BACTRIM Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)

Average Rating: 1.9 (1902 Ratings)

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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)

  

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DATE ADDED
 
 1  UTI Nausea, anxiousness, nervousness, back pain, abdominal pain, weakness, stiff neck, muscle pain terrible nightmares, insomnia I have been off this medication for 10 days and still having the severe side effects. It comes in waves. For a few hrs I will feel better then it hits me again and I feel awful. Drinking lots of water and taking Benedryl. Hoping it subsides soon. F 42 10 days
800/160mg
3/4/2016
 1  Staph infection Nausea, decreased appetite and a head to toe rash I think this was the first time I've ever taken it and Bactrim just made me sick. I had nausea so bad I didn't want to eat and two days after I finished the drugs I broke out in a rash. I went to urgent care for the rash and the ARNP said it was a classic sulfa rash and that I'm not allowed to take sulfa drugs ever again. F 26 7 days
800/160 2X day
3/3/2016
 1  sinus infection Bad stomach pain,feeling cold unable to get warm,day 1&2 so severe pain between shoulder blades and in stomach,liver pain,went back to er.given medicine for stomach pain.thought was due to my hiatel hernia.pain is now unbearable,will not ever take that poison again,will not finish the prescription,was given by e.r.doctor.the medicine was worse than the illness,I feel this drug should be investigated and possibly banned. It is a rough drug, side effects were awful.i will never take it again. F 55 7 days
800/160mg
2/24/2016
 1  Skin infection I took Bactrim after seeing my doctor for a skin infection.After taking, I couldn't eat, eyes turned bright red, blurred vision, skin glowing red and a high fever 104-105. I thought I was going to die, I started shaking (freezing), took a cold shower to cool down. Hours later, I went to grocery store to get soup and an allergic reaction medicine. Finally I puked for an hour and felt a little relief. But for days I was so sick. Now oddly, I taken this a year before and didn't get these symptoms, and was cured quickly of my skin infection. M 33 2 days
1X day
2/23/2016
 1  abcess Been taking this medication for 8 days now. I have not been myself at all. Anxiety so bad. Nausea, diarrhea.. I dont want to eat or sleep but I feel too awful to do much of anything. I need to finish the course but I am sooo reluctant to now that I know its from this poison. Worst antibiotic reaction. Im looking forward to feeling better. F 32 8 days
not sure
2/18/2016
 2  Tonsil infection Severe headaches, constant runny yet stuffy nose, very sore and dry eyes, and slight rash forming on legs I'm allergic to amoxicillin and penicillin so that is why I was prescribed Bactrim. Pharmacy gave me a generic brand. I went to my ENT because of discomfort in one of my tonsils and now after taking the meds I feel like I'm actually ill. I just finished day 2 of the meds and contemplating if I should continue or not. F 32 2 days
2/12/2016
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 1  Infection Abdominal pain. That left got nasious slowly. Until I was throwing up. It slowed down but can't drink anything cause I get nasious again. I had 1antacid (tums) an hour ago. Had 2 pieces slowly this morning and now 1 graham cracker. I have a hyatal hernia and blood pressure, thyroid, not able to take my medicines. Sucks I would never take it again. F 67 5 days
2/10/2016
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 1  Severe Diarrhea Today I took the first two doses of Bactrim DS Generic and this stuff already sucks pretty bad! My arms feel like they are vibrating I am trembling so much. Also I feel anxious to the point that I'll fall asleep briefly then jump awake for no reason feeling scared. If there is anybody out there that has had similar effects and gotten through some or all of them please post that on this web site or email me as I'm sure myself and many others would like to know about how long we can expect to feel this bad. I promise I will post updates to my progress as time goes on. I hope that I just have to wait for this drugs half life to pass a few time to feel normal again. The half life is 10 hours. God bless anyone else who is suffering. You will be in my prayers. M 27 1 days
800/160 2X day
2/9/2016
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 1  UTI Headache, nausea,shaking, nervousness and beginning stomach discomfort. While waiting for cuture this was prescribed. Probably the worst antibiotic I have ever taken. Decided to stop after one and a half days. That was yesterday and I am beginning to feel a little less of the side effects. I read on one website that one only needs to take one dose but pharaceutical company still says 10 days, but site recommended three days. If culture comes back positive will ask for a different drug for sure. F 84 1.5 days
160 2X day
2/8/2016
