Metronidazole Lasting Side Effects (Page 10)

I have been taking this medication for 7 days and off of it since a week and still have severe side effects, abdominal cramps, severe headaches, dizziness, unsteadiness... How long is it expected to last? It was prescribed with Ciprofloxacin to me and I take Entrophen on a regular basis...

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Thank you for your concern to warn me. But I did finish it...... (being in Thailand, it's a bit like pick your poison....., I was worried the infection would flare up again if I discontinued, iin a tropical climate here bacteria grows extremely fast and I really did not want them to give me anything stronger) Amazingly on Sunday morning which was still 2 days before finishing.I had no more pain , was a bit weak, but managed to stand up and sing in church,and it seemed all less at night which was always the worst. Now I am ok but my stomach is still a little funny. Strangely during the course I did not like eating except creamy stuff, like pasta carbonara , which seemed to minimize the upset stomach. no acidy sauces
Drinking lots of water seemed to minimize the bad sick feeling. In backtracking what could have aggravated the symptoms was that I had a bad cough and took cough medicine Levotrop around the same time and it most likely contained alcohol. Now that the ordeal is over I am taking greek yoghurt and extra vitamins and trying to eat healthy. I am considering detox when stronger. I am off coffee. I will NEVER take metrodinazole again for sure.

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Thank you DLC and Whatif for your concern. I did finish the course as being in Thailand , knowing them they will be forced to prescribe stronger meds,as bacteria here multiplies rapidly. in backtracking what really aggravated the symptoms was that I was taking coughsyrup, levotrop at around the same time, whicn most likely contained alcohol.Amazingly Sunday I had no more pain and was able to stand up and sing, so I just finished them.It seemed to help to drink lots of water in between.also strangely enough creamy foods like pasta carbonara helped to minimize the upset stomach and stomachpain, that came with it. I am ok now,just a bit weak at times. Taking Greek yoghurt and extra vitamins and trying to eat healthy.I am considering when I am stronger. After this ordeal I will surely NEVER take metrodinazole again!

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I'm assuming this reply was for me, thank you I"m going to just go back to the docotor and get a Follow up because I'm something like a worry wart and I have to put my mind at ease but thanks so much I'll give an update when I find out wha'ts going on.

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You're welcome and yes it was for you. Do let me know when you have some news. :) and thank you for your reply.

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Hello my confuzing story begins with a tooth ache and infection. The Dentist would not see me until the infection is arrested. Fine, one week of taking Amoxicillin subdued the infection and two teeth where extracted. The following couple of days was very painful, to my eye, temple, ear, throat, jaw and cheek bone. I couldnt get to the Dentist on the weekend so i went to urgent care. There they gave me pain meds, and IV antibiotics, while i waited for the blood work results. The blood work came back negative for any signs of infection (Clue#1). I was then advised to go to the hospital where again i was looked over by a different Dr who stated "Well i dont see any signs of infection (clue #2) , but we treat this very aggressively because if the infection gets to your heart it will be a bigger problem!" Then i was put on a home IV for three days with IV Metronidazole, oral Cephalexin and pain meds. I continuoslly got sicker and sicker (Clue#3) but had no pain from the tooth extraction sites. After 3 days they gave me a 24 hr dose of IV metro, with some oral ones to take home and start taking 2X a day the next day until finished, along with Cephalexin 4X a day as well. The dentist would not see me until the (supposed) infection was arrested again. I got sicker and sicker in other ways, blisters in my mouth, dizzy, blurred vision, hot cold spells, urgent bowel movements, itchy rash all over torso, frequent urgent naps like i was going to faint if i didnt lay down emediately. Loss of appetite, confusion, depression, tremors, constant itch around rectum, rapid shortness of breath. I thought i was fighting off an infection, and these where the results of that fight. I started my own research as i was spiraling downward and questioning all my symptoms. I pushed to see another DR as i still could not get to see my family one. This Dr pointed out i was having an allergic reaction to the drugs and stop taking them now! I then went to the dentist who said that all of my initial symptoms are that of Dry Socket! If they didnt see signs of infection, then why treat you? Now a week later i still am wiped out, exausted, get dizzy, confused, short of breath, and feel like my whole body is filled up with goo, and chronically tired. I feel beat up from the inside out! What does this stuff do to you if you never need it in the first place?

