METRONIDAZOLE Reviews (METRONIDAZOLE)Average Rating: 2.4 (1769 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare METRONIDAZOLE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | BV | I had BV symptoms for over six months and finally went to the doctor when OTC and natural treatments weren't working. I am actually using the vaginal gel 1x at bedtime and I am experiencing nightmares, constant anxiety, cold-like symptoms (slight fever, sore throat, dry mouth), and GI symptoms (gas, bloating). I feel I must be crazy that such a low serum level of the drug is causing these side effects. I am generally incredibly sensitive to medicines/anaesthesia/other antibiotics though. The good news is that the BV seems to be abating -- I had relief the first day. I can't wait to get off this treatment and rebalance with probiotics and homeopathics, though. | I hope I never have to take the oral version of this drug, that I never get that sick. After reading the warnings about alcohol with this drug and side effects, I was definitely properly scared into not even using herbal tinctures or mouthwashes with alcohol in them (or even drinking cultured Kombucha) for the course of treatment. It's an effective drug, but wow. | F | 42 | 5 days | 11/13/2009 | 1 | Dental disinfection | fever, headache, numbness and tingling on face, hand and leg | take one, one after 7 days, then another one | F | 35 | | 11/13/2009 | 4 | Dental infection (abcessed tooth) | headache, bad mood | I am lucky , so far, because I have not had any of the stomach-related side effects and I have not yet experienced that dreaded "metallic taste" in my mouth. I am at the end of day #3, so I have 7 more days to go. The one thing that I do feel is a moody-anxiety-sorta angry feeling. I thought I was just being a big baby but I was glad to read that others had experienced this same feeling. Also, I seem to have this headache which is on-again / off-again and may be contributing to my crabby mood. The drug seems to be helping my gum infection , so that is good. I look forward to the end of this medication for several reasons ........ one of which is that I really look forward to being able to enjoy a glass of beer again ........ patience, they say. | M | 47 | 10 days | 11/12/2009 | 4 | Gum Infection (Abscess) | Dark urine, itchy skin, nausea, anxiety & panic, tiredness | I would take again if necessary, however did have a few side effects: I had 400mg, 1 tablet three times a day, for five days. Was very tired on days 3-5, and on day five the itchy skin started. I took my last tablet over a week ago, yet the itchiness is still driving me mad! But the medication did its job well and cleared up the infection quickly. | F | 27 | 5 days | 11/12/2009 | 4 | pericoronitis | I suffered with drowsiness/unable to focus, bloated, severe wind, diarrhoea, mild depression/slightly weepy, sudden pangs of amazing hunger which were easily satisfied. | 200mg x 3 per day. Was advised by dentist take with a meal and to drink a large glass of water with it. This is the first time I've ever been prescribed Met, and only the 2nd time in my adult life I've taken medication like this. I tolerated the side-effects as, compared with the pain I was experiencing in my tooth, mouth, throat, eyes, lymph nodes and arms, they were nothing. I would advise to eat regularly and drink a lot of water | F | 36 | 7 days | 11/10/2009 | 4 | BV | Back pain (achey) abdominal cramps moodiness. after taking this its just been so crazy. ive been grumpy irrational. and my moods go up and down. I thought it was just me, but i was reading this and now i feel better im not going crazy! | i dont know if i want to take this again, due to the moodiness | F | 22 | 7 days | 11/7/2009 | 1 | PID | Numbness, Tingling, Nervous system felt strange, waves of weird feeling up and down body. Head felt like I was high on something. Super jittery, was jumping out of my skin a lot. Crying. Couldnt think clearly. | Most unpleasant feeling ever had from an antibiotic. Only took one of these 400mg pills and got these side effects. Going to ask for alternative. On the drug info it also mentions it contains lactose and yellow colouring which are common allergens. No idea why they put these in there. | F | 26 | 1 days | 11/3/2009 | 3 | dental infection | Tiredness,wake up each morning fuzzy headed,Bad headache(thought I was going to die at one point!),feeling sick then really hungry(?),dark urine | I will be so pleased when I come to the end of taking these!They are Evil!!,so pleased I found this site though!Day 1 I experienced tiredness then I had the most horrendous headache,since then I have had the nausea which seems to kick in about an hour or so after taking each tablet!Dont know which was worse taking these or the toothache!Oh and they taste disgusting too!Only 2 more days to go-It cant come soon enough! | F | 44 | 7 days | 11/1/2009 | 4 | Diverticulosis | Loose, very dark stool; more frequent movements. Making me very anxious, depressed, and had several uncharacteristic bouts of near rage in the last couple of days. Very glad to have found this site to help understand what is happening to me! | I hope it is worth this. 1 more day of treatment. | M | 47 | 7 days | 10/28/2009 | 1 | BV | Loss of appetite, loose stools, depression, severe panic attacks, irrational thoughts, irritable, nausea, dizziness, headaches | I took this medicine for 7 days and by the end I had to force myself to finish it. I hope it got rid of the infection because it was some of the worst days i had ever experienced. If the BV comes back I will be sure to see if there's an alternative med. | F | 22 | 7 days | 10/28/2009 | 4 | Vaginal infection | Seriously i can write a long list of side effects. Vomiting, urine is dark dark yellow, hungry then not hungry with in min., really dizzy, really tired, vision is sometimes a blur, my stool is different, really really bad body aches, fever, headache, soreness