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 |
| 1 | vaginal bateria | 1st night no problems (only 1 pill in system). After taking 2nd pill start feeling nauseated,chills, gittery, bad taste in mouth and diarreah is getting worse by every 3 hours. Have had 3 loose bowel movements in 7 hours. My stomachs feels awful. I don't know if this medicine is going to work yet. I hope I can finish the dosage.....got to go the small room is call me now! | There should be something else "I HATE THIS MEDICINE AND WILL NEVER TAKE IT AGAIN!" | F | 45 | 7 days | 1/19/2007 | 1 | Diverticulitis | complete loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, chills, fever, night sweats, furry tongue, dry mouth, insomnia but extremely tired, chest pain, joint pain, depression, tremors, heightened senses (phone sounded like a fire bell), major brain fog, the list goes on.. | Have now lost six days of work. Was taking 500mg 3x/day for 10 days. Had to stop at day 6, that was 2 days ago. Off to Doc to see if infection is gone. Will NEVER use this medicine again. There has to be something else. | F | 41 | 10 days | 1/15/2007 | 3 | BV | Just an update- made it to day 3 then had to stop taking it. i felt like my brain was turning to mush. this stuff cannot be good for you. my doc isn't in for a couple days so i haven't talked to her about my horrible reaction yet. i wish somebody would've warned me this could happen. | F | 25 | 3 days | 1/14/2007 | 2 | h.pylori bacterial infection | Anxiety, choking sensation, sore tongue, headache, semi-diarrhea, strange-smelling stools, nausea, total fatigue and tiedness, chills, feel like a truck hit me. Cannot concentrate. | I am hopin this drug works along with tetracycline, but it certainly has interfered with my life. Still have to take this stuff for 6 more days. Thanks to everyone for posting. Thought I was dying. | F | 59 | 8 days | 1/14/2007 | 3 | bacterial vaginosis | i am on day 2 of 7 of taking 500mg pills twice a day and before i found this site i thought i was going crazy. i feel spaced out, like i'm on a different planet. zero energy. i have spent the entire day yesterday and so far much of today on the couch. depression was very bad yesterday but has seemed to ease up today. i don't know if its working because i had no symptoms of my bacterial vaginosis. very bad metallic taste in my mouth. these side effects get somewhat better towards the evening. i would try to find a different medication if i ever got this again. | F | 25 | 7 days | 1/12/2007 | 4 | Bacterial overgrowth (vagina) | This is about the third time I have taken this medication and the first time I have experienced any side effects - metallic taste and lethargy as at day 2 of 7. I am taking a probiotic in conjunction with this to counteract thrush and other problems caused by antibiotics messing with your system. | A lot of people mention furry tongue and vaginal itching, which would be caused by overgrowth of Candida - I have seen that listed as an official side effect of this drug. In the past on other antibiotics I have also experienced diaorreha due to intestinal bacteria becoming unbalanced. The probiotic (ie good bacteria) I am using is very easy to take, is certified organic from a great Australian company who ship all over the world - www.organicaustralia.com.au. I think people should be aware of the repercussions of powerful antibiotics such as metronidazole on their overall health - I believe (ab)use of antibiotics earlier in my life has led to the condition I now have to use this one to treat. | F | 33 | 2 days | 1/11/2007 | 1 | BV | i only felt a little out of it with the very first pill. no other side effects. | the infection hasn't gone away and i only have one more pill to take. | F | 27 | 7 days | 1/9/2007 | 3 | Bacterial Infection | Dark urine, awful itchy bumpy rash on my chin & forehead. Very dry skin - I can't find a lotion that will get rid of it! Absolutely the most disgusting pill i have ever taken, the taste is beyond horrific! | It killed the infection on the 3rd or 4th day, but i didn't realize it had given me a rash until i was almost done. I figured i would suck it up & finish. I missed a couple doses near the end & ended up only taking 1 a day instead of 2 & the rash seemed to clear up a little bit. I took the last pill yesterday morning but i cannot get rid of this dry skin, my face is jacked up. I've taken this one time before, but only for 5 days & only had the darkened urine. I do not want to take this ever again. | F | 26 | 14 days | 1/6/2007 | 1 | infected wisdom tooth | Total feeling of going round the bend, physical side effects didnt happen until day 5 then I experienced numbness of the face swollen tongue and a mouth so sore It felt like someone had poured a kettle of boiling water in it only just getting back to normal now one week after finishing the course. If I hadnt found this page would have thought I had lost the plot completly. I will never take this medication again although It did clear up the infection but side effects too bad. | F | 36 | 7 days | 12/31/2006 | 2 | Bacterial Vaginosis | I noticed dry mouth and lightheadedness when standing from sitting or laying down. I had no nausea or other digestive/intestinal issues. I had slight headaches on a few days. I was also pretty emotional the first week but that may be due to my life's circumstances at the moment and not the medication - I'm not sure. I feel like a freak because I think I tolerated this medication very well while friends that have taken it have had lots of side effects. My boyfriend took it at the same time as me and he had stomach problems, constipation, the metallic taste that lingered after taking the pill, lightheadedness and his psoriasis (pre-existing, not related to why he was taking the mediciation) got worse. | I took two 7 day courses of this back to back. I never got the metallic taste in my mouth. I never let the pill linger on my tongue because it did taste bitter. Maybe that's why. I always took it with food and mostly with milk as well. I tolerated it very well - maybe I got bum