MACROBID Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)

Average Rating: 1.7 (1814 Ratings)

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MACROBID  (NITROFURANTOIN; NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE):  This medication is an antibiotic used to treat bladder infections (acute cystitis). It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Using any antibiotic when it is not needed can cause it to not work for future infections. This medication should not be used in infants younger than 1 month old (see also Precautions section). This drug should not be used to treat infections outside the bladder (e.g., kidney infections such as pyelonephritis or perinephric abscesses).   FDA Approval Date: 1991-12-24 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  UTI Began taking on the first day, every 12 hours as directed. By the third dose the next morning, I had a fever, chills, headache, loss of appetite. I never took any more of the medication. The following day after the fever, I had terrible sweating the whole day. Two days after I stopped the medication, I had tired and sore muscles. From my head to my feet. Every muscles hurts like I was working out in a gym nonstop. It's been five days and I still have tired and sore muscles. I also have jaw pain and pressure, and can barely open my mouth to eat. Absolutely horrible drug. I would not recommend to anybody!!! F 41 1 days
100mg
5/27/2020
 1  UTI/kidney infection Anxiety, dizziness, lightheaded, nausea, vomiting, extreme fatigue, heart palpitations, felt like flu and heart attack all at once. HORRIBLE drug. Do not recommend! It did knock the j reaction out but wasn't worth the side effects F 32 3 days
100 MG
5/25/2020
 4  UTI Upset stomach, anxiety, nausea. I have taken this before for UTI and the side effects are unbearable usually by day four. I am fine the first few days and the call of a sudden I am using the bathroom like I just had a bad stomach flu. So anyway I am stopping it. Uti is definitely gone. the treatment makes you feel worse than the uti. 34 6 days
100
5/24/2020
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 1  UTI Flu Blurred vision Rigor Ban it asap F 48 6 days
100mg
5/22/2020
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 1  UTI Severe abdominal pain, pins and needles hands and feet, pain in legs and buttocks, lips hurt, eyes hurt, no appitite Only took 3 pills. No reduction in symptoms after 24 hours. First time taking drug. F 69 3 days
100 mg 2 d
5/18/2020
 1  Uti One night of fever, followed by 2 blister in my vagina next to my urethra for the next 5 days, diarrhoea followed by ulcers in my anus (on going) excruciating pain!! Wouldn't wish it on anyone!!! Then a day and a half after finishing my dose, my thighs, calfs and joints in my legs feel swollen and achey! BLOODY AWFUL DRUG! cleared the problem, but created a load more F 30 3 days
5/5/2020
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 1  Uti Headache, loose stool, sleeplessness, irrational persistent thoughts/dreams, anxiety, chills, nausea and loss of appetite. Most of the symptoms could be tolerated and managed with exception of awful, persistent headache, sleepless/strange disturbing dreams and loss of appetite. I may have continued had the headaches not have been so bad and were not alleviated with ibuprofen or non-aspirin. The other side effects were bad enough to make the average person stop taking Microbid. The headaches were over the top and my job is crucial. I cannot allow a medication like this to make things worse and cause further harm especially when there are other antibiotics that are not nearly as awful and are just as effective. It did help to alleviate the uti pressure but it was a trade off and the uti persisted after I stopped taking Macrobid after 7 doses of the 10 prescribed. I do not drink alcohol or take illegal drugs of any kind. I eat healthy, am overall very healthy with exceptional uti. No issues with amoxicillin or doxycycline type antibiotics in the past. Prescribed Microbid and I knew after 2 doses that something was wrong. Took completely as directed. Not a good experience and I can tolerate a lot. This medication was worrisome, not a good experience. I would definitely not recommend this particular medication. F 50 5 days
100
4/24/2020
 1  UTI Chills, low-grade fever, dizziness, severe headache and stomachache. After 2 doses, I stopped taking this drug. I have never had bad side-effects from an antibiotic and this was horrible. Way worse than the actual UTI. F 54 7 days
100 mg 2X day
4/22/2020
 1  UTI's A bad reaction, red feet and ears, itching all body, a nightmare, after feeling better with Benadryl, side effects showed again after a week and a half, I'm taking Benadryl again, this is like poison 66 5 days
