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 | major insomnia, nausea, vomiting, anxiety. dizziness. | it cured the infection but at what cost? the "old" antibiotics work fine for UTI's in the past. i wont take this drug again unless a first round of Arythromyacin wont cut it. good luck! | F | 44 | 3 days | 9/7/2007 | 1 | UTI | severe heaviness of all limbs, severe headache, skin hurt to touch, shortness of breath, lack of apetite, couldn't think straight, couldn't get out of bed, night and day sweats and chills | I started taking these pills to eliminate yet another UTI. Within hours of taking the first one I felt awful, I got no sleep that night or for the further two nights I took it. Next morning I thought I'd been ten rounds with a sumo wrestler, I couldn't even make it to the bathroom without help from my daughter,all limbs wouldn't work because of the heaviness I felt and my head was a "banging", worse than that I tried to wash my face and found out that everything hurt including all my skin, also felt like that "sumo" was sat on my chest I am a big believer that if you are suffering the pills "must be working", all well and good but even I had had enough come today. Four days in to taking them I am stopping, I have spent three days in bed unable to do anything other than lay there and I wasn't even comfortable doing that. I have had very little sleep so am still very tired (missed three days of work) and have only just managed a small dinner which isn't sit | F | 37 | 4 days | 8/31/2007 | 4 | UTI | aches | I have taken macrobid several times for UTI. It seems to work very well, symptoms are cleared within 24h after the first pill. I have experienced dizziness with other antibiotics for UTI, and one of them wasn't the right one for the bacteria strain I am having. I never thought Macrobid is this dangerous after reading the ratings here... now I am scared... :( | F | 25 | 10 days | 8/28/2007 | 1 | UTI | Hives on chest, abdomen, arms, legs back, neck. Extremely Itchy scalp. nausea. | Stopped taking it after 3 days, when side affects started. | F | 29 | 3 days | 8/27/2007 | 1 | UTI | I am pregnant and was diagnosed with an UTI. Im almost 12 weeks I had some bad morining sickness, but it had started to subside. But now while on macrobid, it seems to be back full blowen. I cant eat anything, and if I do manage to get anything down, it doesnt stay in my stomache for very long. I feel beyond tired. I can barely keep my eyes open. I've also experienced headaches. | IF YOU ARE PREGNANT I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU STOP TAKING IT! CALL YOUR DR. TO SEE IF THERE IS A BETTER OPTION FOR YOU! IF ITS HAVING THIS KIND OF EFFECT ON ME WHO KNOWS WHAT ITS DOING TO MY GROWING BABY! | F | 24 | 3 days | 8/23/2007 | 3 | uti | nausea,dizzy | F | 84 | 3 days | 8/16/2007 | 2 | UTI | Hives occurring in different areas of the body daily -- mostly arms, hands, wrists, inside of thighs, shoulders, chin, forehead. EXTREMELY itchy scalp and back of neck...I can't stop itching! I was paranoid I had picked up lice or something. The hives have lasted now for about 4 weeks. | Hives began the day after I took my LAST dose. | F | 26 | 10 days | 8/13/2007 | 2 | leukocytes in urine, possible UTI | rapid heartbeat, anxiety, insomnia, inability to rest/calm, felt hot | I am 36 weeks pregnant and was prescribed this drug for a possible UTI or bladder infection. After only 2 pills/doses, I was certain that this drug was causing my anxiety and rapid heartbeat. Worst of all was that this kept me awake at night for most of the night after an evening dose of the drug. My doctor told me to discontinue use immediately and did not prescribe another in its place; rather suggested to push fluids. I am taking cranberry supplements as well. I do not recommend this drug. Scary! | F | 27 | 1 days | 8/3/2007 | 1 | UTI | I took my first pill three hours ago with dinner. Less than two hours later, extreme nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. | I will have to call my doctor tomorrow morning. | F | 20 | 1 days | 7/30/2007 | 1 | bladder infection | I'm 8 months pregnant and was hospitalized b/c of this drug. I felt like I'd been beaten but my OB kept thinking I had the flu. Had extreme body aches, fever of 101, chills, rash on legs and arms, red painful eyes. Luckily a doctor at the hospital figured out that I was having a reaction to this but I still suffered for 5 days. This is the first time I've ever reacted to an antibiotic before. | Don't let the doctor blow you off that you have the flu. Adverse side effects to this drug are more common than they may be aware. | F | 37 | 8 days | 7/24/2007 | 3 | UTI | Extreme nausea, severe headache, chills, body aches, labored breathing, chest pains, felt like my chest was hot inside. | 36 hours after my last dose all symptoms except the chest pain have subsided. The chest pain has gotten worse. Despite the symptoms, it did take the UTI away, but next time I will ask for a different antibiotic. | F | 33 | 3 days | 7/23/2007 | 1 | Prophylaxis for recurring UTI | Fatigue, inability to concentrate, muscle and joint pain, severe headache, fever (101), CHILLS, shortness of breath, fast heart rate, chest pain, weakness | I immediately felt very tired, unable to concentrate, and achy a few hours after taking the first dose (100mg/day). In addition to the fatigue, body aches, and inability to concentrate, I experienced a severe headache, fever, and shortness of breath, several hours after taking the second dose. I stopped the medication immediately. Felt incredibly better the following day. I saw my doctor two days after stoping the medication and informed him of my reaction to the drug. My doctor stated I must have been coming down with something viral and insisted that I continue with the medication. Though I was hesitant, I took another dose and the side effects returned after 14 hours. This time the chills were violent, I could not breathe, chest pains began, my heart rate was erratic, and I was so weak I