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 | Chills, gas, bloating, abdominal pain, chest pains, heart palpitations, dry mouth, swelling throat (fluffy feeling), anxiety, nightmares, insomina | Horrific experience with this drug and a trip to a and e. 2 weeks later I am still not feeling at all well with anxiety, stomach pains, chest pains, etc. | F | 43 | 6 days 2X day | 1/29/2023 | 1 | UTI | Awful! Felt like I was going crazy. Horrible anxiety and depression and agitation, heart racing, loss of appetite. I didn't even look at the side effects ahead of time and these aren't even the regular list of side effects anyway but I try to stay away from the power of suggestion. Thank God I found this website, which I didn't see until after 4 days of taking meds and feeling this way. It was so helpful to get validation because since these side effects are not on the regular list I am sure my doctor would just say it is my a anxiety, which I do have but it has never felt like this. By the way a multivitamin happened to help when I look back at the whole situation. One website said it takes a week to completely leave your system. | F | 43 | 4 days | 3/28/2021 | 5 | Uti | None | F | 42 | 7 days 100 | 9/20/2017 | 5 | Recurring Kidney Infection - Lupus | headache, nausea, constant urination/loose bowels, dizziness, extreme sleeping | Med works wonderfully for infections, use it on a regular basis. If taken with buttermilk and bread, mostly eliminates stomach problems. Maalox also helps. The Herxheimer Reaction is indeed the reason for most physical discomfort, second poster about this symptom was too limited in her definition, as it also applies to antibiotics. Regardless of the "side effects", this medication is prolonging my limited kidney function, as well as my life. The side effects are temporary; permanent damage to your kidneys or bladder is not. If not experiencing true allergic symptoms, is worth it to ride out side effects if possible. | F | 42 | 9 times | 4/21/2007 | 5 | urinary tract infection | I did have some side effects such as nausea, diarrhea and flu like symptoms but it wasn't too bad compared to the pain of the UTI. | I first took it in 1995 and once last year as well as once this year and I woulde definitely take it again. Not every antibiotic going to work the same for everyone. | F | 42 | 10 days 100 mg 2X day | 6/29/2012 | 4 | UTI | I only got a very little headache and I'm not sure it was due to the Macrobid. | I've battled UTI's for years. This med works well for me and works well as a preventitive. I'm very sensitive to meds. I can't take any pain meds, birth control or even Tylenol or I will vomit. I'm surprised so many people have had problems with Macrobid. | F | 42 | 4 days 100 mg 2X day | 5/2/2010 | 4 | E coli UTI | Just a goofy lightheadedness-the first pill had me "goofy/foggy" to the point driving was out of the question, went away as I kept taking it-about day 4 was able to drive but still sleepy. I put it in pudding when I took it, had no appetite but no stomach upset and had nausea already from UTI. Constipation. | My infection got so bad my legs were hurting as well as my back and abd. The Macobid had the back pain down to a dull roar in a couple days BUT DID NOT CURE MY INFECTION-UTI!!!! Was told that if you have a UTI that has set up camp like mine had following a female exam that MACROBID is not stong enuf or the right drug but is SOP for the DOCs to pass out thanks to the drug reps-kick backs. More of a prevenative than a cure. But I did get some relief of symptoms. Im now on Bactim and hoping for the best! :) Have been on Bactim years ago and it cured me right up-be sure to ASK if MACROBID is right for your infection before doing a 7 day course like I did for NOTHING. | F | 42 | 7 days | 3/20/2006 | 4 | UTI | Discolored urine, no problem. 5th day started to get sleepy. 6th day exhausted. Couldn't take anymore. Also has itching all over body and gas | F | 42 | 7 days 2X day | 11/29/2020 | 3 | UTI | On day 3 woke up feeling like my scalp was bruised on the right side-Day 5 had fever, chills and fatigue. Have finished the medicine as of last night and fever is going away but left side of my scalp feels bruised now. Didn’t even think it could have been a reaction to the medication because it felt so random. | Worked great for the UTI | F | 42 | 5 days 100mg x2 | 11/17/2017 | 3 | UTI | Hives appeared 6 days after finishing dose. Very uncomfortable for three days and seems to be lessening in severity, although welts appear after any friction on the skin. | The UTI symptoms did disappear after 1 day's use and there were no side affects during the course of medication. I would not, however, agree to take this drug again, in case the side effects are worse the next time. | F | 42 | 5 days 2X day | 11/13/2012 | 2 | bladder infection | Flulike symptoms. | I had taken this drug three months ago with no severe side effects. Three months later after taking it for one and a half days, i experienced a severe headache, fever of 