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 | Chronic UTI's | Headache, Hives, tight chest | I had taken Macrobid for a total of about 3 years on and off and never had a problem. I was recently put back on it, but this time was given the generic. Within a few days of taking the generic, I broke out in hives bad enough to warrent a trip to the ER. The generic is called Nitrofurantoin-Macro. The manufacturer is Mylan and the dose is 100mg/once a day. | F | 24 | 3 days | 7/28/2005 | 3 | bladder infection | headache, sinus pain, chest pain. | F | 20 | 7 days | 7/22/2005 | 2 | uti | I took 1 pill today and within an hour I had hives appearing in the bends of my elbows. Tonight I have a headache and I itch all over. I was getting ready to take pill #2 when I saw this site and I think I'll hold off on taking another one. I also have cirrhosis and it really makes me wonder why we have to go to our Primary Care Drs. to get medications when we are being treated for specific problems through referrals!! Be careful... | F | 52 | 1 days | 7/20/2005 | 1 | UTI | Horrible Nausea, sleepy, constant headache, weak | I will never take this medication again, i feel worse now then i did when i had the UTI. I do not recommend this pill to anyone, unless you like to be nausea's constintly. | F | 22 | 5 days | 7/18/2005 | 4 | UTI | Severe headache (behind eyes & nose)starting 2nd day on Macrobid. I've never had such a severe headache in my life-it scared me a little. Also terrible nausea and milder stomach pain. | This med did clear up the UTI symptoms pretty quickly, but I will never take it again due to severity of the side effects. I've taken many antibiotics over the years for various illnesses and have never experienced side effects this severe before. | F | 45 | 3 days | 7/14/2005 | 1 | uti | dizzy when i get up day1, headache day1.5, muscle and joint discomfort day2, wet and dry cough day3. day3.5 stopped taking the drug because of cough, day5 all side effects have lessend except cough it is getting worse and i plan on going to the dr. | I read the other comments and now I am going to keep a close eye every place i itch. I have never had a bad reaction to a drug until now. if possible drink cranberry juice to prevent uti s do not take this drug | F | 27 | 3.5 days | 7/2/2005 | 1 | UTI | 2 days after I was finished taking the medication I broke out in hives and I have heartburn all the time no mater what I eat. I take Benydril and antiacids now. My Doctors think that if it was the Macrobid that it would not last this long I'm on my 3rd week. | Do not take this medication. | F | 35 | 7 days | 6/27/2005 | 1 | bladder infection | Major severe headache in forehead and neck. Could not function. In the fog feeling.Loss of appetite. Only took 5 capsules and quit after losing sleep. Pain was incredible. Still haveing extreme headache, seems to be worse at night. Skin on face and head was sensitive to touch and red. | Would not recommend. | F | 50 | 3 days | 6/21/2005 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Within one hour of taking my first dose I felt nauseated, couldn't even think of food, my heart started racing (145 Pulse), my blood pressure went to 163/100. Took some blood pressure medicine and went and laid down. I will not be taking a second dose, especially after reading the other postings here. | F | 47 | 1 times | 6/21/2005 | 1 | | 6/9/2005 | 1 | uti | additional comment: on the first day the rash/hives appeared I also had swollen glands at the base of my neck that was extremely sore. the rash appears on different parts for no apparent reason. is now even affecting my eyebrows. also, experiencing shortness of breath at times and chest fullness/pain. I am continuously hot even with a.c. blowing directly on me. Also, it was the generic of macrobid that I was taking. (nu.... Something) | F | 40 | 6 days | 6/9/2005 | 1 | uti | Woozy, nasuea, extreme fatigue, feeling depressed! | A few hours after taking the first dose, I felt icky. I felt sort of like I was coming down with the flu, I was tired and nasueated. The next am, I felt ok when I woke up but a few hours after my thrid dose, I felt the same, like crap! | F | 28 | 2 days | 6/1/2005 | 1 | UTI | Extreme Fatigue, weakness, extreme nausea, empty feeling in stomach, mild diarrhoea | After the 1st dose, I experienced a nausea I've never felt before. After the 2nd dose, the fatigue set in. 3 days later I was confined to my bed, I couldn't move I was so tired and sleepy - I slept almost 12-18 hours a day. When I did move, I