Metronidazole Lasting Side Effects (Page 68)

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: Betty (# 1340)

Hello Betty, How are you doing lately? Has your balance and fatigue issues got any better. Did you research on how to improve your energy level and perhaps your balance. I heard that some people take mitochondria supplements to help with the repair but I have not taken it. I also read that eating more healthy helps to repair and detoxify the body. I’ be been making smoothies with beets, carrots, and apples to increase the glutathione level in my body since the glutathione removes the toxins from the cells. I try to eat healthy but not all the time though. I recently completed my IV treatments to remove the heavy metals from my system and now will do the test again to see if the chelation helped to reduce the number. But even after chelation, I still suffer a lot from the neuropathy in my legs. It is just so debilitating! My Naturopatic doctor said that because my level of heavy metals was just slightly above the normal range, he thinks that my neuropathy can be caused from something else. But he did not say that it is caused by metronidazole. He said that his other patients had much much higher level of heavy metals and none of the had neuropathy like me. I do believe that the metronidazole caused my neurological problems since I was just fine before taking it. The big question is: how long it’s going to last? For me is been 8 months of torture! Betty, do you think that your problems are from Cipro or metronidazole? I think you said early that you also took metronidazole. Did you have any side effects from metronidazole? I hope you are doing better and please keep your chin up!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1341)

About 10% improvement? I've gotten to the point that I can walk around the room while teaching my watercolor class...once! Most of the time. Managed the other day to work in a spot in garden about 3x3 ft and felt fine while doing it but next day had absolutely zero energy.

the Metronizole caused dizziness and weakness but I got over most of that with PT.... but this has caused extreme fatigue with walking... I get winded and feel like I'm going to fall down when I walk more than about 30 steps. heart and lungs are good... think it is mitochondrial damage, which means lack of ATP which provided energy? think the issues were somewhat same but a lot different!

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Re: Betty (# 1342)

Hi Betty, I see that the symptoms you had from metronidazole were less severe and you recovered from it but then Cipro made you sick. Betty, I am so glad for your progress: 10% improvement is very good. I think that the hardest part is that one day we feels better and the next day the symptoms get worst and we don’t know why. I guess we just have to take it day by day. I am so glad that you can walk around the room without dizziness and teach the students. It is so great! I also made some progress: feet burn much less, they just feel so sore, but my legs are still burning. The ankles are so stiff and painful. I hope with time we get better!!! Thank you so much for your update and have a good day!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1343)

Yes, it is simply day by day. Monday I couldn't do much of anything... barely got through the day. Today I walked around and helped each student.... tomorrow? We'll see.

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Re: Betty (# 1344)

Hello Betty, I am wondering if you are taking Vitamin D. You said that your main issues are balance and fatigue and it is happened to you because your nervous system has been effected by Cipro. My neurologist and Naturopatic doctor said that the nervous system controls absolutely everything in the body and if it get damaged we get lots of problems such as balance issues, fatigue, problems with heart pressure and rate, neuropathy, digestive problems, insomnia, and more. The doctors checked my Vitamin D level and it was 29 which is very low. The normal range is from 30-100. My Neurologist said that my level should be close to 100 and it is important to take vitamin D to repair and protect the nervous system. I started with 2000ui and now taking 4000ui every day. The doctor will recheck my level in 3,4 month. Also, Betty, did you check your vitamin B12 level? A lot of time when vitamin B12 is low, people feel very fatigued. If you are low on B12, may be you can gradually increase the level by oral supplements. I just hope that may be the vitamins supplements can help you with recovery. My B12 level is normal so I don’t take supplements for this but I take D3, B1, and magnesium every day. Have a good day!!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1345)

Yes, I do take D3 along with K2.... I used to have severe issues with Vit D...and discovered I need a high dose to feel ok.. I've taken a lot of b12 in the past, am on it now. No benefit yet. And take magnesium also. Doc won't check vit D levels but about every 2 yrs, scheduled for physical, etc in Feb. May see about moving it up to Jan. But I could just test the D3 by doubling or tripling the dose for a few days... other times it's been low I've gone up to 15000 units daily and felt good in about 3 days. Once it was so low a cancer specialist gave me an rx for 50000 units twice a week for about 2 months.. I got to feeling better very quickly. I'll experiment with higher dose and see if that helps. thanks for the reminder.

