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  Wake up @ 6:00 Raising heart rate Shortness of breath  later  Adrenaline rushes Shooting pain in head Tingling in fingers and toes resulting in Numbnesss Shortness of breath SHAKEY Muscle cramping and tightness.@ approximately 10:00 Aiding in difficulty in  walking Gatorade @ 10:40 Cold very cold....socks back on feet. Still numb 11:06^ 11:17...finished 20 oz Gatorade Feet still numb Starting water 11:20 Stop the shooting head pain 11:34 WOW. Starting to relax. 11:40 Still head pain  11:50. Weak but hAnds may be warming. Head pains.... Ouch   Moving back to bed... Fell asleep 12 :11 ish. Just woke up to pee. Oops alittle too weak too slow. Should have gone to hospital ...catheter would have been nice....who says that???? Why am I so )$&@/ stubborn??? Yea. I'm a big girl. 3rd time in bathroom and I MADE IT.. 1:39. Head pains subsiding in intensity.  Bit still there 3:30. Been sleeping good while but may be doing better Hot. Real hot but hands no longer numb Tired.  Went to bathroom. Not as weak Just took anvil 2. 3:58.  Pain still in my head.  Shootin in ears..lobes....neuralgia llke Start a new antibiotic tomorrow ?  Shoot me first  Pain appears to b subsiding. Going back to sleep. 4;31 WOW. Just woke up @ 5:55 Pain gone weakness gone bad dream? little tired but  Not bad considering actually best I've felt all day  F 56 2 days
6/21/2012
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 1  uti lightheaded. almost dizzy, cough. hard to inhale. ache and pains, burning feet. fever, cramping, cold chills, headache, I didnt feel well taking these pills. this is the worst pill ever. i've taken. I quit taking on the sixth day. Next day, I felted much better except, I could not sleep that night, with no other reason to think of but, macrobid. From day one this pill has been a nightmare. F 56 6 days
10 2X day
10/3/2011
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 1  UTI Nausea, vomiting, and headache. Also, did not clear up UTI. Had to go back to doctor for another prescription. F 56 7 days
2X day
10/4/2013
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 1  UTI Extreme itching, rash on eyelids down to 2 inches below neck. Lethargy, sinuses hurting. I'm allergic to many antibiotics including penicillin and sulfa, which never caused a reaction as severe as this. Reaction started at corner of eyes and spread. It seemed to be helping the UTI but it's not worth the reactions! After reading other people's experiences I am stopping it now! It's the weekend so won't be able to call dr's office until Monday. F 56 4 days
1/30/2010
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 1   After the 3rd pill I started feeling dizzy, my blood pressure had dropped to 83/57. Convinced it couldn't be the drug I continued taking it, was extremely dizzy, exhausted, nausea, gas, abdomen was bloated and bad depression. Blood pressure stayed extremely low the whole time I took it. Stopped when I couldn't stand the way I felt. Still feel somewhat dizzy after 5 days no medication but much better and blood pressure returned to normal within 36 hours of stopping. F 56 4 days
100mg 2X day
4/10/2010
 1  UTI Nausea, diarrhea, headache, flu-like symptoms. Pain and weakness in hands now. I wish I'd known about this website before I started this! I used to get Bactrim for UTI and had no trouble. This fixed the UTI, but it's not worth the trouble. I'm worried that my hand troubles may be permanent. Shouldn't be prescribed for anyone! F 56 7 days
100 mg 2X day
9/12/2014
 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
 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 Terrible anxiety, aching legs and arms, pins and needles in feet and hands,sleeplessness, no appetite, hot flashes, no energy, numb arms and terrible nausea. Short of breath and thumping heart. I was fine for the first four days and then on the 5th day my legs and arms started to ache. I keep dropping things as I couldn't hold them. My anxiety went through the roof and have had to take time of work as I just couldn't even move and the nausea goes all day and the hot flashes are very uncomfortable and my heart rate would start thumping. I can't walk to far as I get very short of breath. This drug is very scarey and wouldn't want anyone to go through this. Mind you with all these reviews there has been alot of people the same. I only wish I had found this forum before I started taking this horrible drugs, within saying that I thought I was ok on it because I was fine at the start so wrong. It has been over two weeks and still having side effects. I just want them to go away. F 56 6 days
50mg 4X day
11/27/2020
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 1  UTI Chills, fatigue, muscle weakness, nausea, headaches, exhaustion, joint pain Took only 2 pills and after 2nd pill I was in bed so ill with chills, my husband put 4 blankets on me. I am 7 days out and still feel horrible, tired all the time and no energy. Worst effects I have ever had besides Cipro. My dr sent me for flu and covid tests, both negative, which I already knew as we go nowhere. F 56 1 days
100 mg 2X day
8/26/2021
 5  UTI No side effects Used Macrobid in the past and it worked well. Currently taking and got Instant relief after the first dose for burning pain and blood in urine. Prescribed for 7 days, but prescription states that if symptoms have cleared after day 3, then medication can be stopped. So being on day 3, I have one more to take and will be stopping the course. F 55 3 days
