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 |
| 1 | Bladder infection | After 3 days on Nitrofur (generic) I started getting intestinal cramps...getting worse the last 2 nights of the 5-day course. I just took last dose yesterday morning, still have cramping in intestinal area, like severe gas pains. Bladder infection appears gone, but would never take this again. I have never had a reaction to an antibiotic before. | F | 64 | 5 days | 12/10/2006 | 1 | Chronic UTI's | Abnormal chest x-rays, elevated liver enzymes, heaviness in chest, metallic taste in mouth, general malaise, and overall lack of energy. | I posted the 1st time on 9-3-08 and since that time I have had several chest x-rays, ultrasounds, MRI's, Ct scan, an endoscopy plus numerous labs. Besides my primary care Dr., I saw a gastroenterologist, urogynocologist, and a pulmonologist. With each Dr. I saw I expressed my feeling that the Macrobid was causing all my problems. Each Dr., with the exception of the pulmonologist, told me no, Macrobid could not be causing my problems! However, today, when I finally had the appointment with the pulmonologist, he told me I have Macrobid lungs!!!! He said all my symptoms were consistent with what Macrobid can do to you. What a relief to finally know what caused my hell and I am still VERY ANGRY! If you take anything away from this posting- do not take this drug!!!!!! I have been off this drug about 2 months now and do feel a lot better. | F | 64 | 7 months | 10/24/2008 | 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 | 1 | Uti | Chills fatigue pain in back headache | 64 | 1 days | 6/20/2020 | 1 | UTI | High fever, chills, headache, lethargic, Jaw pain, skin rash, nausea and lack of appetite. | F | 64 | 5 days | 6/30/2020 | 1 | Positive Urine Culture | Fever as high as 102, severe headache, body aches, nausea, dry heaves, vomiting, complete loss of appetite, (couldn't eat for two days), tried my best to drink water, body aches. weakness, pounding fast heart rate as high as 162, | Was told by Urology Dr. that I had a UTI. I had no symptoms. Was started on Macrobid on Friday. First dose at 10:00am. At 2:00pm started feeling punked out. Then bad headache, body aches, fever and nausea started. Took 2nd dose at 10:00pm. Was up all night with dry heaves plus my heart was pounding so hard & fast. Saturday AM called Dr. office to speak to someone on-call fearing I was having a reaction. The RN that I spoke with stated, "these are NOT symptoms of a reaction but of a UTI." (I had no UTI symptoms but my urine culture was positive.) I asked her about the dry heaves & again she said "nope" & that a reaction would be buring skin. I feel like a fool but I continued with the Macrobid. By now I'm convinced I've contracted Covid because all my symptoms are the hallmark or this virus so first thing Monday morning I make arrangements for a Covid test. Monday night the rash stated on my lower legs. I called urology office first thing Tuesday AM & the nurse stated to STOP the Macrobid immediately. Thank goodness I had not taken my AM dose. At 5:00pm my GP called & said my Covid test was negative. I'm writing this at 10:00pm Tuesday & feel so much better. Still have itchy rash to lower legs. | F | 64 | 4 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/1/2020 | 1 | Nitrofurantion - bladder infection | Excruciating pain and swelling to both my knees. I couldn't walk by myself. 6 Days later I'm still unstable walking. Gave me fever, really bad chills and headache. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 64 | 1.5 days 100mg 2X day | 5/24/2018 | 1 | UTI | Severe bloating. Abdomen pain. Rib pain. Nausea. Panic. Dizzy. Shooting pain all over. Severe brain fog. Felt like death. | It did ease UTI a little but quit taking after 5 days due to severity of side effects. Now 4 days after quitting... and side effects only slightly easier. Would never use again. | M | 64 | 5 days 100 3X day | 11/3/2019 | 1 | uti | update.. severe stomach pain and cramps...lasted over 3 weeks after stopping Macrobid. Stomach condition has eased quite a lot now after taking Saccharomyces Boulardi Complex. | Never again. | M | 64 | 5 days 100 3X day | 12/2/2019 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Within 6 hours of taking the first pill I began to experience chills, achy joints, headache, dry mouth, dry cough, and feeling of doom. It got worse with each dose until my blood pressure began dropping and I almost lost consciousness