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 | Fever, explosive diarreah, vomiting, joint pain, headache, shaking, admitted to hospital 2nd day and still here. This was the worst experience of my life. I felt like I was dying. | This drug is toxic, don't take it. | F | 55 | 1 days 100 mg | 7/19/2016 | 1 | Cystitis | Constant nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, very painful stomach cramps, excessive gas, extreme tiredness, fever | I only took 3 tablets with food, as advised, 2 on the first day and after the 3rd tablet I was so unwell I had to call the doctor to come out to see me. I was vomiting and could not sit up without extreme nausea. The doctor tested my urine and the cystitis had cleared up. He told me to stop the Macrobid and that because I was dehydrated I should take fluids. My fever had reduced by then and I'd started with a bad headache. Next morning around 5am the severe stomach cramps and diarrhoea started. I have now had diarrhoea with stomach cramps for 4 full days and the nausea and tiredness too. I have been told not to eat because I can't absorb anything and to take immodium. How long for doc? This is not a sustainable solution to the effects of the poison you told me to take. Avoid this product at all costs. It is absolute poison. I have no idea how long this will last for and I am so angry that the only warning I was given was that it may turn my pee brown. How about telling me it may poison my system for a week and make me feel like I'm dying? That would have been a more useful warning. | F | 55 | 2 days 100 x 2pd | 11/24/2019 | 1 | UTI | Severe stomach pain, cramping and diarrhea, numbness, tinkling nerves, headache, weakness | Take off market as there are other antibiotics that do not have these adverse side effects!!! | F | 55 | 1 times 100mg | 7/28/2017 | 1 | UTI | debilitating and constant nausea, fever, very rapid heartbeat, severe acid reflux and gastric pain, clumsiness, diarrhea with pale-colored stools, white spotty tongue, confusion and anxiety. | Don't take the chance. First reaction like this I've had with any drug. Horrible, Horrible drug. I wish I'd looked it up first!! 24 hours since discontinuation and no decrease in any of my symptoms. I'm afraid of liver damage at this point. First time taking this drug. | F | 55 | 100 2X day | 12/17/2014 | 1 | UTI | After taking my second pill, I immediately when to having sever chills and then high fever, aching all over, could not get out of bed. Of course all DR's and pharmcies, say that this med. would not cause this. I quit taking it for 2 days, and then decided to try again, immediately started the same all over again. | I will call my Dr. Monday and tell him ,he will have to change my medicine, because he said I would need to be on an antibiotic for a long term , as my infection had been going on for a while. | F | 55 | 2 days | 10/10/2009 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, bloating, tightness in the chest, extreme fatigue, tinkling in the hands. | Took CIPRO and had problems; took MACROBID and problems got worse; now on Amocillin and hoping to get some relief. | F | 55 | 2 days | 11/27/2009 | 1 | repeat bladder infections | Peripheral neuropathies that lasted 4 months. It states on the possible side effects Peripheral Neuropathies irreversible. Thank my Heavenly Father, it only lasted 4 months. This is a very powerful dangerous drug. Don't take the risk | Macrobid attacked my nervous system, very dangerous. It's been 4 years and I still experience some negative affects from this drug. | F | 55 | 2 days 1X day | 2/12/2014 | 1 | UTI | Headache almost immediately after taking. Nausea, severe abdominal pain, Diarrhea, all over body pain, and entire body trembling. Could not warm up. Very tired, lack of energy and appetite. | I have Fibromyalgia and believe that Macrobid puts me into a major flare. Even my skin hurts! Will never take again. | F | 55 | 1 days 2X day | 12/31/2013 | 1 | UTI | Took for 7 days twice a day. Woke up with severe nausea and a rash on both legs from knees down. I had to go to ER to get IV Benadryl, IV Cortisone and IV Phenergan. I will never take it again as I am allergic to it. Also had flu like symptoms day before the rash with the back of my neck aching. | F | 55 | 7 days | 6/11/2009 | 1 | UTI | I was prescribed a 10-day course of treatment and have taken this before for UTIs. On the 8th day my scalp started itching intensely and when I woke up in the morning, I had hives on my forehead. The hives have spread to my chest and Benadryl is not helping the intense itching that's driving me mad!!! I have three pills left but now that I believe I know the cause of my hives, I will stop taking them, particularly since it feels like my UTI has cleared up. I do fear the next UTI, as I get one or two per year. | F | 55 | 8 days | 4/2/2008 | 1 | UTI infection | Severe headache, extreme nausea and vomiting, neck and back pain, muscle spasms. | After the 3rd dose I had an acute onset of severe side effects - Severe headache, extreme nausea and vomiting, neck and back pain, muscle spasms. I was hot and cold. I have never felt so ill in my entire life. Never again. | F | 55 | 2 days 100 2X day | 2/25/2011 | 1 | to treat a UTI | Prescribed this medicine for 10 days -- the side effects were horrible -- I had to stop after 5 days. I thought I had a horrific type of flu -- body aches, drowsiness, weakness, nausea, headache -- until it persisted for 4 days. Then i linked it to the nitrofur-macr. . . 