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 | suspected uti but didn't have one | In March 2006, I was prescribed Macrobid. I was 40 yrs old, athletic, never sick in my life, non-smoker, drinker or drug user. I was given 14 pills. On the 1st pill I got a racy head and felt totally buzzed, and got a hive on my hand. Silly me I continued to take them. On the 4th pill I couldn't even walk up a flight of stairs I had what felt like water on my lungs. I had pain behind my eyes. Pains in my arms. Sick to my stomach. I stopped the meds completely, which in turn, resulted in hundreds of hives from head to foot. My lips were cracked, larengytis, couldn't walk from one room to the other without being out of breath. I was at the ER about 15x in the course of a few months. My blood cell count was so elevated meaning my body was fighting something that was invading my ammune system. I had a period where my head was so painful I thought it was going to explode. I couldn't touch my chin to my chest I was frozen stuck and stiff. My entire tongue, left side of my face and left big | I have had friends use this medication with no side effects. You couldn't give me a million dollars to ever take one pill again as long as I live on the face of this earth. | F | 44 | 4 days | 1/2/2010 | 1 | UTI | Dizziness, Joint pains, muscles tickled, foggy, gas, inability to focus, bloating, nausea, shortness of breath, anxious feeling. | This is my first UTI infection. I informed the doctor I am allergic to penicillin and septra drugs. I am on day 3 of taking Macrobid of a 7 day prescription. After day 2 I went from urinating 7 times overnight to 4 times, but I started feeling joint pain, tickling of the muscles in my arms, legs, and hands and a stomach ache. I called Telehealth Ontario and spoke to a registered nurse after checking this website since I think I may be having an allergic reaction and I'm not thrilled about being on Macrobid. She suggested I take the next pill since I can't see the doctor until tomorrow and then decide after consulting with my doctor. I very rarely get ill, so this is very disturbing for me and I'm just hoping I can be switched to another antibiotic. | F | 49 | 3 days | 1/2/2010 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, dizziness, hot feeling in face and hands, sore throat, spacing out, stomach cramps, fatigue, heartburn | I was prescribed this for a UTI by an ER physician. I took the first pill today and never have I felt more sick in my life!! I feel "high" and sick at the same time. This is the most awful medicine. I certainly will not continue to take this medicine. I am going to ask my Doctor for something else. | F | 26 | 1 days | 1/2/2010 | 1 | UTI | Almost 4 years after taking five MacroBid pills over a 2.5 day period, I still experience the pain of severe nerve damage. The pain is mostly in my arms and hands, but when I have a flare-up, the pain is everywhere. MacroBid was poison to my system and has negatively impacted my quality of life. Stay away from MacroBid. The FDA should remove it from the market, and doctors should be made aware of its impact on many people. | F | 68 | 2.5 days | 12/31/2009 | 3 | UTI | Unsure | I was hoping to gain clarification on something--I came to this site to better understand Macrobid but am reading a lot of horror stories. It seems like a lot of the things people here have in common is an allergy to Nitrofurantoin. Is this true? I haven't seen one person just say "It didn't work for me because I am allergic to the components of this medicine." | F | 36 | 4 days | 12/29/2009 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Hives (welts) on legs and arms--some on torso. Lip swelled. | I took Macrobid 2x/day for 7 days to treat a bladder infection from a foley I had during surgery. No symptoms during the 7 days, but started experiencing a reaction to the med immediately after completing the 7-day cycle. Broke out in large, red, itchy blotches (hives). Put on Predisone and Benadryl after a trip to the ER. It has been 9 days since I've stopped taking Macrobid and I am STILL coping with the side effects of this medication! I am trying to find out how I can cleanse/purge this nasty medication out of my system. If anyone knows, please share with the rest if us. I went to my PCP and she was skeptical it was Macrobid causing the allergic reaction (it seems to be a common theme) and thinks it will clear up on it's own. I am trying to remain optimistic that it will. | F | 41 | 7 days | 12/26/2009 | 1 | bladder infection | I had never taken this drug before in my life. I went to the ER for a severe kidney/bladder infection. They prescribed macrobid. On the 6th day of taking this drug, my eyes were puffy, and I had a terrible headache. On day seven I broke out in hives, and had a fever, and the headache was the most severe I had ever had! I suspected the macrobid, but wasn't sure. I continued taking it because I knew it was important to take all of this medicine to get rid of the infection. After one week of this drug, I went to the doctor suspecting I had a bad case of the flu! I had a high fever, headache, sore throat, my neck and between my shoulder blades hurt, and my skin hurt! All thanks to this medicine! That was yesterday, and after ONE day of not taking it, I feel 99% better!! This is a nasty little drug, and everyone needs to be aware!!! | F | 41 | 6 days | 12/24/2009 | 1 | Bladder Infection | I was sick to my stomache, headaches, bloated from all the water I was instucted to drink(I already have a problem with water retension and take lasik as needed for the swollen day/s). The burning and urgent need to go to the restroom never went away dispite the added medication to stop this urge. | I also have an upper respatory infection which I must take a second antibiotic for. I have never gotten relief from the macrobid for the uti. This is why I hate taking medications. | F | 48 | 9 days | 12/22/2009 | 1 | Misdiagnosed UTI infection | Caused such weakness in my body I could not get off