MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)Average Rating: 1.7 (1815 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 | I got prescribed Macrobid for a UTI at the ER since I couldn't wait till the AM to get medication. A few side effects I had after taking just one pill was nausea, swelling in the throat, and shortness of breath. Not to mention this medicine gave no relief. I have always been prescribed Bactrim and it worked fairly quickly. I immediately called my PCP and got Bactrim and feel great. This medication was awful for me. | F | 31 | 1 days 100 MG 2X day | 7/16/2014 | 1 | UTI | When I first started taking the macrobid I completely lost my appetite. I could barely eat anything and had to force myself to do it. Then came the nausea. It was constant. I was tired all of the time and thought that something was seriously wrong with me. My anxiety was through the roof. I had some stresses going on In my life at the time and I also was on my period so I kept putting it off to that. Then my husband suggested that it might be the antibiotic I was on. I stopped a day early. It's two days later, I still can't eat and I have diahhrea as well (as much as there can be with me not eating). I would highly recommend that no one take this drug. There are other antibiotics for UTI! Get your doctor to give you something else. Although I'm slowly getting better felt and still feel way worse then I did with the UTI! | F | 29 | 4 days 100mg | 7/7/2014 | 4 | UTI | blurred vision on left eye, pelvic pressure, head pressure, fatigue, light sensitivity, sore muscles, burning when urinating | I much prefer Cipro over Microbid for UTIs. The side effects affected my day to day activities. | F | 39 | 5 days 100 2X day | 7/6/2014 | 1 | UTI | I never write reviews but this needs to be told to help others. I am very healthy and tolerable to most everything, that's how I know this medication is awful. Wake up to awful stomach cramping and needing to vomit, awful headaches and not feeling like myself. I get married in a week and have this horrible lump in my throat and thought I was getting strep but after reading the reviews it's apparently a side effect! I have 2 pills left and am not taking any more. I'm not sure why my doc stopped prescribing bactrim. It has been successful with me for years of occasional UTIs. It was odd how she promoted it, and after reading reviews almost seems like it was pushed on others as well. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I just hope the other side effects don't come later when I'm on my honeymoon! | F | 28 | 7 days 100 | 7/4/2014 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, stomach ache, vomitting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, extreme fatigue. | I take this for my UTI's because the i'm resistant to many other antibiotics. This stuff makes me feel like I'm dying. The nausea lasts all day and night and I feel so weak at every moment. It makes me puke even when I take it with lots of food and water. This is an absolutely terrible drug. DO NOT TAKE IT. | F | 20 | 5 days 100 2X day | 7/1/2014 | 1 | achy muscles, anxiety, thick mucus, waking up at night choking from thick mucus,night mares,tiredness, unsteadyness,flu like symptoms, would never recomend this medicine to anyone.......I have asthma......it made me worse!! breathing and thick mucus. | F | 57 | 14 days 100 mg 2X day | 6/30/2014 | 4 | uti | Upset stomach, headache, diarrrea | F | 20 | 7 days 100 | 6/25/2014 | 2 | Uti | headache!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 23 | 7 days | 6/21/2014 | 1 | UTI | None | No side effects but the drug didn't work! | F | 44 | 10 days 100 2X day | 6/21/2014 | 1 | Bladder Infection | NAUSEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NAUSEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EXTREME | F | 74 | 6 days 100MG 2X day | 6/17/2014 | 1 | UTI | Worst headache of my life no Pain medication worked. Face was swollen and felt like it was on fire. Dizzy nauseous, shallow breathing tingling in the palm of my hands and feet. Stop taking it after 4 days and the doctor gave me allergy medication to stop the effects of this medication in my body. I would strongly not recommend this antibiotic to no one . | F | 37 | 1 days 100mg | 6/16/2014 