BACTRIM Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)Average Rating: 1.9 (1902 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BACTRIM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BACTRIM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | UTI | none | I know there are a lot of negative reviews on Bactrim. However, This does not give me side effects and I have a very sensitive stomach due to severe GERD (Acid Reflux) I am taking it for a UTI for seven days. Everyone is different and sometimes it is better not to read them since you will be convinced it is a terrible drug! I took Cipro a while back and it gave me extreme anxiety and my doctor told me to stop it. | F | 77 | 7 days 800mg 2X day | 5/15/2023 | 5 | MRSA | I really haven't experienced the side effects on this site. | I was treated for an infected drainage tube hole. The infection was MRSA. I was put on 28 days twice daily and then 30 days @ once a day. | M | 65 | 58 times 800-160 2X day | 7/7/2021 | 5 | MRSA infection, UTI | (Please note that I don't recall the dose or exact details and I took it at two different times for different infections, one in 2012 and another in 2018.) No side effects whatsoever. I always take probiotics with antibiotics so perhaps that helped. | It has worked very well for me to clear up serious infections with no problems. I did get a yeast infection after taking it the second time, but that is pretty normal due to change in internal flora from taking antibiotics, and that went away with treatment. Reading what others here have said, I consider myself lucky to have had no side effects. | F | 61 | 7 days ? 2X day | 8/24/2020 | 5 | Boil | I was taking Bactrim as well as Cephalexin and did not have any side effects. I was very concerned about taking two antibiotics at the same time because I suffer from IBS. A probiotic was recommended to take while on these meds by a pharmacist and two doctors and I tolerated the medications well. I cannot believe the reviews I am seeing and I'm so sorry that people had to suffer from this medication. Thank God I did not read about this beforehand I just finished everything yesterday. | F | 45 | 7 days 2X day | 7/24/2020 | 5 | Chronic Prostatitis/epididymitis | Prostate seemed to get worse the first week (I've had this for 10+ years) guessing it was Herxheimer reaction. By week two I felt amazing and currently still on it coming up on the 3rd week. Also cured my chronic oral thrush-like symptoms (peeling of oral mucosa), cured my chronic diarrhea, and my heartburn is almost completely gone. Zero side effects after the first week but I'm also taking BPC-157 which is hepatoproptective so that might be related. | For chronic prostatitis, a month-long course is indicated, however it has poor penetration into the prostate according to peer-reviewed research, despite medical websites claiming it has good prostate penetration. All clinical studies indicate that 3 months minimum is required, not just one month. | M | 31 | 30 days 1600mg dai | 4/6/2020 | 5 | staph skin infection | I am allergic to penicillin, so my dermatologist prescribed Bactrim. The only troublesome side effect is that it makes me very sleepy. A good drug, although, some patients can react adversely...It can work wonders for others. And the only drug to clear up a painful staph infection | Drink water..or in my case, iced tea..as long as its fluid, missed drinking a lot on a previous and had trouble starting the bladder..oops! Drank my tea at next dose and was ok | F | 62 | 7 days | 2/15/2020 | 5 | UTI with blood in urine | Insomnia and bloating | This medicine is very effective against a UTI. The pain and burning was a lot better after 2 doses. If you take a Zofran with each dose it helps with nausea. | F | 36 | 7 days 800 | 12/5/2019 | 5 | MRSA induced Pneumonia | On day 15 of 30. Been battling a nasty case of pneumonia that I’ve had since August. The med works, but, I have severe lethargy, bad muscle aches/soreness, pain in major joints - particularly shoulders and hips. Itchy back once in a while if I don’t take it exactly 12 hours apart. Instead of diarrhea I’m constipated. It’s a good med with bad side effects for some. | I strongly recommend taking a probiotic along with this med - it helps with the GI issue and absolutely positively do not drink alcohol! | M | 42 | 15 days 1600mg/day | 11/30/2019 | 5 | Staph Infection | Stomach upset | I’ve been on Bactrim twice over the last few years for fairly serious infections. One I got with a serious sunburn on vacation in the tropics. I got home and realized my blisters were infected. Bactrim was the second antibiotic given to me because the first didn’t clear up the infection and it was spreading. I’m extremely grateful for it and had no side effects. This time once again I was traveling and was given vaccinations before I left. I guess the bacteria got into the vaccination site and by the time I got home my arm was extremely swollen and painful. This is my second day on Bactrim and it’s already improving. I have a mild gut ache , but I can tolerate that over having something like sepsis. | F | 55 | 7 days | 5/18/2019 | 5 | My skin always hurts! Always! | None. Sunburn sometimes | About 25 years ago my skin started to always feel like it was on fire. My skin would always ache. My skin would always feel inflamed. I would ache all over. There is absolutely nothing to see. But it hurts! I've been to probably over 100 doctors. Pain cause depression, So I've taken many different