Metronidazole for Bacterial Infection User Reviews (Page 4)

• Am C
• May 15, 2015

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I was prescribed the 7-day, 3 times a day dose for BV. As to symptoms clearing/persisting, I wouldn't know because I didn't notice anything amiss to begin with (no noticeable smell or discharge). The GYN recommended Flagyl after my annual appointment possibly because I was developing BV. I don't know if it's the medicine, but I developed the worst sore throat I've had in years. Congestion interspersed with runny nose, sinus pressure, throat pain, sneezing, coughing, raw nose, the works. It feels like a mix between strep throat and a sinus infection. I feel like my head is in a vice. The only other thing that's changed is darker urine than usual. I'm on my last pill and I started getting sick on day 4 of antibiotics."

• Pie
• December 21, 2016

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Ok so.. I didn't know what was going on... this medicine has totally changed... my side effects are nausea, lower back pain every Time I stand, mouth taste blah and tired.oh gas and diarrhea .. so glad tomorrow is my last day... the best advice I can give is to eat heavy..."

• Anonymous
• March 12, 2010

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I've taken Flagyl several times for severe sinus infections. It did help considering the side effects. Currently I began Flagyl 5 days ago 3 x a day for C-Diff ...The C-Diff symptoms were bad enough but the side effects this time are horrible. Severe nausea ,insomnia, itchy hot skin and a general feeling of sickness. I still have 5 more days to go and want to discontinue the medicines. "

• Anonymous
• March 7, 2010

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Oh my! I have experienced bloating, gas and abdominal pain since taking this medicine. The infection does not seem to be clearing up and I only have one day left of a 7 day course of 500mg twice a day. I am tired, have insomnia; and will not take this again. My abdominal pain is extreme! I have been up since 3am and took it this morning; immediately took a bulking laxative after, to put something in my stomach. Will see if this helps!"

• Anonymous
• July 23, 2016

"I have never ever wrote a review on any product, but I feel the need to write this one in hopes that I will help others. I was put on metronidazole and cipro for diverticulitis and I feel awful. My diverticulitis has improved but I have terrible stomach and head aches, but the worst side effect is tiredness. I am exhausted beyond belief!!! I could fall asleep ten minutes after I get up in the morning. This exhaustion continues all day!!!"

• Tummy...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 8, 2019

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This is my third time with diverticulitis and have taken Flagyl and Cipro combo each time. I'm currently on day 7 of the course and it has relieved the pain early on each time. So for that it is highly effective. The down side is that you can't drink alcohol. It also leaves a terrible metallic taste as well as dry mouth which is hard to deal with and annoying to say the least. Slight nausea from time to time as well."

• klini...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 16, 2023

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This medication is dangerous. As someone who does not typically have reactions to medications, I must tell anyone taking this medication to be completely aware of this medication's side effects and STOP using the medication if you start to experience any of them. I started this medication for BV (500mg/bid). By day 4 of 7, started having tingling down my arms, across my chest, and a general sense of not feeling well. On the fifth morning, the tingling was more intense, and was feeling pressure across my chest. As a 55-year-old female, I was concerned about a heart attack and took the hit and went to the ED. Shame on me for not being fully aware of this medication's side effects. It wasn't until I was released from the ED, without addressing the tingling down my arms and chest did I research this as a medication side effect. When I called the Urgent Care who prescribed the medication, they totally wanted to dismiss the tingling as not a side effect - yet said to stop the medication anyway. Still recovering."

• Rkind
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 9, 2016

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I was prescribed a 500mg 3x a day dosage for 10 days. I always have issues with antibiotics but this by far is the worst side effects I've ever had! The metallic taste, diarrhea, headaches and overall feeling is horrible. I just completed day 5 and it was so bad that I wanted to stick my fingers down my throat and force myself to throw up! I also started to developed oral thrush! The medicine does seem to be working but I'm not taking all 10 days. I feel like I can barely make it to 7!!"

