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 infection | My face was itching, diarrhea, stomache ache, the last 4 days I had hives all over my body and a headache. I thought ai was stressing over my new job. I had no idea I was allergic to this medicine. | F | 52 | 10 days 100mg | 3/19/2016 | 1 | UTI | At first I thought I picked up the flu from the hospital, I had numbness on my tongue and the skin of my four head headache rapid heartbeat I started taking it on Saturday and by Monday, I have pain in my back so bad I can't even tell you I couldn't sleep for two nights in a row fever chills and muscle aches all over my body now when I get up out of a chair feels like I climbed flight of stairs or two. Rash on my chest and four head. The day I came home from ER the area by both of my knees mostly the right one swelled up with fluid another sign of being poisoned by Macrobid. I think the thing that clued me into being poisoned was the feeling on the tip of my tongue numbness that's common with like bad spider bites and scorpion bites. Thank you to everyone who took the time to tell everyone about this horrible drug. The doctor at my follow-up visit from the ER said the only thing that will make it go away his time and drinking lots of water to wash it out of my body. | Macrobid is like poison to me, in fact when I went to ER I told him I feel like I've been poisoned. It's one week later my muscles are killing me the only thing I can do is try to wash this crap out of my body with lots of water I still have an insatiable thirst and all my muscles in my entire body extremely weak I don't recommend anyone taking this drug!!! | F | 52 | 3 days | 3/26/2016 | 1 | uti | nausea mostly; sometimes I start to feel better & then the next day, I'm sick to my stomach again. | Went in to the clinic that prescribed this for my uti to ask if the nausea for this many days was normal & was told that every single patient that they've prescribed it for recently has complained about nausea, just like me. Nurse said that they wondered if the manufacturer had made a bad batch. | F | 52 | 4 days 100 mg 2X day | 4/27/2016 | 1 | Uti | Horrible just horrible. Pls stay away from this drug Heed the warning | F | 52 | 0 days 100 2X day | 8/1/2020 | 1 | UTI | With in 2 hours I had total brain fog, sever fatigue, trouble balancing, Bloating and a horrible metallic bitter taste in my mouth that wouldn't go away. | Side effects need to be listed. People with neurological problems may not want to take it if something else is available that won't cause such horrid side effects. | 52 | 1 days 2X day | 2/21/2023 | 1 | UTI | Stomach pain and tenderness with Extreme abdominal bloating AND I retaining fluid all over, fingers are swollen- face looks puffy- could this be all from Macrobid? | F | 52 | 14 days 100 2X day | 6/4/2021 | 4 | UTI | Abd pain, diarrhea, nausea subtle chest pain | Cleared up UTI within day but I knew I needed to finish whole course by day 4 I was so happy that only one more day then hopefully back to normal | F | 51 | 5 days 100mg BID | 12/31/2019 | 4 | UTI | No side effects on day two. Cipro was ineffective on my bug. | Has anyone noticed problems with healing of decubitus ulcers while on Macrobid or the generics? I see studies where some have complained of the problem. | M | 51 | 10 days 100mg 2X day | 1/4/2011 | 3 | UTI | Severe & unusual Knee pain & swelling (both top & back of knees); dehydration (even though I drank over 120 oz of water a day; unusual hip & joint pain, nausea, ringing in ears (especially loud after 1st dose but not just ocean sound after 5 days). Kidney & back areas seem more sore than ever but UTI slowly seems to be diminishing. | Pain is not unbearable but knee pain & swelling behind knees in back of legs is a little scary. Also, ocean sound in ears & slight swelling in face. I had allergic reaction to other sulfur medicine. Hope the last couple of days will be ok; this is scary reading all of this stuff. Also have some gastrointestinal discomfort. All in all so far, I am not suffering due to this med like some say but worries me about the last 2 days (which some have said gets worse then). I'm in good shape so hope problems go away after I stop taking this drug! | F | 51 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 3 | UTI | I noticed a headache about an hour after taking the first pill, not too severe, just kind of sinus-y like a cold coming on... I also felt nauseated for about 3 hours, so be sure and eat first before taking it. The nausea wore off before the second dose was due, so I could eat again. I hope it works and the UTI doesn't come back! | F | 51 | 1 days | 11/23/2005 | 3 | UTI | Nausea; slight headache; cold sweat. | The side-effects are unpleasant, but