Flagyl and Bad Taste: What Users Say (Page 2)

• gor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 30, 2023

For Diverticulitis "This is my second bout of diverticulitis, the first one was 4 years ago. The first time, I was given Flagyl and Cipro, and I thought the medicine was making me feel almost worse than the diverticulitis itself (nausea, general feeling of being ill). Though I was happy to be clearing any potential infection, I could not wait to be done with the medications. The second time with diverticulitis, the pain was significantly worse, but I also recognized what it was and went to the ER sooner and had it confirmed. Oddly enough, my second time with these medications, and I'm not experiencing any of the same side effects. The aftertaste is bad, but that's not really a big deal. I do have some very mild fogginess, but hey, nothing worse than an antihistamine. It's making me think that the first time around, the nausea/malaise was from the infection itself, not the medications."

• Ang...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 2, 2022

For Bacterial Infection "I have experience with a lot of other antibiotics, but this one has been by far the worst. The taste is so bad I threw up one of my doses, and the taste doesn’t wash away with water, it lingers. It helped with the infection, but it also wiped out all the good bacteria in my gut. This isn’t unheard of from antibiotics, so I’d supplement with probiotics as well. Food doesn’t sit in my body for longer than 10 minutes, and the lack of food is giving me bad headaches, and my body is so tired."

• amg...
• June 26, 2015

For Trichomoniasis "This medicine works, but the taste is so bad. The second day of being on it, I started throwing up. The sickness went away, but I'm still getting major headaches, and I feel exhausted. I was prescribed 30 of them for a colon infection due to not being able to go to the bathroom, which caused the infection to spread into my stomach."

• Nop...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 7, 2022

For Bacterial Infection "I was given this medicine (500 mg Flagyl) from an urgent care doctor for bacterial vaginosis. I had thought it to be just another antibiotic and didn’t bother looking anything up about it. The first day I could taste that horrible taste and had a headache, the second day I was in my bed crying, whole body ache, headache, nausea, diarrhea, and that horrible taste, which made the nausea worse, and there’s nothing you can eat or drink that helps it. I felt worse taking Flagyl than I did with BV. I couldn’t do it anymore. After four days of laying in bed feeling like I was dying, I finally got myself up and made an appointment with my GP. He gave me the vaginal suppositories of clindamycin, which seem to be working, no side effects. I get chronic bacterial infections and have had many different types of antibiotics, but Flagyl is something else. Just say no to this one and save yourself a week of laying in bed feeling like death. You’re welcome."

• ARI...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 14, 2018

For Bacterial Infection "I was given Flagyl for my bacterial vaginosis (BV). The pill has a horrible taste to it, and to make matters worse, it can leave you feeling groggy and give you a head fog with nausea. It does work like a charm for trich and BV. This is maybe the 6th time in my life taking it, so I think my body has gotten used to it, but I'd rather deal with these side effects than the ones of nasty, smelly BV."

• Anonymous
• May 26, 2010

"Have used this medicine in the past with only side effects of a bad taste. This time, however, I've got vaginal itching and irritation. Wondering if I should use an OTC yeast infection product or wait and see if it gets better after the meds are done. 1 more day to go..."

• Glu...
• March 17, 2013

For Diverticulitis "The taste of Flagyl is simply abominable. It should be encapsulated. Been taking it a week with CIPRO. Stomach grumblings sound like a flatulent trombone lasting for 10 seconds at a stretch."

• eno...
• March 19, 2016

For Bacterial Infection "I have now taken Flagyl twice, no side effects other than the awful taste. Made me dread taking the pills every 12 hours. Did not cure BV either time I used it, and I took it exactly every 12 hours."