Macrodantin and Nausea: What Users Say

• Amb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 7, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "Macrodantin was an utter disaster. Felt that I was getting better, then suddenly I had a raging upper urinary tract infection. Fever, nausea, vomiting, terrible pain. I had to be hospitalized with IV antibiotics. This drug is dangerous and should not be used as it gives a false sense of security."

• MJa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 4, 2015

For Urinary Tract Infection "I am extremely sensitive to antibiotic side effects, so I avoid them whenever possible. Usually, I take D-Mannose for urinary or vaginal (yeast) infections, but I was out of it and needed something NOW. The doc called in Macrodantin because I cannot tolerate Cipro or most other ABs. Second day on pills and, so far, zero stomach pain or nausea. I have not noticed a reduction in the pain from the UTI yet, so hoping by tonight I will see relief. By the way: look up D-Mannose. I have used it for over 10 years, and it has stopped the UTIs and yeast infections if I take it as soon as I feel something. It is a sugar, so you can take it every day if needed without any complications. It works by detaching the bacteria from the body. Buy the powder. Two teaspoons per day."

• Hil...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 16, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "Scary experience. I started to get very ill a few hours after starting the medication, nausea, headache, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Two days later, a GP told me I may have the flu. I went home, went to bed. So weak, low fever, chills, could not get warm, still vomiting, horrendous headache. A few days feeling the same, I noticed a rash on my body. Went to the emergency department by ambulance. The antibiotic had caused acute liver failure. I had been on day five of a seven-day course. Lucky enough, the doctor in the hospital put the connection together, and the medication was stopped. It took a few months to recover from the fatigue, especially, but I'm lucky to be alive also. Another few days at home alone, I would probably have passed out. I was delirious most days, so they were blurry and confusing. No more Macrodantin for me. Even have an emergency bracelet if I need to travel outside Ireland."

• 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."

• Jul...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 17, 2018

For Urinary Tract Infection "I have had 3 experiences with Macrodantin, and they have all been bad! I am sure that this drug works very well for those that can tolerate it, but it is not for me! I have had recurring kidney infections all of my life, and the first time I was put on it, I became nauseous, vomited, and felt very ill. This doctor told me that he would not be giving that drug to me again. Several years later, I had a UTI, and my new doctor gave it to me, but it was under another name, so I didn’t make the correlation. Again, fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting. When I researched the medication, I realized it was a generic name for Macrodantin and stopped taking it immediately. This last time, after having been told by my doctor that it was just a coincidence, I tried again! Again, I had the same symptoms as before! I felt miserable for 2 days. I’m off Macrodantin for life!"

• Tys...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 23, 2013

For Bladder Infection "I was given this medicine to take for seven days, four times a day. Within the first day or so of taking it, I was suffering with a feeling of acid stomach, nausea, complete lack of appetite."

• Bus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2019

For Bladder Infection "After I had a bladder procedure, I was put on Macrodantin and lost two weeks of work. I was nauseous, vomiting, drowsy, no appetite, generally miserable."