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side effects of metrogel
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kathleen Gilmore answered
26 years experience Urgent Care
Widely used topical: Potential side effects mean symptoms reported by individuals taking the medications during trial periods. The percentages are important, because it sa ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Karen Jones answered
37 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Unusual: It is unusual to have side effects from metro gel taken vaginally. Occasionally a woman can get a rash. Occasionally women may get nausea, metallic ta ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Sharafali Diwan answered
32 years experience Infectious Disease
BV: yes, it could go away on its own
metrogel cream or pessaries do not have the same SE as PO Flagyl
A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Kwok answered
33 years experience Pediatrics
About fear...: Fear makes the head feel funny. As president Franklin D. Roosevelt once said about 80 years ago, "... let me assert my firm belief that the only thing ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Ignore scary stories: There is no way MetroGel could cause such symptoms. You're probably seeing scare stories from people who are making assumptions about what caused ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Several: Gi distress is most common with nausea and metallic taste in mouth. Allergic reactions occur, and a disulfuram effect when alcohol is ingested while ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Som Kohanzadeh answered
17 years experience Plastic Surgery
multiple: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea are all possible. Other side effects are less common but are multiple. You can always look at the insert that came with the ... Read More
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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Nope: Any symptoms more than 3-4 days after the last dose of metronidazole are almost certainly not due to the drug.
A 15-year-old female asked:
Dr. Daniel Ziegler answered
30 years experience Emergency Medicine
Usually effective: 75 to 80% of patients wih d.fragilis have resolution of their symptoms by taking a course of metronidazole even though half of those will still have e ... Read More
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