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 | lightheaded. almost dizzy, cough. hard to inhale. ache and pains, burning feet. fever, cramping, cold chills, headache, I didnt feel well taking these pills. | this is the worst pill ever. i've taken. I quit taking on the sixth day. Next day, I felted much better except, I could not sleep that night, with no other reason to think of but, macrobid. From day one this pill has been a nightmare. | F | 56 | 6 days 10 2X day | 10/3/2011 | 1 | uti | Flu-like symptoms, chills, low grade fever, night sweats, joint pain, extreme fatigue, cough, shortness of breath, headache | Took Macrobid in March and August for uti with no problems. Developed another uti this week and after 2nd dose started having coughing and having flu symptoms. Couldn't get out of bed I felt so awful. I thought it was the uti and didn't make the connection to macrobid at first. Developed headache, shortness of breath, weakness in legs. Awful! Will never take again. | F | 50 | 5 days 100 2X day | 10/1/2011 | 1 | UTI | Took 3 doses -- experienced diarrhea; stomach cramps; nausea; headache; gas; extreme abdominal discomfort. | I discontinued taking; called doctor to advise. | F | 61 | 2 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/30/2011 | 1 | Uti | after taking it one day I came down with flu like symptoms and had trouble breathing. I am asthmatic but never have episodes where I cannot breathe for no reason. My inhaler was doing little to help the feeling of tight chest and inability to get enough air. I felt sluggish, feverish with chills, weak, somewhat lightheaded, could barely stand up, aching around my neck, and just out of it. My lungs hurt and felt so tight and painful, chest pains- still feel this way 24 hours later. I did not take another dose and the flu like symptoms have dissipated overnight a little. This drug is scary. | I will never take it again. | F | 42 | 1 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/28/2011 | 3 | Bladder infection | Ouch the freaking head ache. Very tired. | F | 50 | 3 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/27/2011 | 1 | Uti | Allergic reaction to nitofur-macr 100 mg twice a day I took this medicine in august 2011 and did fine for a uti I took it again in sept 2011 and did not realize at first I was having an allergic reaction Started 1dose on 9/20/11 a tues On thursday it felt like I had the flu musle weakness did not want to move electric feeling down my right arm Headaches through out Cough Seemed like I was getting winded easy Saturday seemed more winded from walking Seemed to have low grade fever the whole time Sunday night felt really bad, flu like extreme fatigue fever and had troouble breathing Monday felt the same very short of breath, then hives, now i realized i was having an allergic reaction, stopped taking the drug Tues, fever seems to have broken, can breath a bit better still have a headache and am fatigued. | F | 44 | 10 days 100 2X day | 9/27/2011 | 2 | UtI after coitus | Extreme tightness in chest ( between breasts and lower throat area) that made it uncomfortable to take a deep breath....also caused me to have a dry cough. Also, got muscle aches and general fatigue... | I have never had an immediate reaction to any drug like Macrobid and, for me, the side effects(allergy?) aren't worth taking this medicine again. Initially, I took Macrobid for an uti 2pills daily for 5 days and it was great. Then my gyno recommended that I take one pill after intercourse with my husband as a precaution, and I started to get strong side-effects. Firstly, I felt like I was coming down with the flu..body aches..fever, chills, then, it was hard to take a deep breath...going up stairs got me winded..geesh! I had to take 2 days off from work two times! I didn't believe that one pill could have such sudden side-effects so I tried it once again yesterday. Again I got tightness in my chest and dry cough. I have called my doctor and have asked for a substitute for uti prevention... WORD OF CAUTION: alcohol drastically INCREASES the side -effects! Do not even drink a sip of alcohol after taking Macrobid. Hope my story helps... | F | 41 | 3 days 100 mg 1X AN | 9/26/2011 | 4 | UTI | EXTREME fatigue, nausea, headache, weakness | I'm on my third or fourth day, and I slept 12 and a half hours last night and I feel like I could sleep another 12. I can barely stay awake during the day, and I have a hard time processing complex information. The first two days I had a very bad headache that lasted the whole day. Make sure you take it with a good meal otherwise you will get very nauseous. I have been avoiding coffee since I found that it made me even more nauseous on this medication | F | 20 | 7 days 30 2X day | 9/23/2011 | 1 | UTI | Chest pain, heart palpitations, diarrhea, unsteadiness/dizzy, irregular heart beat, tingling/needles in fingers and toes on left side, exhausted, sick to stomach, depressed. | I would NEVER take this again. In the middle of the dosage, I began to get dizzy. Called doc and reassured me that it was not the drug. Then the headaches. On the second to the last day, tingling/numbness in fingers and toes on left side. Bad heart palpitations and shoot pain through chest and breast. Final night of taking the macrobid, I awoke with shortness of breath and coughing. This was so bad, my chest wall is now inflamed. Still having the heart/chest issues that I have NEVER had before. Docs are now running many blood tests to pinpoint my issues. Besides a recent UTI, I've been as healthy as the proverbial horse. Now, I'm depressed and anxious. Also, sick and tired of visiting doc after doc, having blood drawn to find out what the heck this drug did to me. Never again macrobid, you suck. | M | 28 | 10 days 100 MG 2X day | 9/23/2011 | 1 | UTI | I started this drug for uti and took one during the early day and another before bed. That night I "came down with the flu". Restless, chills, fever, nausea and intense joint pain. The next am I called Dr. and we deicided that I should stop macrobid until flu symptoms cleared. Symptoms alsmot gone the following day so I began the drug again. A few hours after this dose I became ill again with very bad flu symptoms: nausea, intense joing pain, delerium, vision blurriness. fever of 101.5, dry mouth, rosey colored skin and severe trouble breathing. I had to