lots? Overall, I'm VERY dissatisfied - it did NOTHING for my BV. I went through 18 days without drinking for nothing, it seems. Looking forward to drowning my sorrows tomorrow, which is the 48 cutoff where I can drink again. | F | 31 | 14 days | 12/27/2006 | 2 | Gum infection | Constant metallic taste in my mouth; slightly depressed but that could be result of 10 days of pain and little sleep. | Dose 200mg three times a day but have taken every 6 hours ( as I can't sleep longer with the pain ) This is day 3 but still in pain. Haven't taken alcohol. There MUST be SOMETHING better as it's taking too long to kick in. | M | 49 | 3 days | 12/24/2006 | 4 | dr said vaginal "ph" was off | Like you guys said - thank God I found this page! Bad taste in mouth, still lingers 5 days off med. Also general weird and out of it feeling. One night I took it before bed. I had eaten dinner but didn't take it "with food". I was up for 3 or 4 hours writhing in pain. Now I have pain in my stomach or small intestine area whenever I am hungry like an ulcer or gastritis. | Stopped taking after 5 days, lost 6 pounds and couldn't take the stomach problems. It appears to have worked even though I didn't finish the course. For those of you who had bv and it worked but you couldn't take the side effects, my ob said this med comes in a gel form you put "in there". Not convenient but less side effects. | M | 36 | 5 days | 12/21/2006 | 4 | BV | feeling horrible just now. Very sick, tired, metsllic taste. Just want to sleep, feel like I'm on another planet. Itchy too.... | Want these side effects to hurry up and go away, the sickness is the worst. May be compounded by the fact I took 2g in one go (almost Christmas and doc said wouldn't be fair to go without alcohol for 7 days when I could have whole dose in one go) and am also on nitrofuraton, which has similar side effects. | F | 41 | 1 days | 12/21/2006 | 4 | wisdom tooth infection | Itchy red rash on legs, spreading to chest by day 7, mild dizziness and headaches. General feeling of being slightly 'out of it but nothing major compared to other people. | Pain in tooth/gum started to disappear by day 2 and completely gone by day 6. Took 3 x 400mg daily. Taste horrible but OK if quickly swig juice or eat something with more pleasant flavour. Glad to have finished course due to horrible itchy spots on legs but impressed that it sorted out my pain so quickly.Will be happy to have a drink again (as it's Christmas next week!) though read that should wait 24hours after finishing course. Worked well for me as long as infection does not return. | F | 36 | 7 days | 12/18/2006 | 3 | BV | First two days wakefulness. Third day chilling, pounding headache, can hear pulse in ears, lethargy, just want to go to sleep. Not thinking as clearly as usual. Day four (today) dizziness, lethargy, want to go to sleep. Affects speech. Thinking is affected. Going to take another nap and look forward to day five, as it is my last day. Going to take a nap | Only extreme symptom is the lethargy/fatigue/sleepiness. Almost no metallic taste in mouth. Little appetite change. No bowel/stomach upset. Pill is bitter, but I just open wide, wash it down with lots of water quickly and allow no chance to taste it (learned that after the first dose -- yuck!). Bring on day 5! | F | 62 | 5 days | 12/16/2006 | 3 | Suspected Giardia | Nausea, severe stomach cramps, severe runs.Basically wanting to die. I have never felt this bad before. Taken my last dose tonight after dinner. Probably wont keep it down. Taking 2000mg per dose. Very large dose and very bad side effects. This drug is evil. Really hoping it works. Have been sick for 2.5 mths now and just wanting to get better. The smell of alcohol makes me want to vomit. Unsure of rating as yet. Fingers crossed. Could not handle another dose of these tablets. | F | 35 | 3 days | 12/15/2006 | 3 | Suspected Giardia | Nausea, severe stomach cramps, severe runs.Basically wanting to die. I have never felt this bad before. Taken my last dose tonight after dinner. Probably wont keep it down. Taking 2000mg per dose. Very large dose and very bad side effects. This drug is evil. Really hoping it works. Have been sick for 2.5 mths now and just wanting to get better. The smell of alcohol makes me want to vomit. Unsure of rating as yet. Fingers crossed. Could not handle another dose of these tablets. Forgot to mention the foul taste. Feel like I have been chewing metal. Lack of saliva. | If you can take an alternative....do so!! | F | 35 | 3 days | 12/15/2006 | 4 | stomach infection / sinus | Good grief, but this medication is severe! I think I've had every side effect mentioned here that i've read so far. they include fever, depression, severe pain behind my eyes, bloating, feeling exhausted all the time, back pain, shooting pains in my hands and feet. | while the doctor initially prescribed it for what he thought was a bacterial stomach infection, it seemed to be addressing this chronic sinus infection that bactrim hadn't completely cured. so while i was glad of the healing that it was doing for my sinuses, i couldn't take the side effects after 4 days (i was supposed to use if for 7 days) and went to the doc who prescribed a 7day regimen of Levaquin instead. hopefully this will be easier on my body - but only time will tell. thanks to everyone who posted on here - i thought i was going insane for a while there. | M | 46 | 4 days | 12/11/2006 | 2 | bacterial vaginosis | my tongue has a strange coating on it and it feels numb my mouth also has a weird taste how long will this last for? Is that ok that my tongue feels this way? Any ideas on how to not have the lingering taste in the mouth? | F | 24 | 1 days | 12/8/2006 | 5 | bowel infection | good thing I found this page!I feel out of it,like i'm floating I cant tell if it is dizziness or what,had a panic attack I feel very jumpy,stomach is killing me, very nausous. | Definitly glad I took this even though of the side effects. I would much rather deal with these crazy side effects than have the horrible bowel infection come back. | F | 31 | 7 days | 12/7/2006 |