METRONIDAZOLE Reviews (METRONIDAZOLE)

Average Rating: 2.4 (1768 Ratings)

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METRONIDAZOLE  (METRONIDAZOLE):  Metronidazole is an antibiotic that is used to treat a wide variety of infections. It may also be used to prevent infection after bowel surgery. It works by stopping the growth of certain bacteria and parasites.   FDA Approval Date: 1982-05-05 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  bacterial vaginosis anxiety attacks, panic, stress - feeling like my chest was tight and I couldn't breathe; depression; rapid heartbeat;no interest in sex; no interest in food - yet, I had weight gain. NO MORE BAD TASTING PILL! If you must take this medicine, COVER THE PILL with a little MARGARINE or COOKING OIL to coat it, otherwise it will burn going down and the metalic taste lingers in your mouth for hours. F 46 7 days
11/15/2007
 1  diverticulitis I was given this in conjunction with Ciprofloxacin, and was instructed to take the Metronidazole 4 times a day and the Ciprofloxacin only 2 times a day. Each time I take one of the Metronidazole, within thirty minutes I feel as if I have taken strong sleeping pills. Also I felt nauseated, more bloating and pain than ever. Along with the sleepiness comes a feeling of hopelessness and depression and a sense of impending doom. At night, even though it is making me feel sleepy, I wake up with feelings of unexplainable and irrational panic. I've never had a problem with the Cipro medicine, but this is my second attempt at trying to deal with Metronidazole. I'm a cancer survivor, and I can easily say that Metronidazole is the worst medicine I've ever experienced. The taste alone is enough to make a person gag, and the taste remains in my mouth no matter what I use to mask it. I will never take this medicine again. There needs to be an alternative. F 58 6 days
11/11/2007
 1  B V HEADACHE!!! Severe Depression and mood swings, nausea, vomiting, metalic taste, foggy concentration, sweats and shaking I had tried the insertion gel treatment initially but had been interupted by my onset of my period so I started taking this as a second try. I thought that I was going CRAZY until I saw this message board. The side effects listed on the medicine did not have the total actuall side effects. I felt nausea on the 2nd day, threw up on the 3rd day, my good friend was visiting and I had a total depressed crying melt down and was literally going to ask her for an aliby so that I could kill my boyfriend (who we have been HAPPILY together for 7 years), The headache was sooo bad that I had blurry vision and could not think straight. Again, I thought I was going crazy until I saw this board- I am STOPPING THIS MEDICINE. I was prescribed 7 days. My Dr. should have given me more of a breakdown of what to expect other than "do not take with alcohol" and sending me on my way. I do not drink ever. I WAS taking the generic pills- called pharmacy to see if the "name brand" had F 34 3 days
11/10/2007
 3  Bacterial Vaginosis Dizziness, light-headedness, body aches, severe anxiety. I've rated this medication a three because while it worked exceptionally well to treat my BV, the side effects made it almost unbearable. I was taking two 250 mg pills, twice a day, for seven days. I felt fine the first day and a half, but after that I started feeling dizzy and a little unsteady. I would bump into things while walking around the house. I also started getting weird aches in my body that almost felt like the growing pains you got as a kid. I would get these aches in my ankles, my back, my neck, my arms, and my legs. On the morning of the second day I awoke to find that I had a thick green mucousy vaginal discharge. I called my doctor about this since, even with the BV this was a symptom I was not having before. She said that it was normal, because my body was expelling the bacteria, but if it persisted for more then a few days to call again. The worst though was the anxiety I had on this medication. I had problems with anxiety as a kid, but now that I'm older I F 19 7 days
11/7/2007
 4  diverticulitis Metallic taste, some anxiety. Also, I have had some difficulty concentrating and have felt very drained. Interesting that others have had the same effects, makes me feel better. M 56 8 days
11/6/2007
