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 |
| 5 | Uti | Mild nausea Mild headache | I have a very very hard time with medicine. Even mild medications have made me extremely sick. I can't tolerate cipro or Bactrim, and get easy utis. I was terrified this time when they gave me macrobid because I'd never had it. Even zpack made me very sick. And then I read these reviews and just cried at the thought of taking it. I went out and bought crackers and sprite, etc. to prepare for what's been described here. Then I took it, and waited. ... and waited.... and waited. Nothing horrible ever happened. It's important to remember that everyone has a different experience. Don't even read these. My main advice w this med is to eat eat eat. If anything happens you feel is weird just ask your dr. But mostly, relax and trust your dr. | F | 25 | 7 days 100×2 | 8/29/2015 | 3 | UTI | Chest pain, chills, anxiety, fatigue, diarrhea, tingling of the hands and feet. Stopped this medication after 6 pills. Vomited the last day taking it. The only reason I rate it a 3 is because it did clear all the blood and bacteria in my urine within just 48 hours. | Stopped this medication on day 3 due to vomiting and I am still having stomach issues a couple days later. I hope this goes away soon. UTI cleared up after the first day and an IV dose of Rocephin but there appeared to be an infection elsewhere in my body (probably sinus related) Was switched to Bactrim which I tolerate okay. I wouldn't take macrobid again if offered it. A rough antibiotic. If you do take it I recommend taking it with food and using some probiotics. | F | 26 | 3 days 100 mg | 8/28/2015 | 1 | UTI | Took 3 days to get any relief. Took it for 5 days total. Six days after finishing, I started having chest pain. The pain on day seven was so intense and went on for hours; I thought I might be having a heart attack. (I had an EKG done which was negative.) Then I started having excruciating razor-like, unrelenting pain in my urethra that has gone on for days. Had a urine test done that was perfectly fine. I also have itchy palms. I will NEVER take this drug again! | F | 65 | 5 days 100 mg 2X day | 8/22/2015 | 1 | UTI | Two weeks ago, took my first dose, maybe 45 minutes after, I broke out in the worse hives ever. Went to my nearest Urgent Care for two injections, oral meds and oatmeal bath to help with the hives and itching. Was told to not take the meds for two weeks and try again, b/c could have been food allergy as well. I had eaten at a new restaurant this same day a few minutes prior to taking my meds. Yesterday was the two weeks mark, I took my Macrobid with my lunch, not 15 minutes later, same thing (hives), difficulty breathing, stomach pain, nauseau, dizzy, sweating. Visited Urgent Care again (two injections again) for the hives/itching. Advised to NOT take Macrobid ever again. | F | 36 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 8/19/2015 | 3 | u.t.i. infection | I started feeling nausea just few hours after taking it.didn't connected to it at first,then the headaches started,I rarely have them.and if wasn't enough had dhiarea,lost appetite.i told my doctor on the third day but she sayd this side effects are normal ND I should keep taking them.i had to stop,was effecting my job,the headaches wer getting really bad,nausea ND feeling weak prevented me to sleep well,had run bathroom often.Awful.i cant believe the doc didn't have a different option who could ve helped me without giving me a hell week. | It works,I stopped feeling pain when urinating the same evening but I got too many sides effects.wouldn't take it again. | F | 38 | 6 days 100 | 8/13/2015 | 4 | UTI | None, except a little bit more tired. | Cleared up the infection, would take it again! | F | 54 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 8/7/2015 | 1 | UTI | Numbness and Tingling in my feet/legs and fingers/hands, muscle spasms and slight nausea. | I only took if for 1 1/2 days and I had side effects that started only 3 hours after taking it. A numbness started in my hand that woke me up out of my sleep and then I felt it in my feet. The next day I still had and numbness and tingling that would be on and off all day and it was really starting to bother me. I took it the last time around 8:30 and 2 hours later had terrible numbness and tingling in my right hand and then my left. Went to sleep and woke up with a numbness and tingling that I have never experienced before. It went from the tip of my index