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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR METRONIDAZOLE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Horrible, HORRIBLE headaches...especially in the morning. Very spaced-out feeling and tired. Felt better after nap. | I'm only on day 3 of a 7 day course. The first two days were fine..then last night I started getting a headache and today I woke up with a horrendous headache and I felt like I had consumed 2 gallons of vodka the night before.. | F | 32 | 7 days | 11/4/2006 | 1 | tooth abcess | heart racing,palpitations,irregular pulse, shortness of breath,tight chest, extreme tiredness, mouth ulcers, headaches,depression, sore eye. | I took 200mg for 2 days then started with side effects, the worst being shortness of breath and palpitations. Checked with doctor who checked me over ,found that my blood pressure was up and that I had racing heart and irregular pulse.Practise nurse gave me ECG then I was sent to Emergency Care Centre.I had 4 blood tests ,a chest x-ray and 2 more ECGs ,then was told my symptoms were side effects from Metronidazole.My antibiotic was changed but I still feel ill 3 days on and quite depressed. | F | 48 | 2 days | 11/4/2006 | 2 | after a 2nd d&c RPOC | Felt as though my heart rate had changed it made me slur speech, couldnt remember anything, dizziness, depression. Generally made me feel like I was going to pass out. I have taken teh drug once before many years ago and did not get this reaction. | I had only been recommended to take this as a precaution to any bacteria being present after an initial d&c for a miscarriage had left retained products of conception and I had to return for a further d&c to clear them. A swab was negative for bacteria. Figured if this was the reaction to the antibiotics and I was not having to take this drug for I should stop imediately as I felt so bad. | F | 46 | 2 days | 11/1/2006 | 3 | c-diff | nausea, vertigo, extreme anxiety, extreme depression, fatigue, gas, loss of appetite | The symptoms of c-diff went away after a few days which was great. Than a few days later the side effects kicked in. My depression got so bad that I had trouble getting out of bed, and I didn't want to go anywhere under any circumstances. I'm normally a very sociable person, so this had me extremely worried. I also felt like sleeping anytime anyplace. I have been off the medicine for 8 days and the side effects persist. I was so dizzy and nauseus yesterday that I had to leave work. I spent the rest of the night in bed. Today I am so depressed (I don't know why because my life is going well aside from this demon drug) that I don't even want to go to a concert tonight that I paid a fortune for the tickets. I will force myself to go, but I fear that the anxiety will ruin it for me. I've been taking xanax for anxiety for a few years, which always helps. Not anymore. I think I could take five in a day and still have a panic attack. I hope this goes away soon as I would really l | M | 28 | 16 days | 10/31/2006 | 2 | Jaw infection (wisdom tooth removed | None. | Didn't do anything for my jaw infection, despite being recommended for bone infections. I got a bad infection after surgery to remove a compacted wisdom tooth ("dry socket", large haematoma on jaw and deep, swollen mouth ulcers). Ended up on a course of penicillin instead. Lost 2 weeks from work and have had the worst oral pain I've ever experienced. WIsh it had worked ! Perhaps my infection was just too bad though ? Perhaps I needed a stronger dose ? | F | 30 | 7 days | 10/27/2006 | 2 | Bacterial Infection | Severe cramping on day 3&4 of medicine. Diaarrhea, & somewhat constipated during bowel movements. Drowsy during day at times. Severe burning sensation after bowel movement. | Took four days straight and then stopped for two days and then started for 1 day under doctors guidance. Dr. wanted to see if the cramps were from medicine or something else. Dr. really wanted me to finish Flagyl as he new it would help. Burning senstaion really came on strong the first day back once I stopped for two days straight. Dose: 500mg Flagyl & 500mg Cipro for 10 days. Flagyl appears to work, but it is tough to handle in terms of side effects. Dr. told me to stop the taking it due to the side effects & use prep H for the burning & call him in a few days. | M | 33 | 10 days | 10/27/2006 | 4 | sinus infection | Felt really depressed, didnt want to leave the house some days. When i did i was experiencing panic attacks, which i have never had before. My chest was really tight some days and it hurt to breathe, felt sick a LOT and loads of headaches. Shakes sometimes and dizzyness. | It helped i think, but i'm on eye drops, nasal spray and antihistamines for allergic rhinitis. I finished metronidazole today so we'll see if it was that or the other meds that actually helped! | F | 20 | 7 days | 10/23/2006 | 2 | ?grumbling appendix part 3 | By day 5 dizziness++ ,metal mouth ,dark urine ,really irritable,occasional pin prick sensations ,poor memory some confusion on day2 (really scary)lethargy ++ gastritis+ then to top it all heart palpitations and chest discomfort this was too much-stopped it 12 hours ago and saw GP. 12 hours later I know who I am and I can walk straight WHAT YOU HAVE MUST BE VERY BAD IF THIS IS THE CURE...... Doc now reckons IBS ...aaaaaRGH! 