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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 1 | bv | Terrible terrible Insomnia, panic feelings, muscle pain, shortness of breath, upset bowels, dizziness | Was given to cure BV am 19 weeks pregant, was sleeping fine before but am now unable to sleep does anyone know how long it takes to return to normal, have stopped a week today, still feeling very "strange"??? PLEASE HELP!! its 2am still awake ..... | F | 36 | 4 days | 4/17/2008 | 4 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Bad aftertaste - doesn't last long though and if you swallow syrup ie maple syrup after it gets rid of the taste. Urine/stool is a almost orangey brownish weird color. Some nausea but only in the morning and for a few hours. | It's well worth the minor side effects to get rid of the vaginal discharge and aged cheese/rotting fishy smell from the BV. | F | 33 | 7 days | 4/15/2008 | 1 | BV | Headaches, loss of a sense of alertness, dark urine, trouble sleeping, fatigue, stomach cramps, joint pain (hip), | F | 23 | 7 days | 4/11/2008 | 2 | C-DIFF | diarrhea, nausea, headache, tingly all over, dizzy, exhausted, loss of appetite. | This drug is horrible! I've been on this thing for 8 days now, for a 10 day treatment. I'm intending on finishing up with it since I am almost done. I normally weigh 142 lbs, I've lost 8 lbs because of the C-Diff and during the flagyl I've lost 3 lbs....no appetite, hungry but feel too sick to eat. I would never recommend this to anyone because of the horrid side affects. It reminds me of when i was pregnant with morning sickness! Very difficult to attend to my kids since day one of taking this, I'm praying in a couple of days the side affects go away! I've never experienced side affects like this ever. | F | 33 | 8 days | 4/5/2008 | 2 | BV | Nausea, horrible taste in my mouth, chest pains, anxiety, unable to sleep, darkened urine and depression. | I have taken Flagyl at least 5 times before and have never had such sever side effects. I almost went to the ER over the chest pains but reading all of your comments helped me to realize that it was this damn medication! | F | 26 | 4 days | 4/4/2008 | 3 | Parasites, C Diff and Bacterium | I am posting this to tell people that after reading these posts regarding Flagyl or Metronidazole and experiencing the same fatigue as many, I called my pharmacist who said that in actuality the opposite should occur if anything, meaning Insomina or the inability to sleep. After that I drove over to my doctor's office to ask her what's up. She and her assistant who went through the same problems as all of us are explained that it is not the medication but the killing off of the parasites that causes the extreme fatigue. it is part of the healing process. In fact, I was told that sometimes when the parasite first come into the body, there can be a surge of energy then a levening off. But when you start killing them off with the meds your body undergoes a dramatic change and thus the fatigue. I hope I've helped some people. My doc said I know it's not fun but stick with it. | F | 49 | 10 days | 4/3/2008 | 4 | infection after root canal | Nausea, upset stomach, and loss of appetite. The drug worked as advertised though, and the side effect profile was no worse than morning sickness when I was pregnant (and I had morning sickness up to my eigth month then). One thing though; DON'T DRINK EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL WITH THIS MEDICATION UNLESS YOU WANT TO PUKE YOUR GUTS OUT! | I have just finished taking this drug for one week 500mg 4 times per day following a rampant infection after a root canal that three courses of antibiotics couldn't nip in the bud. Within the first day of being on this drug the infection was noticeably abated, and appears to be gone now. Flagyl does make you feel queasy and I am glad to be finished treatment, but I'd happily take it again under similar circumstances. | F | 40 | 7 days | 4/1/2008 | 4 | Tooth abcess/gum infection | Very mild skin soreness, when touched...Like if you had a sunburn and someone touched you. Am also on Clindamycin, so not sure which is causing that. I'm on 500mg, every 6 hrs. Been on it so far for 5 days. | The pills taste bad, but I found that if you put it on the back center portion of your tongue, then swallow a lot of water immediately, it isn't too bad. Just keep it away from the front/sides of the tongue, where the taste is stronger. | F | 44 | 5 days | 3/30/2008 | 4 | bacteria vaginosis | IF YOU HAVE EVER BEEN PREGNANT, THIS IS WHAT THIS MEDICINE MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE. EXTREMELY TIRED, NAUSEA, IRRITABLE, AND SOME BACK PAINS. IT CURED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SIDE EFFECTS WERE NOTICEABLE TO SAY THE LEAST. I WOULD TAKE THIS MEDICINE AGAIN, BUT I WOULD DEFINITELY START IT CLOSE TO THE WEEKEND SO I CAN REST WHILE ON IT. I AM A VERY HYPER AND BUSY PERSON SO I KNOW FOR A FACT THE FLAGYL MADE ME VERY TIRED AS THIS WAS A COMPLETELY NEW FEELING FOR ME. I DID NOT FEEL THAT ANY OF THE SIDE EFFECTS WERE LIFE THREATENING; HOWEVER, THEY WERE VERY ANNOYING. | F | 28 | 7 days | 3/30/2008 | 4 | Blastocystosis | Mild nausea, mild intestinal cramping, loose stools, mild light-headedness, mild anixiety. The side effects are worse than the smptoms of the blastocystosis, but probably only for the short-run. Another ugly side effect of this antibiotic for me is thrush (yeast infection in the mouth). | This is my 2nd time taking flagyl for blastocystosis over a 3 year period. First time I didn't experience many side effects, but this time I'm experiencing more GI disturbances. I thought the blastocystosis would go away after the first round of flagyl, but it is unknown how/why it has returned. Hopefully this round will clear it up for good. I took 250mg 3x/day for 7 days. Take with