Metronidazole for Bacterial Infection User Reviews (Page 5)

• Lexin...
• March 14, 2016

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This cleared up my BV well, however, I was experiencing some strange side effects. I'm having symptoms similar to a sinus infection-- pressure and pain in my temples, pain behind my eye, my eye was swollen as well as a runny nose. I've stopped taking the medication so I hope these symptoms pass. The same thing happens the last time I took this medication too."

• 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."

• anon
• November 4, 2013

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I'm taking Flagyl for what I guess is a bacterial infection but I've been taking it for a few days possibly even a week and I cant really tell a difference, all I know is that I have an inflamed colon and I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy in December, I'm taking 500mg three times a day for 14 days and sometimes I do miss a dose every now and again, could this be why I haven't noticed much change?? and I haven't experienced any side effects aside from feeling a little tired because i always take it after a meal, the only thing i have to complain about it is that its uncoated so it tastes pretty bad but if you just take a mouthful of drink first then drop the pill in it really helps with the taste. btw im only 17 years old"

• monke...
• January 11, 2016

Flagyl (metronidazole) "My doctor prescribed to me Flagyl because of diarrhea for 5 days and now that I'm on day 1 off this medication I feel extremely tired and I am having short breaths. My middle upper back feels weird too. Is this normal?"

• Kate
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 1, 2020

"metronidazole the only thing my doctor gives me that actually works for BV. She also gives me Diflucan to counter yeast infection that Flagyl causes. I do okay the first few days, but by day 5 or 6 the nausea is intense. Headaches as well. I do better not eating my usual yogurt in the morning as I found dairy products made the nausea worse. Diffusing peppermint oil helps me with nausea and headache. Last year, I was on a 14 day course of Flagyl that resulted in really bad oral thrush. Doing boric acid tablets vaginally has helped keep BV away. I never had BV until after vaginal surgery and now it comes every 6-12 months."

• Cindyoz
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2019

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Yesterday I finished 5 days of twice daily 400mgs of Flagyl. If my husband wasn't with me I would have despaired. Horrible nausea, heartburn, pain chills swollen face knees and feet. No sleep in 3 days. It was up there with heroin withdrawal. Seriously, been there done that. Flagyl was a BEAST. One day later much better but not out of the woods. Hopefully my BV has gone. This sucked. I took it with food, horrible metal mouth eew. Still felt steamrolled. Hopefully anyone reading this has no bad side effects. I advise asking family or friend to help as I could barely walk. Oh and weird red patches pin prick weirdness. User beware. Hope your body responds better than it did with mine."

• Cassie
• April 15, 2021

"Though this is clearing up my infection, as I am writing this I am in so much discomfort. My anxiety is crazy, and what saved me from rushing to the ER was reading these comments. Everyone is experiencing what I’m feeling & somehow that makes me feel better. Not that I wish any of you this pain, but knowing I am not alone is somehow comforting. I know it’s fixing my BV, but I can’t even describe the bloating, nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, heartburn, and gas. I’m a student & am lucky that I am doing school from home. Just getting out of bed is a chore. My chest and back also hurt. Likely from the combo or bloating and heartburn, since the bloating pushes on my diaphragm, causing me to use my muscles more often to try to breathe deeper! This is miserable. I feel for everyone out there who has had to take this. Also the taste is horrendous. I have to psych myself up to take it. I am also so dang thirsty no matter how much water I drink."

• Georgi
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2019

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I only took it for 2.5 days the adverse reaction was horrible severe nausea the worst taste in my mouth and headache Lasted for over 2 weeks I ended up in the ER because of this medicine I would never take it again"

• erix
• April 13, 2017

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Pathetic medicine I was prescribed flagyl 400mg 3 times a day for 3 days. After day one I felt the side effects immediately. Tiredness, fatigue, headaches and increased sensitivity being the major ones. Worst part is after completing my course I'm still feeling the side effects.Sensitivity to light has increased along with dizziness and fatigue!!!"

• Nanam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 8, 2014

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Started this 4 days ago for an anaerobic infection in my jaw, that had not responded to other medication. The first I developed a severe headache at bedtime, took one of the pain pills the dentist had prescribed because of my jaw/tooth abscess. Took care of it, and went about my business. So far, every NIGHT I developed a headache an hour or so after taking my last dose of the day (1 500mg tab twice a day). This is day 4. Only other side effect I've noticed is significantly darkened urine. I would have been really worried about that (as I have kidney stones) but had a routine visit with my urologist today who said it was ok and would go away. "

• Old...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2020

"I had a root canal done and was put on metronidazole, I hope never to need to take this medication again! Normally I deal with depression, I use medication and prayer so I am “normal”, I get real bad headaches once or twice a month, when I took this medication after having a root canal done my depression got worse no matter what, headache all day everyday and night, could not sleep and dizziness. Will think twice before taking it again!"

• medic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 27, 2015

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I went on a holiday to Thailand and developed a bloated stomach with wind and later diarrhea. The Dr prescribed Flagyl to kill and bugs in the intestine. We know that in these countries it is rather easy to get a bug from foods. After many trips I finally got a Bangkok Belly. After taking 400 mg 3 times a day I felt some relief the next day. Felt good. Then the next day I woke up feeling terrible. I had sneezing, runny nose, a feeling of tightness in the nose (harder to breathe), asthma, dry lips, rashes on the hands, body aches, lack of appetite, feeling lethargic and tired along with wind in the stomach along with slight nausea. Diarrhea almost gone. Most side effects are happening to me on the fourth day."

