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 |
| 4 | bacterial vaginosis | dizziness, disorientation, slowed motor functioning/disorientation, migraines, anxiety, mild gastrointestinal gas and distress, sleepy, thirsty. | Taking 500mg, 3 times/day. Am on 3rd day. have not experienced metallic taste. Do get heartburn on occassion. Usually directly after taking medicine (which I always take with food). I was not explained in detail the side effects of the medication prior to starting the regimen. Had I known, I think I would have taken the alternative medication that was provided. My main concern is disorientation. Also, I am constantly thirsty. | F | 24 | 7 days | 4/14/2006 | 4 | For "C-Diff" | Really bad metallic taste in mouth that will not go away. I have taken it with juice and rolled tablet in bread and those things made the medication tolerable to me. But bad taste showed up in an hour or so. | No matter the unpleasant side effects, this medication has helped me a great deal. | F | 74 | 3 months | 3/26/2006 | 4 | C. difficile Infection | Terrible taste in mouth, dry mouth, extremely nauseous at night, lethargic, loose & more frequent stools, foul smelling stools, upset. | I can't wait to be done taking Flagyl (I'm on day 8 of 14.. ha) but I think it did it's job. | F | 20 | 14 days | 3/25/2006 | 5 | BV | Fatigue, lower stomach cramps, dark urine. | This medicine truly works. I have taken it about 5 times so far. This time I am on a 14 day dose (2 times a day). I have recurring BV so I have tried everything more than once. The medicine works on day 2 for me. I am currently on Day 7. 7 more days to go. I've gotta do it. The taste is soo bad when I put it in my mouth and try to swollow with some water. I'm gonna try taking it with milk from now on. I start gagging when I take it. But hey..I would rather go through all that than have this infection. | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 3/23/2006 | 2 | preventative while on Cipro | Light-headed, nausea, coated/burning tongue, metallic taste, very dizzy, confused and "stoned" feeling, inability to concentrate, visual fatigue, insomnia, rapid heartbeat. | I was prescribed this in the hospital along with Cipro as infection preventatives for ischemic colitis. Cipro causes enough bad side effects, but Flagyl made everything worse. Would wake up in the night with heart racing and in terror, had terrible nightmares. I'm on my last day and so happy to be stopping this - It may work to kill the bugs but makes life hell in the process. Will request a different drug in the future. Why don't the docs seem to care much about side effects?? I can't go to work and hardly can drive on this stuff. | F | 39 | 10 days | 3/18/2006 | 1 | bacterial vaginosis | dizziness, lightheadedness, numbness and tingling in hands and arms, hot flushes up to head, across shoulders and upper back, and down arms, diarrea, sever anxiety, racing heart, heart palpitations, pounding heart, hostility, abdominal cramps, and tremors. | This med is poison! I cannot believe they have this on the market legally! Worst symptom of all to deal with is the pounding heart and rapid heart beat, and insomnia cause i cant sleep with my heart pounding out of my chest and racing off and on. I have had 9 hours of sleep in the last 58 hours, and 5 are only because i went to emergency room and they had to give me a mega dose of attivan to calm my heart down. worked for a few hours, but right back to square one again. I am now on day 5 and dont intend on taking anymore of this rat poison. doc also gave me tenormin to slow my heart rate down and zoloft to get me through this, but can take 3 weeks to take affect. im feel like i'm in hell! | F | 31 | 5 days | 3/18/2006 | 4 | Suspected Giardia | EXTREME FATIGUE, Headaches, Nausea, Dizziness, Constant Sleepiness, Lack of Appetite, Depression | I was put on Flagyl after about 1 month of Giardia or Giardia-like symptoms (diarreoa, gas, bloating, tiredness, weight loss -this is a parasite picked up on a tropical vacation) Flagyl IS working to kill the parasite, however the side effects should be discussed BEFORE starting this very powerful medication. It is very difficult to go to work with extreme fatigue and diziness. I have been off of it for 3 days now and I am even more tired than when I had the Giardia !!! I am praying that I recover soon !!! | F | 29 | 7 days | 3/7/2006 | 3 | bacterial vaginosis | I'm currently on day 6 of a 7 day course - the first few days were okay but today and yesterday I have been EXHAUSTED even after sleeping 10 hours. Feels like mental fog. | The taste is absolutely sickening. Take with something that has a strong taste and swallow quickly. If you put it in your mouth without getting it down right away the metallic taste seeps right out. | F | 20 | 7 days | 3/7/2006 | 2 | | 3/2/2006 | 4 | infected gum or sinus | mild nausea, hunger, bad taste in mouth | M | 49 | 7 days | 2/25/2006 | 1 | bacterial vaginitis | very, very depressed, light headed, metallic taste, loss of appetite, loose and frequent bowel movements, yeast infection | My gyn had me take Flagyl for 7 days, then off for one week, then take it again for 7 more days. If this drug is EVER recommended to me again, I will definitely ask for an alternative. The worse was the severe depression...I had horrible crying jags! It was a nightmare. | F | 51 | 2 weeks | 2/23/2006 | 2 | giardia | irritability, depression, fatigue | I was given this medication due to either having giardia or IBS; the irony is that my stools became looser. I am unable to determine if I've been helped. The side effects have been very difficult - I am not someone who has suffered from depression and it just came on very strongly. | F | 40 | 6 days | 2/22/2006 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Near