MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)Average Rating: 1.7 (1815 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MACROBID with similar:
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Results are sorted by Gender with females listed first (reviews with no gender reported listed before females). Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.) Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 |
| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MACROBID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bacterial Infection of bladder/kidn | None.... they symptoms from the infection were so bad I felt better in 24hours. | I have used this over several years as I have a chronic infection due to the way I am wired. I do not have pain when I urinate at all but my entire body aches to the point I can barely walk. As soon as I take macrobid I can feel the symptoms abating. I have used it off and on over 25 years. | 69 | 10 days 100mg 2X day | 11/20/2014 | 4 | uti | after 3rd day developed severe pains in back legs ribs, fingers toes ankles and face, felt very tired and very unwell, the shooting pains would stop you in your tracks they were so severe | this is 2nd time I have had these for uti, first time I was given 100g capsuels 1 twice daily and had no side effects, this time I had 50mg tablets 4 times a day side effects came after 3rd day felt like I was dying I was in so much body pain, but they did work on uti, but don't know whats worse uti or side effects would not want to take them again it was frightening also my urine was vivid orange | 60 | 7 days 50mg 4X day | 2/7/2016 | 4 | UTI | I have mild side effects such as wake legs and tingling hands. I have Also experienced slight numbness around my mouth. I take this medication with food. | I have taken this medication before. There isn't much antibiotics I can take. | 61 | 1 weeks 100 mg | 9/27/2016 | 4 | UTI | Upset stomach, anxiety, nausea. | I have taken this before for UTI and the side effects are unbearable usually by day four. I am fine the first few days and the call of a sudden I am using the bathroom like I just had a bad stomach flu. So anyway I am stopping it. Uti is definitely gone. the treatment makes you feel worse than the uti. | 34 | 6 days 100 | 5/24/2020 | 4 | bladder infection | eye pain ,tiredness and upset stomach | despite all the side effects it worked.pain went away after 2 doses | 43 | 5 days | 10/10/2008 | 4 | resistant blatter infection | extreme weakness, fogginess, depression. I could not function on this drug. Extreme neurological side effects. It was my only option to treatment of the bacteria I had, except shots. I think I would rather have had the shots. This was a scary experience. 100 mg, twice daily. I am a 159# female. | 7 days | 9/30/2006 | 3 | urinary tract infections | | 10/21/2001 | 3 | UTI | None | I experienced no side effects after taking this drug, and I am sensitive to sulfa drugs (had a bad reaction to the Bactrim which was first prescribed). I would give it a higher rating, but unfortunately I am having to take a second round of antibiotic (different one) as the Macrobid did not completely eliminate the infection. | 7 days | 7/13/2008 | 3 | UTI | Have taken this for years for UTI, but as of Nov 2016, I began having tightness around my midsection. Increasing pins and needles in hands and feet. Allergic to most everything else for UTI so don't know what I will use next time. | I didn't have upset stomach or diarrhea with it, but cannot stand this sensation in my arms and midsection. thought I was having a heart attack so had stress test, EKG, asthma test and was all right. | 80 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 5/19/2017 | 3 | UTI | Nausea, fatigue, headache,back and neck pain. | Nausea was so bad, that I couldn't eat. I thought I had a virus. Fatigue was really bad also. Stopped taking it. It did relieve the UTI symptoms, but not worth all the other effects of this drug. Won't take again. | 62 | 7 days 100 | 12/21/2015 | 3 | Uti/bladder infection | 1 days | 3/4/2016 | 3 | UTI | Nausea, aches, and fatigue | I was prescribed this after diagnosed with UTI and my doctor said it was safe during pregnancy. I took it after eating a large meal and still felt so nauseated. By day 3 the nausea was still there and I felt horrible. It took everything in me to finish all 14 capsules as I didn't want the infection to go to my kidneys during my pregnancy. | 7 days 100 mg | 4/26/2015 | 2 | UTI | Headache (really bad), nausea, burning rash after 3 days of taking medication. | Worked so-so on the UTI. I also took cranberry pills from AZO and bought the cranberry juice w/o sugar (more expensive but works better). Still have the rash and burning on neck/chest after discontinuing medication. | 3 days | 5/17/2009 | 2 | Just looked up Herxheimer Reaction as recommended by another posting. | Herxheimer reaction only states that those are the symptoms for those who are treating their infection with Collidial Silver..not macrobid. | | 4/15/2007 | 1 | | 6/9/2005 | 1 | I avoid prescription medicines. I did an internet search and found this sight and decided not to take macrobid for my UTI. Thank you all for your ratings. I will continue to search for a natural remedy. Thank you very much. | 60 | 0 days | 4/3/2008 | 1 | UTI | liver failure. abnormal liver function tests, severely elevated bilirubin. | 58 | 7 days 2X day | 4/28/2011 | 1 | UTI | continuation of my post......In all fairness to my Dr., he prescribed Macrobid because I have an allergy to sulfa. | | 5/19/2006 | 1 | for a uti | I am covered in a head to toe horrible itchy rash I thought it was from my dog or something come to find out uts from the medicine and vaginal itching and dryness as well | 5 days | 2/24/2015 | 1 | UTI | Headaches, muscle spasms, tingles down hip and leg, extreme dizziness, drowsy | Symptoms developed on day 2 and worsened each day. Finally stopped taking it on day 4. I have never had a reaction to an antibiotic until now. I do not recommend this one to anyone. | 32 | 7 days | 1/5/2015 |
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)