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 |
| 3 | UTI | Nauseah, headache, stiff joints and muscles, and tired. | The only antibiotic I've ever been on is Augmentin.. And only a couple times in my 41 years.. But last week I came down with my first UTI! OMGosh! The worse pain I have ever experienced!! I would rather have my 10 lb kid all over again! Anyway, went to the ER and had E-coli. So they put me on this Macrobid! Along with life saving bladder numbing pills! My UTI symptoms disappeared in two days! I'm having pretty bad side effects that make me feel like I have the flu.. Which I thought that's what I had until I googled the med and read people's comments.. Ugh! I do feel like crap but still not nearly the pain I was in with the UTI. I'm taking my last pill tonight and will be finished. I was on them for 5 days... I have been taking large doses of probiotics from a really good herbal company so maybe that's why my side effects were managable! I will continue taking these probiotics for atleast 3 months.. This is a nasty antibiotic but it worked fast for me! | F | 41 | 5 days 100 | 1/9/2017 | 3 | uti | I'm also taking metronidazole for tooth abcess. My head feels like it will drop off pain is unreal cant bend down its to painful. Neck seems to be stiff and pounding in my ears. Overall feel like s**t. | F | 41 | 7 days 100 | 3/4/2015 | 3 | white bloos cella in my urine | I'm itchy on skin got bite or gives on my left tit arms on my chin breaking out bumps | F | 41 | 5 days 100mg | 11/10/2014 | 3 | UTI | fever, chills, headache, chest pain, muscle aches...thought I had developed pneumonia | It cleared up the UTI, but it caused me to feel sick and lethargic for about 7 days. If you are searching this site you too, are wondering if it is the antibiotic making you so sick. Talk to your doctor. | F | 41 | 10 days | 10/4/2008 | 3 | UTI | By day #2 severe chills, sweating, body aches, irritability, crying and just overall feeling of being unwell | The first time I took this I thought I was feeling horrible from the UTI. I ended up with another UTI 2 months later and prescribed Macrobid again. It took the horrible UTI pain away within first day. But by day #2 I felt absolutely horrible. It works for getting rid of the UTI, but it is an awful med and I will not take it again. | F | 41 | 7 days 100 2X day | 5/27/2011 | 2 | UtI after coitus | Extreme tightness in chest ( between breasts and lower throat area) that made it uncomfortable to take a deep breath....also caused me to have a dry cough. Also, got muscle aches and general fatigue... | I have never had an immediate reaction to any drug like Macrobid and, for me, the side effects(allergy?) aren't worth taking this medicine again. Initially, I took Macrobid for an uti 2pills daily for 5 days and it was great. Then my gyno recommended that I take one pill after intercourse with my husband as a precaution, and I started to get strong side-effects. Firstly, I felt like I was coming down with the flu..body aches..fever, chills, then, it was hard to take a deep breath...going up stairs got me winded..geesh! I had to take 2 days off from work two times! I didn't believe that one pill could have such sudden side-effects so I tried it once again yesterday. Again I got tightness in my chest and dry cough. I have called my doctor and have asked for a substitute for uti prevention... WORD OF CAUTION: alcohol drastically INCREASES the side -effects! Do not even drink a sip of alcohol after taking Macrobid. Hope my story helps... | F | 41 | 3 days 100 mg 1X AN | 9/26/2011 | 2 | UTI | Slight itching during use to increased itching of skin after prescription was finished. Now I am experiencing vaginal itching. Weeks later (took it 2/2-2/7) I'm still itching with red blotches that come and go. My palms and neck were terribly itchy this last week. I work in the medical field (Hospice) and had a RN look at it who said I was having an allergic reaction. Benadryl helps, but I'm wondering how long this will last. Seems that others have had itching that lasts for weeks or months after using Macrobid. I'm wondering if I now have systemic yeast infection due to the antibiotic. I'm taking probiotics and eating organic yogurt. I also didn't know a side effect to Macrobid was Angina. I had fleeting Angina (very different sensation than heart burn!) the last day and off and on up to a week after. | So, although the UTI subsided on Macrobid, the side effects are intense and long lasting. Next time I will use herbal tinctures to bypass the side effects and forgo the antibiotic. | F | 41 | 5 days 100 mg | 2/22/2015 | 2 | Uti recurrent | Diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea, cough, breathlessness, aches and pains, fatigue | Initial 7 day course 2x 100mg moderate release, came back after 3 days another 7 day course with side effects came back after 3 days and dose of immunosuppressive injection 3 day course then 100mg 1xnightly for 2 nights then 50mg 1x nightly fast release taken 3 nights and now back to explosive diarreah cough and breathlessness off back to drs | F | 41 | 23 days 200 then50 | 5/11/2018 | 1 | UTI | I took five doses, and my arms went numb after the second dose (24 hours). I didn't realize at first that it was because of the drug, so I took it for another day before I realized. I've stopped taking it and am hoping that my arms recover. | I wish I hadn't taken it. | F | 41 | 2.5 days 100 MG 2X day | 10/25/2017 | 1 | Bladder infection | Shortness of breath, tight chest, metallic taste in mouth | 1.5 hours after taking drug i had a sudden shortness of breath and right chest. Very scary, I will not take another pill | F | 41 | 1 days 100 | 7/1/2019 | 1 | UTI | Began taking on the first day, every 12 hours as directed. By the third dose the next morning, I had a fever, chills, headache, loss of