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 |
| 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 | 1 | urinary tract infection. | Severe stomach pain, headache, vertigo, burning when urinating. | F | 65 | 3 days 100 mg. | 4/28/2014 | 1 | UTI | Headaches, severe body aches & fatigue, nausea, | I began feeling horrible about one hour after taking this medicine. I took the second dose and felt like I had the worst case of influenza ever. I then began looking up side effects and discovered that this does happen to some people. Went to urgent care where it was confirmed that these are side effects of the medication and was switched to a different antibiotic. Felt so much better within 24 hours and back to normal after 48 hours from the last dose. Who knows what may have happened if I had continued taking this the entire 5 days. Urgent Care noted in my file to never prescribe this medication to me again. | F | 42 | 5 days 100 2X day | 4/15/2014 | 4 | constant every 2nd day uti symptoms | I don't know what to say I was always in and out of hospital s and clinics for years, I could even clean my house I'd be sore for weeks so my doctors put me on macrobid I've been on it for 3 years now I'm starting to get worried... | F | 39 | 3 years 100mg | 4/14/2014 | 2 | uti | Severe HEADACHE flu like symptoms numb hands and zombie like ..... very dizzy ears ringing pressure in face awful awful im really hoping it at least took care of uti | F | 28 | 5 days 100mg | 4/8/2014 | 1 | uti | took it 1 other time with no reaction, this time after 1 day woke up with horrendous cramps in my feet and calves and sides of my legs and numbness in my hands took it for 3 days then stopped still getting cramps after 2 weeks altho lessening but numbness still there- when i told my Dr. his comment was Macrobid does do some crazy things to some people.... | F | 62 | 1X day | 3/31/2014 | 3 | uti/bladder infection | I was on this medication for a week for my first ever uti....The side effects were awful. I had a lot of stomach issues, especially trapped gas and then diarrhea, no appettite, chills. Was happy when the week was up. My uti seemed to have been cured, but about a week or so later it came back with a vengeance.......The doctor prescribed Macrobid again.....Wow, what an awful 10 days of stomach upset and pain....I am now finished as of yesterday and feel not too bad.....For me, Macrobid was very hard on the stomach, and hopefully it killed the bacteria in my system so that I do not have to go though that again....I feel so tired and worn out from the last month and a half.... | F | 48 | 10 days 100 mg 2X day | 3/30/2014 | 1 | uti | Horrible joint pain after third dose. Went to er,was told I was having a reaction. Dizzy, nausea, headache, but the joint pain feels like hot pokers! Stopped after third pill, still suffering, want the pain to end. DO NOT TAKE! | F | 52 | 2 days 100 | 3/29/2014 | 1 | UTI | Hives, cough, chest compression, horrible experience, I will not recommend it o anyone | Very scary symptoms even after not taking the medication. Please do not take this medication!! | F | 34 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 3/27/2014 | 1 | UTI | Feeling feverish and chills, face feels numb, flu-like symptoms, sore throat, persistent dry cough, lethargic, tired. I'm still taking it because I want the uti gone but don't know if this feels worse than having one. Also called the nurse and she denied that Macrobid makes you feel this way even though clearly from this forum, it does! Let's get this drug off the market ladies! Contact me! | F | 29 | 2 days | 3/18/2014 | 1 | UTI | It cleared up my UTI but a week after I stopped taking the pills, I broke out in hives.. all over my arms and body. REMOVE THIS PILL OFF THE MARKET. As people said, it is poison. | DO NOT TAKE. I should've stuck to Amox. or Bactrim.. never had a problem with those. | F | 32 | 7 days 1X day | 3/10/2014 | 1 | UTI | I was terrified to take this medication as I'd never heard of it before & did a bit of research before taking the first pill. Big mistake & I should have listened to my gut feeling. The first few days I felt slightly dizzy & a bit sick to my stomach. On the evening of my 3rd day, my feel & calves started to feel like pins & needles. I called my doctor today & she switched me to something else but I'm noticing some slight breathing issues. Almost like I can't catch my breath. Very scary. I can't believe this medication is even prescribed! | F | 32 | 3 days 100MG 2X day | 3/7/2014 | 1 | UTI | chest pain in lung, dry cough, dry mouth/eyes/throat. serious withdrawal effects: horrible headache, nausea, chills, wanted to die | This drug can be very intolerable in patients. I took for a UTI, which helped, but it caused immediate chest pains/dry cough a few hours after my first pill. I took the second pill and this worsened. the dr. took me off and the following morning, I woke up feeling awful. Worst headache in my life, with nausea, fatigue and chills. It was essentially 100x worse than any hangover I've experienced. | F | 38 | 1 days 100 2X day | 3/6/2014 | 1 | UTI | I took one pill the day of my appointment for UTI..I dont know why she prescribe it I had no bacteria in my urine. The next day took 2 morning and evening. But thst day I had outer vaginal itching and a discharge. I saw these were side effects and stopped taking them..just drank fluids. Beware of the Walk in Clinic on Minnesota Ave. In DC so many doctors in training experimenting...The reviews on this drug is terrible Do Not Take! | F | 38 | 2 days 100 | 3/3/2014 | 1 | uti | Omg I didnt start feeling like this until I start taking this med. My hands and feet tingling. I been itching all over. Feels like my feet swelling. | F | 28 | 7 days 100 mg | 2/26/2014 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | After only 3 days on the pill my feet started burning and then in the middle of the night the pain and tingling moved up my legs and into my arms and hands. 7 months later I still have peripheral neuropathy from this drug. This is poison. Do not take it. My dr gave me this instead of Bactrim for no reason. I had taken Bactrim successfully for years. My life has been severely and drastically changed and my pain, tingling and burning is constant. I wish I could go back to that fateful day and never put that poison in my mouth. Don't think this can't happen to you, there are many documented cases, even going back to the 60s. | This is the worst drug on the market in my opinion and with other antibiotics out there that work better I'm not sure why they use this anymore knowing the severe life changing side effects. Please take this off the market!!! | F | 48 | 3 days 2X day | 2/24/2014 | 1 | Uti | Was prescribed macro bid for Uti. It was during Christmas holidays and I was going out of town. Took one at dads house and had a terrible headache. Called the dr office for a different drug. Dr said to take Tylenol with this drug. I didn't take any more while away. Came home took it only once a day for two days rather than twice a day. Began feeling extreme chills, flu like symptoms, then nausea. Rash broke out next day all over body. I am on doxepine for fibromyalgia which is an antihistamine so I assume this kept it from itching. But I was in bed for 4 days completely ill. Fibromyalgia pain was unbearable. Went to the dr for follow up and reported this as drug allergy. Since then I have peripheral neurapathy in both hands and feet. I retired the week of this reaction and have been not well since then. It has now been almost two months and I am struggling with PN now. This drug should not be given to fibromyalgia patients. | F | 60 | 3 days 1X day | 2/23/2014 |