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Nitrofurantoin (Nitrofurantoin) - Reviews, Ratings, Comments by Patients

 
 



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Below are Nitrofurantoin reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 3 ratings/reviews, Nitrofurantoin has an overall score of 6.67. The effectiveness score is 8 and the side effect score is 6.67. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence.
 

Nitrofurantoin review by 29 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Highly Effective
Side effects:   No Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   UTI prevention
Dosage & duration:   100 mg taken twice per day for the period of 3 months
Other conditions:   hay fever, psioriasis, eczema, allopecia areata
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   This preventative course stopped the chronic UTIs that the patient had experienced.
Side effects:   On a few occasions, mild nausea immediately after taking the drug.
Comments:   Twice daily, and then stepped down to once daily after a new doctor recommended that the patient only use one per day for prevention, due to slim size (110 pounds).

 

Nitrofurantoin review by 40 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Moderately Effective
Side effects:   Moderate Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   chronic cystitis
Dosage & duration:   100mg taken one per day for the period of About 7 years
Other conditions:   Lung problems,breasts enlarge and lactation,skin rash and itching.Anxiety.
Other drugs taken:   N/A
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   When I started using Macrodantin it helped for the releive of bladder infections and also the pain of chronic cystitis. After a few years the side effects became more and the effectiveness of the drug less. I started getting bladder infections more frequently while I was still on the drug.
Side effects:   The drug effected my lungs. I started coughing more. Today I am very sensitive to any products or chemicals,and cough a lot and struggle breathing. I had a skin rush and itching skin. My breast enlarged and lactated. Started getting anxiety.
Comments:   I had a bladder operation, because of a default of my valves. I was born with the problem. Because of the valves not closing properly I developed a kidney stone. The docters had to remove the stone and I lost my kidney in the proses. After the operations my bladder became very sensitive. The docter prescribed bactroban everytime I got bladder infections. The infections did not go away. I started using Macrodantin. It worked for a few years, but later on I started getting infections even when I was on Macrodantin. The side effects got worse and I had to stop using it.

 

Nitrofurantoin review by 58 year old female patient

  Rating
Overall rating:  
Effectiveness:   Considerably Effective
Side effects:   Severe Side Effects
  
Treatment Info
Condition / reason:   UTI
Dosage & duration:   100 mg taken b.i.d. for the period of 5 days
Other conditions:   none
Other drugs taken:   none
  
Reported Results
Benefits:   Treated a UTI bactrim did not
Side effects:   End of 3rd day: extreme dizziness, with sense of room spinning wildly; deep-seated nausea but no vomiting; 4th day more serious than 3rd; uncertain if finishing the course (to the 5th day) is wise, or even possible, with full time work
Comments:   Treatment includes the option to get a refill: would seek alternative to Cipro, which was very harsh on gastro-intestinal system, Bactrim, which apparently was not effective in treating an ongoing problem...and this, which is causing some big problems
 


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