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 | slight diarrhea but the Bactrim I had been taking beforehand had caused constipation so I'm not complaining | I was first prescribed Bactrim for a mild UTI. Six days into the prescription I was climbing the walls, the infection had gotten so bad. The urgent care doctor said that he'd seen a number of patients with infections that were immune to Bactrim even if the patient themselves rarely took anti-biotics. Two days into my generic macrobid prescription and I feel human again. Wish I'd gotten this the first time I saw a doctor. I will be asking for it next time. | F | 35 | 2 days | 7/20/2006 | 1 | UTI | I experienced sleepiness, and horrible headaches. Unfortunately, that wasn't the worst of it. A few days after I started the drug I broke out in terrible hives. I itching was relentless. At times I was reduced to tears, it was so bad. I have never experienced anything like this. The hives covered my torso, from neck to waist and ran down my arms and legs. | I would never take this drug again. I suffered for longer than I should have, putting off an additional trip to the doctor. After being prescribed a cream and a anti-histimine the rash went away in less than a week. I was told that I was allergic to Macrobid and to aviod it in the future. Believe me, the doctor didn't have to tell me twice! | F | 25 | 7 days | 7/17/2006 | 1 | UTI | After 2 pills, Macrobid left me with high fever, dizziness, nauseous, and loss of appetite. My heart felt like it was taken over by some evil demon and lost control. Very scary experience. Left me with flu, sore throat and cough after discontinuing 2nd tablet. | F | 32 | 2 days | 7/10/2006 | 1 | bladder infection | My 15 yr old daughter has taken this medication two other times. The last time she took it, three days into treatment she started running a fever and having difficulty breathing. The Dr. said she had pneumonia and she was given another antibiotic. She got another bladder infection this week and was given Macrobid again. Three hours after her first dose she started having a cough every time she tried to take a deep breath. She said she felt like she did when she had pneumonia. Her chest felt heavy and hurt. 4 hours after her second dose she was runniing a 102 degree fever had chills, body aches, she felt agitated like she couldn't sit still. Bad headache and dizziness and almost passed out. I called the Dr. and told them she was experiencing every side effect except for the rash. Her skin even hurt. She was having a reaction to the Macrobid but nobody put two and two together the last time when they thought she had pneumonia. They switched her to Cipro and she will never tak | I am surprised that the Dr. didn't associate this with the last time she took it and got so sick. | F | 15 | 1 days | 7/4/2006 | 1 | UTI | Anaphalactic Shock. Started very slowly. Felt "high", then itchy, then everything, including lighting, sound and movement, began to feel "surreal" to me. I went to the drug store, figuring that I was having an allergic reaction, to get some benadryl. The pharmacist advised me to head over the emergency ward at the local hospital. I drove myself over, and as I approached the hospital, my breathing became more laboured. I waited in line patiently, and once I got to the registration desk, I began to have such difficulty in breathing that I could be heard weezing. I was rushed into the ER, hooked up to intraveneous benadryl, given the epipen and kept in for observation for the night. I was told that the next reaction would be quick (it took 1.5 hours for my breathing to become dangerously difficult). | I am already allergic to sulpha and penicillin, so I already know to be careful over antibiotics. My response isn't typical, but it was dangerous. If anyone feels a slow progress such as what I explained, get yourself to the emergency. | F | 31 | 1 times | 7/4/2006 | 1 | UTI | deep itching like red ants on hand and feet, started 5 days after last dose of Macrobid. wierd | If so many people didn't have the same effects I would have rated it higher, because it did clear up my UTI after 1 day...but it seems too dangerous.. take something else. After about 2 weeks of the itching I started drinking a TBSP of organic apple cider vinegar (a natural blood cleanser) morning and night, cut all artificial sweetners and drank atleast 8-10 glasses of water a day. Started feeling steadily better after that, now is a month post macrobid and I'm feeling much better...just small periods of very slight itching. Don't know if it was the 'natural remedy' or not, but I was willing to try ANYTHING | F | 40 | 7 days | 7/3/2006 | 1 | UTI | I took Macrobid for 7 days, twice a day. The itching started right away, the rash started about two days in. I am experiencing terrible itching on my torso. neck, and arms. It's constant throughout the day. I am covered in small red hives that run from my neck all the way down to my bellybutton. | I am still able to function as long as I cover myself in hydrcortizone, aloe, and powder. I wouldn't recommend this drug to anyone. When I started taking it I had no symptoms of a UTI. I wish I had stuck to natural methods instead of relying on drugs. | F | 24 | 7 days | 6/29/2006 | 1 | UTI | Don't take Macro bid or Nitrofurantoin! It can cause death, or put you in a wheelchair for life. Doctors should know about this!!! Should be taken off the market!!!!!!! | D-Mannose is a natural bladder "antibiotic", get it at the health food store. Read about it on the internet.. | F | 50 | 7 days | 6/23/2006 | 1 | UTI- recurring | I experienced horrible side effects. Thought I would die. Arms, legs, hands and whole body ached, thought it was fibromyalgia. Had tremors in one hand. Blurry vision, brain fog real bad, headaches, numbness in face, neck, and head. Only God knows about the damage it caused on the inside of the body........ Lost 10 pounds, stomach upset and runs. Too much to list here, will NEVER TAKE AGAIN! | The urologist said it was a rare side effect. They wanted to put me on another one for 6 months! Yes 6 months! To keep me from recurring UTI's. I said NO! I would not take anymore, I am still too sick from the macrobid, AND I don't even have an infection at the moment!! That was a month ago, I am still doing good, I drink tons of water, unsweetened cran juice, take acidopholis, (this also got rid of my acid reflux) also take the herb Uva Ursi. Vitamin C crystals is excellent!