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 |
| 2 | UTI | this was horrible.... i felt my body was being poisoned. i took first dose and a headache started 2 hours after. took 2nd dose and 4 hours later i was the sickest i've ever been. i felt like i had influenza. i had fever of around 100 degrees i had headache, nausea, the worst body aches and pains and a weird chest sensation that was a heavy feeling. i could not walk at all i was so sick. i went to the ER thinking my uti went septic and i had a great dr that said to me it looks like you are allergic to macrobid did bloodwork and urine culture all was fine ...diagnoses i can NOT TOLLERATE macrobid | F | 38 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 6/30/2011 | 2 | ecoil blatter infection | lack of eating, dizzy, very sleepy, naussa, headaches. | The doctor thought I had a bladder infection and gave me sandoz-ciprofloxacin for 7 days my infection wasen't getting any better I still felt like I had to urine alot. so My doctor calls me 5 days later and tell me that It was not a bladder infection I had Eshericha coil...wow and the cipo was not even working..so thats when the doctor put me on Macrbid for 7 days.I had the choose this medicine or go the the hosptial for a IV for two days. now Im feeling like crap cant eat my body aches dizzy and my back hurts. Iv'e been on this medicine now for three days and Im not sure how much more i can take this. lesson learned I should of went for the IV I would of felt better then this. | F | 38 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 12/8/2011 | 1 | Uti | Low grade fever, continued uti's, face flushing, upper GI problems,flu like symptoms. | Absolutely worst feeling of my life, I felt like death! | F | 38 | 30 days | 1/1/2018 | 1 | UTI | Severe abdominal pain, irratic behavior, paranoia, sweats, fatique, mild leg cramps, itchy rectum. | I felt like I had some form of pancreatits, stomach ulcer, or hepatitis, my abdominal pain was so bad. I haven't taken a nap in 20 years, and all I wanted to do was sleep. I would NEVER take this medication again. | F | 38 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 4/19/2012 | 1 | Uti | Hives, caused me to be excoriated in my vaginal/urethral area. Ended up in the ER in severe pain, had to urinate every 5 minutes and it hurt beyond belief, and I had no more signs of an infection. | F | 38 | 7 days 500mg | 4/17/2012 | 1 | Uti | Severe leg cramps, severe nausea, weakness, exhaustion, dizziness | F | 38 | 7 days 100mg | 1/20/2013 | 1 | UTI | F | 38 | 100 1X day | 1/31/2019 Patient History | 1 | UTI | HEADACHE, muscle aches, sleeping | This medicine made me feel like I had the flu. Called the Dr. and switched to Augmentin. | F | 38 | 3 days 2X day | 2/22/2010 | 1 | Generic...Nitrofurantoin Mono | Extreme stiff neck to the point I couldn't even turn my head without sever pain. Having trouble swallowing. Severe back pain lower and upper. Right hand went completely numb. Swelling of joints. Fever and chills. Pupils dilated and eyes sensitive to light, almost felt as if I was having stroke symptoms. Vey tired and stomach feels very swollen. I have had nausea for at least three days now and I have three days worth of pills left that are being flushed down the toilet!!! Why is this drug allowed on the market!I am so glad I googled and found this website. I have a Dr visit tomorrow, but started this medication 5 days ago and symptoms keep getting worse!I feel awful and told my husband I thought I might need to go the ER. Really scared!! Horrible medication!! DO NOT TAKE!! Feels like poison!! | F | 38 | 7 days 100MYL 2X day | 4/26/2010 | 1 | UTI | extreme stomach cramps, flu-like symptoms, fever, chills, headache, vomiting | I only took one dose and this was my reaction. I decided not to take another dose and after finding this site, I am gald I didn't take anymore of this. | F | 38 | 1 days | 11/6/2008 | 1 | UTI diagnosis from Gyn | Started with a low grade fever and stomach ache. Felt sick to my stomach so I didn't take the second dose felt fine the next morning. Took my dose with brunch, by dinner I had a high fever and stomach ache again. Forced myself to eat and took another Macrobid. By 1:00 am I thought someone was trying to pull my hips out of socket, horrible pain in my lower back, extreme chills, high fever, muscle aches, exhaustion! By day 3 my doctor sent me to the emergency room fearing my UTI had become a kidney infection, after being catheterized and having a CAT Scan kidney infection was ruled out and I was switched to another med. | F | 38 | 3 days | 1/13/2009 | 1 | UTI | fever, body aches, severe headache, dizziness, deyhydration, confusion/anxiety. | After my third 100MG tab I had gone to bed at 9pm feeling fine.I woke at 2AM