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 |
| 5 | UTI prevention | no side effects | This has been a wonder drug for me, Have been taking macrobid daily for 2 years and have not had a UTI since. | F | 38 | 2 days | 8/20/2009 | 1 | UTI | developed a rash, lips feel hot and face at times, vulva felt red hot and slight itching on the outside, depressed, tired, low back pain, tightness of the throat and when swollowing, some cramping..rash on my hands..thought they were bug bits at first...symptoms were bad on the 6th day..I know I'm having an allergic reaction..but I only have two more days to go. Just so mad that my obgyn saw me yesterday since i thought i might have had a fungal infection.because of the intense heat in my vaginal area on the outside and burning sensation that lasted one day..now i see its allergic reaction to this drug. | This drig should be off the market..my obgyn never asked me if i had any health problems before prescribing this drug to me nor warn me of the side affects as well. I hate this drug..i kept finding myself getting depressed and crying for no reason...now i know its the dumb drug. | F | 34 | 7 days | 8/18/2009 | 1 | UTI | numbness in areas of arms hands and fingers, joint pain, muscle pain, ligament impairment in arms, weakness of arms, pain in area of gallbladder, breathing problems, anxiety, photosensitivity resulting in burning swollen red skin on arms, racing heart | I took this drug for the treatment and prevention of UTI's over a year ago. I experienced severe side effects some of which plague me today. I finally was able to get off antibiotics when i discovered d-mannose. I went from having a severe UTI every week or two to having none at all. D-mannose has prevented me from developing a uti for over one year now. D-mannose is a natural sugar that's even safe for diabetics to take. Please, I don't sell d-mannose, if you are suffering like I was, or know someone who is, visit squidoo.com/d-mannose and read about my personal battle with UTI's and how I finally found safe relief. I hope this reaches you or someone you know in time to help prevent the kind of suffering I went through. | F | 28 | 18 months | 8/16/2009 | 1 | UTI | flu like symptons fever, chills, muscle pain everywhere nausea, couldn't eat, slept for hours | Won't take again | F | 49 | 3 days | 8/15/2009 | 1 | uti | Within one day, I thought I had the flu. By the fourth day, I had a high fever and could not eat anything. The fifth day I developed a rash on my entire body and had severe cramping and muscle pain all over my body. I went to the er, where they found that I had a heart rate of 180 and a fever of 105. I was admitted with a diagnoses of serum sickness. After two days in the hospital, I was released. The following day, I developed a severe blistering rash, and was diagnosed by my dermatologist with stevens johnson syndrome. It took me months to recover. | This all happened 13 years ago, and I am amazed that this drug is still on the market. I was told at the time that my reaction was extreme and rare....I now see that this is not the case. | F | 57 | 6 days | 8/9/2009 | 1 | UTI | fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches, extremely light headed | i would not recommend macrobid to anybody. after taking it for 1 day i already had extreme side effects | F | 17 | 1 days | 8/9/2009 | 1 | family member | It started with low grade fever, then chills, and Hugh hives (silver dollars) that traveled around her body and sometimes looked like bull’s-eyes everywhere. Golf ball size bumps on her head. No amount of medication seems to touch her uneasiness and franticness due to the medication she is taking for the urticaria/hives. She goes back for the 5th time to LA was also sent to a derm(thought it was a virus). She is disinterested in food and is dizzy. She had some temporary relief after getting adrenaline IV. | She is allergic to penicillin. I would not take macobid or allow family to take it because I feel it might be a familiar reaction and I am also getting leery of generic medications now. I do believe it works for a good segment of the population, but you need to be aware of your families history | F | 0 | 5 days | 8/9/2009 | 1 | UTI while pregnant | Severe nausea, heartburn, fatigue, and shakiness. An hour after taking my first dose, I vomited violently. Even though I had only vomited mildly one time throughout my whole first trimester of pregnancy and I was now into the second trimester, I gave the Macrobid the benefit of the doubt and just chalked the sickness up to being pregnant. Over the next 7 days, the nausea and the other side effects got worse, although I did not vomit again...just felt like I was going to most of the time. I stopped taking it after 7 days even though the Rx was for 10 days. I was worried about the ill side effects it might have on my baby if it was making me feel so miserable. I will never take Macrobid again. | F | 32 | 7 days | 8/9/2009 | 1 | UTI | shakiness, drowsiness, constipation, felt hot, leg pains | Took this med for 2 days-after 3rd pill had thigh and calf pains all night. I won't take this ever