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 |
| 2 | UTI | Severe nausea, with follow through vomitting through the night!!Horrible weaking of body, severe fatigue, Loss of appitite. This was a horrible drug to take! | F | 24 | 2 days | 9/11/2008 | 1 | uti | extrememly sore legs and joints | Was given this medication by the ER and have been on it for a week. I started experiencing horrible body aches, mostly in my legs though. I called my Dr. because I thought it may have been something else, but didn't put two and two together until talking to a friend of mine and she reminded me that my daughter had an allergic reaction similar to mine when she was on an antibiotic. After finding this website I am certain that this is what is causing my pain. I just called my Drs office and told them I was no longer going to take it and if they wanted me on something else than fine. I would not recommend this medication to anyone, the pain is not worth it. | F | 30 | 7 days | 9/10/2008 | 1 | To Prevent UTIs | Itchy scalp, face, and pretty much my whole body. My throat also started to close. Hives. Nausea. Weakness. Headache. | I am allergic to sulfa and am trying to find out if this drug contains sulfa. My Doc instructed me to take one pill (generic - nitrofurantoil macro) each time I have sex to prevent bladder infections. I always had to take it at night so I could sleep through the nausea and weakness. I have been taking this medication for over a year now. About a month ago I started to itch and thought it was laundry detergent or lotion or shampoo. Each time I took one it got worse over a series of a few times so I realized it was the medication. The last time I took it I broke out into hives and my throat started to swell. I had to take a benedryl. My friend is a nurse and said I could have the reaction for up to 48 hours and to continue to take benedryl for the 48 hours. It took about 36 hours to go away. The nurse also told me that each time you take something you are allergic to, the reaction becomes more severe, which is why the reaction started out gradually. I will never take this agai | F | 31 | | 9/9/2008 | 2 | UTI | Fever, chills and cold sweats, headache, nausea, body aches (especially in my back, hips, and legs), my skin hurt, sharp stomache pains, extreme lethargy, and loss of appetite. | After taking the macrobid (generic) for only a day or 2, my UTI symptoms cleared up and the only side effect was that I got a little tired easily. Then on day 4, I started feeling miserable, like I got the flu. Since these were all listed as side effects, I finished taking the whole perscription. Hopefully now that I'm not taking it anymore, I'll start feeling better... I have frequent UTIs, but this is the first time I've been perscribed Macrobid- I think I'll request something else next time! | F | 28 | 7 days | 9/5/2008 | 1 | UTI | Took one dose of this and about 8.5 hours later I felt sick weak and out of it! Tingleing feeling through out my body. | Took Bactrim before and had an allergic reaction as well. Becareful of Sulfa drugs!! Feeling terrible once again! | F | 23 | 1 days | 9/5/2008 | 1 | chronic UTI's | With my latest lab results,(8-26-08),showing elevated liver enzymes and a chest x-ray showing pneumonia, I attribute my overall general malaise plus abnormal labs and pneumonia to this drug. I am awaiting the lab results from additional blood tests that will screen for possible liver damage. | I have been prescribed a daily antibiotic (suppressive therapy) for over 5+ years by my urogynocologist. I usually get prescribed a different drug each year to avoid yeast infections. I have been on Macrobid 100 mg. about 7 months and with my physical last week I got all this bad news! I am extremely angry!!!!!! However, I am very happy to have found this site and the knowledge of knowing what is wrong with me. | F | 64 | 7 months | 9/3/2008 | 1 | uti | At the end of the dosage period, I started getting severe hives on my arms and hands, which then spread to my whole body. Within a day, I experienced severe swelling in my hands, face and throat and went into anaphylactic shock. I went to the ER and received Epidrine - this happened three times before they determined it was a reaction to Macrobid. | I am also allergic to Sulfa drugs and would strongly caution anyone with Sulfa drug allergies to avoid this at all costs. This was one of the most horrible experiences I have encountered. | M | 50 | 5 days | 9/2/2008 | 1 | UTI | I am currently taking Nitrofurantoin the generic of Macrobid. I am prescribed two 100mg tablets per day. Before my wonderful fiancé found this sight for me, I was thinking one of two things: I had the flu , a UTI, and a chest cold or I was dying. I had intense chills, a high fever, nausea, diarrhea, and severe pain in my joints (hands, feet, wrists, hips, legs, ankles) to the point where I could barely walk or even function. I also had severe lower back pain and a tight chest that felt like a chest cold, sneezing, and coughing. No rash yet but I'm waiting for one... | I am allergic to just about everything. I tried taking sulfa drugs before and broke out in a rash around my face. I also tried taking Cipro and swelled to the point I was almost hospitalized. At this point, it seems the sulfa drugs are the lesser of the evils. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this site. I thought for a second I was going crazy. I was also getting ready to take my morning dose, but have decided against it after reading all the comments. Thank you… | F | 24 | 2 days | 9/1/2008 | 1 | UTI | extreme dizziness to pinhole vision, drowsy, rash, nauseous, pounding headaches, short breathe, fast heart beat.. overall feeling of a really bad flu on an acid trip. | I woke up with bladder pressure and know the feeling cause I've had it once before, so i went to the doctor and was prescribed the generic version of this drug. I took it for two days and felt crappy after the first pill.. just wanted to sleep all day.Let me ay I've never had an allergic reaction to drugs before. On day 3 I took a pill in the am and got so dizzy I couldn't stand up. Called doc said stop taking it and gave me bactrim which I'm to scared to take after taking this crappy drug and not feeling better. So i decided to go natural and went to a health food store and got a bottle of D-mannose by now and took 3 pills 3 times a day, with sugar free cranberry juice, 1000 vitamin C and tons and tons of water. UTI was gone in a day! I made sure that I stayed away from alcohol, caffeine, soda and sugar ridden foods...I feel dumb for not resorting to the natural way first. The D-mannose is a simple sugar and has no side effects and it attaches to the bacteria on your tract walls and f | F | 30 | 2.5 days | 9/1/2008 | 1 | UTI-pregnant | I took the generic version of macrobid for 7 days twice a day. 3 days after finishing the prescription I began to get some hive on my elbows and feet. I went to see my doctor the very next day and she told me just to take Benadryl and use some anti itch cream. I have had hive for almost a week now and the are all over my body. I have never felt so horrible with any medication before. | I would not recommend this medication to anyone. I can hardly handle the hive I have on my arms, legs, and stomach. I am extremly itchy and the Benadryl hardly helps. | F | 21 | 7 days | 9/1/2008 | 4 | Chronic Epidydimitis | Non-itchy hives | Helped immediately. Was given a 10 day course 14 days before my epidydemectomy. The pain was gone after the second dose (first day) and returned after the first day I was off the Macrobid | M | 32 | 10 days | 8/31/2008 | 2 | Bladder Infection | For most people this drug works well at treating bladder infections. However, when taken for just a few days, I get a yeast infection and thrush. | I look a small dose of this drug daily for eight months in order to prevent recurring bladder infections. I ended up contracting systemic candidiasis which led to severe food allergies, and difficulty breathing. | F | 55 | 5 days | 7/24/2008 | 2 | uti during pregnancy | nausea, complete loss of appetite, anxiety, | I have taken antibiotics my whole life, and this one made me feel horrible after just 3 100mg pills. I had lingering nausea for 3 days after I abruptly stopped it. Mind you, I was 16 weeks pregnant, and it was not morning sickness related. I felt horrible on this. I think its too strong for my system. I am going to my OBGYN to get Keflex. | F | 30 | 1.5 days | 7/23/2008 | 1 | UTI | After the last day of taking my prescribed seven-day dose, I got a bad case of the hives. Various parts of my body (arms, thighs, back, stomach) itched at various times -- and this lasted for a full three weeks! It was really worrisome and annoying, and my doctor assured me that it could not be related to this drug. Only after googling "macrobid" and "hives" and coming across this site, am I certain that I'm truly allergic. I wouldn't recommend this drug to anyone! | F | 31 | 7 days | 7/19/2008 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Tight chest. The worst heartburn I've ever had. | The heartburn I had was so bad that I felt it through to my back. Thought I was having a heart attack. | F | 39 | 1 days | 7/17/2008 | 1 | UTI | fever, chills, weakness, malaise, loss of appetite | This drug produced side effects that were absolutely horrifying. I have never had close to a similar experience with anything else. AVOID THIS MEDICATION AT ALL COSTS. | F | 24 | 1 days | 7/17/2008 | 1 | Prevent UTI | Within 45 min of taking one 100mg pill I became very hot. Started to sweat. I laid down because I was feeling so awful. Then the stomach pains began. Severe. Started vomiting shortly after. Also became itchy on hands and scalp. Violent ab pain which led to the runs. It was like my body just rejected the pill totally and it was getting rid of it. I knew I was having an allergic reaction and managed to get a benadryl down. That helped the itching to subside. Eventually my body got rid of it and now I just feel like I have been hit by a truck! Won't/can't ever take this antibiotic again. Will ask for a different one. | Always have benadryl in your house! I think it saved my life! | F | 37 | 1 days | 7/16/2008 | 3 | UTI | None | I experienced no side effects after taking this drug, and I am sensitive to sulfa drugs (had a bad reaction to the Bactrim which was first prescribed). I would give it a higher rating, but unfortunately I am having to take a second round of antibiotic (different one) as the Macrobid did not completely eliminate the infection. | 7 days | 7/13/2008 | 1 | UTI | 1st pill caused chest pains; second pill caused joint pain to the point where I could barely walk. | I stopped taking the drug after the second pill. The day after I stopped taking the medicine, I started to have a dry cough. The doctor prescribed doxycycline as a replacement and I had a different reaction to that. Thankfully, they think the infection is gone, so I don't have to try a third antibiotic. I am still dealing with the chest pain almost a week later and contemplating going back to the doctor to ensure that my lungs will heal. | F | 34 | 1 days | 7/10/2008 | 4 | UTI | The first dose I took casued slight nausea and made me a little groggy. | I'm on my third day of a seven day course of generic Macrobid. It has helped my UTI so far. I am definitely experiencing a lot less pain and burning. Hopefully by the end it will be totally gone. | F | 23 | 3 days | 7/9/2008 |