(health food store) The urologist recommended it (suprise) There is a natural cure for UTI's I found out with all my reading on the subject. It's called D-Mannose. My health food store was all out of it yesterday, but I will get it and try it if I ever need to. Please take vitamin C crystals! 500 mg/1000 mgs a day - approximatley. It does wonders, keeps the urine acidic so the bacteria cannot attach itself to the bladder walls. | F | 50 | 4 times | 6/23/2006 | 2 | UTI | I've had nothing happen yet. I'm still very uncomfortable in my lower areas. I have had no side effects. | I am very unhappy about this drug. Last time I took a medication for a UTI it worked on the second day. | F | 20 | 2 days | 6/22/2006 | 4 | UTI | I suffered a sinus-like headache first day, but not again. a few days I felt foggy and dizzy, then a bout of being alert. My legs bruised easily... | besides that, by day 4, I had no side-effects. I'm sorry about all these people who went through alot with it, but it does work for alot. I had a bad reaction to Bactrim which interfered with my seizure meds, no seizures, but I had electrial shocks. Macrobid is the only anti-biotic I found that NOWHERE states anything about seizures, so I recommend this drug to Epileptics. | F | 24 | 5 days | 6/12/2006 | 1 | uti | my doctor prescribed me 100mg of macrobid twice a day for a week in order to clear up a uti. the second day into treatment i developed a sore throat and cough, followed by an extreme pain in my lungs whenever i tood a deep breath. i went to my family doctor who said i probably had a viral lung infection and was told to take tylenol. while still taking macrobid, i developed chills, a fever, extreme muscle and neck pain, shakes, fatigue, vomiting, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, and dizziness. I went back to my family doctor, this time seeing the main physician, and he put two and two together, but only after being on macrobid for 6 days. my symptoms cleared pretty quickly, but i did develop swollen, ichy lips a few days after stopping the medication. | don't ever take this medicine! i had no idea i was allergic, and i had never been so sick in my life. my family and i thought i either had pnemonia or menegitis. steer clear of marcobid! | F | 22 | 6 days | 6/11/2006 | 5 | UTI | none | Have had only positive reactions to the drug. First antibotic which didn't make me feel like I had an imaging problem and lack of focus. Have reoccuring UTIs and this is the first antibiotic which didn't cause side effects or make me feel disfunctional. Has been my antibiotic of choice for years. | F | 35 | 7 days | 6/10/2006 | 1 | UTI | I had used this drug over two years ago without incident. Then earlier this year I had a UTI and took it again; but this time I had hives and itching. It went away fairly quickly and I continued to take it for 7 days. On May 30, I suffered another UTI and was prescribed Macrobid again. I took only one capsule and went for a power walk. I ended up in the ER with anaphylatic shock from the macrobid. If you have any allergic reactions to it the first time, do not ever take it again. I am lucky I did not die. | F | 56 | 1 days | 6/1/2006 | 1 | UTI | I had used this drug over two years ago without incident. Then earlier this year I had a UTI and took it again; but this time I had hives and itching. It went away fairly quickly and I continued to take it for 7 days. On May 30, I suffered another UTI and was prescribed Macrobid again. I took only one capsule and went for a power walk. I ended up in the ER with anaphylatic shock from the macrobid. If you have any allergic reactions to it the first time, do not ever take it again. I am lucky I did not die. | F | 56 | 1 days | 6/1/2006 | 1 | Bladder infection | After taking it for 5 days, my bladder infection cleared up but on the 7th day of taking the drug I broke out in severe itching on my feet, hands and scalp. Benadryl helped a little and cortisone cream helps a bit, but it has now been 3 days of an unpredictable cycle of severe itching and hives, left eye twitching, tightness in my chest. Itching will appear at odd times and in diffrent places. Have almost gone to the ER several times, but then the syptoms pass. Hope this doesn't go on too long. | Terrible drug. I have never had any side effects from a medication before. I thought I was loosing my mind until I read that many other people have experienced the same severe itching. This drug should not be on the market. | F | 54 | 7 days | 5/23/2006 | 1 | UTI | extreme fatigue,loss of appetite followed by nausea,chills, fever of 101.1 and hives. | Started taking Macrobid (twice a day) on Monday and did fine until Friday morning when I woke up feeling so tired I could barely put one foot in front of the next. As the day progressed, so did the problems. Loss of appetite was followed by a SEVERE cough that came on quite suddenly. By dinnertime I had terrible chills (101.2 fever) and felt so nauseated I didn't bother to take the 2ed daily dose of Macrobid (was instructed to take it with milk or food). Spent all of Saturday in bed and didn't take any Macrobid because I still felt so bad. By Sunday a.m. I was feeling a little better so I decided to get out of bed and take a shower. Wasn't until I got my clothes off and got a look in the mirror that I realized my body was covered with HUNDREDS of hives. Some were small, others were really large and looked like a bull's eye. A friend of mine (an R.N.) said she'd never seen such a bad case of hives and advised me to tell my doc never to prescribe Macrobid for me again. (In all fairness | F | 53 | 5 days | 5/19/2006 | 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 | yes | Flu like symptoms, back ache, body aches, fever, and dry cough. I cant remember ever being so sick in my life!!! | Ask Doctor to prescribe ANYTHING but this!!!!!! | F | 37 | 3 days | 5/16/2006 | 3 | UTI | Eyes burning; nausea, headache; fatigue | I've had this in the past, and I remember being nauseated by it. It worked, tho, so I kept taking it. This time, however, my eyes are burning/watering so much, I just want to keep my eyes closed. Not good! | F | 53 | 5 days | 5/15/2006 |