PERIDEX Reviews (CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE)Average Rating: 1.6 (185 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PERIDEX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PERIDEX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Post-op wisdom tooth removal | Burned my tongue and throat, ruined my taste and made me ill. | F | 28 | 1 days Lid full 2X day | 2/3/2012 | 1 | Darkning of gums dentist | The tip of my tounge feels burnt. And i used it before bed and it felt like a whole was being burnt through my tongue. I cant taste coffee chocolate or pop. Chips taste stale no taste of salt. Cant even taste a pickle. I only used it 2 times. | F | 26 | 1 days >15ml | 1/4/2012 | 1 | dental graft | Immediate extreme tongue tingling after 2 uses!affected tastebuds after one use! Do not use this stuff!!! My tongue was tingling so bad, I googled and read all these reviews--- I immediately went and rinsed with salt water(couldn't even taste the salt!!) Then rinsed with regular mouthwash. It alleviated the burnt, tingling sensation but is still present, tolerable now. Do not use this stuff--- use salt water. Like so many here, I wiah I would have read this stuff first! Arghhhh! | F | 36 | 1 days 15 mg | 12/10/2011 | 2 | dental implant surgery | Loss of taste overall, and bitter taste in mouth all day. | I imagine it helped keep the surgical area from getting infected, but it ruined my eating experience. Everything tastes bad. Would not use this on a permanent basis. I hope my taste will return to normal soon. | F | 45 | 14 days 15 ml 2X day | 11/11/2011 | 1 | tooth extraction | sores developing on roof of mouth(pallette) and tongue turned green by day 6. | after reading these comments I will finish my treatment with good old sea salt water. | F | 54 | 6 days 3X day | 7/26/2011 | 2 | dental bone graft post op | nausea and shortness of breath....burping etc....no I didn't swallow the whole shot....spat it out ..but you're not supposed to spit post op dental bone graft...but this was starting 9 days post op | M | 56 | 4 days bottlecap 2X day | 5/2/2011 | 1 | mouth ulcers | severe gastrointestinal problems, nausea, vomiting, diaherra, stmache pain, gas, ulcers are worse. | F | 68 | 3 days 15 ml 2X day | 4/16/2011 | 1 | After extraction | Used it for a couple of days without a problem. Then: used it and tingly feeling did not subside but increased to a burning/numb feeling on tip of tongue. Went to bed like that. Woke 8 hours later, tongue still numb. Now 8 hours later, tongue still numb. Dentist told me this was a very unusual reaction but I see others have had the same. Kind of scarey, I hope sensation and ability to taste return. | This scary side effect is not listed in the literature for this drug. Update: one day later, the numbness has lessened. I now feel it will go away completely eventually. | F | 49 | 4 days 15ml 2X day | 2/2/2011 | 2 | gum infection | Gum infection cleared up. Bitter taste, yes, but I only took it before bed. | My dentist said that this product was good for preventing colds, etc. (because it killed germs.) Knowing that our bodies are hosts to millions of micro organisms, both harmful and beneficial, I should have taken warning from my dentist's comment. About 10 days after stopping use of Peridex, I came down with the most tenacious bug that two different antibiotics have not been able to help. I can't prove it, but I believe the beneficial microbes that have kept me healthy for years were also wiped out, leaving the door open for the harmful ones to take over. | F | 55 | 10 days 1 capful 1X day | 1/2/2011 | 3 | Oral Surgery and Gum disease | After one week my teeth have a brownish stain. It has impaired my sense of taste as well, but not completely lost. | It has stopped the red swelling and bleeding. I will find out from my dentist if the stain on my teeth can be cleaned before my wedding =( | F | 28 | 17 days 2X day | 10/29/2010 | 1 | After Deep Cleaning | Ok , the taste isn't the greatest, BUT what the stuff did to my tongue was unacceptable!- I stopped after the first day Aug 27/2010( 2 doses)- Lost taste in tip, roof of mouth red & gums seem OK?- Its been a week after that horrid stuff,still not tasting right - the tip is still like its burnt, and now tongue has white coating, my lips are chapping like never before and my throat is red!