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 | Bladder infection | I started taking my first dose with dinner and afterwards started to have nausea and extreme tiredness. The next day I still had the same side effects and called my doctor and was advised to continue taking the drug. She wanted me to tough it out. After taking my 6th dose, my upper leg started experiencing intense pain with burning. I also felt dizzy and ways having difficulty breathing deeply. I called my doctor again and was told to immediately stop the medication. Was told to drink large amounts of water and take benedryl. I am hoping this will diminish these horrible side effects. I also feel that my bladder infection has not been eradicated. | I don't think this drug should be on the market. | F | 55 | 3 days 100mg 2X day | 11/1/2012 | 1 | UTI | After the second dose I experienced nausea, headache, severe chills, body aches, and fever of 103.2. Nasal swab testing was negative for flu. My doctor said it was probably a virus and to continue taking the Macrobid. Symptoms continued, and I also developed a rash (petechiae) from knees to feet, and burning sensations in lower extremities and feet. By day four the "virus" seemed to be moving down into my chest (pain on taking a deep breath), so I took some Mucinex, with no improvement. I started experiencing muscle pains in my upper and lower right leg, as well as knee, that made walking painful. I stopped Macrobid after 11th dose and nausea, fever, chills, headache, rash, muscle pain all quickly disappeared within hours. Cough is slower to resolve, but improving. | I have taken Macrobid twice before in the last 4 months for UTIs and thought it worked really well, with no apparent side effects. For that reason, I didn't suspect the connection this time. Only when the symtoms persisted and got worse did I start looking for possible connections. I was shocked to see my very symptoms listed again and again by others. I have never been allergic to any medications in the past, and was feeling very well the day before, completing a 6.5 mile hike with lots of energy. I ended up having to cancel a scheduled surgery due to the fever, and the original urine culture came back negative for a UTI. My husband and others I'd been around never had any symptoms. | F | 67 | 5 days 100 mg 2X day | 10/31/2012 | 5 | Bladder Infection | No side effects so far. I felt like the symptoms of my bladder infection, for the most part, had subsided by the third or fourth dose (day 2). I'm on the third day now and I feel back to normal. I will continue to take the medication for the full 7 days. | Hopefully, I will never have another bladder infection, but if I do get one I will ask for this medicine again. | F | 28 | 7 days 100MG 2X day | 10/26/2012 | 1 | Resistant kidney infection | Joints and muscles hurt. Then a hacking cough with a lot of congestion followed by loss of voice, sore throat, severe fatigue, weakness and severe neuropathy in hands and arms . New urologist told me today that they don't usually prescribe this medication any longer and that I had been over-dosed by another urologist who prescribed it. I was told I needed to see a neurologist and pulmonary specialist for all the residual symptoms from this drug. | I've been off the medication for 7 days and feel weak. Very worried about my cough, loss of voice and severe numbness in my arms and hands. I will never take this medication again. I hope the symptoms I am experiencing will eventually go away with time. If not then I will have them forever. | M | 65 | 8 days 100 mg 4X day | 10/23/2012 | 1 | uti | Severe rash on legs and buttocks large itchy welts. I have had rash for about 2 weeks now, also on my fingers | F | 4 days 50 mg | 10/22/2012 | 1 | UTI | Peripheral neuropathy, joint &muscle pain, digestive issues, suffered autoimmune liver damage and kidney damage | It has been 1 year and 5months since I took this poison and I still am not the same, I have not recovered they need to take this off the market!! I initially had horrible joint and muscle pain my knees started buzzing and by the last day I could barely walk and had pins and needles and electrical shocks that developed into peripheral neuropathy. My joints still are in so much pain it has spread to my back, my jaw, my hands all over. I also got liver and kidney damage and it triggered an autoimmune response to where now there is no cure for it!!! If your smart DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! seek other alternatives or natural remedies. | F | 23 | 14 days 50MG 2X day | 10/21/2012 | 4 | uti | hi i just took my meds after reading the post im thinking twice but im going to wait