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 | Headache, nausea, anxiety, racing heart, painful stiff neck, fatigue, chills, | I've taken five doses and after the first dose I called my mother who is an RN because of the headache. She assured me it was nothing. I didn't relate the chills to thie medicine until reading other reviews. After two and half days I won't take it again. My neck is so painful and stiff causing headaches it woke me up which is how I found this site. Noticed mild stomach pain and hoping it doesn't get worse. Going back to the doctor tomorrow... I'd like to know how people do with their symptoms long term. How quickly do they resolve? I would advise to not take this medicine. Don't know why this on the market with this many People reporting these horrible symptoms. Ask for something else. | F | 30 | 3 days 100mg | 2/5/2017 | 1 | Uti | Swelling of feet and ankles. Rash on legs and arms. Violent shivering and retching for about 9 hours. Abdominal pain with some diarrhea. Headache and nausea . | Drug had not worked for me after 5 days . Restarted 5 days later but had to discontinue after one pill as side effects worsened. | F | 85 | 6 days 100 MG 2X day | 2/3/2017 | 1 | UTI | I was prescribed a 10 day supply but stopped on the 7th day. Reaction began with a severe migraine with light sensitivity. Then my legs began to itch and break out in red welts. As the day progressed I developed extreme fatigue and nausea, dizziness and inability to stay awake. I thought it was the flu until the rash spread over my entire body. The itching was like poison ivy. I felt like I had been poisoned. Called my PCP and he tested me for the flu and it was negative so he said I was having a reaction to the Macrobid. Received a steroid shot and tablets 2 days ago. Feeling a little better but the rash is much worse. It killed the UTI infection and almost killed me! | I have no choice but to look at a different med other than Macrobid should I have the need. My body violently rejected this drug. Caution, caution, caution if you decide to use this drug. | M | 61 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 2/2/2017 | 2 | UTI | I am tired and anxiety is awful. | F | 53 | 3 days 100 2X day | 1/31/2017 | 1 | UTI | Upset stomach, feeling like throwing up, headaches, feeling like having the flu, hives, hands and legs red and swollen, chest pains | I had a reaction to Sulfa when I was young so I was put on Macrobid for a UTI. Started with a upset stomach, and feeling very sick like I was having the flu. I figured it was just normal side effects of my medicine. I took my second dose and within 30 minutes I was covered in hives that burned, and my legs and hands were swollen and red like a sunburn. A few minutes later my chest was hurting and I was told to go to ER. I've never had a reaction this bad. Now I'm scared to try anything that I've never had before. 😟 | F | 33 | 5 days 2X | 1/30/2017 | 1 | UTI | Sore throat, nausea, fever, dizziness, muscle and joint pain. Most alarming pain is in the stomach/pancreas area. | I am stopping the drug NOW. Macrobid has been linked to acute pancreatitis and I am now symptomatic. The UTI improved immediately, but I will never take this drug again. In pain and worried that I will require hospitalization for pancreas problem. | F | 47 | 2.5 days 100 MG 2X day | 1/27/2017 | 1 | Uti | Wow! I've never had an allergic reaction to any drug... ever. But, I started getting itchy hands and hives on day 2 and stupidly continued it for another day, praying it would be enough to knock out the uti and I would get the $50 I spent on this damn drug to rid myself of it. So, uti is still lingering and it's been 2 days since I stopped taking it. I have had severe hives from neck to feet for days, itch like hell. My scalp itches sooo bad. My hands are itchy and bright red. I'm swollen. And now my sore throat has progressed to where I can hardly swallow. I'm doubling up on Benadryl. Single mom of 3 kids and I am uninsured. So hopefully I don't die in my sleep tonight. I literally have never had an allergic reaction to anything but bleach and bees my whole life. This is unreal. Please take this garbage off the market. Ain't nobody got time to go through all of this just to get rid of a uti. | This drug is horrible. Don't do it! | F | 31 | 3 days 100 | 1/25/2017 | 1 | UTI | Headache, ear and jaw pain, severe leg cramps at night, stomach cramps, abdominal bloating, severe rib pain, ribs tender to touch, back pain, neck pain, extremely sharp back pain, fatigue, severe depression, unable to think clearly, remember things, and put sentences together, shall I go on? | This stuff must have been created by satan. DON'T TAKE IT!!! I've off it for 2 weeks and my stomach is still a mess (taking lots of probiotics) with cramping, feelings of pressure, burning, bloating, my ribs are still sore -- the muscles on my rib cage feel sore and swollen. NEVER had a problem with an antibiotic before this. Back still twinges. Having difficulty sitting or sleeping due to the discomfort. When will I ever feel good again? This stuff is poison!!! | F | 58 | 7 days 100mg | 1/22/2017 | 3 | UTI | Nauseah, headache, stiff joints and muscles, and tired. | The only antibiotic I've ever been on is Augmentin.. And only a couple times in my 41 years.. But last week I came down with my first UTI! OMGosh! The worse pain I have ever experienced!! I would rather have my 10 lb kid all over again! Anyway, went to the ER and had E-coli. So they put me on this Macrobid! Along with life saving bladder numbing pills! My UTI symptoms disappeared in two days! I'm having pretty bad side effects that make me feel like I have the flu.. Which I thought that's what I had until I googled the med and read people's comments.. Ugh! I do feel like crap but still not nearly the pain I was in with the UTI. I'm taking my last pill tonight and will be finished. I was on them for 5 days... I have been taking large doses