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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 1  Uti took second dose before bed. Woke with a severe headache,ear ringing, chills, nausea, severe back pain, heart palpitations. Its scary feeling so bad. Discontinued it. After 2 doses will never take again. I'm still not right. As I age, I'm afraid of all medications. F 70 2 days
100
5/5/2022
 1  Sinus infection Headache, nausea, foggy head, vomiting, rash, loss of appetite F 48 9 days
800 2X day
3/28/2022
 1  UTI I experienced a rash/open sores on my arms then extreme debilitating muscle pain throughout my body. It felt like my muscles were tearing apart. I would never suggest this antibiotic to anyone F 21 3 days
1X day
3/3/2022
 1  Cellulitis Took first dose, was a little off. The same day took second dose before bed. Woke with a severe headache, stiff neck, chills, nausea, violent vomiting, little urine output, severe back pain, bloating, gas, loss of appetite, severe dehydration. Discontinued it. After 2 doses, it really cleared the cellulitis. But will never take again and will tell all friends and neighbors to avoid it. I'm still not right yet 4 days after last dose. Have no appetite and can't seem to tolerate any fat. So eating minimal zero fat foods and hydrating. Was prescribed an anti nausea med which helped be stop the vomiting. Hopefully will get back to normal - there is no way I could have survived the 10 days prescribed!. F 60 1 days
800 mg 2X day
2/23/2022
 1  UTI Took first days' dose, and only 1 pill the next day as I could sense that something wasn't right in my gut. I have ibs, and have had it mostly under control for about a year now with the right combination of supplements. Day 3 I was still feeling the "rumble" but nothing was outwardly making itself known...until 3am and I thought I was dying. Weird stomach pains, not even cramps like normal ibs stuff. I thought I could possibly even have a stomach virus without the nausea or vomiting. I spent around 3 hours running back and forth to the bathroom. The next day I felt like total trash. After a couple days, the pain in my bladder came back and I figured I should probably call the dr to get a different script for the UTI. I was able to get another script, but I had to wait another few days since my gut was just volatile. The script I'm on now has never bothered me, but I feel like the bactrim destroyed my gut flora I'd worked so hard to develop. A week and a half later F 43 3 days
2X day
2/3/2022
 1  Infected cyst after lancing Lack of appetite, insomnia, anxious, depressed mood, lack of energy I finished the dose as I didn't want to develop any resistance but I will never take this again F 21 14 days
2X day
1/31/2022
 1  Uti Extreme nausea, vomiting, headache , racing heart. F 65 3 days
800 2X day
1/29/2022
 1  UTI I was fine the first 2 days and then woke up in the night on the 3rd day with a horrible headache. On the 5th day, I had body aches, fatigue and another headache. I am not finishing my 7 day dose. I already had Covid that I just recovered from after 2 weeks. So, feeling this way again was tough. F 55 7 days
500 2X day
1/18/2022
 1  Skin infection Headache, extreme weakness and feeling tired, shakey and jittery, no appetite, insomnia. Will never ever take this drug again. Not worth it. Stopped on day 5. F 43 7 days
2x/day
1/11/2022
 2  Prophylactic Post Tummy Tuck Change of taste (sweet or metallic taste), Chills, insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite, F 37 12 days
800/160 2X day
12/30/2021
 3   made me have debilitating back and stomach pain. I felt like someone was squeezing my insides, which the pain frequently woke me up. Day 3 started getting racing heart and dizzyness with shortness of breath. I have been in bed for 3 days. Going to stop taking it and ask for something different. M 60
1X day
12/20/2021
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 2  Uti/kidney infection This made me have debilitating back and stomach pain. I felt like someone was squeezing my insides, which the pain frequently woke me up. Day 3 started getting racing heart and dizzyness with shortness of breath. I have been in bed for 3 days. Going to stop taking it and ask for something different. Had the same effects with cipro. Do not recommend either of these! F 32 10 days
2X day
12/18/2021
