed by paromomycin to kill off entameba cysts in GI-lumen that remain. | M | 33 | 10 days | 8/18/2009 | 1 | suspected c diff | bad taste in mouth all the time, nausea, loss of appetite tingling in arms hands feet and legs, backache severe, joint aches. jittery and anxious, racing pulse, palpitations, insomnia, fatigue, mental confusion brain fog, crying all the time and felt suicidal for no reason, Think it made me grind my teeth at night. Woke up and could barely open mouth and temples sore. Had headaches and weird pains in head. | This is the worst drug I have ever had in my life. I could only finish 5 days and switched to vancomycin . I think I would have died by day 14 of flagyl. I felt like I was going to just die at any moment until this drug was out of my system for a few days. I would recommend vanco instead of this poison. Do not understand how this drug could have ever been approved. | F | 37 | 5 days | 8/18/2009 | 4 | BV | Bad taste, bloating, pressure and cramping in abdomen and lower back, loose stools. Some anxiety and occasional heart racing. | It's clearing up the infection though! | F | 33 | 7 days | 8/17/2009 | 4 | Diverticulitis | nausea, heart palpitations, dry mouth, stomach cramps, diarrhea, tiredness | I am taking flagyl (500 mg dose) three times a day for 10 days along with Cipro. I am at day 5. My symptoms for diverticulitis are disappearing. I believe the meds are working and are willing to put up with the symptoms to clear up the infection. One important tip: TAKE WITH PRO-BIOTICS! When you are taking an antibiotic that is this strong, you need to replace the good antibodies that your body normally carries. I had c-diff two years ago and was sick for over 4 months. It all started with bronchitis which I couldn't shake. Taking the strong meds brought on the c-diff. Once I started studying this all on the internet and found out about pro-biotics, I immediately went out and got them. I am convinced that the pro-biotics cleared it all up. So, once this diverticulitis was diagnosed and I started on the meds., I immediately started with the pro-biotics. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKE THEM TOGETHER! Can't stress that enough! Once my antibiotics are done in another 5 days, I will continue on the pro-biotics for another month to insure that I am helping my body replace them. | F | 50 | 10 days | 8/17/2009 | 4 | Mild Diverticulitis | Nausea, severe lethargy/sleepiness, food/drink taste changes, diarrhea, anxiety and mood changes, pill tastes bad for a while | I developed mild diverticulitis with lower abdominal pain. I was prescribed Cipro 2x daily and Flagyl 3x daily. I assume my side effects were from the Flagyl, as I have taken Cipro before without a problem. The drug(s) worked well - pain gone in about 48 hours, so no complaints there. Diverticulitis was a surprise because I eat a good diet and exercise. In any event, this is a tough drug to deal with - I feel like I have the flu - very run down, want to sleep all day, general malaise. Hopefully these symptoms stop quickly after treatment ends (I'm halfway through). | M | 28 | 10 days | 8/16/2009 | 3 | c-diff | Taking this med for a 7 week battle with c-diff/colitis. I was not on an any prior antibiotic that would have caused this, anyway after day 3 metallic taste, foggy dizziness, brown urine, terrible nausea and flu like feeling. Diarrhea finally did stop but will be glad when my last day comes. 500mg x 14 days. I am a nurse and we always treated with vanco but Dr told me Flagyl was the first antibiotic of choice now. If cdiff comes back I am going to run not walk to get Vanco. Oh when I called the pharmacy about the brown urine he laughed an told me to play the lottery b/c only one in 100,000 get brown urine as a side effect. I am so glad I found this site. | Patients should be warned about horrible side effects better. I can suck it up and take the med if I know it works but I really thought something else was wrong with me before I figured out it was just the side effects. | F | 37 | 10 days | 8/12/2009 | 1 | Dental Infection | Horrible green diarrhea ,stomach cramps, headaches, dizzy, horrible sick feeling, numbness, sleepless and so it goes on… | I wish I had not started taking this. I took it several years ago for similar problem and do not remeber the side effects im having now... | F | 29 | 3 days | 8/11/2009 | 3 | No | Taking 500 mg 2x daily for bacterial infection. Initially, noticed just nausea as side effect... Now on day 4, not sleeping well.. experiencing increased overall anxiety and having strange, vivid dreams at night. Certainly worth it though, if it eliminates the infection! Seems to be working in that regard... Though I fear I may be getting a yeast infection now :( | F | 31 | | 8/10/2009 | 3 | BV | Taking metronidazole for BV. Have had some stomach cramping -- feels a bit like being punched in the stomach, but not nearly that severe; similar to some menstrual cramps. I've also had nausea (not terribly severe) though I have taken it with food. Feeling a little "out of it" but that's not too severe either, and actually many medications make me feel that way. Have avoided alcohol like the plague after the pharmacist told me that even a little would make me violently ill (he said it has the same stuff in it that is in Antabuse (sp?), which they give to alcoholics to make them completely miserable if they drink any alcohol at all...) My doctor did not mention any of this to me, and I had never heard of Metronidazole before, so I just figured it was similar the other antibiotics I have taken over the years. I am on day 3 of a 2x/day 5 day regimen. It seems to be working on my BV as I don't smell nearly as bad as I have been, and not much discharge either. HAS ANYONE H | F | 5 days | 8/9/2009 | 1 | ldiarrhea - read more | Side effects included slight headaches, horrid taste in mouth, lack of appetite, loss of sex drive, depression on all levels, lethargy, candida overgrowth, chest pain, calf muscle cramps while in bed stretching, and more diarrhea with little consistency. | After taking amoxicillin 2 months prior, I developed liquid diarrhea progressively. I thought it would go away, until the liquidity did not cease after 2 weeks. Doctors discount it as a possibility, as their experiences say it only takes a week or two - I disagree. Onset diarrhea from antibiotics may to be blame as opportunistic organisms may have been colonizing. I've spoken to others that have had very few side effects, but it was their first time on Flagyl for other issues. In my case, tests were negative for C. Diff, cultures, and WBCs in the stool. I work in a hospital and ask many questions, doctors are not gods of medicine in my opinion. | M | 29 | 10 days | 8/6/2009 | 3 | Diverticulitis | Bloating,nausea, bad taste in mouth, diaherra, general not feeling well. | Took Cipro and Flagyl for 7 days... Couldn't take it any longer..it really made me feel terrible...Have taken Cipro before with no problems... Took Flagyl 3x a day...Cipro 2x a day...I still do not feel well and am waiting to see if it is until the medication is out of my system.. | F | 63 | 7 days | 8/5/2009 | 5 | C. Diff | Insomnia after day 5. Nasty taste when taking Flagyl. | Flagyl is my savior! Very ill with C-diff after taking Clindamycin. Had been sick 8 days before they diagnosed and started me on Flagyl 500mg 3 per day for 10 days (2 days left). Maybe it helped that I immediately started taking probiotics with Flagyl: Acidophilus 120mg twice/day and now switched to Sacro-B (Saccharomyces boulardii) 250mg twice/day. Plus, make myself eat yogurt everyday. I am so afraid to go off the Flagyl because I don't want the C-diff to come back! Good Luck All! | F | 53 | 8 days | 7/31/2009 | 4 | diverticulitis | stomach upset, dizziness, metalic taste | Take it often with cipro for diverticulitis. Makes you feel uncomfortable but works. You just have to hang on. | M | 10 days | 7/31/2009 | 5 | bv | NONE | Has a terrible taste when swallowing but it definitely gets the job done. I have been fortunate to not experience some of the terrible side effects other patients have described. | F | 36 | 7 days | 7/29/2009 | 3 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Nausea, drowsiness, horrible stomach cramps, loose stools, appetite loss, bloating, metallic taste in mouth | While the medicine did clear up the vaginosis, the side effects were not worth it. I did not drink alcohol and I always ate a healthy meal with the medicine, but still experienced digestive problems that got increasingly worse as the treatment went on. I only made it six out of seven days after spending several hours curled into a ball of pain, clutching my stomach the second-to-last night. There has to be an alternative to this. | F | 19 | 7 days | 7/29/2009 | 1 | Diverticulites | Secere nausea, headache, dizzyness, extremely tired,can't eat,nightmares,tingling in ars and hands, racing heart! | THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE WORST MEDICATIONS ON THE MARKET! THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER ALTERNATIVE! | M | 70 | 4 days | 7/26/2009 | 5 | Diverticulitis | Aside from slight nausea, nothing. | It's a good and powerful drug; all drugs have side effects. Once you stop taking it, they go away; no big deal. Take your meds like you are supposed to and you will be fine; the sides are normal and happen with all drugs; they can be negative, but it's better than the alternative of being sick with a serious problem like Diverticulitis. It's a trade off so take your meds and live with the 10 days or so of bad sides - which are not as bad as the folks make them out to be. | M | 44 | 10 days | 7/22/2009 |