MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)

Average Rating: 1.7 (1814 Ratings)

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MACROBID  (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE):  This medication is an antibiotic used to treat bladder infections (acute cystitis). It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. This medication should not be used in infants younger than 1 month old (see also Precautions section). This drug should not be used to treat infections outside the bladder (e.g., kidney infections such as pyelonephritis or perinephric abscesses).   FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  uti/kidney infection Itchy ears , swelling of my throat causing my breathing to be shallow.severe weakness, can barely walk around or do anything. Nausea that lasted all day long. No appetite .joint pain in hands and legs , calves. Shaky hands. Finally figured out its the macrobid doing this to me. I stopped taking it tonight after 3 days and will see my dr. Tomorrow. Terrible drug. Levaquin did this same thing to me. Dont take either if you can help it. This is death in a bottle. Please do not take this drug.. FDA please black box this terrible pill before other people get injured from it. Its terrible! F 44 3 days
100mg
2/22/2015
 3  bacterial infection Thought I had a stomache virus that was actually going around. Had vomiting, diarrhea,severe muscle aches and an unbelievable heafache. Stopped taking macrobid and called my dr. Who said it was probably the stomach virus. I felt somewhat better after not taking it for one day. Continued to take the next day and again got diarrhea .. F 48 4 days
100mg
2/12/2015
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 1  UTI Entire body covered with hives/blisters. Severe chest pains, tightness, trouble breathing. High fever, headache and nausea.swollen eye. I have never had such a severe reaction to a medication. I will never take this again. F 50 5 days
30
2/12/2015
 1  UTI Flu like symptoms, nausea, fever, joint pain, loss of appetite - lasts for days. prescribed Macrobid several months back for a UTI, a few hours after taking 1 pill, I felt like the flu hit. I was incredibly achy, feverish, nauseous, horrible headache, chest pain, off balance, sleepy. Not knowing it was the meds, I continued to take them, skipped last couple of doses and it took several days to feel back to normal. Most recently was prescribed Macrobid to prevent reoccurring UTI's, took 1 pill and 2 hours later, immediately felt the SAME symptoms, similar to the flu - chills, feverish, nausea, loss of appetite, headache, extreme joint pain, chest pain - it seemed to get worse at night as the day went on. These symptoms have continued for 3 days although I've only taken the one pill. I refuse to ever take another Macrobid as I know that is the reason for the feeling of death! Dr. prescribed a new medication. F 41 1 days
100mg 1X day
2/6/2015
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 2  Bacterial infection Shortness of breath chest tightness chest pain hard to swallow Difficult to breathe yes for 2 weeks i hope it doesent come back BUT DO NOT TAKE CIPRO its worse ! Deal with a fever & a headache instead F 20 3 days
50 mg
1/27/2015
 1  uti Headache nausea temperature achy freezing F 71 7 days
1/21/2015
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 1  UTI My 1st dose: I felt fine for the first hour and then suddenly got severe cramps and back pain!! I felt really weak and felt like I couldn't move. The pain subsided an hour later. I also felt extreme nausea. 2nd dose: Again I felt fine the first hour. I then started to feel cramps and back pain again but the symptoms were even worse. I was doubled over and couldn't move. I decided to lay down and take a nap. I woke up moaning in pain and couldn't stand up straight to go to the bathroom. I immediately went to the Dr. who said that this is not normal and she prescribed me pain medication and another antibiotic. It's almost 24hrs later off of this drug and while I don't have cramps I still have bad back pain around where my kidneys would be. I do not recommend this product. Macrobid (Nitro) is a terrible antibiotic. I have also taken Cipro Which caused me to have a panic attack (my first ever) and vommit. I now take SULFA/TRIM which does cause some nausea but I recommend taking it with probiotics to lessen the side effects. F 28 5 days
1/18/2015
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 1  UTI Terrible side effects, I will stop taking it immediately Why is it still on the market? F 67 5 days
100 MG 2X day
1/11/2015
 1  UTI Headaches, muscle spasms, tingles down hip and leg, extreme dizziness, drowsy Symptoms developed on day 2 and worsened each day. Finally stopped taking it on day 4. I have never had a reaction to an antibiotic until now. I do not recommend this one to anyone. 32 7 days
1/5/2015
 1  UTI After 2 days, horrible stomach pain, dull headache, nausea, dirrhea! Stopped taking it, feel a bit better. F 54 2 days
200mg
1/3/2015
 1  UTI Stopped taking this drug after 3 days, it was horrible! I felt extremely weak, agitated, lacked mental focus. I have never had such gross symptoms from an antibiotic. I could not function and this was during Christmas which was sabatoged by this drug, F 53 3.5 days
100 2X day
1/2/2015
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 3  chronic bladder infection tiredness, some nausea, some anxiety, itchy skin around neck. I took Macrobid for 7 days for a first bladder infection five weeks ago. No side effects, drug cured the UTI. But it came back a week or so later. I was then given Monurol (Fosfomycin) which is a one-dose powder. Again, this cured it, but it came back AGAIN! I'm now on Macrobid a second time but 5 days in and it's not working this time. I feel much worse on the Macrobid this time. I will update later when I find a way to cure this. F 56 7 days
