MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)

Average Rating: 1.7 (1814 Ratings)

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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)

  

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 1  Urinary tract infection Hot flashes, temperature,tingling in hands,feet and arms and legs, tight chest and shortness of breath and horrible anxiety. Loss of appetite and sleep. This so called antibiotic should be taken of the market. I was feeling ok for the first four days on macrobid but by day five that's when the side effects started to hit hard. I continued to take them for another two days thinking it was the uti clearing but now I realise it was the medication making me feel do ill and now two weeks after stopping I still have the side effects. I have had to take so much time of work because of this horrible drug and in future will be making sure I look into medication alot further before taking them. This also caused terrible anxiety. Doctors really need to look into what they are dishing out to people as this so called antibiotic is cruel. M 56 6 days
50ng 4X day
11/24/2020
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 1  UTI Flu like symptoms very joint hurt a headache worse than any migraine I've ever had trouble breathing had to use my inhaler. I only took 3 doses Never never take this drug F 48 10 days
100mg 2X day
11/20/2020
 1  UTI Severe headache and pain behind the eyes, weakness, nausea, vomiting, migraine, body pain, yellow urine. I felt awful after the first dose, and the second dose had me in bed for a day with severe pain and migraine. Like so many have mentioned, I've had this before and whilst it wasn't pleasant, I was able to take it for 3 days. I cannot continue with this course. F 37 1 days
100mg 2X day
11/13/2020
 1  UTI Rapid heart rate, heavy feeling in arms and legs. Vertigo like symptoms like dizziness, full feeling in my ears and pressure. Stomach upset, diarrhea. Lips tingling. Joint pain. Flank pain. Anxiety related issues. I had taken once before in June of 2019, without any issues. Not so much this time. I took two doses over 24 hours and was not feeling well at all. This is a horrible drug in my opinion F 46 1 days
100 2X day
11/13/2020
 1  Uti Stomach burning, hot flashes, fainted, extreme fatigue. F 59 5 days
2X day
11/12/2020
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 1  UTI Dizziness, brain fog, vertigo, vaginal itching, discharge. Heart racing, cold sweat. Extreme fatigue. Nausea, stomach issues. Hands tingling. Dry mouth and I have developed a cough now. I was prescribed this about 9 months ago for a previous UTI and didn't have any side effects. This time I noticed after the first day that I was getting dizzy and having vertigo, like the room was spinning. So much so that I didn't feel safe driving. I have had stomach issues every day and have felt "off" and very tired. On the 5th day, I experienced horrible jaw pain and my stomach knotted up, almost like if you had food poisoning. I broke out in a cold sweat all over and felt like I was going to pass out in the bathroom. This was all at about 4 in the morning. Managed to walk down the hall to my husband to tell him and he later told me I looked like a zombie. Managed to sleep it off and still feel like a train hit me. I stopped taking this medicine-it's side effects are not worth it! I will have a doctor prescribe something else next time. Never have I experienced so many problems with meds. F 46 5 days
100 mg 2X day
11/1/2020
 1  UTI Digestion horrible. Gut pains, felt really irritated especially in left side. Back ache. Often woke me at night and nothing seemed to relieve it, apart from hot water bottle a bit. Fatigue. No energy and low spirits. I think the UTI has gone. F 70 7 days
30mg 2X day
10/28/2020
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 1  UTI Severe stomach cramping, diarrhea, weakness, extreme fatigue, blurred vision, hot flashes, lightheadedness Absolutely stay away from this medication. I have never in my life been so sick. I took 4 days of medication at 2x day 100mg each dose with food (7 day prescription). I cannot even begin to explain the pain I was in every single morning. My kids missed the bus 2x because I simply could not leave the restroom. I have lost 6lbs in 4 days and I'm already very tiny to begin with. I've had UTI's before and I've never been prescribed macrobid in the past. I never expected to feel worse after taking a medication than I did before. I felt fine before the medication and the only way I knew I had a UTI was the blood in my urine. After starting the meds I've felt 20x worse and I wish I had never took it. I will be researching drugs now before I take them. F 32 4 days
100mg 2X day
10/28/2020
 1  UTI Headache, bad acid reflux, heartburn and nausea. Vaginal discharge F 39 7 days
100mg 2X day
