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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | UTI | I took one of these pills and within about 3 hours started feeling sick. Tightness in my chest, cough, severe headache... next day switched to bactrim, but the side effects continued and I'm really not sure if the macrobid was still causing effects or if it's the bactrim. Got a fever of 103 and developed tiny blisters on my fingers and then hives. Felt like I had the flu. Stopped all meds. Day 3 now and I have had mild hives all day. They are finally going away tonight. | Going to the doc tomorrow. Hope there is something I can take for the UTI that won't kill me. Wish I knew how long macrobid stays in your system as I think all this might have been caused by the single dose I took. | F | 53 | 1 days 100 MG 2X day | 8/15/2010 | 1 | uti | Anaph shock. Treated in ambulance and ER two hours after one pill. | F | 72 | 1 days standard 1X day | 8/15/2010 | 1 | UTI | Second time on drug. First time OK. Not this time! While on drug and in the last couple of days, I developed a crushing headache, was wheezy and generally felt lousy but thought it was related to extreme hot weather & humidity. 2 1/2 days after finishing all pills, woke up last night having allergic reaction with hives on head, neck, back, inner thighs, behind knees, lower arms & some fingers. Ears are swollen & red. Phoned the health network & spoke with a nurse on call. Am now on Benadryl, two every six hours & getting some relief but am still itching madly and new hives keep appearing. Cold compresses give some relief, but only temporary. | For whatever reason I became sensitive to this drug the second time. Obviously, I can never take it again. The reaction started an hour or so before bedtime with itching under my arms. I thought I might have gotten an insect bite. It seemed under control after I applied an anti-itch cream to the area. I guess that was the calm before the storm. | F | 65 | 10 days 100mg 2X day | 8/13/2010 | 1 | UTI | SEVERE HEADACHE, jaw pain, lethargy. I'm on Micardis for high BP and was totally regulated. One day after starting the Nitrofur-MACR 100 my BP shot up to over 150/90... | I stopped taking it after 3 days, and 3 days after that, my headache is just starting to subside. My doctor had to temporarily increase my BP medication, and it's just now coming down into the normal range. I still had the UTI and my doctor prescribed Levaquin. For the first time in days, that is starting to feel better. What a disaster. | F | 50 | 3 days 100 2X day | 8/11/2010 | 1 | UTI | While on vacation, my doctor called in a prescription for the generic Macrobid, Nitrofurantoin for a UTI. I started taking it twice a day with meals as directed. By the 5th day, I noticed vertigo-like symptoms, so tired that all I wanted to do was go home and ruin the vacation for my family, a real tightness in my feet and legs, and difficulty taking a deep breath. Because we were in the mountains, I attributed this to elevation. WRONG! We left and started the road trip home.. my feet and legs continued to swell, I was nauseated and scariest of all I could not breathe well. I saw my family doctor, he did a ekg, chest x-ray, extensive blood work but did not think it was the macrobid. I had stopped taking it anyway. I have an appointment with a pulmonary specialist upcoming but I know it was the antibiotic. The shortness of breath and swelling have gotten better but it has been a week today since I took the last pill. This has scared the hell out of me and I will never take a medication | F | 54 | 4 days 100mg 2X day | 7/23/2010 | 5 | UTI | None. | Stopped the burning feeling when peeing very quickly. | F | 19 | 7 days 100MG 2X day | 7/22/2010 | 5 | recurring bladder infections | None that I know of but if I don't take it I will have bladder infection with in 3 weeks. Have have bladder surgery twice and bladder tilts so it never completly empties. | F | 59 | 14 years 100 mg 1X day | 7/21/2010 | 5 | UTI | No side effects. | This is a great medication for me. I drank 1-2 cups of coffee per day. I took the meds with food and drank lots of water. No side effects at all, and cleared up the infection. | F | 32 | 7 days 100 2X day | 7/20/2010 | 1 | UTI | When I started taking macrobid I experienced the following: headache; loss of appetite; slight feeling of tightness in chest accompanied by dry