again! | F | 30 | 2 days | 8/6/2009 | 1 | UTI | Nearly three years after taking five MacroBid pills over a 2.5 day period, I still experience the pain of severe nerve damage. The pain is in my arms, hands, lower legs, and feet. MacroBid was poison to my system and has negatively impacted my quality of life. | I suffered a knee fracture over eight years ago, and following that injury I developed RSD. The RSD had gone into remission. However, after taking MacroBid three years ago, the RSD re-emerged and still causes constant pain now requiring an anti-convulsant (Gabapentin) to keep it somewhat in check. I would definitely stay away from this poison -- MacroBid. There are many other antibiotics that can be used to cure a UTI. | F | 67 | 2.5 days | 8/6/2009 | 1 | UTI | General malaise, depression | Prescribed first for 1 7-day period...no cure of UTI. Second prescription given 3 weeks later...discontinued after third dose due to severe fatigue and sadness. | F | 64 | | 8/5/2009 | 1 | possible bladder infection | Nausea,extreme headache,ringing in my ears. Could be as a result of the pounding headache. | This is an awful drug, and should be evaluated further. | F | 63 | 1 days | 8/3/2009 | 1 | UTI | I experienced nausea, dizziness, extreme fatigue, body pain, extreme stomach pain and diarrhea, difficulty breathing. I have very mild asthma and use occasional Ventolin which I found myself using every half hour in order to breath. | Although I have never had a problem with antibiotics, I had such a terrible reaction to Macrobid that I thought I might die. I was terribly ill the whole time that I took it and, in fact, stopped a full day early even though I know it is important to take the full dose. It is now 4 days later and I still suffering from nausea and having difficulty breathing and am using my inhaler more often than previously. I did take the drug with food and drank lots of water as instructed but for me the drug was a disaster and I would not recommend it | F | 69 | 6 days | 8/2/2009 | 4 | Bladder infection | Really, not many problems compared to sulfa (allergic) and cipro (intolerance). My appetite was less, which I didn't mind. On the 9th day of 10, I felt kind of bad in general and was slightly nauseus, but don't know for sure it was the medicine since it took that long to show up. It was nothing compared to how bad I felt on Cipro. | F | 49 | 10 days | 7/31/2009 | 3 | UTI | Severe diarrhea, awful nausea, body aches, headache and fatigue | F | 27 | 5 days | 7/30/2009 | 1 | Suspected UTI | Difficulty breathing, chest pain, high fever (103), chills, body ache, nausea, dizziness. | I took 6 days of this medication and within hours of my last pill, I was having difficulty taking a full breathe and started to feel panicky. When I managed to get to sleep out of sheer exhaustion, I woke up an hour later with a high fever. Ended up going to urgent care within 8 hours of this initial reaction, and they did chest x-rays and EKGs and worried that I was presenting like someone with a pulmonary embolism. PulseOx was 91, which they said was too low, so off to the ER I went for a CT scan with dye and blood tests. Doctors refused to consider Macrobid as the culprit, even though I ended up with nothing wrong with me other than a high white blood cell count and poor blood oxygen saturation! Sent me home with an Albuterol inhaler and told me I had bronchitis. (Without a cough) Within 24 hours, the fever was down 2 degrees, and within 48 hours, all symptoms were gone. It's now 4 days later and I am 100%, but I am now 100% convinced this was a reaction to the generic Macrobid I was on. Rest assured it's going on my charts as an allergy from here on out. | F | 30 | 6 days | 7/30/2009 | 5 | UTI | i never had any problems with this drug.I am allergic to sulfa drugs so they prescribed macrobid 100 mg. i was told to take one pill every 12 hours for 3 days and to take it with food. it cleared my infection up just fine and never had any side effects. | F | 23 | 3 days | 7/29/2009 | 5 | UTi | None | After reading patient reviews, I was loathe to try Macrobid as I've had violent reactions to other antibiotics (Avelox, Bactrim, Cipro). This is day 5 of 6 and I have felt no adverse effects so far. Crossing fingers. | F | 59 | 5 days | 7/28/2009 | 1 | UTI | Severe headache, nausea,numbness in lips, extreme dizziness | I don't know if it was a coincidence, but about an hour after my first dose I started developing the most severe headache I have ever had in my life. Then came the nausea and dizziness. I never get headaches like that so I attributed it to the macrobid. I took another users advice and bought D-mannose at a local healthfood store. | F | 37 | 1 days | 7/28/2009 | 4 | suspected bladder infection; no UTI | fatigue, mild upset stomach | Told to take for 6 days; after 6 days, still had bladder symptom, pain on urination. Told to take for another 14 days, and took only for another 7 days; symptoms disappeared. I took it with two cartons of acidophilis yogurt daily; I took a liquid probiotic as well. I NEVER took it on an empty stomach. Be careful with it. | F | 55 | 13 days | 7/26/2009 |