finger and went all the way up my arm up into my neck to the side of my face. Needless to say I was so freaked out and went to urgent care that same morning and got off of it right away. I will never ever take this Medicine ever again. Horrible. | F | 27 | 2 days 100mg 2X day | 8/7/2015 | 1 | UTI | I experienced huge hives, uncontrolled itching, swollen face and hands. The allergic reaction took place 1 day after I finished all of the.medication. It was a frightening experience. Went to the ER that night and the next day is when my face and hands swelled up! I was told I could have died. | I had taken Macrobid two other times in the past with no problem. However, it just goes to show one simply never.knows when taking chemicals into the body. Don't take this medication!! | F | 52 | 10 days | 8/4/2015 | 1 | UTI | After 48hrs significant fatigue, no energy, nausea, decreased appetite. Day 3 - initial symptoms worsening. Developed constant headache, muscle pain legs, feeling agitated, irritable. Day 4 - bladder pain and pain on urination flared, back pain, vomiting. Day 5 - symptoms unbearable, discontinued taking. Would not take Macrobid again. | F | 52 | 5.5 days 100mg 2X day | 8/4/2015 | 1 | Uti | Uncontrollably itching all over my body 4 days after I stopped taking this. Been taking the maximum saily dose of benadryl & no relief. Ended up in the ER today. DO NOT take this | F | 36 | 5 days 30 mg | 8/2/2015 | 1 | Kidney bladder and ut infection | Fever, severe body aches, cold sweats, severe joint pain, vision blurred, severe weakness, major fatigue, headache. | I've had kidney infections before and while the pain is really bad this made me feel 10 times worse! I've never been giving this drug before and I will NEVER take it again. If rather deal with the pain of the infection. The symptoms of the bad reaction begin within about 5-8 hours of taking the first dose. They said it may make me feel crummy at first so I kept taking it. Each day got worse. I was afraid I was dying. I went ER they told me to stop immediately and gave me cipro instead. | F | 42 | 3 days 2x day | 7/27/2015 | 1 | UTI | I asked for Keflex, which worked 18 months ago with only tiredness as a side effect. Was given Macrobid. First day only EXTREME sleepiness over 20 hours sleep out of 24. Second day the UTI symptoms were gone but I developed fever 102.7, headache, eye ache, teeth ached, nausea, chills and sweats, no appetite at all. | The third morning I felt fine - until I took the pill. A few hours later the headache, etc. was back with a vengeance and even 4 advil couldn't touch it. Nausea worse. Decided not to take the evening dose, but spent 12 miserable hours in pain and nausea. Slept off and on through the rest of the night. Woke up this AM feeling well. Called the clinic to ask that they give me the prescription for Keflex, and told them my problems. After they talked they called and said that it was their opinion that I had a kidney infection because of the fever and headache and nausea and I should go to the ER. I told them my temp was below normal and I felt fine, but if I did have problems, that was just what I would do. They also said that Keflex is not recommended for people over 65. That is what my UROLOGIST gave me 18 months ago and it worked very well. When I again listed the problems I had and said that they were all in the information of drug reactions, she said, but they just have to list those, people don't have a lot of those at one time! I hadn't even mentioned the darker urine, swollen face and light stools! They only seem to read what the drug companies give them and really discount patient accounts altogether. I will never ever ever take this medication again. I'm sure it's fine for some, but if you are one of those who does have bad reactions it is far from fine. | F | 68 | 2.5 days 100mg 2X day | 7/20/2015 | 2 | UTI | First day, headache, very tired woozy and 'out of it'. That went away day 2 so I continued. General shaky-type feelings like muscles were agitated. Reduced to one pill a day instead of two. After a few days I started getting leg muscle aches in my thighs and little muscle spasms all over in my legs n feet. One morning also had bad calf muscle cramp that hurt. Told doc office about legs. Didn't hear back after 24 hours. I took myself off as I was feeling relief from UTI symptoms. Off for 48 hours. Leg muscle pain is less but still lots of twitching spasm type sensations in legs and still feel a bit weird/ jittery and not feeling