MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)Average Rating: 1.7 (1815 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MACROBID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MACROBID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | urinary tract infections | | 10/21/2001 | 2 | uti | didn't work | F | 37 | | 1/11/2004 | 5 | UTI | used to treat and then prevent a UTI | F | 22 | 90 days | 3/21/2004 | 1 | urinary infection | shooting pains in hands and forearms, flu-like aches, mental fogginess, and tight cough | I didn't realize it was the medicine until I was told to take a second round and the same symptoms started up again | F | 50 | 3 days | 6/16/2004 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Extreme nausea - immediately after I took the first pill! Some confusion, dizziness, and tingling in arms. Also leg cramps. | F | 41 | 7 days | 7/2/2004 | 1 | UTI | difficulty breathing, coughing, fever, chills, weakness, dizzyness, headache, nausea, vomiting, tingling in hands and feet, rash on tops of feet (small raised dots under surface, sometimes itchy) | seems to have got rid of UTI but at what cost? these side-effects, though apparently rare, are pretty nasty - was in bed 48 hours feeling nearer to death than life, still off work 3 days after last pill I took (I didn't take the final 2 because of the side effects), still am having a bit of difficulty breathing and coughing when I try to etc but much better than last 2 days. | F | 24 | 6 days | 7/9/2004 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, vomiting, headache, chills, and body aches after one dose. | Would not recommend it. | F | 37 | 1 days | 7/14/2004 | 1 | uti | I had extreme sickness feelings and hot flashes also some headaches occured~ | F | 6 days | 8/25/2004 | 3 | UTI | Shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion, brain felt | F | 34 | 5 days | 8/31/2004 | 5 | uti | ate with some food and got a little stomach upset. better to eat more heavily. | had many recurrent uti's. need a variety to use because the e. coli was resistant to several other antibiotics | F | 56 | 7 days | 9/18/2004 | 2 | UTI | Minor stomach pains at first. By the 7th day of a 10 day prescription, I had a horrible allergic reaction. Broke out in total body hives from my scalp to my knees, face puffed all up and I got very hoarse. Hives itched beyond belief! Had to go to the emergency room, where I was given a strong antihistamine and a cortisone shot. This worked for about 12 hours, but the hives came back. Saw my Dr. and got put on a 1 week course of cortisone pills and even stronger antihistamines. I had taken macrobid about 2 times before this, without any reactions. Now I am seriously allergic and can't take it at all. Very scary!! | It did a good job of curing the UTI's, very quickly; until I became allergic to it. I can never use it again, and it scares me to use other antibiotics. I had a milder reaction to taking Bactrim, with a smaller, less serious case of hives. Don't know what my antibitotic options are, if I get another UTI. | F | 47 | 7 days | 9/27/2004 | 2 | UTI | I took a 7 day supply, and beginning on the 8th day I started breaking out in hives on my head and neck REALLY bad. I woke up with my eyes almost swollen shut, and had to go to the ER to get adrenaline, benadryl, and cortisone. It helped for that day, but I still have spotty itching 3 weeks later. To make it worse, I'm breastfeeding, so taking the other meds affected my milk supply! | I took while I was pregnant, and had a mild reaction which I thought was dietary. I will never take this again. | M | 37 | 7 days | 10/4/2004 | 1 | urinary tract infection | chest tight, dry hacking cough, sleepiness, bouts of difficulty swallowing, chills and sore throat, general malaise. | Three days after taking 100mg x 2 I began to feel like I had caught a virus. I was due to take the med 5 days. I finished it and two days later my urine culture came back indicating I needed a couple more days of it. When I took the first *new* pill I had the flu symptoms occur within hours. The cough and chest tightness were particularly upsetting. This is when I realized it was the medication. I stopped it immediately but that was two days ago and I still feel ill. It seems to have worked on the UTI but don't know for certain yet. I don't recommend this medicine. It's side effects cause as much discomfort as the UTI. | F | 47 | 6 days | 10/6/2004 | 1 | UTI | I felt sick to my stomach the whole time I took it and my chest hurt a little bit. On the 7th day of taking the medicine I had an asthma attack and had very itchy feet. It has been a little over a week since I stopped taking the medication and I recently had to go back in to Urgent Care because I was breaking out in Hives continually from the medication. I have yet to have relief from it and assume that it will be like this for a couple of weeks. | I would say that if this drug is suggested try another because after reading all the other comments about it the side affects really aren't worth it. It's a pity that doctors are not as informed as they used to be. | F | 22 | 7 days | 10/24/2004 | 1 | bladder infection | Took for 6 days. Then started side effects. Tingling and pins and needles in arms/legs/face. Headache, dizziness. Difficulty breathing with chest pain. Weakness, chills, feeling horrible. It has been 3 days since I stopped and I am still having the symptoms. I am very, very scared. Worred that this could be permanent. Do not take this poison. | F | 44 | 5 days | 11/22/2004 | 1 | UTI | Severe constant anxiety incl. panic attacks, constant nausea, tingling in arms and legs, sleeplessness. Side effects took TWO MONTHS to diminish. If you are having a reaction, drink as much water as you can stand and eat plenty of foods rich in antioxidants as they are the only way to remove this stuff (macrobid is a free radical) from your system. | If you have any history of allergies to medications, DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I am allergic to pennicillin as well. Use Macrobid only as a last resort if other antibiotics fail. The incidence of serious side effects is much higher than my doctor knew. I am only thankful that I did not die, as several people have from this drug. | F | 31 | 4 days | 11/28/2004 | 1 | UTI | severe anaphalaxis and almost death | Very Dangerous | F | 21 | | 12/10/2004 | 5 | urinary tract infection | none | F | 65 | | 12/14/2004 | 1 | UTI | 1 week after completing medication I began to experience an allergic reaction-dermographism that was extremely itchy. Benedryl was marginally effective. My Dr prescribed a stronger antihistamine that worked for brief periods, but the reaction was just as bad when I ceased taking the antihistamine. It's been 5 weeks now. The Dr denied that it was a reaction to the macrobid. | Two years ago I had taken this medication and shortly thereafter began experiencing joint pain which I never attributed to the drug...it's persisted on and off over the 2 years. When I began having the skin reaction, the joint pain disappeared. I am pursuing treatment through natural means now...taking antioxidants and having energy balancing, which seems to be helping. The medical option was steroid treatment, which was unacceptable to me. | F | 46 | 7 days | 12/17/2004 | 1 | uti | horrible itching and burning with joint pain and swelling. I am in the third day of my reaction to this drug. | F | 36 | 6 days | 12/19/2004 |
MACROBID (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE): This medication is an antibiotic used to treat bladder infections (acute cystitis). It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. This medication should not be used in infants younger than 1 month old (see also Precautions section). This drug should not be used to treat infections outside the bladder (e.g., kidney infections such as pyelonephritis or perinephric abscesses). FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)