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  Uti Horrible just horrible. Pls stay away from this drug Heed the warning F 52 0 days
100 2X day
8/1/2020
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 1  UTI Severe persistent headache Pain in and around eyes Sharp tingling pain in arms to hands Sharp tingling pain in legs and to soles of feet Stomach ache and diarrhea. Extreme fatigue and weakness Fever Sensitive skin Insomnia Flu like symptoms F 56 5 days
30MG 2X day
8/1/2020
 3  UTI So I am on pill 2 of Macrobid. Within an hour of taking the first dose inhas some dizziness and arm face tingling. 2 pill I had dizziness after about an hour and throughout the day. I also am having pounding heart. Malaise and not feeling hungry. I am really hoping that I can finish the treatment and my side effects dont get worse. I wish there was a safer route for uti treatment. F 36 2 days
100mg 2X day
7/21/2020
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 2  UTI I do not usually react to antibiotics, but this made me feel groggy, unable to focus and I had awful headaches. Even my eyeballs felt sore. I had to force myself to take the dose on the third day as I felt so unwell. I developed cold symptoms and jaw pain. Also had hot flushes and insomnia. I am not sure it's even worked after all that as I still feel sensitivity in urethra after I have been to the loo. I would not take Macrobid again F 51 3 days
2X day
7/20/2020
 1  UTI After my second dose I started feeling tightness in my chest, shortness of breath, racing heartbeat/palpitations, lack of appetite and nausea. By my 6th dose I experienced my first panic attack. I stopped my course of antibiotics, which is completely against my belief, but I couldn't get rid of the panic. I'm still to this day dealing with panic and depression now along with muscle aches and nausea/lack of appetite. If ANYONE has any information on how to get this completely out of my system email me! My first dose was on June 21st so it's been almost 4 weeks of this. F 26 5 days
100 2X day
7/17/2020
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 1  (Potential) UTI/kidney infection Never have I ever had a problem with antibiotics before like this. After one tablet I felt spaced out and completely out of my body. Anxious and detached from reality - this reduced me to tears. I am now 4 tablets in feeling extreme nausea and having a bad stomach and not any improvements from UTI symptoms. Will be ringing the doctor F 24 7 days
100 2X day
7/17/2020
 1  UTI 1st time taking this drug a few months back, I experienced severe nausea and stomach pain, fatigue, and just generally did not feel well. Also, seemed like it took too long to start working. Made me have a burning, very uncomfortable feeling in that area, hard to describe. I felt like maybe I was getting a yeast infection. Once treatment ended, it took me a week or two to return to feeling normal again. About a week and a half ago, got another UTI and was prescribed this drug again. Same burning, uncomfortable feeling. But this time, on the last day of my treatment, I took last dose in AM. Later that evening, broke out all over my body into horribly itchy hives, painful swelling/angioedema all over my body especially my joint areas, eye were super swollen and itchy. It hurt to keep my eyes open. I hurt all over to touch. This lasted, at its very worst, for almost 5 days. I felt so horrible that I pretty much stayed in bed for 4 days and also had a fever that came and went. Went to urgent care the morning after initial hives breakout started, and was given a Benadryl injection. Benadryl barely helped at all. I had taken 50 mg the night before thinking it would help. I was prescribed prednisone to take at home if Benadryl injection and oral tablets didn't help. Ended up using Allegra instead in conjunction with Motrin/Tylenol. Finally having some relief going into day 6. Still have the prednisone on hand just in case the hives and swelling come back. I honestly just think this antibiotic is horrible and will never take it again and will never recommend it to anyone. I suffered miserably for 5 days and felt like I was dying. I'm still trying to get back to normal and I'm still having itchiness here and there, though it is much better now thanks to the Allegra. Not even sure if this drug kicked my uti this time. I think I feel maybe 70% better, but if symptoms pop up again in full force I will definitely be getting a different antibiotic next time. F 27 7 days
200 MG 2X day
7/15/2020
