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 |
| 4 | UTI | I only got a very little headache and I'm not sure it was due to the Macrobid. | I've battled UTI's for years. This med works well for me and works well as a preventitive. I'm very sensitive to meds. I can't take any pain meds, birth control or even Tylenol or I will vomit. I'm surprised so many people have had problems with Macrobid. | F | 42 | 4 days 100 mg 2X day | 5/2/2010 | 1 | uti | Not really "side effects" per say. Actually I had an allergic reaction with symptoms consisting of: Unusual difficulty breathing after excercise, cough, chills, chest pain upon inhalation, shortness of breath, 99.7 degree fever, fatigue, joint pain, loss of appetite, and muscle weakness. | This is supposedly a very rare reaction to this drug. This forum would indicate otherwise as most raters have reported similar experiences. I was lucky enough to avoid a hospital vistit and the misdiagnosis mentioned by many other raters. I read about the drug's allergic reaction symtoms online and diagnosed myself. I am feeling completely better and experiencing no symtoms 2 days after drug cessation, but I'm still unsure if I need to seek treatment to ensure I'm fully recovered. I plan to make an appointment with a doctor to discuss. | F | 25 | 7 days 100 2X day | 5/2/2010 | 1 | urinary infection | In addition to the symptoms stated earlier, I was dizzy, very weak, and had muscle pains in shoulders, back and neck. Legs were very shakey and I had difficulty breathing. I am asmatic so at least I had an emergency supply of prednizone, a nebulizer and drugs for it, plus various inhallers and medication to get me through the night without having to call EMS. | TAKE MACROBID OFF THE MARKET!!!! | F | 71 | 1 days 100MG 1X day | 5/2/2010 Patient History | 1 | Bladder Infection | Extreme exhaustion, tightness in chest and shortness of breath, swelling and tightness in knees, off and on muscle aches, chills and hot flashes at different times, fogginess, off balance, increased sinus problems. Still experiencing some of these after being off the drug almost 3 weeks. | I will NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG AGAIN. | F | 53 | 7 days 100MG 2X day | 4/30/2010 | 1 | uti | chills, fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, slight nausea, shortness of breath, body aches, blurred vision, eyes sensitive to light, cough | After first two pills (one in morning and one at night)yesterday, just felt a little dizzy and lightheaded that went away after couple hours. Took the third pill this morning and experienced all of these symptoms all day. Gonna stop taking them, called doc and they phoned in keflex...scared to take anymore antibiotics now..Thinking about going to ER... | F | 30 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 4/28/2010 | 1 | UTI | After taking just one pill it took about an hour to kick in, but after it did I felt extremely depressed, I had a lot of homework to do but after I took this first pill I didn't want to do anything but sleep. It was awful, lethargic, depressed, and really tired. Do not take this medicine if you have anything to do! | F | 21 | 1 days 2X day | 4/26/2010 | 1 | Generic...Nitrofurantoin Mono | Extreme stiff neck to the point I couldn't even turn my head without sever pain. Having trouble swallowing. Severe back pain lower and upper. Right hand went completely numb. Swelling of joints. Fever and chills. Pupils dilated and eyes sensitive to light, almost felt as if I was having stroke symptoms. Vey tired and stomach feels very swollen. I have had nausea for at least three days now and I have three days worth of pills left that are being flushed down the toilet!!! Why is this drug allowed on the market!I am so glad I googled and found this website. I have a Dr visit tomorrow, but started this medication 5 days ago and symptoms keep getting worse!I feel awful and told my husband I thought I might need to go the ER. Really scared!! Horrible medication!! DO NOT TAKE!! Feels like poison!! | F | 38 | 7 days 100MYL 2X day | 4/26/2010 | 1 | UTI | dry cough, dry heaves, aching muscles, dizzy, could only drink, low temperature,then spiking, then down again, low blood pressure, lethargy, and then...along came the next of the plagues THE HIVES. Through all little sleep. One week later still have a rash and hives, little energy and depending on prayer. | I am allergic to both sulfa and penicillin and am very disconcerted that the doctor suggested this med and the pharmacy filled the prescription. Obviously there have been warnings. I will be changing pharmacists. I always remind the doctor that I have those and other allergies and was assured there would not be a problem. My husband picked up the prescription and I was so sick I never read the accompanying paperwork. I will now ask the pharmacist for another copy of that to see if it warns of being a possible problem for persons with an allergy to macrobid. | F | 71 | 5 days 100MG 2X day | 4/25/2010 | 1 | UTI (pregnant) | Nausea/vomiting, stomach pain, muscle aches, weakness, heart flutters | Granted, this is all complicated by my pregnancy, but I feel so ill