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 |
1 | Cellulitis | I nearly died from my throat and tongue swelling up , causing me to be short of breath.Painfuf ulcers on my tongue , sores in the mouth , hives on my skin .The white part of the eyes were blood red . Bactrin caused me to be in the hospital for 3 days with serum sickness . | It should be taken off of the market in the U.S.A. It can cause death , if one is allergic to sulfa . Only by God's grace and the hospital's care , I am alive now . | F | 80 | 5 days 800mg/160m 2X day | 10/19/2015 | 1 | bladder infection | The worst nausea I've ever had. I've been so sick and weak, cannot eat or drink without getting nauseated,unbelievable hotspells, gas,headaches, and very dry mouth. | Feel worse then I did before I started taking it | F | 40 | 3 days 800-160 | 10/17/2015 | 1 | Uti | I was prescribed bactrim for a uti. The first 2 days on bactrim I became extremely tired but had trouble sleeping. By the 3Rd day I started to get dizzy, spaced out spells that would last the duration of the day. By the 5th day I began to get calf cramps along with back pain. I discontinued the bactrim. I've been off the bactrim for 3 days now and still can't shake this spaced out feeling. Beware of this medication | M | 32 | 5 days | 10/14/2015 | 1 | uti | Back pain,stomach pain,Headache,Trouble Breathing, Anxiety,numbness/Tingling throughout the body,Muscle Weakness,body aches,lightheaded,Bloating,Diarrhea | I wouldn't give this drug to my worst enemy. It definitely should be taking off the markets | M | 20 | 4 days | 10/13/2015 | 2 | UTI | motion sickness when driving, constant stomachache, nightmares.. The first time I took it I did't get too bad of side effects not sure why I feel so crappy this time, If you take it I recommend yogurt, and take with food!! | F | 28 | 5 days 800 2X day | 10/11/2015 | 1 | Sinus & double ear infection | Days one and two were mildly uncomfortable like any other strong antibiotic, but by 3 days I had nearly debilitating nausea, which would not abate. I tried Zofran for the nausea and as much rest and fluids as I can, but nothing would stay down. Days 3-8 were nothing but constant dry heaving and vomiting bile. I have not eaten in 4 days./ | It is now 24 hours after my last dose, and I stopped 2 days early. Yesterday am (day 8) I started to experience shortness of breath and urticaria over my shoulders chest and back, which then extended to my arms and hands. | F | 28 | 8 days 800mg/160m 2X day | 10/6/2015 | 4 | UTI infection | Bloating, some back pain, gas | I have been on this for 3 days and and have seen an increase of bloating in my abdomen. It started to worry me and I asked my mom who is a pharmacist if it was normal and she said no. I went into the doctor again and they said it was normal so I am confused. I hope I'm not the only one who has this. | F | 22 | 2 days | 10/2/2015 | 1 | Uti | Nausea chills fever riggers after second day worst experience ender in hospital changed me to another antibiotic keflex and all those reactions disappeared by the next day | Terrible drug the FDA-approved should investigate because the side effects of this drug is far. Worst them the sickNess there are too many drugs out there to be giving this drug to patients | F | 68 | 3 days | 9/27/2015 | 2 | Infected cyst | Extreme fatigue, white coating on tongue, sweating, hives (first dose), fast heart rate, blister on lip, blister on penis | Began to have itchy red spots on stomach, arms, and head after first dose (hives). On day 2 I was sweating for no apparent reason with an elevated heart rate and also developed a sore on my upper lip. By the end of the 2nd day I had no energy whatsoever.....same on day 3. I would sit down and basically start to fall asleep immediately. By the end of day 3 I developed a blister on the tip of my penis. I took one last pill at the beginning of day 4 of a 10 day cycle. I had taken bactrim previously about 6 mths prior and also developed a sore on my lip.....same exact spot. I also had the itching, just not as bad. It's pretty safe to say I will never take this stuff again. | M | 36 | 3 days | 9/21/2015 | 1 | UTI | Began vomiting on day 3, threw up 7 times. Could not finish course of antibiotics. Feeling extremely fatigued. | F | 33 | 4 days 800 2X day | 9/17/2015 | 1 | UTI | Extreme headache, 102 fever, uncontrollable chills, weakness, nausea and vomiting, bloody nose, itchy red rash over my entire body | I was fine for the first 4 days, in fact it cleared up my UTI, but on Day 5 I became weak, had a headache that no amount of Ibuprofen could get rid of, lost my appetite, felt nauseous and very tired. By Day 6 I was full blown 102 fever, chills, vomiting, and extreme weakness, through to Day 7. I assumed I contracted the flu and it needed to run its course, and thought nothing of the possibility it could be the Bactrim. By Day 8, I woke to the usual fever and chills, but as an extra bonus I had an itchy red rash over my entire body, and had blood in my nose. That's when I started researching side effects for Bactrim and found this site. Thank Goodness!!! It was as if these reviews were telling my story!! Needless to say I will NOT be taking the last 2 days of this horrible antibiotic. | F | 53 | 10 days 2X DS | 9/13/2015 | 1 | UTI | Drowsiness, splitting headache, bloodshot eyes, complete loss of appetite, chills, nasal congestion, joint pain, stiff neck, swelling of throat | Took this previously with no side effects. Took three of these over the course of a day and a half and was completely incapacitated with