• VestalK
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2019

"I've used this before with no problems, but this time - wow. It definitely gets rid of BV, but the side effects are awful. First, it tastes terrible. My taste has been off all week. I feel nauseated all the time, have diarrhea, and feel depressed. And I'm so tired. I had one pill left and I will not take it. Hopefully next time I can be prescribed something different."

• Eveette
• December 2, 2017

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I was diagnosed with SIBO (small intestine bacterial overgrowth) in July of this year. Had my first round of antibiotics in August (21 days) I'm now on my 2nd round of antibiotics this time I’m on 500mg of Flagyl and 875mg of Augmentin. I’m about 2 weeks in or 14 days in and I feel horrible. Back pain, pain in both my feet and hands. Dizziness, very fatigued. All I want to do is sleep. I had changes in my urine and stools. Went to ER cause I thought I was literally going to die. I suffer from anxiety so this a medication just makes it worse. I have racing heart rate and all my labs and CT of my organs came back normal thank god. Funny how meds can fix one thing but cause all sorts of other things."

• Cd4
• June 13, 2017

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Was prescribed flagyl for BV but was never entirely sure I even had it as no tests were conducted. Took the pills and am so happy tomorrow is my last day! Literally the worst side effects ever, day one wasn't so bad just had metallic taste in mouth but every other day I've experienced headaches, nausea, and extreme fatigue to where I'm sleeping all day. The medication is so much worse than the slight issues I even had."

• weird...
• December 16, 2019

"On metronidazole 400 for blastocystis hominis. My side effects have been somewhat abnormal. I've on and off had a metallic taste in my mouth but its bearable. I've been having hot flushes that last about an hour and then go away. My appetite has increased but I think this is because I am trying to wash away the metallic taste. The weirdest thing for me though is having very vivid dreams at night that are usually pretty horrible and I wake up feeling slightly depressed. Overall though the side effects have been manageable."

• Cici...
• October 3, 2017

"Oh my goodness this medicine is hard work. I feel like a pregnant women. My body goes through all kinds of changes mentally and physically. The nausea,increased hunger or no appetite, dry and metal taste in my mouth. Sore body and all I want to do is lay down but taking this medicine and waking up from a nap will make you feel drowsy and sleep deprived. I feel so weak taking this no matter how much I keep myself hydrated."

• pmva
• November 13, 2014

"My last day on metronidazole, hooray. Am so glad I found this thread. I have felt horrible for the whole week. Took it for bacterial vaginitis , given by my obgyn. First two days were okay. Then had really bad diarrhea and rumbling sensations in tummy. No appetite, dizzy, felt so sick after taking it, no appetite and my urine was brown. I didn't wanna stop the course though because it cleared up my infection. I just wish we were told of the side effects. "

• Sera
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2019

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I took flagyl x 2 for 5 days for BV last month, having suffered Bacterial vaginitis for over a year. I had tried natural remedies that just did not work so as a last resort in utter frustration, I turned to flagyl despite having read such awful reviews about it. I experienced NO side effects at all from it until the very last day when I suffered a mild upset stomach. All signs of the BV were completely gone by end of the week following when I completed the course of antibiotics which was fantastic, however since then I have reasonably frequent stomach upsets after eating. I'd rather have that rather than have BV, so a small price to pay. As antibiotics kill off all bacteria both good and bad, I have now been loading up on probiotics in an attempt to put good bacteria back into my body. This medication did work for me for BV and I'm so thankful that it's gone at last."

• Alber...
• December 11, 2017

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This drug almost killed me. I took 400mg twice a day x 5 days. First day was ok. The second day I experienced stomachache, agitation, insomnia, nausea, hallucination, nightmares. The third day rushed to hospital with blurred vision which lasted for over 11 hours. Never again."

• Eliza...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2016

"I read so many negative things about this antibiotic that I very nearly didn't even take it because I was so scared! Just want to share with others out there that every body reacts differently and for me I had no side effects and felt no different so don't be too stressed out! I was on 750mg a day (3 x 250mg) for 10 days and everything went fine. I was having a probiotic every night before I went to bed and continued the probiotics for a couple of weeks after I finished the course of antibiotics so perhaps that helped. If you've never taken it before, try and relax and just know that you are not guaranteed to have a bad reaction."