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Re: Betty (# 1346)

Hi Betty, I am glad that you are taking Vitamins D and B12. I think by taking them in a long run will help us to repair the nervous system. I see that the larger dose of Vit D help you feel better and you don’t have any side effects from the larger dose. I think I will also slightly increase my dose and see if it helps me too. I guess from this point where we are already doing everything to help our system, we just have to take a day at the time and hope that the time and faith in God will help us to recover! We just have to be very patient, kind and respectful to our body!!! I hope you have a great day teaching your students!!!

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Guys, go vegan or add healthy raw food. Buy a juicer. Drink carrot juice, watermelon, all kinds of fruits, orange juice, etc, etc. Stay away from injected fruits or cucumbers, be careful ... But need to give life to those nerves again so they function well. Organic nuts and beans .. greens and fruits and organic herbs and herbals leaves ... Eat a lot guys so it can replace the vitamins that were lost ... Keep it up and maintain health. Love you guys. Stay strong and always pray to god to strengthen us everyday of our life. May god always bless us. Advance merry christmas :)

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Re: canie (# 1348)

I'm of the opinion that if you are going to eat vegetables and fruits they should be in the whole original form and not juiced where you throw away the fibers. Eat organic, eat vegan but eat it rather than drink it?

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Re: canie (# 1348)

Hello Canie, Thank you for your suggestions regarding the diet. I agree with you that eating as healthy as possible is important in the healing process. I’ve been juicing the veggies and fruits every day for the last 3 to 4 months and eating healthy most of the days. I try to do my best to give my body the right nutrients so it can heal. The healing of the nervous system is a slow process but I feel that I am on the right track. I just have to continue eating the right food, exercise, rest, and have a lot of patience and faith. Canie, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and everyone on this site and I wish a good recovery to the folks who still struggling!!!!!

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Re: Betty (# 1349)

Hi Betty, I wonder how are you been doing. How is your balance and dizziness issues? Has it gotten better over the past 2 months? Also, have you seen a new neurologist yet? I think you mentioned early that you were going to see a new neurologist. Meanwhile, i’ve been healing slowly but surely. My neuropathy is getting less and less in my legs and feet. I am so grateful for the improvements I am been making these past two months. But for some reason i’ve been having bad nasal and lung congestions on and off for the past 8 months and cannot get rid of it. I guess my immune system is down. Betty, Merry Christmas to you and I hope you are doing well!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1351)

Thank you dear for asking. No, I am not any better. The new neurologist did lots of bloodwork.. all in the normal range...told me those drugs don't cross the brain barrier so can't be the cause of all this. Told me to start doing an hour of physical activity a day and to just power on through the exhaustion and that I would get a second wind. I'm still missing the first one. Spent at least 2 hrs in his office talking with him but his recommendation was to see this ENT specialist to see if it is inner ear issues causing the dizziness and balance issues. And go back to PT for balance, etc.. and set an appt for 3 months to come back.

I tried an hr of physical activity in short increments on Sunday and was totally exhausted on Monday. Today I did hr and 17 min, we'll see how I feel tomorrow. No second wind, but I am winded... I went out and watered plants in the yard as we've had no moisture here in CO since early Nov. Will be lucky if I make it through the balance of the day without collapsing.. and there are some folks in our neighborhood that are needing help packing their stuff to move because there was a fire in their building. 163 of them. I was able to get 6 of my garden gang folks to help out today but I wasn't physically able to stand up and do anything. Tomorrow I'm going to try to help.

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Re: Betty (# 1352)

Sorry to bring some bad news, but your doctor is gravely mistaken. Metronidazole does breach the blood brain barrier. In fact the manufacturer has issed a new Warning that this antibiotic is contraindicated in those who have known neurologic conditions of the brain, spine or CNS in general. Find yourself another doctor who respects your health enough to know what he or she is talking about, after all, they’re only human.

