BACTRIM Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)

Average Rating: 1.9 (1905 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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Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

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 1  Infection Headaches, nausea, body pains, depression, fatigue, dizziness, anxiety, insomnia, Fear This drug is bad M 17 2 days
2X D 2X day
7/29/2020
 1  Staph infection after knee replace. Switched from pills to liquid dosage in iv after having surgery for staff. On pills 5 days 800mg twice daily then liquid dosage unknown in iv for 2 days.After being discharged i noticed large red blotches on my for arms while heading home and also rash started on legs. By that night rash covere my legs and feet. When i woke up rash was all the way up my backside and was much more severe with little stabs of needle like fashion, by noon i was getting severe pain in my feet and ankle lower legs making walking difficult. By midnight which is now my right foot and ankle are swelled to the point they wont go in a shoe,severe pain in both ankes feet and toes, rash burns more than anything. Dr said to take benadryl and try to ice it , if no improvement by tomorrow he wants me back in the hospital. This product should be banned as this is sheer torture and the pain in my feet, ankles and toes is worse than either one of my knee replacements. Ankles will barely bend and rash is extremly annoying. Hoping the worst is over and this medicine is removed from use. M 52 8 days
800mg tab 2X day
7/28/2020
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 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
 1  Bartholin cyst Only got 2 pills taken and after second pill whole right side started to tingle and pain in right side. Next morning went to both sides. Legs,feet,hands and side of nose. Dr switched antibiotic. But it took over week to get rid of tingling and numbness and i think it has done permanent damage in hands. They itch and pain in wrist and thumb areas tingle. F 55 1 days
2X day
7/24/2020
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 1  UTI I started feeling spaced out, hot then cold , anxiety and tremors in hands. Leg and hip joint hurt so bad I couldn't sleep. my heart rate was elevated. my tongue felt raw. Nausea , just looking at food made me nauseous. I was achy all over. so tired during the day but wide awake at night. On day six I had blood in my feces and started itching all over. I then figured that all of this was drug related. I have taken bactrim before and I dont recall feeling this bad. Never again will I take this drug. My Dr changed me to Keflex I hope that I have a better experience on it Achy joints , elevated heart rate, blood in feces. All way worse than the original infection. I will not be taking this again. F 47 6 days
800 2X day
7/24/2020
 2  UTI Kidney infection After just a few hours of taking one pill I experienced extremely painful abdominal cramps and excessive diarrhea. I also had a bad headache and felt restless with bouts of anxiety. F 34 1 days
1X day
7/23/2020
 2  UTI Very restless. Cant sleep. Extreme nausea and just overall not feeling good. Also still experiencing some symptoms of a bladder infection Will not take this medicine ever again. F 68 5 days
1X day
7/22/2020
 1  UTI Swollen throat feeling, not sore but hard to swallow. Headaches, no energy, depressed, no appetite, no desire to do anything, feeling cold when it's July and 86 outside, hard time sleeping, crazy dreams. Had to stop taking it. Couldn't handle the side effects. Contacted my urologist requesting to switch my medication. M 43 4 days
DS 800-160 2X day
7/19/2020
 1  UTI Within the first day. Felt like the flu. Weak, blood pressure dropped. Had to go to the ER. Liver damage very high bilirubin. Symptoms reversed when I stopped taking it. Nasty stuff. Spent almost a week in the Hospital. None of the doctors would come out and say it, most of the nurses did. Why are they protecting this stuff? Damn near killed me. Ridiculous!!!! F 54 6 days
1X day
7/18/2020
 1  Prostatitis Headaches, chills, low grade fever, low back pain. Flank pain, knee joint pain, fatigue, general malaise. 55 10 days
Unknown 2X day
7/18/2020
 2  Cellulitis Awful headache and insomnia. F 60 7 days
2X day
7/13/2020
 1  Cellulitis Dizziness, Major panic attack, anxiety, fast heart rate. Trouble breathing, out of body feeling, expending doom. Do not take this drug something is wrong with it. M 33 10 days
800/160 2X day
7/12/2020
 1  Uti I've had bad abdominal pain since day 3 and migrainez I stopped taking it today and have pains in my legs now and definitely caused bad anxiety Don't ever take that stuff it's horrible 18 4 days
2X day
7/8/2020
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 1  Prostatitis Generalized dysphoria, anxiety, hand tremors, paresthesias/warmth in ankles and dorsum of feet. Had begun SSRI to treat and alprazolam to control first 3 symptoms. But after reading this blog have stopped this drug. Hopeful all of symptoms will abate. As a physician I should have been more conscious of the not coincidental starting of this med and the onset of these symptoms. I began awakening with anxiety every day within a week of starting the drug. M 70 31 days
2X day
7/3/2020
 1  Fungal infection on feet Severe stomach and digestive issues . It's been 5 weeks and I still get nauseous, stomach pain . I tried probiotics and they seemed to make me sicker . The doctor now has me on pantoprazole hoping to lower stomach acid to fix the issue. 2 days in and it seems to be helping a bit , I guess time will tell This stuff will mess you up bad . Please beware M 47 10 days
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7/1/2020
 3  Prevent infection Restlessness/restless leg syndrome, itches that make me jumpy and even feel like bug bites sometimes, stomach cramps, Chills, constipation, nausea, indigestion, light headedness, bloat, peeing a lot, fatigue. I thought it was just me until I googled the known side effects. I pretty much had all of them except for swollen glands. The only pro is that it cleared up my acne. Will definitely be requesting a different antibiotic next time. I should've taken probiotic with it. Plus, they're huge pills! F 27 7 days
800-160
6/21/2020
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 3  Infection Bloating. Gut hurts diarrhea I think. This be is a rough medicine to take but cleared up infection F 57 10 days
800. Mg
6/15/2020
 1  UTI High fever, fatigue, rash from cheeks down to thighs, no appetite Within 1 to 2 hours of taking this med my daughter developed a high fever, the next day still had a fever and had loss of appetite and looked like someone had slapped both her cheeks, they were fire red, on the 3rd day she got worse had no energy, sleeping all day, high fever and the rash on her cheeks spread to her arms, neck, back, chest stomach and thighs. We discontinued taking the med after the rash spread. F 8 3 days
6/15/2020
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 2  Cellulitis Fever, nausea, muscle aches, chills, sweats, elevated heart rate, loss of appetite Bactrim did resolve my original infection, which is why I rated it 2 instead of 1. The side effects forced me to stop taking the pills 7 days into a 10 day regimen. From day 1, I was experiencing slight nausea. As the days went on, my appetite decreased (likely due to the nausea) and I began getting a fever. The fever got worse every day until I quit taking Bactrim when my fever reached over 101 on the morning of day 8. That morning, I woke up with incredible aches throughout my body that took a few hours to go away. By the afternoon that day, I began feeling better. Most aches had subsided, nausea stopped, I had a full appetite, and the fever went away completely. I believe had I taken the entire 10 day dosage I would have ended up in the hospital due to this medicine. M 31 7 days
2X day
6/12/2020
 1  Lung disease Joint pain, fever spikes. Fluid retention. Rashes Knee pain can hardly walk. Overwhelming fatigue Finally refused to take it. Doctors wanted me to stay on it. I refused. I still have lingering joint pain. It is e crutiating F 72 0 months
6/7/2020

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