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 |
| 1 | UTI | Nausea, bloating, tightness in the chest, extreme fatigue, tinkling in the hands. | Took CIPRO and had problems; took MACROBID and problems got worse; now on Amocillin and hoping to get some relief. | F | 55 | 2 days | 11/27/2009 | 1 | recurring UTI | I have had several UTIs that have ben very resistant to treatment. Tried Cipro for 2 7-week courses and then was put on Macrobid for 30 days. The first week I was on generic Marcobid my hands felt numb and tingly. I also had rapid heart rate and felt like I was going to vomit and faint. After one week into the therapy, I developed acute intestinal bloating gas and cramps like I have never felt before. It felt like hot knives from my stomach all the way down to my lower pelvis and colon. The UTI symptoms were awful, but these are just as bad. I am calling my urologist tomorrow to switch to another course of antibiotics. | F | 41 | 16 days | 11/22/2009 | 1 | UTI | Fever, chills, profuse night sweats, muscle pain,nausea, lethargy and depression.This happened both times I took this antibiotic. | The first time I took Macrobid I had a UTI but was otherwise feeling well and had no fever. Two hours after taking the first pill I had high fever, chills, vomiting and flu like symptoms. After 7 days there was no improvement in UTI symptoms and I wound up in the hospital with a kidney infection. My medication was changed and I began feeling better the next day. On Nov. 10th. I had a cystoscopy to see why I was having recurrent UTIs. I was given Macrobid to prevent infection from the scope. Two hours later I had a 101 fever, chills, sweats, muscle pain, nausea and was depressed and lethargic. I felt this way for seven days, including fever, when once again medication was changed to Cipro. Within twelve hours my temperature went from 101.6 to normal and I felt 100% better. My urologist and my internist both said they don't think it was the Macrobid. I cannot understand how it could not have been. | F | 64 | 14 days | 11/20/2009 | 3 | UTI | Headaches, intense nausea, elevated heart rate, shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating on driving. | I take Macrobid generic 100mg 2x/day. I was taking Pyridine every 6 hours in conjunction with Macrobid, but had to stop the Pyridine after 2 days because the combination was awful. I continued with just the Macrobid. No matter what I tried (lots of water, eating full meals, etc) I would get these side effects about half an hour to an hour after taking the pill. I would start to feel okay after about 10 hours, but by that time, it was time to take the next pill anyways. I don't think I'll let them prescribe me this again. The nausea, shortness of breath, and rapid heart rate is just too much. | F | 20 | 7 days | 11/16/2009 | 2 | UTI | arms and legs felt heavy and hard to move, lightheaded, burning sensation to face (feels like a wind burn). Face is warm to touch, but no rash or redness noted. Mouth is very dry and tongue is sore. | Just feel weak and anxious, plus this burning sensation in my cheeks is driving me crazy!! Called PCP and he said to stop taking right away. Symptoms started about 1 hour after taking 1st dose of medication | F | 34 | 1 days | 11/14/2009 | 4 | UTI | numbness and tingling in my legs (keeping them elevated really helped), excruciating headaches that felt like a bad flu, eyes hurt if I strained them for any reason, lungs hurt when I took a deep breath, nausea | It really is the only thing that clears up my never ending UTIs, this is the first time that it affected me this badly, the side effects started within an hour of taking the drug and lasted for about 20 hours. As bad as my side effects sound it was much better than the side effects of a UTI. | F | 21 | 3 days | 11/9/2009 | 1 | UTI | Causing prickly, itching pain all over my body. I also am having joint pain. | Don't take this drug. It is a neurotoxin. | F | 40 | 7 days | 11/5/2009 | 5 | Continuous UTI's | NONE - Scared to death of what others had posted, but I have no issues whatsoever. | Feel soo much better after taking this medicine, I have more energy, sleep well and instant results. | F | 37 | 10 days | 11/3/2009 | 1 | uti | extreme headache like a migraine woke me in my sleep, metallic taste, nausea, stomach ache, neck ache,sweating,heart palpitations | F | 40 | 2 days | 11/1/2009 | 1 | ACUTE UTI | i've taken macobid two other times and each time i've had to take it was when i was pregnant and each time it made me very sick to my stomach, so i would stop taking it after day one. now that i am 45 years old my doctor prescibed it for me bcause of my recurrent uti, i explained to him that it made me sick especially during my pregnancy. my docotr stated that i should try now. day one i took one dose and i was up vomiting all night, and i feel so nervous and shakie like i am on some type of high, i have a slight headache as well. under no circustances will i ever take this again. i tried three times with the same results. | F | 45 | 1 days | 10/30/2009 | 4 | UTI | I am a bit lethargic and my head feels stuffy | I got my Rx of Macrobid this morning, took one pill, suddenly my pain is gone. I have suffered from chronic UTIs for so many years. My doctor said they were a side effect of Endometriosis, I even had surgery for the condition, but this particular symptom kept occurring. Of all of the antibiotics I have taken, this seems to be my miracle pill. Everyone is different though, if your body seems to