was sick. I stopped taking the medication after 5days. Today is the 7th day and I am still too tired to go to work. I'm pregnant and hope it has had no effect on the baby. DO NOT USE THIS DRUG. | F | 29 | 5 days | 5/31/2005 | 2 | UTI | Within 48 hours my UTI sypmtoms were dissapating, and by the end of my 5-day perscription I was fit as a fiddle! I rarely need medication and am not prone to allergies. However! It has been 21 days and I've developed the itchies! Everywhere! Deep itching started in my hands last week, then moved to my feet. Now, I can itch anywhere on my body at any time. If I scratch, little bumps appear that look like hyves. I've also had some stomach upset and heart burn. | The Target pharmacist said to take a 1/2 dose of Benedryl, which I just started today. So far, it has eased my sensitivity--makes me feel less like scratching. I do wonder how long it will take for the itching to go away, but it sure is great to figure out what may have triggered all this itching, and that I'm not the only one who has had this side effect! | F | 36 | 5 days | 5/24/2005 | 1 | UTI | Severe itching on extremities. | I took this drug for 10 days and 3 days after finishing it I developed severe itching and hives. The strange thing was, I did not itch everywhere at the same time. I would itch a while on my hands and then on my feet, etc. My doctor gave me Zertec to counter the effects of itching. I have been taking Zertec for 3 weeks now. Everytime I stop taking it the itching returns and I am wondering how long Macrobid is going to stay in my system! DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! | F | 49 | 10 days | 5/24/2005 | 1 | UTI | High fever 104 and itchy hives, loss of apetite and stomach pain | Didn't have symptoms until the last day of first round so didn't suspect med. After a procedure was given it again and on 2nd day the symptoms came back only worse. Only put it together after white cell count indicated allergic reaction. Very scary! | F | 61 | 12 days | 5/18/2005 | 1 | UTI | short of breath, headache, cold, felt like I was getting the flu, legs were bright red and itchy (they looked like they was badly sun burned). | I was supposed to take it for 7 days. This is day 4 and I quit. I am afraid it will just get worse! | F | 59 | 4 days | 5/16/2005 | 1 | UTI | Extreme stomache cramps. Couldn't find any comfortable position to sleep in. Still in pain almost 48 hours after last dose (6 pills over 3 days). | Almost rather of had the UTI. At least then I was only in pain when I urinated. With Macrobid, I was/am in pain constantly. | F | 34 | 3 days | 5/10/2005 | 1 | Kidney Infection | Took Macrobid for 7 days in December for kidney infection. Didn't feel much better while taking it. I still had pain in my right side and back and then on the eighth day I developed a rash all over my arms and legs. Had severe chest pains, fever, chills, headache, aches and pains all over my body and felt nauseated. I went to emergency and ended up with my appendix out! As it turned out, my appendix wasn't even inflamed when they removed it. My white blood cell count was elevated, but my urine analysis (dip test) showed no urinary infection. They kept me in the hospital overnight and gave me antibiotics through an intravenous. At the time, I didn't think my syptoms were caused by the Macrobid at all because I wasn't on it anymore. This week, I developed another kidney infection after ignoring a bladder infection for too long and the doctor gave me Macrobid again. By the second day I developed fever, chills, nausea, severe chest pain, aches and pains like the flu all over, headache and rash. Phoned doctor, he said to give the medicine some time. I still feel crummy, have rash everywhere and headache that won't go away. Went back to the doctor and he changed my medication. I guess we will see...I feel pretty weak right now and still have chest pains on and off... | This medication actually makes me afraid to try any others because the side effects are so deceiving and mimick other conditions. The docs at the hospital were all convinced that it was my appendix and totally ignored the fact that I had an unexplained rash everywhere as well as chest pains, etc. | F | 36 | 3 days | 5/6/2005 | 1 | UTI | Severe pain in chest,stomach,abdomin,fever,shakes,sever dizzyness,dificulty talking, breathing,painful yellow bloodshot eyes, head pain. Started with in 1 hour after 1st dose.Ended up at Dr. Antihistamine and prednisone shoy. | I thought I was going to die. | F | 44 | 1 days | 4/30/2005 |