of vagina. i can go on ..... | This drug makes you feel like you have the flu or the common cold. It also feels like a really bad hangover. I also HATE HATE HATE the taste. Its really bad. Don't get me wrong it works and it's doing the job. But like some people said in some of the postings in here i wish there was another way of dealing with my sickness. I'm still taking it, i just came on the comp to see if i was not alone taking this disgusting drug. Its giving me some motivation to finish it to get better. | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 10/27/2009 | 4 | bacterial infection | i took 500 mg twice a day and feel really drowsy and out of it. i had a headache one day and a little bit of nausea but nothing that kept me from my normal daily activities. overall i didn't think it was so bad! | I started taking it last friday and thats when I found this site and was scared to take it because of all the ratings. i finished today (tuesday) and am so glad it wasnt such a horrible experience for me! | F | 25 | 5 days | 10/27/2009 | 4 | bacterial infection | i took 500 mg twice a day and feel really drowsy and out of it. i had a headache one day and a little bit of nausea but nothing that kept me from my normal daily activities. overall i didn't think it was so bad! | I started taking it last friday and thats when I found this site and was scared to take it because of all the ratings. i finished today (tuesday) and am so glad it wasnt such a horrible experience for me! | F | 25 | 5 days | 10/27/2009 | 4 | bacterial infection | i took 500 mg twice a day and feel really drowsy and out of it. i had a headache one day and a little bit of nausea but nothing that kept me from my normal daily activities. overall i didn't think it was so bad! | I started taking it last friday and thats when I found this site and was scared to take it because of all the ratings. i finished today (tuesday) and am so glad it wasnt such a horrible experience for me! | F | 25 | 5 days | 10/27/2009 | 1 | dental infection | Severe reaction after only two tablets. i thought i was going to die, couldn't breathe, tightness in chest, palpitations, shooting all over nerve pain,numbness in arms, pins and needles, nightmares extreme anxiety. Neuropathic sysmptoms have remained 3 months on. | THIS DRUG SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN IT IS LETHAL | F | 36 | 1 days | 10/27/2009 | 4 | post medical surgery | Thank goodness 4 this site. I myself thought I was going crazy experiencing the extreme dizziness, excessive heart rate, fatigue (like you are coming down with a cold), your mouth will taste like metal constantly, nausea, loss of appetite (because your food tastes like metal) and you just want to rest all day. They really should warn people of the scary side effects. The 500mg pills are big and chalky that they are hard to swallow. It feels as if it will get stuck going down your throat. I had to break the pill in 1/2 to go down easier. | I think if you are warned early on of these various, yet common side effects... it would eliminate the stress and panic of wondering what is going on and rushing to the ER thinking its a severe reaction to the drug. | F | 35 | 5 days | 10/24/2009 | 1 | bacterial infection | after 3 doses bad headache, pain at base of head on left side, tired but just layed there, chills to the point of shaking got under lots of blankets and heated blanket and still not warm didnt even sweat. rash all over my body. forget eating. | after 105 temp and seeing double, went to er. told them from the beginning that it was the meds, they still kept telling me I had the flu so after costly tests and 4 hrs went home with shots for headache & rash. just about passed out twice after i got home & sick to stomach. still have fever & rash is becomming patches instead of spots, when I called the dr said well just come off of it and didnt give me anything else (great thanks)the nurse still told me I must "have a bug" urrrggg!! I will never take this again, and now think any other problems I though were concerning me are not so bad. so yippy- I have alot of bills cause Im not old enough, poor enough, rich enough, or probably sick enough to get help or any insurance. | F | 45 | 2 days | 10/21/2009 | 1 | bowl infection | extreme loss of appetite, fatigue/lethargy, general loss of interest in doing much of anything | I have been desperate to figure out what is wrong with my mother who recently finished a two-week regimen of this antibiotic. Unfortunately, the symptoms she exhibited were not offered on the paperwork that came with the prescription, nor from the pharmacist, nor from the doctor who prescribed the drug. I didn't make the connection until my niece - a nurse - told me of her personal and professional experience with this drug. Subsequently, this site has confirmed for me that I might be on the right track in helping my mother back to her usual self. My recommendation is similar to many on the site. Metronidazole may do its job, but be wary of possibly less-than-desirable side effects. | F | 56 | 14 days | 10/18/2009 | 4 | Gut infection | Itchy skin feels like something is crawling under your skin. loss of appetite. Constant metallic taste. Wild dreams ( dreamt among others about Arsene Wenger getting shot outside the emirates honest). | If you can tough it out, it works. Rang boots pharmacy about side effects, they suggested I take anti hestamine for the itchy skin | M | 30 | 7 days | 10/16/2009 | 2 | tooth infection | dizziness, stomach ache, tremor in the whole body, chest pain (probably due to anxiety attacks?) | Thx God I found this site! I took that drug for 5 days (3-400mg). I am 3 days off, but still experience dizziness (like I am gonna faint), sometimes my whole body shakes.... I feel heartbeats in my head..it is really awful! Gingivitis is not gone completely, so I think side-affects are worse than infection | F | 29 | 5 days | 10/15/2009 |