be rejecting the medication just stop taking it and go do the doctor. | F | 26 | 1 days | 10/29/2009 | 4 | UTI at 31 weeks preg | extreme headache that felt like sinuses, stiff sore neck and throat, felt like I had no energy, bad stomach cramps and backache, numbness in my right hand. | This med helped my UTI but I had to switch to keflex after 3 days because the side effects were horrible. I would not recommend this medicine if there were other options. | F | 25 | 3 days | 10/29/2009 | 1 | UTI | It started with blisters and swelling on my tongue, then feeling tired, into the 4th or 5th day I was having upper gastro bloat and severe pain like a gallbladder attack (only mine was already gone). On day 8 and 9 I started itching everywhere and everywhere I scratch became a rash, until there was rash covering my hands, arms, legs, lower back. I also ran a fever and had flu symptoms. I went to the ER and they couldn't figure out for sure what was going on so gave me tami-flu for the flu. Then I read this, not going to take the tami-flu, gonna wait for symptoms to subside and treat the itch (which doesn't respond to benadryl or claritin) with a steroid topical creme and cool compresses. It also caused such a severe shortness of breath that the ER gave me I.V. medication for that along with Zofran for the nausea. | I agree with a few other users, this drug should be pulled off the market, these are pretty bad side effects and I don't think they are as rare as they make them out to be. | F | 46 | 10 days | 10/29/2009 | 2 | UTI | Diarrhea, fever, hot flashes, lethargy, stomach pain, extreme nausea, and vomiting | I am taking 100 mg twice a day. I am on day 5 (out of 7) and I don't feel very good. I think this medicine is working to get rid of my UTI, but the side effects are very uncomfortable to say the least. | F | 22 | 5 days | 10/25/2009 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Flu symptoms. I never get sick. I was in bed with nausea, chills, body aches, fever and a migrane headache. I thought I had the swine flu. I quit taking the meds when I was sick. Four days later I started taking the macrobid again. I immediately came down with the same symtoms. Its the macrobid. Horrible | Never Again | F | 45 | 5 days | 10/25/2009 | 2 | UTI | Shortness of breath, upset stomach, general feeling of fatigue, headache. | Was prescribed Macrobid for a recurrence of UTI that Cipro failed to clear up. Was OK except for bad gas during the intial phase of taking two a day for seven days. I thought I was out of the woods. Then began taking it post-coitally and symptoms hit me like a hammer. Shortness of breath was alarming. While I was good about taking the pill with food during the first phase, wonder if not taking it with food post-coitally triggered symptoms. | F | 42 | 13 times | 10/23/2009 | 1 | repeated UTI | hives over 4 inches in diameter, fever, vomitting, wheezing, confusion and delirium | Took a full week to recover after 20 hour hospitalization. Had taken it once before for a week and had small hive reaction and nausea, but misattributed that (apparently) to an allergic environmental allergy. NEVER TAKE THIS .... I nearly died and now carry an epipen just in case I get something similar again | F | 57 | 1 days | 10/23/2009 | 1 | prevention of recurrent UTIs | I was prescribed one 100mg capsule of the generic macrobid after intercourse. Because it's the season of viruses and flu, I didn't make any connection to the chills, body aches, lethargy, headache, cough, stratchy throat and sinus headache. After weeks of feeling awful, getting a little better and then feeling horrible again, i finally put it all together after reading this website. I am a very healthy 57 year old and to have an illness linger for weeks is not typical for me. I will never take this medicine again after reading all the other women who experienced similiar reactions. My doctor seemed surprised, but believed that it could be the drug. I can't wait until the drug is completely out of my system and i'm back to feeling healthy again. | F | 57 | 4 weeks | 10/20/2009 | 3 | UTI | Nausea, Dirrehea, Fatigue, Dizziness, Sore Throat, Runny Nose, Bad Cough, Chills, Flu-Like Symptoms | I started a 2 pills a day for 7 days prescription, last week. I am currently on day 5. Other than my UTI, I had no other health problems the day that I began Macrobid (I was given the generic version). About an hour after I took the first dose, I was extremely nauseous. The next day, my stomach felt very acidic, but I took my next dose in the morning. That evening, I came down with a bad sore throat and a fever. 3rd day, had cough, runny nose, chills, fever, sore throat...continued to take the medicine because I didn't want the UTI to continue. I am now on day 5...still have flu-like symptoms & cough is at its worst. I am going to finish the meds and I am hoping these side effects will lessen, then go away quickly, when I am done taking the pills. I will never take Macrobid again after this experience. | F | 33 | 7 days | 10/19/2009 | 1 | UTI | 5 days after starting drug I went into anaphalactic shock and almost died. flu like symptoms preceded the outbreak of rash and BP so low I was near death and unable to function. Serum sickness. I have known allegies to all pennicillan drugs but did not know of this one. I have been treated for aplastic Anemia 20 years ago in which serum sickness was a problem too. No more Macro bid. | dose was 100 MG Generic for Nitrofuran Monohyd | F | 62 | 5 days | 10/16/2009 |