Macrodantin and Dizziness: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for 10 years or more
• May 30, 2012

For Prevention of Bladder infection "I am a paraplegic due to a gunshot to my spine incurred in Vietnam. I had taken Macrodantin for over forty years, and it helped to greatly curb my infections due to the need for intermittent catheterization three times daily. It caused side effects as I got older. I hadn't realized that this medicine was causing me to be continuously dizzy and generally unwell. I have since stopped taking it."

• sic...
• September 23, 2014

For Urinary Tract Infection "After having a lot of urine infections for the past year, I am now back on Macrodantin 50 mg, 4 times a day for 7 days. Makes me feel yak, headaches, keeps me awake, slightly dizzy, feel tired a lot. Then doctor wants me to take a low dose of it for 6 weeks. Will keep you posted if it actually works this time. I have my doubts."

• aus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 26, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "Took 4x 100 mg Macrodantin capsules for three days as set by my doctor. Cleared my UTI within two days, however, experienced chest pains and shortness of breath on day one. Didn’t realize (until reading this forum) it was linked, so continued to take until I ended up in the Emergency Room completely unable to breathe without pain. I’ve been off these tablets for 4 days now, and I still can’t take a full breath, have sharp lung pains, and am so dizzy. Really disappointed in my doctor for not letting me know the risks first."

• los...
• November 30, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "I was prescribed 50 mg Macrodantin capsules to be used over the course of 7 days for treatment of a UTI. Let me tell you right now that this medicine not only doesn't work and that I still have a UTI after completing the course; the side effects were like nothing I had ever felt before, and my infection actually progressed to a kidney infection. First off, I started to feel nauseous while taking this medicine and thought that it would be alright after a few days. However, by day 3, I was in agony with abdominal pain, chest pain, lower back pain, fever, and chills. The nausea was also still there. I decided to call my doctor, and they advised that I finish my 7-day course and then call back if symptoms did not stop by day 7. By day 7, I still had a UTI, as well as chest pain, abdominal pain, headaches, nausea, dizziness, fever, and chills, all of which only started to happen once I took these antibiotics. This medicine may as well be a placebo."

• Jon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 21, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "I am 45, and I am currently taking Macrodantin to treat a UTI. Never have I ever felt so bad taking medication. I initially thought my body was fighting the infection, but it wasn’t the case. I am now taking the medicine (4x100mg/day). I feel very tired, very dizzy, I have diarrhea. My breathing is not great, and I feel a bit confused... definitely not myself. Also, pains in my fingers... I can't wait to finish the treatment tomorrow. On a positive side, the infection seems gone as urine is clear."

• Lee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 28, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "No one should be taking this drug. I was prescribed this for a kidney infection when I have chronic kidney disease on 4/22/21. I will be alerting the doctor who prescribed this that they nearly killed me. Was prescribed a dosage of 100 mg 4 times a day for 7 days. Took it till 4/27/21. Made me feel like I was dying with extreme chills and fever, excruciating back pain, whole body aching, diarrhea, abdominal aching, gave me asthma and filled my chest with fluid, was very weepy, extreme anxiety, difficulty walking - felt like walking through cement, dizziness, retained fluid, and dropped my kidney function significantly. Was too sick to realize it was the tablets until the last day, stopped them, and went to another doctor on 4/28/21, who wanted me to go to the hospital to go on IV, etc. Stopped taking the tablets, started a different antibiotic yesterday, 4/28/21, and have started to feel better already."