Metronidazole Lasting Side Effects (Page 48) (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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Bjh
I have found something called ergozym over here. I cant find just ox bile and hcl. But in this, its alot off other things in it. I dont know if its good for me or not. How much was it, that you took off ox bile and hcl in a day?
In two talets ( that is says to take every day) there is 150 mg pepsin and 200mg of ox bile, is that enough?
But im not sure if my stomach is because off that, i think its because autonomic neuropathy. But i can att least try, to see if i see any changes.

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Those should work well, take one of each with each meal. If you don't notice any differences in the first 2 days add one more of each... inch it up until you get results and stop at that level and keep it going IF it is working and you are NOT getting any effects such as pain or diarrhea... supposedly HCL if taking too much could cause some burning sensation in the stomach... so pay close attention.. Don't add anything else because it can confuse the issues...

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Anna-I have the exact same issue with food you do accept I gained weight and my dr. tested me for so much and could not figure out why. I was never overweight. 127 lbs and 5 ft. 6 inch-not sure what that is in metric, but I have no appetite either. Food never comes to my mind at all. I do not eat until usually the late morning or early afternoon and then try again around 10 - 11 at night. That is usually about all. I know i need to eat a more well rounded diet but I am just not hungry. Yes, I still eat healthy foods most of the time. I ate that way for 20 years before getting floxed and after floxed-could not eat for a while but when I tried, always organic/antibiotic free. It did not seem to change anything but still I felt better to continue. At times I will eat something not organic now. I guess started that about two years ago but it is occasional and I do not feel any different than I did all the years floxed. I will go all day and not drink and forget to do so often until I realize it just as you do. I have the same issues with food and drink as you do. I have a very hard time eating food as most of it makes me feel sick thinking about it. Especially any kind of meat. I use to be able to eat chicken and fish and enjoy it. Now, it is a chore to have a bit of it. I do alright with most vegetables, fruits and whole grains but do not eat them near as much as I should. Just not hungry. I was tested for Cushions disease a few years after this all started because of the weight gain that happened in a span of less than two months. I had not weight gain in the first few years. Then-bam-a whole bunch of weight super fast and then stopped. I never gained any more and the same dr. that treated me the whole time saw this happen. It put me in tears for sure. I was so sick I could not shop for clothes and had to wear sweats of my husbands. I still do not have anything nice as it seems pointless. I just have some sweats and large shirts because anything tight hurts to wear. It is crazy for sure. I know people that are hit by flagyl or fluors. have all the same symptoms and no one knows the hows to make it stop. The one thing I have noticed over the years is that the people that do heal are so fortunate and I am so happy for them but if they healed from the things they all write than I should have healed before I read all these posts. I do not give up--I keep trying. I still think that maybe tomorrow I will get better. Sleep is so bad for me though. I just do not sleep right and then all at once I will sleep most of the day. Usually once every few months this happens. I wish there was more answers for those of us who keep trying. I do know there are people that even heal years later so it is worth the effort to keep at it the best we can...I have a very hard time showering, that is a chore that takes everything out of me..and has since the start. I wish I knew why but I know i am not alone in this one. I hate this but it is what it is...if I shower daily, I am in so much more pain. All this is more than any of us could have imagined to live with and if I was one that recovered from the things I have done and still do than I would write about them to others as well in thinking it will help. Sadly, for some it does not. I was going through the clinic and getting the Glut. IVs before a person I buddied with who also started the same exact things I was doing. We were in constant contact. He recovered before me and I still kept at it and did not recover at all. Go figure. He is back at work and fine now. He thought he was dying as well. Wish I could understand this all. Keep doing the best things you can for yourself and do not give up. You never know--keep the faith. I think the bone broth and anything is always healthy. You might recover==keep the faith. I am going to copy and paste something someone in my group wrote. I will put it in a new reply box so it is separate to read. It meant a lot to me when I read it.

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I think you have made great strides just getting this communication out. I wish I had something to offer to help but since I didn't have this particular treatment I don't have any background or knowledge or experience to offer. I can only offer this. Hug someone everyday. Hugging is supposed to help your immune system.. IF it doesn't then it still makes for a better world. We must all find ways to help each other so we don't end up victims.

