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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 2  Preventative/Fishing Injury Nausea, neck/ear pain, rash beginning on day 9 I was prescribed Bactrim as a preventative measure after I had a nasty fishhook injury. For the first 8 days, I was fine. My wound healed up nicely, and the only side effect I noticed was nausea, but taking the pill with a meal and drinking plenty of water helped alleviate the nausea. On Day 7-8, I had some pretty significant ear and neck pain, but took Tylenol and went on with life. On Day 9, I woke up what I thought was poison ivy on my forearms. I took my morning dose of Bactrim anyway, and within an hour I had itchy red welts coming up on my chest, back, and legs--in places I could not have poison ivy. Within a few hours, I was covered. I called my dr, who confirmed I was having an allergic reaction. Now, 36 hours later, after a steroid shot and Benadryl every 4 hours and lots of water, the rash is finally starting to fade. I never knew I was allergic to sulfa drugs, but I know now. If you get a rash while on Bactrim, call your dr and stop taking it! My dr said I was one of the lucky ones, some people who are allergic to sulfa can get a terrible rash that will land them in the burn unit of a hospital. F 39 10 days
2 DS/day
5/1/2018
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 2  Abscess on thigh Heart Paps, Anxiety, Nervousness, Insomnia, swollen lymphs under chin, unusual pain, swollen throat ( no pain ), nerve pain in neck area though Took only for 5 out of 10 days because of the HORRIBLE side effects, it cleared the boil but caused so much more, went too ER who said I was allergic, was given some steroids & Bynadryl, it’s been a week & a day & I still have these crazy heart palpitations, mostly when going too bed, or waking up, lymph’s stills little tender & have burst of pain here & there, have a back pain that I never had, my sleep is back normal, just scared of these crazy palpitations WORST ANTIBIOTICS EVER M 22 10 days
3/22/2018
 1  Prophylactic Dr prescribed as a precaution for infections after I had week long Chemotherapy for Harry Cell Leukemia. He also prescribed acyclovir and flucanozole for the same reason. Great cocktail huh? Anyway have been having a laundry list of adverse effects, including constipation, weekness, malaise, some dizziness, neck and lower back pain and stiffness, headache,and a cough that won't go away.Informed my Dr and he didnt have much reaction which kind of ticked me off. So started the internet research and found this site. After reading about 100 posts , I think I can make a reasonable deduction that Bactrim is the culprit.Also read adverse effects on Mayo and Cleveland Clinic sites and can confirm my symtoms match those listed. My last dose was Fri Mar 1st and will not be taking any more. This is the first time iI have taken a sulfa antibiotic and will never take again. I have been in excellent health my entire life so this makes the whole ordeal very frustrating. 67 30 days
800-160mg 3X W
3/4/2018
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 1  Bacterial infection in gut Severe persistant headache within an hour of taking the 1st pill dose. Fatigue, dizziness, nauceous, bad insomnia, feeling teary, dry mouth & eyes, face pale & slightly swollen. THE WORST DRUG EVER!! I am so angry my GP didn’t give any warnings about possible side effects. When I reported my symptoms to the Dr he dismissed them as side affects, but told me to stop taking it if I felt unwell. After reading all these horrific reviews, I’m surprised this drug isn’t banned??!!! F 46 2 days
1/12/2018
 1  Bacterial infection STAPH After completing the 14 days, I experienced withdrawal symptoms...Day 1: diarrhea the first day after stopping the medication. Day 2: chest pains (went to ER), Day 3: joint pain in fingers Day 4 swelling in hands accompanied by joint pain Day 5: joint pain extended to shoulder, wrists Day 6: joint pain continued to spread to ankles & hips Day 7: pain in neck (& all other areas previously mentioned) and severe headache Day 8(day of this review): joint pain in all areas has lessened, but is not gone. Fatigue was experienced during these 8 days since the last dose of Bactrim. Loss of appetite was also experienced. I do not know if Bactrim cleared up the staph infection as I have not had another culture tested. The doctors are not relating all my issues to this medication at all... they are wanting to send me to a rheumatologist. I’ve had similar withdrawal symptoms when coming off another medication years back so I’m pretty sure it’s related. F 41 14 days
12/28/2017
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 4  UTI Not as bad as I expected! Fatigued main symptom experienced. Slight abdominal pain, minor nausea and ear ringing, but very slim occurrences. Personally if I ate before taking the pills and took with a full glass of water (and drank a lot of water during the day), I felt fine.These were my lifesavers and prevented nausea. F 25 3 days
800 2X day
12/17/2017
 1  Staph infection Took 1 pill and had immediate reaction. Rash, swollen mouth, blisters in mouth, excruciating pains down legs from hips, lightheadedness. One year letter still not right. Legs and hips hurt daily. Lightheaded. Never the same. Have had multiple tests as symptoms mimic auto immune diseases. This drug has totallyvchangedvthecquality of me life. Took one pill and reacted immediatelyand went to ER. Doctors will not validate that it is Bactrim. Regret the day I took that pill. Now one year later I fear I will never be the same. F 67 1 days