of the floor and into the bed. My husband helped me up. He was ready to call ambulance when I convinced him to let me wait until morning. I fell asleep and the weakness had dimished by morning. | I did not have UTI - a Catskan showed I had diverticulitis. New antibiotics (cipro and Levaquin) and all is ok for now. New doctor too. | F | 75 | 1 days | 12/22/2009 | 1 | UTI | In October I took it first time and by that night was running a fever(102), body aches, chills. Thought I had the H1N1 flu. When that tested negative, I thought maybe I had a systemic infection from this UTI because I'd had it for a while and didn't know it. Took for 5 days and they switched me to Keflex and I was better in a day. Took Macrobid again just the other day. Woke up after first dose with a cough and vomiting and fever. Next day, my fever rose to 103, had severe pain in back of neck, between shoulder blades and head (only when the fever spiked) and it hurt to take a deep breath with a persistant cough. It was a weekend and the temp stayed lower so I didn't pursue treatment until Monday. My doc switched me to another drug. I'm sorry I didn't see this website before...it describes everything I was feeling! | F | 49 | 4 days | 12/21/2009 | 1 | UTI | I felt like I had the flu. Vision changes, couldn't focus, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, cramping in stomach, aching pain in back and neck. | I will never take this again. I have a 5 month old son. I was unable to care for him because this medicine made me so sick. I thought I was going to die. | F | 25 | 2 days | 12/21/2009 | 1 | Uniary Tract Infection | Shortness of breath; anxiety; apnea; muscle weakness; dizziness; mental confusion; heart palpatations; pain between the shoulder blades in my back; exhaustion; headache; pain in my eyes | If you feel any of these symptoms, contact your doctor immediately you are having an allergic reaction. I was told to stop taking it, call my primary care physician as soon as I can, and to take a benadryl. The side effects of this drug are worse than the UTI it tried to cure. By the way I still have mild symptoms of the UTI still. I will never take this or any related drug like this again. | F | 58 | 3 days | 12/19/2009 | 1 | UTI | Flu-like symptoms and hives | Was prescribed to take for 7 days. Right before I was to take my last dose I started having shortness of breath. Then later I started to have aches all over. By that evening I was running a fever of 102.8. I took Tylenol for the fever took my last dose of Macrobid (generic version) and went to bed. Woke up in the morning with a 101.7 fever and hives. Started to wonder if I had an allergic reaction to Macrobid so I took Benedryl and Tylenol and took a nap. Woke up 2 hours later with a 103.4 fever and went to the ER. They said yes to the allergy to Macrobid due to the hives, but said pneumonia for all my other symptoms, but now that I've read the info. others have provided I'm wondering if it really was pneumonia at all. Anyway, they gave me a prescription for Zithromax, a Steriod (for hives), and Albuterol inhaler (to help with breathing). | F | 29 | 7 days | 12/19/2009 | 3 | uti | F | 37 | 3 days | 12/17/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe pain in joints and lega and arms, severe headache,stomach pain,high fevers.Extreme shaking from chills,fainting, dizziness All from 1 dose of this pill. | Hospitalized 5 times,once in ICU. Diagnosed with everything from flu, to sepsis, to UTI sepsis. Each episode has now been linked to this drug with symptoms out of control within 6 hours of taking one pill. Each time they released from hospital, they would say resume the Macrobid at home and I would be back in hospital same day. 1.5 mos in hospital. Struggling to survive now. Am asking dr. to file report with FDA. PLEASE, all of you that have written, do the same. This drug almost cost me my life. | F | 80 | | 12/16/2009 | 1 | Perscribed by my Doctor (no longer) | SIDE EFFECTS: Entire intestinal track so bloated, there was no room for my lungs to breathe, extreme shortness in every breathe. I can now describe the feeling of your butt being sealed shut. I can now describe 2 + days of major air passing through my every inch of intestines and watery bowel movements (2+ days of it). The side effects were so severe the ER addmitted me to rule out Congestive Heart Failure and Water on the Lungs. What a scare!!! Exact same scare on every other comment on this web site. | TAKE THIS OFF THE MARKET! This Doctor will loose his license. Never even asked if I ... TAKE THIS OFF THE MARKET! Duh!! Hello - people??? What are you doing to us? | F | 44 | 4 days | 12/14/2009 | 1 | UTI | Woke up at 4:00 AM with chills, fever, dry cough and shortness of breath. Literally could not move. After about an hour of that, vommitted. Went to the ER twice and on the first visit (Early November) was given Tamiflu. Second ER visit (late November), was given another perscription for Macrobid. 3 days later, developed swollen feet and hands and rash. I've been off the drug for 2 weeks now but tire very easily, sleep alot and breathing is not as easy as it was before I took the drug. | I cannot and will not take this drug again. I am also allergic to sulfa drugs, however,I only experienced a rash with it, not symptoms that lasted weeks and were so severe. | F | 43 | | 12/10/2009 | 2 | UTI | I only am expirience EXTREME drowsiness, fatigue. Immidietaly after I take the pill I feel drowsy,foggy, sleepy, like I have allergies & all around crappy. It goes away after maybe 8 hours, til I take the next one & it starts all over. | F | 21 | 4 days | 12/8/2009 | 1 | uti | low grade fever, lungs hurt when i took a deep breath, itchy palms, feet, roof of my mouth...severe heart burn. | i'm quite sure i've had an allergic reaction...i will not take again. | F | 38 | | 12/4/2009 | 1 | UTI | Extreme Dizziness, Headaches, sore throat, chills, and fatigue. | All symptoms appeared within 24 hours of taking the first dose. | F | 37 | 3 days | 12/2/2009 |