appetite. I never took any more of the medication. The following day after the fever, I had terrible sweating the whole day. Two days after I stopped the medication, I had tired and sore muscles. From my head to my feet. Every muscles hurts like I was working out in a gym nonstop. It's been five days and I still have tired and sore muscles. I also have jaw pain and pressure, and can barely open my mouth to eat. Absolutely horrible drug. I would not recommend to anybody!!! | F | 41 | 1 days 100mg | 5/27/2020 | 1 | UTI | Dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, flu like symptoms | I stopped taking the medication 2 days ago and I'm still so tired and dizzy and can barely function. | F | 41 | 4 days 2x 2X day | 10/6/2020 | 1 | uti | fever ,tiredness ,neck pain and diarrhea and day 3 its getting worse | This is dangerous drug, I stop using after 5th dosage side effects are worst then UTI | F | 41 | 7 days 2X day | 7/16/2016 | 1 | UTI | Flu like symptoms, nausea, fever, joint pain, loss of appetite - lasts for days. | prescribed Macrobid several months back for a UTI, a few hours after taking 1 pill, I felt like the flu hit. I was incredibly achy, feverish, nauseous, horrible headache, chest pain, off balance, sleepy. Not knowing it was the meds, I continued to take them, skipped last couple of doses and it took several days to feel back to normal. Most recently was prescribed Macrobid to prevent reoccurring UTI's, took 1 pill and 2 hours later, immediately felt the SAME symptoms, similar to the flu - chills, feverish, nausea, loss of appetite, headache, extreme joint pain, chest pain - it seemed to get worse at night as the day went on. These symptoms have continued for 3 days although I've only taken the one pill. I refuse to ever take another Macrobid as I know that is the reason for the feeling of death! Dr. prescribed a new medication. | F | 41 | 1 days 100mg 1X day | 2/6/2015 | 1 | recurring UTI | I have had several UTIs that have ben very resistant to treatment. Tried Cipro for 2 7-week courses and then was put on Macrobid for 30 days. The first week I was on generic Marcobid my hands felt numb and tingly. I also had rapid heart rate and felt like I was going to vomit and faint. After one week into the therapy, I developed acute intestinal bloating gas and cramps like I have never felt before. It felt like hot knives from my stomach all the way down to my lower pelvis and colon. The UTI symptoms were awful, but these are just as bad. I am calling my urologist tomorrow to switch to another course of antibiotics. | F | 41 | 16 days | 11/22/2009 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Hives (welts) on legs and arms--some on torso. Lip swelled. | I took Macrobid 2x/day for 7 days to treat a bladder infection from a foley I had during surgery. No symptoms during the 7 days, but started experiencing a reaction to the med immediately after completing the 7-day cycle. Broke out in large, red, itchy blotches (hives). Put on Predisone and Benadryl after a trip to the ER. It has been 9 days since I've stopped taking Macrobid and I am STILL coping with the side effects of this medication! I am trying to find out how I can cleanse/purge this nasty medication out of my system. If anyone knows, please share with the rest if us. I went to my PCP and she was skeptical it was Macrobid causing the allergic reaction (it seems to be a common theme) and thinks it will clear up on it's own. I am trying to remain optimistic that it will. | F | 41 | 7 days | 12/26/2009 | 1 | bladder infection | I had never taken this drug before in my life. I went to the ER for a severe kidney/bladder infection. They prescribed macrobid. On the 6th day of taking this drug, my eyes were puffy, and I had a terrible headache. On day seven I broke out in hives, and had a fever, and the headache was the most severe I had ever had! I suspected the macrobid, but wasn't sure. I continued taking it because I knew it was important to take all of this medicine to get rid of the infection. After one week of this drug, I went to the doctor suspecting I had a bad case of the flu! I had a high fever, headache, sore throat, my neck and between my shoulder blades hurt, and my skin hurt! All thanks to this medicine! That was yesterday, and after ONE day of not taking it, I feel 99% better!! This is a nasty little drug, and everyone needs to be aware!!! | F | 41 | 6 days | 12/24/2009 | 1 | Uti | Two hours after taking just one tablet i became very itchy all over my body , then another couple of hours later i woke up with a sore cough ?? I havent taken anymore tablets , just one, its now 17 hours since i took it and i still feel bad , really bad headache , tired , has made my acid reflux alot worse and i sound really hoarse . Now worried its covid because of the cough | Should never be given out to anyone !! Would never take any again and thats just after one tablet !! | F | 41 | 1 days 100mg 2 1X day | 11/24/2020 | 1 | UTI | Body numbness with pins and needles. Weakness in legs. Followed up with tight chest and an irregular heartbeat that lasted hours. Exacerbated my tinnitus. Nerve pain all over and random. | Stopped at day 3 and went to a different doctor to explain the side effects. They said to stop taking it thank goodness but Im still feeling pain in my chest tightness and a weird heartbeat but does feel like its getting better. | F | 41 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 5/17/2021 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, vertigo, very emotional, shooting pains in hands and legs, extreme headache. No prior issues with back but developed sciatica symptoms severe enough to stop sleeping and walking for several days after ceasing to take the medication. I have also enveloped tinnitus. | Do not take this medication. | F | 41 | 2 days 2X day | 9/26/2022 |