NITROFURANTOIN Reviews (NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE)Average Rating: 1.7 (67 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NITROFURANTOIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NITROFURANTOIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Uti | Vivid nightmares, headaches, dizziness,nausea | F | 30 | 5 days 30 1X day | 1/13/2024 | 1 | Uti | Vivid dreams, anxiety, panic, couldn't sleep. Woke in the night in a full on panic episode (not like me at all).nausea, head ache. Just awful...will not be taking any more! | Only took 1 dose of the medication. | F | 36 | 1 days 100mg 1X day | 12/6/2023 | 1 | UTI | Extreme anxiety and panic attacks. Severe stomach pain, back ache and headaches. The same night I started taking it, I had a panic attack and felt absolutely horrible. I'm only on day 3 and i'm scared to finish it! I also have very bad diarrhea and i have no appetite. | Do not take this medication. | F | 28 | 5 days 1X day | 11/15/2023 | 2 | Bladder infection | Nausea, loss of appetite, night sweats, nightmares, stomach pain, fatigue, body aches, mental confusion | Was prescribed this drug in the ER for an acute bladder infection. I do not think it was a good choice for an older person like myself - I am miserable!! | F | 68 | 4 days 100 2X day | 11/14/2023 | 1 | Uti | I took it once and had a horrible anxiety Attack literally 20-30 minutes after I took. So I looked up the side affects and found this page and threw up or tried to throw up whatever I took. | F | 28 | 1 days 2X day | 10/14/2023 | 1 | UTI | I took my first dose, felt fine ate dinner and got sick and vomited. Was not sure if it was the medicine or dinner so ended up taking the second dose. Went to bed had the most horrific night terror, woke up burning up, shaking uncontrollably, heart pounding. The dream felt so real like nothing before. I have never been so terrified in my life. | I really think it is from this meditation and I am afraid to keep taking it. | F | 38 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 10/14/2023 | 5 | Uti due to prolapse | Sicknesss , stomach acid , and very vivid dreams / nightmares, constantly needing a wee throughout the night and feeling lightheaded. | F | 53 | 12 months 50mg 1X day | 9/30/2023 | 1 | UTI | Horrific nightmares and hallucinations | F | 58 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 9/25/2023 | 1 | UTI | I have one day left of this medicine and I do not want to finish it. After about the third dose I started experiencing extreme anxiety and became paranoid that something was wrong. Ended up having a panic attack and had a rapid heartbeat throughout the whole time taking it. | Will not take this again!! | F | 35 | 5 days 2X day | 7/3/2023 | 1 | Kidney infection | Excruciating pain all around back and abdomen. Felt like a steel band circling me. Shivers, sweats, headaches, couldn't sleep. Never know pain like this. It lasted 5 hours then cqlmed down. Will not use again. | It's terrible | F | 55 | 1 days 100mg 2X day | 5/11/2023 | 1 | Uti | Awful poison anxiety through the roof sick chills shaking hallucinations felt mental pain all over never take again | F | 76 | 3 days 100mg 2X day | 3/24/2023 | 5 | Severe UTI | Nightmare/dreams very vivid full of dreadful situations and panic. Freezing cold but only at night. Constant nausea, no appetite. sweating. Slight headache. Shaky feeling at night. Tired. | I got a UTI that spread to bladder. Took over a week of another antibiotic that did nothing. Then doctor prescribed this. It seems to be working. I don't take many medications but I have never had so many side effects in one. Unreal dreams. | F | 59 | 5 days 100 MG 2X day | 11/28/2022 | 1 | Urinary tract infections | I broke out in Erythema nodosum in my legs. This was in 2013 and now I am disabled. I have CRPS, neuropathy and many many more issues. | This medication is terrible and I can not find any help. | F | 52 | 9 days 100 mg 2X day | 9/25/2022 | 1 | Severe uti/kidney infection | I was admitted to the hospital for 3days and 2nights due to severe dehydration and fatigue then found out that I had an extremely bad uti that also caused my kidneys to fail so I was given 5 liters of fluids and started on Iv doses of this antibiotic given once a day! The first night was horrible had severe anxiety and feeling of paranoia, my face and neck felt on fire and was completely red while the rest of my body was cold and shaky! The staff looked at me as being crazy and had no idea why I was feeling like that! Woke up every hour in complete sweats terrible dreams! I am home on 3 days of the oral medication and I feel terrible sense of paranoia and anxiety for no reason wake up constantly terrified from my night terrors and vivid dreams still have night sweats and I am loosing my mind! | First time ever getting this medication and I don't ever want it again please beware of the worst side effects that you are never warned about with this medication! Until I found this site nothing else stated these effects as a side effect of it! | F | 35 | 3 days 100 mg 2X day | 7/8/2022 | 1 | Uti | Stomach ache every time I take it and need to use the bathroom. Sleep terribly at night while taking it. Keep waking up from nightmares. Constant nightmares! | F | 30 | 0 days 2X day | 7/4/2022 | 2 | UTI | Was given this medication for a UTI. On day 3 with severe leg pain, anxiety, panic attack, emotional, and terrible night sweats. | F | 59 | 3 days 100mg a da 1X day | 3/31/2022 | 1 | UTI | Headaches Night sweats Flu-like symptoms Arm numbness Random body aches | It cleared my UTI but I felt awful the entire time I took this medication. Of course, it says it will cause urine discoloration. It was bright orange. I suffered with night sweats every single night. It started to freak me out. I would wake up wet from sweat. This did not start until I begin taking this medicine. I just felt lethargic while on this dose of meds. I would never take this again for a UTI. | M | 33 | 7 days 100 2X day | 2/16/2022 | 4 | UTI | Drug seemed to clear up UTI. Only mild side effect I had was some fatigue. Mild stomach ache but only when I didn't eat enough before I took the med. So make sure to take it with food! Worst side effect I had was extreme night sweats for about 2 days. My hair and everything was soaked lol. I suppose it's worth the side effects if it cleared the UTI, though. | F | 27 | 5 days 100mg 2X day | 2/15/2022 | 1 | Uti | First day was ok , second day headache, nausea, third day feeling very week and and dizzy along with the precious problems | First time being prescribed this , I have problems with utis I get them maybe every year , this is the worst antibiotic I've ever taken , I wouldn't give this to anyone I can't even go to work tomorrow not cause if the uti but because of how the antibiotics have me feeling | F | 55 | 7 days 100 2X day | 2/13/2022 | 1 | Uti | Main side effect was stomach pain it hurt so badly. And rapid heart beat feel high but with anxiety trouble sleeping | No one should ever take this | F | 31 | 5 days 100 2X day | 1/25/2022 |
NITROFURANTOIN (NITROFURANTOIN, MACROCRYSTALLINE): This medication is used to treat or prevent certain urinary tract infections. This medication is an antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria. It will not work for viral infections (e.g., common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or overuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness. Nitrofurantoin should not be used in children less than one month of age due to the risk of a certain blood problem (hemolytic anemia). FDA Approval Date: 1993-01-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)