Metronidazole Lasting Side Effects (Page 67)

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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Re: Galina (# 1320)

I'm sorry but I do not know what they use. I know it has water in a foot bath kind of thing and know that there is some kind of electrical or energy device and as you watch this black stuff comes out of your skin...sometimes it is brown, sometimes green, depending on what is coming out and sometimes it has bubbles.....I really don't know but I'll ask at the next appt I have...which is think is another month. I'll email and ask them...see what it is called.

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Re: Galina (# 1318)

Thanks! I would print and show your doctor the Flagyl document from my earlier post #1314 as well. Print them both out and highlight the important parts. Also, you may wish to watch this short Youtube video on Gadolinium MRI contrast retention in the brain titled "Epidural Steroid Injections / FDA Issues Gadolinium MRI Contrast Alert!".

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Re: Dennis (# 1322)

Hi Dennis, Yes, I will print both of the articles and show it to my Naturopatic doctor. I know he is not aware of such adverse side effects of metronidazole and I hope that the this information can show to him what this dangerous medication is capable of. I don’t know why my doctors deny that the medication can cause very adverse reactions and tend to blame everything on some kind of health illness. In my case, my neurologist initially contributed my symptoms to viral meningitis which was rediculous because 5 days after my face and head went numb and I had extreme head pressure, I went to the ER and had a Cat Scan and an MRI and it did not show anything wrong with my bran. When I said that to my neurologist, she started blaming everything on a misterious virus. It is so ridiculous how the doctors attend to the patients’ needs. It is pure negligence. I also think that my current Naturopatic doctor contributes my symptoms to MS not the adverse reaction to the metronidazole. But I don’t want to fight them anymore because I feel that they are not accepting the truth. So I just want to live my life and try to improve my health over time. Dennis, thank you so much for your research and I hope you are feeling well today!!!!

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Re: Betty (# 1321)

Hello Betty, it would be so helpful if you can contact your Naturopatic doctor and ask what is this foot soak treatment and what medication they use. If you find out the name of the treatment, please let me know, so I can talk to my Naturopatic doctor and see if he does this treatment at his office. Thank you so much and have a great day!!!

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During an IV drug administration, a vein collapsed and/or missed the vein altogether causing a lump. Concerned about an abscess. Can PLIVA 334 Metronidazole be used to prevent or treat an abscess?

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Re: Cutepsu25 (# 1325)

Hi Cutepsu25, I don’t know how bad or infected your abscess is but if it possible, I would avoid using metronidazole antibiotic. This antibiotic is very strong and can cause so many side effects. I have been suffering for 7 plus months very debilitating neurological symptoms from this medication. If you can, ask for another antibiotic such as amoxicillin if you are not allergic to it, but stay away from Cipro, levoquin, or Avelox. These are very fan dangeons antibiotics!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1324)

Here is the reply:

Hi Betty,
It is called an Ion foot cleanse. It draws waste and toxins from the body with positive and negative electric current. During the foot bath, the ions enter your body and neutralize the waste, through a process called reverse osmosis. The color and consistency of the water is due to the salt added to the water and the toxic metals, acidity and alkalinity of the person getting the foot bath. It does help the body to cleanse of toxic metals as well as others wastes. Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Casey

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Re: Galina (# 1323)

Thanks again for the kind words Galina! : ) BTW, you may wish to know Gadolinium cannot be detoxed. In fact its been found that people who have had one or multiple MRI imaging studies with contrast have most likely retained deposits of the contrast metal in their brain, kidneys and liver tissue. It does not stay in the blood to be filtered by the kidneys as originally thought. Therefore it lodges in organ tissue and cannot be removed except by surgical removal of the affected organ. (Not recommended. The FDA claims there is not enough data yet to support a contraindication. The FDA has asked that patients please file a MedWatch report with them to report any serious adverse events.) So far the greatest risk from Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents (GBCAs) is a severe skin and organ disease called Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis or NSF. It is severe and can be life threatening.

Secondly, the latest medical literature, along with 4 independent trial studies by reputable clinics have found that Ion Foot Detoxification is neither efficacious or beneficial. It's basically utilizes the placebo effect.

