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 | kidney infection | have had 3 kidney infections this pregnancy so dr prescribed me Macrobid to take the remainder of my pregnancy . EVERYTIME I take it (once daily) I get severely dizzy , my heart starts racing , my hands and arms get numb , I get severely tired , I have trouble breathing and my vision is blurry . never fails to happen everytime I take it . only good thing is my kidney infection went away , but I still have to take it to avoid getting another one . | nothing but horrible reviews about it . Granted it did cure my infection but i literally cry knowing I have to take it . | F | 21 | 6 weeks 100 MG | 6/8/2016 | 1 | frequent UTI's | Terrible red rash all over my entire body, started on saturday morning as just a few red spots on my legs and arms and by the end of the day covered my head to to my toes and progressively got worse. I went to the ER and they said it was a bad reaction to the macrobid drug. 4 days later and the rash is still lingering. I called my doc office to switch to a new prescription. I will never take macrobid again. | F | 21 | 1 weeks 1X day | 3/16/2016 | 1 | Uti | Horrible medicine.... it started with pain under the jaw neck pain just below the base of the skull swollen salivary glands that never seem to resolve... pain in left shoulder needles and pins in my arms itching...etc am not taking this poison ever again | Horrible drug | F | 21 | 0 days 1 3X day | 9/15/2021 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, head tension, headaches, minor numbness, pressure in my ears, brain fog, heightened anxiety, dizziness, minor rashes. + As someone who deals with regular anxiety I would not recommend this med to anyone who deals with anxiety or depression regularly. It also seems to be very disturbing to the stomach making you nauseated when taking. | I was misdiagnosed with a uti- the effectiveness of this drug for treating a uti is not known to me. I was told to take this med for the uti they initially diagnosed me with. I have been dealing with some brain fog and forgetfulness. I was only on the med for 3 days. I have now been off the med for 4 days now and I’m still having dizziness, anxiety, and brain fog. My anxiety has been triggered a lot more too.- Being dizzy and unable to focus is definitely something that has added to my stress which has had an effect on my anxiety. | F | 21 | 3 days 100mg 2X day | 7/13/2023 | 1 | UTI | Made symptoms 20 times worse, could barely leave the house to get a new perscription. | I have had severe UTI's for years and have been perscribed Macrobid twice, the first time I took it for four days and experienced horrible kidney pain, I was again perscribed macrobid three years later, took one pill and had the same effects... | F | 21 | 1 days | 5/5/2006 | 1 | UTI | Had never been on this medication for a UTI before so i was quite surprised when the dr prescribed it..I only took it once and within 2-3 hours i was having terrible Back pain!! I have never expereinced aches like that before. Also made me very hot and sweaty. would not recommend this medication | F | 21 | 1 days | 12/21/2006 | 1 | UTI | SIDE EFFECTS: allergic rxn - swelling and itching of hands and feet, difficulty breathing and subsequent dizziness/feeling of passing out, panic attack when allergic rxn and breathing took place (typical of anaphylaxis rxns). the swelling looked like | don't wait for doc or pharm approval to stop taking meds. STOP AS SOON AS YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE SCARY SYMPTOMS, because they will only get worse FAST upon furthering the meds!! I know!! | F | 21 | 2 days | 8/11/2005 | 1 | UTI | severe anaphalaxis and almost death | Very Dangerous | F | 21 | | 12/10/2004 | 1 | UTI-pregnant | I took the generic version of macrobid for 7 days twice a day. 3 days after finishing the prescription I began to get some hive on my elbows and feet. I went to see my doctor the very next day and she told me just to take Benadryl and use some anti itch cream. I have had hive for almost a week now and the are all over my body. I have never felt so horrible with any medication before. | I would not recommend this medication to anyone. I can hardly handle the hive I have on my arms, legs, and stomach. I am extremly itchy and the Benadryl hardly helps. | F | 21 | 7 days | 9/1/2008 | 1 | UTI | After taking just one pill it took about an hour to