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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Infection after hysterectomy | Disgusting taste in mouth that lingers for hours, insomnia, restlessness, ultra sensitivity, e.g.: constantly itching face, arms, etc., Horrible vaginal rash and itching, and oh yeah, the incredible nausea. | Though I will say this drug seems to be clearing up my infection, it has to be without a doubt the worst drug I've ever taken in my life. I'm supposed to be on it 3 X a day for 10 days (also taking Cipro) but am calling my doctor tomorrow to see if there's any other option. And, no alcohol.... I miss my glass of wine at night. Eating bread or crackers before hand does seem to help a little with the nausea. | F | 45 | 6 days | 11/14/2007 | 4 | Vivid dreams, no depression or anxiety (maybe I already have both those things.) Metallic taste but not obtrusive. Some dizziness. Nothing major at all. Not fatigued but taking a lot of naps. | I've unknowingly had Giardia for 4 months, so am delighted that the symptoms of that are subsiding. My appetite has returned, no more wierd stools, no more intestinal malaise. I am happy with this drug so far. I'm taking 250 mg, 3x day for 7 days, but may extend it to 14 just to be on the safe side. Giardia sucks!! | M | 53 | 5 days | 11/12/2007 | 4 | Bacterial vaginitus | Dizziness blurred vision,dark urine frequent and incomplete urination,lack of appetite,insomnia after awakening in middle of night,anxiety,joint pain in left elbow. | Drug works,but bad side effects...wonder how long they will last after I finish 5 days of 2 pills daily/500mg.Scared by dizziness and blurred vision. Can it be permanent damage? Took Flagyl about a month ago for 7 days and stopped early due to extreme nausea. | F | 67 | 5 days | 11/10/2007 | 5 | Chronic Pouchitis | Fine motor tremors, tingling | These things taste awful, but after continuous, long-term usage I didn’t have most of the side-effects listed here. Without Flagyl, I am totally disabled, unable to sleep more than 45 minutes at a stretch, with pain and 30-40 urgent BM per day. With it, I am slowly causing medication induced Parkinson’s by destroying my fine-motor neurons. Life’s a gem! If anybody knows of an alternative medication (besides Cipro which does not work) for controlling chronic inflammation of an ileoanal J-Pouch, please e-mail me! | M | 34 | 4 years | 11/8/2007 | 1 | diverticulitis | severe stomach cramps,metallic body odor, salty taste in mouth, weight loss, insomnia, fatigue, trouble concentrating,"spaced out" feeling, nausea, loss of appetite | I just completed a 14 day course of Flagyl both orally and IV along with Cipro (was hospitalized for 6 days) and am still not feeling any better! Just the terrible side effects from this nasty drug that seems to have made me feel worse instead of better! There has to be something else out there! I am open to suggestions or comments! | F | 41 | 14 days | 11/6/2007 | 5 | Intestinal bug | Metallic taste, softened stool, gas, mild fatigue, slight dizziness, slight disorientation, just feeling sort of "out of it" | I found this page while trying to figure out if I was still ill, or if the Flagyl worked. I had a serious intestinal infection two weeks ago with constant diarrhea for several days. It was torture. Two days after starting Flagyl (500mg/3x day/7days), the symptoms cleared up, but stool remained a bit soft. About 4 days in, I started to feel fatigued and a little out of it and was worried that the bug was coming back. Found this page and I'm guessing it's the Flagyl. Today's my last day, so I'll check back in a few days and let you know if these are side-effects or symptoms. | M | 42 | 7 days | 11/2/2007 | 4 | c-difficile | dark urine; watery yellowish brown diahrea; have red blood in bowel for a few days; bad taste in mouth ALL DAY; feeling distorted; pains in lower left abdomen; headaches; lower back pains; spotting; tired; 500mg 3x a day for 7 days and now 15 days | i had my galbladder removed on may 30, 3007 and in sept, i began to experience to side effects of c-diff. my dr put me on flagyl and since then, its been down hill. medicine seems to be working, but the side