Metronidazole Lasting Side Effects (Page 11)

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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Hi Adam...this is Gabe, I was wondering how have you've been recovering?

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Hi Gabe, sorry for the delayed reply. I've been feeling alot worse in the past week or so. Symptoms have remained the same and have even developed some new ones. My temporal artery at the left side of my head has became enlarged and throbs heavily. It is painful and several days ago I was rushed to A+E after touching it for a few seconds caused me to black out. Again doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong and I was discharged. My results for my MRI scan came back normal as I suspected they would so now I'm practically back to square one in terms of getting some kind of diagnosis. I'm starting to suspect they may have been some kind of vascular change or damage occur during the metronidazole course so I am going to be requesting a full MRA which is essentially the same as an MRI but with contrast dye used so blood vessel structures can be seen in detail. I strongly suspect a circulatory problem as it would seem to make sense with all the symptoms I've been suffering yet again it seems doctors believe that a problem like this will only occur in the over 60's and would not effect a younger person let alone be a nasty after effect of a prescribed antibiotic. I've been taking all kinds of vitamins; b-complex, b12, c, d, e, omega-3, iron, odourless garlic, folic acid and some multivits specifically for brain repair and mental function though I'm not entirely sure they're having any impact. I've changed my diet completely eating as healthily as possible, cut out fatty foods and foods with high sugar content, cut out alcohol and caffeine completely and I have also had to quit smoking last week as the cigarettes had begun to increase the pressure in my head massively whilst making me feel incredibly nauseas (again, this is another reason I believe the problem may be vascular). So despite all these lifestyle changes I still remain the same in terms of my symptoms whilst new symptoms have cropped up to add to the list so it's back to the drawing board and back to the doctors for me. Hope you have been feeling better?

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I am sorry this is such a late response-I have not been well myself. If you are still experiencing side effects to the Cipro-PLEASE take liquid magnesium, zinc, Vit. D, and C-I know these are silly things to many but it is the only hope for most. There is no cure of the many things for years I and many others have tried to get out of the pain and depression-which hit the following year. There are now 2 Black Box warnings on this medication. For some-the side effects-which feel like you are dying, go away after a few months to a year--for others it is permanent. For me-I am going on 5 years of unrelenting pain and depersonalization...I do know of others that were just like me and after using the vitamins and some Glut. IVs from 4 months to a year these people felt better. I did all of these things and MORE and still live in chronic pain and so many side effects. I am so, so sorry that you were given this medication -Dr. do NOT take us serious when we say how dangerous these are...they say it is few and you will be fine-SO NOT TRUE--so many of us are misdiagnosed with fibro. Please take the magnesium-this is KEY-do not stop just because you do not feel better...it takes a long time if it works. There are Glut IVs--fecal transplants, and Ozone therapy--I have done all and still ill but others are better. I am sorry again. I pray this stops for you.

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ok, i know i haven't lost my marbles. i stopped the metronidazole a week ago. i still have that awful metallic taste in my mouth and i'm still dizzy and just feel out of it.

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I took metronidazole, 500 mg for 7 days, and it's been a month or so, and I'm still having tingling in nerves in my feet that only started after the antibiotics. I really hope it goes away. It was for BV, I don't know if anything else would have cured it.

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Ivy, I would run not walk to a really good Naturopathic Dr. who has dealt and deals with this. For me it was a year this June since I took it and have had to deal with symptoms such as you are describing. I am only now going to a Naturopathic Dr. and I wish I would have gone right away. I am getting Neural Prolotherepy (you can look this up online) done from him and I am also getting a urine analysis done to see what I am dealing with. How much heavy metal toxins I have in my body from this medication etc. We will be riding my body of these in the weeks and months to come. I've just had 2 treatments of the NP done so far and my feet and legs are starting to finally feel normal. I forgot how that felt. I am hopeful I'm not too late. Keep me posted. :)

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Adam-I read your side effects-Drs. are in more than just denial about the damage from these drugs. It took me 5 years to get 2 Drs. to listen and I was in the hospital under failure to thrive-infant syndrome-after sick for a few months-ridiculous. They thought it was in my head at 41 years of age-FURIOUS! I feel that I would be so much better today is the drs. knew what was going on then. I was treated horrible-I have one DR. that feels I should TRULY be sent apologies-especially after the black box warnings are now posted. Flagyl, Ment. and the floxies all seem to give the same sides for some reason. I showed NO MRI damage until the third-almost 4th-year. Now I have 10 neuro. damage spots on my brain-not MS spots either. They cause all sorts of issues and reports show not Lyme, MS. I understand the vascular issues-I still get them but the first year 1/2 my veins and arteries scared ME. the ones in my feet and hands would BULGE out-the temple as well. You could see my veins so clear under areas that you should not-but this was NOT 24/7. Some areas were but not enough for Drs. to take me seriously. There is nothing that can be done for my damage and issues. I tried it all-Ozone therapy, glut. IVS, Fecal transplants, vits. and herbs galore that really made sense to me..nothing worked. For some-yes. I feel it is depending on the person, how much med. you took, and how soon you know that is what happened or the drs. to get some help. I so hope you get the attention you demand. YOU NEED IT. My psychologist was the 1st to listen-and investigated with me. Then she sent me to a Pain Dr. that STILL reads along with me the new info. that comes out. Until him-no one listened and treated me so bad YET-the side effects started the next day and by day three I was down for the COUNT TOTALLLY! Never again to function as my dr. did NOTHING for me and the story is long and awful. Yes-vascular is what you have-I am sure you are right-I went through that as well-did drs. listen-NO-Please do not discount psychologist or psychiatrist and bringing in the paperwork you have-they help much more to give direction-even though it is hard to even get out.

