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I’m on Nitrofurantoin and feeling so sick.

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Lovetopaint037 Fri 14-Aug-26 17:17:38

I have been on it since Monday and this is the fifth day. 100 mg twice a day. I will have completed them tonight. I had Cefalexin last week and according to the test this was sensitive along with Nitrofurantoin. Cefalexin appeared to work and by takingCyclizine with it I had no sicknessbut but when I stopped I had symptoms back again. However, Cyclizine didn’t help me with the Nitrofurantoin. I know you must always complete the course so I have persisted. This heatwave hasn’t helped but I have sipped water to keep fluids up and just hoped that all will be well when I finish these. I have felt so ill.
When I take the last one this evening it will stay in my system for 12 hours as it is modified. Today have been having niggles in the bottom of my bladder. I just hope it is the heat and not the infection. I don’t know what I will do if this doesn’t work. I’m 85 and have had a lot of infections but this improved when the doctor put me on vagirux about March time. I was so upset when one returned. Today I feel desperate as I’m so nauseous and not sure how things will turn out tomorrow.

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DamaskRose Fri 14-Aug-26 17:22:37

I had to stop taking Nitrofurantoin as I was sick immediately after taking them so they were doing no good. My GP prescribed something else but it took four months of “something elses” before the infection cleared up. I really hope you are ok, I know how horrible it is. flowers

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Lovetopaint037 Fri 14-Aug-26 17:32:41

Thank you so much DamaskRose. I have struggled to keep from actually vomiting but have not felt so ill for a long time.

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MT62 Fri 14-Aug-26 18:12:27

Oh heck! Do you feel liverish? I can’t remember feeling sick off those but I had this crushing sensation around my ribs & felt cold.
Now on my notes not to be prescribed nitrofurantoin

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Gwyllt Fri 14-Aug-26 18:34:53

Nitrofurantoin Put my heart rate up by quite an amount and made me breathless I only check as it on my watch and I have had two heart ops

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Lovetopaint037 Fri 14-Aug-26 18:37:55

That sounds awful MT62. I am certainly going to inform the surgery. I will never go through this again. I can’t wait to take my last capsule and just hope it doesn’t stay in my system for long. This heat makes it worse.

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Fatoldlady Fri 14-Aug-26 18:39:26

You really must keep the fluid intake up, especially in this heat, I know straight away if I haven't drunk enough water! I also take D-Mannose capsules to keep cystitis at bay, they seem to help.

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Lovetopaint037 Fri 14-Aug-26 18:40:40

Gwylt that sounds awful. I have high bp. So expect that has gone up.

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Lovetopaint037 Fri 14-Aug-26 18:43:15

Fatoldlady. I take dMannose as well as a preventative. It used to work but not lately. I am sipping water all the time.

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welbeck Fri 14-Aug-26 18:57:07

Remember you might need to take little extra salt because of the heat. Bound to be sweating more and with sipping the water things can get out of balance.
Just a little.
Packet of crisps ?
I find it helps with headaches in hot weather.
Hope you feel better soon.
By the way I also won't take Nitrofurantoin.
Been told by a doctor it can be a problem for chesty people.

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