of probiotics from a really good herbal company so maybe that's why my side effects were managable! I will continue taking these probiotics for atleast 3 months.. This is a nasty antibiotic but it worked fast for me! | F | 41 | 5 days 100 | 1/9/2017 | 1 | UTI | After first dose developed a migraine-like headache with sensitivity to light. Then over the next 2 days nausea and shaking chills so bad that I could not get warm. 2 down blankets and the heat at 70. Fever hovered around 100-101. No appetite. On day 4, I developed hives on my chest shoulders, face and scalp- I felt much sicker than I did from the simple UTI. Called my doctor and stopped the drug. The next day I developed angioedema- face, hands,feet. Immediately I took about 50mg of liquid Benadryl (which I keep on hand) because I was afraid my tongue and throat might become involved and I was headed for full anaphylaxis. It took 5 days for the facial edema to simmer down but it still flares. It's now 8 days after stopping the drug and I seem to have "serum sickness". Swollen joints, red burning patches of skin over my joints, face and ears, extreme fatigue, edema, and decreased urine output (kidney involvement). I see an immune specialist next week. | This is not for everyone. When I stopped taking it my doctor said "3 days is usually more than enough". Then why prescribe 7 days? Unfortunately I am allergic to sulfa so they gave me this. Never again! I think a drug named nitrofurantoin should cause concern to begin with. I felt like it was going to kill me. | F | 59 | 4 days 100 mg 2X day | 1/7/2017 | 1 | UTI/Kidney infection | Took two pills and can't barely get out of bed. Very tired and groggy. Had trouble waking up this morning. Today my stomach hurt so bad I couldn't walk. I have taken these before with no issues about 5 years ago. Now OMG after reading all the reviews I still took it and prayed it would work. It did help the pain after two pills but I will not continue taking this. Will go back to the DR. | This drug is no good for anyone. I never leave reviews and I had to this time. | F | 40 | 2 days 100mg | 1/7/2017 | 1 | UTI | F | 10 days 100 MB 2X day | 1/6/2017 | 1 | Bladder infection | The side effects started after day 2 but became unbearable after 7 doses. Nausea, intermittent vomiting, severe body aches, headache, neck pain, itchy hands and feet, chills, hot flashes. It was worse than the worst flu I ever had. I stopped 2 days ago and still feel awful, though the period immediately after dose 7 was the absolute worse. I literally could not turn over in bed the joint and muscle pain was so bad. | I will never take Macrobid again. It left me incapacitated for days after discontinuing the drug and they are not gone yet. It is fortunate that I am retired as I could never work with these symptoms. | F | 65 | 10 days 100 2X day | 1/4/2017 | 1 | UTI | Worst drug ever!!! I had such a horrid headache and hurt all over and then developed diarrhea that still hasn't stopped for about 10 days. I feel horrible and am very angry that I was prescribed it. Went to ER yesterday, because I was so ill. They checked me for everything and said Macrobid was drug of choice for UTI. I thought I had developed diverticulitis or something along that line. Cat Scan, labs, sent me home with another prescription for another pill for my "troubled" colon that I am most likely NOT going to take. There needs to be large print warnings BEFORE any one takes this drug!! Now, I have no choice. | F | 67 | 1 days 100 2X day | 1/3/2017 | 1 | UTI | Worked well at first. At the end of treatment...most severe stomach pain,nearly collapsed with it. Most extreme fatigue I ever experienced. EKG said heart attack..other tests said "no". Endoscopy,throat scope..all okay. It has taken me a month or so to come out of it.Still weak and tired.Am guessing all problems were due to Macrobid. I will never ever take it again.I am allergic to sulfa. | Do your research. Older Rx works well for UTI. | F | 66 | 7 days | 12/28/2016 | 1 | UTI | Worked well at first. At the end of treatment...most severe stomach pain,nearly collapsed with it. Most extreme fatigue I ever experienced. EKG said heart attack..other tests said "no". Endoscopy,throat scope..all okay. It has taken me a month or so to come out of it.Still weak and tired.Am guessing all problems were due to Macrobid. I will never ever take it again.I am allergic to sulfa. | Do your research. Older Rx works well for UTI. | F | 66 | 7 days | 12/28/2016 | 1 | Possible uti | Numbness in hands, tingling, extreme anxiety, very restless, contemplated suicide. Difficulty breathing. | Unfortunately can't tolerate any antibiotics, tried this one and totally wasn't worth it. I will never take this again. Feels like your ingesting poison. Hope not to discourage anyone else, but definitely not for me. | M | 31 | 1 days | 12/28/2016 | 1 | UTI | This drug is horrible,only took 3 pills of 100 MG each , throat got tight ,shortness of breath,very tired and fast heart rate ,headache so bad.I know if you get sepsis it can kill u but I'm running out of any GOOD antibiotics I can take . | AWFUL DRUG!I stopped taking and still have horrible headache! !! | F | 2 days 100 | 12/17/2016 | 1 | Uti | Extreme stomach pain feel like a chemical burn took with full meals. I only took 3 doses I wish I stopped at the second 24 hrs later still have stomach pain also cause extreme fatigue and muscle aches and headache I have taken lots of anti biotics never had a reaction like This it's awful I wish I would have read reviews before hand. | Take off the market ! | F | 35 | 2 days 100 | 12/16/2016 | 5 | Uti | It left me totally without an appetite unrelenting headache and fever . I felt as if I were being poisoned and spent two full days with these symptoms. I have never felt so ill and all my life. I went back to the doctor and he started me on Levaquin and after the second dose felt like I had a new lease on life. | F | 60 | 3 days | 12/15/2016 |