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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | Giardia | nausea, stomach cramping, extreme fatigue, muscle soreness / pain, depression, disorientation, headaches, insomnia | I have taken Flagyl twice previously and experienced some stomach cramping during the treatment, but never the extreme fatigue and depression I experienced with this last treatment of five days. It was like taking an entirely different substance. You don't realise what is happening until you read helpful comments like these - I was prepared to undergo major (and expensive in Europe) testing to figure out why I was so tired, sore, weak and depressed with massive headaches. Side effects slowly decreasing three days after stopping the treatment. Depending on your illness, consider Tindamax as an alternative, it works better without the side effects. | M | 30 | 5 days | 5/26/2008 | 4 | C. Diff infection | Dizziness and spaciness. | I'm still so grateful to be on this medicine because the C. Diff infection was so bad, I was in the bathroom every 5 minutes and having terrible cramping and diarrhea. But I had no idea dizziness was a side effect til I looked it up. | F | 47 | 7 days | 5/24/2008 | 2 | UTI | The works! I took a 6 day course, 1x4 per day. Had a week off, saw a mark on my penis, stupidly thought the course was too short or had got the dosage wrong (in a foreign country). Took a big dose, 2g, then 1g 4 times a day for two weeks, actually 12 days, couldnīt go any longer. Whilst I was on the bigger dose I would sleep, but it didnīt feel like I had slept, I wasnīt tired just always felt I hadnīt had a deep sleep. I lost my appetite, whilst I was on it and everything tasted crap. When I took the big dose I had to lie down I felt dizzy and sick. Coming off of it, I had serious abdominal pain, kidney pain, liver pain, prob spleen too! Peripheral neuropathy, a tongue covered in crap! Its now been around 5 weeks since I stopped it, I still have the tongue, the neuropathy is better but still get pains in joints etc, the odd burning sensation. I donīt know whether I am being paranoid, but am sure my nodes in my neck are more palpable, perhaps enlarged than they | M | 27 | 21 days | 5/22/2008 | 1 | c-diff | dizziness, hesdache, cold nausea no appetite loss of weight and strength back pain rib pain shakey diareha feel strange | thhe cure is as bad as the disease my dr told me few side effcts bull does anyone know how long they last I have 1 more day and who knows may end up on vanco anyway does anyone know that side effects | F | 60 | 9 days | 5/21/2008 | 2 | BV | Extreme extreme fatigue, stomach cramps, headache | 7 days | 5/11/2008 | 1 | blastocytosis | The side effects are far worse than the parasite. Metallic taste in mouth, upset stomach, nausea, disorientation, dizziness, bloating, and overall felt awful!! (And I made sure not to read any of the potential side effects on the literature so I wouldn't be influenced by power of suggestion). | After about the 4th day things got a bit better. The nausea lifted for a few hours, and even that respite made life livable again. If things hadn't improved I would have gone off the medication and gotten something from a naturopath that wasn't as toxic to my system. | F | 46 | 10 days | 5/10/2008 | 3 | Giardia | Constant nausea, headaches, visual disturbances, exhaustion, nightmares, irritability, panic | I am on day 9 of the 10 day Flagyl Death March. I recognize this drug exists for a reason, but does make me wonder: exactly what are we all taking? I feel like with each pill I am voluntarily subjecting my body to a chemical bath. There's nothing that makes you feel crazier than willfully making yourself sick. But it seems to have killed the Giardia. | F | 27 | 9 days | 5/8/2008 | 4 | Yes | Bloated feeling ,sad, swollen face ,diarrhoea alternating with constipation, metallic taste and weight gain, itchiness, worsening acne, just feel tired and sit. Was driving on the motorway...overwhelming feeling of drowsiness, had to stop, and slept off for 1/2 an hour. | Did the job...felt better from my tooth abscess within a few hours | F | 38 | 3 days | 5/5/2008 | 1 | wound infection | severe dizziness, a very disoriented feeling, trouble thinking, shortness of breath | These "side effects" were so bad I ended up in the ER thinking I was having an allergic reaction. But they said that since I didn't have a skin rash I wasn't allergic. This is a scary, scary drug. | F | 23 | 10 days | 5/4/2008 | 2 | Possible diverticulitis | Nausea, gas, lethargic, feeling of panic (but not terrible), a little out of it, my limbs feel a little heavy, nasty metallic taste in my mouth, a little depressed (but not severe - I have no suicidal feelings). Just blah. | I was prescribed 500 mg 4 times per day for 10 days by an emergency room physician who told me that he "suspected" diverticulitis but that the ultrasound had said was "inflammation." After talking to my regular doctor and telling her about the side-effects (which really are not as bad as you might think), she told me to reduce the dosage to 500mg 3x per day and if the side effects don't go away, to discontinue the medication. This website is valuable in one way, but in another, for people who are prone to the power of suggestion, it can be very dangerous. The key is to talk to your doctor and not to discontinue unless he or she says that it is ok. | F | 40 | 4 days | 5/2/2008 | 1 | Giardia | near death, dizzy, floating, sadness, stomach pain, sharp pains in my head, joint pains, heavy,dryness of the mouth, metallic taste in mouth ... i could go on... | I'm going on my 4th day and don't think i can make