 3  suspected amoeba exhaustion, the worst pain of my life in my stomach, loss of appetite, followed by many hours where I was asymptomatic and I think it was acutally working, although death seemed to be knocking at my door for half the day. It felt like someone poured hydrochloiric acid down my throat, but the side efffects were a better pain than before the meds. BEWARE- Metronidazole and Flagyl, although they are the same substance, are actually manufactured differently. I took Metronidazole with much improvement for 5 days. On the 6th day, the pharmacy only had Flagyl left and so I got Flagyl. the next day I began diarrheaing continuously and vomiting on the 28th hour of the meds and was admitted to the hospital. The first 6 days were 500MG 3x a day..The Flagyl was 400 MG 3 times a day. I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU DO NOT MIX WITH ANY OTHER MEDICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTS AS TEHY CAN ENHANCE THE EFFECTS OF THIS ANTIBIOTIC. MAKE SURE YOU TAKE IT WITH FOOD AND TO SUPPLEMENT WITH PROBIOTICS FOR MONTHS AFTER. YOUR DOCTORS ARE OVERMEDICATING YOU. I AM GETTING MEDICAL CARE IN SWEDEN. FOUR DIFFERENT DOCTORS HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT 750 MG 3 TIMES A DAY IS WAYYYYY TOO MUCH. mAYBE IT DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS FOR BUT FOR AN AMOEBA THAT I HAVE HAD FOR AWHILE,THEY SAY 1600 mg A DAY IS ENOUGH. ASK YOUR DOCTORS TO REDUCE YOUR DOSES AND SEE IF YOUR SYMPTOMS LESSEN. F 32 10 days
11/5/2007
 1  bacterial vaginosis hives: red welts, extreme itching, chills, headache, nausea I only took one dose of this medication. It was prescribed for an infection for which I had no symptoms. The infection was found through a culture that was required because I am going to have D&C surgery. I will not be taking another dose of it. I was told after my diagnosis that I could use a prescription vaginal cream if I chose, so I will be calling the doctor's office to ask for a different prescription. F 61 1 times
11/3/2007
 3  colitis Strong lower back ache, dizzyness, lack of energy, stomack bloating and mild cramps. There seems to be a two day delay in the side effects of this drug ie they start after two days and last two days after you start. Would not reccommend this drug for minor problems.. took 500mg 3x day; complained to the doctor after the 4th day..reduced to 250mg for last three days. It is stupid for this site to reguire a RATING of this drug. I am NOT a medical doctor and it's effectiveness in achieving the cure is not the topic here. I really don,t know; therefore I am giving it an average rating since you do not allow a place to decline such an answer M 75 7 days
10/28/2007
 1  gardnerella vaginalis 3-4 hours after using metronidazole (Fagyl vaginal medicine) I woke up experiencing panic attack, paranoia, loss of space. I couldn't realize where I was for about 15 minutes!A couple of hours later woke up again and experienced illusions in my room! Immediatelly stopped it!Read all about its side effects on the nervous system and I am now looking for an alternative medicine. Not worth experiencing long-term nervous damage! F 29 1 days
10/23/2007
 4  Divertivulitis Occasional dizziness/light-headedness but not exceptionally bothersome, minor rash on neck, chest and inner thigh, horrible sour taste in mouth...but also taking Cipro twice daily along with 500 mg Metronidazole twice daily for diverticulitis. I've seen numerous negative comments about this drug, and I too may be experiencing some side effects of both this drug and Cipro, however, I feel that it is up to the patient to contact their doctor and/or pharmacist to notify them of the side effects you are experiencing. Diverticulitis is a serious possibly life threatening illness and unfortunately, once the infections clears, you're still going to have diverticulosis...so it's important to clear ALL of the infection to avoid continued bouts of diverticulitis. I, for one, would not just STOP taking ANY antibiotic without notifiying my doctor. I would avoid the surgery at any cost...this surgery takes a length of your colon and could put you on a colostomy bag for life. F 46 11 days
10/20/2007
 4  vaginal infection after surgery Along with the furry tongue and disgusting metallic taste I am having the most awful panic attacks. Extremely anxious and my thinking is completely irrational. I feel like my whole world is coming to an end - even though I have a great life. Keep crying all the time. Cannot think straight. They do not list depression and anxiety as a side effect - why not. Thought I was going mad until I found this page. Very funny because I was on this drug 3 years ago for an ear infection and at the time I got it into my head that I was going to die from the infection. I could not understand why I felt that way - but now I know. The problem is this drug works!!! M 35 7 days
10/18/2007
 3  BV I'm so grateful to everyone for posting their side effects on this site, and especially to the person who commented, "If you have BV, talk to your doc, and ask for Dalacin C cream instead." I have BV and my doctor prescribed 500 mg metronidazole twice daily. Fortunately, I read all the comments here before I started taking the drug, and was able to ask my doctor to prescribe clindamycin vaginal cream instead. (It's the generic of Dalacin C.) An article in the November, 1995 Journal of Family Practice compared the treatment of BV by oral metronidazole, matronidazole vaginal gel, and clindamycin vaginal cream, and concluded that there were no statistically significant differences in cure rates among the treatments. So, if you have BV and you're looking for an alternative to taking metronidazole, you may want to ask your physician about clindamycin cream. Hope this info helps someone, as it did me. F 54