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Re: Betty (# 1327)

Hello Betty, Thank you so much for contacting your doctor and finding out about the foot bath cleanse. It sounds very interesting and I hope my Naturopatic doctor offers this treatment too. I will see him this Thursday for my IV infusion and will ask him if he does this treatment and how much it cost. Betty, Thank you so much for your support and I will let you know if my doctor does a foot cleanse treatment.

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Re: Dennis (# 1328)

Hello Dennis, I just saw your message. For some reason, I did not see your message in my email before. Thank you for your research on gadolinium toxicity. I agree with you that this horrible heavy metal can be easily retained in our body tissue including the brain which is very scary. I agree with you that it is hard to detox gadolinium out the body but IV calcium EDTA has been quite successful in removing some amount of the gadolinium from the tissue. The medication enters the tissue with the blood supply and grabs some of the heavy metal. Then it is excreted via kidneys. I read the story that Gena Norris, Chuck Norris’ wife posted about her ordeal with gadolinium. She had 3 MRIs in one week. So, she had 40 calcium EDTA infusions and it substantially reduced the level of the gadolinium in her tissue. She said that after 1.5 years of chelation, she is gadolinium free. I’ve had 7 IV infusions so far and it helped me a lot with my burning symptoms. The burning in my feet has reduced by 90%. I am very happy with the progress so far. But I still have some burning in my calves and thighs but it is not intense anymore. I am planning to continue my IVs for a couple of months and see if I can get rid of my worse symptoms. Dennis, you are right about that the gadolinium in the brain is impossible to get rid of since this medication can not cross blood brain barrier. So a least, if I can improve my health to a certain degree, I will be satisfied. Dennis, you know what is most troubling that my neurologist denies that mri contrasts pose harm to people’s health and she said that it is perfect safe. I told her to look online but she is in full denial because she doesn’t want to learn the truth: it is so inconvenient to their money making business! At this time, I just want to heal if I can and stay calm and positive because I don’t want my current hardships to get best of me. I want to enjoy life even though it is hard. I will pull through all this mess with God’s help. Dennis, how are you been doing lately? Have you made any progress in improving your health? I thank you so much for your research and please keep hope! At least nobody can take hope and faith from us!!!

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Re: Betty (# 1327)

Hello Betty, I had a talk with my Naturopatic doctor about an Ion soak cleanse and he said that he doesn’t offer this treatment, but he heard about this therapy. So, for now I continue my IV infusion to reduce the level of heavy metal in my body. When I am finished, my doctor will check again my level of gadolinium and other metals to compare it to before I started the treatment. I hope I will get rid of my worse symptoms. Anyway, how are you doing? Are your symptoms from Cipro getting less and less? I hope you flare making a good progress!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1331)

Since most naturopaths charge very little for the ion cleanse then it might be easier to go ahead and do a few of these. I think they are $35-40 here in Denver, CO.

I'm getting some better. Still dizzy or unbalanced a lot of the time. Usually feel ok sitting down. Am starting to dream again which means I'm going into deep sleep and I sleep more in the night now.

But walking anything past about 20 ft makes me pant and feel like I am going to collapse!!

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Re: Galina (# 1331)

I'm feeling somewhat better, sleeping more and dreaming again. The Ion Cleanses are about $35 here in Denver, CO...so I think it worth the effort and going to talk with naturopath next appt about the MRI's and heavy metals, etc.

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Re: Betty (# 1333)

