Metronidazole for Trichomoniasis User Reviews (Page 5)

• cap...
• January 27, 2016

"After reading the reviews, I was anxious about taking my 4 pill 2k mg mega dose. It is bitter to say the least. But I have tasted way worse. Rotten pork chops, spoiled rice, siphoned gasoline all top this overrated little pill. Be prepared and have a sweet soda ready, and you will be fine. As far as its effectiveness, I don't know. I don't even know why I am taking it. My wife brought it home from her doctor for me to take. Only God knows what she dragged into our home. Just kidding. I know what she dragged home."

• Rox...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 24, 2016

"The doctor didn't tell me if I had bacterial vaginitis or trichomoniasis, but he said that I can be cured from both using those pills. He gave me metronidazole in the form of vaginal suppositories for 10 days every 24 hours and a cream. This is my second time with the treatment because the first time it didn't work. The first time, I used it for 7 days, and other pills that I don't remember the name, but the experience was the same. This time I'm on the third day, and I'm not having odor or a lot of fluids coming out, just the white one from the pills. But I saw today a green discharge, and I'm worried because I feel like I'm not doing it right because I have to insert it with my fingers, and I don't know if it goes all the way through."

• Mim...
• April 28, 2018

"This is my second day on the antibiotic. I was given four 500 mg of this medication. The smell has gone away. I still have minor itching. I've read all of these comments, and I'm worried this treatment will not work because of all the people that have said it didn't for them. I know I've had this infection for at least ten months with no noticeable symptoms until I had my daughter a month and a half ago. The odor still remained. I went in for my 6-week check-up and tested positive for trich. And they prescribed me this. My side effects were minor. I did fall asleep not long after taking them. I woke up two hours later with a horrible headache that lasted hours and severe thirst. When I went back to sleep, I woke up with right side stomach pain. The pills have an awful taste, but I took a vitamin C drop and that got the taste somewhat gone. I can't really say for sure if this pill works... all I know is I don't smell like fish anymore."

• Anonymous
• December 17, 2017

"I had my first Pap smear last week, and my doctor informed me that I have trichomoniasis. I had no idea I had something, so I have no idea how long I've had it. I was prescribed Pilva, their generic for Flagyl, 500 mg tablets 3 times a day for 10 days, and I must say, compared to some of the other comments on here, it seems like a pretty high dosage, but I must say it works. I'm about 5 days into this, and I have had a lot less discharge, but it leaves a metallic taste in my mouth when I take it. I'm really tired all the time, and also I was at the gym last night trying to work out, and I got really dizzy, and my vision got blurry. I'll be so ready when this medicine is over with, it tastes like death, but it works, and that's all that really matters."

• AGi...
• December 1, 2017

"I was prescribed four 500 mg pills to take at one time. My gyno highly recommended that I take them with food because it would most likely upset my stomach. I weigh 95 lbs soaking wet, and I'd never taken antibiotics before, so it seemed like a rather harsh treatment, but I took the medication as directed. I took it around 10 PM, an hour before I went to sleep. It made me very drowsy right away. I woke up around 5 AM with the most horrendous nausea imaginable, and I started vomiting an hour later. The nausea and vomiting stayed for a couple of days. I developed a fever and had chills. Other side effects I experienced: stomach cramps, diarrhea, mouth sores, that metallic taste in my mouth, extremely dark urine."

• Sta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 29, 2015

"As most of these other people who have posted stated, it's no secret how bad this medicine tastes. Although I can attest to a few of the symptoms after taking it, they haven't been so severe that they affected my appetite or sleep pattern. I've come very close to wanting to throw up because of gagging on the pills. I've taken them most effectively without the nasty taste by saturating them in oil (vegetable, olive, etc.). They go down effortlessly and with no taste. I don't have time for all of the other disguises for this medicine! Lol I think many of you will maybe want to thank me later after this suggestion. Good luck!"

• Anonymous
• March 31, 2010

"I'm still not finished taking the antibiotic, but all my symptoms of the infection were gone within 48 hrs. I'm hoping that when it's gone, the infection doesn't return. The main reason for my response is the taste of the drug. YUCK! I try to find things with strong flavors to disguise the taste, but nothing seems to work. The drug works, but the taste doesn't."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 24, 2020

"Well, I'm just one tablet away from finishing my 7-day course (2 400 mg pills a day). Metronidazole gave me no side effects at all-BUT I suggest taking them at least 4 hours apart. Yesterday, I took them 3 hours apart, and I don't know if it's because of that or because I only had 4 biscuits with the second tablet, but either way, I ended up having terrible stomach cramps. I felt sick this morning too, but I'm better now. So yeah, take them with a full meal at least 4 hours apart, you should be fine. Drink lots of water with them. If you have the pills with a break line, you can break them in half because they are really big, but you get used to it, TBH. They've definitely helped my problem! I've been suffering for MONTHS, and finally, I feel back to normal. I did a pH test today, and that's normal too. They sent a swab off today too, so I will update when I get that back. But yeah, feeling back to normal, brand new down there. Great pills!"

