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 | 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 | 5 | PERSISTANT UTI | NO SIDE EFFECTS | THIS DRUG HAS HAS BEEN A GODSEND FOR ME. IF I TRY TO STOP TAKING IT SYMPTOMS COME STRAIGHT BACK | F | 56 | 16 years 50MG 1X day | 5/7/2011 | 5 | 30 years of UTI's | Liver function slightly impaired | I have been taking macrodantin for 18 years after 30 years of UTI's. It saved my life. I have not had an infection since starting. My dosage has been reduced to 50mg after taking 100mg per day for over 15 years to help with my liver discrepency. Liver test back to normal now. | F | 53 | 10 years 50mg | 1/16/2017 | 1 | Lung failure. (DIFFUSE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONITIS) | My mother (72yrs) recently died of long term use of this drug. Her lungs failed and it was noted on death certificate asttributed to the macrodantin. | M | 55 | 9 years 1X day | 11/22/2010 | 1 | URINARY TRACT INFECTION | MY MOTHER DIED AS A RESULT OF LONG TERM MACRODANTIN DOSE. FEMALE DOCTOR FOUND TO BE NEGLIGENT BY MEDICAL BOARD AND HEALTH RIGHTS COMMISSION AFTER 4YRS. NO JUSTICE IN THIS WORLD - STILL PRACTISING AT THE GOLD COAST 19TH AVENUE SURGERY AND STILL ALIVE. | BEWARE | F | 56 | 8 years 30 1X day | 5/10/2010 | 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 | 4 | Uti | I was prescribed macrodantin after having numerous bladder i fections even after taking other antibotics I would still get bladder infection over and over. My urologist put me on macrodantin now being chronic as ive been on this for 8 months now (1 tablet at night) and i still have another 5months to go afterwhich i propably need to go for a followup. Obly side effects ive had is a bit of bloating and tiredness. But other than that it really works. I dont get bladder infections anymore. However reading all the conplaints i am a bit concerned about any side effects which eventually might surface because of the prolonged use of this medication. And maybe by then the side effects are irreversable. So yes the medication works for me but i am concerned for possible underlining side effects. But i havent had "liver failure" yet being on this for 8months already so i guess ill be fine. | F | 28 | 8 months 100MG | 5/12/2014 | 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 | 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 | 3 | UTI | Nausea and dizziness . It feels as if my head is spinning . Now I take it at night .it works very well.looking at my urine in the morning something is coming out . | F | 19 | 2 months 50MG | 7/16/2015 | 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 | blood in urine / frequent uti | Nausea, weakness, lethargy, lightheadedness, extreme fatigue, body pains, flu like symptoms. I was barely functional. Within a couple of days of stopping this medication the symptoms disappeared. | F | 40 | 2 months 50mg 1X day | 12/23/2012 | 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 | 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 | 3 | UTI-unknown cause | I have noticed that I am extremely tired now and put it down to my lifestyle and the stress. I have increased my supplementation to gve me increased energy but noticed that it isn't increasing my energy levels as they used to. So, I began to look at my eating habits which then pointed to the Macrodantin which I take at night. I read the sideffects and noted that legs felt weaker and had pain and that was me. | I felt that I was becoming lazy because I couldn't go out to bring in or hang up the washing. Everything was becoming a heavy chore and just to get up in the morning and get dressed and head into the day was a task. This just reinforced my sense of laziness of which that is not a character trait of mine. It has stopped the UTI's but I still suffer with the incontence of which no doctor has ever nbothered to investigate. I feel betrayed by the medical profession as I now have a huge monthly bill to pay for my incontinence pads. I just manage to get through all of this knowing that there are people far worse than me and I find ways to help others now. | F | 57 | 60 days 50mg 1X day | 12/22/2011 | 4 | UTI | Tiredness in afternoons and suppressed appetite | Took for 7 weeks post bladder surgery 2x a day at 100mg. Sorry that some had bad side effects but I think it's individual. Other antibiotics didn't touch the infection whereas these did. I had raised temperature and back pain but I put this down to the infection I actually had to start with. Would recommend for severe infection | F | 29 | 49 days 100mg 2X day | 4/12/2014 | 1 | kidney infection | scarring of the lungs | F | 60 | 36 days 1X day | 9/8/2010 | 1 | bladder infection/irritation after | Chills, aching legs, sensitive to touch, cough, chest heaviness, total lethargy, dizzy, fevers, right side lower back pain. | F | 47 | 15 days 100mg 2X day | 10/1/2010 | 3 | UTI | I took it for seven days, caused me some nausea and diarrhea for about one day during the course, and then I was fine. Got the uti again after sex about 10 days later, currently back on macrodantin for another 7 days and I have started feeling nauseous again after two days on the treatment. It works to stop the pain of uti's, but the side effects are awful. | F | 18 | 14 days 100 mg 4X day | 10/5/2011 | 3 | UTI | Frequent visits to the bathroom, right side pain, lower back pain, feeling weak, sleepless nights, coloured urine (this is normal), loss of appetite and not wanting to eat. No nausea | Visited doc with 2 days left to go on Macrodantin. Didn't seem worried and said that the tablet changes the way your gut works and to leave a week after taking the tablet to see if side effects settle down, if not to visit again. Have to take a urine sample after 1 week of finishing tablets to confirm the infection has cleared | F | 24 | 14 days 50MG 4X day | 8/23/2012 |
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)