flu-like symptoms. Am allergic to many antibiotics. This one will be added to the list | F | 63 | 2 days 160 mg | 9/12/2015 | 1 | Impetigo | My daughter was prescribed this for Impetigo . She was having no symptoms prior to med. I gave her first dose of Bactrim DS at 8 pm by 11 pm she became pale developed chills,generalized joint pain , rigors and high fever 102.6 . I called the Cvs pharmacist and her Pediatrician both doubted the symptoms were drug related and advised me to keep giving the antibiotic. I trusted their judgement. The next morning I gave her another dose her body swelled , developed chest pain , headache , nausea and a sunburn like body rash. I didn't give her another dose. I started her on Benadryl 25 mg Every fours hours . She vomited twice had diarrhea that day but other symptoms improved that same day after stopping the Bactrim her all the listed symptoms went away . The swelling and redness gradually are fading and greatly improved. She feels back to normal. This drug is a nightmare. The company should inform Dr's and pharmacies how common this happens and stop listing as rare side effects | F | 11 | 1 days 800 mg | 9/12/2015 | 1 | Boil on leg, Staph infection | Chills, fever, headache, neck stiffness, joint pain, loss of appetite, weight loss, nausea, diarrhea, weakness, high creatinine levels in kidneys causing impaired kidney function, pressure in head. | I took the drug for 5 days before I started to have severe side effects. Initially, I was tired when I took the first dose. I thought it was because of the infection. On the 5th day I woke up with chills, a 102 fever and severe pain in my head and neck. I almost went to the ER because I thought I was having a stroke or something the headache was so bad. Went to my Dr. he thought I had a virus, took blood and urine and sent me home. I couldn't work for 4 days all I could do was lay down and shiver with chills. The fever broke on the 4th day but the headache/neck pain lasted for another two days. I lost 13 lbs in the 4 days that I was sick and didn't get my appetite back for another 3 days after the fever broke. All labs came back there was no virus, and my creatinine levels were high in my kidneys, I went to Google to see if it could have been caused by the Bactrim. That was also a side effect. I have to go back to the doctor this month to check and see if permanent damage was done to my kidneys. It was the worst experience I have ever had in my life with any medication. I felt poisoned and wonder what would have happened to me if I had completed the entire 10 days suggested by the doctor. Scary stuff. | F | 35 | 6 days 2X day | 9/10/2015 | 3 | Sinus & Ear infection | EXTREME fatigue. At first I thought it was the infection causing the fatigue, but as my dose of bactrim wore off I would feel much better. Then within an hour of the next dose, I would be so tired it felt like I took NyQuil. Also had increased heart rate & sweating. | I feel like I don't have a choice but to take it as my sinus infections are resistant to Augmentin. I do feel like my sinuses are finally draining so I gave it a 3. | F | 39 | 4 days ds | 9/4/2015 | 1 | Cellulitis | Nausea, dry heaving, stomach cramps, extreme bloating, irregular bowel movements | I started experiencing symptoms suddenly after the 5th day of taking the drug. The benefits certainly did not outweigh the risks/side effects in my case. | F | 29 | 5 days 160 MG 2X day | 9/2/2015 | 1 | MRSA | Unusual bruising, achy, extreme fatigue during day and insomnia at night. Felt horrible almost like I was dying. Symptoms started a couple days after start of medicine. | Took one tablet twice daily | F | 42 | 10 days 500mg | 9/2/2015 | 1 | Infected cyst on chin | Trembling, dizziness, weak, lightheaded, anxious, extremely sleepy, fever, chills, muscle aches, cold sweats | Was on clyndamiacin and had nausea before being prescribed this medicine. Should've stuck with the nausea because now I don't feel nauseous but I feel like I'm dying! After 2 days of the pill just once a day (and I'm supposed to take this for 28 days?! Yeah right.) I felt horrendous and sleepy and I literally could not stay awake. Since I've been taking these pills all I can do is either stay up and fight off the fever sweats/shakyness or succumb to the tiredness and sleep all day long. Problem is I've done nothing but sleep for 3 days and I'm just as tired. Bad medicine! | F | 21 | 4 days 800 | 8/29/2015 | 1 | UTI | Initially nausea, hot flashes imediately after taking med. Day 3 fever/night sweats/chills/ extreme muscle & joint pain - enough that I wanted to go to the hospitol. Better by morning took another dose within 3 hours muscle/ joint pain, exhaustion and that night insomnia/night sweats with chills and rigors, extreme muscle & joint pain, loss of appetite - sickest I have ever been, bed sheets were soaked with sweat | This drug needs to be banned! | F | 52 | 5 days 800mg 2X day | 8/26/2015 | 1 | Severe headaches , feeling extremely tired almost like I haven't slept in days , feeling weak , achy neck and back , right ear and jaw hurts , slight fever and chills . | For the first few days everything was fine and then woke up on morning feeling like I had the flu sore eyes feeling tired and had major headache that wouldn't go away few days later my others symptoms started and still persist even two days after I stopped taking Bactrim hopefully it goes away soon trying to drink lots of water to get it out of my system DONT ever take this you've been warned ! | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 8/22/2015 |