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 | At first it just made me sleepy, the following morning i woke up with persistent cough and very sore throat and chest.Felt like i had the flu times ten.Severe headache.went to bed early and woke up five hrs later freezing burning up with fever but body felt like it was on fire from inside out.started having problems breathing.Finally back to sleep woke at nine called dr and he said to come in.Quick diagnose told me very unlikely i would have an allergic reaaction to macrobid......coem on now you dont know how i felt,told me i have upper respiratory infection and prescribed zpak i have never felt this bad i will never take macrobid again | There are too many negative comments on here and my own personal miserable experience with it i will never again take it or allow my husband or child to take it | F | 24 | 2 days 100 1X O | 4/3/2012 | 1 | uti | Cleared up UTI symptoms promptly, but made me feel progressively more ill and exhausted. My thanks to all of the folks who posted their experiences, possibly saving me from more severe reactions. | M | 55 | 4 days 100 mg | 3/25/2012 | 1 | UTI | Weak legs for 2 days then legs feeling like jello making it a real chore to move around. | I was to take 2 a day for 1 week, then 1 a day for possiably up to 4 months he said. On day 2 I woke up and my legs were so weak that I could hardly walk...happened the next morning also. The weakness went away and now my legs feel like they have been wore out, it's hard to walk and they are painful to use. It took me till yesterday to realize it was this medication.. I am not taking anymore of it and my doctor will hear from me next week about this.. | F | 65 | 7 days 100MG 2X day | 3/24/2012 | 1 | Urinary tract infection | Debilitating intestinal cramps, backache, headache and chills several hours after 1st dose. I took the drug for the same problem 3 months ago and had no side effects. When I read the comments here on the website I knew there was no way I would take anymore!! The reaction happened after clinic hours but I felt so bad I talked to the Dr on call. He was concerned I might have a kidney infection or stone. However, the next day the side effects were gone and we changed antibiotics. WARNING: If you ever take an RX and feel this sick, stop it at once. Follow your body and intuition and don't let anyone talk you into taking more!! | F | 63 | 1 days 100 Mg 2X day | 3/15/2012 | 1 | UTI and Bladder Infection | Severe nausea and abdominal pains while taking the medicine. Exactly 48 hours after my last dosage, I came down with a severe fever, body aches, sharp abdominal and bladder pains, hives and dehydration. | Usually I have very minimal side effects to drugs, but this drug made me feel so ill. Please use caution and research before using this drug. | F | 33 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 3/5/2012 | 1 | UTI | On Day 6 of the medicine I started getting flu like symptoms with a 102 fever, chills, body aches, severe neck pain, headache, and nauseau. I also experienced episodes of mild anxiety attacks. At first I thought I had the flu, but these symptoms lasted for about 48 hours and I believe the duration of a flu is usually longer. After reading the posts on this website, I am convinced these symptoms were directly related to this medicine. I have to say, I do feel better as far as the UTI goes, but there has to be a different, more mild medicine on the market. I will never be taking this medicine again and from this point on I will be careful about the medications I put in my body. | F | 53 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 3/2/2012 | 1 | UTI | I was first prescribed Cipro XL and started with hives and a heavy feeling in my chest. Went back to my doctor and she prescribed Macrobid. I took one capsule as soon as a picked up my Rx. That night I started to experience flu-like symptoms... Fever, chills, entire body aches, and very weak. Woke up the next morning feeling the same body aches but with pains in my neck and stomach...I took my second capsule of Macobid with a glass of milk to coat my stomach and went to work. Needless to say I was back home in bed within 4 hrs. I called the pharmacist and told him about my symptoms and he said it was the infection working it's way out of my system and to continent to take it...if I felt the same after 72 hrs then contact my doctor...I believed him...but now that I've read the horror stokes from this website, there's no way I'm taking any more!!! My God, why is this allowed to be prescribed?? | F | 47 | 1 days 100 mg | 3/2/2012 | 1 | uti | nausea followed by vomiting...this medicine made me so weak.. | F | 31 | 3 days 100 | 2/29/2012 | 1 | UTI | I finished taking the medication sunday morning. Sunday afternoon laid down to have a nap and when I woke up I had a really bad headache, chills and fever and nausea. That went away after 24 hours for the most part but tuesday morning I discovered a red swollen rash on my shins. Itchy and ugly. After reading so many bad reports I will never take this again. We need to be aware of what we are putting in our bodies. Sometimes the cure is worse then the ailment. | F | 57 | 6 days 100mg 2X day | 2/28/2012 | 1 | UTI | I finished all my medication, while taking the med, I felt a little sluggish, more tired than ususal, but