My wife has been taking metronidazole (generic flagyl) for 5 days. She has two days left.

The first two days she was really sick with nausea, cramps, and headaches. The third day she felt better. And by felt better, I mean physically - since the first day she wasn't in the bed of moods, and I contributed that to her physical side effects. It is now the 5th day and I realize that each day she has gotten more depressed.

She went from a cheerful woman to someone with zero self-esteem and can't bear to show any affection whatsoever. I have a sheet from the pharmacy that lists all of the side effects, and it doesn't include depression. It was tonight I realized that her sudden mood change might be related to the drug, so I looked it up, and apparently a lot of other people have experienced this as well. Some people having even gone psychotic.

So - i'm throwing the rest of these pills away. If the Dr. Wants to give her something else that is fine, but what i'm reading about these are not good. And it seems that the side effects last awhile. Some people develop a metallic taste in their mouth as well as a metallic scent on their skin, and takes months to go away. This leads me to believe this stuff stays in your system for awhile. So I want to know what she can take/eat to help flush it out of her system. I know that alcohol is out of the picture for awhile. Suggestions?