I want to cry all day long. I can't eat any solid foods. I feel very ill in all ways. No diarrhea, but like I said, I haven't eaten anything. I wish my doc's office was open so I could ask her what to do. I feel so terrible. I can't function. I just sit in bed all day long because I'm too ill to move. I never even felt the alleged UTI they said I had in the first place! I hate this stuff an want to be off of it NOW. | F | 36 | 100 2X day | 4/24/2010 | 2 | UTI | Severe gas pains, stomachache, sweating, headache, extreme fatigue, hands fall asleep easily | I think I would rather have a UTI than be on this drug! I'm on the 6th day of treatment, and have had a variety of symptoms that seem to change daily. Felt pretty good after the first 2-3 doses, then woke to extreme gas pain in the middle of the second night (Gas-X worked right away). The following day, more moderate but consistent gas pain and stomachache all day, especially if I let my stomach get empty. I've had slight tingling in the hands and feet a couple of different times. Stomachache and gas have persisted, and today I have a pretty bad headache. I am going to finish this course because I want the UTI to go away, but I will not take this drug again. I can't WAIT to be off of it! | F | 34 | 6 days 30MG 2X day | 4/17/2010 | 2 | Hi, Ive been having recuring uti for 12 yrs! i took cipro quite often but started having severe anxiety/confusion etc. i took macrobid about 11 yrs ago for first time and i got high fever, chills and felt worse, i stopped taking it. i took again for the first time since then last yr and i got the worst headache ive felt in my life! i stopped again. I am now taking them again (after dr and pharmacist persuaded me to take tylenol if needed) this time around...YUCK!! my stomach is so nauseated, "bubbly", bad diarea, "burning" stomach cramps, my whole body feels sick! But, i can still carry on my day (?) I cant eat because i feel so sick, I cant drink much water because my stomach feels sick. i feel hungry but when i try to eat i feel very sick. although it is very hard on my stomach, i did take it on empty stomach and tonite was the first time i took it with food (what a mistake!) a couple hrs later the stomach cramps hit and bad diaria! i am now unsure about tomorrow | this is not a fun drug!! i will not be taking it again, but unsure what other options are out there for recurrent uti's (as im sitting here typing i can feel feel my stomach bubbling like ive never felt it before and it doesnt feel good!) i think i will give D-Mannose a try again, its a little pricey at times but its worth it to not feel this again! It is definatly a scary drug, why do you think i refused for 11 yrs to finally be convinced to take it again :( | F | 32 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 4/15/2010 | 1 | UTI | I was prescribed the generic version (nitrofurantoin). On the 6th day of taking it, I experienced a fever (101), severe chills, sweating, and body aches. I went back in to the dr. and he said it was a virus. About 6 months later, I was prescribed the same dosage and brand for a UTI. After the 1st dose, I began having chills. My fever shot up to 104, had severe sweating and chills, body aches and developed a rash all over my body. | It was the worst I've ever felt in my life. Stay away from this drug! | F | 29 | 7 days 100 MG 1X day | 4/13/2010 | 1 | After the 3rd pill I started feeling dizzy, my blood pressure had dropped to 83/57. Convinced it couldn't be the drug I continued taking it, was extremely dizzy, exhausted, nausea, gas, abdomen was bloated and bad depression. Blood pressure stayed extremely low the whole time I took it. Stopped when I couldn't stand the way I felt. Still feel somewhat dizzy after 5 days no medication but much better and blood pressure returned to normal within 36 hours of stopping. | F | 56 | 4 days 100mg 2X day | 4/10/2010 | 1 | UTI | Vertigo after taking for only two days. By day 5 I was becoming worried but my doctors was closed for Easter weekend. The pharmacist I asked said dizziness was a pretty common side effect and that since I only had two days left of the meds I should just finish my prescription and that the vertigo would quickly go away. Wrong! Five days later I am still suffering from vertigo and now have a mild rash and itchiness. I am allergic to sulpha which perhaps makes me more likely to have a serious reaction to this drug also. | Please don't take. I am a very healthy person and never dreamed I would have such a horrible experience from an antibiotic. | F | 44 | 7 days 100mg 2X day | 4/7/2010 | 1 | UTI | Was prescribed Macrobid for 7 days. On the 6th day, developed an allergic reaction to it. Caused massive itching and hives. 