immediate, never-ending terrible taste in the mouth. Extreme fatigue, light-headedness. Extreme nausea and cramps, and a complete loss of appetite, which I had attributed to the diverticulitis. However, after 24 hours off this medication, my appetite returned, and the cramps and nausea were gone. On day 5, I broke out in red dots from the stomach to my feet(broken/bleeding capillaries), and hives all over the body. I itched from head to toe. On day 6, my doctor took me off it and gave me several anti allergy meds. Day 8 (as I type this), I got a burning sensation from the top of my head to the lower chest. My upper chest is now extremely hard, red and dry, almost as if it's burning from the inside out. Back to the doctor tomorrow. I would not recommend this medication to anyone; in my case, it was a POISON! | I also feel that the ER doctor over prescribed. I was prescribed 40 flagyl at 500 mg 4x day, along with 28 500 mg Cipro at 2x day, or 6000 mg of ab's per day! In any event, the Flagyl has definately had a TOXIC effect. | M | 41 | 7 days | 2/17/2006 | 2 | h. pylori | stomach pain first few doses;mild nausea;left elbow tingles and twitches;dizziness;mental confusion;sleep disturbance;muscle aches;difficulty exercising--tire easily;end of day 3 symptoms really kicked in!! | i called my doctor after the 2nd dose about the stomach pain. he said it could not possibly be from the meds (on flagyl and biaxin along w/protonix), and that i am having intestinal spasms. he said to stop 3 for days, and repeated that twice, refusing to give me any input on how to alleviate the pain. his response and lack of compassion angered me, and did not offer a viable solution to the problem, in my mind. i called the pharmacist, and he said he hears complaints like mine all the time. he advised me how to take the pills and i have taken them without any interruption in use. i have no stomach punching pain anymore. thankfully, he was compassionate and offered a viable solution. for others on this triple combo dose, he said: take protonix an hour before the other two pills, eat a good size meal, including bread and crackers if necessary. and don't eat any tomato sauce for the next 2 weeks. i hope this info helps others. | F | 41 | 5 days | 2/11/2006 | 4 | Suspected stomach infection | General "spaced out" feeling. General fatigue. Lack of concentration...which makes driving a weird and potientially dangerous experience. Blurry peripheral vision. Dry mouth. Metal taste in mouth, altered food tastes. "Wind" pain. Strange and quite severe pain in my right hip which seems to radiate into my lower right abdomen and right hamstring...pain that eases quickly with asprin, but is very scary. | After 4 days my initial stomach bug appears to be on the way to being resolved...however the additional side effects are troublesome difficult to cope with....adding anxiety. I am unsure if I will be able to continue for the 7 days prescribed....as i am worried that he suide effects will continue to get worse. | M | 35 | 7 days | 2/8/2006 | 4 | Trichomoniasis | dizziness, extremely tired, nauseous, yucky gas. | This is my second round of Flagyl. The first time they gave it to me in a single dose of 4 pills. I felt better in about 2 days, but 2 weeks later, the infection came back. Now im on a 10 day, twice a day treatment and I CAN'T WAIT for it to be over! The taste is the least of my concerns. I am tired all the time which doesnt help because I HAVE to work and raise 3 small children.The gas is so disgusting, but thankfully it only occurs in the morning. This is my 7th day and now am feeling really nauseous. It has cleared the infection(which i have had for over two months, unknowingly), but i am very ready to be off this med! | F | 27 | 10 days | 2/7/2006 | 1 | Preventative after surgery | Loss of appetite, bitter taste in mouth, extreme fatigue, feeling out of it, stoned feeling, felt scared to drive, depressed, tingling/numbness in toe, sore muscles. | I feel like I have been poisoned or have some horrible disease. This is awful. I felt better the day I came out of the hospital. Had a 10 day supply but had to stop after 5 days. I have been off of it for 5 days and still feel like I have been hit by a truck! I wonder how long it will take before this horrible effects wear off. I will never take this medication again. | F | 38 | 5 days | 1/19/2006 | 4 | Bacterial vaginosis | Bad taste in mouth. Extreme nausea and stomach cramps. Fatigue. Stupidity! | 2 pills to go! I can hardly wait until this is out of my system. For me, this has got to be on of the worst meds! I have given myself shots of peglated interferon and taken riboviron pills for 9 months for hep-c (by the way I am over 1 year C free! :o)and that was bad, but at least i felt like myself. I have read about having a metallic taste in my mouth, butI think it is more like having an old gym sock coating my tongue. I can eat, but pay for it. I feel utterly stupid on this med. I do drive, but only back and forth to work. | F | 7 days | 1/18/2006 | 5 | Infected fallopian tube(removed) | Nasty, nasty, bitter taste all day; loose stools. I have had a rapid heart rate but don't know if its related. Also nausea when taking with dicloxicillin (spelling?) but I attribute that to the latter and not the flagyl. | Side effects seem nasty, but then the germs are worse! Make sure you take it all. | F | 47 | 7 days | 1/13/2006 | 3 | bv | diarrhea, nausea, very crampy stomach, headaches, fatigue | This is the worst medicine I have ever taken. It is going on day 6 and I can't wait to be done.... I can't get nothing done. If I move to fast the room is spinning. I was up all night with a stomachache... The first couple of days I just was tired, and had diarrhea...Now day day 6 is worst. | F | 30 | 7 days | 1/11/2006 |