to see i hope i dont get any side effects | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 10/17/2012 | 5 | UTI | Nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, exhaustion | It's all kind of relative, I guess. Macrobid wiped me out for a week. It has some nasty side effects, but none of them were as bad as the screaming UTI pain I was feeling when I urinated. It worked, even if it did take another week for me to feel like myself again. Macrobid is the quintessential example of the saying, "You've got to suffer to feel better". It's recommended that you take Macribid with food, which did not attract me while I was on this medication, and that's an understatement. So I choked down more saltines in that 7 days than I have eaten in the past ten years. You HAVE to get something in your stomach before these pills hit it or you are in for a very nauseaus ride. Also, because antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria, they also kill the good bacteria along with the bad. I kept a supply of active yogurt handy because I wasn't able to eat all that much, it went down easily, and it did help some with the lower intestinal side effects. | F | 59 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 10/8/2012 | 2 | UTI | Experienced pain caused by what I thought was a bladder infection, was put on macrobid 2x a day for 7 days. Finished the pills and 2 days later experienced the same symptoms (burning while urinating etc) and called my doc. She did another urine test and put me back on macrobid. Ever since I've been excessively sweating (in rooms that are cold) and I have noticed a slight drop in my immune system. I used to be very healthy but now I feel as if this antibiotic is slowing me down. I have flu like symptoms and I'm very itchy. This didn't happen during the first week that I consumed the pills. | F | 18 | 7 days | 10/8/2012 | 1 | Slight bladder infection | Prescribed after urine test showed "slight bladder infection" [no symptoms]. Extreme sore throat and lungs on first day. Breathing difficulty by third day due to increased lung and nasal congestion / sinus swelling. Painful nonproductive cough, raw throat, and hoarseness. Called physician re: insert instructions / warnings about "new infections" and potential fatality linked to lung infections. Physician Assistant's assistant advised symptoms unremarkable, probable cold, and not Microbid. By day four wracked with flu-like symptoms, headache, pain and tenderness inside mouth [gums & cheek], full-body aches, weakness, malaise, nausea, intensified lung, throat, nasal pain, congestion, impaired breathing, nonproductive cough making it difficult to sleep. Day 5 [yesterday] - no confidence disregard of Physician Assistant's assistant advise, stopped taking. No improvement by day 6. Not recommended for "slight bladder infection." | Safety of this drug for patients with compromised immunity questioned. | F | 57 | 5 days 100 2X day | 10/4/2012 | 1 | UTI | Terrible rash in my genital area, dizziness, nausea, weakness. As soon as I started to take this antibiotic I had terrible rash in my genital area and I'm on an anti-viral for that and it is not going away. I'm very depressed since I started to take it and extremely tired, I can barely get out of the bed to go to work and I'm in bed all other times. | I stopped taking this medication as of today even though I have 2 more days to go. There is no way I'll be able to handle all these side effects. | F | 31 | 5 days 2X day | 9/29/2012 | 1 | UTI | Tiredness, feeling that I couldn't get enough air into my lungs (I'm not asthmatic). Queasiness. Muscle cramps (severe). Prickling sensations in my scalp and legs. Feverish. Fluid retention. Was supposed to take it for a week; stopped after 4 days due to increasing symptoms. 36 hours after my last dose I developed an itchy red rash on my face, and my skin in general felt like it was burning. I would never take this again! | Why give something so toxic without trying another antibiotic first? | F | 61 | 4 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/28/2012 | 1 | bladder infection | got so sick with vomiting I had to go to the ER for dehyration- | vomited all ngiht after taking the first pill- had to go to ER | F | 61 | 2 days 100 1X day | 9/19/2012 | 1 | UTI & blood in urine | After the second pill I felt tired & flu like symptoms. The next morning I felt so tired, cold & nauseous, I waited until after lunch to take the third pill, 3 hours later I was sleeping, because I felt so bad, I woke up with my ears ringing so bad I couldn't hear. I called the Dr. & asked to be put on Amoxicillin because I know I can tolerate that & I've taken it for UTI