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 |
| 2 | I Started taking this 6 days ago, and me and hubby are trying to concieve, and I was thinking i was having bad morning sickness, but no, its just this horrible drug, nausea, shortness of breath, and so tired i couldnt crawl out of bed. | F | 25 | 10 days 2X day | 4/2/2011 | 1 | UTI | Fever, chills, flu like. Dry cough, wanted to sleep all the time..felt so left of bubble. Really didn't know what was wrong with me and thought it was the UTI but realized it was the Macrobid. This is my third time taking this drug. | The first bout was fine, no side effects, the second dose a month ago left me feeling not myself but was soon finished with the doses. Six weeks later and another UTI and Macroid. It is not working for me. Was so happy to find this website. Is there an answer to this epidemic of UTI's? | F | 76 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 3/27/2011 | 1 | UTI | Developed extreme itching and eczema on my hands and feet within two days of taking this drug. Halted the drug use immediately because of warning this serious side effect can become permanent. Fortunately it went away after stopping the drug use. Give me plain old Bactrim any day. | F | 43 | 2 days 2X day | 3/26/2011 | 1 | UTI | Glad to find this website. I took this last July and had fever, chills, extreme muscle weakness - like the flu. Just took it again and had the same thing happend. Now I know that it is a reaction to the drug. Although Dr. said it wasn't. I felt really awful. Are there any good drugs to take for UTI? | Drs. need to know and understand these side effects. | F | 40 | 5 days 2X day | 3/24/2011 | 1 | UTI | Headache, chest pain, difficulty breathing, nausea, chills, severe leg pain-couldn't walk | Do not recommend. | F | 53 | 1 days 100MG 2X day | 3/24/2011 | 1 | Severe UTI | This stuff is wicked. I felt "off' on my first round of the medication. On my last pill I got flu like symptoms. On my second round of Macrobid I only made it to the second pill. I literally thought I was dying. I puked and got the worst muscle spasms of my life. I couldn't take deep breaths. The doctor told me it was an obvious reaction and it's now on my "Do not take" list. I would rather have a UTI than put up with this. Now it's the day after my reaction and I still have the headache. | I should have been more informed about the reaction. I have never reacted to a medication before. I informed my doctor about my flu like symptoms my first round of Macrobid and they weren't concerned at all. It took me putting it together. Continuing this medication could have killed me. Never again!! | F | 30 | 2 days 2X day | 3/24/2011 | 1 | UTI | Several hours after taking first dose I had trouble breathing. After taking second dose my breathing became more labored and difficult (I have asthma and had to use my inhaler several times). In addition I had sensitive skin, a fever of 102.5, chills, extreme fatigue, nausea and muscle aches. I will be returning to the doctor tomorrow for a different prescription. This medicine seemed to work for the UTI but the side effects are not worth taking it. | F | 28 | 1 days 100 MG 2X day | 3/23/2011 | 1 | uti prophylaxis | took before bed, woke up at 0430 with SOB,chills,fever, muscle aches, severe fatigue, anxiety. SOB resolved within a couple hours, but other symptoms lasted until late afternoon-could barely get out of bed. Lungs hurt on inspiration for two days after. Very frightening experience! | Had taken a few times before with similar symptoms but no SOB, did not tie to macrobid until this time after internet search of symptoms. | F | 54 | 1 days 100 1X day | 3/23/2011 | 1 | uti | I was prescribed this drug for long term use because of many uti's. However, the first night was frightening. Chills, fever, aching, nausea, dizziness, heart racing, etc. It took two to three days to recover. This was a nightmare. I will never take this drug again! | F | 69 | 100 mg 1X day | 3/23/2011 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, dizziness, hoarseness, extreme body and muscle aches..headache..no energy at all..day 4 had 102 temp and chills | This drug should be recalled and never sold to another individual!! I thought I would die. It has been 2 weeks and my joints are still aching and I have no energy. Can these side effects last my whole life!! | F | 60 | 7 days 100 2X day | 3/22/2011 | 1 | UTI | After two doses, severe reaction -- headache, muscle and joint pain,difficulty breathing, chills and fever. | Now have learned that my reaction is reported 25% of the time. Neither Dr nor pharm discussed this with me. | F | 66 | 5 days ?? 