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 | possible UTI infection | chest pain and soreness, joint pain | The day I started taking macrobid, I developed chest pain. I've never had chest pain in my life...I took it for another 2 days just to make sure it wasn't just a coincidence, and it continued. I went to my doctor, who said, "chest pain isn't a side effect of macrobid. it's a very safe medicine!" I was given vesicare for a few weeks until I could get another opinion. The pain persisted for 2 weeks during vesicare treatment, even though I had stopped taking macrobid. Went to my primary care physician who told me to get an echocardiagram done. When the results came back normally, I was told that unless the pain was accompanied by nausea or it got really bad, it was nothing. I also had joint pain that was keeping me up at night. I was told "we all have aches and pains every once in a while". My urologist told me to get back on Macrobid again, as he thinks my chest pain is just a coincidence....now my face is flushed and my chest is sore and hurting again. I'm thankful | F | 22 | 6 days | 1/27/2008 | 2 | UTI | It is day three of macrobid and I am still feeling like I have to use the bathroom an insane amount. I do feel really drowsy and have the chills at night, but my biggest concern is why I would be given this drug when the one I was given prior to this worked within an hour....do they want me to suffer!?! If I were a doctor I would give patients the pills that worked the most quickly not a seven day plan that might not work until the 4th or 5th day. I seem to be getting these far too often considering this is my third one in the past year and prior to this year I had never had a UTI...... so come hell or high water I am going to finish taking the last of these miserable little pills!!!!!!!! | F | 22 | 7 days | 4/6/2008 | 2 | UTI | My eyes are bloodshot and burning! I am nauseated and EXTREMELY TIRED!!! Right after takin the pill I feel sick. Diahreah as well. | I am on my day 3 and I am still getten UTI symptoms!!! Still have pains!!! | F | 22 | 5 days | 10/23/2006 | 2 | UTI | I have taken MACROBID a number of times (roughly 6 times in 5 years) with no harsh side effects, until today. I am on my 3rd day taking this medicine and I am experiencing extreme nausea, severe joint and back pain, fatigue (skipped class to take a 6 hour nap in the middle of the day), and stomach cramps equivalent to a really bad period cramp. I am debating whether to stick it out or call my doctor for a new prescription. | Last time I took macrobid was 1 year ago with minimal side effects (urine was orange) | F | 22 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 1/29/2011 | 2 | UTI | Sleepiness, loss of appetite, abdominal cramps | I was diagnosed with a UTI 2 weeks ago at an Urgent Care Center, prescribed Cipro, and told to see my regular doctor mid-week. I started feeling feverish by the second day. When I saw my doctor she said she no longer saw any bacteria in my urine, but a little blood. Told me to stop taking Cipro. The next day symptoms came back, worsened through the next 5 days, Doc told me it couldn't be UTI cause she didn't see any bacteria. Saw a DIFFERENT doctor after a week's misery, who said I had a bad UTI. I knew it! Prescribed Macrobid (which usually helps me), but hasn't helped after three days, Doc has me back on Cipro.... wish me luck. | F | 22 | 3 days | 8/31/2006 | 2 | UTI | I'm on day 3 and the side effects I've had are sleepiness and stomach aches and feeling a little off and headache.. after reading the reviews I'm actually kind of scared. I hope I get better and not worse!! | F | 22 | 10 days 100 | 11/16/2012 | 1 | UTI in early pregnancy | The medication didn't work. Everytime I take it I'd get tired, dizzy, and very sick to my stomach. I have asthma and it made it worse I couldn't breathe at all while taking it. I took it for 5 days and my UTI didn't even heal. I have to get more antibiotics but not this one. I also got leg cramps but didn't think it was related until I saw these posts. | Terrible. DONT TAKE. CAUSES FATALITIES! Tons of bad stuff to read about this medication. | F | 22 | 5 days | 1/16/2006 | 1 | uti | my doctor prescribed me 100mg of macrobid twice a day for a week in order to clear up a uti. the second day into treatment i developed a sore throat and cough, followed by an extreme pain in my lungs whenever i tood a deep breath. i went to my family doctor who said i probably had a viral lung infection and was told to take tylenol. while still taking macrobid, i developed chills, a fever, extreme muscle and neck pain, shakes, fatigue, vomiting, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, and dizziness. I went back to my family doctor, this time seeing the main physician, and he put two and two together, but only after being on macrobid for 6 days. my symptoms cleared pretty quickly, but i did develop swollen, ichy lips a few days after stopping the medication. | don't ever take this medicine! i had no idea i was allergic, and i had never been so sick in my life. my family and i thought i either had pnemonia or menegitis. steer clear of marcobid! | F | 22 | 6 days | 6/11/2006 | 1 | UTI | light headed, weak, and major Heart palpitations | I would not recommend this drug to anyone, I already have problems with Heart palpitations but this medication made them way worse. I feel weak and dizzy almost like I have the flu. And slight chest pain too. | F | 22 | 10 days 100 2X day | 7/27/2011 | 1 | uti kidney infection | -headache EXTREME NAUSEA back pain now on day 12 FEVER...RUNNYNOSE.. IHAVENT BEEN SICK SINCE LAST YEAR TRIGGERED MY ASTHMA heavy chest! FEVER ugh! i feel like im on fire!! | UGHHHhhhh | F | 22 | 14 days 2X day | 8/16/2011 | 1 | Bacterial infection | F | 22 | 7 days 2X day | 12/14/2011 Patient History | 1 | UTI | Arthritis like symptoms, Tingling numbess in hands and legs, nerve ending pain going up arms and legs, joint pain, hip pain, lower back pain, flank pain, bone cracking and popping, jaw started clicking, muscle weakining, excessive urination, gastrointestinal problems, acid reflux and digestive issues | On the 7th day of taking macrobid i started geting nerve ending pain going up my fingers, then progressed to my arms and legs. My hands deformed and hurt like arthritis pain, then progressed to joint pain in my knee caps and my hips, things kept getting worse