• Jazzy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 3, 2019

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I had BV and was given flagyl to take twice daily for 7 days, and it cleared up the infection, but in true antibiotic fashion, it killed EVERYTHING! I ended up up with a raging yeast infection, and had to take fluconazole + probiotics after my regimen to replenish my good bacteria and kill the yeast infection that succeeded the BV. I think the probiotics are what have really maintained my health thus far..."

• Someo...
• April 29, 2015

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I can't express enough how much this pill has helped!! I'm taking it for BV. My symptoms were gone by day 3. I should add that I have severe allergies to MANY strands of antibiotics (I'm talking epi-pen type allergies). For me to be able to take this with almost zero side effects is amazing. I had a slight headache day 2 and I sort of feel like I'm always hungry, but I would take any side effect for 7 days over the smell of BV!!"

• chj
• December 9, 2009

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I was prescribed this for my bacterial vaginitis infection about 2 weeks ago. I had the one dosage (4 tablets) treatment. The pills taste horrible. I experienced nausea good thing I took them before bedtime. My infection cleared up but now I think I have a yeast infection or it's just vaginal itching and discharge, nothing smelly, so I know it's not an infection. I'm guessing it's a side effect of the pills besides that they're really good!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 25, 2019

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I was prescribed Flagyl for 7 days 3 times a day. It is awful this medicine has kept me with a headache, nauseated and vomiting. Today is number 6 and I'm dreading the last day. I just want to be normal again!!"

• Booms...
• June 7, 2015

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This medication worked wonders! I was a little skeptic about it from doing research but with anything you google search; if you dig around long enough you will eventually find something scary. I have had no diarrhea while on this medication as some of the complaints were mostly about diarrhea, nausea, headaches and cramps. Let me tell you, drink PLENTY of water! Don't drink soda, tea, punch etc I mean straight up water! I also picked up Kefir, it's a cultured low fat milk smoothie. It will do wonders for your stomach! I also took Zantac 150mg 30 mins before taking the metro pill. Only side effect I have had was a tender tongue under my chin. PS; if ur urine is dark (common complaint by most) u need more water people! hope this helps you!"

• Val
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 13, 2019

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This is the final day of my 10-day prescription of flagyl 750mg x3 daily for a parasite infection and over the last mine days this is what I have been experiencing: -Bad or metalic taste in the mouth. -Nausea -Little fatigue -Moody -A few Bloating periods -8th and 9th days frequent diarrhea I don't know if the parasite infection is still there, nor what to expect after the dosage, would love to hear feedback from someone in a similar position. Thanks"

• Libyd...
• December 7, 2016

"I never write reviews, but after seeing everyone else's experience I thought I would have to share mine. I was taking these for BV, which I had for a while as I was too embarrassed to go to the doctors. They work wonders on getting rid of the BV. Around day 5-6, I was suddenly hit with cold/flu like symptoms. Stuffy nose, headaches, dizziness. As its close to Christmas I thought I had just come down with a cold. But then I started feeling nausea, exhausted, waking up through out the night and not being able to sleep. I even had to leave work early one day because I couldn't function much! I just decided to google the symptoms of the drug, and wow! Who knows one little thing could bring in so many side effects!"

• DeDe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 12, 2017

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I was in hospital for extreme pain in my tummy, vomiting and diarrhea at same time which later turned into vomiting and pooping blood. Diagnosed with Colitis. She also said it was a BI. I stayed a day cause the pain was so bad and I couldn't keep anything down so I was giving morphine by IV till I could keep fluids down. Also on Flagyl 500 3x day and Cipro 500 2x day for 14 days. On my 4th day and this medicine has been a life saver!! I've lost 6 pounds in 4 days. I'm only eating a couple crackers and soup juice. Nothing taste right. some foods have a metal taste. Also, makes me ache like I have the flu. But nothing like the pain I was in before! I will take these few side effects before going through the pain I had before."