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 | Almost immediately I got a severe headache made worse by movement or coughing or laughing. I developed horrible sweats. Day 2 added nausea, aches and weakness. Fever and chills, felt aweful. Day 3 symptoms are present but not as strong. Also developed irritability. | Will continue since side effects seem to be lessening. Prescribed 7 days | F | 38 | 3 days 100mg 2xda | 4/23/2020 | 1 | Urinary infection | I did well until this evening. Running a 100.4 temp and chills, dizziness, and my blood pressure is up and ranges in the mid to high 148/69 to 147/76, P 86, 95. I am on meds for my blood pressure but I not sure to take more BP meds. | I asked why I was prescribed nitrofurantoin, esp at my age and was told it’s the antibiotic that works as the old stand-bys like Amoxicillin & the sulpha meds no longer work. I wasn’t happy, am still concerned. | F | 72 | 7 days 100 Mg | 3/18/2019 | 1 | Urinary infection | I did well until this evening. Running a 100.4 temp and chills, dizziness, and my blood pressure is up and ranges in the mid to high 148/69 to 147/76, P 86, 95. I am on meds for my blood pressure but I not sure to take more BP meds. | I asked why I was prescribed nitrofurantoin, esp at my age and was told it’s the antibiotic that works as the old stand-bys like Amoxicillin & the sulpha meds no longer work. I wasn’t happy, am still concerned. | F | 72 | 7 days 100 Mg | 3/18/2019 | 1 | Uti | I nearly died. Blood pressure dropped to 70/40. Faint.breathing problems, could not eat, nauseaus.. Do not take!!¡ | F | 75 | 5 days 100mg | 11/6/2018 | 1 | Uti | I nearly died. Blood pressure dropped to 70/40. Faint.breathing problems, could not eat, nauseaus.. Do not take!!¡ | F | 75 | 5 days 100mg | 11/6/2018 | 2 | Taking this for a UTI. | I was taking this tablet for a infection that didn’t seem to be clearing up. Took it for 3 days originally, then 7 days. Made me feel so awful, really tired & exhausted. Lack of appetite, couldn’t go to work because felt so bad. Finished the course yesterday so hoping I feel normal & get my energy back soon. | Probably ok for a short course, but avoid taking it for long periods !! | F | 23 | 7 days 50mg | 5/19/2018 | 5 | UTI | Diarrhea otherwise no side effects. This antibiotic always works well for clearing my UTIs | F | 48 | 3 days | 4/22/2018 | 1 | Water infection | Anxuety terrible dizzy ear ache headache stomach ache feel so down crying Why? So fed up and afraid | Awful drug | F | 71 | 3 weeks 100mg x tw | 10/8/2017 | 1 | UTI | I have pain in my abdomen due to this drug. | This is a bad drug. I almost passed out the first day I took day | F | 37 | 2 days 1 | 2/17/2017 | 1 | Water infection | Seems to make pain in back and abdomen worse. Also strange anxiety feelings even though I don't suffer from anxiety... not nice... keep clear if you can | F | 3 days 4X day | 2/3/2017 | 1 | UTI | Broke out in hives an hour after taking med, then developed chest tightness and shortness of breath. Off of it since, but have been to the ER twice since and still having a hard time breathing. | This drug is horrible! | F | 40 | 1 days 100 MG | 8/6/2016 | 1 | UTI | Throbbing head, blurry vision, dizziness. What makes this worst the government website says it will get worse 2 to 3 months after you finish taking this. There was no reason this medication even have to be in the market !!! Antibiotics been around for centuries that still does a good job !!! | This will be another class action lawsuit for sure !!! Start making your wills !!!. | F | 57 | 2 days 100 | 6/21/2016 | 1 | UTI | THIS SH** ALMOST KILLED ME!! Within 20 minutes of taking this pill for chronic UTI, I began an anaphylactic reaction that lasted several hours and quite nearly claimed my life! First it started with some itchy skin and before I knew what was happening, I had hives popping out all over my arms, neck, chest, legs and face. Then my lips and eyelids started swelling shut, along with my FREAKING THROAT!!!!! COULD NOT BREATHE! ALMOST DIED!!!! I don't know if any of you have ever experienced anaphylaxis, but it's about the scariest thing ever. The real horror in this situation was that I experienced this reaction in the middle of central Alaska, where the nearest hospital was three hours away! Three hours is a long time to wait for an ambulance to come and get you, so I had to rely on on an over the counter pack of Benadryl to save my life while my terrified friend rushed me to the hospital. The Benadryl saved my life. TAKING THIS DRUG IS A TOTAL CRAPSHOOT AND YOU COULD COME CLOSE TO LOSING YOUR LIFE IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE UNLUCKY FEW WHO REACT TO THIS DRUG. BE WARNED!!!!! THIS NEARLY KILLED ME!! | NITROFURANTOIN = ANAPHALAXIS | F | 37 | 1 days ? | 9/22/2015 | 1 | uti | I took it and got flu like symptoms, thought it was something else till I realised I got these symptoms hours after taking the pill. It has left me with clicking joints that are painful at times. Also a heart murmer may also be related but cannot confirm. I can only guess this pill attacked good DNA, I took it 5 years ago and still not right. | None just thought I'd try and stop someone making the same mistake. | M | 35 | 2 days | 5/2/2015 | 1 | Horrible!!!!!!! Shaking. Sweating. Terrified. | Never again. | F | 74 | 1 days 100 2x da | 3/14/2015 | 1 | UTI | PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS EVER. Find another drug. I took one tablet and have been left with permanent neuropathy. I am slightly numb all over with decreased smell and taste for 1.5 yrs. additionally l had dizzy spells for 6 months and was so exhausted l had to take 3 months unpaid off work then return part time. I was unknowingly anaemic and prescribed iron a few weeks later. Due to my health at that time l had a bad reaction and it messed my lungs up. I could not walk across the room without breathlessness. 1.5 yrs later l still have a stuffy weak lung, neuropathy and am taking 20 vitamins a day just to feel normal. Extremely detrimental and l am still suffering. | F | 34 | 1 days | 1/17/2015 | 1 | uti | after taking for 3 days.had shortness of breath and a heavy c hest i couldn't even work. up until now it's been a month now I'm still in pain. this drug has ruin my life. now i have a heart problem the doctor advised me to go for ecg heart test. | M | 29 | 3 days | 1/11/2015 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, headache, lethargy. | These side effects happened after ONE dosage. I took one pill and two hours later ended up with nausea and flu-like symptoms. Next morning woke up with horrible headache. Would never take this poison again. | F | 54 | 1 days 100 mg 2X day | 10/22/2014 | 1 | UTI | Throbbing of head, night sweats, chest pressure, shortness of breath, great weakness. | According to Dr. Sidney Wolfe, no one over age 60 should ever take nitrofurantoin which he calls "a dangerous drug". Also, the World Health Organization has said that older adults should never use nitrofurantoin since people over age 60 have a high risk of harmful side effects from it. Apparently, our doctors didn't inform themselves about this before prescribing it to us unsuspecting seniors. | F | 66 | 3 days 100 mg 2X day | 2/7/2014 | 1 | uti | Anxiety, sweating, shortness of breath, all around loopy feeling. | F | 24 | 1 days 100mg | 5/9/2013 |