BACTRIM Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)Average Rating: 1.9 (1905 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BACTRIM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BACTRIM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | UTI | insomnia | NOTE: If you develop HIVES from Bactrim, it means you are allergic to "sulfa drugs" and you need to list this on medical forms!!! I'm on day 9 of a 10-day course of Bactrim and I still have UTI symptoms, so I don't think it's working. :-( | F | 35 | 10 days | 9/5/2005 | 1 | uti | I took it for 5 days. I noted the prescribing warnings said not to be in the sun - so I did not go in the sun. Three days AFTER I'd finished the medications, I was outside NOT in the sun - in the shade - but it was hot, and I had a severe allergic reaction. It started on my upper torso - I went inside - and in a few hours the scalded appearance was worsening and had spread all over my body. I ended up in the ER with cortisone IV, some other IVs, and 10 days of prednisone. I was told the medication could stay in your system for 10 days. No one believed I'd not been in the sun - but the HEAT actually set the reaction off - not the sun. My windpipe was closing. It is dangerous medicine. I would not recommed anyone take it! They tested me in the hospital and I STILL had a UTI after all that - they gave me Cipro on top of everything else! | F | 45 | 5 days | 9/1/2005 | 5 | Adult Acne | Diarrhea, joint pain | Awesome treatment for acne. I have taken bactrim DS for two years (with regular monitoring of blood cell counts) and it worked wonderfully. My acne scars even faded away naturally. I recently switched to a new dermatologist because I have relocated. He refused to prescribe bactrim to me and asked me to take adoxa (doxycline) and all of the acne problems came back. Then he recommended Accutane, which I have refused. I guess it's time to find a new MD. | F | 31 | 2 years | 8/28/2005 | 5 | prevention of uti | Mild sensitivity to sun | I have taken bactrim ds on and off for about 2yrs. Prior to this I would have uti's more often than normal (sometimes up to 6 per year). My doctor prescribed bactrim as for as a preventative, suggesting I take one every time I have sex (and take the twice a day dose for a week if an infection did develop). This has worked very well, and I only developed one UTI since (after going OFF of my doctor's suggestions for two months). Additionally, I have found that my acne clears up when I take bactrim. | F | 26 | 2 years | 8/21/2005 | 1 | Ear Infection | wk 1 I was very tired. Day 9 developed a horrible rash from head to toe along with a swollen, blistered throat and tongue. Stopped taking Bactrim day 10 and waiting for some relief. | M | 37 | 10 days | 8/1/2005 | 4 | Urinary tract infection | Queasiness, diarrhea, rash on chest, torso & arms. | I was prescribed a 10-day cycle of Bactrim for a UTI, after a 7-day cycle of Levanquin failed to resolve the problem. The Bactrim upset my stomach and gave me diarrhea. One night I had a very bad sore throat, which developed into a cold, but I don't know if this was related. The day after I finished the cycle, I woke up with a spotty red rash all over my chest and torso. This may have been triggered by a half-hour of sun exposure at the pool. I found Bactrim unpleasant and hard on my system, but it did work. Afterwards I read on WebMD that often 3 days is enough for a UTI, and I wonder if I should have been prescribed a shorter cycle. | M | 36 | 10 days | 7/29/2005 | 3 | uti | i have been taking bactrim for 6 days now. i had pressure in my lower pelvis area ( probably inflammation of the bladder ) . I called my doctor and he said bactrim has no sideffects. ive got one more day to go but right about now i have anxiety and a bad headache.my pressure on the lower pelvis is gone, but the lightheadness is still there. sleplessness is very common . i get about 3 to 4 hrs of good sleep at night.cant wait till tomorrow | M | 23 | 6 days | 7/23/2005 | 5 | UTI | Upset my stomach a little but taking it right after a meal took care of that. | Worked great for my UTI, no allergic reaction. | F | 23 | 7 days | 7/11/2005 | 1 | UTI | Shaking chills, malaise after one dose (I only took two pills all together)I had to go to bed. After about 7-10 my legs broke out in bumps which turned into leukocytoclastic vasculitis. One doctor said it was serum sickness from bactrim. I was on prednisone for two months. I ended up with sores with scabs the size of half dollars on my lower legs. I had to have tons of blood tests - my ANA was sky high. I was so sick for about four months, after about the sixth month I feel my old self, except I have horrible scars on my legs. Do not take bactrim!!! | F | 53 | 2 days | 7/6/2005 | 2 | adult acne | restlessness and insomnia | About as soon as I started taking Bactrim, I started having extreme insomnia. Before, Bactrim, I could fall asleep by 8 or 9:00 easy, lately, it's taken me until 2, 3, or 4:00 before being able to fall asleep. I just recently put two and two together and have since stopped taking Bactrim. | F | 26 | 25 days | 6/23/2005 | 3 | uti | i was prescibed meds on one day and two days later startwed felling worse went to urgent care couble days latter and foundout i had more infection and that i had to take more antibiotics as in Augementin and zithromax and bactrim know ifell very faqtigue light headed heaache sleppy | I have taking it before and its done the same thing just this timje worse All bactrim did was more infection | F | 19 | 6 days | 5/29/2005 | 2 | Antibiotic Rsistant Staph Infection | No side effects at all for me | Husband took Bactrim as well. It did clear up his infection and he also had no side effects. | F | 37 | 10 days | 5/10/2005 | 3 | UTI | Onset of insomnia a few days after starting the prescription. | Cleared the infection, but the insomnia drove me crazy. I've used it before and hadn't experienced this side effect. | F | 50 | 9 days | 5/4/2005 | 1 | rushed to emergency room | hives, redness, increased heart rate, nausea, hallucinatios, ringing in the ears, and fainting after one pill ! | I have taken this before but i was in the emergency room for severe allergic reaction last night....couldn't stop itching, couldn't focus, was seeing things move in strage patterns, naseus, generally thought i was going to die | F | 27 | 1 days | 4/20/2005 | 1 | UTI | Extreme Anxiety, Near Panic Attacks, Shacky, loss of stength and appetite. | So far I am on day 8 of 14 and I am not sure I am going to continue. The anxiety is to great. They have me on 2 pills a day for 2 weeks. | M | 33 | 8 days | 4/18/2005 | 3 | UTI | This is only Day 2 of it but I feel restless, anxious and weak. I have another 8 days to go. Hope it doesn't get worse. | F | 37 | 2 days | 4/14/2005 | 1 | UTI | extreme nausea, vomiting,total loss of appetite,dark urine, liver pain, chest wheezing,fever (at it's worst up near 104), head inflammation, neck stifness, and finally I developed rashy pink red skin over my entire body. | From what I have now learned about this particular drug some people might have an adverse reaction to it or not. It depends if you are allergic to any | M | 27 | 6 days | 4/3/2005 | 1 | Acne | HEART PALPATATIONS - Shortly after starting bactrim, I began having heart palpatations. I went to my doctor and did the EKG, etc. and my doctor told me that I had a mitral valve prolapse and that it was probably just inherited. As soon as I discontinued the Bactrim, my problem disappeared. | M | 20 | 3 weeks | 4/1/2005 | 2 | UTI | nausea, diahrrea, can't sleep, lower back pain, frequent urination, | F | 40 | 5 days | 3/10/2005 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Severe allergic reaction about 1 week into treatment. | The UTI was cured | F | 19 | 6 days | 2/20/2005 |