food and definitely avoid alcohol - I was told this drug is given to alcoholics as adverse therapy because it causes violent vomitting and seizures. | F | 32 | 7 days | 3/29/2008 | 5 | BV | Very slight upset stomach other than that nothing. | This is the second time I took this medicine. It works great, I would take it again. Had no problem at all. | F | 54 | 7 days | 3/27/2008 | 2 | BV | Extreme nausea, chills, bad headache (base of skull), diarrhea, minor cramps, total loss of appetite, slight tightening in the chest | I was prescribed Metronidazole Vaginal Gel (.75%) for five nights for bacterial vaginosis. I took the first dose last night and am NOT taking a second dose tonight. I had minor cramps all night and woke up with severe nausea (just turning in bed gives me waves of nausea) and a horrible headache at the base of my skull. I am normally very healthy so maybe I'm just being whiny but I have been in bed for 12 hours, only getting up to use the bathroom. My concern is the chills and the tightening of my chest. I will be going to the doctor Monday morning. | F | 34 | 1 days | 3/23/2008 | 5 | C-Diff and Crohns | I had a metalic taste all the time. I craved fast food which could overpower the metalic taste. I always tried to take the pill with a meal to minimize the nausea. I experienced alot of tiredness, sleeping 10+ hours a night and laying down as much as possible during the day. The drug totally wipes me out. My eyes feel very tired. I am taking this medicine for 14 days and am committed to finish it since it has always helped my really bad Crohn's flare ups. This is my first time with C-Diff which occured after taking antibotics for bronchitis. | About once per year I have a bad Crohn's flare up with super bad abdominal pain and bloody diarrea 20 times per day (about 6 times at night.) The last 3 times this happened I took Flagyl and Cippro for a week. Within 48 hours the bad abdominal pain would disappear. This drug works for my Crohn's and I'm counting on it to fix my C-Diff. | F | 41 | 14 days | 3/21/2008 | 3 | BV | Loss of appetite, vomitting, metallic taste in mouth, headache. | My doctor prescribed a one day treatment of a total 2000 mg (500 mg pill, 2 pills morning and 2 pills night). You're supposed to take this medicine with food. I didn't take the morning dosage with food and my mouth tasted aweful. I took the night time dosage with food. The next day I suffered from a horrible headache, and even threw up my breakfast. I could do nothing but lay in the bed all day. I didn't have an appetitite. | F | 37 | 1 days | 3/21/2008 | 2 | bv | both ends is not pleasent. metalic taste fuzzy cheeks and tongue. tingling lips feet and hands. weird but my butt cheek kept twitching. | i have a history of seizures and depression, but on meds wonder if i should stop taking | F | 29 | 7 days | 3/16/2008 | 5 | C - DIFF/PARASITES | NONE.....I MEAN YES IT TASTES BAD GOING DOWN BUT SO WHAT! IT SAVED MY LIFE. I WAS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SLEEPY ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER TAKING IT. AND HARD TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS..... | I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL THE NEGATIVE THINGS PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS DRUG! I WISH I HAD NEVER FOUND THIS WEBSITE. I ONLY POST ON HERE IN HOPES THAT IF SOMEONE ELSE LIKE MYSELF COMES ON HERE THEY CAN READ HOW WONDERFUL THIS DRUG IS!!! IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE AND BROUGHT ME BACK TO SANITY. I STARTED OUT WITH BRONCHITIS AND WAS ON ZITHROMAX...I DIDN'T FINISH THAT BECAUSE OF ALL THE BAD THINGS I READ ON THIS WEBSITE...WENT BACK TO ER, THEN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INFECTIOUS COLITIS...GIVEN CIPRO....DIDN'T FINISH IT CAUSE I WAS SCARED AWAY BY ALL THE BAD POSTS ON THIS WEBSITE... SO THEN I DEVELOPED C- DIFF BECAUSE OF THE WAY I HANDLED MY CARE WITH THE ANTIBIOTICS...ALWAYS, ALWAYS FINISH YOUR ANTIBIOTICS... THEY ARE NOT PLAYING WHEN THEY TELL YOU THAT. NEARLY KILLED ME! THIS WEBSITE IS VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE YOU PEOPLE EVER THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THESE SO CALLED SIDE EFFECTS ARE JUST THE SIDE EFFECTS FROM THE ILLNESS? NOT THE MEDICINE! FLAGYL HAS GIVEN ME MY LIFE BACK. I AM SO GLAD AND BLESSED THAT MY DR. | F | 33 | 10 days | 3/15/2008 | 2 | BV | Chills, fatigue, nightsweats, nausea, nasal congestion, confusion, depression, anxiety, panic attacks...just EVERYTHING | The only way to sum up how i feel on this med is just plain WIERD.. like a bad trip..Im on day 3 of 500mg BID for 7days and can't imagine things getting any worse. I've never had any emotional/mental problems before but i just feel like the world is ending..ugghh..and the taste in the back of my mouth is horrible. No matter what i drink or eat or how many times i brush my teeth i cant get rid of it. Gonna stick with the regimen..don't want to risk getting the infection again as i can tell its clearing up. If there's a next time i will definately avoid this devil drug!! | F | 20 | 3 days | 3/15/2008 | 4 | BV | NONE | I was prescribed to take this medication at 500 mg, 2x/day for 5 days. I'm on the fourth day and thankfully I have not experienced any side effects (and I'm currently taking oral contraceptives). I just hope that I continue to remain side effect free. | F | 24 | 5 days | 3/14/2008 | 3 | vaginal bacterial infection | very horrible taste in mouth the entire time taking it. nausea, probably from the bad taste. heightened sense of smell. loose stool. difficult to consume solid meals. body felt very weak. | i took 3 times a day, 500mg. really bad taste in your mouth all the time. nausea probably from the bad taste. darker urine. also, it made me feel very tired, didn't feel like doing anything, emotional. | F | 27 | 10 days | 3/14/2008 |