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 |
| 3 | giardiasis | confusion, extreme fatigue, disoriented, severe stabbing stomach pain, bloating, ravenous hunger coupled with nausea, chest pain, stiffness, insomnia, dry mouth, metallic taste, over emotional | Prescribed 750 mg x3 daily for 10 days and ordered to avoid lactose for 1 month = torture. I normally can't be slowed for anything, but this stuff has me bedridden. | F | 27 | 6 days | 4/4/2009 | 3 | BV | Exhaustion, upset stomach, sleeplessness,lacking any motivation and a feeling of anxiety bordering on panic. | Taking this drug with food is essential as it seems to upset the stomach less but the tiredness is unbelievable, i can barely get out of bed in the morning. If it cures the BV all well and good but this isn't a nice medication at all. | F | 28 | 7 days | 4/3/2009 | 2 | bacterial infected Hemorrhoids | Headache, slight fever, sweats, weakness and fatigue, loss of balance, slight nausea, dark urine, loss of appetite, and loose stools. | Went off meds for 1/2 day because I was in ER couldn't tolerate the headache. Finally headache and fever went away. other symptoms (side effects) remained. Went back on meds: New symptom - burning sensation of legs, buttocks and bottom of feet and Yeast infection. (all other symptoms came back except the headache and fever). Loose stools were occuring up to 5 or 6 times per day which was irritating the hemarroid incision. My surgeon took me off the medication with two days left: Improvements: appetite, weakness and fatigue, loss of balance, nausea and stools. Remaining symptoms: dark urine, burning sensation of legs, buttocks, and bottom of feet. Itchy skin all over. (Benedryl not helping) New symptom: insomnia I am also allergic to penicillin and sulfa drugs. Not sure if this has anything to do with the symptoms. But from reading other posts, it doesn't sound like it. | F | 38 | 10 days | 4/3/2009 | 3 | gum infection after tooth removal | Dry mouth; bad taste; constipation; can't sleep; anxious and a bit depressed; sore kidneys | Great for skin problems and appears to be helping the gum infection (2days into course) | F | 33 | 2 days | 3/29/2009 | 5 | Undiagnosible Severe Abdominal Pain | The first day I had a slight headache, not enough to stress about. Then the next two days I had no side effects at all. Then the fourth day all hell broke loose, my localized pain in the gallbladder area got significantly worse. I started searching online for side effects and I found out about Herxheimer Reaction which is when a strong antibiotic is working often the problem getting treated becomes more severe before it gets better. I decided this was probably the case and stuck out the next six days of hell- eventually every muscle in my body hurt so bad I couldn't get out of bed. The acupuncture and acupressure massages I had been using for pain up until this point seemed less effective and I wouldn't recommend planning anything for the end week of a ten day dosage of this because I couldn't do a thing. The side effects also dragged on for about five days after going off Flagyl with achyness in my muscles and joints throughout my body. But the localized pain was gone so I went off th | This drug was like a miracle treatment for me. I had been bedridden and in extreme pain for almost four months before taking Flagyl. The Gastro-Interologist I had seen told me that I would likely be bedridden like that for 6-9 months longer and that my pain would just suddenly go away and there was no way to tell what caused it. That didn't sound right to me so I pushed to see Infectious Diseases and the nice doctor I met there told me that it is very hard to test for certain tropical diseases, that the timeline of getting sick two weeks after getting back from the Darien jungle of Panama did sound like I probably contracted something and that Flagyl might not work, or it could possibly work. For me that hell for ten days would have been worth it just to have a chance at getting better, and boy did it work. Last night my friends came into town and we closed down the bar- and I still had energy left over.... compared to the four months before that in bed where surviving a trip the grocery store without collapsing was a major accomplishment, I'd say this was seriously a wonder drug for me. | F | 29 | 10 days | 3/28/2009 | 2 | Gastric Infection | Feeling sick and spaced out, dark urine, needing the toilet frequently for stool movement, loose stools, flushed face, sick feeling when stomach has emptied, needing to eat small amounts of food more often to rid the sickness. | M | 31 | 7 days | 3/23/2009 | 2 | Trichiomonas infection | Nausea, headaches, tiredness, dizziness, anxiety and depression | I've been prescribed this three times now for the same infection so as well as being unpleasent, it also doesn't appear to be working. | F | 30 | 15 days | 3/20/2009 | 4 | trichomoniasis | mild depression, a feeling of "blah", at times my limbs feel a bit numb. I've been itching every part of my body like crazy; from my scalp and throat to my legs and hips- very bizare. There are times where I feel anxious for no apparent reason. I haven't been able to sleep well AT ALL. However, getting rid of the infection is worth the seven days of blah-ness. Also- I take 15 mg of adderall each day which may also play a role in the side effects. Hope this helps. | F | 22 | 7 days | 3/14/2009 | 3 | BV | I found a solution to avoid the