could not get out of bed. I was certain I was having an adverse reaction to the drug. My husband drove me to my doctor immediately. I was advised to stop the drug. I felt normal by the fol | F | 37 | 3 days | 7/23/2007 | 1 | Bladder infection | I noticed increased arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), after taking the medication for 3 days. It was so irregular that I noticed it when resting and walking around. I contacted the doctor the next morning and they advised me to discontinue the medication. If it got worse they told me to go to the emergency room or call 911. I was very anxious about the heart beating so irregular. | After reading comments from others, I would not advise anyone to take this, especially if you have any irregular heartbeat. Most of the time I never even notice I have it, but after taking Microbid, it definitely aggravated the problem. I am also allergic to Sulfa, and will now add this medication as one not to take. | F | 63 | 3 days | 7/21/2007 | 1 | UTI | I had taken Macrobid in the past with only mild stomach cramps as a side effect. It was prescribed to me in March 2007 for a UTI, and 2 hours after the first dose I felt poisoned. I spiked a fever of 103.5, had shaking chills, nausea, vomiting, increased abdominal pain, fatigue, severe weakness. Doc thought bladder infection might be going to kidney infection and advised that I take the next dose. Symptoms worsened, and I developed jaundice, I could not stand without help, could not eat, could not lay flat or on my side, and stools were clay colored. Blood tests determined my kindeys were spilling bilirubin and I had severe acute hepatitis. (I did not have a kidney infection). The hepatitis was a direct result of the Macrobid. It took 3 weeks for my liver enzymes to return to normal, and fatigue and nausea remained for weeks after that. It was the worst reaction I've ever experienced from taking an antibiotic. | Watch out for this drug! As mentioned, I had taken this drug once before with minimal side effects. This is a drug that may not always have the same effect every time. Scary. It's now on my list of drug allergies. | F | 34 | 1 days | 7/20/2007 | 1 | UTI | Fever, chills, body aches, headache, pressure in chest, back pain, night sweats, fatigue. | Day 1 I had severe nausea/vomiting, thought it was food poisoning. Day 2 just felt exhausted. Day 3 started with fever, chills, body aches, tightness in chest, headache and severe night sweats. I stopped the medication at this point. I thought I was having a heart attack. NEVER use this medication. I feel horrible. | F | 29 | 3 days | 7/17/2007 | 1 | UTI | Terribly itchy skin all over and some hive-like bumps. The itching is about to drive me nuts! Some sharp chest pains as well, which scared me to death. My lips are swollen, and my skin is sometimes blotchy. This all started the LAST DAY I was on macrobid and now a week later - I still have all these symptoms! | I took macrobid once before for UTI, and didn't have any side effects that I could tell - I had taken another antibiotic that made me really sick so I was happy with macrobid. But this time, while it seemed to do the trick for the UTI, the last day I was on it, my feet and hands starting itching, like I had bug bites, but no physical marks. Then, I started to itch other places - it would move around all the time, never all places at once, and the itching was SEVERE. My hands, feet, legs, behind my knees, tummy, under arms, elbows - there were no real physical marks except an occassional bump or two. I did research and thought I had scabies (ick!) as that was the only thing that kept coming up online. I had no idea it was related to macrobid, because it started the last day of my taking it - you would think any side effects would happen right away. Not so with this drug. The itchy skin is still there (almost a week off macrobid) - it comes in waves. Today my scalp, neck, eyelids | F | 34 | 9 days | 7/16/2007 | 1 | Bladder/Kidney | I experienced nausea, morning sickness effect, headache, extreme mood swings, weakness, insomnia, lethargy, dizziness, hot flashes... I could go on and on. Feel like I have the flu. | My boyfriend asked me to stop taking it because of the extreme mood swings. I had to take off work because of the side effects. Had mentioned to my Dr. that I am susceptible to drug side effects and asked for her to make sure that the prescription didn't have many and was relatively safe... she gave me THIS?! I've never felt so horribly from any medication I've ever taken... as been stated by previous comments, I feel like I've been run over by a truck. The only thing I can recommend is loading yourself up on Probiotics after coming off of this just to regain the good bacteria it's killed in the process. If you can... avoid this drug at all costs. | F | 24 | 7 days | 7/12/2007 | 1 | UTI | I ended up in the hospital with pancreatitis because of this medicine. My body is very sensitive to antibiotics and this one tops the list of worst medicines. | Take a traditional antibiotic, not macrobid... take amoxicillin or something else | F | 19 | 5 days | 7/11/2007 | 1 | UTI | extreme nausea | I took this medicine because I am 10 weeks pregnant with a UTI. I found that the only thing it did for me was make my nausea worse. None of my UTI symptoms went away and I still have the UTI!!! | F | 19 | 7 days | 7/5/2007 | 1 | bladder infection | No appetite from this medicine felt like i had the flu and that i was very druged up.had another bladder infection and was given leviquin i have lost alot of weight being on both these drugs since they make you not want to eat anything.Someone has to come up with a better antibotic that has not got really bad side effects like these two have.I also have very bad depression being on these drugs also. | their has to be something better then macrobid this is an awful medicine.It is suppose to make you feel better but all it does is make things worse and you feel like you want to die. | F | 66 | 7 days | 7/2/2007 |