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 | Had a UTI, took Cipro for 7 days that did no good. Began urinating blood, Dr put me on microbid.1 st dosage caused horrible headache, nausea ,loss of appetite. I continued to tough out side effects as the UTI was severe.Took it for few more days of hellish side effects..Nausea, couldnt even force myself to eat, short of breath, headache, fatique and began to experience tingling, numbness in hands and feet. No more...i cannot continue to poison myself!! Do not take, ask for alternative if possible!!!! | F | 50 | 4 days 100 mg | 10/2/2014 | 1 | UTI | No appetite; had to force myself to eat a couple bites a day, bad muscle aches esp. in hips and knees, extreme fatigue, and a rash that eventually covered most of my body, swollen fingers. Worse, I have permanent nerve damage in most of my fingers. Two of which are totally unusable because of extreme numbness and extreme pain; the left pointer and middle fingers. My right middle finger is real numb and painful, too. My two left "peace" fingers hurt even if one of my cat's tails rub against them, or their bodies of course! This hurts enough to wake me out of a deep sleep even. Ditto, for pulling a blouse over my hand. I have to make a fist to protect my hand as much as possible. This sends me to the roof. I cannot clip or file my nails without extreme pain. I can no longer touch type for pain and numbness reasons. My life is almost reduced to a hellish existence worrying if someone will run into my fingers, grab my hands, or even brush against my fingers. | NEVER, I MEAN NEVER TAKE MACROBID FOR ANY REASON. I wish I would of checked the side effects online before swallowing one of those POISONOUS pills. Please e-mail me if you know a lawyer that will take my case. I have not found one, yet. I visited the hospital 3 and a half days after stopping. They tested for blood clots in my left arm and hand, and tested for pinched nerves. Double negative, it is that Macrobid's fault. My liver readings were so bad they wanted to keep me overnight until after HOURS I washed out enough. They asked me if I drank, but I drank nothing that month and little the month earlier. I was at the hosp. on July 14, 2014. | F | 53 | 4 days 100 2X day | 10/1/2014 Patient History | 3 | uti | extreme fatigue, severe muscle/joint pain, minor shortness of breath. hoarseness | recommend anyone prescribed ask dr for something less toxic. this should be medication of last resort if other drugs don't work. on day 4 of 5 uti much better, side effects are minor but were extreme within 45minutes of taking. extreme fatigue (taking shower, making dinner. load of laundry), &muscle/joint pain was debilitating. bed-ridden fri-sun, missed work, had to ask nana to care for kids. loss of appetite, weight loss. i have to force myself to eat bowl of oatmeal 30min. before taking to avoid upset stomach and vomiting. shortness of breath was minor but nonetheless frightening. yesterday/today minor hoarseness.no diarrhea but then again i take probiotic daily. woke up with cold sore today so clearly body fighting a bug, possibly had undetected low grade fever. if prone to anxiety or sadness, be aware the side effects could trigger or exasperate those feelings - this should be included in the warnings. i'm allergic to most antibiotics so in my case i have to suck it up one more day and pray infection and side effects go away. | F | 51 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 9/29/2014 | 1 | Uti | Achey body, period onset, worst flank pain of my life, fatigue, shortness of breath, bronchitis like cough, diarrhea, yeast infection, back pain, chest pain | I was prescribed this from Express Care for a UTI. I have never taken this antibiotics much less even heard the name before this. A week later I went back to the same place and was told that it seemed I had a normal cough and to continue the microbid to treat both issues...By this point I was 5/6 days into my prescription. It just so happened the following week I had an appointment with my primary. I go and am told that microbid doesn't take away coughs and its the worst antibiotics to give for anything. I am already battling psoriatic arthritis. Now because of this medicine I am in the worst pain. I cant take a deep breathe and have resulted to my inhailer. I'm coughing so hard that I end up gasping for air or this loud squeal/squeak noise follows my coughs like my throat is closing. I was period spotty about a week after taking it and now i am in full blown period crisis. My tonsils are spotty and it also gave me a yeast infection 3 days in. I'm going to say that all of my issues are because of this medication. I go to the Dr for kidney pain and I leave with a million more issues just waiting to go in my body. I will never recommend this medicine and unwashed absolutely spread the name around so it can be avoided!!! | F | 23 | 10 days 100 2X day | 9/26/2014 | 1 | uti | Horrible!! I took the first dose with dinner 2 days ago. Not too long after I was nauseous, vomiting, then non-stop dry-heaving for almost 30 mins. My chest felt tight with a lump in my throat and a really awful headache. Terrible pain in my entire back - like someone stomped on it. So fatigued that I just want to sleep all day. I have no appetite and stomach pain. | I called my Dr. and he seemed to think it was just the UTI and told me to keep taking it. It's day 3 and the nausea and fatigue aren't quite as bad but the stomach pain, lack of appetite etc are still here. I have Ulcerative Colitis and this has also brought on a flare which just adds to the experience. I'm going to try to make it to the end, but I will NEVER NEVER take macrobid again! It may not affect everyone this way but if there's a different antibiotic to take, I highly recommend it. | F | 59 | 3 days 2X day | 9/26/2014 | 2 | uti infection | I took it the first day felt Ok took it the next has a very bad cough on the third day I feel soooo sick my stomach feels bloated my back hurts and I have this bad peeling skin on my back no fever just feel very sick my doctor said to stop taking it | F | 23 | 10 days 100 mg | 9/25/2014 | 2 | bladder infection | severe joint and muscle pain, extreme fatigue, mental confusion | This is a very dangerous drug and should be taken off the market. | F | 70 | 7 days 100 2X day | 9/23/2014 | 1 | kidney infection | Nausea,diarrhea,head ache,loss of appetite,jittery feeling,bloating,shortness of breath,belching a lot,light period type bleeding. | I started taking this because the Dr. Said it was better for it then my normal ampicillin and I thought maybe I was perimenopausal and even said as much to the Dr I seen a day later but its now day 5 & I still have them and they still come and go and I only took them the one day and I'm starting to think they will never go away and that I will start to feel normal again, I wish I had never taken this stuff and I may never take a new med again! I wish the FDA would take this stuff off the market, no one should feel this way from 1 day of taking something that should make you feel better not worse or more sick then you felt to begin with! | F | 46 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 9/23/2014 | 1 | UTI/bladder infection | I thought my symptoms were residual effects from the uti and I started to get worried when they lasted so long. I was advised to go to the ER by my GP because I've had a low grade fever the entire time I've been taking this (between 100-102), dizziness, pressure behind my eyes, headache, fatigue, stomach upset. Spent way too much money on tests and the ER visit just to come to the conclusion that it was exactly what was supposed to make me" better that made me sick! UTI symptoms are gone but I've felt sicker since I've been taking this! Not worth it!! | F | 31 | 6 days 100mg | 9/16/2014 | 1 | uti | Itching all over, diarrhea and uncontrollable shaking. I'm stopping right away and from now on I'm doing my research! | F | 29 | 2 days 100 MG | 9/13/2014 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, diarrhea, headache, flu-like symptoms. Pain and weakness in hands now. | I wish I'd known about this website before I started this! I used to get Bactrim for UTI and had no trouble. This fixed the UTI, but it's not worth the trouble. I'm worried that my hand troubles may be permanent. Shouldn't be prescribed for anyone! | F | 56 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/12/2014 | 1 | UTI | HORRIBLE SIDE EFFECTS!!!!!!! FEVER 103, RASH ALL OVER LEGS AND ARMS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ACHING MUSCLES LEGS AND ABDOMEN, VOMITING,SWOLLEN ANKLES AND LEGS, NO APPETITE! THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF OF THE MARKET | F | 50 | 5 days 100 MG 2X day | 9/12/2014 | 3 | UTI | Diarrhea, loss of appetite, jittery feeling, and very tired. | Starting the 2nd day I had horrible diarrhea, I thought maybe coincidence but it didn't stop, I didn't want to eat anything, and felt jittery. 3rd day, same thing so I stopped taking them. The UTI pains have stopped, hopefully they won't come back. | F | 45 | 3 days 100 2X day | 9/2/2014 | 1 | UTI | gas, diarhea, severe headache, severe body aches, chills, nausea, nasty vomiting and dry heaves, tingling skin, but NO FEVER above 100. | Started feeling mild headache & mild nausea only 4-5 hours after first capsule. Didn't think anything of it. Took 2d pill, went to bed, woke up sicker than UTI EVER could have made me. Would only take this again if I were dying & it was the last pill on earth that could make me better. Even then, I better be comatose for entire regimine. Horrific. 2 days off work, & had to CONVINCE my doctor this was what made me sick. For a flippin UTI! This antibiotic should be pulled from the market. | F | 52 | 1 days 100 mg 2X day | 8/29/2014 | 1 | UTI | Within 3 hrs of taking this medication I experienced mild dizziness, severe nausea and vomitting, and diarrhea.Symptoms of UTI however are gone. | I cant tolerate this drug am stopping immediately, just not worth it. Only took 1 pill, hope its enough to knock out UTI. | F | 46 | 1 days 100 2X day | 8/20/2014 | 3 | Uti | Bloated, abdominal discomfort, gas, cramps, NAUSEA. Today is day 2 of treatment. It seems to be helping my uti but these side effects are awful. | F | 32 | 2 days | 8/19/2014 | 1 | UTI | Shortness of breath, high fever, shaking, chills, exhaustion, headache | After just one dose of this medication I spent the next 36 hours battling shortness of breath, high fevers, shaking, chills, headache. It was like being slammed with the flu. Fortunately I looked up side effects and saw that many others have experienced these same symptoms and I immediately discontinued use. After 36 hours of misery, I feel like I am now on the way to recovery. | F | 42 | 1 days 100 MG 2X day | 8/19/2014 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, shaking, chills, fever, weight loss, diarrhea, fatigue. Prescribing doctor saw shaking but never told me to stop or change dosage. | I finally went to the internet and when I saw everyone with the same symptoms, I immediately stopped taking it. All side effects began to taper off. I contacted a urologist who treated me. It is a week since I stopped taking it and I still have symptoms, but lesser intense. This stuff is poison . | F | 65 | 3 weeks 100MG 2X day | 8/13/2014 | 1 | UTI | About an hour after taking this drug for my UTI, I had achy joints. Soon after that I had a fever of 102.8, body aches, and chills. I googled the drug and saw that that was a possible side effect. However, my doctor thought my UTI was traveling to my kidneys- hence the fever. After many tests, it was determined that I am just extremely sensitive to macrobid. I wish I could somehow get back the 4 days I missed from work! | F | 34 | 3 days | 8/7/2014 | 1 | UTI | Severe stinging hands/feet. Severe burning hands/feet. Severe itching all over body. Hives all over body. Racing heart. | I guess I'm allergic to it. I had a severe allergic reaction. It was the most horrible pain I have ever felt, the first evening. The next day it turned into severe itching. Oddly, I had taken it a month before with no reaction. | F | 61 | 1.5 days 100 MG 2X day | 8/3/2014 |