100.1, chills, body aches. I thought I had a kidney infection or the flu. Turns out when the doctor switched the antibiotic to cipro, my symptoms disappeared within 12 hrs of my last dose of macrobid. I will not take this again. | F | 42 | 1 days 100 mg 2X day | 4/7/2011 | 2 | UTI | no problems the first day. Second day woke in the night with severe chills/ hot flashes, some nausea. Tinglling and numness in my hands. The next morning had to keep lying down due to dizziness and weakness. Concerned about possibility of a reaction, I called the doctor and discontinued use. Will try something else. | Drug information that came with my prescription described the symptoms I had as "rare but serious side effects" when I should seek immediate attention. Nevertheless, the doctor didn't see these as very serious other than agreeing that I should switch to something else. | F | 42 | 2 days | 10/15/2006 | 2 | UTI | I took two pills, and will never swallow one again. Fever, shivering chills, severe headache, joints ached, no appetite, very Flu like. If you experience this, stop taking and call your doctor ASAP!! Like me, you are allergic to this product | F | 42 | 1 days | 12/8/2006 | 2 | UTI | Back pain, upper and lower extremity muscle pain and weakness | Started taking 6 days ago for UTI. Three days ago started having bad leg pain and weakness that I've never had before. I hardly think it's a coincidence. | F | 42 | 6 days | 10/17/2007 | 2 | UTI | Shortness of breath, upset stomach, general feeling of fatigue, headache. | Was prescribed Macrobid for a recurrence of UTI that Cipro failed to clear up. Was OK except for bad gas during the intial phase of taking two a day for seven days. I thought I was out of the woods. Then began taking it post-coitally and symptoms hit me like a hammer. Shortness of breath was alarming. While I was good about taking the pill with food during the first phase, wonder if not taking it with food post-coitally triggered symptoms. | F | 42 | 13 times | 10/23/2009 | 1 | UTI | I experienced severe nausea, fever, chills, body aches, headache, and itching, especially on my palms. | By the second dose of macrobid, I was experiencing all of my listed side effects was not able to do anything except curl up in the fetal position and cry. The only time I get some relief is if I skip a dose, but as soon as I take another pill, the side effects return. I have taken many antibiotics in my life, and I have never been this sick from one. I will never take macrobid again. | F | 42 | 5 days | 11/28/2009 | 1 | Bladder infection | I took ONE dose of Macrobid last night at about 8pm after a full meal and started feeling bad by 10pm. Nausea, stomach discomfort, and sweats all night long. Today I felt miserable; nausea continued, stomach discomfort, just not feeling quite right, then the watery diarrhea started. After reading everyone's experiences, this drug should have more warnings about the side effects. | This medication should definitely be more closely monitored. It is evident that there have been severe life threatening side effects. | F | 42 | 1 days 100mg 1X day | 4/11/2013 | 1 | UTI | Headaches, severe body aches & fatigue, nausea, | I began feeling horrible about one hour after taking this medicine. I took the second dose and felt like I had the worst case of influenza ever. I then began looking up side effects and discovered that this does happen to some people. Went to urgent care where it was confirmed that these are side effects of the medication and was switched to a different antibiotic. Felt so much better within 24 hours and back to normal after 48 hours from the last dose. Who knows what may have happened if I had continued taking this the entire 5 days. Urgent Care noted in my file to never prescribe this medication to me again. | F | 42 | 5 days 100 2X day | 4/15/2014 | 1 | UTI | Shortness of breath, high fever, shaking, chills, exhaustion, headache | After just one dose of this medication I spent the next 36 hours battling shortness of breath, high fevers, shaking, chills, headache. It was like being slammed with the flu. Fortunately I looked up side effects and saw that many others have experienced these same symptoms and I immediately discontinued use. After 36 hours of misery, I feel like I am now on the way to recovery. | F | 42 | 1 days 100 MG 2X day | 8/19/2014 | 1 | Kidney bladder and ut infection | Fever, severe body aches, cold sweats, severe joint pain, vision blurred, severe weakness, major fatigue, headache. | I've had kidney infections before and while the pain is really bad this made me feel 10 times worse! I've never been giving this drug before and I will NEVER take it again. If rather deal with the pain of the infection. The symptoms of the bad reaction begin within about 5-8 hours of taking the first dose. They said it may make me feel crummy at first so I kept taking it. Each day got worse. I was afraid I was dying. I went ER they told me to stop immediately and gave me cipro instead. | F | 42 | 3 days 2x day | 7/27/2015 |