taste...today is my 2nd day taking it and i havent really had any side eftects just the metallic taste what my dad told me to do was to put yogurt on ur tounge then put the pill on it and chase it down with water. I tasted it for a brief second but then it was gone :] | F | 19 | 2 days | 3/14/2009 | 1 | Wisdom Tooth | Well what could be worse than ending up in bleeding hospital?! I only took these tablets for two days and I first suffered from a heavy almost tiring feeling in my stomach but I thought ignore it because whats worse than this?. How wrong was I? By day two I was in hospital after suffering awful chest pains and ended up leaving at 5am after several tests. I can't believe these are still on the market!!! | F | 19 | 2 days | 3/14/2009 | 3 | DIVERTICULITIS | HORRIBLE. INESCAPABLE, METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH; MILD NAUSEA; STRANGE FEELING OVERALL; MILD HEADACHE FIRST TWO DAYS; STRONG APPETITE; DARK URINE. | IT TOOK MY PAIN AWAY, BUT AT TIMES I WONDERED WHAT WAS WORSE: THE PAIN OR THE CURE | F | 51 | 6 days | 3/13/2009 | 2 | Suspected giardia | Stabbing stomach pains, loss of balance, dizziness, nausea, lack of concentration, fuzzy tongue, slight build up of mucus, general weakeness and fatigue | I took this drug a couple of years ago and swore I'd never take it again - and now I remember why!! It's awful, and makes me feel worse than I did before taking it. My stomach felt weird before this, but now it's in agony and it hurts to eat anything. And why oh why can't the manufacturers mask that hideous bitter taste? It makes me want to gag. I've found it helpful to have a glass of fruit juice or some tangy fruits on hand while taking the pill, as they get rid of the taste quite well. It's been 4 days (400 mg 3 x daily) so far, with 3 to go. Ouch. | F | 29 | 4 days | 3/13/2009 | 2 | possible Bacterial Vaginosis | Dizziness, difficulty sleeping, depression and anxiety, metallic taste on awakening, brownish urine. | I am on day 5 of 7 days, 500 mg 2x a day, and so far the symptoms have NOT gone away. I hope they will go away by the time the medication is through. A coating on these would help them go down more easily, they hang out awhile and taste nasty. | F | 43 | 7 days | 3/12/2009 | 3 | yes | I am on my 7th day of metronidazol. My abdomen is tight and bloated, I have depression and a headache, colorful stools{orange} bad taste in mouth and more loss of appetite. | I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. My Dr. gave me Metronidazol for 10 days 500mg. 3x day. I have had every side affect possible. The spacey and depressed feelings are the worst. The one good thing is that after reading all the comments on this drug, I know that I am not alone. crazy but not alone. | F | 62 | 7 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | Bug in my bowel | Constant headache, tummy ache, constant nausea. Unusual feeling of being despressed, and tried. I had a slight temperture, and felt unwell. I also had the aweful taste in the mouth. | I will request on my medical file, not to be prescibe this medication again. | F | 40 | 4 days | 3/10/2009 | 1 | Bone infection after root canal | Dizziness,loss of appetite (had to force myself to eat when taking medicine-only ate a small piece of bread one time and was nauseated until next dose). After 5 days of being off drug,very loose stool and constant trips to the bathroom, bleeding from rectum w/pain | Had to take 500mg of this drug 4 times a day along w/penicillian 4 times a day | F | 56 | 10 days | 3/9/2009 | 4 | tooth abcess | Upset stomach during taking course of 21 x 200mg tabs. Cleared the abcess in three days, but now some 3 weeks after completing course still suffering constant discomfort in solar plexus area. Have not taken ANY alcohol since two days before starting course of tabs. Am eating OK, but have no real taste of food, and tea/coffee tastes awful. | F | 62 | 7 days | 3/8/2009 | 3 | Gum problem | I have terrible tiredness, bad taste and a headache, upset tummy and feel weepy, also blurred vision and hard to think let alone do anything! | I have taken it before and yes it did the trick but i still ended up getting the same infection back in exactly the same place a few months later... | F | 45 | 2 days | 3/8/2009 | 2 | bv | I'm on my 4th day of taking it. My bv symptoms have maybe improved slightly, but I thought they would be just about gone by now. I have experienced the horrible taste that won't go away, very dry mouth, and the pills are awful to swallow. I have a dull headache most of the day, more annoying than painful. I also have trouble staying asleep for more than 2 hrs or so at a time. | I'm also on welbutrin so that may be why I don't have the emotional side effects and that also makes me more awake too. Has anyone tried the clindesse gel that works in one day because i would much rather use that. I did have a couple drinks last night and this morning I broke out in hives. Has anyone else had that reaction? | F | 32 | 4 days | 3/7/2009 | 2 | helecabatus | head aches,unable to concentrate.feeling sick.smelly breath,sore lips and mouth,unable to sleep .keep crying,feeling down,feeling hungover thats the only way to discribe it,slurred speach,totally spaced out | its now day 4 for me and the syptoms appear to be getting worse but ive only got another 3 days and im hoping that this will cure it once and for all its been my 3rd bought of helecabactus. | F | 40 | 7 days | 3/4/2009 |