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 | BV | extreme anxiety, moodiness, depression, frustration, very tired & lazy, not myself whatsoever, dizziness | after 4 days i started to notice all of these very unpleasant side-effects. i am still to take it for one more day but i really really want these effects to go away because it's disrupting my life! has anyone else felt this way? | F | 26 | 6 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | colitis | Headache,dark urine,vaginal symptoms, metallic taste,tingling in the legs,feet and fingers,anxiety,insomnia, racing pulse,shortness of breath. | This medication gave me SERIOUS side effects!!! I thought I may be having a heart problem as my heart started racing and I developed shortness of breath after taking the medication for three days. It was a strong dose of 750mg three times a day and I am a petite woman, perhaps a lower dose wouldn't have caused such aweful reaction. I discontinued after the first three days. The pharmacy insert didn't describe ANY of these side effects either- thanks to this website for helping realize that it was the FLAGYL causing all these problems! | F | 36 | 3 days | 5/3/2009 | 1 | post D&C | Horrible metallic taste that doesn't go away easily. I'm on day two (500mg 2x/day) and I absolutely dread taking this medication because of the taste - it's immediate the second the pill goes in your mouth. I also feel slightly "disconnected", and very tired. | These were prescribed to prevent any possible uterine infection from a D&C; however, they don't seem to react all that great to the other two meds I'm on (for example, they've amplified the tiredness I get from the nifedipine I take). I definitely wouldn't take these again. The taste of these alone makes me nauseous, and I don't like the long laundry list of side effects that I've discovered, either. | F | 34 | 2 days | 4/28/2009 | 4 | BV | terrible taste in my mouth, by day 4- extreme nausea, diarrhea, general feeling of exhaustion and weakness | it definitely took care of the BV problem but the side effects were terrible! | F | 21 | 7 days | 4/26/2009 | 5 | parasite | Horrible metallic taste in mouth. I hated even thinking about taking it because of this. As soon as I put the pill on my tongue I can taste the metallic taste. I am also very tired feeling all of the time but I am free of all the bad effects of having a parasite so I will continue taking it until finished. | I have about 5 more days to go and I just found out this morning that by taking a spoonful of honey and putting the pill in it and wiping it around and then putting it on your tongue makes the biggest difference in the world when taking this !! I swallowed it with some water and it went straight down. I didn't taste any metallic taste at all. Everyone that hates taking this medicine as much as I do needs to try this. It really works. | F | 60 | 9 days | 4/24/2009 | 1 | possible BV | metallic taste for hours after ingesting, severe constipation, loss of appetite, lethargy, apathy/mild depression (a definite defeated outlook about everything all of the sudden), emotional instability, difficulty concentrating or visually focusing on things, very dark urine, abdominal cramping | This is the strangest antibiotic I have ever taken. It literally effected my outlook on life. I quickly went from being reasonably happy to fairly grim and melancholy all the time. I wouldn't recommend this anyone unless they had to take it, because the side effects are far too severe. | F | 21 | 7 days | 4/24/2009 | 1 | c. diff | Anxiety; Difficulty focusing/concentrating; Fatigue; Restless sleep; Dizziness; Nausea; Loss of appetite; Weight loss | I was prescribed to take Flagyl 3 times a day for 7 days. It had more unpleasant side effects of any medicine I have ever taken before. I didn't notice side effects until 3 days into taking the medication. Just finished my prescription this morning and I am praying that these side effects go away quickly. I feel that I could've gone to work with the c. diff and should've taken off of work while on Flagyl, had I known the effects would be this uncomfortable. I dreaded taking the pill throughout the days...and it left a disgusting taste in my mouth. I really hope I never have to take this medication for anything ever again! | F | 32 | 7 days | 4/22/2009 | 3 | NUASEA, Sweating, hot flashes, dry mouth, feeling out of it. | On day 5 and I just don't know if I can continue. I'm hot and sweating throughout the day. My mouth is sooo dry. Not throwing up but i constantly feel like i'm going to. When I do eat i'm full fast. I'm usually active and right now I don't wanna do ANYTHING! But my infection was gone after the first day. Stil wouldn't want to take this again. Taking 500mg 2x/day. | F | 27 | 5 days | 4/21/2009 | 2 | Trichomoniasis | Nasty taste, fatigue, loss of appetite | It has only been 24 hrs but i think it is clearing up the infection..some of the symptoms are going away but like i said it is only the 1st day | F | 20 | 1 days | 4/16/2009 | 1 | BV & C.diff | Horrible taste, nausea, diarrhea, extreme fatigue, dizziness and confusion. | First 7 day dose was with cipro. Had to go back on 7 more days for c.diff. Still have c.diff symptoms, had to start 3rd treatment. I am on day 5 of 10, all I want to do is sleep. I was an extremely active and healthy person before this, now I can hardly walk my child to school without needing a nap. | F | 34 | 19 days | 4/14/2009 | 4 | Blastocystis | Extreme tiredness, metallic taste in mouth, thirst, weakness, drowsy, intermittent nausea, lack of appetite, intestinal cramps, depression, hypoglycemic attacks, insomnia, spells of racing heart, hot flashes. | I agree with some of the posters here that many of these symptoms may be caused by die-off as the parasites are killed off by the Flagyl. Flagyl is a brutal drug but it did stop the diarrhea and reduce the infection. This is not the best drug for blastocystis but it took 3 weeks to get the lab results back from Metametrix Labs to find out what I had and meanwhile I needed treatment to keep from dying from diarrhea and being unable to eat. So the doctor gave me