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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | bacterial infection | metalic taste in mouth kind of a weird disconnected feeling | It seems to be the only thing that has actually worked to heal me. Tried Bactrim, Cipro and Cephalxin and nothing worked. The diarrhea kept coming back. I am taking a 14 day 3 x a day course of Flagyl and so far so good. No really bad side effects but it does tast nasty! | F | 45 | 10 days | 11/7/2008 | 2 | diverticulitis | soft, foul-smelling stools; constant nausea; loss of appetite; headache; dizziness (more so when lying down); severe lower pelvic cramps; constant metallic taste; fatigue and bloating | i was given an Rx for Flagyl tab 500 mg to be taken every 4 hrs for 7 days along with Bactrim tabs 800-160 twice daily for 7 days at my initial doctor's visit for abdominal cramping. He suspected diverticulitis and scheduled a CT scan two days later. I had a CT scan with oral contrast and IV contrast. That in itself was most unpleasant. The "Orange Julius" tasting oral contrast made me ill for 2 days; the IV was not bad just felt as described and then the sensations stopped. I have taken Bactrim before and did not experience any of these symptoms. After reading above posts and really thinking about how i felt before the Flagyl, I am convinced the cramping and other side effects is from Flagyl. There has to be another med for diverticulitis. I won't take this med again. | F | 51 | 7 days | 11/7/2008 | 5 | bacterial vaginosis | I feel "jumpy" inside all the time, and no food really tastes good. I can eat with no problem, and have no other side effects at all. | I took it initially for a week after my hysterectomy. It wasn't cleared up, so the doc put me on it for another two weeks. I have three pills left, and as I'm reading the posts here, I am just now realizing that the side effects(although minor)that I feel are probably from the medication. I think I can attribute the "jumpy" feeling to the medication. I can eat with no problem, but have noticed that no food really tastes that good. As far as the bad taste, the pill starts to dissolve on your tongue very quickly, so I found that if I put it on the very back of my tongue, and swallow it with water very fast, it doesn't have a chance to dissolve, and I don't get the bad taste. Overall, it has taken care of the problem. Glad I took it, but glad it's almost over with. This website has been helpful to me. | F | 50 | 21 days | 11/4/2008 | 1 | Suspected tooth infection | Extreme nausea, tiredness and lethargy. Rash over face and chest. Skin itchy and "crawly". Face swelled up, skin thickened around chin, nose and cheeks. Eyes puffy, heavy, and half-closed. Bad taste in mouth. Did I mention the NAUSEA!!! Trouble sleeping, restless, tossing and turning and when I finally did, I dreamed I was vomiting!!! | This medicine is DISGUSTING!!! It is by far the worst I have ever taken. I would only take it again in a life-threatening situation. The nausea increased over the 3-days to a point where I was incapacitated, felt very SICK and NAUSEOUS and couldn't go to work. Felt like I was being POISONED and was dying. Stopped after 3 days and felt fine within 24 hrs. (BTW I didn't touch a drop of alcohol!) | F | 52 | 3 days | 11/3/2008 | 5 | C-Diff from Clindamycin | Nausea, dizziness, metallic taste for a week after, fatigue | I was on Clindamycin for a tooth abscess. I got diarrhea during the course, but then it went away. I thought I was cured. About 3 weeks later, I got what I thought was intestinal flu. It would come and go. When the mucous bowel movements started (psedudomembranous colitis) I knew this was not normal. I remembered that I had off and on problems since I was on the Clindamycin. I looked it up and there is was...I called the dentist and told him I needed Flagyl. I was on it 8 days and my lab sample is now negative. You can get very sick from C-diff and even though Flagyl has side effects- it is the best choice for this. I found I needed a full meal with each pill. I found that putting the pill in a spoonful of yogurt or applesauce and then swallow it all at once was the best way. I have red excoriation 4 inches in diameter around my anus even tho I didn't have much diarrhea-just fierce urges to go and feel like you are turning inside out. I