• Nini
• December 4, 2016

"Never in my life have I been so ill. I was took into hospital 8 days ago with suspected PID after the results came back as clear docs were stumped but still made me carry on with my meds. I have a scan in 3 days but I can honestly say these tablets have completed knocked me off balance. Headaches, nausea, sickness, anxiety, insomnia, not been able to get comfortable, no appetite, the metallic taste and most of all the lower back and lower abdominal pain. I stopped taking the tablets over 24 hours ago and all of the above has gone completely. Never in my life will I touch these antibiotics again EVIL!!!!!!"

• Nat...
• August 11, 2013

"Definitely works at treating the problem. I agree if not swallowed quickly horrible taste. I suffered migraines through my 5 day course (I'm on day 4) and my body felt crappy but most of all I felt shattered even after a good nights sleep. I'm glad I'm on my last day tomorrow."

• Ant
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2020

"I had a bacterial infection in my intestines and was prescribed the 500mg metronidazole for 10 days. I have 1 pill left and I’ve never been so excited to end something. Nauseous is insane literally all day Metal mouth after every single pill Didn’t experience much with the loss of appetite Diarrhea and bloating also sucked. Hope this pill works!"

• karl
• June 17, 2016

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This wasn't right for me. Only was on it for 5 doses, so I don't know if it helped. I puked up the fifth dose, then got dizzy, and almost passed out on the ride to the ER. It settled down after a couple hrs, Had no alcohol for the past 10 days. This likely wouldn't happen to most people. But it's got gnarly side effects if it don't agree with you."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 8, 2015

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Today is my 3rd day on this antibiotic. I had been experiencing an embarrassing discharge for a few months now. I repeatedly asked my doctor to test me for BV -- After 3 failed attempts to have my doctor test me for bacterial vaginosis, telling me that I was being overly sensitive - I finally sought a second opinion, and turns out, I did in fact have the infection. I am on my third day of the antibiotic (twice a day for seven days) and while I have noticed some uncomfortable side effects such as restlessness and night and mild queasiness - my symptoms are completely gone. No discharge, no embarrassing smell. Thank heavens! I will gladly be slightly uncomfortable for a week to rid myself of this disgusting, embarrassing infection."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 6, 2020

"The side effects I’ve experienced is a slight headache, increased appetite (I’m hungry all the time even after I eat), extreme drowsiness. No nausea but I also take the pills with a meal and avoid alcohol. I hate that you have to detox from alcohol on this pill!"

• Stace
• August 30, 2015

Flagyl (metronidazole) "This is my second time on Flagyl. I am on a 10 day course of it 2x daily for a bacterial infection in my stomach. Other than some gas pains I have had no bad side effects. There is a lot of bad things on "Dr. Google" and I have to refrain from googling things as they tend to make some feel the symptoms... to me Flagyl has worked and I hope everyone finds a medicine that will help them..Flagyl or not"

• Rocky
• January 17, 2009

Flagyl (metronidazole) "I had C-Dif which is a bacteria which is resistant from too many antibiotics. I caught this in the hospital. I was never so sick. Betweem losing weight and the vomiting and diarrhea I thought I was going to die. Flagyl did help but took many months."

• Liv...
• January 29, 2017

"I was prescribed Metronidazole 500mg 3 times a day for 7 days. I'm on day 5 and this is the worst drug I've ever taken. My first day I felt ok then after started experiencing extreme dizziness, bad headache, and nausea. My eyes started to hurt and by my 3rd day I had the worst stomach pain/burning for almost 2 days now. I'm not sure if this is normal or not but I've considered going back to the er because the pain is so bad."

• Anonymous
• July 24, 2016

"Took this med for C-Diff - for the full 14days but felt I was giving away my health in exchange. After 12 hrs of taking first pill I noticed back pain forming. It increased until I was in so much pain, I just had to rest. The problem was resting wasn't restful because the pain made it hard to move. Over the course of the 14 days, it felt like my joints were aged 25 years. I experienced severe pain in several places in my body for several days at a time until it seemed to move to a different spot- back pain didn't subside. Also nausea + metallic taste in mouth. The concering thing is 5 days off meds and pain hasn't subsided. Hoping to be back to my normal healthy self soon. I'll NEVER take this med again. On a postive note,C-diff did clear"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2021

Flagyl (metronidazole) "Please do no take this drug. Ask for something else unless you are dying. I took Flagyl 3 months ago and I'm still dealing with side effects. I've been to the ER multiple times, spent thousands of dollars on tests, have been in physical therapy for 6 weeks for how it affected mg vestibular system. My entire body burns and tingles, my ears are ringing, I still have vertigo on a daily basis, and my vision has been completely wrecked. Please, please don't take this drug."

• Bob
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2024

"I took Flagyl for a week for a tooth infection. It completely cleared it. The only side effect was a very pleasant one: I hallucinated all of my ex-girlfriends. For the entire week they were with me and felt as real as anything. I was sad to say goodbye to them again."

• OBX
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 7, 2016

"I was prescribed this for an unspecified vaginal bacterial infection. First day of treatment stopped my symptoms completely. (Vaginal irritation, constantly full bladder feeling, and achy, uncomfortable feeling in my uterus) Relief lasted about two days before they reappeared with severe and increasing pelvic pain and pressure, unbelievable exhaustion, nausea, and a horrible feeling of being off and disconnected. I am exhausted, but wake up in the middle of the night and can't sleep. The pain and pressure in my pelvis is unrelenting, and nothing helps whatsoever. I feel absolutely awful. It's the only thing I can focus on. Until I read the side affects and realized the drug is doing this, I was terrified that something was seriously wrong."