2X day | 3/21/2011 | 1 | bladder infection | Nitrofur-Macr 100 mg - Within 8 hours of taking this medication I experienced severe chest pain, a fever of 102, shortness of breath (I couldn't take a deep breath, it felt like I was only using half of my normal lung capacity) and the pain was unbearable and indescribable. The pain went from the tips of my fingers to the ends of my toes. I was starting to think I had meningitis because I had never been so sick in my life. It took this to happen twice before I put 2 and 2 together. Do not take this drug. | F | 27 | 2 days 100 mg 2X day | 3/20/2011 | 1 | UTI | tired, fatigue, shortness of breathe, hoarseness / strain in voice, extreme extreme swelling to top lips. (I pray it doesn't continue to other areas.) Contacted the doctor who instructed me to discontinue the medication. Swelling continues. | I wish I had read up on the side effects and ratings before taking the medication. Dr. told me to take benadryl. I look awful! lh | F | 46 | 1 days 30mg 2X day | 3/19/2011 | 4 | Recurrent UTIs | UTIs: I really didn't notice the side effects until around the tenth time I took Macrobid for a UTI. Mild nausea and out of breath a little sooner than I normally would be. Long term prevention: I tried taking 100 mg/day of Macrobid for the prescribed 3 months but gave up because after a couple weeks, I just felt out of wack. I had a harder time finishing meals and just felt a little weaker than I used to, and yeast infections required more than one round of treatment, so I quit. | When you are on Macrobid, REST! I have had 30 UTIs in about 3 years, and Macrobid is my drug of choice. I can always count on it! My E.Coli are resistant to Cipro after having taken it I think 4 times, and Cipro always gave me a yeast infection. UTI came back the one time I took Bactrium. Macrobid is my life saver! I do recommend though, if you have my issue of recurrent infections, drink 8 oz of 100% cranberry juice everyday, avoid the long term antibiotic. | F | 20 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 3/18/2011 | 1 | Bladder infection | I developed a rare disorder called Erythromelalgia right after taking the generic for Macrobid. While taking the medication, I felt tingling in my hands. After I stopped the med, the Erythromelalgia developed and has not resolved. It has been six years, and I still have the pain and disability that goes with it. Do NOT take this poison. | F | 66 | 2 days 100mg 2X day | 3/17/2011 | 1 | UTI | Like a lot of other women, I thought I was going crazy! About an hour after the first dose I got the chills, headache, and ringing in the ears. The chills eventually stopped but were replaced by shortness of breath, a tightness in my chest, constant urination (Worse than before I started taking the drug for the UTI) nausea, dry cough.. All of this lasted the entire 5 days I took the drug. The day after I stopped was the worst. I was throwing up all day, couldn't even keep water down. I took 2 naps that day which isn't like me at all. Now on day 3 of not taking the drug, I feel slightly better, but not completely. I still have minor nausea, a headache, and my heart pounds whenever I move. Do NOT take this drug! | F | 30 | 5 days 100MG 2X day | 3/17/2011 | 2 | UTI/Bladder Infection | These side effects ARE known, both on drugs.com and rxlist.com Side Effects of Macrobid/Nitrofur listed here: rxlist.com/macrobid-drug.htm http://www.drugs.com/sfx/macrobid-side-effects.html | F | 29 | 100 1X day | 3/16/2011 Patient History | 1 | UTI | Like other users, I stopped taking this after six days because I felt so horrible. Fatigue, listlessness, nausea, headache, overall buggy like I had the flu. Seems to have cleared up my UTI but I will request my doctor NEVER prescribe it for me again. | F | 44 | 7 days 2X day | 3/16/2011 | 1 | to treat a UTI | Prescribed this medicine for 10 days -- the side effects were horrible -- I had to stop after 5 days. I thought I had a horrific type of flu -- body aches, drowsiness, weakness, nausea, headache -- until it persisted for 4 days. Then i linked it to the nitrofur-macr. . . 24 hours after the last dose-- all the flu-like symptoms disappeared. I just hope I was on the medicine long enough to cure the UTI. | F | 55 | 5 days 100 mg 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 1 | suppressive therapy for chronic UTI | I posted on 9-3-08 and 10-24-08 detailing all my problems with this drug - shorthness of breath, dry cough, elevated liver enzymes, infiltrates in lungs, general malaise, metallic taste in mouth, weight loss, and most recently surgery to remove tumor on liver. This has all happened within about 2 1/2 years since taking this drug. | F | 66 | 100 mg 1X day | 3/11/2011 |