MACRODANTIN Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)

Average Rating: 2.1 (129 Ratings)

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MACRODANTIN  (NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE):  This medication is used to treat or prevent certain urinary tract infections. This medication is an antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria. It will not work for viral infections (e.g., common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or overuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness. Nitrofurantoin should not be used in children less than one month of age due to the risk of a certain blood problem (hemolytic anemia).    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  urinary tract infection none symptoms cleared up in less than a day F 37
1/2/2001
 3  urinary tract infection dizziness, upset stomach, and severe pains in the right side It worked faster than any other drug I tried before, but the pain in my side lasted through the whole treatment. F 19 7 days
5/30/2002
 5  Urinary Tract Infection Nausea for like, the first pill. nothing else after that. Bactrim helped me a lot. I've heard of so many complaints about people going to the hospital and almost dying cause of this drug, but i feel that i'm lucky. I was scared about taking them at first cause of a site i looked at. But after the first pill, i had no side effects. F 17 7 days
4/22/2004
 3  UTI Naseau, headaches, very drowsy. They should use something else. F 46 5 days
9/7/2004
 1  macrobid severe anaphalaxis..almost death this drug is very dangerous F 21
12/10/2004
 3  UTI On the 2nd day i had severe bout of diarrhea. Took Immodium, and diarrhea got better. Now I am experiencing on and off right side/flank pain. Only antibiotic that does not keep me awake at night. Took Levaquin for 5 days and could not sleep while taking this medication. Cipro kept me awake too. F 39 5 days
5/20/2005
 2  uti loss of appetite, headache, body aches, dry mouth I wonder if this antibiotic reacts with methotrexate? F 54 6 days
8/3/2005
 2  recurrent UTIs none didn't feel it really worked. kept on getting UTIs even after having taken it for 6 months straight F 25 6 months
8/18/2005
 5  UTI None at all. I had tried two other drugs and neither of the worked. I would recommend this for a severe UTI. F 48 2 weeks
11/25/2005
 1  chronic urinary tract infections Do NOT take this drug. It killed my mother at the age of 66. Her doctor left her on it for over a year. It's listed on her death certificate as the cause of death. . F 40
7/8/2006
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 1  bladder infection Vomiting, the beginnings of yellowing of eyewhites, and huge hives on my legs. Went to the ER and was told i had the beginnings of liver shutdown. My mother took it and had the same reaction to it. Neither of us have any other med. allergies. I guess our reaction was unusual, but please be careful if you take it. F 22 6 days
9/16/2006
 1  Recurrent UTI's Peripheral Neuropathy (numbness, tingling in feet, nerve pain), fatigue, dizziness, pains in my sides. Many times the UTI's came back. I had a bronchitis type cold when I took this drug this last time and it has taken me longer to get over it than normal. I would never recommend this drug to anyone. I have taken this drug many times in my life, sometimes a year at a time for UTI's maintenance. But after this last time, I noticed that my Peripheral Neuropathy got worse. I researched my medical records and found that after taken this drug I soon complained of Neuropathy problems and all over pain that the doctor blamed on fibromyalgia. I think that it was this drug that cause it. I will never take this drug again! I also found out that sometimes this drug did not clear up my UTI's and had to be put on a different antibiotic. Take it from someone that has had many experiences taking this drug; don't take it! F 53 32 years
2/19/2007
 1  UTI Horrible cough and congestion like pneumonia..Severe diarrhea, abdominal and bladder pain, numbness in my hands, arms and legs, insomnia, anxiety, vomiting and headache. I'VE NEVER FEEL SO SICK IN MY LIFE! I'VE BEEN TAKING IT FOR 8 DAYS FOR URINARY TRACK INFECTION BUT I'M GETTING WORSE, LIKE I'M ABOUT TO DIE..THEY SHOULDN'T PRESCRIBE IT! F 48 8 days
4/21/2007
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 5  recurrent cystitis none pain and frequency gone within 8 hours F 61 5 days
6/29/2007
 1  urinary tract infection This drug was prescribed to me after exploratory surgery to find out why I was getting recurrent "urinary tract infections" I reacted acutely to this drug. First symptoms: a massive depression within three days, then the feeling that my body was rapidly shutting down, almost program by program like a computer about to crash. The hospital emergency unit did not know what was wrong with me - I think they suspected creational drugs! And still I gor sicker. Finally, by end of day four, when I felt I was really staring death in the eye, I suddenly, in a moment of lucidity clicked that it was the macrodantin. Even after a detox fast (lots and lots of water) it still took me almost six months of therapy and acupuncture treatment to finally get back to a normal life. The therapy was to help me deal with the immense anger and sense of betrayal I experienced against the prescribing doctor, who basically laughed my problems off, even though I pointed out that the drug was speciffically unsuited to three conditions I had. In fact - I never had a urinary tract infection. I actually had infected kidneys! F 62 4 days
4/12/2008
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 1  UTI tingling in hands and feet; sweating; tightness in chest; shortness of breath; coughing; feeling like i was about to die Took this drug many times for UTIs with no ill effects (3 day course many times over several years). The side effects crept up on my slowly each time I took it, never made the connection. Until one day -- Boom! DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. Pharmacist said I had an anaphylactic reaction. If you even think of taking this drug, look it up in the PDR first, it will tell you that chronic use of this drug will cause this type of reaction. F 48 3 days
2/20/2009
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 1  bladder infection severe fever, chills, difficulty breathing & pain in chest. Tingling in hands/feet. Severe pain low down in stomach F 50 1 days
4/8/2009
 4  urinary tract infection none worked quickly to get rid of pain F 40 3 days
5/23/2009
 1  To prevent UTIs after intercourse. Non-stop diarrhea and stomach upset. I took it about 3PM and by 5:30 my stomach started getting very gassy and painful. By 6:00 I had horrible diarrhea that lasted all night, and continued into the morning--still waiting for it to go away. I only took that one pill, but so far every I eat just runs right through me. :( There's no way in hell I'm taking any more. F 25 1 days
8/8/2009
 2  severe UTI into kidneys Nausea non-stop, headache, a feeling of being ill but not sick, cotton mouth, 4th day into treatment started feeling deep depression and anxiety. Quit the 7 day treatment half way through day 5. Macrodantin cleared symptoms within 24 hours and I had relatively no negative side effects the first few days except headache and nausea. The onset was fast and overwhelming on day 4 though. Would not recommend taking longer than a few days. This is my 2nd day off the medicine and I still have bouts of deep depression and anxiety. Will never take it again. F 43 6 days
10/3/2009
  

MACRODANTIN  (NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE):  This medication is used to treat or prevent certain urinary tract infections. This medication is an antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria. It will not work for viral infections (e.g., common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or overuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness. Nitrofurantoin should not be used in children less than one month of age due to the risk of a certain blood problem (hemolytic anemia).    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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