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 1  Bacterial infection Every side effect that the monograph mentions. Took for one month I stopped Bactria ds on 7/21/21 I am still experiencing/suffering and it is 11/28/21 night mares and flu like symptoms insomnia depression I am slowly recovering.( I estimated a total of 8 months to be back based on other people experience at least three more months This is truly poisonous. I researched this medicine the reason it takes so long to get better is because this medication crosses the BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER!!!!! Anytime you have a medication that crosses the BBB there will be trouble stopping the medication. It's basically withdrawal symptoms you are going through. Your body is trying to readjust it is collateral damage and thus the med is neurotoxic . I will never take this medication as long as I live!!!!! NEVER!!!!!!!! It's the epitome of poison. For your sake ask for anything other than this crap. This can cause permanent kidney damage. Little urine produced or to much because you creatinine level has increased and now that the medication is gone it takes a long time for the body to heal itself by your nation has never been the same I want to urologist to have my kidneys examined hopefully I don't have to go to a kidney nephrologist. Warning don't take it!!!!! A word to the wise is sufficient. Stay away from this medicine. A word to the wise is sufficient!!!! 64 1 months
800/125 2X day
11/28/2021
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 1  UTI After 3 tablets experienced intestine cramping, headache, anxiety, lack of energy, pain in my back and side I have taken other antibiotics for UTIs and have never experienced this. F 65 2 days
800/160 mg 2X day
11/27/2021
 1  UTI Insomnia, tachycardia, metallic taste in mouth, loss of appetite, anxiety. Thank God I only took it for 5 days! I also take Singulair (asthma med) and it has a very apparent interaction with this antibiotic. Something neither my doctor nor pharmacy warned me about, I've been searching info on Bactrim to make sure it's not some other issue and came across the info about interaction with Singulair. I've been having the weirdest, wildest, most violent dreams ever, which is very odd because it feels like I haven't slept since I started taking Bactrim. Apparently, I also started talking in my sleep, according to hubs. The anxiety and tachycardia are the worst side effects, though. This is the first time I have any side effects to any medication but it's only a 5-day course so I stuck to it. If you have to take it for longer than that, ask for something else. F 39 5 days
800 2X day
11/24/2021
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 3  Eye infection-blocked tear duct Diarrhea, cramps , heart palpitations Infection cleared ,but side effects persist 2 weeks after finishing meds M 67 7 days
800-160 2X day
11/20/2021
 1  UTI Took my first dose on 11/17. Woke up on 11/18 with stabbing stomach pains and loose stools. Went to work and began having severe anxiety attacks and vomiting. Every smell made me heave and I couldn't stomach anything. I left work early and fell asleep for 4 hours. Still feel like I haven't slept at all and I'm still experiencing abdominal pain along with back pain. Plus my feet feel like they are on fire and I have been experiencing tachycardia all day. F 30 7 days
2X day
11/18/2021
 1  Kidney infection/UTI Dizziness, extreme nausea, flu-like symptoms, headache, tiredness. I'm not done with my prescription yet and it's driving me crazy. I seriously feel like i'm dying. I would ask for a different antibiotic because this is by far the worst one I have ever taken. It did clear up my infection for the most part after 2 days. But I don't think it's worth it. F 20 7 days
800/160mg 2X day
10/31/2021
 1  Infection After taking the first pill I started getting very bad side lower left front and side pain. I haven't taken the medicine in 4 days and I am still dealing with the pain. I did not have the pain before taking the medicine. I do not recommend this medicine and Lords willing I will never take it again horrible, horrible medicine. M 45 5 days
500 mg 2X day
9/23/2021
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 2  Folliculitis Initially felt fine, black tarry stool, and fatigue. Then my neck and armpit lymph nodes got really sore, and I started to get sharp twangs of pin in my back (right side, kidney?). After 4 days, experienced R testicle soreness. Observed lump in lower abdomen. By Day 7, Doc advised “poss small inguinal hernia or inflammation of inguinal ring.” Then sudden sharp pains lower left abdomen. Into the night I experienced pelvic/bladder pressure that woke me up with the urge to urinate a little bit. Woke up with the same pressure, and lower back pain. By the 8th day of this, I stopped taking it. Side effects slowly got better, less pelvic pressure, less sharp pains in back right kidney area. Still sudden random sharp pains. Won't ever take a sulfa again: blood tests came back with low creatinine and high phosphorus, abnormal for me and apparently normal for a sulfa to make a body hold on to, can create bladder and kidney stones. Sure would explain a lot. M 31 10 days
2X day
8/18/2021

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