myself. Will not take this again. | I just found some herbal med on line will try that if I get another UTI ... Not worth the side effects. Hope they go away! Try other remedies first. I tried some drops and cranberry pills first but didn't help so against better judgement started antibiotic . Took Bactrim before this pill but didn't clear it. Also had Cipro for one day before he changed me to Bactrim but that was horrible. Don't take it. Up all night w/ anxiety | F | 48 | 5 days 100 MG | 7/16/2015 | 1 | Uti | After the first pill, I had extraordinary fatique. By the second, diarrhea developed. Just before my forth dose, the fingers on my hands began to go numb. Just after the forth, I went into anaphylaxis. My tounge went numb, my voice became raspy, my extremities became weak. Breathing became labored. It has been 24 hours since hospitalization. My fingers are still numb, and the numbness continues to spread across my hands. I was warned that when the drugs leave my system from the hospital that anaphylaxis could return. I continue to feel malaise, fatigue, foggy, and weak. | This drug is severely dangerous. Do not take it EVER. I could have died. Others could as well. If you have any of the symptoms I had, go immediately to the ER. | F | 38 | 2 days 100 mg | 7/15/2015 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | All the above side effects. | F | 72 | 2 days | 7/11/2015 | 1 | Uti | Headache, fever, chills, muscle aches, weakness, sore lower back, tiredness, sleepiness. I called the doctor on day 2, and he said I could have a virus! (But I knew it was the drug.) | I stopped taking the Macrobid after 2 days, and I still continued to have headache, fever, and body aches. I will never take this drug again. | F | 63 | 2 days 100 | 7/10/2015 | 1 | Uti | I get frequent utis. I usually take Keflex with no issue. This time my doctor wanted me on macrobid. Absolutely horrible!!! Gave me a 7 day treatment and I only made it 3 days. I had horrible nausea, headache, fatigue, and chest pains. My face would become flushed and hot. Had cold chills and just pretty much felt like I was dying. Disgusting antibiotic. Not recommended. | F | 26 | 3 days 100 MG | 7/9/2015 | 1 | UTI | Made me feel disgusting! Terrible stomach pains and nausea. Extremely lethargic. Big headache. Barely functioning and completely miserable. | F | 39 | 3 days 200mg | 7/8/2015 | 1 | Uti | Tightness in my chest, like heart attack, lung congestion (my lungs were completely clear before I started Macrobid), neuropathy, difficulty urinating, numbness in groin and buttocks, inability to pass a bowel movement, lethargy that was incapacitating. | It has been two weeks since I finished the prescription, and I am still struggling to get over the lung congestion, tightness in chest, and numbness. | F | 66 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 7/3/2015 | 5 | Uti | This medication almost killed my mom. She prescribed this medicine for UTI infection she was taken to the ER on a Friday night and was hospitalized for a week. She suffered extreme difficulty breathing and was placed on a bipap machine which is basically life support. She got out of the hospital and is still on oxygen and the doctors don't know yet if the damaged caused is permanent or not yet. Up until this time she was a healthy person who didn't have any major health issues, now she has the shakes,confusion,vomiting,loss of appetite,body aches,depression,etc. This medication is a life changing drug that may have altered my mother's life and our families lives forever. I had my wife call our families doctors office and add this medication to our allergic reaction medications. There is absolutely no way in the world no one in my family will ever take this POISON,and anyone that takes this stuff is a fool. I wish my mother's doctor would be more aware of the thousands of people this drug has changed and altered forever. You know you put your trust in your doctors hands and the pharmaceutical companies that they have your best interests at hand and when they don't and it's up to you too make sure you do hundreds of hours of research taking this medication. Since this event i have spent hundreds and hundreds of hours on line reading about this medicine and there are no good responses or stories about macrobid just horrible experience. I can't believe the FDA allows this POISON | This drug is not meant for human consumption and to make people sicker than they already are | F | 62 | 4 days 100 | 6/29/2015 |