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Please get help ASAP for the side effects you are having from the Cipro. I am over 4 years living in chronic pain from permanent side effects that the Drs. would NOT take seriously at all. After a month, I could not walk, sit up, open eye, nothing-the stomach pain was unreal in the evening. The weakness continues to worsen to this day. Do take liquid magnesium as it might help get rid of any Cipro that is left in the body as people that take magnesium do not get results from these meds as the magnesium some how blocks it--it reads in the insert. I took it way too late but did tell a woman to take it and after three months the pain was gone and she just is left with some foot pain which is little compared to where she was...I know it is frightening to hear but your reaction is serious and MUST be taken that way and there is no cure..just action to see if it will go away...

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Hi "what now" I've also experienced a lot of the same symptoms after taking PYLERA, which has bismuth, FLAGYL and TETRACYCLINE, which I only took for nine days for the H-Pylori infection. I shouldn't have never trusted my G.I.!! I was wondering if have started feeling better? I would really like to discuss this...any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi Dgirl...I took PYLERA for an H-Pylori infection. The PYLERA has bismuth, FLAGYL, and Tetracycline, which I took for nine days, three pills, four times a day. On day nine, which was August 7, 2013 I suffered the adverse horrible side affects to this poison. I'm still suffering, but I've gotten better, to some degree. I'm very interested in the cholesterol medicine you mentioned that might help me detox of this poison...please reply with some more info!

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Um my E-mail says i have two replies, how do i find them?

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Hi Gabe, Sorry to hear that you have been negatively affected too. It's been a year and 2 months since I took flagyl and I am doing better but I do still have periods of days to weeks with the crazy nerve sensations in my legs and arms, especially legs. I also feel dizzy when it happens and sometimes feel like I'm walking on air. Like I'm not stable on my feet. (Hard to describe) Stress makes it worse and also if I eat sugar my feet burn terribly. I at times lose my balance when I turn around. I wanted to know more info from Dgirl about the cholesterol pills she mentioned. I haven't been able to find it. I have made an appointment with a Naturopathic Dr. for the 21st of this month. I pray and hope it's not too late to help my body heal. I really can't afford it but I also can't afford not to. I should have gone right away but I opted for light laser treatment done at the Chiropractor's office. It was very expensive. It was $1900 for 15 treatments and although I did feel better when I was going the symptoms came back when I had to stop because the cost was just too much for me. I wish I had gone to a Naturopathic Dr. instead. I believe I'd be better today if I had. We should be able to sue so we could have some compensation for all of the money we have to pay in order seek wellness.

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My name is Ashley. The only side affect I had on flagyl was tension headache. I've been off it two days and now I'm getting symptoms. Off balance and nautious. Anyone have an answer?

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Hi there,

I'm so sorry you are going through this hell...as of today, I am about 99% better (some days I feel 100%) after taking the Cholestyramine for the past couple of months. It has taken just over 3 months for me to recover- but that was only with the Cholestyramine and taking TONS of natural food derived vitamin supplements (omega 3 salmon oil, b-vitamins, mass doses of vitamin C, chelated minerals, etc.) Neuropathy (what you are experiencing) is definitely a result of the damage that nasty poison did to your system. Neuropathy takes a very long time to heal...essentially because your nerves were damaged and destroyed. I'm not 100% sure if it ever fully goes away, but some say it does. As far as the cholestyramine...you have to get a medical prescription for it, which can be tricky. You have to find a doctor that knows about biotoxin/mold/chemical toxicity that will prescribe it for you. Any other run of the mill doctor knows NOTHING about any of this and will NOT prescribe it for you- because they will deny that the antibiotic ever caused any of the symptoms you are experiencing. I visited Dr. Neal Nathan's clinic here in California- I got lucky, because 1 of the 2 clinics (the ONLY US clinics that are famous for dealing with biotoxin/mold toxicity) is an hour from my house. It was one of the doctors at this clinic that prescribed me the cholestyramine. Here are two links I want you to check out- then get back to me. Hang in there- it will get better.

gordonmedical.com/unravelling-complex-chronic-illness/mold-and-biotoxicity-part-three-treatment

sponauglewellness.com/wellness-programs/mold-toxicity

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Thank Dgirl...I will definitely look into that, as I'm in tx and I need to look for a doctor who specializes in that. Again thank you, any info helps a great deal. Also your right, all the doctors I've been to deny that the antibiotics have caused my symptoms

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Hi Dgirl...I was wondering what kind of tests did the doctor do, to diagnose you? Also, what would the doctors title be, so I can try to refine my search of a doctor that will be willing to hear me out. Again, I truly appreciate your quick response, as this has been a terrible experience that I'm going through.

