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 | short of breath, headache, cold, felt like I was getting the flu, legs were bright red and itchy (they looked like they was badly sun burned). | I was supposed to take it for 7 days. This is day 4 and I quit. I am afraid it will just get worse! | F | 59 | 4 days | 5/16/2005 | 1 | UTI | Extreme stomache cramps. Couldn't find any comfortable position to sleep in. Still in pain almost 48 hours after last dose (6 pills over 3 days). | Almost rather of had the UTI. At least then I was only in pain when I urinated. With Macrobid, I was/am in pain constantly. | F | 34 | 3 days | 5/10/2005 | 1 | Kidney Infection | Took Macrobid for 7 days in December for kidney infection. Didn't feel much better while taking it. I still had pain in my right side and back and then on the eighth day I developed a rash all over my arms and legs. Had severe chest pains, fever, chills, headache, aches and pains all over my body and felt nauseated. I went to emergency and ended up with my appendix out! As it turned out, my appendix wasn't even inflamed when they removed it. My white blood cell count was elevated, but my urine analysis (dip test) showed no urinary infection. They kept me in the hospital overnight and gave me antibiotics through an intravenous. At the time, I didn't think my syptoms were caused by the Macrobid at all because I wasn't on it anymore. This week, I developed another kidney infection after ignoring a bladder infection for too long and the doctor gave me Macrobid again. By the second day I developed fever, chills, nausea, severe chest pain, aches and pains like the flu all over, headache and rash. Phoned doctor, he said to give the medicine some time. I still feel crummy, have rash everywhere and headache that won't go away. Went back to the doctor and he changed my medication. I guess we will see...I feel pretty weak right now and still have chest pains on and off... | This medication actually makes me afraid to try any others because the side effects are so deceiving and mimick other conditions. The docs at the hospital were all convinced that it was my appendix and totally ignored the fact that I had an unexplained rash everywhere as well as chest pains, etc. | F | 36 | 3 days | 5/6/2005 | 1 | UTI | Severe pain in chest,stomach,abdomin,fever,shakes,sever dizzyness,dificulty talking, breathing,painful yellow bloodshot eyes, head pain. Started with in 1 hour after 1st dose.Ended up at Dr. Antihistamine and prednisone shoy. | I thought I was going to die. | F | 44 | 1 days | 4/30/2005 | 1 | uti | hives, itchy and red, sometimes raised bumps, tightness in chest, neck stiffness | I didnt realize it was the macrobid because it started a few days AFTER I finished the pills, but then i realized i got the hives last year also and it hit me...both times were after the UTI and after taking this drug! After reading these other posts and SO many similiar symptoms I have no doubt this drug is dangerous. Last year the hives lasted a month or so and this time I'm into my second week with no changes. Antihistamines arent really working, either. Don't take this drug because these symptoms are stubborn and no doctor can make them go away. | F | 30 | 5 days | 4/12/2005 | 5 | UTI | a pleasantly mild sleepiness | F | 40 | 7 days | 4/11/2005 | 3 | uti | ive just started, (day one of seven) was lastnight and that means ive only teken one pill last night, and one this morning, and i feel nausious, have a splitting headache, and my under forearms are itchy as hell. | n/a | F | 21 | 2 times | 4/8/2005 | 1 | UTI | I experienced migranes and severe headaches everyday that I was taking the medication. I also experienced flu-like body aches and pain. I stopped taking the medication of the 5th day. Can't say at this point what the long-term effects will be. | If your doctor prescribes this medication for you - DO NOT TAKE IT!!! ask for something else. I just called my doctor and pharmacy after seeing this web page and I was instructed to stop taking the medication and that I will be prescribed something new. | F | 24 | 5 days | 3/29/2005 | 3 | uti | i took this probably 3-5 times between the ages of 20 and 30. i would get a uti and a 5 day course would end it immediately. i thought this was a dream drug. until this last time. i took it for 5 days and felt great. 2 days later i had major uti symtpoms and went back on it for a 10 day run. 5 days into it HIVES and a trip to the ER. i guess it's time to try something new. very interesting to hear others are reporting the same. | F | 30 | 5 days | 2/17/2005 | 1 | uti | developed hives about 3-5 days into taking Rx; huge welts that itched incredibly on arms, legs, back, behind ears and on scalp | F | 46 | 8 days | 2/17/2005 | 1 | uti | Extreme stomach pains throughout the GI tract | F | 49 | 6 days | 2/8/2005 | 1 | UTI | I had used macrobid few times before for UTI. This time around after 3 days of treatment I woke up with extreme swelling- eyes swollen shit, hands, feet. I went to the ER and got a shot of benedryl which I have been taking ever since. One day after the ER swelling began to go down but hives broke out from my scalp to my toes. I itch beyond belief and they are not going away quickly. All I can do is take benadryl and take Aveeno baths as I am pregnant. | Be very careful if you are hypersensitive to antibiotics.Any signs of a reaction get immediate attention, as symptoms get worse before they get better. | F | 37 | 4 days | 2/6/2005 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Trouble breathing, sensation of heaviness in lungs/chest, heart fluttering type sensation, severe headache pain, joint aches, general weakness, exhaustion, nausea, severe chills, a bit feverish. | I am now in the third day of taking this horrible drug. It has made me much sicker than I would have felt without it. After being home from work for two days -- I tried working today and had to leave soon after taking the second pill for the day. Needless to say I am flushing the rest of them down the toilet. I am now researching natural remedies for bladder infections - as I will NEVER again trust an MD prescribed antibiotic. It's a shame that it seems too many drugs are released for public use in America these days with such toxic and dangerous side effects! | F | 49 | 3 days | 2/3/2005 | 3 | urinary tract infection | The side effects is that i had severe stomach pains. It was hard to sleep at night because my chest was hurting me. | F | 17 | 7 days | 2/1/2005 | 2 | UTI | Extreme agitation | F | 44 | 3 days | 2/1/2005 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | (this is a continuation of the post below)It took me 6 months to get over the worst of the side effects, and a full year to feel like I was before I took Macrobid. I ate well including antioxidant rich foods, protein, and vitamin supplements. I exercised moderately throughtout the reaction (in the mornings when I had energy) which I think helped a lot. | F | 34 | 5 days | 1/27/2005 | 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 | 1 | urinary tract infection | Initially made me exhausted and dizzy. Then the following symptoms showed up after I finished the prescription: flushed hot face; pins and needles in arms and legs; stabbing pains in hands, legs and arms; eyelids and hands went numb; pressure in my head would build up until I had to lay down for a while; had trouble sleeping with sweats and cold in the night; unable to concentrate and very | I have visited other forums and talked to other people who have been affected by this drug. A lot of people are damaged by this drug. It is dangerous and not worth the risk. I take 1 tsp D-mannose powder every 3 hours if I feel the twinges of a bladder infection starting. So far it has worked for me. | F | 34 | 5 days | 1/15/2005 | 2 | UTI | I took the medication for 6 days and stopped after feeling really lousy. I had headaches and felt weak and dizzy and felt very tired. On the 7th day I began itching in my head then on my pelvic area which then became inflamed as did the rest of my body. I am still having swelling and hives after 21 days unless I take an antihistamine every 24 hours. | F | 47 | 6 days | 1/11/2005 | 1 | uti | horrible itching and burning with joint pain and swelling. I am in the third day of my reaction to this drug. | F | 36 | 6 days | 12/19/2004 |