 1  Sinus Infection I have been experiencing every side effect except the vomiting and skin rash issues. Heart beating rapidly and felling like it will come out of chest, severe anxiety, depression, fear/panic, sense of doom, feeling like I am dying, severe insomnia ,anorexia, nausea, upset stomach, inner shaking, body shaking, stiff, aching muscles, especially neck and shoulders, joints sore, dizziness, depersonalization, cloudy/foggy head, not really feeling present, dreaded night time, felt worse after eating or when laying down flat, frequent urination, bad taste in mouth and horrible thirst/cotton mouth, weakness/lethargy. I am writing to let others know that I am on day 4 off of this horrible drug and I am still not myself. I was also prescribed 60mg. Prednisone, with no taper, for the first 5 days I was on the Bactrim DS. I was blaming Prednisone "withdrawal" for my symptoms at first and kept taking the Bactrim DS. I almost had a hard-core kidney function test to see if that was the case, but fortunately, did not. My ENT told me to stop the Bactrim as I had been on 10 days of a 14 day prescription. Normally, I am a bright, healthy, happy 44 year-old woman with a busy massage therapy practice. This drug has, hopefully, temporarily changed that! I have finally been able to sleep through the night, but cannot fall back to sleep when my husband gets up early for work, and usually, I can. My heart will start to race out of nowhere and the last two mornings I have woken up in a sweat. This morning my hands and feet were ice cold, too. I read 500 of the posts on this site, but very few come back to give their progress or to tell how long it took them to recover and what treatments they used to combat the side effects and recover. I am taking 250 mg. magnesium before bed each night for the muscle and nerve issues, drinking cranberry juice and a TON of water. I felt better the first day off the drug than I do today, which, again, is day 4 off of it. I think the reason I felt better was because I was able to finally eat. Now it is a matter of time to get this garbage out of my system. I will F 44 10 days
1000 2X day
2/8/2016
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 1  keep toe nail from getting infected severe shaking like a convulsion & chills which made it difficult to breathe, nausea & vomiting bile, body aches, sweating, headaches. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG. I have never been so sick on any medication before. I took the Generic form of this drug. F 68 5 days
160mg 2X day
2/4/2016
 1  Bronchitis Chemically induced hepatitis. Bilirubin spiked to 11. Sick with all the symptoms of a viral hepatitis. It took a nurse to figure out it was from this drug, after going through multiple tests ordered by doctors to find the answer of my liver problem. Started drinking ensure to wash the chemicals out of my liver. This occurred in 1990. The doctor was obviously not aware that blood liver tests are to be done every 7 days while taking this drug. Also did not recognise the adverse reactions was the drug. I was sick for 3 months. Long term damage is slow liver metabolism. This makes it hard for my liver to filter out medications which than build up. So I have to take half the dose amount of the adult dose on almost all meds. So I have become highly sensitive to meds. It also damamged the thyroid. F 30 days
3X day
1/29/2016
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 1  Sinus infection Sunburned looking skin, hives all over, throwing up, diarrhea, panic attack, extremely sore muscles for 24 hours I have taken bactrim in the past and didn't have a reaction to it until now. F 34 1 days
160mg
1/29/2016
 3  Stiches got infected bad Throwing up headache for days Can't eat Can't sleep F 27 3 days
40
1/26/2016
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 1  Cellulitis of right leg Broke out in itchy stinging rash over entire body looked like a sunburn is some places. Skin blistered and turned purple and now my skin is coming off in sheets on soles of my feet. I was put in hospital for the second time and white count was over 20,000. Infectious disease dr said I had toxic shock syndrome or scalded skin syndrome instead of reaction to bactrim but I will never take it again!!! M 64 2 days
Twice a da
1/25/2016
 3  Paronchyia (nail bed infection) First time taking Bactrim, all was great. Went the full 10 days with no complaint. 1 month later, the infection returned so I was given another course of treatment. Totally different story. 3 hours in, I had developed a low fever and a solid red rash over my entire body. 7 hours in, the rash was itching and I had severe upper abdominal pain. 8 hours, started coughing. 9 hours, short of breath, chills and shaking, fever passes 100° even with multiple doses of antipyretics. Chest becomes tight and difficult to breathe. 02 sat hits 88%. Diagnosed with severe allergy to sulfas causing "red man syndrome." Tl;dr : great if you're not allergic. Can kill you if you are. F 20 1 days
30MG
1/13/2016
 1  MersA Lips are swollen mouth is so dry,I can't stop peeing,i have never experienced such horrible pain in my vagina,can't sleep but I'm super tire,I'm anxious,this medicine should be recalled....this sux F 27 3 days
1/13/2016
 1  Sinus infection Extreme Stomach cramps, constipation, anxiety, chest pain and tightness, flared up my IBS. Been off this medicine for over 2 weeks and still having GI problems. Will never take this drug again. Ruined my gut which I am still trying to fix. F 27 10 days
1/12/2016
 1  Ear infection Raging fever,vomiting,joint pain,lethargy,severe rash,headaches,dizziness,sore eyes. This is a VILE drug,banned in the UK!!!!! M 12 1 days
20ml
1/12/2016
 1  Doctor assumed ifection SEVERE nausea and dizziness. Unable to sit or stand without feeling like death. Ended up in ER and told to stop med. The side effects ts were much worse than what I was having treated. This is a horrible medication...I had no idea that side effete could be this bad. I lost a week of my life and am still waiting for it to get out if my system. The worst part is that I don't kow if I even needed it as my doctor didn't do any blood or urine tests prior to prescribing. Stay away if you can. The side effects are BAD and can kill you. F 42 3 days
160 MG 2 x
1/9/2016
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