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Malinda
That made me cry...so beautiful written by that person M. He had Come a long way, to see in that way. I hope i can change my mind and see in that way to some day. I needed to read that. So thanks malinda. Im on floxiehope to.
That person you wrote about. That took ivs when you did that. That healed. What did that person suffer from, what kind off damage ? Thats like we have talked about malinda. Some People do recover, and some dont. There isnt an answer for this. But no one should been going through this. but i Wonder why some heal and some dont.
We seem to have it The same, with The stomach. Its like nothing seems to matter, how little i eat, how much i eat or how good i eat. I really think that its because off autonomic neuropathy in my case, because off The gut, my blood pressure, my heart rate, my swallowing problems, my breathing problems and so on. Even my throath tingles and is numb. I have extreme pain in my teeth also now. When is this going to change? At least to get a little better.
Im so sad malinda, seeing you have gone trough this so many years.
So you gained weight after this? But not anymore, right? For me, im really worried. Because i just loose more and more weight, and I cant seem too do anything to stop it. I have lost 53 pounds since flagyl. I lost alot off weight before that because i was so over weight and did change my diet and eating more healthy. But since flagyl... I just loose more and moore. I dont want that. Its enough now. But i do eat, but something do not seem to take up The food or something.
Malinda about clothes that are to tight, i cant have that either, it just hurts.
Malinda can i contact you on mail? So we can have contact and support each other through this. Hugs!

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Bjh
I Will try that. I Will order that when i have some money. Its not easy beeing on sick leave right now. But i Will try that. I hope i have results like you had.

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Anna-I hear your frustration. There are research groups here trying to figure the WHYS out. The flagyl and fluors do the exact same thing to the body and I do not know why. It damages the mitochondria and cells and usually good cells replace the bad cells after time but that is not the case here. There is going to be a controlled study on people who have taken these meds and had no reaction and people who have taken them and had a reaction. There are drs. here trying to figure this out. Until they know why they will not know the how on repairing. So for now, we must keep on trying and trying and sticking with this. I have the exact same issue with my swallowing, throat, and teeth. I had great teeth and now they are a mess. Never had an issue until this. It is embarrassing. I know of many that gain or lose so we are like many. I sweat a lot as well and that is torture. That did not start until the second year. Not sure why and I had so many evaluations in so many places and hospitals and there is no answer as it is not menopause that it started with and it does not mimic meno. I am in menopause now as I was forced there by having everything taken out in my second year as the bleeding was non stop when I was floxed and I was anemic. Never had that before either. It is 4 pm here and so far I have eaten a small bowl of granola and one coffee. Yes, bad, but just not hungry. I am the same as you. I stopped coffee for years and it made no difference so I went back to it and no difference. I have a cup or two. Oh and had my small glass of Orange Juice. I will not eat again until 10-11 tonight as that will be when I get at least hungry enough. I know you lost a lot of weight. But if you were a bit overweight, then was it just the weight that would have been normal to lose if you were on a routine diet or is it too much weight and now you are wasting away? I ask because my best friend from childhood was 240 lbs-not sure in metric--and when she ate correct and routine she lost a lot and fast. 53 is a lot to lose. I gained more than than in two months--it is nuts. I do not know how much food one person would really have to eat to gain that much in two months. Then it stopped as I said. You are home-correct? are you trying to work through this? do you have any kind of money to help there? I hope so. Know that the pain I had in my jaw, throat, and swallowing is not as bad now as the first two years. Yes, still there, but not as bad. I sleep on the couch by most part as I cannot sleep well and do not want to disturb my husband all the time. Plus if I sleep leaning up it feels better for me. I miss my bed--nice new mattress, but no choice, I am up most of the night until things calm down enough in my body to sleep of I finally knock out. If I sleep for more than 3-4 hours, then I wake in more pain. I do not like to sleep too many hours in a row. I still try to laugh each day at something. Have learned to enjoy tv which I did not do much of years ago. Reading is hard for me as I have weird vision issues but I test fine. It is an odd feeling looking out of my eyes--like everything is in a different dimension or something. So odd. It bothers me at times. My right ear never stops ringing or thumping. Just crazy things that go back and forth all day and night second to second and minute by minute. You are experiencing what so many of us do. We might get better. You never know so hang in there and push through. Do not give up. We can do this even through this suffering we can do this. Remember how bad the first month was and where you are now. Is there a slight difference? At all? Stay strong.