30 days later, the itching is still present the stress it placed it my body cause dermagraphia on my skin. | !!!Never take this product!!!. Didn't cure my UTI and still have constant itching. Placed on prescription antihistamine, but the itch is not going away. My life haven't been the same. | F | 28 | 7 days 2X day | 4/6/2010 | 1 | supposed UTI | After 2nd dose experienced chills, extreme headache,fever of 104 degrees and inability to take deep breaths without coughing which landed me in ER | I was given for a UTI because Levaquin was not working on the type of UTI I had. After 2nd dose, I expereinced chills, extreme headache and finally fever of 104 degrees which landed me in ER. ER doctor ran a few tests and I told him I thought I was having an allergic reaction to the drug but he said that Macrobid did not cause these side effects although the paperwork that came with the drug clearly stated it did. He suggested a spinal tap for meningitis and I had 10 minutes to decide and then he would discharge me because there was nothing else he could do. I told him I wanted a second opinion and I wanted to call my family doctor. He kept checking back on me (obviously the ER was not very busy)every few minutes finally said "Times up we are sending you home" When my doctor did call she agreed that I was right in saying no to the spinal tap. I went home with the vicadin rx which I took to the pharmacy. Decided not to take anymore macrobid that day and the next day I felt a little better but still bad so I thought maybe it was not the drug. 3rd day took one pill in am and another at night. A few hours later fever started all over again reaching 103 in a few short hours broke early in am and went to primary care around 10:00. Primary care thought it might be a pulmonary embollism since I had surgery a month ago so I was sent to ER again (different hospital). Ran more tests but came up with nothing so after about 5 or 6 hours sent home but this time a new R | F | 47 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 4/4/2010 | 1 | as a preventive to kidney infection | prescribed as a preventive for kidney infection to take 1 50mg dose each night. I took only one doze on 4 separate occasions and each time ended up in ER with hospital stay. The symptoms seemed to indicate severe kidney infection. Profound chills, shortness of breath, vomiting, diarrhea, blood pressure fell dangerously low, sharp pain in the kidneys and back. Twice in the hospital, I was treated for kidney infection. I started having weekly urine test and no infection, however, when I took one 50 mg dose of macrobid as prescribed for prevention, within 5 hours I was in ER due to the symptoms above. The MDs did not identify a reaction to macrobid but instead looked for lower bowel infections. Catscans were negative. Finally, after the 4th event occurred and hospitalization, I was sure it was the macrobid because on 2 of the events, hospital tests confirmed there was no infection anywhere in my bowel or kidneys. Last hospitalization was diagnosed as due to allergy or side effect o | I am in good health and this drug almost ended my quality of life and health. I was told I could not travel and must stay near a hospital because of the sudden and unexplained onset of severe kidney symptoms. This was the result of one dose on 4 separate occasions of macrobid and not because of kidney infections. This drug is extremely dangerous for me. Because it is so frequently prescribed, my MDs were very reluctant to recognize that my symptoms were caused by the drug and not kidney infections even when on 2 occasions lab results showed no infections. I will never use this drug | F | 66 | 4 days 50mg 1X day | 4/4/2010 | 1 | UTI | flu-like symptoms, headache, fatigue, SEVERE neck pain, abdominal pain, bloating, chills, nausea, no appetite, slept all day, not feeling right but thinking it was a weird flu until I figured out it was drug | After 2 days (3 pills) quick on set of flu-like symptoms- muscle ache, nausea, stomachache, kept getting worse, thought it was flu so I kept taking pills off and on for next 2 days. Over that time I experienced: headache, total fatigue (slept all day/ could not get up) SEVERE neck pain, could not hold my head up, abdominal pain, bloating, no appetite, chills, felt horrible. Took total of 6 pills after last pill again slept all day, next day much better except SEVERE neck pain - could be upright 4 hours before it felt like my muscles could not hold up my head any longer. better by evening but still had pain in one side of neck. All started on a Friday and went through a Monday.Kept thinking it was the flu. Never took this med before. Pharmacist only said take with food, might have stomach problems. I finally had the clear head to read side effects and call doc & pharmacy (no help/ stop drug/ MIGHT be a reaction - it is unusual) Did internet search and found this sight and others and realized - I am having an adverse reaction to this medicine! Might work for some but not for me. | F | 52 | 2 days 100 mg 2X day | 4/1/2010 | 3 | UTI | Horrible itching!! I traded a UTI for extreme itching on my palms, feet, knees, legs, and arms! It's been 6 days of crazy itching. | F | 36 | 7 days 100 MG 2X day | 3/31/2010 | 1 | UTI | numbness of hands and feet, dizziness, drunken feeling. NOT GOOD. | Well, I took one dose of this crazyass drug and within an hour my hands and feet felt weirdly numb. I don't really want to mess around with neurological damage so I'm going to be calling my doctor tomorrow to request a different antibiotic. | F | 27 | 7 days 100 mg 2X day | 3/31/2010 |