MACRODANTIN Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)Average Rating: 2.1 (129 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MACRODANTIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MACRODANTIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | UTI | After one tablet feeling sick. Day two, dizziness, drowsiness, severe gut aches, indigestion, nausea, loss of appetite. Now one week later still have gut pain and feeling tired. I would never take this drug again. I checked the net for Macrodantin Ingredients, that explains many of my side effects. E104 E171 E172 and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. The E Additives are banned in other countries. | I wish doctors warn their patients for side effects related to medications. Special as many of us do have allergies and guts sensitivity. | F | 76 | 2 days 100mg 4X day | 8/28/2022 | 1 | Complicated UTI | Headache, hot, breathless, anxiety, nauseous. Lower back pain. voiding every 2 hours. Puffy eyes. | F | 79 | 2 days 100 mg 4 4X day | 8/1/2022 | 1 | kidney infection | No one should be taking this drug. I was prescribed this for kidney infection when I have chronic kidney disease on 22/4/21 I will be alerting doctor who prescribed this that they nearly killed me. Was prescribed dosage of 100 mg 4 times a day, for 7 days. Took it till 27/4/21. Made me feel like I was dying with extreme chills and fever, excruciating back pain, whole body aching, diarrhoea, abdominal aching, gave me asthma and filled my chest with fluid, was very weepy, extreme anxiety, difficulty walking - felt like walking through cement, dizzyness, retained fluid and dropped my kidney function significantly. Was too sick to realise it was the tablets until last day, stopped them and went to another doctor 28/4/21, who wanted me to go to hospital to go on IV etc. Stopped taking the tablets, started a different antibiotic yesterday 28/4/21 and have started to feel better already. | Should not be prescribed to anyone | F | 56 | 6 days 100mg 4X day | 4/28/2021 | 1 | UTI | On generic brand grey capsule. Joint pain, no energy, brain fog, horrible anxiety/crying, muscle aches | Have never written a drug review in my life but this was one tough ride and I have taken many strong antibiotics. Never again. I hope this got the UTI but only forcing food to take med and have rarely left bed in two days. Finished yesterday and still tired, hoping it gets better soon. | F | 51 | 5 days 100mg | 4/5/2020 | 1 | UTI | High fevers, chills, beet red face, whites of my eyes red as if blood vessels burst, second day vomiting, even cold water I drank came right back up and I'm a person who NEVER vomits, not even with both my babies and morning sickness. My head felt like it was going to explode and my daughter and I didn't put it together that it was a reaction to this horrible medication. I will list it as an allergy from now on. I'd recommend that no one ever take it.Too many choices out there than to risk the slight chance you'd have to go through days of feeling like you're really dying. I laid here for a few days because I couldn't even stand up, and I thought I'm going to die and my children are going to have to watch. It was probably the worst sickness I've ever had. | DO NOT EVER TAKE. YOU HAVE WAY TOO MANY CHOICES THAN TO RISK GOING THROUGH WHAT I AND MANY OTHERS WENT THROUGH. | F | 56 | 3 days 100mg | 4/3/2017 | 1 | Bladder infection | Exhaustion, nausea, muscle ache, loss of appetite, disorientation and poor sleep. Use with caution | M | 50 | 5 days 100mg x t | 7/19/2016 | 1 | Bladder infection | I was prescribed this drug by my urologist back in the early 1980's. After taking two doses, became severely ill with flu-like symptoms. Vomiting for five days, body aches, 102 fever, tremors, weakness, diarrhea and headache. I have never bee so ill in my life. Had to crawl to the bathroom on hands and knees. I actually thought I was going to die from this drug. Macrodantin is a serious drug. Use with extreme caution. | Avoid taking if possible. I do not recommend it. | F | 57 | 3 days 50 | 5/24/2016 | 1 | bladder infection | Extreme vomiting for 3 days and no appetite for 5 days So very sick and only took 2 tabs please be very careful with this tablet Have informed my G P so I will not be prescribed this again | F | 75 | 1 days | 5/3/2016 | 1 | bladder infection | Extreme vomiting for 3 days and no