 1  UTI A couple of hours after taking my first dose, I experienced severe anxiety and confusion, and I felt like I wasn't in my own body. My pee turned from bright yellow to bright green (like highlighter ink), and I started to feel very bloated. A few more hours found that my hands were shaking more than usual and I couldn't feel my fingertips. I felt dizzy and generally unwell, also quite nauseous. Will be taking my second dose in a few hours, so will explain my symptoms if any after that. F 18 3 days
30mg 2X day
7/10/2020
 1  UTI 5 hours after taking tablet I experienced cramping in my limbs and severe weakness. It has also made breathing very difficult. Would not recommend for people who suffer anxiety or panic attacks!! Use as a last resort. There are so many better options without the horrible side effects. F 27 1 days
100mg 1X day
7/8/2020
 1  Possible uti Flu, extreme fatigue, worst headache ever and I'm a former migraine sufferer. SEVERE blurred vision. Feels like I'm dying-period. Loss of appetite. Cannot get out of bed. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. F 53 0 days
2X day
7/5/2020
 3  UTI Killer migraine after 2 doses. Chills and body aches. I kept taking the drug and the side effects subsided after 24 hours. Seems to be helping UTI. I can’t take other antibiotics so I didn’t have much choice. F 67 5 days
100 mg
7/4/2020
 1  UTI Took first pill no problems 12 hours later before bed took second pill. 7 hours later high temp delerious tightening of chest cough. Awful drug would never take again my advice avoid F 44 2 days
100 2X day
7/4/2020
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 1  UTI This was my 3rd time taking macrobid for a UTI this year. First time, I ended up with fever and severe chills the first night. I had my doctor switch me to a different antibiotic, as I thought that it just wasn't working. 6 weeks later, another UTI - prescribed it again. That night, I had the worst chills of my life and felt awful all over...confusion, body aches, high heart rate, increased blood pressure. When I got up the following morning, I felt like I was dying and had a fever of 103. Went to the ER and was septic! 7 weeks later, and I still have bacteria in my urine. My urologist called in macrobid again. Within hours of the first dose, all of the crazy symptoms started back up! I was terrified that I was becoming septic again! I had a prescription for doxycycline from a few weeks ago when we were trying different antibiotics, so I went ahead and started on that. Within a few hours, I started to feel a little better. I continued to run a fever through the night, but it stayed in the 100-101 range, and I was no longer feeling confused and my BP and pulse had gone back to normal. I'm feeling much better this morning and so glad that I had that doxycycline as a back up and that I didn't end up hospitalized with sepsis again! I'll be adding macrobid to my "no no list" now. The first 2 times I wrote it off as a coincidence....now I know that it was the medication that was causing all of those problems and I will NEVER take it again. NEVER! F 46 1 days
100 2X day
7/4/2020
 1  UTI Horrible reaction! High fever 12 hours after first dose. Hives began 36 hours after first dose followed by extreme anxiety, dizziness, confusion, heart palpitations, jaw pain, muscle pain, difficulty breathing all within 1 hour of onset. I stopped taking the medication after 3 doses. The next morning I had hives from my eyes to my toes. My limbs were so swollen I couldn't bend them. The day after that, I developed extremely painful vaginal blisters and still had no relief from the UTI. I am still completely covered in hives 3 days after stopping the drug. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! F 23 2 days
100 2X day
7/1/2020
 1  UTI High fever, chills, headache, lethargic, Jaw pain, skin rash, nausea and lack of appetite. F 64 5 days
6/30/2020
 1  Uti Chills fatigue pain in back headache 64 1 days
6/20/2020
 1  UTI Racing heart, couldn't breathe properly, numbness and tingling in hands and feet, extreme anxiety, confusion and couldn't form sentences properly, dizziness. Would never take these again. Made me really ill and took long time to recover. BEWARE of these tablets. F 64 4 days
Prescribed
6/19/2020
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 1  UTI Anxiety, severe panic attack, acidity, high bp, heart palpitations, nausea F 32 4 days
100mg
6/17/2020
 3  UTI Full body aches, hurts to lay in bed even. Exhausted but can't sleep. F 26 2 days
6/10/2020
 1  UTI Hives head to toes by day 4. I agree that this is a terrible drug and I typically tolerate most anything. Cefalexin is a good option. I stopped the Macrobid when I broke out in hives, I don't think it was working anyway. Sometimes UTI's are yeast gone rogue, try 200 mg. Diflucan. D-Mannose, cranberry juice, and probiotic supplements are a much better option. F 46 5 days
100
6/1/2020

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