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 | headache, irritability, stomache ache, feeling nausea, feeling angry at the world,weepy,tired, cannot sleep, bad dreams. | I would not recommend this medication to anyone ever. | F | 65 | 7 days | 8/23/2005 | 1 | UTI | Neuropathy | Five months ago, I took only five Macrobid pills over a period of 2.5 days and then developed flu-like symptoms followed by severe, severe pain in my arms and hands. This pain continues to this day, and there isn't anything or anyone that can fix it. Stay away from Macrobid because once you suffer the nerve damage, there isn't any good fix to resolve the pain syndrome. This product should be taken off the market. Permanent nerve damage is awful to endure. | F | 65 | 2.5 days | 10/20/2006 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Chills, heat wave, drowsyness, stomacke pains, diareah, dizzy, blurry vision, flu like symptoms, congestion, rattlely chest, deep cough, unable to breath, large amounts of mucaues. | I thought I was going to die, and sometimes wished I would. | F | 65 | 10 days | 9/29/2008 | 4 | UTI | Nausea, GERD, explosive diarrhea, malaise, extreme fatigue. | I am very fearful of antibiotics in general as I have many drug allergies. Macrobid is helping my UTI symptoms so the side effects are bearable as long as I can be cured of the UTI. | F | 64 | 7 days 100mg | 1/9/2020 | 3 | uti | shortness of breath; anxiety | Took once or twice a year for 5 or so years. Side effect was subtle and came after finishing med so I did not associate it. Thought I had breathing problems... would last a day or so. Last time, thought I was getting worse and saw the dr. He made the connection -- but thought my lungs were pretty good for age and ex-smoker; told me it was probably my "breathing center" -- i.e., it's all in your head! Did get rid of UTIs -- now I'm working on prevention. | F | 64 | | 1/15/2009 | 3 | recurrent UTI infections | I have been generic macrobid for 5 months because of recurrent UTI infections 50 mg daily I was ok no side effects but now have a terrible thrush in my mouth which the doctor thinks is from the antibiotic has anyone else experienced this after a prolonged use of macrobid I'm having a hard time getting rid of it have tried diflucan and nystatin now the doctor put me on some lozenges called clotrimazole I have to suck 1 of these 5 times a day. Boy I'm really not looking forward to thihs but I need to get rid of this thrush(yeast infection) its terrible | I have had some shortness of breath the last couple of weeks and tingling in my hands and feet and also some swelling I didn't have before my doctor says you can start having side effects after taking this for a period of time, I hope he takes me off of it soon he wanted me to take it for 6 months. | F | 64 | 5 months 50 mg. 1X day | 11/8/2011 | 1 | wife for uti | My wife was not told of the side affect of nitrofurantoin which is this drug. She took Macrodantin which is the same. We were not told of warnings signs to look for. I have posted on Macrodantine. Please check the drug on the net. She died because of the drug on Nov 14 2010 after 28 days in ICU 40 years of marriage and the doc didn't tell us the warning signs for problems. Turn lungs to cardboard. | M | 64 | 2 years 100mg 1X day | 11/8/2011 | 1 | uti | flu like systoms, aching joints, chills fever, lack of appetite, miserable! I only took 2 thank goodness. I would never take this durg again. I usually have no reaction at all to drugs. | F | 64 | 2 days 100 2X day | 1/15/2012 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | I have RSD(Reflex Sympathetic Dystropy -- chronic pain) which happened to be in remission at the time I started Macrobid. After taking five pills, I developed a return of the RSD symptoms full blown. This medication is dangerous and should be removed from the market. If I could rate it a zero, I would do so. | M | 64 | 3.5 days | 5/11/2006 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Took medication with Milk and toast and was fine with the first night pill, then in the am I took the pill again with milk and toast. Four hours laters I had severe chills and fever, nausea, headache, body ache, dizzy. I could not get up out of bed. Had a strange taste in my mouth. I stopped the medication. Next Day called the Doctor, I had been off the medication for 12 hours and was starting to feel a little bit better. The Doctor told me to take it with a full meal and water not dairy product. That night I did as he said, the next morning, once again chills and fever, nausea, headache, achy sore muscles, dizzy, no appetite. I will never ever take this medication again. And I would never suggest it to anyone else. | Very bad medication. Please be very careful if you take this medication and are pregnant.... | F | 64 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 5/18/2011 | 1 | UTI | When I started taking macrobid I experienced the following: headache; loss of appetite; slight feeling of tightness in chest accompanied by dry cough; chills; slight fever; muscle pain | After taking Cipro for 5 days, there was no change in my uti symptoms. Clearly didn't work, so dr prescribed macrobid. I am halfway through the 10-day regimen. Back pain is gone; headache lingers as well as the muscle pain in my legs. I will not take this drug again. Have only had one other uti that I recall, and it was treated promptly and successfully. Will do research to see what drug was prescribed. | F | 64 | 10 days 100 mg 