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Prescribed metronidazole. 2x500 for 7 days. Reaction at day 4. red scalp & face. red burning hands & feet. called Dr. they had me stop and start Benadryl. Symptoms come and go for week, better when taking antihistamine. Also realized i had oral thrush. Tried treating at home, but 10 days after stopping metronidazole, i broke down and went back to doctor. Now on med for thrush and still taking Benadryl. Seems symptoms are worse when I have few beers. Some discomfort in hand, mostly in line on palms but mostly hot and red. Any ideas. The doctor said I had allergic reaction and meds out of system, but body hyper sensitive, so still reacting. They prescribe prednisone, but leary to take more meds.

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I hope some who posted are feeling better by now especially those from 2011!
I had what appeared to be a stomach virus or food poisoning and was given 5 days Flagyl 500mg 3 per day but I only took 2 per day. I was then given 5 days of Cipro, and then 10 days of bactrim. I noticed tingling toes when I was on Flagyl and Cipro and after finishing all of them a few weeks later I had a terrible attack. My feet and legs burned, I got extreme weakness in the legs and difficulty with coordination, dizziness, and just an all over sick feeling of shakiness, etc. I went to the ER with no resolution. They checked my heart and did a brain scan to ensure I wasnt having a stroke. This all started around late August 2013. I ended up at Mayo Clinic and they didnt find anything. They denied it could have been the meds but I insisted it had to be. So here it is Dec 2013, and the actual episodes are not as severe but the symptoms continue such as burning feet and lower legs, twitching in various random places, dizziness, unsteadiness, shakiness, difficulty with walking sometimes. I hope this goes way but it's already 3 full months and although the severity is reduced, it's not reduced enough to have a normal life. Some days I'm practically disable the entire day. Others I can be out most of the day and no symptoms.

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drear chuckwagon its dclc here im totaly the same its now been 16months since i came of the poison im weak, burning, walkins is hard dragging my feet etc its hard :-(

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Hi chuckwagon, Sorry to hear you are having such a hard time. The symptoms you've described are like mine minus the painful lower back which I didn't have before the meds but had soon after. It's been close to a year and a half since I took Flagyl and I still have flare ups of these symptoms. Just when I think maybe I'm back to being myself I am reminded by dizziness, weakness, burning etc. I'm still on a quest for health and have spent a lot of money trying to get there. One day at a time is all I can do. I try not to let it get me down but it has been and is a struggle. You may try some of the advice others have given. You are in the early stages so you have a much better chance to get better. Hang in there and take an active role in healing your body. I think I've waited to long, but I'm still not giving up hope.

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I was given Levaquin-same as Cipro-in 2009-in three days I had all your symptoms and more. It is an adverse reaction to the Cipro and mine is permanent and others are not-I see many say Flaygl and I disagree-you are Floxed. Youtube it or just look it up-there is a support group and much more-yes Flagyl has side effects but Fluoroquinolones do as well and VERY COMMON. I have never been on Flagyl. You sound Floxed and need to take magnesium, vit. D and C right away. Careful with the mag but take as much as written. The liquid is best. Mag. will help. It is not a cure but might be the answer for you. Best of luck-and please look up Floxed.

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After doing research online and finding what i think is going on with my hands, i am starting prednisone tomorrow. Hope it takes care of my hyper sensitivity and red hands and scalp. I feel for all of you that are going thru much worse than I. I'll post updates.

