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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR FLAGYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | diverticulitis infection | Diarrhea kicked in about 4 days into the meds. Gassy, bloated feeling. Insomnia, jittery and nauseous. Muscle aches and joint pain. | This is rough stuff to take. The true side effects don't take effect until after this stuff is in your system for 3-4 days, then LOOK OUT! Can't wait until the last nasty pill is taken! | F | 46 | 7 days | 11/6/2005 | 4 | Suspected Giardia | Mild dizziness, on/off headache, constipation. Sometimes felt slightly out of it. Brief rash on inner wrists. Took it once before 5-6 years ago, had no side effects at the time. | Flagyl works fast and well to cure the underlying problem, and that's the point of it! | M | 41 | 5 days | 10/29/2005 | 3 | bacterial vaginosis | Medicine was awesome for getting rid of bacterial vaginosis, but awful metallic taste, plus loss of appetite, but after taking it, found out allergic to it, FULL BODY hives, lip swelled up 3 times it size, tried using Benadryl to get rid of it, didn't help, saw a doc after 3 days and got put on prednisone. So, Flagyl was awesome in the past when I took it, but for some reason I've developed a horrible allergy to it. | F | 44 | | 10/24/2005 | 1 | diarrhea | Severe disoriented symptoms. Extreme fearfulness, like a constant panic that never went away. Weight loss, visual problems, shaking, insomnia, ringing in the ears, and many more. This drug almost cost me my life! | I was given this drug because I complained of a stomach ache. No tests were taken to find the problem. After the first 10 day round, the Dr. told me to continue the drug. I listened to him, like a fool! I continued to get sicker,and develop more symptoms, and didn't realize at first the problem was the drug, He added several other meds to address my crazy symptoms; tranqualizers, sleeping meds, antidepressants and others. I continued to get worse, until one nite I began to have geometric hallucinations. My wife took me to the ER, where my Dr met me. By this time I was on 11 different meds at once. After a quick review of my symptoms, he gave me another rx....for Flagyl!!! I really thought I was going crazy. I found another Dr that recognized the symptoms, checked me out, and found I had a severly damaged liver, and had experienced toxic encephalopathy. I even saw a psychyatrist, just to help me thru this, as there was nothing they could give me. I was out of work for 1 yea | M | 58 | 50 days | 10/24/2005 | 5 | giardia | metallic taste,constipation, tingles in arms and legs | had bad case of giardia for about 1 month taken flagyl for 1 course seven days worked great drug! But two days off it now and experiencing: dizziness , tiredness but always remained hungry throughout it all lol ! felt alot better on it three times a day bit excessive for a 15 year old hay? good drug bad side effects but hopefully dizziness will b gone by tomorrow thanks for reading this might help all teenagers out there. I think my case went for so long cos i am also having my main growth spurt at the same time as having giardia and taking flagyl soo all those teens out there don't drink water until ur main growth spurt is over lol ! | M | 15 | 7 days | 10/22/2005 | 2 | H. Pylori | Vertigo, Burning (heat-like) sensation in Left side (intestines?) and also some (heat-like) burning in upper abdomen, Nausea and Gas. | I've been prescribed this medication a couple of times in the past, and luckily, never had any side effects. This time around (although my side effects seem "mild" compared to some of the other posts I've read) I'm experiencing annoying side effects, and will be asking my GP for an alternative. For those of you still taking this drug, I've found that by cutting the pill in two, taking each half with pudding and swallowing quickly helps disguse the disgusting taste of this very bitter pill. I'll avoid taking this drug in the future unless necessary. | F | 37 | 2 days | 10/20/2005 | 5 | Bacterial vaginosis | Metallic taste in mouth. "Out-of-it" feeling, like being stoned. Dry mouth and vagina. Slight