appetite for 5 days So very sick and only took 2 tabs please be very careful with this tablet Have informed my G P so I will not be prescribed this again | F | 75 | 1 days | 5/3/2016 | 1 | uti | Strangely foggy head. At work was toLd I was 'spaced out' and I felt unable to get in touch with reality, disorientated - not in a nice way! Very scary feeling. Only took two doses but the effect lasted five days. | F | 58 | 1 days not sure | 4/19/2015 | 1 | for a uti | 1 days | 1/11/2015 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | Permanent scarring of the lungs. Can only walk a few steps and then give out of breath. This lung disease is permanent and I am now on prednisone | A friend if mine also has the same lung disease caused by this antibiotic. She is now permanently on oxygen for the rest of her life. | F | 80 | 2 years 30mg | 10/31/2014 | 1 | suspected urinary tract infection | All that have been mentioned. Exhaustion, aching, nausea, tingling, cramps, head throbbing, hands swelling | Dreadful medication to take. Exercise caution. Cannot recall exact dosage as only just found this forum but am still suffering since July 2013. Only took for 2 days | F | 60 | 2X day | 10/30/2014 | 1 | UTI | Severe headache, hot and shivering, loss of appetite, stopped taking them after 5 doses | Quite scary would not recommend taking it. | F | 72 | 1 days 50 4X day | 8/31/2014 | 1 | post kidney infection | Chills and fever, headaches, elevated heart rate, muscular aches throughout body, extreme fatigue. Am a Personal Trainer & athlete but am exhausted by simple tasks like sweeping, showering, etc. | F | 51 | 2 months 1x at nigh | 7/9/2014 | 1 | UTI. Enterococcus Faecalis | Nausea, runny tummy, tiredness after 3 weeks of treatment - supposed to take for 6 months. Stopped taking them 3 days ago and no better. Infection dormant for now. That's it for me, no more the pharmacist took them back. Still feeling sick. | F | 66 | 1 months 100 | 6/14/2014 | 1 | UTI that has lasted a year! | I have been on these tablets for 3 months . I have to say they have kept the UTI away (unless I come off them) and to stay with I had no side effects. Couldn't see what all the fuss was. After 3 months I can stand no more. I honestly feel like I'm dying. I never get headaches but I feel like someone is trying to blown my brain up. My ears hurt, my chest hurts, I have gone from 12k runs to not being able to walk up the stairs. I have hot and cold flushes, panic attacks and dizzy spells. The first GP I spoke to said it was nothing to do with the Macrodantin. The second one said it was. I KNOW it is. Evil stuff. | F | 41 | 3 months 100mg day | 6/2/2014 | 1 | Uti | Sudden onset of fever, chills, uncontrollable shivering with high temperature and sore skin after 3 tablets. Another 2 tablets later and severe drowsiness, nausea and feeling faint if in any position other than horizontal for more than 5 minutes. No appetite, Severe drenching night sweats. Abandoned tablets after taking only 1.5 days worth of 7 day dose. Very shaky still day after stopped taking them. | Did remove uti pain v quickly but side effects worse than uti pain! Scary. Not felt so ill in a very long time. Would not touch these again. | F | 43 | 1.5 days 1X day | 4/20/2014 | 1 | UTI | DO NOT TAKE THIS!!!! I was prescribed a 7 day course of this drug for a severe UTI. 1 tablet made me tired and nauseous but I decided to soldier on to get rid of the infection. By the second day I was very ill. Nauseous, dizzy, overwhemingly lethargic, dry mouth, temperature, hot and cold sweats.. The list goes on. It was HORRIBLE. I was very scared. I would NEVER take this again. | Now I've read these reviews I wonder why on earth this drug is allowed to be prescribed?! I wish I was never given it. PLEASE stay away. | F | 27 | 2 days 100mg 4X day | 3/9/2014 | 1 | UTI | Extreme diarrhoea (totally watery) and vomiting, severe stomach cramps, temperature of 38.5, aching joints, headaches, constant nausea. Stopped taking drugs but diarrhoea and cramps have persisted for two days now. Feel very nervous that I have damaged my system in some way. | I was not warned by my doctor or pharmacist about possible side effects. I would having stopped taking these ghastly drugs much sooner had I known. I would never ever touch this stuff again. | F | 49 | 2.5 days 100mg 4X day | 3/7/2014 |
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)