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I saw your post on drs. to another-there are NOT many Drs. that will diagnose you with being FLOXED. Denial is the name of their game. You can easily diagnose yourself-if you take the Fluors. and had none of the side effects before taking them and then while on them or after you experience the oddest symptoms ever-you are floxed-it really is as easy as that--my pharmacy printout is my best example-I had no meds-then took the Levaquin on April 17, 2009, and by April 20th I was on medications for pain that I had never needed in my life. The side effects were so severe I wanted to die, the pain, photo sensitivity, hearing sensitivity, jumps throughout my body that would make my WHOLE body jump-fasiculations, nausea that would make me scream and cry-that is crazy-I just wanted to die. I never had depression and now I do-I am 47-floxed at 42. I would have had a sign of something before this. I took the medication and BAM-hit with all of it. I do not need a Dr. to diagnose that...although a Dr. in NYC did and it shocked me. He asked me why I was there-I told him that I was ill for a long while-it started in April of '09-I was given Levaquin for a sinus infection and he held up his hand and said STOP-You had an adverse reaction to the medication. He said he had other patients with the same problem. ISSUE: There is no cure of help as I was beyond the point of taking the magnesium to see if it would interfere with the penetration. It took too long to figure it all out but when I saw the piece on PBS-that is when it hit-I knew THAT WAS ME and that was why I was so ill. Now I am a MESS-for the first two years I fought like crazy to get better-nothing worked and my list is long of what I tried. Now-I am over weight for the first time in my WHOLE life, I cannot lost the weight due to inability to exercise with tendon issues where I use to exercise 5-6 days a week before ill. My skin is awful, went from nice to rough and brown and NO LUPUS- my depression and pain are severe and nothing helps, and for some reason I sweat all the time now and this is not something I hear much from others-seems to be something I have developed. That gets in the way the most-I cannot walk out the door without soaking my clothes-it drips down my face onto my shirt, my head looks like I took a shower. They have taken tests and nothing shows and I was given estrogen and that did nothing. Now looking at Cushings-as most all FLoxed seem to get some auto immune condition at some point. Anyway-if a Dr. will not diagnose you--do not let the KNOWN go-you know how you were and how you are now and what you took--is that not enough? Of course it is and if it happened to the DRs. that would be enough. An MRI on the brain at some point should show spots that are NOT MS-that is neuro. damage. I have them. My pain dr. gave me those tests as well as back scans with show more destruction each year in and around my spine-none of that happened until I was FLOXED. My illness, also, answered to why my sister-in-law's mother was so ill. She had been in pain for some time-her muscles and feet and more. She looked back and took Cipro before this happened-all her Drs. doing so many tests on her even taking pieces of her muscle which DID show some damage-all from the Cipro. I wish you all the luck and fight hard...do not give up....and my prayers are with all of us that are in this fight together....it is awful and we all need to be healed-not some but ALL.

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Hey dgirl,
I'm so happy to hear you are doing so much better :) it's been 2 months exactly since I took my last dose and I am probably 50% better. I feel terrible still but then I think back to how I felt a month ago. Going out of my mind with panic and not able to think straight and I am A LOT better than that. I unfortunately have no access to detoxing but I am doing my best at home with vitamins, water and the sauna. I have broken out all over my chest and forehead too! So weird because I never get pimples. I still feel so weird and my depersonalization/derealization is terrible still. I can't help thinking that I am permanently damaged :( but I am hoping with time it will fade away. Not taking antibiotics again unless I am super super sick. My e-mail address is {edited for privacy} haha maybe that will get through!! I would love to ask you a few questions

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Sorry I'm so late replying but I did go to the doctor everything was fine he said that it was just a side of effect of the antibiotic and that it would ease up and then just eventually stop and it did it only lasted about a week. The most uncomfortable week of my life..lol but its done and I feel better!