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Malinda
Well thats good if they have started to research this over there. I just wished they could find out how we could heal our nerve damage, brain damage and mitochondria damage. Because we know that this kind off antibiotics is neurotoxic to The brain and The nerves. thats The hard thing, when nerves die, they can not heal. Its so much out there that can be neurotoxic, vaccines is another poison. And i read a thread about Botox and People Who have gotten Hurt from that, like us. So its alot off neurotoxic things out there.
In what way do you have trouble with The swallowing? Its really bad for me. im numb in my throath and i cant swallow. Horrible
And The breathing... Like i cant breath into my lungs
Well for me its not changing for The better. Nothing at all. Its The oposite. Thats why im so conserned. Many starts to see changes for The better over The first year, but not me
So you gained much weight instead? Thats so weird that for some is gaining weight and for some loosing. I never had that problem before. I allways has been over weight and extreme problem loosing weight. Now im fighting to not loose more, but i still do. I look sick because off it
Thats another odds thing. You said you sweat alot now. For me its The oposite. I cant sweat att all any more. I used too have a problem with that, now i cant sweat. I guess its another symptom off autonomic neuropathy or dysautonomia.
Thats sad that you cant sleep in your bed. But maybe its best for you both, if you have a hard time with your pain. If you sleep 3-4 hours, do you sleep more later then?
But thats good that you can laugh today. I hope i can find Joy Again to, i used to laugh so much before.
I know what you mean about The reading. I cant read much either. My eyes are either blurry or my eyes cant focus on that. it feels like im getting overloaded. But i feel that with my brain too. I have problems listen too People Talk, because i feel overloaded. I have a hard time with my memory and feel like i cant think sometimes.
I also have that weird things going on in the ears. Im extremly sound sensitive now, The ringing comes and goes and The thumbing to. And i feel fullness in my ears. And The clicking sound that is there all The time. So many weird things going on.
Thanks malinda. I try to be strong, but its so so Hard. I hope i can see some changes for The better soon, so i can feel some hope Again.
You have been so so strong that have been in this nightmare for so many years fighting. Hugs!

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I have had a very bad headache and nothing I take seems to get rid of it

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Where does it hurt? Front, back, side? How long have you had it? What does your doctor say? What else has been going on in your body? I'm researching the vagus nerve and wonder if this antibiotic doesn't break the connection between the stomach and the brain. It looks like this nerve has a lot to do with pain receptors too. Most of us are not aware of even having a vagus nerve...but we should learn as much as we can about it, what it does, what happens when it doesn't work, etc... How is your digestion?

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I came down with c.Diff and was put on 42 pills. 2 weeks worth but my side effects started after I finished the meds. Oh the pain in my right eye and head off and on makes me sick. I'm week. I feel like crap.had a ct scan yesterday as I'm worried about the pains. They are showing nothing about sinus but want me to take it up with a neurologist.

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Hi Kathy
Im so sorry you go through this to
I also have headaches to. And headpressure. Do you feel tingling and numbness to? How long was it since you took flagyl?

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I am much better after 2 months of tai chi and physical therapy..

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I was wondering if anyone here had nerological symtoms. Its hard to explain like dizziness, brain fog, also my vision its like my brain isn't able to taken in what I'm seeing... I was wondering if this went away for anyone or is this just me now and I should stop seeing doctors and trying to figure out whats going on. Thanks in advance. I took flagyl at the end of august begging of September.

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What did you take it for? I used the flagyl & Cipro twice for diverticulitis. This is a powerful duo. The brain fog comes from the fact that all of the bacteria both good and bad in your digestive system gets eliminated. Your brain gets mixed signals through the vagas nerve. I would get tinnitus, metal taste and brain-freeze like headaches. Try eating yogurt once a day along with sauerkraut. An ER doctor told me that probiotics are a must when taking any sort of anti-biotic. My doctor said next time she will use MoxyFloxin. It'll take 2 weeks for the brain fog to lift.

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The dr had prescribed me metronidazole the gel insertion one first as soon as i used it i felt like my brain was really heavy and i started to feel anxiety so i stopped right away! Then they gave me the pill form and nothing really happened to me until i actually finished the dose, then i got an semi anxiety attack out of nowhere and i never get that! After reading the side affects im not using that drug again it made me feel like i was going crazy smh!

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I took it like 5 months ago.
Moxyfloxin is the same thing as cipro so I wouldn't take it. I only took flagy however I seem to be pretty damaged from it. I have rare period where my sysmtoms somewhat lift. My vision and my brain have been the most affected. I feel like my brain is slow like its not processing what it sees... its hard ro explain.

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We appear to have taken the drug about the same time. In addition to a lot of other symptoms I ended up with ataxia and polyneuropathy... both are improved a great deal with physical therapy and tai chi (I take private lessons that involve getting the body to relax and major stretching but none of those smooth moves and no group classes yet).
I've been in PT and doing tai chi for a bit over 2 months now. I'm sure that my PT will be ending soon but I'm going to continue some form of movement therapy for a few more months on my own.

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I have alot of symtoms the vision and slow brain are the worst. But I also have tingling burning limbs, depression, amxiety, panic. I'm doing physical therapy now as well. It doesnt seem to be helping much. Mine is mostly for neck thats where alot of my pain is.

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consider being checked for fibromyalgia as it has many of the same symptoms. have you seen a neurologist? If not, insist on it.

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