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 | Urine infection | Cold sweats, bad headache, aching joints. Pains in stomach. Throwing up. Diharia | After 2 tablets I began to feel very ill. At 4 am i took pain killers for the headache and was immediately sick. Can't sleep, cold sweats, heart racing. Never again, macrobid in the bin, wish I had read the personal reviews before would never have taken. | F | 70 | 1 days 100mg | 12/8/2017 | 5 | Uti | I have had no noticeable side effects.. | Macrobid starts working 12 hrs after first dose. I ask for this meds for my uti. | F | 69 | 7 days 100 2X day | 8/1/2016 | 5 | Bacterial Infection of bladder/kidn | None.... they symptoms from the infection were so bad I felt better in 24hours. | I have used this over several years as I have a chronic infection due to the way I am wired. I do not have pain when I urinate at all but my entire body aches to the point I can barely walk. As soon as I take macrobid I can feel the symptoms abating. I have used it off and on over 25 years. | 69 | 10 days 100mg 2X day | 11/20/2014 | 1 | UTI | Noticed on day 2 dry cough fever on day 3 100.3. and by day 4 itching on my lower leg began and noticed it turned bright red like a burn then other leg turned red and itching began I stopped the macrobid on day 6 instead of day 7. I now have been off of it for 10 days I still have severe itching on legs with rash like measles, arms also have a few red spots and itching . My eyes have a circle like red rash around them. I cant sleep at night itching drives me crazy. I saw a dermatologist and she took a skin biopsy still waiting for results. If this is from this drug it should be taken off the market. | F | 69 | 6 days 100 MG 2X day | 10/13/2017 | 1 | UTI | Severe abdominal pain, pins and needles hands and feet, pain in legs and buttocks, lips hurt, eyes hurt, no appitite | Only took 3 pills. No reduction in symptoms after 24 hours. First time taking drug. | F | 69 | 3 days 100 mg 2 d | 5/18/2020 | 1 | UTI | . I was supposed to take it for 3 days, but only managed half of this as I had increasingly bad nausea, muscle weakness, headaches, chills , cold sweats and shivering, exhaustion, loss of appetite. I could hardly get out of bed on the 2nd morning. I felt that the UTI was probably getting better, but as I'm aware of the importance of taking the full course, I took the 3rd dose even though I felt really bad by then. After this I thought I would just vomit it back up, so stopped the medication. | I have a feeling that this drug would have been banned long ago if men were expected to take it and put up with the horrible side-effects | F | 69 | 1.5 days 100mg 2X day | 1/10/2023 | 1 | Possible UTI | When taking this medication I thought I was getting a lot of mosquito bites in strange places. Didn't even occur to me that this could be the start of a reaction. | 5 days after finishing the medication I developed symptoms. Started with itchy swollen hands. Scratched most of the night and when I got up I saw red swollen hives mostly in my groin area and legs. They were very painful. Went to emergency and it took a little while to determine that the reaction was indeed to Macrobid (generic). Had an injection of benydryl which didn't help much. Was sent home with steroids and antihistamines and I'm following up with an appointment to a dermatologist tomorrow. After reading how long some of you have had these reactions I'm worried but hope that this will be over soon. It's a horrible antibiotic and should be taken off the market. | F | 69 | 10 days 2X day | 7/29/2012 | 1 | uti | I was prescribed this drug for long term use because of many uti's. However, the first night was frightening. Chills, fever, aching, nausea, dizziness, heart racing, etc. It took two to three days to recover. This was a nightmare. I will never take this drug again! | F | 69 | 100 mg 1X day | 3/23/2011 | 1 | UTI | I experienced nausea, dizziness, extreme fatigue, body pain, extreme stomach pain and diarrhea, difficulty breathing. I have very mild asthma and use occasional Ventolin which I found myself using every half hour in order to breath. | Although I have never had a problem with antibiotics, I had such a terrible reaction to Macrobid that I thought I might die. I was terribly ill the whole time that I took it and, in fact, stopped a full day early even though I know it is important to take the full dose. It is now 4 days later and I still suffering from nausea and having difficulty breathing and am using my inhaler more often than previously. I did take the drug with food and drank lots of water as instructed but for me the drug was a disaster and I would not recommend it | F | 69 | 6 days | 8/2/2009 | 1 | bladder infection | My heart was pounding so hard it woke me up. I stopped taking the drug that morning. I have itchy rash on my scalp and neck, muscles in my legs feel weak, temper flare-up over nothing, breathing difficulties when walking up and down stairs and my joints in my hands and necks were aching. It has been 18 days since I first began taking this drug and still do not feel completely myself. | I am allergic to sulfa drugs and I suspect that sulfa is one of the ingredients of the tablet. My concern in the long term is how this drug has affected my heart, liver and kidney. | F | 68 | 3 days | 2/12/2007 | 1 | bladder infection | side effects after funny taste in mouth and getting very painfull skin reactactions i hope this goes