Cipro (500 mg/day) and Flagyl (500 mg 2x/day) to cover all bases. Will now be on Iodoquinol for 20 days to kill off the cystic form of blastocystis so don't get reinfected. | F | 50 | 15 days | 4/13/2009 | 5 | protozoan infection | Horribly bitter taste, and after a few days, change of taste all the time. But it can be masked with tasty foods and change of taste stops when you stop the medication. | I am tempted to believe that most people who have side effects from this drug have either taken alcohol not knowing that it's present in many products, or they had a really bad infection and their side effects were actually die-off symptoms. I had no side effects from this medication and thank GOD that we have Flagyl to rid us of things that made my life absolute misery! Some doctors report mixed results with Flagyl. I think that their patients didn't eat proper foods while taking it. To maximise the effect of Flagyl, one has to eat low GI foods, no sugar or starches of any kind, and has to stay on such diet for at least a couple of months after the medication. This medication is tough on liver so you don't want to burden it with junk. Lots of water, sugar-free lemonade, salads, chicken and wild cought salmon are your best friends. Stay away from peanuts and spinach. Also, for protozoan infections, one needs to take a luminal amoebicide like Humatin (Paromomycin), as Flagyl (Metronidazole) is a systemic antibiotic, and it doesn't reach intestines, it's absorbed right away. | M | 40 | 15 days | 4/7/2009 | 1 | Dental infection | 3 days into treatment (3 x 500mg daily), unpleasant sour taste in mouth. Dental problem persists after 6 days of treatment. | Stopped treatment 1 day early. Noticed a significant loss of appetite, loose stools, ongoing sour taste in mouth, nausea (especially after a meal), fatigue, trembly. I was otherwise fit and healthy. | M | 29 | 6 days | 4/5/2009 | 3 | BV | headache, constantly at base of skull...dizziness, waking up at night for no reason, fatigue, and for some reason my jaw hurts, maybe its making me grind my teeth at night? dark urine... | so happy bv is gone but i feel like craaapp ...walking zombie... started tuesday afternoon so im expecting a week left of this hell.. next time i would like to try a different med as these side effects suck. i cant and dont feel like doing anything else but laying in bed... | F | 22 | 7 days | 4/4/2009 | 5 | c diff | Hardly any. Slight fatigue. Slight taste in mouth. | Got c diff colitus after taking Omnicef for any ear infection a week earlier. C diff cramping and diarehha left after 4-5 days of taking Flagyl. Definitely on the road to recovery - Praise God! Very foul smelling stool(like burning rubber),don't know if this is caused by Flagyl or if this is just part of c diff. | M | 51 | 7 days | 4/3/2009 | 4 | Bac'des Fragilis Lyph'cel infection | Metallic taste predominant, loose and frequent stools, feeling of not completely emtying bowel, fatigue, general anxiety likely from fear of infection not completely eliminated. | This abdmominal infection occurred 1 month post radical prostatectomy. It was taken in combination with IV antibiotic Tazocin. Saved my life as I was in sepsis. | M | 54 | 3 months | 4/2/2009 | 1 | Possible Bacterial Vaginosis | DIZZINESS! Constantly feeling like I'm going to pass out. Heart beating hard and fast. ANXIETY! Sweaty hands. Tingling in left arm and hand. Eyes can't focus. Seeing pulsating light in everything I look at with the "womp womp" feeling. Diarreah. Pressure in head, almost like sinus pressure. Tingly head. Cried a lot and very easily. | Most horrible experience with medecine ever! I stopped after 4 days, and still feel VERY dizzy like I'm going to pass out 26 hours later. Laying down made me feel worse, opposed to doing something to make myself think there was a reason for all the heart palipitations, and eased the anxiety, but just slightly. There is a cream available. I'll NEVER even think about taking this again. I hope I feel normal soon. | F | 25 | 4 days | 3/31/2009 | 2 | Suspected PID | Where do I start...severe discomfort in my hips, bum, basically everywhere below my navel. Pain in my groin, shivers, temperature, nausea, loss of appetite, loose stools. My urine went a funny colour part way through the course then went back to normal after a few days of taking the tablet. It effected me mentally more than physically with feelings of depression, not wanting to do anything and severe anxiety. I also had pins and needles and muscle twitching, bad smelling stools (which were patchy in colour) and some nice gungy orange stuff coming from my bottom. | I totally hated taking this drug, I was driving my family insane and still am to an extent with obsessing over every thiny little feeling or pain I get. Its now 4 days after finishing the course and I am still sufferring with pain in my bottom and anxiety. So much so I have had to visit my GP for anxiety pills. I can honestly say I never want to take this again...EVER. | F | 24 | 7 days | 3/30/2009 | 1 | diverticulitus | by day 3 or 4 i just feel generally like crap. not much nausea but spaced, lethargic, flu like. and that god awful taste from hell that just stays in your mouth no matter what. | taken in combination with CIPRO it does work although i discontinue the FLAGYL as soon as possible. will ask my dr if there is something else next time i see him. | M | 50 | 5 days | 3/29/2009 | 1 | dysuria/or vaginosis | I took it only for 3-4 days and felt dizzy,diarhea,abdominal cramping,dry mouth,dry/burning eyes, vision impairment,insomnia, weight loss,depression,moody, anxiety attack so I thought but had parkinsonian syndrome I thought at night when I went to bed I felt my blood vessel tapping on the side of my head like built up pressure like my head was in a vice now I have involuntary seizures at night. | This is a known carcinogen and banned in the EU and is highly toxic to my body and to the retinal's in my eyes so I sadly find out after I took this. I am in shock and looking into a class action lawsuit against the drug. Please email me if you know anyone starting or looking into one ASAP! | F | 33 | 4 days | 3/28/2009 |