MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)

Average Rating: 1.7 (1814 Ratings)

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MACROBID  (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE):  This medication is an antibiotic used to treat bladder infections (acute cystitis). It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. This medication should not be used in infants younger than 1 month old (see also Precautions section). This drug should not be used to treat infections outside the bladder (e.g., kidney infections such as pyelonephritis or perinephric abscesses).   FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR MACROBIDCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 1  UTI I developed a cough, then it went into my chest with body aches and fever, i was confined to my bed very weak, lost 10 pounds, and i had severe lower back pain right above buttocks. F 47 6 days
100 2X day
9/4/2010
 5  UTI NONE AT ALL I am a healthy 25 year old who has had several UTIs this year alone. I have been given Macrobid all but 1 time and it works wonders. The one other time, I was given something else by a different doctor, and my UTI returned within 1 week of finishing the prescription. Also, I have no allergies. I am pretty sure that most of the horror stories that a lot of people have shared are due to allergic reactions. If you arent allergic to meds in this family of drugs, you should be fine. F 25 7 days
100mg 2X day
9/3/2010
 1  UTI Took Macrobid, was told to take it every 12 hours for 7 days. After 3 days- became extremely weak, fell and couldn't get up, My husband tried to pick me up, he couldn't because my body was cold and clammy. I had to crawl on my elbows to a place where I was finally able to pull myself up, had severe rugs burns on both knees from crawling on the rug.Went to doctor, he checked my lungs, I was wheezing and said he would have to hospitalize me. My oxygen levels were in the low 80's,my heart rate was off. Was hooked up to oxygen and a heart monitor 24/7 in CCU. They were injecting steroids into my IV, had respiratory therapy treatments every 5 hours. Had shots in my belly daily to prevent blood clots because I was bedridden. I was in CCU for 5 days. I was told if I had continued to take the drug any longer, I could have died! The last day I was in the hospital, I started expectorating thick white mucus. That was back in March 2009, I have seen three specialists-Pulmonologist, ENT and Gastroe Would not recommend this drug to my worse enemy! F 66 3 days
100mg 2X day
9/2/2010
 1  uti I started taking this drug 8/28 I had a fever before decribed this med and still do started with a chest pains,joint pains,headaches and just started with a nasty cough I'm going to the ER today I will never take this medication again! I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION AGAIN! F 41 4 days
100 2X day
8/31/2010
 1  UTI I got ARDS (Acute Respitory Distress Syndrome), 10% chance to live, enough said... Look it up! F 41 7 days
?? 1X day
8/30/2010
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 1  UTI From the moment I started taking this I experienced major sleepiness, I could barely stay awake, then got bad headaches and completely depressed and weepy. I stopped taking it last night and now I am feeling like I have the flu, achy neck & back, hot & sweaty, nausea, weak, overall feel like crap. My mom had mentioned that this drug had something negative about it, but was not sure. I looked online and was shocked to find out all the terrible things about it. My UTI has not gone away and I feel terrible. I will never take this again. F 37 2.5 days
100mg 2X day
8/29/2010
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 1  UTI I took one pill at night and got severe body pain and depression. My stomach, neck and my whole back hurt as if my torso was being crushed. It was hard to breath because it hurt too much to take a deep breath of air. I only took one pill so far, I ate with it because it said it helps, but it didnt. I skipped the morning pill because I was afraid of having the side effects again. I just took another pill and have to go to work at 7 am and I am hoping that the side effects wont be worse, but after reading all of these terrible comments, things arent looking up. I would not recommend this drug. F 19 7 days
100MG 2X day
8/29/2010
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 1  UTI I hate this drug, don't ever take it! After 7 days of being on it I am now on prednisone and atarax. My hands, face, lips, arms, elbows and knees and feet are swollen 3x their normal size and the intense itching is more than I can handle. After the first dose I had a wicked migraine headache that could not be stopped by advil or tylenol, all I wanted to do was sleep, and am covered in 1 inch long hardened raised welts all over my body, my back killed me and it felt like my kidneys were infected and still feel that way. My ears are red and on fire like the rest of my body. This is a horrible drug.don't ever take it. Note I was on the name brand drug To boot. Hate it F 28 7 days
2X day
8/28/2010
 1  UTI Painful headaches, neck pain, nausea, chills have stopped taking this med and would not take it again F 43 2 days
?? 2X day
8/27/2010
 4  Baldder infection I have not had any side effects from this medicine. This medication was great 100mg of nitrofur bid twice a day for a bladder infection started clearing up my pain the very next day...I had a good experience with this med and would take it again. F 35 7 days
100mg 2X day
8/26/2010
 5  UTI I recall having a sore stomach at one point but it went away. No noticeable side effects other than that. I recommend and it cleared the infection F 23 7 days
100 mg 2X day
8/25/2010
 2  uti After the first pill uti felt soooo much better, after 2 more pills I feel like death :( I'm nausous, EXTREMELY tired and very depressed. My body feels achy and run down, after reading the reviews I'm goin to stop immediately I have never had negative reactions to medication so I'm very surprised that its this bad F 23 7 days
100mg 2X day
8/25/2010