4/15/2020
 1  UTI Only 24 hours after taking 2 doses, I have extreme flu like symptoms, severe nausea, drowsiness and fatigue. I am scared to continue taking it as it may continue to get worse. I do not recommend taking this pill! F 18 1 days
100 MG
4/6/2020
 1  Acute Cystitis Script for take every 12 hr x5 days. Day one - chills, headache. Day two- extreme chills, headache, SOB at bedtime, palpitations. Day three- chills, numbness in upper & lower extremities, palpitations, increased BP, numbness in jaw, panic. Mimics cardiac symptoms. Be careful. F 46 5 days
100mg
4/6/2020
 1  UTI Flu like symptoms, cough, chest pain, shivering F 60 1 days
100mg
3/17/2020
 1  Uti/amoxicillin resistant bacteria Weakness, extreme nausea and some sickness. feeling faint hot face headache. Was taking amoxicillin and prochlorperazine (anit sickness) for morning sickness. Still taking antisickness but since taking macrobid nausea and sickness has doubled despite taking prochlorperazine. Would not recommend this antibiotic to my worst enemy! F 31 7 days
100mg
3/13/2020
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 5  uti Shooting chest pain & weird shooting pain all over. Extreme nervousness, headache, abdominal pain. Anxiety was so bad I wanted to run to ER. I will never take it again F 55 2 days
100mg
3/6/2020
 1  Uti Swelling under tongue, sore throat, red dot on gums, swelling and canker sores on inside of lips. This scared me and I didnt realize this was a side effect until the last day of dosage. I have never had an allergy to any other antibiotics or medications. 43 5 days
100
3/4/2020
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 1  UTI Horrible burning stomach pain and burning reflux. Nausea, vomiting. I will never take this medication again. F 60 2 days
100 mg
3/4/2020
 1  Cystitis Cough, gas, stomach pain, chills, headache and hives. Do not take this drug! I have never had a severe reaction to a drug like I have this. I had taken it once before with few minor side effect but this time by days 3 I was seeing stomach pain, cough and could not keep warm. On 4th night I saw headache, gas , and chills worse along with this dry cough. I finished the 5th days course and spotted couple of red like ezema patches on lower legs. Next day still seeing chills and rash expanding up legs and on both arms I went to pharmacy. It was not exema it was hives its now day 7 I have finished the 5 day course of macrobid 2 days ago. Yet, the cough is still there and the hives are getting worse. My skin on my arms and the whole of my legs including feet and hands are covered in area of red bloches and loads of small bumps with red spots in as well as white bumps with little red spot in. I started certirzine hydrochloride antihistamines 10 mg last night pharmacist recommended but seeing how bad the hives have got overnight I am just hoping things will settle down. Its too early to say if the u t i has cleared but I would never recommend this drug to anyone or take it again myself. The reaction I have had even made me frightened to take the cetririzine at first reading the possible side affects and living on my own but the hives were too bad not to try an antihistamines F 67 5 days
100mg 2X day
3/2/2020
 1  Uti - E. coli in culture Severe lower abdominal cramping, GI tract pain almost debilitating in spasms. Didn’t even clear up was prescribed for 5 days dr. Told me to stop after 3 due to symptoms. 7 mo. pregnant This medication was POISON!!! I took D mannose supplement and ate plain yogurt and kimchi... cleared symptoms up and helping clear up lingering abdominal pain from medication. F 33 3 days
100 mg
2/24/2020
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 1  Recurring bladder infections I started to get muscle pain on the side of my right leg..my face went numb. Went to the hospital...no stroke...thought nothing of the one a day antibiotic. Fast forward a week later...balance issues, blurred vision, slurred speech, muscle cramping...muscle atrophy. I had no idea an antibiotic could do all this to someone. I was off work for a year because of this medication and probably now have Tinnitus for life. I pretty much have to rebuild all my leg and arm muscles...plus I lost vision. 50 6 months
2/17/2020
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 1  Lung infection Explosive diarrhea after just one dose. I stopped taking it immediately, but the water diarrhea has been ongoing for 48 hours. No solid stool whatsoever...I have taken imodium for the past 36 hours and it is no better. I am now away on vacation (this started the day before I left) and I may have to go to the hospital in a sketchy country... NEVER AGAIN!!0 F 50 1 days
100 mg
2/10/2020
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