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 | Bladder Infection | Fatigue, an extreme, stabbing headache, blurry vision, balance problems, nausea, chills and sweats (but no fever). The headache trumped any migraine. | I only took two doses, contacted my doctor and was instructed to immediately stop taking the medicine. The headache, vision and balance issues lasted for about 24 hours and then went away. I felt like I was going to die. I would never let someone I know take this drug. | F | 38 | 1 days | 9/11/2009 | 1 | uti | low grade fever, lungs hurt when i took a deep breath, itchy palms, feet, roof of my mouth...severe heart burn. | i'm quite sure i've had an allergic reaction...i will not take again. | F | 38 | | 12/4/2009 | 1 | UTI | I took one pill the day of my appointment for UTI..I dont know why she prescribe it I had no bacteria in my urine. The next day took 2 morning and evening. But thst day I had outer vaginal itching and a discharge. I saw these were side effects and stopped taking them..just drank fluids. Beware of the Walk in Clinic on Minnesota Ave. In DC so many doctors in training experimenting...The reviews on this drug is terrible Do Not Take! | F | 38 | 2 days 100 | 3/3/2014 | 1 | UTI | chest pain in lung, dry cough, dry mouth/eyes/throat. serious withdrawal effects: horrible headache, nausea, chills, wanted to die | This drug can be very intolerable in patients. I took for a UTI, which helped, but it caused immediate chest pains/dry cough a few hours after my first pill. I took the second pill and this worsened. the dr. took me off and the following morning, I woke up feeling awful. Worst headache in my life, with nausea, fatigue and chills. It was essentially 100x worse than any hangover I've experienced. | F | 38 | 1 days 100 2X day | 3/6/2014 | 1 | Uti | After the first pill, I had extraordinary fatique. By the second, diarrhea developed. Just before my forth dose, the fingers on my hands began to go numb. Just after the forth, I went into anaphylaxis. My tounge went numb, my voice became raspy, my extremities became weak. Breathing became labored. It has been 24 hours since hospitalization. My fingers are still numb, and the numbness continues to spread across my hands. I was warned that when the drugs leave my system from the hospital that anaphylaxis could return. I continue to feel malaise, fatigue, foggy, and weak. | This drug is severely dangerous. Do not take it EVER. I could have died. Others could as well. If you have any of the symptoms I had, go immediately to the ER. | F | 38 | 2 days 100 mg | 7/15/2015 | 1 | uti | I took this for preventive reasons ,but eventually this drug cause me stroke -like symptoms ,w a pulling migraine in the back of my head ,my legs felt like soup ,and I couldn't feel them ,my arms felt the nerves was in overdrive and my feet were numb ,I was confused and disorientated , felt exhausted , and couldnt see my eyes twitched ,and my face was numb | don't take this drug if u have a peripheral neuropathy condition | F | 38 | 7 months 100mg | 3/10/2017 | 1 | UTI | After taking macro for almost a week, I developed what I thought was the start of a stomach virus. Fatigue, nausea, stomach cramps. By the next day I was so nauseous I was afraid to leave the bathroom due to the loose bowels and extreme nausea. I was sent home from work because I was pale, sweating, and had vomited. I went home and spent the day running to the bathroom. The next morning I woke up to a red, raised patterned rash down my thighs to my shins. I was very dizzy and nauseous. Contacted dr who prescribed and was advised to stop the Macrobid, which I did immediately. | After stopping the prescription I had one calm day and am now back to the extreme nausea, stomach cramps, flu like symptoms. No appetite at all, water is barely tolerable. I will never take Macrobid again, not allow my child to be given it. | F | 38 | 10 days | 5/11/2017 | 1 | UTI | Shortness of breath. Feeling of doom l. Hazy breathing | Not for ne | F | 38 | 1 days 200MG | 4/20/2016 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, headache, exhaustion, shakiness, anxiety, breathlessness, muscle fatigue, hip pain, general muscle pain, diarrhea, other flu like symptoms | I'm so glad I found this thread! I truly