 1  UTI Extreme muscle pain in my calves and up my thighs. Constant, dull headache. EXTREME fatigue and feeling weak, like I just ran a marathon. usually don't have side effects, but this one is awful! I have 2 small children and am worried I will pass out I'm so tired. I took one pill last night and woke up this morning with all of these symptoms. I took another this morning, not relating the 2 together, then double checked the pamphlet from the pharmacy this afternoon and my symptoms matched exactly! The doctor's nurse said to stop taking it immediately. We'll see how I feel tomorrow. F 31 1 days
100mg 2X day
8/25/2010
 1  UTI and Kidney Infection This is the worst drug I have ever taken. I have severe drug allergies causing me to go into anaphylactic Shock so my Dr thought this was a good choice. SO WRONG! I had severe headaches, fever for 8 days all 103+, night sweats, muscle cramps and spasms, my knees have ached so much I couldnt walk up a flight of stairs or even get off of my couch without help, nausea, gas, awful chills, hoarse throat, extreme exhaustion. I finally went to the Emergency yeaterday and the Internist said I was having an allergic reaction every time I swallowed a pill, thus compounding every day! I am very angry my Dr did not catch this, he told me to make sure I keep taking the pills! I would advise anyone starting this drug to seriously think twice about it... DONT TAKE IT!!!!! F 49 8 days
100 mg 2X day
8/22/2010
 2  UTI FATIGUE. Slept full nights then full days first few days I was on it. Went to take a "20 minute nap" at work and was asleep for nearly 2 hours (I work at a very supportive place, so they were glad I got some rest instead of angry I overslept :) PAIN. It took me a couple days to realize it wasn't the infection, but the medicine causing the pains. Severe and persistent pain and soreness in my legs down my shins and calves, in my knees, through my thighs, into my hips and lower back, not much on top though. It made it miserable to try to sit at work and walking around, massage, and sleeping didn't help. Took ibuprofen, but didn't alleviate it either. HEADACHE. I'd wake up with it and it would be there, lingering, throughout the day. Again, ibuprofen, which I think did help a little, but did not get it to go away entirely. LOSS of appetite first few days. FYI, I have the generic Nitrofura... I've never thought a generic was any worse than the name brand, but now I This morning would be pill #11 out of 14 and I just can't take it. These pains are awful. I can't be comfortable whether sitting, standing, walking, laying, sleeping, so last night I was like screw it, I'll go distract myself and I played soccer. At least my body was distracted. I'm just taking charge, gambling that the infection will stay gone, and now I know that macrobid is not for me. F 23 7 days
100 MG 2X day
8/20/2010
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 1  UTI fatigue, chills, high fever, crushing head ache, neck pain, leg pain, back pain, vomiting, nausea, mild trouble breathing, rash (not itchy) all over the body Cured my UTI, but so not worth it. I immediately felt fatigued by this drug - slept whenever I could. After the 6th day, I began to get a crushing headache (I get frequent migraines - this headache was SO much worse), night sweats, and couldn't sleep for more than 15/20 minutes at a time. On the 7th day I had severe vomiting, body aches (esp back and legs), severe neck and head pain, chills, fever (103+), and I stayed in bed the whole day. The next day I noticed a rash all over my body (not itchy, just ugly), so I stopped the pills and went to the dr. who confirmed it was probably from the meds. The worst part of this was by far the head and neck pain. I came close to going to the ER for it. It was so strong that even on painkillers that the dr. gave me, I could still feel it. AWFUL. F 29 10 days
100 2X day
8/20/2010
 5  UTI A little bit of the sour-stomach feeling, headaches/lightheadedness, all-over soreness, sore throat, and extreme fatigue. It worked and was worth the mild side effects. F 22 7 days
100 MG 2X day
8/19/2010
 4  Urinary Tract Infection I was shocked to see all the negative comments here. I am generally comletely intolerant of most antibiotics with awful side effects the minute I start taking them. But, so far, I have no noticeable effects from this. Perhaps as I continue to take it, this may change. But I'm only on it for 7 days. This is the first time I've ever had a UTI. My Dr started me on D-Mannose 3 times daily, but a culture still showed presence of bacteria so he said I have to take an antibiotic. Would like to know, via email, of others' experiences with UTI's as this is kind of frightening for me. F 65 2 days
100 2X day
8/19/2010
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 1  Urinary Tract Infection Initially became very nauseous and weak, slept for almost 48 hours, thought that I had the flu, but whenI woke up into the third day of taking the medication, I had a raised rash all over my body and had severe chest pain and difficulty breathing, I thought that I was having a heart attack. F 48 2.5 days
100 MG 2X day
8/17/2010
 3  UTI Fever (over 100 F), chills, severe headache and severe body aches, tightness in chest, cough, difficulty breathing, lethargic, exhausted, constantly thirsty, loss of appetite. Flu-like symptoms. Disoriented, disconnected. Fever, chills, severe headache, severe body aches. Tightness in chest, loss of breath, shortness of breath. Waking up at night unable to breath! Feeling of exhaustion, lethargic, constantly thirsty. UTI symptoms are clearing up, however the side effects are worse than the UTI was! This is the second time in 2 months that I have been on this medication. The first time (100mg x 2 daily for 5 days) was fine. No side effects, maybe a headache. This time around, I have such a hard time breathing! I'm so tired and cough frequently. My head hurts so badly, my entire body hurts so badly! I called my Physician the day after the medication was prescribed and I reported my symptoms and my fever of 100.7. They told me to continue taking the medication and that it was appropriate treatment for my UTI. I think they may have thought I was complaining that my UTI hadn't cleared by then?? My UTI symptoms were nothing compared to the side effects of this medication! F 32 7 days
100 2X day
8/16/2010

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