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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | bv | omg...i thought i was dying. fatigue,anixety attacks,heart problems sort of like heart attack symptoms, i had been rushed to the er 3 times, scary thought following completion of the pill i was put on high blood pressure n anixety pills...so glad to know i wasnt alone thanks everyone for your input oh and i also now have a uti because of this..tired of feeling run down EVERYDAY!!! | NEVER WANT TO TAKE THIS AGAIN I NEVER READ THE SIDE EFFECTS CAUSE I LOST THE PAPER I FINISHED TWO WEEKS AGO N STILL FEEL STRANGE..I LITTERLY THOUGHT I WAS DYING ESPECIALLY WITH THE PALPATATIONS..SCARY!!!! | F | 23 | 7 days 500 2X day | 12/23/2010 | 1 | tooth infection | By day 8 the side effects were so severe and I had developed a fever so I quit taking the meds. I was taking 500mg 4X/day. Right away I experienced dizziness, fatigue, troubles concentrating, dark urine, horrible taste, severe nauseousness and lethargy. I called my dentist who prescribed the meds and he said I am prob. coming down with the flu. I went to my general practitioner who told me that if it was so bad I should stop taking it, but know tha I would probably have to go a new course with a new antibiotic. I even called my Pharmacist who was the most knowledgeable and at least explained a few things to me. All of the doctors seemed to not even believe me when I told them my symptoms. This is a horrible antibiotic and I would suggest to report all of your symptoms to the FDA. Apparently nobody is reporting and so the doctors do not know of these horrendous side effects. It has been 22 hours since my last dosage and I still feel dizzy and nauseous. | I will never take this med again. | F | 42 | 10 days 500mg 4X day | 12/23/2010 | 4 | BV | Have had horrible side effects when taking a full dose every night (including abdominal pain, diarrhea, lethargy); but the side effects went away when I switched to taking a half-dose in the morning and a half-dose at night. | Splitting the dosage and spacing them out (half-dose in morning & half-dose at night) got rid of the side effects while still curing the infection. | F | 32 | 5 days 1X day | 12/22/2010 | 2 | amoeba bacteria | Loose, watery bowel movements (tend to happen mainly in the morning) and have more frequent BM than normal, no appetite, lightheaded on occasions, metallic taste, slight nausea at times | I was put on Metronidazole for a positive stool culture of amoeba bacteria and it has not been a pleasant experience. I believe i was put on this medication for BV in October, (not sure if the first round perhaps caused my bacteria parasite, or i contracted it from contaminated food/water) and experienced no side effects other than the metallic taste, but since put on this medication last week, everyday is a struggle. I have no appetite and try to eat as normal a diet as possible, but its a chore every time i have to eat because i am not hungry at all. I am drinking ORS and fluids frequently, and tried attune probiotics and increasing the amount of fiber i consume, but nothing helps my diarrhea/loose BM. I have 4 days left of my dosage, and hope it will all go away when i'm finished, but since my symptoms are worse than when i had the reaction to the parasite bacteria, i have no idea if the medication is working/worked. I am very frustrated, and had no help from my doctor, and just hope all these GI issues will be over soon. I think for some conditions and people, this medicine works great and cause no problems, but i think for bacterial infections and certain people, this medication will be horrible experience. | F | 24 | 10 days 500 3X day | 12/22/2010 | 2 | gum infection | No side effects of any note | Had a course of ordinary Penicillin with no effect so was prescribed Metronidazole. But continue to wake up with very sore gums and pain/tenderness in my ear and throat. After taking the last tablets, I'm not sure the medicine has had that much effect let alone actually curing the infection so need to go back to the dentist again. | M | 66 | 5 days 200 3X day | 12/20/2010 | 2 | bv | Severe nausea, this is day 3 no vomiting yet, diarrhea, no appetite, thought eating might help nausea... NO, water helps a little but who wants to put anything in their stomah when they have nausea. I couldn't get up to do anything, it was like I had the flu. | I RARELY react to medications