• qwe...
• June 22, 2017

"Having read all the terrifying comments, I was expecting the absolute worst. However, I had absolutely no side effects at all! I didn't even know I had taken it. I took 2g before going to sleep, so in case it got bad, I would hopefully have been able to sleep through it. I'd eaten two sandwiches and some cookies before I took it, spread out over one hour period, so my stomach wasn't too full - I was scared I would be sick from having too much food, so I wanted to be full, but not too full. I then went into bed, watched a movie, and fell asleep. Woke up in the morning, no side effects for now. And the taste isn't that bad at all! It might not be the most pleasant ever, but definitely not as bad as some people make it sound."

• brt...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 2, 2021

Metronidazole "I was so scared to take this medication due to reading the reviews. I took four 500 mg pills (2000 mg). I went and got the medication at 7:30 PM and got home around 7:45 PM. I ate pasta with a strawberry banana smoothie. I took the pills after eating at around 8 PM. I put them in the back of my throat and swallowed them with my smoothie. I did taste a little bit of the pill, but it wasn’t that bad, and it didn’t stay in my mouth long. I have a prescription already for Zofran, so I took a Zofran along with the medication (the pharmacist said it was okay). I then made myself a cup of lemon ginger tea just in case and didn’t end up drinking any of it. I waited for the side effects to hit, and nothing really happened. I had a headache that lasted for about 20 minutes and went away. I went to bed at around 10:45 PM, just because I was sleepy from a long day at work. If you don’t want to feel nauseous, I would recommend asking for Zofran to help! This experience went great!"

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 23, 2021

"Initially dealing with the shock of having to take it was a lot for me, especially because I have intense health anxiety/fear of taking new medication. After reading the reviews on this site, it took me 7 days to work up the courage! I knew I had to take the meds, and there was no way around it. I took the 4 pills, 500 mg dose, all at once. I finally felt so relieved!! I used yogurt and put the pills one by one on a spoon with yogurt and then all the way back to my throat. Worked like a charm with 3 out of 4, tasting one a little because I didn’t do it right, but that taste did not linger at all! As for side effects, I did feel a bit nauseous and a tiny bit dizzy at first, but I feel like antibiotics in general can make you feel this way. I was driving just fine! (Not saying drive, but!) The hardest thing was that I slept very lightly the first night. No full-blown insomnia though! I hope I can help someone who feels the way I did! Trust your doctor! (I know it’s hard)"

• Lad...
• January 7, 2018

"I went to the ER yesterday because I was itching in the vaginal area. I was diagnosed with trich. They gave me 4 big pills to take one dosage. Still got a little itch, but I'm feeling better. What can I do to stop the itch? Or do the pills stop it?"

• Wil...
• July 24, 2021

"I was informed I had trich earlier this month. I was treated with a one-time dose of 4 metronidazole tablets and told to refrain from sex for 7 days. Other than the taste being horrible, I have no complaints or side effects. My symptoms cleared up in 2 days. No watery discharge. No irritation. No burning. I was getting back to my old self and happy as anything! But then, on the 6th day, I noticed some symptoms resurfacing: the irritation, burning, and discharge (but a different texture). So, I called my OBGYN, and I’m back in the stirrups 2 days later. HOWEVER, she informed me that I just most likely developed a yeast infection from the metronidazole. YES. Turns out that antibiotic can get rid of good bacteria in the vagina along with the trich parasite. So naturally, I confused it for trich again! She prescribed me fluconazole for the yeast infection, and I’m waiting for it to clear up now! She also informed me she found no trich from the vaginal fluid during the exam, and my cervix looks healthy!"

• Pre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 22, 2021

"I had to take it today, and my only experience was a bad aftertaste. And it seems the taste won't go away! I took it with food and water, then had to throw it away because of the taste. Anyone experiencing the same thing? I only took 4 pills, 500 mg, and they told me to come back in 3 months."