types of meds for the depression. After about 10 years of pain, I was put bactrim to clear up a skin rash. Suddenly all my skin pain disappeared. The rash went away, but when I stopped the bactrim mu skin pain returned. Started bactrim back up, most skin pain disapated. Currently I take lyrica and the bactrim every day. Sometimes I take one bactrim, some times 2 daily. Believe me this drug works!!! No side effects. I love this stuff!! I was told by my dermatologist at Penn State Medical Center that bactrim has an anti-inflammatory effect on the skin. He said all dermatologists know this. He said it's a safe long term drug. He said it's no worse than taking a blood pressure pill every day. This is a Penn State doctor! This drug has given me hope. I've tried to stop it many times but the pain comes right back. I have no side effects except for sunburn sometimes. I have taken it for 15 years now. Can't live without it. Please don't encourage others to remove this drug from the market. It's not nice!!!! | M | 57 | 15 years DS 800-160 | 6/3/2018 | 5 | Uti | Nausea, insomnia, shaking in the hands and fatigue. | It's clearing up my uti with minimal side effects. All antibiotics have nasty side effects so nothing abnormal about bactrim. | 10 days 2X day | 4/8/2017 | 5 | UTI | No side effects! Great antibiotic! Felt better within 24 hrs of taking medication. | I feel very badly for the people who have suffered with this drug. However, I have been on antibiotics that I felt awful on and hated taking. I always make sure I drink lots of water. I drink 60oz of water a day anyway so having to drink a lot of water with this is nothing new for me. I also only take after a meal. This is probably one of the best antibiotics I have ever used. Even plain old Amoxicillin gives me side effects. This stuff. NONE! So thankful for this. | F | 35 | 3 days 800mg 2xda | 3/14/2017 | 5 | Mrsa infected laceration | Minimum side effects. Some stomach gas for first 3-4 days. Maybe some initial muscular weakness but that could have been the infection. | Infection was substantial due to the MRSA not being detected for a few days. Then Bactrim was prescribed. The laceration cleared up completely over about a week. I was advised to take a probiotic to minimize gastric effects. The side effects were minimal and the Bactrim was effective. Five points! | M | 79 | 10 days 2X day | 1/28/2017 | 5 | Acne | No side effects at all. | Started having really bad cystic acne last year , never had it before not even in my teen years .My dermatologist prescribed me Bactrim for 8 months and 10 treatments of glycolic peels , just finished with Bactrim 3 weeks ago and it worked wonders for me .No side effects with Bactrim at all, my advice is to take probiotics during this time . | F | 30 | 8 days 2× 800mg | 8/7/2016 | 5 | Blind loop Sindrome | Abdomen discomfort specially towards the end of the treatement. | Worked well for my condition. This is the second time I have taken the medication a year apart. | M | 62 | 2 weeks 1000 | 6/2/2016 | 5 | pnumonia and MRSA | slightly upset digestive system, intermittent | One MUST take Probiotics with every meal! Never eat 2 hours before or two hours after Bactrim. Drink lots of water with meds. If starving, only consume simple juices. pineapple has a digestive enzyme that helps. Avoid difficult to digest foods, fatty meats, cheese, corn, spicy foods French fries Only eat difficult to digest foods for lunch when you have 10 hours to digest then Lots to drink, lots of probiotics. Take multi vitamins and minerals with calcium, magnesium, potassium etc. Me Bactrim at 10 am 10 pm. breakfast with Kefir, done by 7:45. no food then till 12 Noon. lots of probiotics with lunch. dinner done by 7pm.. lots of probiotics. Other meds with meals. | M | 67 | 20 days 800/160 2X day | 5/4/2016 | 5 | Sinus Infection | None. | I didn't have any side effects from this antibiotic (thank God). Usually I have side effects from antibiotics. I am severely allergic to penicillin, so this is a great alternative for me. | F | 10 days 2X day | 4/27/2016 | 5 | UTI | None, all pain in back and sides stopped I was feeling so much better until I ran out of the meds, now I am again experiencing the same pain again. All pain I have I had before taking the medication and it did not worsen while taking it. I'd take it again. | F | 62 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/21/2016 | 5 | Cystic Acne and Perioral Dermatitis | No Side Effects | Love this medication. After trying a few medications, this was the only one that was effective with no side effects. I am now 50 and have just started to ween myself off the medication hoping my skin does not break out again. 2 months with no medication and so far so good. | F | 50 | 22 years 1/2 1X day | 4/14/2016 | 5 | After surgery infection | Intense thirst,stomach pain | Love this drug's effectiveness. Would use again. Just have water always near!! | F | 53 | 10 days 2X daily | 8/14/2015 |
BACTRIM (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM): This medication is a combination of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (such as middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal infections). It is also used to prevent and treat a certain type of pneumonia (pneumocystis-type). This medication should not be used in children less than 2 months of age due to the risk of serious side effects. This medication treats only certain types of infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)