Hello Betty, I am so glad that you are feeling better and being able to have a deep sleep and dreams again. This is a wonderful progress. I'm also sleeping much better now and my dreams are good now, not anymore nightmares that I had for a while after I took metronidazole. I think only people like who went through metronidazole and Cipro Poisoning can understand how we feel when we finally started to sleep better. I used to have a bad insomnia for up to 5 months and then I started to sleep better and longer. Now I can sleep 6-8 hours every night and I am so grateful for this improvement. Betty, I hope your dizziness will fade away also with time. We just have to be patient and it is the hardest thing to do. I want to do so many things and because the horrible neuropathy, I am very limited, but I hope with the treatments and the time I will improve. Betty, I read about some treatments on a web-page called survivingcipro where folks were trying to repair cells and reduce oxidative stress. Some folks recommend a Liposomal glutathione oral supplement and some tried IVs of glutathione. They say that liposomal glutathione is absorbed by 90% by the body in comparison to other glutathione supplements. I read that glutathione is a master antioxidant that helps to remove toxins and free radicals from the cells. It can directly enter the cells and repair them or protect them from harmful substances. Have you heard about this or perhaps tried it? My Naturopathic doctor does glutathione via IV and I may try one time and see how I feel. Betty, I live in Tumwater, WA and we do have several Naturopathic doctors but a lot of them do not accept my health insurance. I think my doctor is very good and I trust his judgment. I am very happy that you are feeling better and improving!!! Keep hope and believe that we will get better with time!!! I know that the road to recovery is always bumpy and full of setbacks but slowly but surely we will get there!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1334)

Thanks, Galina.. I've been reading about this treatment but not sure yet if it applies to cipro.. I've got an appt at the University Hospital in Dec... neurology dept...will see what they say. My naturopath doesn't take medicare either but I don't mind paying for something that helps. What I've been reading about cipro is that it can damage mitochondria which produces ATP, which affects energy... and energy is the biggest issue at this point but balance is something that worries me because I really don't want to break any bones at this time of life.

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Re: Betty (# 1335)

Hello Betty, it is good that you are going to see a neurologist in December for the balance issue. Maybe the doctor from the university is more knowledgeable and experienced with helping patients who suffered from Cipro. I really hope that you will be improving overtime and the balance gets better. I just can imagine how hard it is emotionally and physically to try to overcome this balance issues. I don’t have a balance issues anymore but my neuropathy in my legs, thighs, and buttocks are so annoying and painful. It makes it very hard to moves and walk a lot because the burning and prickly sensations. I hope time and God will help us! Keep your spirit up!!!

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Re: Betty (# 1335)

Betty, when you go to see your Naturopathic doctor, ask him or her opinion on Liposomal Glutathione oral supplements. I read that it helps to detoxify and support the cells. Our liver produces the glutathione to detoxify the cells, but when our body gets hit by powerful toxins, it gets depleted of the glutathione. I talked to my doctor today and he said that the oral version doesn’t get absorbed by the body well but I read a lot of good reviews about Liposomal Glutathione at Amazon. I think I may try the oral version because the IV infusions are so expensive. Please, ask your doctor’ opinion on taking oral Liposomal Glutathione. Meanwhile, I’ve been taking Thiamine and magnesium supplements daily and I think it is helping me with the energy level. Today my Naturopathic doctor said that I will need to have an EKG done because my heart rate is high every time I come to the office for IV infusions. I told him that after the metronidazole, my heart rate went gradually up. I think my heart rate is high because I am in pain all the time and my adrenaline level is high. Sometimes I feel so jittery and shaky and I don’t know why. But I will have an EKG done next month and hope it will be normal. Betty, how is your heart rate?

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Re: Galina (# 1337)

My heart rate has been and always is good, as is my oxygen levels. I'll have to write this all down because I don't see the neurologist until Dec.... and I can't put this kind of stuff on my calendar because my husband is playing with the calendar and has got it all messed up.

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Re: Betty (# 1338)

Betty, Thank you for your response. I am so glad that your heart rate is normal. At least you don’t have to deal with this. My Naturopatic doctor will contact my old doctor’s office who prescribed me metronidazole and pull my heart rate readings for the past 5 years to check if the medication caused my heart rate to go up. I think that in the past my heart rate was normal maybe in 60-70 bpm but now it is close to 100 bpm al the time. My new doctor said that he is concerned about this and said that my heart is overworking for some reason. But I told him that may be my neuropathy pain causes my elevated heart rate. So we will see what to do. I really do not want to take any medications for the heart and I just rather wait and see. May be time will put everything in the right place.

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

Sorry dear but once the damage is done it doesn't matter if the med is out of your system or not. As is evident from so many people who are still suffering from taking this medication.

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