thought I was loosing my mind until I read about other people's similar issues. I'm still not convinced that my UTI is gone. I hope these side effects don't continue much longer. Took my last dose early this am. | F | 38 | 5 days 100 2X day | 6/3/2021 | 1 | Uti | Awful hip pain within the first week. After a couple weeks now I'm having joint pain in multiple places. This stuff is terrible and poison! Drs should know better than prescribe stuff like this that can destroy the body. | F | 38 | 0 days 2X day | 10/3/2022 | 5 | Continuous UTI's | NONE - Scared to death of what others had posted, but I have no issues whatsoever. | Feel soo much better after taking this medicine, I have more energy, sleep well and instant results. | F | 37 | 10 days | 11/3/2009 | 5 | UTI - Recurrent | None at all. | I take it for recurrent UTI's. I have to start taking it for 1 month (30 days) to help heal my bladder from all the damage that was done by all the frequent UTI's I had. And then anytime I have sex, I need to take it once after sex and the following day. | F | 37 | 30 days | 1/16/2007 | 5 | uti | Was in so much pain from in fection was given a pill by nurse an in few minutes pain ease up was discharge from ER feeln alittle better stomach gets alittle up set after taken but I'm okay this is day 3 an no signs of UTI an burning gone an I'm not hurtn get pill for me !!! | F | 37 | 7 days 100mg | 7/14/2012 | 4 | Cystitis | Dizziness, headache, intensely fatigued, swollen lymph nodes. | I took this once many years ago and don't recall having side effects. Not so this time. It cleared up the UTI, I think... But I had less side effects with Cipro, which is rather unbelievable to me. I think I'll stick with Cipro in the future - at least I didn't feel like I was dying when I took that. | F | 37 | 5 days 100mg | 1/14/2020 | 4 | UTI | I know I see a lot of 1 star reviews, but these side effects are CLEARLY listed on the list, just like any other medication. I'm an RN so I'm very aware of what can happen. Read the labels people. Although I did have exhaustion and stomach bloating, it cleared my UTI pretty quickly, which is what it's meant to do. I'd take it again as I get pretty painful UTIs. | F | 37 | 5 days 100 2X day | 6/21/2021 | 3 | uti | F | 37 | 3 days | 12/17/2009 | 3 | UTI | I started having REALLY bad headaches the first day with this antibiotic! I just didn't realize it was a side affect of the drug. My daughter was taking it at the same time as me for a UTI also. She was VERY sick, felt terrible and a headache too. She also threw up several times over the next couple of days. We rarely take medications because I prefer all natural meds. Had NO IDEA all of our NEW problems were due to the meds. I WILL NOT nor will my daughter use it again. Sometimes I wonder are we being helped or being given more problems that will need treated later, and is this on purpose??????? VERY SAD!!!! | F | 37 | 7 days 2X day | 8/3/2011 | 3 | UTI | None yet but, I just started it a few moments ago and reluctantly I may add after reading all these posts. I will update as soon as I know something more good......or bad | F | 37 | 7 days | 6/30/2008 | 3 | UTI | chills, achiness from head to toe, fatigue, loss of appetite-- basic flu-like symptoms but no fever, also shortness of breath and some discomfort breathing | I have taken macrobid in the past and never had such an experience. If you are not sensitive to this drug, which I never was before, this drug works quickly and effectively. In fact, as far as the UTI is concerned, I felt better in that area by the second dose. This time I was shocked by how I felt otherwise and thought I could be really sick (this is during the swine-flu scare!). I am an extremely healthy person and could not imagine why I could be feeling so bad! After referring to this most helpful website I was sure it was the drug. I called the md and explained my symptoms and he switched me to Cipro-- I'll have to see how long it takes for the symptoms to subside. | F | 37 | 2 days | 5/6/2009 | 3 | UTI | Extreme flu-like symptoms so severe my husband was worried about me. Fluctuated between severe nausea and stomach cramping. | Did clear up my UTI, but the side effects were so bad I will not take it again. | F | 37 | 7 days | 5/14/2009 |