as long as they don't get any worse, I'll cope. It's better than spending visits to the bathroom doubled over, crying in severe pain with the UTI! | F | 51 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 7/27/2016 | 3 | UTI | Lower back pain, abdominal pain, Headache, stomach cramps, itching, pain in ankle | While taking Macrobid, I would get lower back pain and abdominal pain/ stomach cramping within a few hours of taking a dose. I also had frequent, mild headaches. I continued taking it, because it was curing the UTI. (Yes, I always took it with food.) On about day 6 I started having itching without a rash in my arms and legs. I finished the prescription 5 days ago and still have the itching. I also began waking up with pain in my right ankle about three days ago. I believe the itching and ankle pain are related to the Macrobid. I can find no other cause, and I had similar but worse ankle pain from Cipro. | F | 51 | 7 days | 2/3/2016 | 3 | uti | extreme fatigue, severe muscle/joint pain, minor shortness of breath. hoarseness | recommend anyone prescribed ask dr for something less toxic. this should be medication of last resort if other drugs don't work. on day 4 of 5 uti much better, side effects are minor but were extreme within 45minutes of taking. extreme fatigue (taking shower, making dinner. load of laundry), &muscle/joint pain was debilitating. bed-ridden fri-sun, missed work, had to ask nana to care for kids. loss of appetite, weight loss. i have to force myself to eat bowl of oatmeal 30min. before taking to avoid upset stomach and vomiting. shortness of breath was minor but nonetheless frightening. yesterday/today minor hoarseness.no diarrhea but then again i take probiotic daily. woke up with cold sore today so clearly body fighting a bug, possibly had undetected low grade fever. if prone to anxiety or sadness, be aware the side effects could trigger or exasperate those feelings - this should be included in the warnings. i'm allergic to most antibiotics so in my case i have to suck it up one more day and pray infection and side effects go away. | F | 51 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 9/29/2014 | 2 | UTI | I do not usually react to antibiotics, but this made me feel groggy, unable to focus and I had awful headaches. Even my eyeballs felt sore. I had to force myself to take the dose on the third day as I felt so unwell. I developed cold symptoms and jaw pain. Also had hot flushes and insomnia. I am not sure it's even worked after all that as I still feel sensitivity in urethra after I have been to the loo. | I would not take Macrobid again | F | 51 | 3 days 2X day | 7/20/2020 | 2 | UTI | general achyness, pain in upper abdomen and a continued urge to urinate. doesn't seem like it's helping the symptoms. | will request a different med in the future. | F | 51 | 6 days | 11/1/2006 | 1 | suspected UTI | I took one dose, woke up the next morning and felt like I had been hit by a semi truck. Severe headache, chest pain, aches/pains all over, coughing. Worst I have ever felt. I could barely raise my head up. Never could get out of bed all day or night. A friend had a reaction to this medicine too and I had looked it up online and found this site. Otherwise, I might not have thought it was from the medicine. But I am convinced it was as the very next day (with no more medicine taken), I felt completely better. I will never take this medicine again! | F | 51 | 1 days | 2/7/2008 | 1 | UTI | feel like dying, extreme headache -- worse than migraine. Chills, hard to breathe, fatigue. | If you take this drug, be prepared for the side effects. Recommend you ask for something else for UTI. | F | 51 | 1.5 days | 11/11/2008 | 1 | UTI | Temperature of 103, severe headache, achy joints, hives, difficulty breathing. | After taking Macrobid for six days, I developed an allergic reaction. I ended up in emergency because I was having difficulty breathing. Two weeks later, I'm still having flare ups of hives, and still feeling very lethargic and unwell. I am a holistic nutritionist and was a very healthy person up until this. I wonder what the long term effects will be? | F | 51 | 6 days 100mg 2X day | 9/20/2010 | 1 | UTI | Every day felt worse, had body aches, then on day 5, had severe chest pain going through me into my back, thought I was dying of heart attack Then fever, and chills felt totally horrible. Will never take it again! | Use with caution, stop taking immediately if side effects make you feel worse. An antibiotic is supposed to make you feel better, not worse. | F | 51 | 5 days 100 2X day | 11/26/2012 | 1 | bladder infection | My 51 year old cousin suffered lung deterioration for 7 months and died because of macrobid | F | 51 | 10 days 1X day | 5/9/2016 |