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Macrobid
Identifier
019487
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Nitrofurantoin, sold under the trade name Macrobid among others, is an antibiotic used to treat bladder infections It is not effective for kidney infections. It is taken by mouth
Common side effects include nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and headaches. Rarely numbness, lung problems, or liver problems may occur. It should not be used in people with kidney problems While it looks like it is generally safe during pregnancy it should not be used near delivery [sic]. It works by slowing growth rather than killing bacteria.
Adverse effects
The most common side effects with nitrofurantoin are nausea, headache, and flatulence. Less common adverse events (occurring in less than 1% of those taking the drug) include:
- Gastrointestinal: diarrhea, dyspepsia, abdominal pain, constipation, emesis
- Neurologic: dizziness, drowsiness, amblyopia
- Respiratory: acute pulmonary hypersensitivity reaction
- Allergic: pruritus, urticaria
- Dermatologic: hair loss
- Miscellaneous: fever, chills, malaise
Patients should be informed that nitrofurantoin colours urine brown; this is completely harmless [sic].
Some of the more serious but rare side effects of nitrofurantoin have been a cause of concern. These include pulmonary reactions, hepatotoxicity, and neuropathy.
On Dec, 22, 2016 4,254 people reported to have side effects when taking Macrobid.
Among them, 47 people (1.1%) have Hallucination
Time on Macrobid when people have Hallucination :
< 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
Hallucination | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Hallucination when taking Macrobid :
Female | Male | |
Hallucination | 95.45% | 4.55% |
On Dec, 21, 2015: 3,029 people reported to have side effects when taking Macrobid. Among them, 39 people (1.29%) have Death.
Time on Macrobid when people have Death :
< 1 month | 1 - 6 months | 6 - 12 months | 1 - 2 years | 2 - 5 years | 5 - 10 years | 10+ years | |
Death | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Gender of people who have Death when taking Macrobid :
Female | Male | |
Death | 82.05% | 17.95% |
The source of the experience
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Activities and commonsteps
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AntibioticsBladder and urinary tract disease
Urinary and bladder control treatments