each time I tried to get out of bed. A call to the doctor and was told to stop taking immediately | Scary stuff!!!! | F | 64 | 3 days 100 | 3/25/2016 | 1 | UTI | Fever, chills, profuse night sweats, muscle pain,nausea, lethargy and depression.This happened both times I took this antibiotic. | The first time I took Macrobid I had a UTI but was otherwise feeling well and had no fever. Two hours after taking the first pill I had high fever, chills, vomiting and flu like symptoms. After 7 days there was no improvement in UTI symptoms and I wound up in the hospital with a kidney infection. My medication was changed and I began feeling better the next day. On Nov. 10th. I had a cystoscopy to see why I was having recurrent UTIs. I was given Macrobid to prevent infection from the scope. Two hours later I had a 101 fever, chills, sweats, muscle pain, nausea and was depressed and lethargic. I felt this way for seven days, including fever, when once again medication was changed to Cipro. Within twelve hours my temperature went from 101.6 to normal and I felt 100% better. My urologist and my internist both said they don't think it was the Macrobid. I cannot understand how it could not have been. | F | 64 | 14 days | 11/20/2009 | 1 | UTI | ACUTE LIVER FAILURE! | Barely made it before getting a liver transplant. If anyone prescribes this medication to you don't take it. | F | 64 | | 9/8/2009 | 1 | UTI | Since taking this I have been experiencing severe depression and fatigue. I did not make the connection until reading the comments on this site. I had taken Cipro for a previous UTI and that brought on Vertigo which I still have, months later. I am allergic to Sulfa drugs so this was the only choice for my recurring UTI. However, I am not going to take any more - the depression is debilitating. Would rather deal with a UTI!! | It's very frustrating that there is not something else out there that does not have side effects or at least mild ones. | F | 64 | 10 days 100 mg 2X day | 10/28/2014 | 1 | Uti | Headache, terrible leg and hip joint pain, muscle pain, fatigue. | Never taking it again. | F | 64 | 5 days 2X day | 5/21/2021 | 1 | UTI | I thought I was going to die after taking this medicine for 2 days. I had chills, sweats, body aches, very severe headache, pain in stomach, nausea, eyes hurt. All I could do was to pray to feel better. I would rather deal with an UTI than to take this medicine. | Macrobid made me feel the worst I've ever felt in my life. | F | 64 | 2 days 2X day | 2/5/2022 | 1 | Uti | Mucus membranes dried up still not right,pain at belly button, horrible burning pain in who ha. Started on 2 100 x a day. 5 days later I had it changed to 50 4 x a day. Felt so sick, pain in eyes terrible burning shooting in my foot and toe, hot skin, it was hell. Finally ended up in er with a horrible allergic reaction. Need epi pen and steroids. Now on high dose steroids for 4 days. Eyes feel weird still dry in nose . This should be banned. I'm allergic to all other uti drugs that are normally given. God it was horrible. Hoping this goes away. | F | 64 | 9 days 50 4X day | 9/21/2021 | 5 | UTI | Wonder drug | So easy to tolerate; with very minimal side effects. My MD switched me to Nitrofur after my nightmare reaction to Sulfa drugs. Take the Nitrofur with food, and eat Activia or other live yogurt daily to keep your digestive tract functioning normally. | F | 63 | 5 days 100 2X day | 5/23/2013 | 3 | UTI | Sweats, loss appetite, stomach cramps, feeling sick, tiredness, dark green urine. | I know this drug does have side effects, most antibiotics do. I know UTI are difficult to treat, I am gong to finish this course, tonight last tablet. I hope so much not to have to take this particular drug again. I am not sure that the UTI is completely gone, it doesn't hurt anymore when peeing so one positive. Fingers crossed. | F | 63 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 9/16/2020 | 1 | Thought I had uti | Constant diarrhea for over a year | Killed my good bacteria, lost weight, depressed, anxiety through the roof, take only if you are dying | F | 63 | 1 days 500 | 3/1/2019 | 1 | UTI | Sickness, fever,severe headache, total weakness, severe confusion, Hallucinations, severe rash with itching, black spots appeared all over my legs ! | Please research this drug before taking, avoid at all costs, a total poison to my brain and body,,,,,did clear my UTI but would never ever take it again,,,,,,, | F | 63 | 5 days 50 mg 4X day | 8/3/2016 |