Should I get tested for Trich ?

[Stunnah]

Hi ! I got screened for STD, and it turns out I had Chalmydia , took the antibiotic prescribed , and will know in a week if it's cured or not as I just got retested today .
After taking the antibiotic I noticed yellow dishcarge . I more than likely had this yellow discharge before I took the antibiotic but just didn't take any notice to it . So I have had this yellow discharge everyday for a month now that I have been taking notice to it .

It's not smelly , it just smells musty . I went today to also get tested for Trich and bacterial Vaginosis , however , they could test me because I still had some blood left over from the period . So they gave me a perscription for Bacterial Vaginosis , and told me if I still had symptoms to come back after a week ..

My issue is , I know that to treat BV and trich you use the same antibiotic , but for trich they just give you a different dosage , a higher dosage im assuming . So , if I have Bacterial Vaginosis and not trich , then I don't mind takinf the pescription . But if I have Trich , and I take this dose that they gave me , it will probably not cure the trich because it's a dose for bacterial vaginosis , and I will have taken antibiotics that didn't work because it's the wrong dose , and then will have to take ANOTHER dose of antibiotics if I do have trich .

So I wanted to just go back on Monday and get tested for Trich so I can know for sure if it's Trich or not , so that I don't have to take 2 sets of antibiotics - as if it is trich and not bacterial vaginosis , the dose they gave me won't kill the trich and I'll have to get another dose just to kill the trich .

Do you think I should ASSUME it's bacterial vaginosis and take the dose I was prescribed , and if I have symptoms still after a week, get tested for trich and if it is trich then take ANOTHER dose just for the trich .

Or do you think I should just not even take the antibiotics and wait til' monday to get tested for Trich , and that way if it is Trich they can give me the proper dosage , and that way I'll only have to take the antibiotic once with the right dose ?

Thank you for your help !

[Stunnah]

Okay ! I had that in my mind too and wasn't sure which one you meant lol .
I am "high energy" especially when I am worried or excited about something .

Also , day 3 now of Flagyl . 2 doses a day . I experiencied sharp tingling off and on for an hour or so , and it hasn't happened since .
I have been reading (of course) that it can lead to serious nerve damage . If the tingling continues , should I discontinue using the antibiotic ?

Am worried it may lead to permanent nerve damage , although I read some people who had that were taking much higher doses than I was , and others took it their first time and felt the tingling feeling ..

So im a bit worried !

[gracefromHHP]

bv can cause a lot of these symptoms. continue to fully treat your infection. avoid alcohol totally too - not even cough medicine!

stop reading forums that make you worry needlessly about things not worth worrying about!!

[Stunnah]

Grace , thank you ! The only thing I worry about is , I don't recall ever having these random sharp pains and tingling feelings before I took Flagyl . And I talked to a pharmacist who told me if I felt it again to lessen the dose to 250 instead of 500 .. But I really don't want to have to take it 3 extra days because im halfing the dose .. He advised me to stop taking Flagyl if these symptoms continued .

Needless to say , I felt tingling and sharp pain lastnight after taking the 500 mg , and took another this morning , and the tingling and numbness has come back .. I know flagyl is known for causing tingling and numbness .
I'm going to just continue this treatment as I have only 3 days left after my dose tonight . I want the infection to be cured . I just hope it doesn't make the side effects even worse in the next few days .

Does anyone think I should do otherwise or do what the pharmacist suggested cutting the pill in half and halfing my dose each day or continue taking the 500 mg twice a day even if the tingling , numbness and sharp pain continues ?

Thanks !

[Stunnah]

I forgot to mention , lastnight I had tingling in my left leg , and today after taking the dose , I am having tingling and numbness in my right arm .

[gracefromHHP]

you can give your provider a call in the morning.

vaginal flagyl is much better tolerated than oral flagyl. the oral dose can really make you feel like crap from the side effects :(  if you get bv in the future, make sure you ask for the vaginal cream instead - you'll probably tolerate it much better.

[Stunnah]

Grace , have you ever taken Flagyl either way ?
I know I shouldn't necessarily look up other people's experiences , but tingling and numbing happen in 1% of people who take it . And I happen to be that 1% unfortunately . And i know there's people who suffer from peripheral nueropathy thanks to Flagyl , and I just don't want to be that person !
Plus , Antibiotics for BV , cures BV but BV can still come back , so why should I take the risk of taking this antibiotic and causing serious damage , when my BV may just come back .

And you say you don't think I have trich ? I want to get tested for trich in a few days or a week or so . But if my symptoms don't seem like trich I could just wait until november , when I get my pap smear and they could see if I had trich , right ? Or do you think I should just get tested in a few days ?

Thanks for all your help !