MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)Average Rating: 1.7 (1819 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MACROBID with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MACROBID | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | UTI | severe ibs pain .severe joint pain .pain in hips and right thigh foggy head tingling feet nausea hot and cold anxiety and depression. | Still feel the same 10 days after last tablet . NEVER AGAIN | F | 75 | 7 days 100mg 2X W | 12/1/2018 | 1 | UTI | Gastritis, severe joint pain in knees, hands, feet, blurry vision | 3 months after taking it I still suffer from joint pain, it‘s (ligaments and tenfons are severely inflamed), The some side effects started immediately (gastritis and knees pain), my joint pain in hands and feet developped within a month after I took it. DO NOT TAKE IT! | F | 46 | 3 days | 11/4/2018 | 1 | uti | Read the side effects I developed C-dif, fainted (which I have never done in my life) bloody diarah,sepsis, in the hospital for three days cannot remember any of it, almost died. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISONOUS DRUG YOU MAY DIE. | F | 71 | 4 days 05 mg 2X day | 10/18/2018 | 1 | Bladder infection | Body aches chills fever vomiting no appetite weakness | This is the most poisonous drug I’ve ever taken. With so many bad reviews it should be banned | F | 50 | 1 days 50 | 10/11/2018 | 1 | Uti | I had nerve zaps in my whole body. The twitching in my hands went away as soon as I stopped taking it but neuropathy in my legs from buttocks down is still there. I took this 3 weeks ago. I went to er on 4 th day they couldn't figure it out | 35 | 7 days | 10/5/2018 | 1 | Uti | Numbness, tingling, pins and needles, muscle weakness, trembling, in left hand and feet, spreading up to legs. Also calf pain and tightness. | F | 39 | 1 days 100mgs | 9/27/2018 | 1 | uti | terrible itchy rash all over cant get rid of it | took this before with no side effects the second time just one pill broke out in itchy rash | F | 59 | 1 times 100mg 1X day | 8/24/2018 | 1 | for u t i | Sweating numbness hand legs awful bad head thought lt was going to explode has l have had strokes in past and got over them.not a happy person.hope the numbness comes back. | Should not be used for the older person.the people who made the tablets should be told about my awful experience.had good health until l started taking these tablets. | F | 76 | 1 days 100 | 8/11/2018 | 1 | UTI | intense headaches,nausea,joint/muscle pain,fatique,vertigo,flulike symptoms,fever,etc. | AWFUL!NEVER AGAIN...had it prescribed 2 yrs ago with first UTI since 25 yrs ago then started to be chronic & switched antibiotics...had forgotten how bad this one was! | F | 57 | 7 days | 7/16/2018 | 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 | 1 | UTI | Severe headaches, fatigue, extreme nausea, anxiety, depression, not thinking straight. | F | 46 | 7 days 100 mg | 6/27/2018 | 1 | UTI | Extreme fatigue; sleepiness throughout the day (almost fell asleep while driving); extreme heartburn; extremely itchy, bumpy rash that moved from place to place all over my body; rash started on arms, then hands, then tops of feet, then neck - front and back, then back, and then back to hands and arms again! | This stuff should be banned. It's bad enough experiencing all the side effects, but you have no control over stopping them, because the side effects continue for days even when you've been off the stuff for a week!! | F | 66 | 7 days 160 2X day | 6/24/2018 | 5 | UTI | Slight upset stomach last day of treatment. | I have anxiety about taking medicine (don't even take ibuprofen or acetaminophen because I'm scared), so needless to say I was not happy about taking Macrobid. I read all the reviews on several sites, which made me even more afraid. I called my doctor to get a different antibiotic, but she wouldn't switch me. I sucked it up and took my first pill, expecting the worst. I now have one pill left and haven't had any of the side effects that I read about. I have started having an upset stomach today, but I'm not positive if it's from the Macrobid pr something else. I know everyone is different, but I hope this helps make someone out there feel better about trying it, as this med seems to have a bad rap. | F | 36 | 5 days 100MG | 6/19/2018 | 1 | UTI | Chest pain, rib pain, numbness & burning in hands and feet, which woke me up in the middle of the night. EKG changes, racing heart. | Side effects continue 1 month after treatment was stopped, I've seen a cardiologist, 1 urgent care visit, I primary care visit, 2 ER visits. No one has helped! If you've experienced this, how long has it taken for you to recover? What has helped? | F | 36 | 7 days 100mg 2xad | 6/14/2018 | 1 | UTI | I finished the 10 day script and two days later severe chest and back pain hit me. I was treated at the ER with IV steroids and other drugs to combat hives. My skin was swollen, itchy and burning. I have had extreme fatigue and have been living life in a fog for 10 days now. I cannot lie down to sleep since the pressure in chest is so pronounced. I have been sleeping in a sitting position for over a week. Inside of my chest feels like I have had an horrid chest infection and when I eat the pain becomes unbearable in my chest. | This drug should never be prescribed and should be removed from the list for UTI treatment. After 10 days I still had an the infection and I now have to try and recover from a severe drug reaction which is extremely worse than the UTI. | F | 47 | 10 days 20 mg | 5/28/2018 | 1 | bladder infection very slight | have not stopped coughing feels like i have bronchitis have to sit up in bed, chest sounds awful2days feel really bad sweating want to stop taking Not sleeping | really want to know if i can come off them | F | 77 | 2 days 100mg 2X day | 5/26/2018 | 1 | Nitrofurantion - bladder infection | Excruciating pain and swelling to both my knees. I couldn't walk by myself. 6 Days later I'm still unstable walking. Gave me fever, really bad chills and headache. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 64 | 1.5 days 100mg 2X day | 5/24/2018 | 1 | UTI | Vertigo, vision issues/black floaters, chills, constipation, severe digestive distress, cold hands and feet, loss of feeling in arms and legs, felt like my skin was burning, 20 pound weight loss, inability to digest food, hallucinations, night sweats, anxiety/panic attacks, joint/bone pain, fatigue, sensivity to light, overwhelming fear, abrupt wake ups in the middle of the night, dry mouth, etc. | DO NOT take this drug. It has destroyed my life. It's been almost 5 months since I took it and symptoms still persist. I had to quit my job. I have reported to the FDA and filed state complaint again the doctor who prescribed it. Filing a lawsuit. Please contact me if you've had similar symptoms. | F | 29 | 5 days 100 MG | 5/16/2018 | 2 | Uti recurrent | Diarrhoea, stomach cramps, nausea, cough, breathlessness, aches and pains, fatigue | Initial 7 day course 2x 100mg moderate release, came back after 3 days another 7 day course with side effects came back after 3 days and dose of immunosuppressive injection 3 day course then 100mg 1xnightly for 2 nights then 50mg 1x nightly fast release taken 3 nights and now back to explosive diarreah cough and breathlessness off back to drs | F | 41 | 23 days 200 then50 | 5/11/2018 | 5 | Uti/infection | I've had a history of UTI and bowel issues.... However, this drug is horrible due to the fact my BP dropped to 73/56, 103.3 temp, red itchy rash on my chest,body aches all over, I wish I never took this drug.... Esp. since after 5 weeks the rash from hell was latter told I had scabbies....I've never had an itch at 4 am that made me want to burn myself alive.. Neem (nut) oil extract was my only cure all.... | F | 41 | 2 days 50 | 4/28/2018 |