think the medication is very acidi | F | 58 | 8 days | 10/28/2008 | 4 | Uterine infection | DIZZINESS! Mild nausea, coated tongue, strange feeling of fullness when eating, constant bad taste in mouth. | Medication did what it is supposed to do. I could deal with the side effects. | F | 33 | 10 days | 10/27/2008 | 1 | BV(bacterial vaginosis) | terrible dreams, diarrhea, nausea, headache, foul mood, brown urine, fatigue, & disgusting taste in mouth. | I am now on day 3 of my 7 days of Flagyl and I feel terrible. This is my third time using flagyl for BV and it is by far the worst. since day one I have hardly been able to sleep because of the incredible nausea and when I finally do fall asleep I have terrible nightmares. I wake up once or twice with diarrhea. and in the morning i'm horribly fatigued and am in a foul mood which is completly abnormal for me. everything tastes like dirty old metal and I have the worst headache. and my urine is brown which really bothers me because my urine is usually almost clear. I hate Flagyl and I hope I never get BV again because i'm tired of taking this garbage | F | 18 | 7 days | 10/22/2008 | 2 | C. Diff. | nausea, sweating, dizziness, poor balance, severe headache, exhaustion, chills, flushing | I spent over 2 months with a c. diff. infection before I got a diagnosis, which was awful, but the flagyl has been worse since day 1. I am on day 4 of a 14 day course and I don't know how I will get through it. I take Zofran (anti-nausea med) 30 mins before the flagyl, which helps somewhat, but I'm basically living on rice, yogurt, and ginger ale. It's like giving yourself the flu. | F | 19 | 4 days | 10/16/2008 | 3 | Trichs | STOMACH PAINS was my main concern, i couldn't sleep i wake up about 10 time at night, not to mention headache, nausea(no vomitting) lower pain back, feeling completely OUT OF IT!!!! by the way ( smoking herb and eating yogurt helps a lot) | yesterday i took my last dose and i am still feeling bad, i have sore throat with thrush.... no other word to use but horrible. i am not sure if it fix the problem yet because i didn't have any symptoms at all except for little discharge which i don't see anymore... this whole thing makes me feel like cutting off my pussy alltogher....Worst time of my life. | F | 27 | 10 days | 10/14/2008 | 2 | BV | Racing heart, dizziness, loss of appetite-i couldn't eat anything because food tasted so horrible, metallic taste when i would drink anything, severe depression. | It cleared up the infection, but I wound up in the ER because of the side effects. | F | 20 | 7 days | 10/13/2008 | 3 | Prescribed for UC | Beginning treatment this week. | I currently have a 30 day prescription of Flagyl. I haven't started it yet so I can't say for sure, but most of the negative symptoms described by people taking the drug could be the result of a "die-off effect". When large numbers of bad bacteria and other micro-organisms are suddenly killed, large amounts of toxins are released into the blood stream and could cause a whole host of symptoms including sever stomach pains/diarreha, nausea depression and other severe flu-like symptoms. Therefore it may not be the drug itself causing the symptoms rather symptoms are manifesting as a result of a bacterial reaction to the drug. Has anyone asked their doctor about using bentonite or activated charcoal to help with some of the symptoms? | M | 36 | | 10/12/2008 | 1 | c.diff | depression, nausea, anxiety, dry eyes, increased sweating | | 10/11/2008 | 4 | C-diff infection from Cipro,etc. | 500mg, 3X daily for 14days total. Yes, def. the dry, furry tongue (thought I had thrush at first), the NASTY lingering taste, esp. if drinking anything. Med taste's less obvious if pill taken w/ fruit juice, tho. Diminished appetite. Generally wiped. Insomnia, nightmares and confusion. Loss of balance, have to really pay attention to avoid falling on my butt. Memory is poor, keep using the wrong words in sentences (VERY relieved to learn this was common!). Also find that my heart keeps pounding, which is v. disturbing. | If the side effects GO AWAY after I'm done, guess I can live with it. Kinda have to, as doctor said I will be susceptible to C-Diff whenever I take "normal" antibiotics now, and so will always have to take Flagyl afterwards. As someone w/ chronic kidney disease (and UTIs), am