10/22/2020
 1  Uti Pain in lower abdomen. Shakey,dizzy,hot flashes, general feeling of feeling bad. 3rd day...will not take again. F 58 7 days
2X day
10/22/2020
 1  UTI Horrible stomach pain, indigestion, could not finish had to stop after 5 days, have never had an experience like this before with antibiotic use. This was prescribed for me back in the middle of July, and I am still experiencing symptoms to this day.. I think it ruined my stomach Horrible antibiotic, it should be taken off the market F 62 5 days
100 2X day
10/21/2020
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 1  UTI I was prescribed Macrobid for 7 days 100mg twice a day. After taking for 3 days total (6 pills) I stopped. I had severe abdominal pain, my legs were very weak like I couldn’t hardly walk, tingling sensation in my legs, arms, couldn’t eat, burning sensation across my abdomen and bottom of my feet. I lost a few pounds because of this. I couldn't barely eat because my stomach was hurting so bad. My legs felt totally weak like I had no strength. I am an avid walker who walks 7 days a week for my exercise. I contacted my doctor who agreed w/ me that I had bad reaction to it and told me to stop immediately and start drinking Gatorade as much as I could over several days and rest as much as I could. It took me a total 2 weeks after stopping Macrobid to feel back to normal - my appetite came back, my legs felt stronger again, the burning sensation across my abdomen lasted for a good solid week before going away for good - however before it went away - I had a Big Bang of severe burning (FIRE) pain across my abdomen that lasted for several hours that the pain was so intense that I couldn't even lay still because I was in so much pain moving constantly around the house trying to ease the pain. I had to resort to break out pain pills like Oxycontin (from previous surgeries) and w/in 15 mins the pain eased and went away and I was able to finally fall asleep. I had to miss work the next day because my terrible suffering the previous night w/ the Big Bang of Fire across my abdomen. This reminded me so much of an Steroid reaction I had several years prior that cause severe burning sensation but however Macrobid was 100 times worse when it came to the Burning Sensation.This drug should be BANNED - Don't know why it is still on the market! Horrible Drug! F 47 3 days
100 mg 2X day
10/17/2020
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 1  Uti Hairloss. A lot of hairloss. Very traumatized F 60 5 days
50 2X day
10/10/2020
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 1  UTI 3 days in I began experiencing severe joint pain and fatigue. Horrible back pain, not related to my kidneys. It's all in the muscles and joints. I was taken off of it and the joint pain as still not gone away. It's day 10 being off. It's like it caused old injures to flare up and inflame. Took care of the mild uti but caused horrific side effects I'm still dealing with. F 29 7 days
500mg 2X day
10/9/2020
 1  UTI Lower abdominal pain, severe back pain, feeling achy, night sweats, chills, nausea, loss of appetite After just one day of taking Macrobid I felt like I was getting a stomach bug or flu. I was prescribed it for 7 days but stopped taking it after 4 days as it made me feel so ill. F 36 4 days
100 mg 2X day
10/8/2020
 1  UTI Dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, flu like symptoms I stopped taking the medication 2 days ago and I'm still so tired and dizzy and can barely function. F 41 4 days
2x 2X day
10/6/2020
 1  UTI I have severe neurological side effects, extreme episodes of anxiety and depression, chills throughout my body, tense muscles, derealization/depersonalization, my body feels weak, feels like I'm going insane. It's been a WEEK since I stopped taking it and I still feel this way, if anybody else has had similar symptoms PLEASE EMAIL ME!! My doctors won't believe me that Macrobid caused this and I'm terrified. Please email me if anyone has had severe neurological side effects many days after stopping Macrobid. F 26 2 days
100 mg 2X day
10/6/2020
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 3  UTI On day 5/7 I started experiencing some side effects. I feel a bit out of it, my back has a slight ache to it and when I breathe out I cough. I only have 2 days to go thank god. I've taken this before (1 yr ago). It cleared my UTI right up, but this 2nd time around I am having side effects. F 32 7 days
100 mg 2X day
9/30/2020
 1  Uti Sickness vomiting diarrhea breathless How long do side effects take to clear finished on Thursday F 49 3 days
10 mg twic 2X day
9/26/2020
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 1  Uti Got telogen effluvium. (Which is hairloss) Very upsetting. Hair is pouring out of my head. Will never take this again!! F 60 5 days
2X day
9/25/2020
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