before, she agreed but only until the results of my culture come back. I will never take this drug again, It's been 24 hrs. & I still feel tired, cold & my mind is fuzzy. | I am very drug sensitive & I am so tired of these drug companies coming up with these strong drugs. I would not recommend this drug to anyone, read the side effects, scary! | F | 73 | 2 days 100 2X day | 9/19/2012 | 3 | DOUBLE KIDNEY INFECTION | From the start of this drug, I've had nothing but:: Vomitting, Nasuea, Abdominal Cramping, Fevers, Cold Chills, HeadAches so severe I couldn't even cough without screaming in pain, Sore Itchy Throat, Itchy Rashy Skin, Yellowing of the Skin, ALL over body Pain. This is by far the WORST prescription for any medical issue I've ever had in my life, & I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TAKE THIS FOR ANY REASON. | I'm a single Mom, & this Medication which is suppose to help me feel better, & get better, made it so that for almost a week my family took care of my Daughter while I was busy on the toilet puking, or crapping, or in bed with a fever over 104F this AntiBiotic, is more like a damned Virus designed to Kill. >=| I am very unpleased about the side effects.. Not to mention that when the label says stay away from "Spicy Foods" it TRULY means all foods with any kind of Spice except for Salt & Pepper. No Coffee, or Tea, no nothing. This is a medication that needs to be re-evaluated BEFORE anyone else is prescribed it. I think next time I'm sick, I'll go see an Old School Medicine Man. I have better chances with him. | F | 21 | 10 days 100MG 2X day | 9/18/2012 | 1 | uti infection | Headache,chest pains,upset stomach, very bad leg pain, feels like someone has crushed my left leg, it numb to my knee. Very sleepy all the time also gave me the worse yeast infection ever!! | F | 24 | 7 days 100 mg | 9/18/2012 | 5 | Intersttial Cystitus | Hardly any sude effects, DOXICYCLINE has alot more side effects, felt like I was dying on that medication. The only Macrobid Side effects were headache on day 5 and 6, but then it subsided. By the end of the fourth week, chest pressure and pain, also kicked in my arythmia a bit(which is normal, you should not be on this medicine for more than a month, at ANY dose, even 50mg a day, its very strong) Side effects only started for me at the end, but then again, I was on a very high dose, and for longer than normal. But, hey, it cured my "incurable" interstitial cystitus, where all other antibiotics failed. I could kiss my doctor for prescribing this awesome antibiotic that worked for me. | Its strong. But it works. Ive had more side effects with other antibiotics. Ive read of peopel taking this medication for more than six months a low maintanance dose (50mg) a day, and ended up with some serious problems. This is a hardcore antibiotic that is meant for to be taken at the max dose for a short period of time in my opinion. 50mg twice a day was not gonna beat my problem. 100mg, 2 to 3 times a day, for a week to 14 days is sufficiant for most people. | F | 32 | 3 weeks 100mg 3X day | 9/12/2012 | 1 | UTI | I was prescribed this to take after intercourse to prevent a UTI. I took 1 pill a couple times a month. I developed Periphial neuropathy severely. I was unknowingly deficient in B12 which exacerbated the situation. This side effect is never mentioned, but is listed in causes of neuropathy! It is not a curable disease! It is devastating! You can have only taken one pill and have this side effect! | Everyone should be tested for B12 deficiency before taking this drug. | F | 61 | 1 days 30 mg 1X day | 9/12/2012 | 1 | Horrible nausea not actually throwing up but just gagging but this I can deal with - the worse thing is the headache and the stiff neck and muscle pain in my neck right near the base of my skull. It has brought me to tears nearly every day and I have given birth to three children and had a few surgeries and never cried. | I am hoping it is working and my back is no longer in pain but the side effects of this medication is worse than the original pain. I have never had a reaction to medication before and hope that I never have to take this again. | F | 43 | 7 days 100 2X day | 9/10/2012 | 3 | UTI | Just finished a 7-day course of the generic versiin (nitrofurentoin). UTI symptoms have improved, but I woke up this morning with a full-body rash & itchy throat/ears. I just took Benadrly to see if it will help. In the future, this drug will be on my "ALLERGY" list. I dread to think what could happen if I ever took it again! There are much better drug choices available now. This antique should be retired/taken out of the formularies. | F | 49 | 7 days 10 mg | 9/7/2012 |