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, weakness, vertigo, severe fatigue, severe widespread pain, headache, pressure in head, palpitations, anxiety, tinnitus, genital burning, dizziness, shortness of breath, muscle pain, confusion, fever, tingling in legs and feet, agitation, IBS, flu like symptoms, panic attacks, tremors, clumsiness. | I have fibromyalgia and this drug should NEVER be given to anyone with a chronic illness like fibro. It took me years to get my illness under control and Macrobid stole that away from me. I am worse than I was at the start of my diagnosis. I have permanent tinnitus, nerve damage that caused vulvodynia (permanent genital pain) and am starting over at the beginning with fibro treatment. TAKE THIS DRUG OFF THE MARKET! The FDA states that Macrobid is highly toxic!!! | F | 30 | 10 days 100mg 2X W | 6/15/2014 | 5 | UTI | Macrobid worked for me opposed to other antibiotics. Most antibiotics make me sleepy, but Macrobid it's like double time sleepy. It's hard to get out of bed, i can just keep sleeping, get up take shower, head to couch to nap off and on all day. I'm relatively healthy, after what I went through last year, I'll take sleepy over the pain. | F | 47 | 7 days 100 | 6/14/2014 | 1 | UTI | This is by far the worst antibiotic I have been prescribed. The 104 degree fever I've had the past few days has made my life a living hell. Do not take this medication. It needs to be taken off the market. I'm a nurse and I'm extremely shocked that the FDA would approve something so toxic to people. I feel like I'm dying because of this med. | 28 | 4 days 100 mg | 6/11/2014 | 1 | Uti | I almost die from taking this medication , i was hospitalized for almost 9 months just from taking this medication , i think i only had 3 tablets ( one tab , twice a day ) and felt very weak and hospitalized after that ... It happened in end of feb 2011 ... Until now i still could not believe that I almost lose my life from taking this med , ... | F | 1 days | 5/25/2014 | 1 | UTI | increasing fatigue, pneumonia-diffuse, and liver failure. Despite discontinuing the drug and under hospital care, my liver became necrotic from the drug; luckily I was in a transplant centre and received a transplant. Hospitalized for two months-awful experience. | If you are on this drug for any length of time, even at the preventive dose, get regular liver function monitoring. | F | 57 | 90 days 100 mg 1X day | 5/21/2014 | 4 | Urinary Tract Infection | Slight cramping. | F | 19 | 7 days 2x D | 5/18/2014 | 1 | UTI | Chest pain, tightness in chest, nausea, severe headaches, muscle pain, could not breathe, pin point red rash on the lower part of both legs. Sore throat, hoarseness. This happened on a Saturday at 12:30 pm and I could not get out of bed until Monday at 7:30 am! | This should be taken off the market. Why would this be an approved drug if it does this to people.. I felt as if I were dying. So, I am out 35.50. So this pharmaceutical company is protected because they tell you the possible side effects at the pharmacy? Amazing! | F | 63 | 2 days 100 mg 2X day | 5/5/2014 | 3 | Bladder infection | Diarrhoea (by end of day 1), calf muscle pain by end of day 1 - both calves very painful by morning of day 2, dizziness, light-headedness, mild fever. | The drug did signifcantly relieve the bladder infection by the end of day 1. I called the pharmacist in the afternoon of day 2 to report the side effects, and he advised me to stop taking it immediately, particularly because of the calf pain which was a definite indication of a bad reaction to the drug. I took a total of 3 doses. Hopefully that is enough to knock the infection on the head, but not too long to leave long term side effects! | F | 53 | 1.5 days 100 mg 2X day | 4/29/2014 | 1 | UTI/Bladder infection | Headaches, ear aches, weird feelings in my head, stomach upset, nausea, diarrhea, heartburn, low grade fever, some breathing issues, joint and muscle pains, random pains every where. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. None of my side effects are listed in the patient info, so I had all kinds of thoughts as to what could be causing this. NEVER TAKING IT AGAIN. EVER. I already have anxiety and it's making it way worse. | F | 27 | 4 days 100 mg 2 x | 4/28/2014 |