Comparing Metronidazole vs Prednisone

For Bacterial Vaginitis: I was diagnosed with BV and a yeast infection. I know what a yeast infection looks like and that’s not what I had.I initially went to the doctor for extreme burning sensation bloating and constipated. I do have sex with my bf but I couldn’t believe this was any reaction to sex. So they prescribed me one single dose for the yeast infection and 7 days for this metronidazole. I’ve been taking it and I did slip up and have sex with my bf in between taking it but I wasn’t getting any symptoms. Now today is the last day of my medication and this morning I woke up had to pee and it BURNED and the feeling doesn’t go away until hours later! I don’t understand why this is happening

For Bacterial Vaginitis: I’m on day 7 of the 2x a day 500mg pill. Overall not a bad experience. The only side effects I can say I’ve definitely noticed is the metallic taste of the pill while swallowing, which I took after breakfast/dinner. I also had very soft stool throughout the entire week of the medication, and my urine was significantly darker than usual but other than that nothing major. My BV discharge and smell went away so I would say it did its job!

For Inflammatory Conditions: My mother has been on prednisone for almost four years for polumyalgia/rheumatica. We found out recently that the reason she was in such horrible back pain and could hardly walk was the extended use of prednisone. The MRI showed she had actual cracks in her spine. We are still in shock. This cannot be reversed. Even though people feel fine and really on top of the world the end result is devastating. So now we are dealing with even more pain not even associated with Polymyalgia. She will never recover from this. Everyone is different, but please look at the cons of the medicine before taking. Beware!

For Inflammatory Conditions: I took prednisone 20mg for 3 years for Autoimmune Hepatitis and it definitely helped bring down my AST/ALT. I even saw regression of cirrhosis (by fibroscan). Side effects included increased appetite, weight gain (20lb max), moon face, hair started growing curly instead of straight, more severe infections (especially GI), and trouble regulating emotions. I didn't complain though, as I knew it was keeping me alive!