Metronidazole Lasting Side Effects (Page 45)

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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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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Hi, Kathy. A CT scan won't show anything--if your doctors had read the FDA label correctly (or at all), they would have seen that, if you are having any neurological abnormalities, they can only be seen with an MRI. Can you describe your symptoms in more detail? Feeling like crap can be translated to a lot of different things. Please give specifics.

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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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I'm sure your symptoms are flagyl related. I had anxiety and depression too after 10 days of flagyl. This can be related to gut imbalance too. By all means pursue your symptoms. But, I would try a probiotic, multi-vitamin & excercise while you are getting your symptoms checked out. I've been using slippery elm as well as a 1/2lacto1/2bacillicus probiotic, multi vitamin and walking 8 miles a week. The slippery elm really soothes my digestive system for a good four hours.
But, I wouldn't let up on your practitioners either. My GP is very young and inexperienced. I like her but I've been seeing another guy through my employer. Second opinions are well worth.

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Danielle, while I agree with Mike that restoring your gut bacteria is an important part of this, Flagyl is a neurotoxin. It directly affects the brain--you can see it on an MRI (while you're ingesting the drug). It's called metronidazole-induced central nervous system toxicity, and it causes white matter lesions on the brain.

The most common side effects listed for this are ataxia (difficulty walking or moving your arms), dysarthria (difficulty speaking) and dizziness. But there's also an "altered mental state" and as best as I can tell, that's usually anxiety and depression, and just not feeling like yourself. And that brain fog...I know exactly what you mean. It's so awful.

Your brain got hurt. For the majority of people, it will get better. It may just take some time. I've talked to people who get better within a few days or weeks--others, it's a few months. There are a few who take longer--I'm in that group. So don't give up hope. Just try your best, know what the problem is, and as BJH suggested, see a neurologist if possible. Physical therapy greatly helped my neck issues and an antidepressant helped with my anxiety/sleep (I took mirtazapine).

I hope this helps.

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Oh, and BJH, I think you might be on to something about the vagus nerve. I've looked into it a bit, and it really explains my neck pain and former swallowing issues (and a few other things). Really good tip.

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Can I ask if you PN has gotten any better as I'm in the same boat as you
Liza

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my polyneurothey had gotten better but it has taken hours of physical therapy and taichi to get to this point.

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I have the same as you and slowly getting better with supplements and time of course. The thing I'm stuggeling with the most is the severe insomnia, do you have any suggestions as to how to help this please?

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