I take, so I don't plan on taking this medicine again. | F | 25 | 7 days 500 2X day | 12/20/2010 | 1 | tooth infection | Day six and I still feel lethargic, dizzy, can't concentrate, nauseous......... | I just called my dentist and he said that an antibiotic cannot cause these feelings--that I must be getting the flu or something. He told me to continue taking the meds until they are gone. I still have three and a half days left and I am considering going to my regular doctor or the emergency room. | F | 42 | 10 days 500mg 4X day | 12/20/2010 | 1 | THROBBING TOOTH ACHE | Aweful tiredness, feel spaced out, weird, unable to function, rapid heart beat, so weary I can barely lift my head up, just don't feel well but hard to describe. | I have taken it before without too many problems. This time it is unbearable and it has NOT helped the tooth pain. It is a horrible drug and dangerous I would think to anyone driving a vehicle who is so tired. | F | 68 | 5 days 200mg 3X day | 12/19/2010 | 1 | tooth infection | From the first dose I have felt nauseous, bitter taste in my mouth all day, dizzy, groggy, tired, can't sleep, bad dreams, irritable, shaky, chills, fever, dark urine, can't concentrate--need I say more! I am on day 5 of 10 days of 500mg/4X a day and feel like crying every time I have to take the pill. This is ridiculous. I really hope this works. | I will never take this EVER again! | F | 42 | 10 days 500mg 4X day | 12/18/2010 | 2 | Bacterial Vaginosis | I've never reacted so terribly to a drug! I feel the need to warn others. Lets just say that, when asked what medications I'm allergic to, I will now refuse to take this drug. The only side effect I was warned about was diarrhea. Like others, I had the awful and consistent metallic taste (which was the least of my worries). My sense of smell caused certain things to smell repulsive and it was heightened. The worst side effect was the irrational mood swings and paranoid thoughts that would sometimes be followed by nausea and diarrhea. Also, at times I was lethargic and felt that the whole world was going twice as fast as me. I also had loose stools the first 4 or 5 days. I only had a bit of appetite loss and no headaches to speak of. If there is another medication you can request, please avoid these scary,uncontrollable side effects. | It did solve the problem, but like others, I don't think it was worth the trouble. | F | 24 | 7 days 500 2X day | 12/17/2010 | 2 | C-DIFF | It would be easier to describe the side effects I did not have. Tiredness, joint pain, feeling like I'm floating on cloud. Chills one hour, sweating the next. I haven't slept a full night since I went on this. Upset stomach, indigestion, loose bowel movements. Headaches on a daily basis. | Make sure to read ALL the side effects, not just the ones on the print out from the pharmacy. These medications can be dangerous and produce side effects for a long time after use. I was put on this because Levaquin gave me C-Diff in the first place. It is up to you to take control of your body. | M | 40 | 14 days 500 3X day | 12/17/2010 | 2 | Perineal abcess | Right now, and the reason I'm here, my testicles and back passage are painfully swollen. I've got insomnia yet am horribly tired, the metallic taste is unbearable, have numb appendages that I have to really work at to get moving, have lots of odd coloured stool, feel anxious, and feel as if my asthma symptoms are worsening. | I'm so glad I looked this up here, I thought I was going crazy. I'm halfway through this course and that's all I'm going to take, it has to be the worst drug I've ever been given. Never again. Thank you all for taking the time to post here. | M | 39 | 7 days 400 3X day | 12/17/2010 | 3 | appendix removed | Severe night sweats; inability to sleep more than 1-2 hours at a time;off-balance, fatigue;little appetite and fill up quickly; lethargic;weird dreams/feelings- zombie-like;NOT ANYTHING LIKE MYSELF! | This better work and all of these symptoms need to be gone after taking this! I have two more days and want to pull my hair out! I just can't believe that this particular drug is the best for my condition - removal of appendix. Even though I had gangrene, there should be a comprable drug that is not so horrible. I didn't even take any pain medicine except for Tylonel when I came home from the hospital just so I could have some touch with reality. | F | 59 | 7 days 500 MG 3X day | 12/16/2010 | 3 | BV | Sorry to say it like this but I feel like crap. The BV was from having an ovary removed, and I developed BV after the surgery. Those symptoms have waned, but this metronidazole has me depressed, so achy in the neck and shoulders, arms. Feeling if I'm not good enough for my family, spacy, cannot concentrate, feel like a robot going through the actions of the day. It's natural therapy for me if this doesn't work. | Drink lots of water. Realize it's the medicine, not you. I read all your posts and I think knowing what I'm experiencing is common, I'll go ahead and finish it. Hope I feel better by Christmas. | F | 46 | 7 days 500 2X day | 12/16/2010 | 4 | BV | Bad migraines,nausea,black stool,dizziness,metallic aftertaste,dark urine,vomiting,anxiety,stomach cramps | I have never experienced such bad side effects from any drug like this one has. I wouldnt want to take it again even though it treated the infection. One more day of feeling sick, I can't wait till I am done with taking the pills because waking up to a migraine every morning and to feel really sick all day is enough on my body. I hope I feel back to normal right away after I'm done. | F | 27 | 7 days 250 MG 2X day | 12/15/2010 | 5 | Terrible tooth infection | Stomache pains, wind, indigestion, hot flushes.. | Taking it was not very pleasant, made my tummy feel really sore.. But it was worth it as it cured my tooth. Although I decided not to take the whole course as I am really not good with an upset tum ( I have a phobia of vomiting and was scared I would be sick!) After 5 days was cured though have developed awful thrush!! | F | 41 | 7 days 200 3X day | 12/13/2010 | 4 | BV | Headache, stomach ache | On the first day I took this medicine, I got a terrible headache and felt flushed for about an hour or so. Afterwards thought, I basically had no side effects, besides a bit of an upset stomach every few days or so (no vomiting or nausea...none of that business). I was scared to take this after reading all the reviews on this site, but I took it and lemme tell you, it was nowhere near as bad as some of these reviews make it out to be. It didn't inconvenience me or make me feel terrible. My only complaint was that the pill was pretty big and couldn't be cut up, so I had a hard time swallowing it. I'm just not that good of a pill taker so I suppose that would happen for me with most drugs. but yeah. This really wasn't that bad at all. | F | 18 | 7 days 500 mg 2X day | 12/11/2010 | 4 | abcess tooth | It definitely helps my tooth. However I have NO Energy, and I walk around like I'm High. I also have strange dreams. I'm taking this along with amoxicillin. I also don't have the reaction to everyday things like I normally did. | F | 55 | 10 days 500mg 3X day | 12/10/2010 | 1 | BV | Mild Tummy cramps on about day 3 with mild diahhorea. Very light sleep, woke up numerous times during the night all week. Tired, emotional, bad taste in mouth, very dark foul smelling urine, increased sense of smell, generally feeling run-down, lethargic and depressed. | Finished the tablets on Wed and by Thursday night had a lovely case of thrush and tooth pain (tooth might be unrelated)! Hopefully this will go away. Will NEVER take this antibiotic again, so glad I found this site, thought I was losing the plot, so glad to know a lot of people had the same reactions. | F | 32 | 7 days 400 3X day | 12/10/2010 | 1 | Bacterial Vaginosis | The most horrible drug I have ever taken in my whole life. Day 1- extremely tired, nauseous, difficulty concentrating. Day 2- black stool, frequent bowel movements, along with day 1 symptoms, and after that they just kept getting worse. Body aches, stress, uncontrollable emotions and anxiety, severe depression for no reason at all. Unable to concentrate, not able to think straight. Delusional, paranoid, headaches, stress, unable to sleep, wake up in a sudden panic (and I am a deep, heavy sleeper). I would never ever recommend anyone take this for any reason. I wish I would've found this site before I took the meds, I would've never done it- nor were there any warning signs from my prescription label. I thought I was going to be declared clinically insane. It was bad....really bad. The worst part was that I could not control it. 3 days after stopping I feel completely normal. I'm more relieved that I can even explain that it's over. | F | 28 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 12/9/2010 |