- YUCK | I was charged $20 for this crap!- Will take it back to the dentist next month. It shouldn't be sold if it alters something as important as your sense of TASTE!! | F | 46 | 1 days 1/4 capful 2X day | 9/9/2010 | 5 | Rinsing after dental implant prep | None | Good grief, people. I don't think this tastes any worse than any OTC mouthrinse and it really works! Use this and you'll have very healthy gums, something that's extremely important. I used it after an extraction and prep surgery for a dental implant and my mouth has never felt so clean or healthy. I recommend it highly and now it comes alcohol free. | M | 33 | 30 days 1 capful 2X day | 9/6/2010 | 2 | Antiseptic after root planing | I had numbness and tingling on the tip of my tongue after only two uses; this was similar to the 'pins & needles' sensation of a limb that falls asleep. This alarmed me and caused me to call my dentist, who told me that I am likely hypersensitive to the active ingredient and to stop using it. | This may be OK for many people, but be cautious about adverse reactions. | M | 63 | 1 days 15 ml 2X day | 8/31/2010 | 2 | Gum disease | Parasthesia of the tongue, i.e., numbness, tingling and loss of taste. | The patient information given out is grossly inadequate. This is a powerful nerve agent. Patients should be clearly warned about possible adverse effects. | F | 48 | 3 days 15ml 2X day | 8/31/2010 | 4 | treatment after root planing | Losing my sense of taste, but this isn't a major issue for me. It's strange more then anything. To me, the rinse tastes just fine. As a matter of fact, it's the only thing that tastes like anything to me! I have found that salty foods don't seem to taste like anything. Coffee tastes like warm brown water. | My gums do not bleed AT ALL anymore. Seems to work well as an anti-bacterial. I plan to finish the course of 14 days unless the side effects worsen. | M | 30 | 3 days 15 MG 2X day | 6/10/2010 | 3 | gum problems | I believe this is a contributing or key factor in nausea I've been experiencing lately. | I don't have the general problems most commentors list. NO loss of taste, numbness, tingling, etc. The taste isn't bad as I use, it, but for 30 mins to an hour after it is pretty gross. DO NOT rinse with water (as per the sheet from the pharmacy, it makes the taste WORSE). | F | 31 | 8 days 15 mL 2X day | 5/6/2010 | 1 | Mild case of gingivitis | I HATE this medication. I really wish I would have went online before taking this. I only had a mild case of gingivitis. And now the tip of my tongue has a tingling/numbness feeling to it. It feels like I burnt my tongue on hot food. I did have the bitterness in my mouth but it went away after taking it. Food doesn't taste the same. I really hope this tingling feeling on my tongue goes away. I just stopped taking this today so I am hope that in a few days this tingling feeling will go away! I am so angry that I took this medication | F | 30 | 3 days medium 2X day | 4/10/2010 | 3 | Bleeding gums | white-coated and burning tongue, desensibilization of the tongue tip | I stopped using it and after 13 days my tongue tip is still burning from time to time and is less sensible than usual but not white-coated anymore | F | 35 | 21 days 2X day | 4/3/2010 | 1 | after deep cleaning | Swollen tongue, red face, change in taste | I wish I had read all these warnings before using. I will not be using any more of Peridex, I'll switch back to Listerine. My tongue is miserable and the loss/change of taste after only using twice is frightening. | M | 57 | 1 days 1 capful 2X day | 2/23/2010 | 1 | cleaning, bleeding gums | Unknowingly rinsed with it after cleaning at dentist thinking it was more mouthwash...intense bitterness and loss of taste immediately. Have swelling in neck, fullness in ears and woke up at 5 a.m. with intense vertigo - maybe due to ears? | This is awful, I had a very sensitive sense of taste, now everything tastes bitter and can't detect salt - after one use! I wonder if other users' taste has returned. You can't rinse it off, it makes a chemical bond to your mouth tissue. To me it's not worth the sensory loss, there's other natural stuff. Don't do it. | F | 55 | 1 days | 1/13/2010 |