Flagyl

flagyl is an antibiotic not antidepressant

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Lori

37/F

UC diagnosed 1991

Asacal, zoloft,levoxyl, prednisone 60,50,40,30, 25,20

Here's a site with numerous reviews of patients' experiences on Flagyl:

http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=12623&name=FLAGYL

I think you really need to force yourself to eat while taking this drug to counteract some serious side effects.  I couldn't make myself eat, and I couldn't finish 4 days of it.  Lost about 15lbs.  It DID almost completely clear up my bowel symptoms while I was on it, but I absolutely couldn't take another dose after 4 days.

Post Edited (UC in Dallas) : 9/9/2007 5:30:17 PM (GMT-6)

Back in 2004 and again in 2005 my GI put me on it for 10 days along with crypto. I had no desire to eat anything, I lasted 8 days, and only ate food the first 3 days I was on it. I lost about 12lbs, but it did help me.

I had the "everything tastes bad" side effect. Didn't seem to help my colitis one bit.

I stopped taking it.

i wonder why my dr. said it was an anti-depressant. weird. she was very adamant about it. weird. in any case, i have just started today and i am so happy to have so much feedback. any more insights would be appreciate, i am glad you all shared your experience with this drug. and can i just say YUCK!! it sucks that we all have to go through this. i love the support i get here and i love supporting others but i just want to say THIS SUCKS. ok, i have that out of my system. thanks for letting me vent :)

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katie
22
diagnosed with cecal volvulus, 2006; two colon resections in the same year
diagnosed with colitis 2007
malrotated colon
no cecal valve, removed during surgery

VSL #3
Flagyl to slow gastric emptying

The metallic taste is the worst. And never, ever drink any alcohol with it -- if no one told you that, they should be shot.

I actually quit coffee for about a year after being on Flagyl. I couldn't drink it while on it because it tasted so awful and figgered it was a good time to give up the habit. I started again about a year later.

I got Flagyl for c-diff, a bug in the gut. Your doc may think you have a bug in your gut that is causing your rapid emptying and is just trying to cover his/her bases.

Be sure to take your probiotics.

Good luck!
Mitz

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Sporadic proctitis since about 1985. Mother had UC, then J-pouch surgery 1983.
DX'd with clostridium difficile in 2000. Prednisone, two courses of Flagyl, then Vancomycin finally got rid of it. Symptomatic with UC after that.
Colonoscopy in 2001 dx'd left-sided UC. Was pretty darn ill at that time. Treated with prednisone, Rowasa, Asacol. Asacol not working so switched to Imuran. Three small flares since in 2002, 2005, and 2007.
Gall bladder attack 6/13; ultrasound showed stones; surgery before end of 2007.
100 mg Azathioprine and 225 mg Effexor XR (for chronic, longstanding depression) daily.

I think you should look up Flagyl and read up on it. Fortunately, we have lots of resources available to us via the Internet these days to help us take responsibility for our health. Unfortunately, for those that don't take advantage of that and continue to rely on doctors and pharmacists to tell us what we need to know, we often get incomplete or out-and-out wrong information.

Flagyl and alcoholic beverages do NOT mix. You can get violently ill if you try to drink alcohol while on Flagyl.

Here's the FDA's site on Flagyl. Read up on it!
http://www.drugs.com/pro/flagyl.html

Mitz

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Sporadic proctitis since about 1985. Mother had UC, then J-pouch surgery 1983.
DX'd with clostridium difficile in 2000. Prednisone, two courses of Flagyl, then Vancomycin finally got rid of it. Symptomatic with UC after that.
Colonoscopy in 2001 dx'd left-sided UC. Was pretty darn ill at that time. Treated with prednisone, Rowasa, Asacol. Asacol not working so switched to Imuran. Three small flares since in 2002, 2005, and 2007.
Gall bladder attack 6/13; ultrasound showed stones; surgery before end of 2007.
100 mg Azathioprine and 225 mg Effexor XR (for chronic, longstanding depression) daily.

thanks for the info! i'll start doing my homework and figuring this out. thank god for you guys!!

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katie
22
diagnosed with cecal volvulus, 2006; two colon resections in the same year
diagnosed with colitis 2007
malrotated colon
no cecal valve, removed during surgery

VSL #3
Flagyl to slow gastric emptying

so apparently my doctor prescribed the WRONG medication. she wanted me to be on flagyl as well as a low dose antidepressant, but confused the two. NOT A GOOD SIGN. granted it was the RN and not my real GI doc but how scary!! thank god for this forum otherwise i would have had no idea!!!! thank you all for cluing me in!!

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katie
22
diagnosed with cecal volvulus, 2006; two colon resections in the same year
diagnosed with colitis 2007
malrotated colon
no cecal valve, removed during surgery

VSL #3
Flagyl to slow gastric emptying

i only took 3 doses of flagyl...  it gave me horrible stomach cramps, severe D, and tingling in my hands, arms and temples.  I quit taking it, even though the doctor told me to continue.  He was fired shortly thereafter......NEXT!!!!!!!!..............

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Katina

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Katie..What med were you supposed to be on then ?

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*Heather*Status:mini flare June 23* 6asacol daily+ Salofalk (tapered every 3rd night)

~diagnosed January 1989 UC (proctosigmoiditis)

~5ASA: Asacol + Salofalk enemas (increase for flares tapered to maintenance)

~Bentylol (dicyclomine) 20mg as needed

~vitamins/minerals 

~Probiotic 2 (Natural Factors Protec) + 1 (Primadophilus Reuteri) at bedtime

~Natural Factors Multi Digestive Enzymes with supper

~Ranitidine,Pariet (reflux) Effexor XR 75mg;  Pulmicort/Airomir (asthma)

~URSO for PSC (or PBC) 500mg X 2 daily (LFTs back to NORMAL!!)

My doc's logic.. "TREAT (FROM)BOTH ENDS"  worth it !!!

IT makes you wonder how they got a liciense to practice. I know they are busy but that is just a little to much. When I was put on flagyl my doctor repeatedly told me no alcohol not even in cough syrup, said it would make me so sick I would wish I was dead. Unfortunetly the flagyl made me that sick without any alcohol. I always just ask my pharmasist about any new med I have to take, he takes the time to explain it all to me. and checks to make sure it can be taken with all my other meds.

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Rona

synthroid .088 mg, lowpressor 50 mg x 2, cozaar 25mg x2, imdur 30 mg
nitroquick, proventol, plavix 75 mg, protonix 40 mg x 2, asacal 400mg x 9
carafate 1 gm x 4, zyrtec 10 mg, rhinocort aqua nose spray, fish oil,
potassium.