tingling feeling in arms and hands. | I'm taking 500mg twice a day. My symptoms were knocked out immediately, but I have to stay the course and take this drug for 7 days total. Two more days to go. I'll be so glad when it's over, I'm going to celebrate with a bottle of champagne (oh, waiting another 48 hours for all of the drug to leave my system, so I won't puke). Flagyl is making me feel so weird, I have trouble concentrating on anything and I can't seem to get anything done. I'm keeping quiet and trying not to demand too much of myself. It's a good idea to have something to eat with your dose, then your stomach will feel better. Feeling very strange, out-of-it and stoned, with a twinge of nausea, not at all pleasant. | F | 56 | 5 days | 10/17/2005 | 3 | Giardia | Fatigue, headaches, dry mouth, funny taste in mouth, sleeplessness, nausea/no desire to eat, frequent urination, dizziness, getting flushed, ringing in my ears, diarrhea, numbness in fingertips and scalp (like somebody has been giving me a "noogy" for a week.) | Awful medicine. 500mg 2x/day. I took mine with a glass of cran-apple juice and Goya "Maria" cookies to try to squelch the taste. After 7 days of choking down these pills, most of the side effects wore off in a day or two. 10 days later, I am still having headaches, ringing in my ears and numbness in my fingertips and scalp. I think it knocked out the Giardia because the diarrhea has gone away. The lingering headaches and especially the numbness on my scalp are scaring the heck out of me. I don't know which was worse, the Giardia or the side effects from this stuff. I am hoping these lingering issues go away soon. | M | 38 | 7 days | 10/17/2005 | 1 | Bowel Infection | Extreme weakness/fatigue. Increase in urination. | This is a horrible medicine. I went to the doctor a week ago with a 103 fever, diarrhea, and left side abdominal pain. He gave me Doxycycline and put me on the BRAT diet. 3 days later I was back at the doctor's with a 99.5 fever and left side abdominal pain. He put me on Flagyl. About a day after starting the Flagyl (I am only on day 3) I am completely out of it...can't focus on anything...extreme fatigue...I feel like I am dying. I am awaiting the results of my CBC and stool cultures...I need to ask if I can stop taking the Flagyl...it is horrible. | M | 36 | 3 days | 10/17/2005 | 1 | C. Diff. | Headache, nausea, dizziness, taste-of-death, chest pain, constipation, fatigue | Entering day 8. I have to force myself to open the bottle and take the next pill. The worst! I will never let a doctor prescribe this for me again. | M | 38 | 7 days | 10/14/2005 | 4 | giardia | 18 month old caught giardia from childcare (for the second time) first time no symptoms ( a 3 day course once a day 7.5 ml) second time (4 day course once a day 7.5 ml) total insommnia on the last night and it seemed his tongue felt funny ( metallic taste)both times. we were meant to only give for 3 days but he still didnt seem over it so were going for 5 but due to the insommnia made it 4. Both times flagyl cured the really horrible smelling poo and tummy pain (after putting up with it for 3 weeks the first time and 1 week the second. He also seemed agitated on the 4th day | M | 1.5 | 4 days | 10/13/2005 | 2 | ginivitus, gum abcess | VERY Very severe indigestion and stomach cramps. The pain in my chest was very bad, couldn't sleep with the pain. Had to take a day off work which is something I hate having to do. | I have taken in the past for recurring abcesses and not had problems before. I had to stop after only one day as I cannot face any more pain like that. | F | 48 | 1 days | 10/13/2005 | 5 | Giardia | None what so ever! | It was great took care of the issue right away, with-in a day or two. The taste was not too bad, and worth it to kill off the Giardia. | F | 32 | 7 days | 9/28/2005 | 3 | Suspected giardiosis | Nausea (sometimes followed by vomiting) -- especially in the mornings. Headache. Bloating. Dizziness associated with movement. Inability to eat any but the most bland foods. Dry mouth. Malaise. | I hope it works. I hope it's worth the accompanying misery. I still have four days to go | F | 63 | 6 days | 