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Gabe-I read your posts-I am not sure if mine come across for you to read-
I, also, read so many that blame the Flagyl yet, also, took Cipro or some other Fluor. There are MORE reported side effects to Fluoroquinolones than the Flagyl. And the side effects are more than a person can usually handle they are so bad. To me I could not even understand how I was living through the symptoms they were so severe. The insomnia, the zaps, pain all over, could not open eyes, walk, burning in my body, nausea every night that made me scream in more pain, noise of ANY KIND hurt my head, light hurt, could not eat, jerks and jumps throughout my whole body, head hurt so bad I just wanted it to explode and be done with it...I just wanted to die and was sure I would...I am still in pain to this day but not as the first year but it just will not go away. My drs. did write me as an adverse reaction to the Levaquin but it took a fight of facts and my reports before and after from my chart and the pharmacy-it was all to obvious. Now the FDA has all the side effects listed and there are Drs. that have some awareness now. My pain management dr. was sent in August of 2013 a medical report about the new black box warning on these meds for permanent neuropathy and tendonitis. When I saw him he said to me that my ears must have been ringing-WHY I asked-he told me of the report sent to the medical drs. everywhere and asked me if my general dr. called me since the general dr. would NOT ADMIT to it. He felt the dr. should have called and apologized-I kid you not as they know each other. My pain Dr. was very disappointed...especially since the time line is obvious. I was fine-given the Levaquin for a sinus infection-1st day back and hip pain and vision odd, second day those symptoms and then hands and fingers hurt-carpel tunnel, third day-I could not lift my body up AT ALL. I was 127 lbs at 5'6''-no reason for this especially since I exercised 6 days a week at the time. Now I can barely walk. I do not go out-I just cannot emotionally or physically-it is too much. I miss my life so very much. I always thought I would get better-not anymore. I sorry if this is depressing-just facts for me. I have done SO MUCH. The list is huge of the things I have tried holistically to get better....nothing worked. I lost everything due to this medication. I do know Flagyl has side effects but I do not feel it is the flagyl when I read a person is on Cipro, Levaquin, or Avelox-to me that person is FLOXED. Look up the side effects-you will be surprised your name is not listed next to it. It is hard to find the Dr. to diagnose you but you have to get the pharma papers, and the time line and the report of side effects and show-nothing before and then BAM-as I said to my doctor-knowing how healthy I was and then this-would you give you daughter or mother this medication-she just stared at me....she would not say yes. The Dr. that Floxed me is horrible-she use to tell me I was her healthiest patient-and this is true. Then when she gave me the Levaquin and my husband had to carry me in she said she did not understand as I was her healthiest patient-should that not have been enough said right there. I was left to suffer and then in the hospital under Failure to Thrive-an infant syndrome but applied to me for sure-I could not care for myself at all or eat and was failing. My diagnosis for my Social Security Disability is Levaquin Toxicity-I kid you not--the judge read all I gave him including the pharmacy print out of side effects-my side effects and the time line and it was obvious what I went through. So do not give up....prove the point and do not let them tell you what you know to be true--you tell them there job is to listen and DO NOT HARM. Many things are hard to test for but exist-Syphillis? for instance....
I would like to hear a bit on what you feel made you ill-the Flagyl or Cipro and why? Also-what you have been through thus far...I am concerned....

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Melinda, I can only speak for myself and say that I only took Flagyl. From hearing your story I can be thankful. Peripheral Neuropathy is also a potential side effect of Flagyl. Now they have added it to on the print out given out at the pharmacy but it wasn't when I took it. Nevertheless, I found it when I did further research. We should be allowed to sue. If you ask me, it's a crime to let people take these kinds of antibiotics.

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I have read on the Flagyl-my dr tried to give that to me after I was Floxed to help with the Floxing-It was ridiculous-I never took it---the other issue is that the vets for animals use these same meds. My vet. has tried to give my dogs the Cipro and Flagyl. Thank goodness my husband remembers when he goes as I cannot take the dogs with not walking much. These poor animals cannot express pain as we can--I have two rescue Bassets since pups and my son's dog- he is away-it would break my heart if something happened to them. I have tried to sue-nothing-I am with a firm now that feels they can sue--based out of Calf. Many are with this firm. here is hoping--it will never replace what I lost-I would give up ALL I OWN to have my life back-more than willing to start over again just for my health. The pain is just too much. My heart goes out to you....

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KSK--I see that you are on Steroids-I do hope you are alright. I have chronic pain and severe side effects from Levaquin. I am in my 5th year-my 5th Christmas. I do not decorate anymore as I am so bad I am unable to meet with people-not even my grandchildren. It makes me worse and the pain climbs. Anyway-I was given steroids and it made everything worse. It is now listed to now use steroids with most of these meds. Even after being Floxed a while-I do not feel it is safe-Drs. and research has no answer as to why this happens to some and not others and proof of the steroids. Be careful please-I do not know if you are having effects from Flagyl or Fluoroquinolones but either way--dangerous. Just worried-How are you doing?

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Melinda..Thanks for your concern, especially when so many and yourself are so much worse. I started today and so far so good. It had been since Nov 15 when I went off metronidazole. It was the only thing i was on. I am on nystain for oral thrush currently. I did not have all ovet pain and other symptoms you describe...just red hot palms and scalp. they hurt but bearable. my research of hypersensitivity side effects, stated prednisone was treatment, which is what my doctor's research showed as well. I agree and hope it does not cause more problems...I will update with my results. Thanks again and positive happy thoughts to you all.

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Can you please let me know what was recommended to treat this? I read through the posts but don't see any advice on what to do. I do not agree that Prednisone is a viable treatment as I have taken it a number of times for asthma and I dont believe it would be helpful for these neuro symptoms. It makes me jumpy in itself, and other side effects. I've never heard anyone say Prednisone would help with flagyl or cipro side effects. From having been on it from time to time I'm thinking it might actually make things worse but I dont know.

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DCLC sorry to hear its been 16 months. What I dont understand is why doctors deny that this is the cause. The ones I have seen say "you've been off those drugs for months now so any side effects would be gone" Thats just an outright lie or possibly just ignorance. I just wish I had never taken the flagyl or cipro. How can we all be back to the way we were prior to the poison we were prescribed. There has to be a way to treat the damage.

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