10/17/2007
 1  h. pylori Day one couldn't sleep. By day three,depression , anxiety attack, feeling like I was going to die, chills, shaking nausea, exhausted ended up in emergency room thought I was going to die. Doctor said stop taking medicine gave me anxiety pills, sleeping pills, and nausea pills. I thought I was going crazy. I will never take medicine again. Should be taken off the market. 40 3 days
10/15/2007
 4  Tooth infection/abscess Shaky legs, spaced out. I am taking 500 mg 3x/day along with 1500 mg of Amoxicillin a day. I am on the 4th day of an 8 day course of treatment, & side effects just started today. The horrible toothache is gone, so the medicine is working. My endodontist suggested taking the metronidazole in a spoonful of applesauce so the pill doesn't touch my mouth; this helps tremendously (I tried it once alone & almost gagged). Also, I eat yogurt every morning - thought that would help me avoid any side effects - guess not. The pharmicist warned me to avoid all alcohol, as well as all products with alcohol, such as mouthwash, cough syrup, etc. F 41 4 days
10/12/2007
 3  Yes After about 3 days of taking the pills, I would feel really dizzy, hard to concentrate. This side effect made it hard for me to sleep. Also, one night I had a weird experience that I guess you could call a panic attack. I've never had one before, so not sure what to compare it to. Other than the pycho side effects, it served its purpose of taking away my bacterial infection. M 30 7 days
10/11/2007
 3  Clostridium difficile infection I feel nauseous all the time, loss of apetite, have a horrible taste in my mouth, alternate between hot flashes and being really cold. I feel very tired, and cannot concentrate, and today I woke up with blurry vision but it went away after a while.I do not feel depressed although I am more irritable than usual. I fell much better from the c. difficile infection. However, I still have the infection and I am on the 4th day of the medicine. I am taking 500mg 3 times a day. I hope I do not have to go for a second round. F 22 4 days
10/7/2007
 5  Gum imfection The only side effect was delight which led me to surf the web to find out more about this drug. I had 5 days of amoxicillin which did absolutely nothing for my painful problem, I had to suck food; then I was prescribed metronidazole and within 24 hours was feeling much better and within 48 was able to eat an apple. M 58 2 days
10/6/2007
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 5  giardia nausaia, dry heaves, decreased appetite, dizzy, very tired and depressed after 2 dsys the side effects are as bad or worse than the symptoms of the disease its treating hopefully it will cure it and be worth it. F 17 7 days
10/5/2007
 1  Prevent Bacterial Infection I had a procedure that requires me to take this medicine to prevent a bacterial infection. I am almost done (3 pills left - 1 & 1/2 days) & could not be happier. It by far has been the worst medicine I have ever had to take in my life. I have read all of these posts & have to agree that after I take my pill each morning & night I become sad & extremely paranoid about any symptoms I am having from my procedure. I have found myself crying in the bathroom at work even afraid I might be dying. I have to say that to me the far worst side effect I have experienced is the taste of the pill and the burning feeling that starts down my lungs and into my stomach. It causes me to gag and has even caused me to throw up. I have never gagged/dry heaved so much in my life. And one more thing, it has made me bloat up 2 sizes in my clothing. I had finally lost the weight I needed prior to taking this pill & now feel like I am back at the beginning. GET ME OFF THIS MEDICIN Not sure if it works ... it better. If this was all for nothing I don't even know what I would do. Not sure why they can't provide a coated pill - this has just been pure torture. F 23 7 days
10/5/2007
 2  bacterial vaginosis headache, pressure in my head made me feel like i was having a panic attack. toothache which i think is linked to this pressure. i was also sleeping in strange and uncomfortable positions (i'm usually a very still sleeper, even my boyfriend noticed that i was moving alot in my sleep). woke up and realized i was in the same position as in my dream (arm twisted over my head), which was very strange... i'm hoping the headache will go away. have two days to go. so far the BV seems to have gone away (there was no discharge after the 3rd day). i was actually surprised that the side effects came only on the 5th day of taking the drug (the moving in my sleep started immediately though). usually i don't experience any side effects with prescriptions. F 29 5 days
10/1/2007

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