towards the end of the 7 days, had severe itching and burning in my hands and feet. I don't know how long antibiotics stay in ones systmem, but woke up yesterday morning with huge bald spots all over my head! I haven't colored my hair or used any hair products. It is horrible and when I called the pharmacy, as this is not listed as a side effect, I was told by the pharmacist that there have been reports of hair loss while taking this medication. I haven't taken any other meds, nor have I ate or drank anything new. My whole head tingles and I am now scared all my hair is going to fall out, in the spots where the hair has already fallen out, the skin is tender to the touch, with a burning sensation. I will see my doctor first thing in the morning. But I would NEVER recommend this drug to anyone! And I believe this side effect should be listed so patients know the risk before taking the drug! | F | 39 | 7 days 100mg 2xpd | 2/26/2012 | 1 | UTI | After a day's dose of this drug, I spent the entire night doubled over with a stomach cramp that would send me violently throwing up dark bile in an endless cycle. At first, I did not suspect it was the drug but figured it out when I resumed the course as prescribed. After just one pill, I noticed the same symptoms coming back and I alerted my physician who advised me to stop it. For 2 days afterwards , I also experienced a weird kind of lung congestion, extreme mood swings, and when I tried to sketch a table in perspective, I could NOT get it right, although I am a professional illustrator ! I feel, as many do here, that this drug is downright DANGEROUS. | F | 45 | 1 days High | 2/21/2012 | 4 | severe uti | the first 2 days on macrobid were shaky. I had nausea, was extremely tired, lightheaded, and had one case of my right leg going numb! I read about the side effects on this website and it made me very scared but, I decided to endure the medication by taking GOOD CARE of MYSELF... instead of continuing my bad eating and drinking habits that made me get this UTI in the first place. I am currently on day 5. In the past 3 days I have drank about 3 gallons of water, 1 gallon of cranberry juice, and 1 1/2 gallons of gatorade (electrolytes)..I have also made sure to take my medicine on a completely FULL stomach, have taken an iron supplement with each dose, one B12 supplement each day and have eaten nothing but healthy foods to fill my stomach. I have also gotten a lot of rest over the course of the past 5 days. I have taken a hot shower every time I feel like my circulation has slowed and if a fever feels like it is coming on I take an ibuprofen. Also before my bedtime dose, I take 1/4 of a p | F | 29 | 7 days 100 2X day | 2/15/2012 | 1 | Uti | 2 hours after first dose 104.3 fever, chills, numbness in feet, extreme fatigue. | F | 36 | 1 days 100 | 2/15/2012 | 1 | Uti | Neck and lower back pain, severe headache, swollen in face, sharp shooting pain into head like a sinus infection, sleepy, metal taste in mouth upset stomach, vomiting, completely unable to do anything in bed for three days. | I do not recommend this drug. All the side effects I listed I found on the list from the pharmacist. I should have stopped it after one dose not after three days. | F | 42 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 2/13/2012 | 1 | UTI | Severe diarrhea, headaches, nauseua, body aches particularly neck and back, fatigue, general feeling of unwell. Side effects still continuing 2 days after stopping the meds. Only took 3 pills so I cannot imagine how I would feel after the whole bottle. Do not take this med. Something is very wrong with a medication that gives this many side effects to this many people! This med is evil!!!!!! | F | 33 | 2 days 2x D | 2/13/2012 | 1 | UTI | Chills, shaking, racing heart rate while resting, nausea, aches and pain all over body, tightness in chest, mild cough... This medication was pretty evil for me... Could barely walk, got no sleep...I only took 2 doses... | F | 36 | 1 days | 2/13/2012 | 1 | uti | chills, burning felling in chest area, hard to breath while lying down, anxiety,throwing up, back ache | F | 49 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 2/11/2012 | 3 | UTI | Hives behind knee. | F | 36 | 2 days 100MG 2X day | 2/7/2012 | 1 | Uti | On the last day of dose I started feeling achy sleepy , flu like symptoms and a week later on a vacation broke out into hives. Went to an allergist they have me a shot and been on Zyrtec and gives haven't gone away.. Ive never had hives or been allergic to meds but dr said it might be a delayed reaction.. Hives are getting mild but still there. Uti went away but now I'm Dealing with histamine issues and hives. | F | 33 | 2 days | 2/4/2012 | 1 | UTI | I TOOK ALL MEDICINE AS PRESCRIBED THROUGH 7TH DAY. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I WOKE UP AT 3 AM WITH SWOLLEN EYES, EARS BURNED AND ITCHED. THE HIVES SPRED TO MY LEGS, INNER THIGHS, BUTTOCKS, HEAD, NECK AND CHEST. WENT TO DR. GOT STEROID SHOT. HELPED TEMPORARILY. TOOK BENADRYL AND USED TOPICAL ANALGESIC CREAM AND HYDROCORTISONE CREAM. A DAY LATER SEVERE ITCHING AND SWELLING HIVES BACK ON NECK, CHEST, HEAD, LIPS, INNER THIGHS. THIS IS TERRIBLE. THE INSIDES OF MY EYES ITCH. | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! | F | 58 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 1/28/2012 |