24 hours after the last dose-- all the flu-like symptoms disappeared. I just hope I was on the medicine long enough to cure the UTI. | F | 55 | 5 days 100 mg 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Severe abdominal cramps, diarrhea, bloating, swelling in feet and hands, shortness of breath, I will never take this again! | I was put on this for a urinary tract infection for 7 days. The first 3 days I started to feel better, then the 4th day severe abdominal pains and cramping, gas and bloating, headache, and feeling sick and fatigued. Will never take it again. | F | 55 | 7 days 100 mgs 2X day | 3/15/2010 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, vertigo, light sensitiivty, changed taste sensation [ie: couldn't stand coffee anymore which I loved and was hooked on] ears ringing with ocean sound, fever [chills and heated], mild chest aches [have had two heart attacks previously so am sensitive to this, ie sets off warning bells in my head] | a very nasty med and i have taken many meds over the years, this has to be the worst | M | 55 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 5/23/2010 | 1 | Bladder infection | I started taking my first dose with dinner and afterwards started to have nausea and extreme tiredness. The next day I still had the same side effects and called my doctor and was advised to continue taking the drug. She wanted me to tough it out. After taking my 6th dose, my upper leg started experiencing intense pain with burning. I also felt dizzy and ways having difficulty breathing deeply. I called my doctor again and was told to immediately stop the medication. Was told to drink large amounts of water and take benedryl. I am hoping this will diminish these horrible side effects. I also feel that my bladder infection has not been eradicated. | I don't think this drug should be on the market. | F | 55 | 3 days 100mg 2X day | 11/1/2012 | 1 | UTI | I started this drug for uti and took one during the early day and another before bed. That night I "came down with the flu". Restless, chills, fever, nausea and intense joint pain. The next am I called Dr. and we deicided that I should stop macrobid until flu symptoms cleared. Symptoms alsmot gone the following day so I began the drug again. A few hours after this dose I became ill again with very bad flu symptoms: nausea, intense joing pain, delerium, vision blurriness. fever of 101.5, dry mouth, rosey colored skin and severe trouble breathing. I had to resort to albuterol just to keep my lungs open enough to get a deep breath. I took one dose this am and things got to the point where I considered the ER. I then found this site and realized I was having an extreme allergic reaction. I am drinking loads of fluids and mint tea now to try to clear this crap out of my system... have to agree with others, I feel as if I have been poisoned...... | Folks should be cautious when taking this drug...at the first sign of another illness like the flu, call your doctor. | F | 55 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/15/2011 | 1 | UTI | Very bad headache after first dose, then on & off while taking meds. Difficulty in forming a clear thought or concentrating on anything. On last day of meds severe burning/itching in hands, groin/pubic area, feet then spreading throughout my body. | Taking Nitrofur-Macr, generic of Macrobid. Will NEVER take this med again. Not sure yet if it has completely cleared up the UTI and I am on day 4 of the most horrible burning/itching pain traveling throughout my body...hands, groin/pubic area, feet, legs, underarms, neck, ears. Where the pain strikes my skin gets very hot and red, it feels like I’ve been stung by a thousand bees all at once. I’ve been taking Benadryl; which helps but is becoming less effective each day. | F | 55 | 10 days 100 mg 2X day | 8/28/2011 | 1 | uti | Cleared up UTI symptoms promptly, but made me feel progressively more ill and exhausted. My thanks to all of the folks who posted their experiences, possibly saving me from more severe reactions. | M | 55 | 4 days 100 mg | 3/25/2012 | 5 | UTI | No side effects whatsoever. | I took medication after a meal with plenty of water. Started to feel better on day 2. | F | 54 | 5 days 100 MG 2X day | 12/29/2011 | 4 | UTI | None, except a little bit more tired. | Cleared up the infection, would take it again! | F | 54 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 8/7/2015 |