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Can Nitrofurtoin Pills Cause Arthritis Kind Of Side Effects?

I have been taking 50 m. of nitrofurtoin nightly for approx. 3 and one half months, to prevent recurring bouts of UTI. I am having muscle aches ARTHERITIS like, which I did not have before. Could the pills be the cause? e-mail address== YYYY@YYYY THANK YOU
Tue, 16 Dec 2014
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Hello
As you mentioned that you are taking nirofurantoin 50 mg for 3 & 1/2 months .
After the use of this drug , you developed muscle pain .
However , you are already taking low doses ,but for prolong period and the development of muscle pain is a cause of concern.
Because nitrofurantoin causes , peripheral neuropathy, nausea , headache , muscle ache , jaundice urticaria , rash etc.
Your muscle pain or arteritis like symptoms may be due to the side effect of this drug ,but it is not necessary because you are also having recurrent urine infection.
So I recommend you first of all get in urine culture , then consult your treating physician and get his opinion .
Good luck.
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Can Nitrofurtoin Pills Cause Arthritis Kind Of Side Effects?

Hello As you mentioned that you are taking nirofurantoin 50 mg for 3 & 1/2 months . After the use of this drug , you developed muscle pain . However , you are already taking low doses ,but for prolong period and the development of muscle pain is a cause of concern. Because nitrofurantoin causes , peripheral neuropathy, nausea , headache , muscle ache , jaundice urticaria , rash etc. Your muscle pain or arteritis like symptoms may be due to the side effect of this drug ,but it is not necessary because you are also having recurrent urine infection. So I recommend you first of all get in urine culture , then consult your treating physician and get his opinion . Good luck.