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 | Nausea after taking and stomach upset after a few days on medication. | Worked well but really bothered my stomach. | F | 32 | 3 days | 12/29/2008 | 3 | I certainly don't have any of the side effects listed here which is slightly odd. However I can't tell if this medication is working at all. 6 days into the medication same lower abdominal and back pain as when I began. Im lost and unsure its doing anything at all but after reading all these comments am scared to continue...? | F | 32 | 10 days | 12/10/2008 | 3 | "slight" bladder infection | I rarely take prescription medicine, as I am rarely ill. I was prescribed this medicine and have had serious gas, abdominal pain (I thought I had something wrong with my female reproductive organs). I'm in the chills right now and the person beside me is wearing shorts, flip flops and a t-shirt he says it's not cold at all. My throat hurts, I can barely talk without my voice going out. NO WONDER! Sheeeeez!! And I have 2 pills left to go. I have never had a bladder infection or a UTI in my life. This is stupid. Really.... | No thank you. | F | 32 | 9 days | 5/21/2008 | 3 | UTI/Kidney infection | Very bad nausea in the mornings and dizzines after taking the pill,low energy level. It took a couple of days until it started helping with the infection. THis is the first time that I got a UTI and I HATE it, I hope I never get it again. | F | 32 | 3 days | 3/19/2007 | 3 | UTI | headaches | cured the urinary symptoms quickly, but I had a low grade fever form the infection as well which didn't go away until day 6. Lower back (kidney) pain also took 6 days to subside. | F | 32 | 7 days | 2/22/2007 | 3 | UTI/Bladder/Kidney Infection | Mild Fatigue and loss of appetite | I took a 7-day dose, and although on the first day the medicine helped remove the intense kidney pain I was experiencing, the UTI recurred 3 days after the last dose was taken. Now taking Levaquin for the UTI | F | 32 | 7 days | 1/22/2005 | 3 | UTI | Fever (over 100 F), chills, severe headache and severe body aches, tightness in chest, cough, difficulty breathing, lethargic, exhausted, constantly thirsty, loss of appetite. Flu-like symptoms. Disoriented, disconnected. | Fever, chills, severe headache, severe body aches. Tightness in chest, loss of breath, shortness of breath. Waking up at night unable to breath! Feeling of exhaustion, lethargic, constantly thirsty. UTI symptoms are clearing up, however the side effects are worse than the UTI was! This is the second time in 2 months that I have been on this medication. The first time (100mg x 2 daily for 5 days) was fine. No side effects, maybe a headache. This time around, I have such a hard time breathing! I'm so tired and cough frequently. My head hurts so badly, my entire body hurts so badly! I called my Physician the day after the medication was prescribed and I reported my symptoms and my fever of 100.7. They told me to continue taking the medication and that it was appropriate treatment for my UTI. I think they may have thought I was complaining that my UTI hadn't cleared by then?? My UTI symptoms were nothing compared to the side effects of this medication! | F | 32 | 7 days 100 2X day | 8/16/2010 | 3 | Recurring UTI | heart palpitations, bloating, foggy headed/distant feeling, sleeplessness, rash, nausea | I have been prescribed this to take every time I have sex to prevent UTIs. Usually, it causes some nausea, heart palpitations, and sleeplessness, and ill feeling, but not severe. If I take it more than one day in a row or more than once in a day, however, these effects intensify and become unbearable. Twice I have taken it to cure UTIs. The first time I hardly slept for a week (only about 3 hours a night, broken up). This time I have been nausious and bloated, and have deleloped a bright red rash (somewhat itchy) all over my face, and some on my arms. I am okay with it as an occasional pill, but DEFINATELY not for a longer treatment. | F | 32 | 2 years 100mg 1X AN | 3/14/2010 | 3 | UTI | Extreme fatigue, hot flashes, foggy headed, no appetite | F | 32 | 7 days 100 | 6/2/2013 | 3 | UTI | On day 5/7 I started experiencing some side effects. I feel a bit out of it, my back has a slight ache to it and when I breathe out I cough. I only have 2 days to go thank god. | I've taken this before (1 yr ago). It cleared my UTI right up, but this 2nd time around I am having side effects. | F | 32 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/30/2020 | 3 | Uti | Bloated, abdominal discomfort, gas, cramps, NAUSEA. Today is day 2 of treatment. It seems to be helping my uti but these side effects are awful. | F | 32 | 2 days | 8/19/2014 | 2 | Hi, Ive been having recuring uti for 12 yrs! i took cipro quite often but started having severe anxiety/confusion etc. i took macrobid about 11 yrs ago for first time and i got high fever, chills and felt worse, i stopped taking it. i took again for the first time since then last yr and i got the worst headache ive felt in my life! i stopped again. I am now taking them again (after dr and pharmacist persuaded me to take tylenol if needed) this time around...YUCK!! my stomach is so nauseated, "bubbly", bad diarea, "burning" stomach cramps, my whole body feels sick! But, i can still carry on my day (?) I cant eat because i feel so sick, I cant drink much water because my stomach feels sick. i feel hungry but when i try to eat i feel very sick. although it is very hard on my stomach, i did take it on empty stomach and