it to the 10th, I'm taking 500mg, 3x a day. If you chug the horrid pill with SunnyD the taste is 75% better than with water. My town borders Mexico so who knows where I got this horrible parasite. I was one of the ones blessed with "severe" symptoms of Giardia and knew the side effects to Flagyl and assumed nothing could feel as bad as I was feeling. Boy was I wrong. Mornings are ok for me, but once noon rolls around, I am so dizzy and just walk around sad and end up just laying in bed. Thank god for a husband who understands that I am sick. I did read on a different website that it is not the Flagyl that is causing the side effects but that its the parasite/bacteria dying off that causes everything. So it might be up in the air. Very hard to drive, having to take a 5 year old to school everyday has been hard, I feel as if we just float there in the car. Needless to say, I feel like im going to die, but as bad as I feel I'm s | F | 25 | 4 days | 5/2/2008 | 1 | UTI | I took only ONE 500mg pill for a UTI and it has been the most god awful experience of my life. I had to go to work today, and I was very dizzy, lightheaded, blurred vision, felt like throwing up, shaky, depressed, anxiety, etc. It's been 12 hours now since I've taken it and I am finally starting to feel a little better. I just started my job two days ago and already had to leave early because I felt like I was going to die! I will never take this garbage again. BEWARE!!!!!!!!! | HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE stuff... BEWARE! | F | 27 | 1 days | 4/30/2008 | 4 | h-priori | mild fever, back pain, nasseau | this drug is not for the faint of heart | M | 60 | 10 days | 4/28/2008 | 1 | colon surgery | Sick. Sick, sSick, vometing | Will never take it again | F | 40 | 2 weeks | 4/28/2008 | 1 | gum infection at site of root canal | headache, nausea and complete loss of appetite, incredible lethargy, tingling and numbness in joints and severe depression | Was prescribed 500 mg, 4X day for stubborn infection. After the 3rd pill, symptoms became so severe, I stopped the meds. Eight days later, I finally regained desire to eat. But 3 weeks after stopping, I still have muscle weakness and tingling which I never had before taking this med. I'm a power walker so in good shape. I also think the dose was way too much for a small person like myself. I wonder when these symptoms will finally subside. Many years ago, I took this in a much smaller dosage with few problems. Now, obviously, I would never take it again | F | 60 | 1 days | 4/27/2008 | 1 | Blastocystis hominis | headaches (particularly behind my right ear), nausea, fatigue, dizziness, cramps, racing heart, panic... | was prescribed 500mg 3x a day for 10 days. started with a midday pill on Monday and by the morning pill on Thursday (my 9th dose) I was in bad shape. symptoms came on slowly the first couple of days but peaked with racing heartbeat and feeling like my brain was going to snap and my body was going to collapse. was just instructed to stop. really wanted to tough it out but I was feeling like i was in serious danger. hoping the side effects will subside soon and i can figure out another way to deal with the parasite if this didn't take care of it... | M | 35 | 3 days | 4/24/2008 | 3 | Diverticulitis | Like everybody else, I developed a metallic taste in my mouth that persisted. I'm also taking another antibiotic so I can't tell which medication is the culprit, or if perhaps my underlying illness is the problem. But I can say that since taking it, I've been extremely nauseous, fatigued and depressed. I have no appetite and whenever I do try to eat something, I feel bloated and full after just a few bites. Again, whether this is due to Flagyl or the other medications or the illness are unknown to me but my guess is that it's the flagyl. | M | 56 | 10 days | 4/21/2008 | 5 | C-Diff | Metallic taste, headaches. | Bury the tablets in a big spoonful of flavored applesauce and place it in the very back of your mouth and you can avoid some of that horrible taste when taking. Take in the middle of a light meal. Most of these remarks sound like they are symptoms of people's illness's, not a side effect of the drug. I've been on Flagyl for nearly 4 weeks for C-diff (and a relapse) with life-threatening dehydration. Not any major problems, and I am very sensitive to medications. | F | 48 | 28 days | 4/18/2008 | 4 | dental abscess | Nausea,intermittent dizziness, mild diarrhea, dark urine, loss of appetite | The most bitter pill I've ever taken. Milks seems to coat the tongue and prevent the lingering aftertaste. | F | 47 | 6 days | 4/18/2008 | 5 | C. diff. | Slight rash after 13 days | Thank God and modern healthcare for this medicine. I had a horrible 3 days leading up to my diagnosis and suffered many of the torments described here for several days in the hospital and after I left. But I ascribe these effects to the horrible C. diff. infection. The medicine slowly overcame all the cramps, bowel problems, fever and body aches associated with a severe bacterial infection. I would love to see each person posting here state whether they used alcohol during the course of their therapy. With the exception of known side effects, including bad taste (so what?), peripheral neuropathy, and some nausea, I would guess most of the side effects reported here are from ingestion of alcohol during the course of the treatment. Even small amounts in cough syrups, Nyquil, inadvertently swallowed from mouthwash, and the drinks some of you are surely having would cause many of the severe effects reported here. This is a miracle drug that may have saved my life. | M | 57 | 14 days | 4/17/2008 |