5days of this for nothing | This seems to have a cumulative effect. Day 1 was o.k Day2-Day5 progressively worse to the point of disabling.If i'd been lying in bed for the full 7 days i'd have made it to the end but to work as well - no way | M | 43 | 7 days | 10/23/2006 | 3 | ?grumbling appendix | see previous posting ?grumbling appendix -not sure this Dx is correct The rationale was that this Ab would kill bacteria in the appx before it kicks off to appedicitis. | in addition by day 4 Loss of appetite Some nausea I'd dearly love to stop this but this is typical of some Ab's -the side effects are so bad you stop them .The bacteria arent all destroyed so some survive and are stronger and more resistant.Don't think this Ab will be around long as patients cant tolerate it. | M | 43 | 7 days | 10/22/2006 | 2 | ? grumbling appendix | Dizziness ++ Some visual problems -takes a fraction longer to focus very occasional 'pin prick' sensation in limbs Metallic taste ,it tastes absolutely awful! Memory problems (when i was asked at work what i was taking I couldn't remember the name -I'm a medic too so long names don't scare me !!) ?diarrhoea-maybe unrelated Think the cure is worse than the disease. | M | 43 | 7 days | 10/21/2006 | 3 | sfda | sdaf | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 10/20/2006 | 3 | BV | Horrible taste in mouth, itchy palms, flushed face, nausea, fatigue | It really is an awful tasting pill. Coat it in honey, stick it on the back of your tongue and then swish down with water. 250 mg/3x day | F | 25 | 10 days | 10/17/2006 | 1 | helicobactpr pylori | horrible taste in mouth, coated tongue, thickness in the throat, disorientation, almost fainting, clammy prickly skin, weakness in legs, shaking hands, nausea, unbelievable fatigue, itchy skin, dark urine - | I don't know it it has worked to clear up the infection, it certainly worked to make me feel a hundred times worse than before I started it. All of my symptoms started towards the end of the 9 days I took it and they are still with me now 10 days later. I wouldn't give this medication to President Mugabe (well, maybe). Did anyone continue on with terrible symptoms for much longer than I am experiencing? | F | 54 | 9 days | 10/13/2006 | 4 | Bacterial infection | The taste is horrible!!! My husband developed away for me to take the pill without vomiting. He rolled the pill in our children's "fruit roll-ups." Placed it in the fridge to get the fruit roll-up hard. You can also take it right away with the fruit roll-up wrapped around the pill. IT WORKS!!! | F | 37 | 7 days | 10/10/2006 | 5 | Bacterial Vaginosis | Nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, constantly sleepy, very low energy, bad headaches, fingers tinggled, horrible depression, wanted to cry all the time, the list goes on and on...this medicine is horrible | I thought I was going crazy until I looked at the side effects of this medicine and then realized I felt every one of them. I have never felt depressed before and I am feeling so down and not myself at all. The medicine is helping but I will never take it again. | F | 19 | 7 days | 9/30/2006 | 5 | Wisdom tooth infection | A very bad headache, especially first thing in the morning, exhausted, spaced-out,slight loss of appetite, lighter stools, dehydrated skin and paleness in the face. | My tablets are 200mg each (15 in total). I would recommend drinking plenty of water throughout the day and with this medicine because I think it has a dehydrating effect which could be the cause the bad headaches. However, it has cleared up my infection rapidly when amoxycillin did not touch it, so I will continue with this course - 1 day left. | F | 39 | 5 days | 9/25/2006 | 3 | BV | Constant nausea, depression, very miserable & tearful, feeling of dizziness | felt so sick wondered if could be moring sickness! Second bout of BV in a month, first course of metronidazole cleared it up with no side effects - but this time i feel lousy - worse than bv. Thank god for this web site, thought i was just me | F | 30 | 7 days | 9/25/2006 | 4 | tooth infection | continously felt sick, tired, headache as bad as a volcanic eruption, rash that itches out of this world, dizzy, one minute depressed and another giggly, completly on a different planet to the rest of the world and bad stomach | it took 4 hours before the dizzyness and confusion settled in, was followed shortly by the bad stomach and the depression, day 3 saw the amazing headaches that I have ever had and now the itch rash from hell. Im going to stop these tablets a day early and pray that the infection has gone which im not to convinced of but I cannot go on. | F | 34 | 4 days | 9/24/2006 | 3 | Giardia | I still do not have test results back. I ingested something became infected and did not have relief til I took the Flagyl. Most side effects are gone and I thought the problem was gone but now have ulcer-like symptoms and worried -- do not know if this is side effect or return of parasite! I also have greenish tongue I can't seem to clean...do not feel well and must eat to keep tingling and irritation feeling away from stomach. | I still do not know if it worked. I've never had a stomach problem in my life and having trouble coping with this. But two days ago I landed in the ER the distress was so bad, thought I was bleeding. Wish they would hurry up with the Dx...test has taken 3 weeks. Then at least I would know what I was fighting. I got whatever it is from food I ate, probably undercooked. Don't know what else it could be! | F | 57 | 9 days | 9/23/2006 | 3 | girdia | I took Flagyl for 5 days, ending one week ago. I started experiencig dizziness, mental fuzziness, and pain in the back of my neck about 3 days ago. The medication had stopped 4 days before. Has anyone had this experience and how long does it last after the medication has stopped? | F | 44 | 5 days | 9/23/2006 |