away i will never take this drug again.why is this drug on the market? this needs to be taken off the market right away | F | 68 | 7 days 100 2X day | 12/10/2010 | 1 | uti | Extreme stomach pain...diarhea, vomitting..exhaustion | Would never take this again! I was in bed 4 days......completely debilated..... bad drug | F | 68 | 10 days 2X day | 4/29/2012 | 1 | Blood in Urine, bladder infection | Weak, more blood in urine, temporarily lost site, almost fainted. Went ot emergency room. They said I lost half of my blood and finally determined that I was alergic to the Macrobin ( Nitrofurantoin). I was in the hospital for 6 days trying to get my immune system back working. They said I got: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia from the Microbid. There was no mention of this in the decription that came with the medicine. I was lucky that the Prednisone finally worked to get my immune system to slow done. It was destroying my whate blood cells. I intend to call the FDA and the drug manufacturer. | F | 68 | 2 days 100 2X day | 6/14/2012 | 1 | UTI | I took Macrobid 2 times a day for 7 days with food, as directed. Symptoms of UTI stopped the first day. Everything seemed good until 4 days after I took the last pill when I developed hives on my ankles and lower legs with burning and itching. This was followed by less severe hives all over my body and the sensitive skin and itching moves from one place to another throughout the day and night. This is the 4th day of misery. After reading other patients' comments, I am fearful of how long this may last. To make thing even worse, the symptoms of UTI have returned. I am grateful to have found the information on this website. Thank you. | F | 68 | 7 days | 5/5/2006 | 1 | UTI | I began to feel nauseous by the third pill. By the 5th, I had vomited in my throat. I Could not get it out. I couldn't breathe. The pain in my ears and throat were terrible. I was going to the ER, but finally coughed it up. Perhaps I didn't eat enough food. I ate as much as I could. It was prescribed by an NP, my regular doctor is on vacation. I had to correct her during the visit, as she did not seem to have read my chart. Isn't that her job? I will. NOT be talking to her again.I will not take this drug again. | The UTI was better than taking this drug. | F | 68 | 3 days 100 MG 10 2X day | 11/29/2020 | 1 | Suspected bladder infection | I have to agree with the many reviewers expressing bad side effects. I'm supposed to take this drug for 5 days & not sure I'll make it. I work from home & can hardly keep my eyes open. I'm so drowsy even after 9 hours if sleep. I feel nauseous with diarreaha just starting today. Head ache as well but the worse part is the unusual pain in my left side. Not a good fit for me. | F | 68 | 2 days 100mg 2X day | 8/14/2020 | 1 | UTI | Feverish chills, headache, itchy skin, dry hacking cough, dizziness, bladder discomfort and lower back pain! | Felt like I had a very high fever with chills and shaking but temp was in the 97 range. All these side effects I had were not immediate, it took about 7 days of build up | M | 68 | 7 days 100 3X day | 6/19/2016 | 1 | Urinary tract infections | All stated in info with drug. | F | 68 | 4 days 100 mg | 11/8/2016 | 1 | UTI | I asked for Keflex, which worked 18 months ago with only tiredness as a side effect. Was given Macrobid. First day only EXTREME sleepiness over 20 hours sleep out of 24. Second day the UTI symptoms were gone but I developed fever 102.7, headache, eye ache, teeth ached, nausea, chills and sweats, no appetite at all. | The third morning I felt fine - until I took the pill. A few hours later the headache, etc. was back with a vengeance and even 4 advil couldn't touch it. Nausea worse. Decided not to take the evening dose, but spent 12 miserable hours in pain and nausea. Slept off and on through the rest of the night. Woke up this AM feeling well. Called the clinic to ask that they give me the prescription for Keflex, and told them my problems. After they talked they called and said that it was their opinion that I had a kidney infection because of the fever and headache and nausea and I should go to the ER. I told them my temp was below normal and I felt fine, but if I did have problems, that was just what I would do. They also said that Keflex is not recommended for people over 65. That is what my UROLOGIST gave me 18 months ago and it worked very well. When I again listed the problems I had and said that they were all in the information of drug reactions, she said, but they just have to list those, people don't have a lot of those at one time! I hadn't even mentioned the darker urine, swollen face and light stools! They only seem to read what the drug companies give them and really discount patient accounts altogether. I will never ever ever take this medication again. I'm sure it's fine for some, but if you are one of those who does have bad reactions it is far from fine. | F | 68 | 2.5 days 100mg 2X day | 7/20/2015 | 1 | UTI | Almost 4 years after taking five MacroBid pills over a 2.5 day period, I still experience the pain of severe nerve damage. The pain is mostly in my arms and hands, but when I have a flare-up, the pain is everywhere. MacroBid was poison to my system and has negatively impacted my quality of life. Stay away from MacroBid. The FDA should remove it from the market, and doctors should be made aware of its impact on many people. | F | 68 | 2.5 days | 12/31/2009 |