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 | UTI | I TOOK ALL MEDICINE AS PRESCRIBED THROUGH 7TH DAY. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I WOKE UP AT 3 AM WITH SWOLLEN EYES, EARS BURNED AND ITCHED. THE HIVES SPRED TO MY LEGS, INNER THIGHS, BUTTOCKS, HEAD, NECK AND CHEST. WENT TO DR. GOT STEROID SHOT. HELPED TEMPORARILY. TOOK BENADRYL AND USED TOPICAL ANALGESIC CREAM AND HYDROCORTISONE CREAM. A DAY LATER SEVERE ITCHING AND SWELLING HIVES BACK ON NECK, CHEST, HEAD, LIPS, INNER THIGHS. THIS IS TERRIBLE. THE INSIDES OF MY EYES ITCH. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 58 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 1/28/2012 | 1 | Cystitis-UTI | Extreme vertigo; nausea; gastro-effects; pronounced fatigue yet with insomnia at night; headache; possible neuropathy (no way to be certain caused by the med) | First round (2 months ago) brought about vertigo so extreme there was vomiting. Was v. fearful to use it again and yet this round have had nothing of that vertigo. Headache, yes. Very odd gastro-effects, too. Is it efficacious? Yes, and--no signs of hematuria almost immediately. | F | 58 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 12/17/2010 | 1 | Post cystoscopy infection preventio | Fever up to 103, aches, chills, headache, hives, and the worst is the tightness in chest and coughing, can't catch my breath, breathing like I have copd, which I don't. | I ended up in the emergency room where they gave me I.V. steroids, breathing treatments and now I am on two inhalers. I took this med a month ago for a suspected UTI, which it isn't, and got same symptoms but not a severe so I thought it was the flu. Only when it happened again three days ago did I connect it to Macrobid. Feeling better but extremely tired and shortness of breath when I exert myself. | F | 58 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 9/25/2010 | 1 | UTI | liver failure. abnormal liver function tests, severely elevated bilirubin. | 58 | 7 days 2X day | 4/28/2011 | 1 | UTI | Felt like I had the flu. Neck ache, headache, lethargic. Felt a little depressed. Dry mouth, strange taste in my mouth. Food didn't taste right, coughing like crazy. | Called my doctor ( I had 3 pills left,) and said I don't want to take the the rest of them because they made me sick. They checked my urine and decided I didn't have to take the rest because I had a mild UTI. Never take this drug. I still don't feel right and its been 24 hours since I took the last one. | F | 58 | 5 days 100 2X day | 3/24/2010 | 1 | post surgical prophylactic antibiot | I developed a Clostridium difficile infection (c.diff) after taking this medication, one of the worst health experiences of my life. | I would recommend that you stop takeing this med immediately and contact your physician if you develop a fever and/or diarrhea after starting this med. | M | 58 | 3.5 days 100 mg 2X day | 5/11/2010 | 1 | UTI | An hour after taking the first dose, sharp shooting pain, racing heart rate, severe muscle and joint pain, stomach cramps, bowel irritation, feeling heavy. After the second dose even worse. Swollen joints, difficulty breathing, severe chest pains, abdominal pain, diarea, severe gas pains, disoriented, severe coughing, feels like a heavy weight on my chest. I only took 2 doses of MACROBID. I have fibromyalgia and MACROBID caused a severe flareup, It took me years to get my fibromyalgia under control. And now I have to start all over again. | Not for patients with FIBROMYALGIA | F | 58 | 1 days 100 MG 2X day | 1/17/2014 | 1 | Uniary Tract Infection | Shortness of breath; anxiety; apnea; muscle weakness; dizziness; mental confusion; heart palpatations; pain between the shoulder blades in my back; exhaustion; headache; pain in my eyes | If you feel any of these symptoms, contact your doctor immediately you are having an allergic reaction. I was told to stop taking it, call my primary care physician as soon as I can, and to take a benadryl. The side effects of this drug are worse than the UTI it tried to cure. By the way I still have mild symptoms of the UTI still. I will never take this or any related drug like this again. | F | 58 | 3 days | 12/19/2009 | 1 | uti | I thought I was going to die....I was so weak after my second pill,,&,,fingertips all went numb...bad headache... | don't take unless someone stays with you! You never know how it may be... | F | 58 | 2 days 2X day | 6/15/2015 | 1 | uti | Stomach ache, muscle pain, breathing problems | F | 58 | 2 days 30 mg | 5/6/2015 | 1 | Uti | Vomiting, nausea, no appetite, fatique, headache, stomach pain | Not taking this medication ever again, made me very sick! | F | 58 | 4 days 100 2X day | 5/2/2015 | 1 | UTI | I started itching on my finger tips and hands all of a sudden. Then the tops of my feet and in between my legs began to itch. I got a burning sensation in my vaginal region and decided to check out if this drug caused any of these symptoms. I am horrified to find this information!! Why is this drug still being prescribed?? | F | 58 | 1 days 1X day | 9/21/2020 | 1 | UTI | Allergic reaction-extreme burning on soles of feet, numbness, tingling in both feet and hands, slight itching. | I have taken this before (two months ago) and had no allergic reaction. | F | 58 | 1 days 100 | 1/13/2016 | 1 | Uti | Nausea vomiting, chills, all over pain legs chest arms feet ribs back and severe headaches. Felt so ill thought I was dying | I only took 2 tablets of my course cos I took this reaction I still feel unwell and that was 2 days ago. How long does this drug stay on your system | F | 58 | 1 days 100 | 12/17/2015 | 1 | UTI | Headache, ear and jaw pain, severe leg cramps at night, stomach cramps, abdominal bloating, severe rib pain, ribs tender to touch, back pain, neck pain, extremely sharp back pain, fatigue, severe depression, unable to think clearly, remember things, and put sentences together, shall I go on? | This stuff must have been created by satan. DON'T TAKE IT!!! I've off it for 2 weeks and my stomach is still a mess (taking lots of probiotics) with cramping, feelings of pressure, burning, bloating, my ribs are still sore -- the muscles on my rib cage feel sore and swollen. NEVER had a problem with an antibiotic before this. Back still twinges. Having difficulty sitting or sleeping due to the discomfort. When will I ever feel good again? This stuff is poison!!! | F | 58 | 7 days 100mg | 1/22/2017 | 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 | Joint pain, lethargic, aches, backache, pains in stomach | Not many meds I can take, as I am allergic or intolerant to a lot. Prescribed this for UTI. Took care of the burning and blood in urine almost immediately after my first dose. Next day, had severe muscle aches, fatigue, and general not feeling well. Of course it is the holiday weekend and the doctor is not in. I am continuing to take because I do not want my UTI to go untreated, and I cannot reach my doctor for two more days. Horrible drug that I will not take again! | F | 58 | 4 days 100 2X day | 11/28/2020 | 5 | Prevent Urinary tract infections | No side effects . I take one at bedtime and go to sleep. | I have not had a UTI in 2 months thanks to Macrobid. It really works. | F | 57 | 45 days 100 1X day | 12/20/2014 | 4 | urinary track infection | After just 1 day, I have aches throughout my body as if I have a flu. It reminds me of one tome I was accidentally prescribed a sulfa drug to which I am allergic. I believe I am developing an allergic reaction. Although the unrinary symptoms have disappeared, I am going to stop the medicine and risk a reoccurance of the urinary infection. I do not want my symptoms to proceed to fever, chills and rash, as happened when I took the sufa drug. I am also allergic to penicillin drugs, so I guess my physician was just prescribing a non-sulfa, non penicillin drug. | F | 57 | 1.5 days 100 mg 2X day | 2/16/2010 | 4 | E-coli UTI | I am under Macrobid treatment 100 mgs twice daily for severe E-coi UTI. I am extremely tired but I must take this medication. I have many allergies to drugs, but thankfully not to Macrobid. I acquired a severe UTI taking the Autotrain using toilet paper in their filthy restroom. I also acquired an upper respiratory infection from the Amtrak pillows which I later learned are never washed according to the conductor. When I was able to see the doctor they ran a urine culture that proved I had acquired an E-coli infection of the urinary tract. I was very sick, and was beginning to develop pain over my kidneys. They said the UTI probably came from the toilet paper left sitting on the dirty Amtrak restroom counter in unsanitary conditions. The UTI infection was horrific. The UTI bacteria caused fever, burning pain of the urethra,body aches, and exhaustion. I was treated with azithromycin to clear the respiratory infection, and Macrobid 100 MG twice daily for the UTI. I admit I am very tir | I would far rather take an antibiotic than die from the E-coli infection I acquired on Amtrak trains. My best advice is to never travel on Amtrak trains or risk exposing yourself to potentially lethal bacteria. | F | 57 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 2/1/2011 |