Metronidazole Lasting Side Effects (Page 17) (Top voted first)

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

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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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