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Topic: What are your experiences from Flagyl?

Ariel1
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Member # 22227

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So I've heard that Flagyl is rough!

I posted earlier that I am going to pulse it (one week on and one week off) while still taking Doxy and Ceftin.

I start tomorrow.

Was wondering what you've experienced while taking Flagyl so I know what to expect.

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TF
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Member # 14183

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It gave me my first herx. Was on about day 3.

I took it continually for 60 days.

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Lymetoo
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Pulsing it shouldn't be so bad. I took it everyday. The worst for me was the depression. Really BAD.

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springshowers
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I did IV Flagyl for 6 weeks in a good dose and I liked it alot. It was rough for a good two or three weeks and then it felt benefit from it.

I did end up having an amnesia attack and episode that the doctors thought might come from it but not positive.

I took it daily but was trying to use it for anit protozoan affects as well as for cysts

Good Luck to you... Hope it helps you

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Deb133
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My daughter took Flagyl and had no problems whatsoever. She was on 1000 mg daily.

Good luck!

Deb G

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jkmom
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I just started taking it 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. I started at 250 mg/day and on my next 2 weeks will do 500 mg/day.

I noticed increased joint pain when I took it that has gotten better on my 2 weeks off.

I was nervous about it and am still a little nervous about increasing my dose. But really, so far, it was not bad.

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kareamber
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I've been pulsing Flagyl and take it 3 days a week. I've noticed incrased joint and muscle pain, but so far pretty tolerable. Good luck with it.

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MariaA
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I started at a higher dosage, but then read a suggestion that it might be useful at a low dose like 250 mg/day for some of us. Since I was on several other antibiotics, I tried the low dose. It still helped. One advantage of this was that I could do the dose just once a day, at night, which meant that I didn't have to experience the herx (which included extreme sleepiness) while awake. I think you can also take 500 mg once a day, meaning 500 mg at night, for the same reasons.

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Ariel1
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Thanks everyone for your responses!

Now I know what to expect.

I started Flagyl today and so far nothing major, just some mild nausea from the 1st 500mg I took.

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springshowers
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I have been reading up on Flagyl and pulsing.

I have read so many various ways to Pulse. What do you think is best? Or correct and why?

I found some who do 3 days a month. Some who pulse 7 days a month. Some who pulse every other week. Some pulse by doing 3 days a week every week. Some do 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off. SOme do it every day for months.

SO???

What is the best way to Pulse Flagyl?

I dont know?

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randibear
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my doc has me on one 250 mg pill for two weeks, then off for two, a month.

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