as then had joint pain everywhere on my body! the worst of the symptoms was the bone cracking and popping! couldnt walk for too long because of the pain felt like my bones were about to break off of their sockets! Also sever sore muscles and felt weak, and also caused uterus pain and made the uti feel so much worse then it ever was!! caused me to urinate a dozen times in 1 hours, horrible pain had to go to ER. Jaw started clicking and found out it caused tmj! Really messed with my bones and it feels like they are deterioating! Also suffered from sever acid reflux which i have never had in my life! everything was acid couldnt even drink water because it would burn so bad! food was regurgitating up, totally destroyed my intestinal flora. Doctors refuse to admit macrobid did anything!!! they havent helped with anything! still suffering from the side effects!! that was all 6months ago and still i have not recovered, although the tingling and nerve ending pain did go away, joint pain is still there in knee caps and hips and fingers, thumbs look bent from the joint inflamation, and my muscles feel weak i cant lie in one position too long because they get sore. Bone pain still present aswell and still progressing now have wors | F | 22 | 7 days 2X day | 12/26/2011 | 1 | Severe UTI | Besides the wonderful yeast infection that this antibiotic caused (which can/could be prevented by eating organic yogurt), the 2nd day after my last dose, I began to itch like never before. I stopped taking the medicine 4 days ago and have not stopped itching yet. From my scalp to my toes I am on fire...never again.... | F | 22 | 7 days 100MG 2X day | 11/30/2011 | 1 | uti | No side effects. But also no results. Just finished my last day and still just as bad, if nt worse as before. | F | 22 | 7 days 2X day | 11/12/2010 | 1 | UTI | The first day i started taking Macrobid i felt amazing, The burning with urination was gone! I will tell you this though i would rather pee out razor blades than experience the side effects EVER again. Nausea set in slowly, then turned into loss of appetite very quickly, I felt almost "flu" like. Dull achy headache back and legs, Stomach felt like it was so empty it wanted to devour itself. This is not the first time i have had to take this medicine, But it is the first time i have ever experienced something like that. I'm making my doc prescribe something else. | I would never wish my enemies the horror i felt with this med. I feel so bad for anyone who went through the same thing! Although I'm glad I'm not alone. The nurses acted like i was crazy and told me "mild nausea" was the only listed side effect they could find! I took my self off of it IMMEDIATELY, And already I'm beginning to feel better!! DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE!!! | F | 22 | 7 days 100 2X day | 11/17/2010 | 1 | Uti | Chills, fever, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, headache, achey body, ringing in the ears.. | Do NOT take this pill! I took macrobid in the morning yesterday, felt ok for a couple of hours, and my vaginal pain was mild, but then halfway through the day I got a migraine.. Which I get occasionally, so I didn't think anything of it. An hour or so later, my entire body was extremely achey, and sensitive, and I felt like I had a fever. The symptoms didn't go away until later that night when I felt extremely drowsy and passed out. I worked outside that day, and it was a very cold day, so I figured I'd give the pill another shot, since we all know how painful uti's are! This morning I took the pill again, and once again.. A couple of hours later I had the same exact symptoms. I still don't feel good, but I took a bath to raise my body temperature since I was constantly getting chills. That definitely helped, but I still have a bad headache and my body is still achey. I'm stopping this pill now, and hope that no one else has to go through this!!! | F | 22 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 3/5/2011 | 1 | UTI post C-Section | loss of appetite, slight shortness of breath, fatigue. | while breast feeding I didnt notice any symptoms in my baby, but it's been a month after finishing the prescription and I'm experiencing tingling sensations in my legs and arms, head aches, dizzyness on top of the other mentioned side effects. macrobid is one creepy drug. avoid taking it if you can. | F | 22 | 10 days | 12/26/2006 | 1 | UTI | I felt sick to my stomach the whole time I took it and my chest hurt a little bit. On the 7th day of taking the medicine I had an asthma attack and had very itchy feet. It has been a little over a week since I stopped taking the medication and I recently had to go back in to Urgent Care because I was breaking out in Hives continually from the medication. I have yet to have relief from it and assume that it will be like this for a couple of weeks. | I would say that if this drug is suggested try another because after reading all the other comments about it the side affects really aren't worth it. It's a pity that doctors are not as informed as they used to be. | F | 22 | 7 days | 10/24/2004 | 1 | UTI | Horrible Nausea, sleepy, constant headache, weak | I will never take this medication again, i feel worse now then i did when i had the UTI. I do not recommend this pill to anyone, unless you like to be nausea's constintly. | F | 22 | 5 days | 7/18/2005 | 1 | UTI | I had extreme fatigue the first two days I took the medicine. I had a muscle spasm in my hip on the 3rd day. I haven't had a spasm in my hip in years but I am prone to them in other areas. I woke up with a terrible headache that lasted all day long. I vomited 3 times. After the first time I took two Pepto Bismal chewables but they didn't help. I threw them up a short while later, resulting in pink vomit. I was in bed for the majority of a 24 hour period, which only made my headache worse but I had no energy to move. I felt that any movement might make me throw up again. | I was prescribed this for a UTI. I'm not sure if it's working. I only used it for 3 days. I was supposed to take one pill every 12 hours but I was afraid of having an allergic reaction to it (I've had bad experiences with penicillin) so I only took one pill the first day, one the second day, and then 12 hours after that I took a 3rd one. I haven't taken anymore than that though. I can't take the side effects. | F | 22 | 3 days | 9/21/2007 |