guessing I'll get to take Flagyl at least 1x a year. Just fyi, am also taking probiotic supplements between doses of Flagyl in an attempt to get my normal fauna back up. Don't know if it's helping yet, but cross fingers. Annoyed that cipro & augumentin caused c-diff problem,(also that I had to yell at dr. to get a sample taken to prove/be treated for c-diff) but grateful there's an option to treat it, rather than dying on the toilet. Flagyl's nasty... but I've found EVERY antibiotic to be nasty in different ways (worst so far: Augmentin). | F | 39 | 12 days | 10/6/2008 | 4 | Diverticulitis | Depression, auditory hallucination, odd throbbing sensation in L eye, chronic nausea, loss of appetite, feeling too full when I try to eat, diarrhea (could be caused by illness), weight loss, stomach distention, fatigue. | There's a fine line where the affliction and the cure cross each other on the graph. I no longer dbl up in pain when my gut moves, but the host of side effects are daunting. Flagyl and Cipro are the Golden cocktail for this ailment and my doc won't deviate nor should she. I've been dealing with this 2x/yr for 7 years. Each time is different. This time it's been so bad I went back to the doc for some relief from the cure (anti-nausea med). Yea, Flagyl is awful to take, but it's kept me out of the hospital! That must be the promethazine talking cause I actually ate a little dinner and feel just a little brighter! | F | 45 | 4 days | 10/6/2008 | 1 | Infection in Stomach | Nausea, Dizziness, Trouble breathing, insomnia, weakness, loss of appetite | Horrible taste, and i am not sure if the side effects from the medicine is worse than having the infection. It didn't seem to really help, plus the trouble breathing scares the crap out of me. Im not sure if I would ever take this medicine again. I contemplated going to the hospital a few times while taking it, for trouble breathing, and other things. Hard to eat, which doesn't help anything. Mouth always dry. Hard to do anything. I had thoughts that maybe I was dying. Scary. | M | 22 | 10 days | 10/3/2008 | 4 | C Diff | thankfully cleared up the c diff in days, both in the first and second round of treatment. thought i was going nuts until i read other people having trouble sleeping, some anxiety, etc. im hoping the c diff is gone as well as the side effects when i finish the prescription tomorrow. not the worst, but could have been better. | F | 22 | 12 days | 9/30/2008 | 1 | BV | within a few days, I had racing heartbeat, racing thoughts, severe anxiety, tiredness, out-of it feeling, and I had handfuls of my hair fall out 7 days after I finished my 5 day regimen of pills. I also had a 99.9 fever and irregular/fast heartbeat and nausea for at least a month after taking flagyl. Also the metallic taste. I had to go to the emergency room. | I now tell doctors that I am allergic to flagyl. I used the vaginal gel when my BV came back for only one dose... and within 5 hours, the fast heartbeat, sweating, and low-grade fever came back. I'm not saying everyone will have these symptoms, but I did. I took clindamycin pills or cream to cure the BV. It worked for me. | F | 38 | 5 days | 9/28/2008 | 1 | c-diff | F | | 9/26/2008 | 2 | cryptosporidium-parasite | Severe nausea, trouble sleeping, metallic taste, no appetite | I thought i was dying when i was on this! My nausea was so bad i couldn't move off the couch, when i did get up, i would vomit. i was hospitalized for a nasty parasite i got from a swimming pool which gave me severe diarrhea, but when i started flagyl i felt even worse! Come to find out, flagyl didn't even help get rid of the parasite, the dr. told me it had to work it's way out of my system!! | F | 27 | 3 days | 9/9/2008 | 3 | Diverticulitis | Hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep, bad taste in mouth, darkened urine, fatigue | Given the fatigue could be from not sleeping or sleeping well once I did fall asleep. This medicine was given for suspected diverticulitis, no confirming tests were performed. I would push for definitive diagnosis before taking again. Combined with Cipro I can't be sure which symptoms are from what drug, but these listed are highly suspect. Still have 2 more days left and honestly don't want to. Spending every moment with rancid mouth is getting annoying. | F | 35 | 8 days | 9/1/2008 |