effects are horrible!! some ppl say they lost their appetite, but i havent--i gained 8 pounds! plz email me if u have ?'s. | F | 20 | 22 days | 11/2/2007 | 3 | BV | Was prescribed 500mg twice a day, but out of my own concern I don't think my body could handle it since I hardly weigh anything, so I shortened the dosage to just 500mg once a day. On day three and so far haven't experienced any severe side affects. Do get fatigue, minor headaches, a weird restless sensation but otherwise seem fine. BV isn't much of a problem. Dunno whether it's my body's resistance or just the dosage being shortened, but pill agrees fine with me. | Definitely works. | F | 19 | 7 days | 11/2/2007 | 3 | Bacterial Vaginosis | TIRED all the time!!!! Nauseous, unable to sleep, constantly feeling like I need to go to the bathroom (if you know what I mean). I just really feel like CRAP!!! | There just has to be something better with less side effects...I will never take this again, though I do feel it is clearing the BV quick...it's not worth the way I feel...I would rather it take longer to go away than lay here in my bed for a week and waste my life away :( I am on day 3 of 7...I don't know if I'm going to make it! | F | 27 | 7 days | 11/1/2007 | 1 | C diff/intestinal infection | sleeplessness, vivid dreams (almost scary), constant thirst, headache, feel like i'm in a daze constantly | I'm only on day 2 so none of the reported "bowel problems" have hit me yet but the other stuff has been difficult to adjust to-I really just don't feel like myself at all | F | 29 | 10 days | 11/1/2007 | 5 | Diverticulitis | The typical nasty taste...I call it sour not metalic, cause I've never chewed on metal. I've had minor rash on chest, neck and inner thigh. Possibly some heart palpatations, minor lightheadedness and nausea. All in all completely acceptable side effects. Completed 14 days 500 mgs. 2 times per day with 14 day 500 mgs. Cipro. Pain progressively subsided within 24 to 48 hours. | Taking this in conjunction with Cipro for Diverticulitis. I've only read a couple of comments that believe that flagyl is a worthwhile drug. If you're diagnosed with Diverticulitis, you should take the illness very seriously. This is a possibly life threatening illness that could become progressively worse if you don't take the full course of antibiotics. The responsibility lies in the hands of the patient. If the side effects are to hard to handle, call your dr or pharacist. Don't just stop the meds. There are other antibiotics to treat this illness. My major word of warning...what works for one doesn't work for another. And anyone's horror story on side effects of a praticular drug may not affect another the same way. Be cautious of what other say about side effects. Be smart...these comments are only opinions and should not be a warning NOT to use this or any drug. Oh, BTW...my PA not Dr. told me that the pain would subside over the 14 days...if the pain got worse...go to emergency | F | 46 | 14 days | 10/28/2007 | 1 | Yes | Constant fatigue, lethargy, and apathy leading to anxiety and deression. I couldn't concentrate at work or in class resutling in simple tasks taking an extaordinary amount of time. The constant confusion and irritability made life very difficult. | Flagyl was indicated based on previous experience with infected fistula. In this instance it was only suspected and flagyl was prescribed just in case. It is possible the Flagyl served a purpose as the symptoms did disapear. In future I will wait for diagnostic imaging (CT scan or Barium serries) to confirm 100% before ever taking it, and even then I will have my doctor investigate alternate therapy. The side mental health effects are not worth the risk unless there are NO OTHER OPTIONS. | M | 21 days | 10/28/2007 | 4 | Lyme Disease | Maybe night sweats and some new joint pain. I was taking another antibiotic at the same time so it could be that was causing side effects too. | Having read some of the comments I was quite nervous about Flagyl but I had no real problems. I did always take it with lots of water and with food. I didn't drink alcohol. For my problem it was OK to take five days treatment then rest for 5 days and then took another 5 days. I seem to have survived. | F | 58 | 10 days | 10/27/2007 | 3 | BV | STOMACH PAINS, LOOSE STOOL, DRYNESS OF VAGINAL AREA, ITCHING- I FEEL BAD............ VERY BAD. | I STARTED IT LAST WEEK AND I DIDNT NOTICE MY SYMPTOMS UNTIL ABOUT 3 DAYS AFTER I STARTED TAKING IT. I WISH THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY! | F | 21 | 7 days | 10/26/2007 | 1 | for diarrhea | Severe headaches and Nervous system damage | i am not getting the fact that how did this medicine get pass through FDA testing . it has severe sideffects like headaches and Nervous sytem damage | M | 31 | 4 days | 10/24/2007 | 4 | 3 parasites | nausea, lower abdominal pain, depression, loss of appetite, lethargy, fatigue, headache, fuzzy head, "cloud" over top of head (nervous system), lack of coordination, dizziness | DON'T TAKE with Benedryl either - it exacerbated the depression side effect for me. I'm taking 3 kinds of acidophilus too, which helped with the crazy yeast reaction that is happening (tongue is coated white, bloating, lethargy). This drug is working and is better than being sick for 7 days every 6 weeks, but is Very Harmful to your health. Don't take with anything else if you can help it, and no alcohol of any kind. Avoiding dairy also helps. If you can stand to lay off wheat, yeast, and sugar and lower fruit in your diet, you'll help keep the yeast infection at bay. | F | 33 | 10 days | 10/21/2007 | 5 | C Diff | Anxiety, mouth tastes like dirt, extreme fatigue, stomach flutters, shaky hands, feel worn out/wiped out, nausea, brain shivers. | It's not as bad as having C Diff, but taking this medication has been an overall unpleasant experience. I am seriously considering stopping this medication even though it's almost done, I feel like I can't do it any more. It's hard to focus. I wish my doctor warned me...I would not take it again, I would ask for something different. | F | 24 | 7 days | 10/20/2007 | 1 | Entamoeba Histolytica | Moderate nausea in spells (no vomiting), overwhelming fatigue, increasing over days, associated with depression/despair/sometimes anger. Diarrhea (of course!). Increasing Loss of apetite. During nausea spells, sensitivity to light, and to lesser degree, sounds. Toward the fifth day, spasms in liver area. Metallic taste on tongue. Some slight dizziness, and loss of fine balance and other motor skills. | This medication was the first of two regimes. (Second being Paromomycin - 3 capsules thrice daily for 10 days.) Had to terminate this nasty 750mg dosage (3x daily, 10 days) prescription 17 doses in (13 remaining) due to overwhelming fatigue, depression, and the feeling as if I were slowly killing my internal organs. Liver started spasming (?) five days in, so I said "enough", and started the other round. Paramomycin is NOTHING compared to this Satan's Brew. I would not wish it on anyone. However..... If this is the only thing that will kill this bug, then I would take it again in a heartbeat (assuming liver function was not compromised). It's looking like it's killed not only the Entamoeba, but maybe some other parasites and "barnacles" that were freeloading on the hull of this ship I call "me body". Tongue is smooth like it was years ago. Everything tastes MUCH better. Sense of balance, sight, etc. seem "sharper". Colors are brighter. All vit | M | 46 | 5.3 days | 10/19/2007 | 3 | Crohn's Disease / C. diff | There is no worse tasting medication on the market, metallic taste, diarrhea, abdominal pains. | Took Flagyl 18 months ago for C. diff. The taste of the medicine was absolutely repulsive, I gagged every time I swallowed the pill. I never really had C. diff symptoms, but a clean stool sample two weeks later confirmed that it was gone. Now I have to start a 30 day course of it for a Crohn's Disease flare-up and I am absolutely dreading it!!! Medicine works but emotional and physical side effects are terrible. | F | 22 | 30 days | 10/17/2007 | 4 | BV | bad taste in mouth. More energy. Second morning after two pills I had stomach cramps and diarhea. No more after that | Thank god I am not experiencing what alot of you have. I was pleasantly surprised after reading all this | F | 36 | 4 days | 10/15/2007 |