9/28/2005 | 1 | C. Difficile Toxin | It was over ten years ago but feels like yesterday. I noticed this web site and had to comment. I felt like I was going to die. EXTREME nausea, burning down both arms, a severe burning in my chest, and I developed something from the drug called, "Parkinsonian Type Syndrome". I trembled and shook for approximately one week. The neurologist in the hospital told my parents that she THOUGHT that the "Parkinonian Syndrome" would be temporary. | Would NEVER recommend this drug. I was then put on Vancomycin (which is highly expensive but worth the money) with NO side effects to it. Since then I have had C. Difficile three more times in my life and fear I have it now due to another antibiotic exposure. The last time it was in the advanced stages and my stool was pure blood. I was on Vancomycin for months and it finally went away. | F | 35 | 3 days | 9/28/2005 | 4 | antibiotic induced diarrhea | Took Flagy for suspected C.diff antibiotic induced colitis. Dose: 500mg 3xday for 10days. The first 4-5 days just had the typical nausea, lack of appetite, metallic/dry mouth, furry tongue. I have found taking it with food helps and using milk thistle extract supplement (400-500mg/day) mitigates these side effects. Also Alacer vitamin C packets help. Day 4 was horrible, started to feel very toxic. Day 5, I had my first normal stool after 4 weeks of serious diarrhea. Doctor had me cut the dose to 250mg 4xday after Day 6; I was starting to get numbness and tingling in the sides of my arms and hands. I could only manage 250mg 3xday. Cutting the dose for the last 4 days helped. | Gotta love it, it is one of the only drugs, and cheap, that does what it does; killing both amoemba and anaerobic bacteria. I took Flagyl for 10 days 3 years ago for Blastocystis Hominis infection (along with Bactrim). It made me so nauseus I wouldn't have finished the treatment if it weren't for the milk thistle extract. But I tested clear of Blasto after that treatment. This time taking Flagyl I also had dark grey/black tongue fur spots, which in Traditional Chinese Medicine indicates toxin building up in your body (no I was not sucking on licorice). Taking about 4-5 days after treatment to clear that dark tongue fur. I have been diarrhea free about 1 week now - fingers crossed. FYI: I also did limited breastfeeding while on Flagyl treatment. Not ideal, but under certain circumstances your doctor/lactation consultant will OK if your baby is old enough (mine was 6months). | F | 42 | 10 days | 9/22/2005 | 2 | clostridium difficile | dark urine (which is no big deal); I vomited twice from the taste, I believe, but it could have been from the illness. | I was happy & healthy, and then, I was prescribed an antibiotic for a possible sinus infection (don't think I had one) while on vacation. This caused severe diarrhea, which I've had on and off for a month. I took 500 mg of Metronidazole (substituted for Flagyl) 3x a day for 14 days. At the end, I felt pretty well...not 100%, but I wanted to eat again. A couple of days later, the severe diarrhea came back. The new sample tested positive for c-diff again. So, it did not work for me. | F | 39 | 2 weeks | 9/22/2005 | 2 | Vaginal Infection | Extreme fatigue, depression, confusion, nausea. | I am very unhappy with this drug. I only took it for 3 days before I had to stop. I could'nt function while taking this. Not only did I feel tired and lethargic, I had to miss work because I did not feel safe enough to drive. | F | 26 | 7 days | 9/15/2005 | 5 | bacterial vaginosis | minor weakness during 7 day regimine,completely cured my BV, tastes HORRIBLE but milk will help, minor metallic taste towards end of regimine. Everyone it is IMPORTANT to take the entire bottle or you may have recurring, antibiotic-resistent strains of whatever bacteria you are fighting!!! Please understand this!!! | Only after taking my last pill did I experience considerable fatigue, extreme appetite stimulation, headache, and nausea for 2-3 days,BUT I would take again to rid me of the devil called BV. | F | 34 | 7 days | 9/14/2005 | 3 | scalp infection | strange taste in mouth, dark urine | F | 52 | 4 days | 9/5/2005 |