cough; chills; slight fever; muscle pain | After taking Cipro for 5 days, there was no change in my uti symptoms. Clearly didn't work, so dr prescribed macrobid. I am halfway through the 10-day regimen. Back pain is gone; headache lingers as well as the muscle pain in my legs. I will not take this drug again. Have only had one other uti that I recall, and it was treated promptly and successfully. Will do research to see what drug was prescribed. | F | 64 | 10 days 100 mg 2X day | 7/20/2010 | 3 | UTI | Severe & unusual Knee pain & swelling (both top & back of knees); dehydration (even though I drank over 120 oz of water a day; unusual hip & joint pain, nausea, ringing in ears (especially loud after 1st dose but not just ocean sound after 5 days). Kidney & back areas seem more sore than ever but UTI slowly seems to be diminishing. | Pain is not unbearable but knee pain & swelling behind knees in back of legs is a little scary. Also, ocean sound in ears & slight swelling in face. I had allergic reaction to other sulfur medicine. Hope the last couple of days will be ok; this is scary reading all of this stuff. Also have some gastrointestinal discomfort. All in all so far, I am not suffering due to this med like some say but worries me about the last 2 days (which some have said gets worse then). I'm in good shape so hope problems go away after I stop taking this drug! | F | 51 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 2 | UTI | 3 days after taking Macrobid my joints swelled and became very red and ichy, by that night I broke out in hives on various parts of my body that iched like crazy. The next day my hands swelled to the point where I almost had to cut off my ring. The rash has spred to my face and chest and is giving me extreme pain. I went to the ER the first day of iching and he told me to take benedryl which I have been doing and it takes the edge off. I am on day 2 of the hives and it seems to be getting worse! Iching is very intense and the swelling is extreme as well. | Have taken Macrobid about 4 times before with zero problems, it was great. Now all of a sudden I have developed this reaction that is complete hell! | F | 20 | 7 days 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 3 | Bladder Infection | ITCHING!! The itching started on 3rd day of taking macrobid. | I started itching after 3 days in and it is driving me crazy. | F | 45 | 4 days 199mg 2X day | 7/15/2010 | 5 | UTI | Absolutely none. | I get UTIs almost monthly. They always put me on Macrobid and it always cures me completely! I've never had any problems and I'm clearly a frequent user | F | 17 | 7 days 100 2X day | 7/14/2010 | 1 | "supposed" UTI | Shortness of breath, lethargy, heavy eyelids; tightness of chest | I was released out of the hospital Sunday and took first pill that evening. I arrived from St. Lucia (the Caribbean) on Thursday then went in to the hospital Friday and was confined for fever and chills. I have a kidney transplant thus the concern. Was cared for by nephrologists. I had experienced UTI before and know the difference of what I have vs. what I had. I know this is not UTI... but was prescribed Macrobid anyway, inspite of having no growth in the culture. Now, on my third day of taking Macrobid, I am itching and now have burning sensation peeing... is this now as a result of a supposed cure for UTI, now induced by the drug, Macrobid? This should be called Morbid!!! I have to psych myself before taking each pill as it's so potent, inspite of food and milk as suggested. | F | 47 | 3 days 100mg 1X day | 7/14/2010 | 1 | re-occuring uti's | shocking pain throughout body, explosive gas pains and diarea, symptoms to the point of thinking i had lyme disease and doctor thinks I have a thyriod problem. Unable to eat, dizziness to the point of not being able to drive/function. Seems like my anxiety has increased as well. Tiredness all day, joint aches/swelling. Low BP, numbness in chest, fluttering heart | I was taking cipro because i was told i need a daily antobiotic by my doctor to prevent my re-occuring infections, cipro gave me other terribel symptoms thus forcing me to switch to macrobid, and i regret it. I am glad i read these others symptoms online because i thought something more was wrong with me, even went to the patient first thinking i was seruiously ill, maybe i will simply get my med changed | F | 24 | 2 months 100 mg 1X day | 7/12/2010 |