feeling like I had been run over by a truck...my body ached, my head ached like a migraine would, i was feverish and confused. I took another pill at 9am thinking maybe the UTI became a kidney infection...BIG MISTAKE..My symptoms got more severe...I felt like I had the flu times 10...I went back to my doctor and he told me to stop taking the drug immediately. That night I sweat through three pajama outfits, continued to have a severe headache, body aches, fever and confusion. The next day I went to the ER..they filled me with three bags of IV solution I was completely dyhydrated and had a fever of 101.5 and severe dizziness/headache. I had told the doctor I had seen this sight and IT WAS NOT THE FLU, however heseemed to not believe me and said I had the same symptoms as th flu as did the last 6 poeple he saw. I explained my symptoms again, including swelling in the face and also this site I found...to no | F | 38 | 2 days | 2/25/2008 | 1 | UTI | headache,abdominal pain, nausea, loss of appetite. | worst medication ever, i felt i m taking suicide pill everytime i use. | F | 38 | 7 days | 1/31/2008 | 1 | UTI | tingling, prickling, sleeplessness, headache, dizziness, crazy thinking, dry mouth, paralysis on one side of body, crazy thinking.... DO NOT TAKE | F | 38 | 1 days | 5/26/2008 | 1 | urinary tract infection | This was my first UTI and my first experience with Macrobid and/or it's generic Nitrofurantoin-Macro. My symptoms started two days into the dosage of two pills per day with fatigue and headaches which became progressively worse until I began having severe nausea, migraine-like and flu-like symtoms (sensitivity to light, noise, temperature, etc.) with muscle aches, heart palpitations, wheezing, a bloated stomach feeling, and heavy groginess, even after 9 hrs. of deep sleep. The onset of symptoms also became progressively quicker and would always "fade" (but never completely disappear) within several hours. I did finish the full seven day dose; however, I took the last four pills only once per day (with dinner - since it is recommended to take with food for better absorption and effectiveness) so that I could just go to bed when the symptoms came on. I would not have been able to work had I kept taking the morning dose (with breakfast). I try not to take antibiotics, but after | F | 38 | 7 days | 5/27/2008 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Tightness in chest, blurred vision, and extreme fatigue. I cannot get enough sleep and have not been to work in two days. I have had UTIs before but I must have been given different prescriptions because I don't remember having any of these side effects. | I would avoid this drug if at all possible. | F | 38 | 2 days | 9/12/2008 | 1 | UTI | fever, chills, body and joint aches, muscle weakness, itching from head to toe | Was put on medicine when I had felt no symptoms from UTI. After one day, woke up with high fever and all symptoms described. Could not get anyone to agree that was a severe reaction to the drug until symptoms worsened days later. | F | 38 | 5 days | 2/25/2007 | 1 | UTI | Restlessness, severe sleepiness, flu like stomach, headache, vertigo, no hunger | WOW! Thought I was going nuts! I am so glad I checked out info on this drug. I am on anti-diabetic meds and Gabapentin for anxiety (very little dose since I started the metformin) But couldn't sit still without falling asleep and then when I tried to sleep I had horrible sensation in my gut, mild gut pain (up high -similar to previous pacreatitis), and feeling like I am about to fall off a tight rope -the headache I woke up with was a kicker. I made myself eat at lunchtime and nibble (diabetic diet) but felt painfully bloated all day. I have still not eaten -gonna make myself eat again -so my sugar doesn't completely drop. I have taken 3 pills (1 2x day on the scrip) but have felt so horrible -I am not taking another one! My Mom was on another wacko antibiotic a few months ago -she kept taking it because she paid so much for it (no ins) but ended up in the hospital -with an intestinal infection -FROM TAKING THE ANTI-BIOTIC --I don't want to end up like that after a few more d | F | 38 | 2 days | 9/24/2007 | 1 | UTI | I had SEVERE intestinal cramping and constipation while taking this medication. Cramping was so bad that I was doubled over and could not move. I had to stop taking the medication after 3 days, and it took my system another 3 before the cramping subsided. Would definitely not take this medication ever again. | F | 38 | 3 days | 6/24/2007 | 1 | UTI | Extreme nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, chills | Not even 4 hours after taking the drug the vomiting started and lasted most of the night. This drug is awful. | F | 38 | 1 days | 10/8/2008 |