tonite was the first time i took it with food (what a mistake!) a couple hrs later the stomach cramps hit and bad diaria! i am now unsure about tomorrow | this is not a fun drug!! i will not be taking it again, but unsure what other options are out there for recurrent uti's (as im sitting here typing i can feel feel my stomach bubbling like ive never felt it before and it doesnt feel good!) i think i will give D-Mannose a try again, its a little pricey at times but its worth it to not feel this again! It is definatly a scary drug, why do you think i refused for 11 yrs to finally be convinced to take it again :( | F | 32 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 4/15/2010 | 1 | UTI | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!! Horrible hives 2 days after the last dose- swollen wrists and hands, itchy everywhere, neck, scalp, arms, knees, feet, groin, EVERYWHERE....HORRIBLE...put me on it b/c it is "safe" for pregnancy. I became terrified. Now I am wondering if my baby will even make it... | F | 32 | 7 days 110 mg 2X day | 12/29/2010 | 1 | UTI | Racing heart, extreme hot flashes, leg cramps | F | 32 | 1 days 100mg | 6/7/2013 | 1 | (Not sure, test results are not in) | Feel sick, headache, chest pain off an on, tingly in fingers but that has went away, sore throat and some back pain. Pain in left arm went away after awhile. I felt some dizzyness and cramp like pains. | This is weird I never took a medication where my symptoms kept coming and going all night long and new symptoms keep popping up and this is after one dose. Both of my doctors said this is a safe drug and when I called the pharmacy she said most people do well with this drug, they do? Not from what I have seen on this site and I am not feeling well after taking this medication. Thanks to this site I know why. I just called a doctor and she said for me to stop taking this medication and to see how I feel. I am going to do just that. | F | 32 | 1 days | 9/3/2005 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Joint aches and pains, left arm aches/tingling, chest pain, gas, nausea, acid reflux, dizziness, headache, stomach pain, itching, left calf/foot cramps, sweating, chills, light sensativity, blurred vision, loss of appetite(which makes it hard because you HAVE to eat with this medication), constipation, general feeling of awfulness. | I am supposed to take it for 7 days. I can't handle it anymore. I have been crying and now my face is breaking out. I am tired of feeling so terrible. I hope that 6 days is enough, because I've had enough. If you have severe side effects, STOP taking this medication. It doesn't get better, only worse. | F | 32 | 6 days 100 2X day | 11/1/2011 | 1 | UTI | I posted a few months ago that my experience with Macrobid was OK. Turns out I was WRONG. Since taking it, I've had upper left side pain, and each time I have an alcoholic beverage, it gets significantly worse for a few days. I haven't yet gotten a confirmation from my doc, but everything I've read seems to indicate pancreatitis. Symptoms in general are left side pain, a "twitching" or "boring" feeling in my upper left side that radiates to my back, occasional pale stools, fatigue, loss of appetite, occasional heart racing and sweating. | I agree this drug should be taken off the market. | F | 32 | 5 days | 10/28/2008 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Hives covering entire body, swollen/puffy eyes | ***Before my latest episode, I had taken Macrobid for a bladder infection one other time and had no problems whatsoever. It was the second time on it that I had an allergic reaction*** I started taking Macrobid on 3/30/07 for a bladder infection. I took it for five days. Ten days later (4/10/07) , I woke up with big, red, welt-like bumps that covered my entire body (arms, legs, butt and a few on my face). My eyes were very puffy and looked swollen. I went to the ER and they gave me a steroid shot in my behind and prescribed Prednisone (oral steroids) and Cyproheptadine (for the itching). A few hours later, almost all the hives had disappeared and I started feeling much better, although I was really drowsy. Two days later (4/12/07), the hives returned (and even worse this time). I went to the ER again today (4/13/07) because of the welts, my chest started to feel tight and I started having difficulty breathing. They again gave me a steroid injection and said that the welts probably retu | F | 32 | 5 days | 4/14/2007 | 1 | UTI | Flu like symptoms, fever, chills, extreme hives, facial swelling | This was the third course of Macrobid for me. I get UTI's with sexual activity. I am allergic to Penicillin and Sulfa. I took the full 7 day course of the drug and the day after the last pill, thought I was getting the flu. Then I broke out in hives and ended up in the hospital with facial swelling and such intense itching I required narcotics and sedatives!! I was in the hospital for two days on IV steroids and IV benadryl. I'm now suffering from the side effects of the steroids. If you have antibiotic allergies, be very aware of your symptoms and stop taking the drug!! I'm also seeing an allergist and she's helping me a ton with the itching/hives. | F | 32 | 7 days | 1/16/2007 | 1 | UTI | After 2 pills, Macrobid left me with high fever, dizziness, nauseous, and loss of appetite. My heart felt like it was taken over by some evil demon and lost control. Very scary experience. Left me with flu, sore throat and cough after discontinuing 2nd tablet. | F | 32 | 2 days | 7/10/2006 |