How safe is Metronidazole?

Hi All

I'm in need of a bit of reassurance concerning taking Metronidazole, and hoping some of you can help me.

I've currently been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, IBS and Anxiety, and currently taking Omeprazole and Mebeverine (Colofac). I have also developed a lot of food intolerances with my current conditions. For the past few months I've been feeling worse than I normally do, with increased nausea, bloating, burping and generally just feeling unwell. I saw my GP today and we decided that I would get my vitamin B12 levels checked, due to being on Omeprazole, and having a very strict, unvaried diet, blood test for that is now booked for a few days time. We also talked about SIBO as well, and instead of waiting ages for a test, he decided to just go ahead and give me a course of Metronidazole. My doctor seemed confident that this medication is really safe, quite a weak antibiotic and would be fine for me to take, with minimum, if not no side effects developing. He actually takes it himself when he goes on overseas travel, andhe's had no problem with it. However my anxieties got the better of me and I just had to look up the medication. I've now seen lots of comments from users of Metronidazole of how ill it made them feel, and some of the side effects are quite worrying. I really don't want to feel worse than I do right now, so have decided to delay taking them until the results of my vitamin B12 test comes through. If this proves to be ok, then I will have to decide whether I should take the Metronidazole or not. Why he couldn't have just put me in for the test I don't know, I wish he had!

If anyone has any experiences, good or bad, they are willing to share with me, then I would be grateful to hear them. Obviously, the more good comments the better for me, that'll hopefully give me the confidence to take this medication should my B12 levels be ok.

Many thanks in advance.

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