Flagyl / metronidazole - is this a herx, an adverse reaction, or ...?

Hey everybody!

Haven't been here in a while...slowly recovering when on tinidazole. Thankfully! I've been trying a few other things in hopes of avoiding long-term abx, side effects, resistance, etc.

So I started flagyl / metronidazole on Monday evening - 2 x 100mg, twice a day. Oh, no, wait, that might explain it - I just double-checked and they're 500 mg !!! Maybe I just answered most of my own question. I've taken 4 doses so far.

Anyway - I'm getting a lot of dizziness - vertigo (unusual for me) and lightheadedness (usual, but more of it). Plus my fatigue seems worse, and general malaise, irritability, depression, etc. Seems like mostly my usual sx but worse, plus a few of the common known drug side effects...so it seems herx-y to me. But I was curious to get other opinions too.

I've read some other experiences on here with Flagyl as well as . Do my experiences sound like a typical herx / die-off from an initial dose of powerful abx? Or toooooo much abx, or just something you have to deal with when taking these, or.......?

(For the record, I jumped back into my full Cowden for about 2 weeks now and was going slowly downhill. Again, after cycling off of tinidazole, perhaps a month ago.)

Let me know if you have any ideas or experiences! TIA!
CJ

I did not like what taking Flagyl did to me.

I could not control it with de-toxing or even binders. The worse symptoms were volatile temper towards violence and extreme body weakness.

I stopped and tried it twice to make sure...I just can not take Flagyl.

Thanks for the responses, folks. Blue - no, I was trying to cycle my abx, so I'd been off of tini for a while before starting the Flagyl.

gfields - Good to hear it's good for neurolyme. I certainly need help with that! But....what is "the spooky"?

The other patient reading I've done tends to agree....yes, Flagyl is pretty hard and especially on some folks more than others. I think my 1g 2x / day dose was pretty high so I've cut it back to 250mg once a day for now, will ramp up slowly and see.

Also in hanging around here I've realized I've slacked off on detoxing, even on plain ol' water intake.....so there's something else for me to try.