100 mg 2X day
12/31/2014
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 5  Prevent Urinary tract infections No side effects . I take one at bedtime and go to sleep. I have not had a UTI in 2 months thanks to Macrobid. It really works. F 57 45 days
100 1X day
12/20/2014
 1  UTI debilitating and constant nausea, fever, very rapid heartbeat, severe acid reflux and gastric pain, clumsiness, diarrhea with pale-colored stools, white spotty tongue, confusion and anxiety. Don't take the chance. First reaction like this I've had with any drug. Horrible, Horrible drug. I wish I'd looked it up first!! 24 hours since discontinuation and no decrease in any of my symptoms. I'm afraid of liver damage at this point. First time taking this drug. F 55
100 2X day
12/17/2014
 1  UTI At first I didn't realize it was the macrobid doing it to me, but the 3 times my docs have tried to put me on it, I get sick as a dog. And not the typical "queasy" feeling other drugs give me. We're talking weird flu-like symptoms: horrid headache, sinus pain, sore muscles, stabbing joint pain, fever. This last time, I was only taking 50mg to prevent another UTI and it still made me sick as a dog. Now after reading these other comments, I'm 99% certain it was all caused by macrobid. What's the deal with this drug? I felt like I was dying. Had to take a narcotic just to alleviate the If you start feeling worse after starting this med, call your doc. This is a weird med. I will be adding it to my allergy list. F 36 4 days
50 mg
12/17/2014
 1  UTI chills, muscle aches (especially hips & legs), rash, fatigue great medicine if you're not allergic; horrible if you are allergic - I had taken macrobid once before for a UTI with no problem & it cleared up my UTI. I just began taking it recently again for another UTI. On the first night after having had 2 doses, I began shivering in bed uncontrollably for 2 1/2 hours that night; my muscles began aching, & I had a bad headache. I assumed I had caught the flu (as it is flu season). I felt horrible the next day (day 2) continuing the chills off and on, and continuing with aching muscles, headache, and fatigue. Day 3, I developed a pale rash on my arms and legs along with the previous symptoms. Day 4, the rash spread to my chest and the other symptoms continued. Day 5, I stopped the macrobid and saw my doctor. My doctor said the UTI had cleared so I could stop the macrobid..He thought the rash was definitely a result of the macrobid, but thought the other symptoms were probably due to a virus I probably picked up. After reading reviews here, I feel sure all of my symptoms were due to the macrobid, and will not be taking it again. F 61 4 days
100 MG 3X day
12/13/2014
 1  UTI I am a strong, healthy, 65 year old. I started feeling UNwell the day I started taking Macrobid. I had muscle pain, weakness and was coughing. That night I had trouble sleeping. By day 3, walking was difficult. I had no stamina. Couldn't prepare meals without sitting. Couldn't do my Christmas shopping without sitting down to rest. On day 6 I began to shiver and get a headache. I had been told to return to the ER if I developed a fever, so off to Emergency I went. I had no fever!!! but I was shivering non stop!!! The urine test revealed that my urine was now clear. Since I had a slight cough, they did a chest x-ray and it was normal. A friend phoned that day to check up on me and has since told me that I sounded like I had had a stroke. On day 8, I developed shaking so bad that my fingers could not text on my phone. That particular bout of Parkinson's-like shaking lasted only 15 minutes but it was very alarming! I started looking online and I saw hundreds of testimoni There are other drugs that treat UTIs and have no side effects! Avoid this one! F 65 8 days
100mg 2X day
12/8/2014
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 1  Bladder infection I am taking this medicine.This is my 3rd day of taking.I feel terrible stomach pain,vomiting,itching & burning skin.I dont want too take it anymore. F 2 days
100mg 2X day
12/5/2014
 3  Severe uti Slight nausea if not taken with a FULL MEAL however it wiped my appetite out so catch 22. I have just finished my third day and still have mild flank pain but everything else is gone. For the people c/o nausea, it must be taken AFTER a FULL MEAL also if you develop hives please go to your ER. sincerely a concerned nurse F 28 5 days
100mg
11/26/2014
 1  post intercourse to avoid future ut I was prescribed Cipro for a uti. This drug has always worked for me and this last uti was no different. What was different was my PA prescribed Macrobid to be taken immediately after intercourse which he felt was causing my bladder infection aka uti (according to him). When I questioned him about this drug he said he gives it to his wife. Naturally I felt ok about taking it. My prescription is 30 caps. I have been taking it on average of twice a week since 10/15/14. Since that date I have experienced "flu-like" symptoms (chills, slight fever, nausea, loss of appetite, tightness in chest and dry cough when taking a deep breath.) These symptoms come and go and fortunately have only lasted a day or two. I can't imagine taking this pill everyday. There must be something else on the market that will allow me to have sex with my husband of 45 years, and not feel like crap the next day. Good luck to everyone. F 65 7 days
100/mg
11/21/2014

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