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 | Flu-like symptoms, chills, low grade fever, night sweats, joint pain, extreme fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, headache | Took Macrobid in March and August for uti with no problems. Developed another uti this week and after 2nd dose started having coughing and having flu symptoms. Couldn't get out of bed I felt so awful. I thought it was the uti and didn't make the connection to macrobid at first. Developed headache, shortness of breath, weakness in legs. Awful! Will never take again. | F | 50 | 5 days 100 2X day | 10/1/2011 | 1 | UTI- recurring | I experienced horrible side effects. Thought I would die. Arms, legs, hands and whole body ached, thought it was fibromyalgia. Had tremors in one hand. Blurry vision, brain fog real bad, headaches, numbness in face, neck, and head. Only God knows about the damage it caused on the inside of the body........ Lost 10 pounds, stomach upset and runs. Too much to list here, will NEVER TAKE AGAIN! | The urologist said it was a rare side effect. They wanted to put me on another one for 6 months! Yes 6 months! To keep me from recurring UTI's. I said NO! I would not take anymore, I am still too sick from the macrobid, AND I don't even have an infection at the moment!! That was a month ago, I am still doing good, I drink tons of water, unsweetened cran juice, take acidopholis, (this also got rid of my acid reflux) also take the herb Uva Ursi. Vitamin C crystals is excellent!(health food store) The urologist recommended it (suprise) There is a natural cure for UTI's I found out with all my reading on the subject. It's called D-Mannose. My health food store was all out of it yesterday, but I will get it and try it if I ever need to. Please take vitamin C crystals! 500 mg/1000 mgs a day - approximatley. It does wonders, keeps the urine acidic so the bacteria cannot attach itself to the bladder walls. | F | 50 | 4 times | 6/23/2006 | 1 | UTI | Severe neck stiffness/fatigue/palpitations | It did help my UTI--but the side effects are horrible...palpitations were worse upon any type of movement. Didn't associate any of this until last dose was taken. | F | 50 | 3 days 100mg 2X day | 1/21/2011 | 1 | bladder infection | Do not take this drug. I was rushed to hospital with difficulty breathing and rapid heart beat. Caused a non bacterial pneumonia. Spent two days in the hospital on oxygen, many tests, pulmonary and cardiology. Hoping lung damage is not permament. It has been three weeks and am still fighting side effects. | Do not take this medication!!! | F | 50 | 3 days 100 mg 1X day | 1/10/2011 | 1 | UTI | I was fine until a week into the treatment. One night I became headachey, feverish and tired. I took two tylenols and went to bed. Next morning I felt the same, took two more tylenols, then went to work. Within fifteen minutes I was passed out unconscious on the bathroom floor at work and had to be taken to hospital where they did a CT Scan, chest xray and blood work up. My fever was 104 and I was rattling with pain. I had a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis. I was very sick but each doctor was more puzzled than the last. I kept saying it can't be an infection, I'm ALREADY on antibiotics, but no one ever asked which antiobiotic I was on. I was discharged once my fever came down. My family doctor finally pieced it together once he got all the reports. | I will never take this again. It was the sickest I have ever been. | F | 50 | 10 days 2X day | 9/24/2010 | 1 | UTI | Day one have a terrible headache, very dizzy and sleepy. Hands are numb. | I'm going to give it the weekend and see what happens and if if continues and gets worse I'm stopping the medicine and call my Doctor. | F | 50 | 2 days 100 2X day | 9/10/2010 | 1 | UTI | SEVERE HEADACHE, jaw pain, lethargy. I'm on Micardis for high BP and was totally regulated. One day after starting the Nitrofur-MACR 100 my BP shot up to over 150/90... | I stopped taking it after 3 days, and 3 days after that, my headache is just starting to subside. My doctor had to temporarily increase my BP medication, and it's just now coming down into the normal range. I still had the UTI and my doctor prescribed Levaquin. For the first time in days, that is starting to feel better. What a disaster. | F | 50 | 3 days 100 2X day | 8/11/2010 | 1 | UTI | F | 50 | 100MG 1X day | 5/10/2010 Patient History | 4 | UTI | I was prescribed Macrobid after being allergic to Cipro. The only side effect I experienced was extreme fatigue. I did not experience any nausea as I ate a bowl of cereal with each dose which seemed to do the trick. | F | 49 | 3 days | 6/8/2009 | 4 | Bladder infection | Really, not many problems compared to sulfa (allergic) and cipro (intolerance). My appetite was less, which I didn't mind. On the 9th day of 10, I felt kind of bad in general and was slightly nauseus, but don't know for sure it was the medicine since it took that long to show up. It was nothing compared to how bad I felt on Cipro. | F | 49 | 10 days | 7/31/2009 | 4 | UTI | None | I've been taking 4 capsules a day (100MG ea.) for the last 14 days and I have had none of the symptoms described on this site. I am taking Nitrofurantoin Mono, which is a generic version. I have two more days and hope I have none of the after effects described here! I am so sorry to hear of all the horrible problems others have had. | F | 49 | 14 days | 9/30/2009 | 4 | UTI | Within 2 hours of taking, starting having chills, fever, body aches (like the flu) which lasted around 12 hours. Day 2 bad headache. No significant side effects after day 2. | Took Macrobid for a bad UTI. I was afraid to take it based on reviews, but cannot take Bactrim due to allergy and was more scared of Cipro. UTI symptoms were abated within 12 hours of taking the first dose, though I did have the 'flu' side effects with this medication. I would take it again, but would be prepared for the first 24-48 hours to feel unwell. | F | 49 | 5 days 100 mg 2X day | 10/31/2014 | 3 | UTI | Tightness in chest. Occasional elevated pulse rate. | The side effects are scary. Other than that it seems to do the job for me. | M | 49 | 5 days | 9/29/2008 | 3 | UTI | I started taking Nitrofutantoin-Macro 100 M 4 days ago. My hands & feet were stingly, throat felt tight, rash on extremeties, and no appetite. I think it helped my infection, but what a cost. and I kept sneezing. I finally wnet to this website and feel better knowing I am not dieing of something. I have to discontinue using this stuff. I would feel more comfortable using cranberry juice. | F | 49 | 5 days | 9/10/2007 | 3 | UTI | I feel swelled and itchy and have dry skin from head to toe. I am dizzy and numb in my feet and hands. I feel nausea and have headaches. Sometimes all at once. The dizziness comes and goes same with the numb feet and hands. Also have a black tongue. Now on day 7 and STILL have a slight feeling like I have to pee once in a while so is this really helping? | This drug scares me. I have UTIs all the time and swear I know more of how to prevent them than the doctors do since I've had them for 30 years and have done a lot of research on them. My UTIs are VERY hard on my body, blood, horrible urgency and pain, severe diarrhea too so I MUST take something for them. I was on Norfloxacin but my body is now immune to that drug. | F | 49 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 1/23/2011 | 3 | UTI | Just finished a 7-day course of the generic versiin (nitrofurentoin). UTI symptoms have improved, but I woke up this morning with a full-body rash & itchy throat/ears. I just took Benadrly to see if it will help. In the future, this drug will be on my "ALLERGY" list. I dread to think what could happen if I ever took it again! There are much better drug choices available now. This antique should be retired/taken out of the formularies. | F | 49 | 7 days 10 mg | 9/7/2012 | 3 | UTI Prevention | Tingling/stinging/ITCHING palms of hands and soles of feet as well as inside mouth. Red rash that covered approx 80% of body from head to toe. Red blotchy patches on face. Upset stomach, mild nausea. Elevated heart rate (104 at rest). Tremors/shaking. | I have trouble with recurrent UTI's after a pelvic sling surgery several years ago. So my GYN suggested that I take Macrobid post coital to prevent UTI's. Since I'm in a long distance relationship and expected that I'd only have to take Macrobid for a few days every 6 weeks or so, his suggestion sounded like a good fit. I had no side effects with the first round. I took 2 a day for 5 days and they seemed to do the trick... no UTI. Then 6 weeks later, I took 1 dose before going to bed. The next morning the palm of my right hand started itching, intensely. Then the left palm followed. Within minutes the soles of my feet began to itch like crazy. Then I noticed that same sensation in my mouth. Next, the rash showed up... starting on my legs and arms and then my ribs, hips, tummy... red blotches appeared on my face. Then my stomach became upset and I got nauseous. My boyfriend was ready to take me to the ER, but I had recognized that I was having an allergic reaction early on and took a Zyrtec. It took about an hour to kick in, during which time the allergic reaction got progressively worse. The Zyrtec kicked in just after the tremors and shaking started. I noticed the elevated heart rate later in the day. I have PSVT and apparently the stress of the allergic reaction set off an episode of tachycardia. I'd have to rank this as the 2nd most severe allergic reaction I've ever had. Looks like I'll have to find an alternative for UTI prevention. | F | 49 | 5 days 100 MG 2X day | 6/1/2012 | 2 | bladder inflammation | After first dosage in morning, I felt extreme fatigue that evening. It continued for the next few days and then I developed chills, muscle aches, and 100.4 fever, slight nausea. UTI symptoms decreased initially and then came back on day 7. | F | 49 | 7 days 2X day | 5/7/2010 | 2 | UTI | Nausea, Vomiting, weakness, flu like s/s | PLEASE RAED THIS - if you are at risk for UTI's - only working plan is - DRINK plenty - I mean - up to 3 gal. a day, mostly - WATER. So that even at night you have to urinate every 3 hours. KEEP IT FLUSHED! I also take now "D-MANNOSE" 2- 4 caps a day (READ ABOUT IT ONLINE) You can BUY IN HEALTH STORE OR ON AMAZON.com, also there you can order URINE DIP STICKS - to see how you are doing, check your urine. Urinate after intercourse. Wear cotton underwear. I do not use Abx due to several side effects and keep myself in shape doing this all. Good HEALTH for all of you! | F | 49 | 3 times | 3/14/2009 | 2 | UTI? | Progressively worse sleeplessness; just a tad light-headed this morning (could be the sleeplessness talking); esophageal gas (chest pains, alleviated by much belching); more emotional than usual (stress could be cause); mild menstrual-like cramps (could be just that, today was day 1 of that joy); have finished day 5, hoping this is it for possible side symptoms (although scalp itches a tiny bit in sympathy for those who have experienced that side) | Suspected possible kidney stone (had one four and a half years ago--achiness around right kidney); urinalysis turned up white cells indicating UTI. Took a day or two for me to pay attention and start taking with at least milk (no major gastro symptoms; expected usual diarrhea due to good bacteria dying with bad but not really all that much of a problem). Around night #3 experienced sleeplessness (could have been result of emotional upheavals that evening); night 4, again, not so much, but did not sleep well (don't know if maybe the decaf capuccino I requested was not). Woke up day 5 feeling a bit week, then light-headed (felt better after a bit of Naked Green Machine). Night 5 and I am at this site; it's 4:45 a.m. and I've had a wicked hard time falling asleep. The chest pains got me up (gas in my esophagus--scary pain until I belch and it subsides so I know it isn't cardiac--have belched enough for that to go away; have had this problem before unrelated to med--surprisingly, it was easier to belch this time to eliminate). Calling the doctor's office in the morning. Upside is the discomfort in my kidney has become less frequent. Time will tell if I'm cooking another kidney stone... | F | 49 | 7 days | 6/17/2009 |