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Re: Betty (# 1352)

Hello Betty, I was hoping that you are feeling better now but I guess the healing is very slow process. I am sure that your neurologist is wrong when he said that Cipro doesn’t cross blood brain barrier. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Cipro is just like metronidazole crosses BBB and causes all kind of damage in our cranial cavity. I believe that the neurologists are so incompetent and so in denial that these antibiotics can clause so much damage to our body. I am going to see my neurologist in January for the follow up and she is the same as your doctor. She never admits that the antibiotic caused my neurological symptoms but blames everything on some mysterious virus. Betty, have you try to take MitoQ supplements? I read on Ciprohope that it helped some folks to combat fatigue and dizziness. I read all the recovery stories that website because some of the folks took Cipro and metronidazole and it was very interesting to hear their road to recovery. Seems like the recovery period is very different for everyone as we are all have our unique genes and everyone recovers at their own pace. How long it’s been for you since you took Cipro? Betty, I also been to ENT doctor with my sinus problems and he could not find anything wrong with me other than allergies, so I just hanging in there and hoping that time will heal my body. Betty, I am glad that you are trying to exercise although it is very hard. I know how you are feeling. I’ve been pushing myself every day to walk while having very intense burning neuropathy in my feet and legs. It was so bad that I would cry at the times and wanted to end everything. But recently I started to notice that the intense burning started to subside slowly, very slowly. You are also will get better, just continue doing what you can every day. Time will heal you!!!!

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Re: Dennis (# 1353)

Hi Dennis, How are you doing? It’s been a few months since we posted here. Is your neuropathy in the face lessened? How is your vision now and issue with the migraine. I still have a mild nerve pain in my head but it is not too bad. The vision in my left eye has been worsening. I don’t know what to think of it. Last time I saw a optometrist, he did not find anything wrong with my eye at all and could not explain why my vision is still worsening after I stopped metronidazole. I wonder what your doctor said about your eyes’ vision. Did he or she connected the eye vision damage to the FLAGYL. Did you have a luck finding a good neurologist or other doctors that admit that the medication caused the damage to your body. My conventional family practitioner believed me that the metronidazole caused severe nerve damage to my body but of course she did not know how to help me. The Naturopatic doctor and the neurologist denied that the Med can cause such a damage. So at this point I don’t care what they says and I just do my best every day and hope to recover fully one day. Dennis, Merry Christmas to you and hope you are doing much better!!!!

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Re: Galina (# 1354)

What is mitoQ? Haven’t heard about this. Where do you get it?

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Re: Betty (# 1356)

Betty, I heard about MitoQ from ciprohope web site. Some folks who took Cipro tied this supplement and it helped their symptoms a lot. MitoQ is designed to enter the cells and deliver the powerful antioxidants into the cells so they can repair. It supports Mitochrondia health and overall gives the cells energy it’s needed. You can read about MitoQ on MitoQ.com I have not tried this supplement yet but I think I will and may be it will help me with boosting my immune system.

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Re: Betty (# 1352)

Oh, wow--your new neurologist is a grade A moron. I don't say that about most doctors, but he/she is clearly either clueless of the situation or is trying to gaslight you into silence, which is downright abusive. See someone else--this one is not worth your time.

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Re: Betty (# 1352)

Metronidazole DOES cross the blood-brain-barrier. There's a hefty pile of medical literature AND the FDA label that addresses this drug's neurotoxicity.

Metronidazole affects the cerebellum, brain stem and nerves. The most common symptoms include:

Cerebellum: difficulty speaking (dysarthria), difficulty walking (ataxia in the legs), dizziness, difficulty concentrating, brain fog, altered mental state

Brain Stem (autonomic nervous system): dysfunction with: respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, swallowing, salivary glands (dry mouth/white mouth), temperature regulation, etc. It also controls you fight-or-flight response, so dysfunction can cause constant anxiety and/or depression.

Nerves: burning, tingling, numbness, and/or pain of nerves, usually starting in the hands, feet and then face

Misc symptoms: anorexia (losing the will to eat), muscle weakness/atrophy, head pressure/headaches

You might get only one or two of these symptoms or all of them.

Metronidazole causes thiamine deficiency disease. All the symptoms I just listed are symptoms of metronidazole neurotoxicity and also thiamine deficiency. Look up metronidazole and thiamine in your search engine and you'll see the information. If you decide to supplement thiamine you must also take magnesium; thiamine will not absorb into the cells without it.

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Erin (# 1357) --

Thanks. I've been taking the thiamine and magesium for about 3 months now. Any idea how long it takes? Then I also made the mistake of taking cipro which trigger additional symptoms. what I've figured out in the past 4 days is that 1 hr of physical activity, no matter how mild totally wrecks my energy and today I'm exhausted and mostly nonfunctional.

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