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Reviewer: Beej07, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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The worst experience of my life. This medicine caused me nothing but grief. Two trips to the ER
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Reviewer: Anne, 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After I took one dose of this, I became violently ill. Nausea, vomiting, dizziness, chills, extreme abdominal pain. I might as well have taken poison. One day later, I still can't keep food down. All my medical charts will include that I cannot take this medication.
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Reviewer: 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Bad,Bad,Bad I've put this on my list of being allergic, and I only have one other medication on my list for that. Take with food diffidently, then get ready for major diarrhea along with a headache. Oh and the issue I'm still having after taking Macrobid is numbness in my toes and fingers, and I've been off them for two weeks. I had to go see doctor again to change to another prescript
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Reviewer: Hannahfav, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was on 100 mg 2 times a day for 7 day’s, there are certain antibiotics that makes me feel bad and this is one of them. Through out the week it wasn’t so bad but a little bit of increased dizziness and the most minor aches but after the last pill was the worst. I felt hot and my mouth was dry and my body was so achy. I felt a bit weak and fatigued, I’m now on day two of feeling off but not as bad
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Reviewer: ella, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had a UTI two years ago and was prescribed Bactrim. Worked well. No side effects whatsoever. This time I was prescribed Macrobid. By the third dose my abdominal pain has gotten so horrible that I can’t even sleep. I will be asking to get off this horrible antibiotic. I have never felt like this before. I feel horrible pain on my waist and all around my stomach and back which I am 100% convinced
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