100mg 2X day
6/22/2021
 5  uti Shooting chest pain & weird shooting pain all over. Extreme nervousness, headache, abdominal pain. Anxiety was so bad I wanted to run to ER. I will never take it again F 55 2 days
100mg
3/6/2020
 5  UTI I had a temperature of 101.5 F the first day, but that could have been the UTI. Otherwise, no side effects. I was reluctant to take Macrobid because I have had reactions to drugs in the past. But I had no problems at all this time. The medication cleared up the symptoms within 24 hours. F 55 7 days
9/24/2007
 4  suspected bladder infection; no UTI fatigue, mild upset stomach Told to take for 6 days; after 6 days, still had bladder symptom, pain on urination. Told to take for another 14 days, and took only for another 7 days; symptoms disappeared. I took it with two cartons of acidophilis yogurt daily; I took a liquid probiotic as well. I NEVER took it on an empty stomach. Be careful with it. F 55 13 days
7/26/2009
 4   Chronic bladder infections since Burch Pro surgery F 55 4 years
1X day
6/17/2011
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 3  uti Flu like symptoms, headaches (but I was getting these anyway so I'm not sure what to put it down to) Generally I wasn't feeling too bad until I read all the comments on this site. Now I'm downright depressed. I'll get back to you after the week is up. F 55 7 days
3/2/2008
 2  Bladder Infection For most people this drug works well at treating bladder infections. However, when taken for just a few days, I get a yeast infection and thrush. I look a small dose of this drug daily for eight months in order to prevent recurring bladder infections. I ended up contracting systemic candidiasis which led to severe food allergies, and difficulty breathing. F 55 5 days
7/24/2008
 2  UTI no side effects while on medication. Approximately 10 days after finishing the medication, I developed severe itching and hives with angioedema. Antihistamines were ineffective, even at 4x regular dose (prescribed by ER physician). Given high dose Prednisone for 5 days, with only slight mitigation of symptoms. It has been almost 2 weeks and my skin is still severely reactive, with occasional hives and frequent redness and itching. My GP thought this was a serum sickness-like reaction to Macrobid. F 55 7 days
100 mg 1X day
3/17/2017
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 1  Uti I took it with alot of food so it wasn't bad until after I finished.I'm keeling over in stomach pain still ten days afterwards.I feel like I'm dying. I cant go to work..Im drained..fatigued..in terrible pain..taking probiotics but no change yet...I want to call the company... F 55 5 days
4/12/2017
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 1  UTI/Bladder Infection Unbelievable painful itching like Fire Ants were and still are crawling under my skin and I finished this medication almost 4 weeks ago!! This Fire Ant itching was from the top of my scalp to the bottom of my feet and there wasn't an area in between that wasn't affected. I went to my doctor for relief from a UTI/Bladder infection ( I am allergic to sulpha) so Macrobid was prescribed (I had had it before with no side effects)...The doctor at that time prescribed a five day supply which I took with no reaction, however I could tell that the UTi had not quite cleared up (I feel that had I been given a 7 day supply of Macrobid that that would have done the trick, but since it did not, I returned to my doctors office2-3 days after finishing the initial prescription, So she gave me another script for 7 days worth. I filled that script and began it. I had no reaction during those 7 days either while taking Macrobid, however, 1-2 days after finishing the prescription....con't below I was suddenly plagued with intense itching from my scalp to the bottom of my feet which when I would scratch to relieve the itch only made it extremely worse. There was welting, redness, my skin was hot to the touch and by the 3rd day of this I felt like I wanted to kill myself just to end the misery that I was in! I attended the emergency room, saw another doctor who told me that I was having a delayed allergic reaction to the Macrobid and gave me a Benadryl shot and prescribed more Benadryl to ease my reaction. This was almost 4 weeks ago and it's STILL GOING ON!! I have gone back to the original/my family doctor who put me on another medication which is a H2 inhibitor. Every few days, I stop taking the H2 inhibitor and Benadryl to see if this suffering/itching has stopped but so far it has NOT. I can't say that Macrobid is a horrible drug because I do know that it has worked for me in the past with no side effects , however this time has been a nightmare which is still occurring. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that it was prescribed to me twice within a short period of time?? To me, this should have been something that was tested for and looked at prior to this being allowed on the market. Or at the very least, physicians should have been made aware of the possibility of this occurring with prolonged use or 2 or more prescriptions being issued within a short amount of time. I will absolutely refuse to take Macrobid in the future! NOT GOOD! F 55 7 days
100MG 2X day
4/11/2017

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