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11 patient evaluations for Nitrofurantoin

Purpose: Prevent infection (Started Sep 30, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
May 28, 2012 75 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
May 28, 2012
Advice & Tips
I stopped taking this because one of my doctors said that prolong use can cause the lungs to reduce functioning. But I took for quite a few years and did not have issues that I am aware of.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Unicat
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 11 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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  • by Unicat
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Purpose: UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) (Started Feb 26, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 04, 2012 150 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • jmellow
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 19 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: none
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
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Purpose: UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) (Started Sep 18, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 22, 2012 200 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Sep 22, 2012
Advice & Tips
Take with food and a lot of fluids
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Jazz1982
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 6 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
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  • by Jazz1982
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Purpose: UTI symptoms (Started May 09, 2012)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 26, 2012   Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
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Purpose: Pyelonephritis (Started Jul 09, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 16, 2010 150 mg Daily Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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Purpose: Prevent infection (Started Jan 21, 2013)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 20, 2013 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Apr 20, 2013
Advice & Tips
Had started antibiotic forgetting NOT to take Cranberry caps as it interfears with it. Stopped mid way through same on advice of MS Nurse Specialist. Brainfog!!!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Coribear
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 16 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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  • by Coribear
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Purposes: prevent UTI when I cath and UTI symptoms (Started Nov 23, 2009)
Date Dosage prevent UTI when I cath Perceived effectiveness UTI symptoms Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 22, 2010 As needed Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_defaultNone ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Yeast Infection (candida)
Date
Jun 22, 2010
Advice & Tips
Taking antibiotics long term makes them not work any more and stopping made my body swell with yeast very bad.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • MariaE
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 1 star
    NMO : 6 yrs
    Type: Relapsing NMO
    Left Eye : mild
    Right Eye : mild
    Sensation : moderate
    Overall : mild
    Swallowing : none
    Arms : mild
    Legs : moderate
    Bladder/Bowel : moderate
    Spinal Cord : mild
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  • by MariaE
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Purpose: Other (Started Aug 21, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jun 20, 2011 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jan 21, 2009 100 mg Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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  • Jazz1982
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 6 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: None
    Overall: None
    Cognition: none
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: none
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  • by Jazz1982
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Purpose: UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) (Started Aug 19, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 24, 2011 150 mg Daily ?Can't tell NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Aug 24, 2011
Advice & Tips
Had some problems urinating but with my MS it's a comfort to be able to hold it in :)
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Purpose: UTI symptoms (Started Dec 27, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 04, 2010   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
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