2X day | 7/20/2010 | 1 | UTI | chest pain,severe vomiting,chills,headache,confusion,walked like a drunk monkey. | February 2010-took one pill. Within 8 hrs. admitted to hospital for 3 days to be told I had a UTI. Took Script to Pharmacist to verify drug. He did not think it could be Macrobid since it had been taken 8 hrs. before any symptoms. Doctor concurred with the pharmacist. Another UTI July 2010. Took 1 macrobid. Within 8 hrs. same symptoms as before. Another emergency trip to the hospital to find out I had a UTI. Coincidence? Don't think so. | F | 64 | 1 days 100 MG 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 1 | UTI | swelling legs, sick to my stomach, joint pain , | Went to the hospital 2 times. It has been nearly 2 weeks since I took it, Dr is sending me for lab tests kidney funstion is down.Would not wish this on anyone. Never will take it again | F | 64 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 9/4/2010 | 1 | UTI | Severe rash, bloating, severe diarreah resulting in dehydration, dizziness, blurred vision, burning skin and eyes, sinus inflammation, muscle pain, great weakness, fatigue, headache, coughing, tightness in lungs and shortness of breath.` | Should have gotten into emergency more quickly, but my doctor discounted my sympotoms given to her by my husband. She was apparently not aware of the medication she prescribed. Have been in the hospital once today for 4 1/2 hours on antihistamines and a steroid, but the rash barely improved. At least I could walk out, however, am experiencing shortness of breath again and may end up back at the hospital again tonight already. Was told I could expect this to last for three weeks and it may even come back again after that. Can NOT believe this is even on the market. Wish I had read up about it first. I never would have taken it, the risks are too great. | F | 64 | 7 days 100 2X day | 3/12/2010 | 1 | uti | nausea, exhaustion, chills, probable fever (i have not had a fever for thirty years so don't even know where the thermometer is), flu-like muscle and joint ache, no appetite, feeling like skin crawling followed by itching and then hives. it did work for the uti but the price was way too high. (i took a generic version: mylan 3422 mylan 3422). would not have suspected a drug reaction without your site so thank you. | side effects began at end of 7 day treatment, are still with me 3 days later, subsiding some each day. further research uncovered this worrisome information from medicinenet.com: Nitrofurantoin can cause acute and chronic liver disease. Most commonly, nitrofurantoin causes mild and reversible elevations in blood levels of liver enzymes without symptoms. In rare instances, nitrofurantoin can cause hepatitis. Symptoms of nitrofurantoin hepatitis include: fatigue, fever, muscle and joint aches, poor appetite, nausea, weight loss, vomiting, jaundice, and sometimes itching. Some patients with hepatitis also have a rash, enlarged lymph glands, and nitrofurantoin-induced pneumonia (with symptoms of cough and shortness of breath). Blood tests usually show elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin. Recovery from hepatitis and other skin, joint, and lung symptoms is usually rapid once the drug is stopped. Serious liver disease such as acute liver failure and chronic hepatit | F | 64 | 7 days | 1/13/2009 | 1 | chronic UTI's | With my latest lab results,(8-26-08),showing elevated liver enzymes and a chest x-ray showing pneumonia, I attribute my overall general malaise plus abnormal labs and pneumonia to this drug. I am awaiting the lab results from additional blood tests that will screen for possible liver damage. | I have been prescribed a daily antibiotic (suppressive therapy) for over 5+ years by my urogynocologist. I usually get prescribed a different drug each year to avoid yeast infections. I have been on Macrobid 100 mg. about 7 months and with my physical last week I got all this bad news! I am extremely angry!!!!!! However, I am very happy to have found this site and the knowledge of knowing what is wrong with me. | F | 64 | 7 months | 9/3/2008 | 1 | UTI | General malaise, depression | Prescribed first for 1 7-day period...no cure of UTI. Second prescription given 3 weeks later...discontinued after third dose due to severe fatigue and sadness. | F | 64 | | 8/5/2009 | 1 | My mother-in-law was put on Macrobid we are not sure for what reason. However the sad part being we were not even told by the nursing home she was put on this drug. Her first dose was administered sometime on April 7, 2009 and we received a phone call from the nursing home April 8, 2009 saying she had passes away "sometime during the night and she was already cold when they found her". My mother-in-law's heart was only working at 20 percent so why would any doctor in his/her right mind prescribe this medication. My sister-in-law only found out she was put on Macrobid from my mother-in-laws drug dispensing bill that was mailed out. We are presently waiting for autopsy reports of cause of death but this sight is truly an eye opener. So anyone with loved ones in any type of home please monitor drugs being administered to your love ones or you may find yourself in the same boat as our family trying to make sense of an unexplained and unexpected death. | Ban Macrobid it's garbage a silent killer | F | 64 | 1 days | 6/2/2009 | 1 | UTI | M | 64 | 4 days | 3/25/2006 | 1 | UTI | Chills, back pain, pressure in head. Long lasting effects still ongoing | F | 64 | 5 days | 3/11/2006 |