resort to albuterol just to keep my lungs open enough to get a deep breath. I took one dose this am and things got to the point where I considered the ER. I then found this site and realized I was having an extreme allergic reaction. I am drinking loads of fluids and mint tea now to try to clear this crap out of my system... have to agree with others, I feel as if I have been poisoned...... | Folks should be cautious when taking this drug...at the first sign of another illness like the flu, call your doctor. | F | 55 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/15/2011 | 1 | UTI | Was prescribed this for a UTI. My doctor did not send my urine in for a culture first. Please make your doctor do this. They do not know what bacteria they are treating until they do this. After TWO 6 day doses UTI is gone, BUT the drug was WORSE than the UTI. I had dizziness, sick to stomach, weak, shaky, major body aches, especially at night. Sharp pains in sides of chest still continue 5 days after taking Macrobid, but are lessening day by day. WILL NEVER TAKE THIS ANTIBIODIC AGAIN! I have never had a reaction to ANY DRUG LIKE THIS.... | WORST DRUG EVER | F | 49 | 12 days 100 2X day | 9/13/2011 | 2 | UTI | I had really itchy feet the day I started the antibiotic, but didn't make the connection. Then the following day I went for a hike which normally would have been doable for me, and had some sort of asthmatic attack (I don't have asthma) where I couldn't breathe. Barely made it up and down the mountain. The day after stopping the medication I developed a rash that got worse and worse every day, and now three days after having stopped Macrobid I have a full-body rash and muscle weakness, and am experiencing mood swings. Awesome. | I'm sure that this drug works very well for some people so I don't think it should be taken off the market; however, I am appalled by the fact that none of these side effects are mentioned to us by doctors, and the pill bottle has none of these side effects listed. In fact, when I called my doctor to tell her about the allergic reaction, she was 'surprised' since side effects are so 'rare'. Judging by this bulletin board, side effects to Macrobid are clearly not as rare as the manufacturer and doctors would have us believe. | F | 24 | 7 days 100MG 2X day | 9/12/2011 | 1 | UTI | Shortness of breath, malaise | Stopped taking after 2 days when I couldn't even drink a full glass of water without stopping to catch my breath. Even coming down the stairs made me breathless. This is my 2nd morning without taking this awful pill & I am still short of breath. Hope it subsides soon. Dr. has prescribed Cipro, but I will not take it until I feel that Macrobid is out of my system. Have been advised by pharmacist that if I don't feel better today, I should go to the ER. | F | 67 | 2 days 100 MG 2X day | 9/9/2011 | 1 | UTI | Pulmonary fibrosis memory loss | F | 85 | 14 days 100 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 1 | UTI | This is the worst antiobiotic I have ever taken. I've had a constant headache and overall sick feeling since I started taking this drug. I can not stand it and feel the UTI is better then the side affects of this medication. | F | 48 | 3 days 100mg 2X day | 8/31/2011 | 1 | UTI | On day 6, experienced severe heartburn, moderate nausea, and then severe vomiting (the worst ever!!). Stomach pain as well | Stomach pain (for 3 days) near and around the belly button, and soft stool on one day. Called gyno who prescribed but she insisted that I might be coming down with the flu because my "symptoms were more common in patients taking this within the first 3 days". WTF? Informed her that I that I didn't have a fever. Going to follow-up w/ my family doc. Today is my third day off it, which is also my first day w/o nausea, vomiting and heartburn. Stomach pain off and on. The NEW thing now is a tingling shooting pain on the left side of my neck that runs down the top of my left arm. Never been allergic to medicine before! Very healthy--work out, eat right and now this!! | F | 35 | 6 days 100 MG 2X day | 8/31/2011 | 1 | UTI | Very bad headache after first dose, then on & off while taking meds. Difficulty in forming a clear thought or concentrating on anything. On last day of meds severe burning/itching in hands, groin/pubic area, feet then spreading throughout my body. | Taking Nitrofur-Macr, generic of Macrobid. Will NEVER take this med again. Not sure yet if it has completely cleared up the UTI and I am on day 4 of the most horrible burning/itching pain traveling throughout my body...hands, groin/pubic area, feet, legs, underarms, neck, ears. Where the pain strikes my skin gets very hot and red, it feels like I’ve been stung by a thousand bees all at once. I’ve been taking Benadryl; which helps but is becoming less effective each day. | F | 55 | 10 days 100 mg 2X day | 8/28/2011 | 1 | UTI | This drug put me in full anaphylactic shock. | The doctor at the ER told me they see more problems with this drug than any other antibiotic. I had to have such a massive dose of steroids and benedryl that to this day I have ringing in my ears that was supposed to be a temporary side affect from having to take additional steroids to be weaned off them. | F | 62 | 2 days 30 1X day | 8/26/2011 | 1 | UTI | flu like symptoms, migraines, cognitive impairment & mood swings | I've been on Macrobid for two days. The first day I threw up and felt incredibly run down. I wasn't thinking or speaking normally. Today I've had a nonstop migraine and severe joint pain on top of yesterdays symptoms. This is the worst antibiotic I've ever taken. | F | 24 | 2 days 100MG 2X day | 8/25/2011 | 1 | uti | weak, tired, severe headache, severe body aches, dizziness, nausea, ringing in ears, chills, hot flashes, rash, indigestion | Macrobid cured the uti. I didn't experience any problems until my last day taking the med. It has been 5 days since I finished and I still feel lousy. My doctor said this could continue for some time until the drug is completely out of my system. I did take this med once in the past and had no problems, but because of this severe reaction my doctor absolutely will not prescribe it for me again. I can honestly say I have never been sick like this before. If these are the side effects, I can't see how it is still prescribed. | F | 47 | 7 days ? 2X day | 8/24/2011 |