If your symptoms do not improve within a few days, or if they become worse, check with your family doctor.
It is important that you visit your family doctor after you have using all your drug to make sure that the infection is gone.
Drinking alcoholic beverages while using this drug may cause stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, headache, or flushing or redness of the face. Alcohol-containing medication - for example, elixirs, cough syrups, tonics may also cause problems. The risk of these problems occurring may continue for at least a day after you stop using metronidazole. Therefore, you must not drink alcoholic beverages or take other alcohol-containing medication while you are using this drug and for at least a day after stopping it .
This drug may cause some people to become dizzy or lightheaded Make sure you know how you react to this drug before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are dizzy or are not alert . If these reactions are especially bothersome, check with your family doctor.
Vaginal medication usually leak out of the vagina during treat. To keep the drug from getting on your clothing, wear a minipad or sanitary napkin. Do not use tampons - like those using for menstrual periods since they may soak up the drug.
To help clear up your infection completely and to help make sure it does not return , good health habits are also required.
Do not have sexual intercourse while you are using this drug . Having sexual intercourse may reduce the strength of the drug. This may cause the drug to not work as well. Always oils in the cream and vaginal tablets - but not the vaginal gel may damage latex - rubber contraceptive devices, such as cervical caps, condoms, or diaphragms, causing them to leak, wear out sooner, or not work properly.
Many vaginal infections - for example, trichomoniasis are spread by having sexual intercourse. You can give the infection to your sexual partner and he can give the infection back to you later. Your partner may also need to be treated for some infections Until you are sure that the infection is completely cleared up after your treat with this drug, your partner must wear a condom during sexual intercourse . If you have any questions about this, check with your health care professional.