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Hi, I've been wondering how everyone is doing?

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Hi all,

I've been following this thread for quite some time now and I feel for everyone who is having to deal with these horrendous after effects of this nasty medication. My name is Adam, I am 25 years old and I am also experiencing problems almost three months after a 5 day 3 x daily course of Flagyl and wanted to share my experience to see whether anyone was suffering from some of the other symptoms not commonly mentioned. Like many, I was started on a course of metronidazole after my back right wisdom tooth became infected. The infection spread to my inner ear around the time I commenced the course of antibiotics. I was suffering from nausea (without vomiting), off balance, dizziness and feeling generally quite awful! I attributed these symptoms to the ear infection not thinking they could actually be a side effect of the antibiotic. On the 5th day of the course I had a fairly severe reaction to the metronidazole. My lips swelled, my eyes became extremely itchy and I had an instant burning red rash across my chest, neck and face. I visited hospital where they told me to discontinue the flagyl and I did not need to be asked twice! For weeks thereafter, the nausea, dizziness and other symptoms remained although they did begin to gradually ease little by little. Then, one day, I woke up with a strange sensation in the top right area of my skull. Not so much painful, more like a constant pressure which also began to tingle every so often. This 'tingling pressure' has gradually over time became a pressure which effects all areas of the head yet still seems that the main centre of pain has remained ever present at that initial spot at the top right of my skull. I have also been suffering from a strange visual disturbance whereby everything in my field of vision has become somewhat pix-elated or if you can imagine viewing life through an old TV where the picture is slightly disrupted by static. I've tried my best to research this and the best information diagnosis I can find is something that is not yet recognised by the wider medical community and is known as 'Visual Snow'. Other symptoms I now suffer from (almost three months after I commenced flagyl) include - Numbness in fingers and toes upon waking, vivid and disturbing nightmares, trembling upon waking through the night, pounding heart after mundane activity such as walking up a few steps, feeling as though I may faint at any given time, increased headache/pressure after mild physical exertion i.e walking to the shops, trouble getting up in the morning and feeling very foggy. I have also had to stop drinking alcohol (not that I was a big drinker in the first place or anything) as this seems to make my head much worse and makes me feel absolutely awful the morning after. I have been back and forward to the doctors and hospital on countless occasions now. They have diagnosed me several times with chronic migraine and prescribed me preventive medications to no avail. I have had several tests, CT scan and I am now awaiting an MRI next week. Every time I have mentioned the metronidazole to the doctors I have been met with a raised eyebrow and an instant brush off as if the mere suggestion that a tried and tested medication could have such far reaching adverse effects is a ludicrous notion yet I remained utterly convinced that this evil drug is more than likely the root cause of what myself and everyone on this forum are having to go through. My personal suspicion is that the drug may have caused some kind of nerve damage which has in turn caused problems with blood flow amongst other essential bodily functions. My apologies for such a long post but I just wanted to give as much detail as possible in the hope that someone may be able to relate to some of the symptoms I have mentioned and I look forward to hearing back from you all. In the meantime, I hope you are all on the road to recovery and feeling better with each passing day.

Regards

Adam

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Hi Adam, I too have been suffering from very similar side effects from Flagyl, along with all the doctors not believing that I'm suffering these symptoms. This night all started on August 7, 2013.

I also lost a lot of weight and have a difficult time gaining weight back. I'm 36 and I was generally healthy, other than I suffered from acid reflux, which the G.I. Told me that I had H-Pylori and treated me with a medication called PYLERA, which has bismuth, Flagyl and Tetracycline, which was for a 10 day treatment, but during the coarse of taking the medicine I felt the same as you and just thought it was a normal side affect, as I needed to finish this horrible medicine.

I ended up in the E.R. three times, along with visiting other doctors, a neaurologist, which did an MRI and said all was fine, but now I'm having vision changes in my left eye and the same lingering throbbing sensation on the top on my head.

If you can, I'd like to know how you are doing? I've also been told to take a B-complex vitamin as it will help with the nerves

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