• Mj5...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 2, 2019

"So after being diagnosed with trich, I was prescribed the mega dose. Four pills at one time. Took it after a meal at 7:30 PM. About 10:30 PM, I became very sleepy. Throughout the night, I developed on-again, off-again headaches. Since I had no symptoms of trich, I couldn’t tell if it cleared the infection or not, but my doctor said that I probably don’t need to be retested."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 13, 2017

"I'm on day 6 of this medicine. The only issue I'm having is nausea. I have no other issue with it. I notice some symptoms I had are gone, the smell and discharge aren't as bad anymore, so hoping when I go back to my OBGYN for retest that everything comes back clean."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 19, 2020

"The second day with 2 metronidazole pills a day for 7 days. No side effects, thank God, feel normal. But wow, these pills are too big, I can't swallow them without gagging a ton beforehand. They get stuck in my throat too, so I have to drink like an entire bottle of water to try to get it down. This is horrible. I just pray it works, and I'd like to know if I have even been diagnosed correctly (the test was negative twice prior). If I really do have this infection, he deserves a beating for giving this to me."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 9, 2022

"Was having crazy abnormal discharge. It would leak like I peed myself. Anyway, I was prescribed this medication after being told I had trich. Dosage was 2 pills a day for 7 days. Day one was fine. Discharge had gone away already, and I didn't experience any side effects, but Day 2 was horrid! I only took one pill, and I started having heart palpitations, chest tightness, heart racing, slight fever, dry mouth, nausea, dizziness, vision was blurred, my arms went numb, and my body was very weak, extreme back pain, diarrhea... I mean, you name it and I had it! I experienced every last side effect, and never in my 31 years of life have I felt that way. It felt almost like I was gonna pass away. I started crying from these side effects. Just awful! My doctor now prescribed the other medication that starts with a T. I won't take that until my symptoms go down. I still have chest pain. Good luck to anyone who was prescribed this! Ask your doctor for the one-day dosage so you can get it over with!!!"

• Aja...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2024

"So I was diagnosed with trich twice, crazy I know... same symptoms both times. Fishy odor and discharge. For one, I want to start by saying this medicine is the nastiest thing I have ever tasted in my life, so when you take it, try your hardest not to let it touch your tongue. The first time I did the 4 at once, my mistake was not eating food. I felt so sick to my stomach, vomiting & diarrhea. But it all subsided the next day. The second time I decided to try the two a day for seven days, thinking the 4 was entirely too much for my stomach. It was okay for a while, I had food with them until one day I didn't eat and I had the same symptoms, extreme upset stomach. Also, the medication gave me a yeast infection as well, so I’d recommend taking it with cranberry pills. I think the 4 at once is better, just make sure you take it before bed and on a full stomach. P.S. have something sweet nearby because I don't think anything could have prepared me for how those pills taste."

• Jaz...
• March 12, 2016

"Omg!!! This pill is awful. I took it with ginger ale. You can't really taste them. I vomited 5 mins after taking the fourth pill. It's been three days since I took the one-day dose. N forgot to take the pills for BV, so I'm taking those now. Overall, I stopped seeing yellow stuff, and then again it started over all because I didn't take the BV pills. But the smell is gone.... Yyaaaa"

• Anonymous
• November 13, 2011

"I agree with the person that took the pill with the peanut butter. The pill did leave a nasty, bitter taste, like the 'old aspirin' not coated taste. I made an English muffin with peanut butter and drank juice with it, and I hardly could taste anything but the peanut butter, and yes, it does make you want to throw up, but take a nap or ask the doctor for a medicine to help with nausea, and make sure you eat the toast with peanut butter."

• Ver...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 26, 2022

"I was prescribed Flagyl for an intestinal infection, and I have never been so ill in all my life. I was so out of control with dizziness, fatigue, sickness, and terrible pulsating headaches. I would try to get out of bed, and the room would be spinning, and I would suffer palpitations. Walking to the next room was a mammoth task. I could not physically function for a week and then started to get very high blood pressure. Do not take this medication. It has terrible side effects."

• Lex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2016

"I recently started the pill, and now I have side effects. It's been three days. I felt normal on the first and second. Now, for the third day, I've been throwing up. The pill has a horrible taste, hideous. I'm not complaining, but thanks for the info on how to get them down without a taste."

• hop...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 11, 2022

"500 mg 2x daily for 7 days. The pills were white, capsule-shaped, and a bit large. Extremely bitter-tasting. I would take them with bread and butter, chew up a small amount of food a bit till “slimy,” spit it into my hand, push the pill into the food ball, then pop it in my mouth and gulp it down with water. I have a strong aversion to taking pills, though. As far as side effects, I’m in good health with very little sensitivities. The effects I experienced: slight nausea on day one and a metallic taste upon waking, some excess gas and bloating throughout the course of medicine. I continued working throughout the treatment, did not drink any alcohol at all. I’m relieved to report the symptoms are gone - goodbye disgusting fish smell! The pill tastes awful and is annoying, but stick with it - it will work. If you’re taking this for BV or trich, be sure to clean and sanitize all clothing, bedding, towels, adult toys, etc., and communicate honestly with your partner(s). Good luck!"

• Jus...
• February 6, 2018

"I was diagnosed with trichomonas after a pap. I took the meds Flagyl, only one dose. I threw up 8-9 hours straight, and now it’s the next day and I’m still weak and nauseous. Hope the itch be gone 'cause I’m dying, lol."