randibear
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been on flagyl for about a week now. 500 twice a day
i am sooo tired, don't want to do anything but sleep. legs feel very weak and walking is a struggle.
no appetite and almost constant mild headache.
overall feel like total crap.
oh yeah, major grumpy..feel like bursting into tears at any minute.
normal for flagyl???
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tricia386
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Normal
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Flagyl made me VERY DEPRESSED!!! very common with this drug
Are you almost finished taking it??
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randibear
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i've got about 6-7 days left. he put me on 14 days of this crap.
arrghhh. well i'm losing weight. still having twinges occasionally on the lower left. just have to make it through this saturday.
i have absolutely got to get over this. i'm going to belieze for two weeks in january and i must be up to it. well at least he'll take a look at the colonscopy and be able to tell me what's up.
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Summer3
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Has anyone ever tried to stay on Flagyl without pulsing? I'm supposed to do that. I think I'll be able to......I haven't really had any type of horrible reaction or herx from it yet.
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Summer I'm on 30 days of IV flagyl right now. i never really herxed on it orally (pills), but its kicking my butt right now on IV.
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Razzle
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Yeah, I've been on Flagyl continuously since August 2011. Took me 4 months to ramp up to the 2 tablets/day my doctor wanted me on, and now I've been trying to ramp up to 3/day for 6 months and am stuck at 2 1/2 a day because when I go higher, I herx too much.
Take it slowly, this drug can hit spirochetes & cysts, and my LLMD says it also can hit Bart.
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Summer3
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I'm not really herxing on it. I actually feel very slightly better in terms of mood and short spurts of energy. This bothers me because I really don't want to be on Flagyl long-term (because of the cancer risk). I refused to take it whatsoever for over a year and just recently gave in because I was getting desperate after trying so many things without any results.
Do you think the dose is too low for herxing? I'm on 750mg per day.
CherylSue
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I pulse it two days a week. I had to build up to it gradually over 6 months.
After the initial fatigue reaction, I actually feel better on it. That was a good surprise.
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