kick in, but after it did I felt extremely depressed, I had a lot of homework to do but after I took this first pill I didn't want to do anything but sleep. It was awful, lethargic, depressed, and really tired. Do not take this medicine if you have anything to do! | F | 21 | 1 days 2X day | 4/26/2010 | 1 | UTI | F | 21 | 50 1X day | 8/2/2011 Patient History | 5 | UTI | I experienced no side effects from the medication, however I was actively miscarrying at the time and could have missed some or thought it was related to the pregnancy-loss. | Cleared it up rather quickly with no side effects. | F | 20 | 3 days | 1/22/2006 | 5 | UTI | Very mild nausea the second day but no side effects after that. | This drug worked best for me to help cure my UTI. I usually don't have any allergic reactions to drugs so that may have been why I didn't have any severe side effects like the ones posted by others. I would recommend this drug to others. | F | 20 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 6/8/2011 | 4 | Recurrent UTIs | UTIs: I really didn't notice the side effects until around the tenth time I took Macrobid for a UTI. Mild nausea and out of breath a little sooner than I normally would be. Long term prevention: I tried taking 100 mg/day of Macrobid for the prescribed 3 months but gave up because after a couple weeks, I just felt out of wack. I had a harder time finishing meals and just felt a little weaker than I used to, and yeast infections required more than one round of treatment, so I quit. | When you are on Macrobid, REST! I have had 30 UTIs in about 3 years, and Macrobid is my drug of choice. I can always count on it! My E.Coli are resistant to Cipro after having taken it I think 4 times, and Cipro always gave me a yeast infection. UTI came back the one time I took Bactrium. Macrobid is my life saver! I do recommend though, if you have my issue of recurrent infections, drink 8 oz of 100% cranberry juice everyday, avoid the long term antibiotic. | F | 20 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 3/18/2011 | 4 | UTI | EXTREME fatigue, nausea, headache, weakness | I'm on my third or fourth day, and I slept 12 and a half hours last night and I feel like I could sleep another 12. I can barely stay awake during the day, and I have a hard time processing complex information. The first two days I had a very bad headache that lasted the whole day. Make sure you take it with a good meal otherwise you will get very nauseous. I have been avoiding coffee since I found that it made me even more nauseous on this medication | F | 20 | 7 days 30 2X day | 9/23/2011 | 4 | Night sweats, fever, extreme nausea, anxiety, chills, achy feeling, flu like symptoms.. | Ive been prescribed this med a few times, the first time, I took the full course, no problems and it cleared up my UTI, the second time, i had mild nausea and a few headaches, but it still cleared up my UTI, the third time, I woke up in the middle of the night and i thought i was dying.. i had pressure on my chest, lots of sweating, extreme nausea, then chills, and I felt very very anxious... still cleared up my UTI.. a few days ago, i was prescribed it again.. VERY scared to take it, but ive taken 2 doses so far, already feel mild nausea, and lots of itching.. it seems the more and more you take it, the worse it gets?... Im considering calling me DR. for a new medicene. Take at your own risk. | F | 20 | 30 days | 2/28/2006 | 4 | Urinary tract infection | Bad Headaces! | I NEVER have any side effects when I take any medication but with this I would go to bed with a headace and wake up with one they are horrible! | F | 20 | 3 days | 4/11/2006 | 4 | Urinary Tract Infection | Nausea, chills, hot flashes, diarrhea, upset stomach, headaches, vaginal itching, fever, shaking, anxiety, sleep deprivation (due to the side effects) and lack of food in system (any scented foods made me even more nauseous) | Macrobid works to the extent that your UTI symptoms are relieved around 48 hours after taking it. But the side effects are horrendous and I would rather not take again. | F | 20 | 5 days 500 | 7/4/2018 | 4 | uti | Upset stomach, headache, diarrrea | F | 20 | 7 days 100 | 6/25/2014 | 3 | kidney Infection | Headaches, nausea, shortness of breath, tight chest, rung doctors and was just told not to take anymore, hopefully this will stop my right chest and shortness of breath! | F | 20 | 3 days 50MG | 11/5/2013 |