tomorrow i am supposed to start taking flagyl, along with the other antibiotics i've been taking: plaquenil, levaquin, and biaxin xl.
i had someone tell me to warn others when i am on flagyl, as it can cause irritability and mood swings.
i'm trying not to worry about it too much, but part of me is worried about starting yet another antibiotic and one that can cause such reactions.
so, i'm just wondering what experiences others have had with flagyl. and also if anyone has ever taken flagyl with biaxin, plaquenil, and levaquin.
any success stories with flagyl?
thank you.
peace and love
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I have taken flagyl orally and through I.V. Didn't notice any mood swings, but the oral flagyl made me nauseous and gave me diarrhea.
I think I am starting to feel a bit better, but since I am not working it is hard to tell. When I go back to work next week, I will have a better idea. Good luck!
Posted by zephyrcat (Member # 6610) on :
nice to hear you didn't have the mood swings, but the nausea and diarrhea i'm sure was not fun.
i had a bit of diarreha when starting my other antibiotics. i'll soon know what my reactions to the flagyl will be.
thanks
Posted by beachcomber (Member # 5320) on :
Flagyl was difficult for me to handle. It did the opposite to me - it cleared up my diarrhea from suspected C-Diff. I could only stay on it for 7 days and had to be scraped off the floor to get back to a more productive life - it knocked me flat.
Posted by achey (Member # 6284) on :
cat never took flagyl so can't help w/ that...wish you wel
Hiker so excited to hear you are getting to try back to work. I hope all goes well!
Posted by Foggy (Member # 1584) on :
You're planning to add flagyl to plaquenil, levaquin, and biaxin xl?
What's the dosing schedule?
Posted by treepatrol (Member # 4117) on :
Flagyl mood swings they couldnt possibly be worse than the lyme's moods. I never had a problem with that but dont drink any alcohol with that or its generic either.
Posted by zephyrcat (Member # 6610) on :
my schedule is
5 days a week: plaqyenil, levaquin, and biaxin xl for 3 weeks
on the thrid week add flagyl
fourth week no medication
fifth week same as first two weeks but instead of levaquin take septra
again adding flagyl on the 7th week
then off the 8th week
seems like a lot of antibiotics to me.
hope my stomach can hold up
Posted by lymie tony z (Member # 5130) on :
I took flagyl(metronidazol) for about two years and it seemed to help me a lot...I still take it in conjunction with my Ketek only on weekends...the only side effect I got from it was feelings of lethargy....it seemed to clear up my galloping trots....
It is used to break up the cystic form of the spirochete's and I think a necessary addition to any abx regimen....
I would be more cautious of the levaquin as it gave me tendonitis really bad and lot's of unecessary pain. Good luck as we seem to all react differently to our disease and meds....zman
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Posted by Foggy (Member # 1584) on :
Wow, zephyrcat, that's a doozie dosing schedule!
levaquin, and biaxin with flagyl packs a punch. I've been on all of them and Mepron but only 2 or 3 at a time and they hit me like a brick wall. LLMD had me take lots of probiotics simultaneously.
Good luck to you on this regimen
Posted by zephyrcat (Member # 6610) on :
well, i've started the flagyl today. so i'll know soon enough what my response is.