11/13/2017
 1  chronic gut infection tachycardia, dysphoria, nausea, anxiety, hot flashes, inability to sleep Stopped after two doses. Symptoms lasted several days. Took Ciprofloxacin instead. F 37 1 days
2X day
11/10/2017
 1  Uti Muscle weakness and pains from hell. Nausea the entire duration. Itching all over body. Post yeast infection. Yuck yuck yuck. Never again!!! F 30 10 days
30mg
11/8/2017
 1  Bronchitis Fever, flu-like aches and pains, trouble passing urine, and dark tea colored urine, headaches, vasculitis, hives over 90% of my body, high blood pressure, which led to a cerebullar stroke I suffered a serious full-body allergic reaction 9 days after taking this medication, which led me to the ER for intravenous steroids and other meds to try and stop the reaction. The full body rash took 35 days to completely disappear. This medication messes with your kidneys and caused me to have undiagnosed high blood pressure which ended in a stroke. I had flu like symptoms from day one of taking this medication, but never attributed it to the medication till I landed in the hospital from it. I was weak, had difficulty coughing, urinating, and a low grade fever. The full body reaction of hives and vascultis appeared the day after I stopped the medication. I did not finish my prescription. The benefits of this medication DO NOT outweigh the risks. F 57 9 days
30 2X day
10/28/2017
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 1  uti Rash, mouth ulcers, severe muscle pain, lethargy, anxiety. Only managed 4 out of 6 pills absolute AWFUL drug will never take again. 24 hours since last dose still feel rotten F 28 2 days
200mg
10/24/2017
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 2  Follicletitis I took one pill twice a day as labeled. After my 2nd pill, I had severe stomach pains. I felt as if my spine was going to burn through my skin. Also my upper GI was as if I still had my gallbladder. Totally painful. I was dizzy and had flu like symptoms which included persistent vomiting. Didn't finish my meds and currently waiting on different medication. If you have the slightest stomach pains, I don't suggest pepto bismal. Go to the ER. F 31 10 days
800-160
10/2/2017
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 1  Eye infection In the last dose I broke out in a rash on my face it's now been 6 weeks and I still have it :( . It wasn't to bothersome in the beginning but now it becomes itchy and burns sometimes F 47 10 days
9/20/2017
 1  UTI Nausea, muscle aches, headache, lightheaded, dizziness,fatigue,heartburn, loss of appetite. A week after starting Bactrim & 2 days after finishing I developed hives,itching & a fast heartbeat. Took an antihistamine that settled down the rapid heartbeat & helped with the itching. Do not take this drug the side effects are miserable, it was like having the flu, you can't even function. F 64 5 days
800/120 2X day
9/8/2017
 1  Sinuses Severe diarrhea, muscle pain in legs and arms, lethargic, nauseous, temperature regulation off, cold sweats. Had same reactions to Cipro. Killing too much of the good bacteria, possible c. Difficile because of this. M 50 1 days
160 mg
9/8/2017
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 1  Prostitius So took bactrim ds for 13 days. On morning of day 13 it hit . Light hardness, dizzy,. After 6 days of not taking it got worse. Ended up at er. All test came back that I was fine and that they could do nothing . Today has been 30 days since taking the last pill and I still have episodes of being disoriented. Having been doing a probiotic and drinking a lot of water and heavy exercise . Have stopped all alcohol consumption. I have had two good days in a row hopefully tomorrow is a third. To any one that takes this please ask all questions before you take this pill. Anybody else had these long term side effects ? If so does anything help? 40 13 days
800
9/6/2017
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 3  Abcess on foot Constipation is awful and stomach hurts all the time- depressed and not sleeping much- gave it a 3 because abcess is improved. Counting the days until I'm off it! F 53 7 days
800-160mg 2X day
9/1/2017
 3  MRSA(staph)Infection Muscle pain, stomach cramps, swollen tongue, anxiety, feel like I was hit in the head with a brick, dizziness like living outside your body, nausea, tiredness. Feelings like you would rather be dead than taking it. Cured the staph, but after you finish taking it the after effects are worse than the side effects. I think it's altered my brain and vision! Feel worse off it than when I took it. An awful, awful drug, but it did help the infection, just not sure if I could go through taking it again but sometimes there is nothing else. M 65 10 days
800/160 2X day
8/15/2017
 1  Wound infection on shoulder Swollen puffy bloodshot eyes, felt like I'd been hit by a truck, aches, pains, joints, headeaches, neck pain, sharp strong pins n needles in fingers/hands, fever, fine pinpoint red itchy rash developed over feet & grew up legs, nausea, disorientation, couldn't move out of bed, shivers, fatigue, lethargy, foggy, dizziness, inflamed, sore throat, no improvement in wound or after 3.5 days. symptoms progressively worsening. I assumed I'd just contracted the Flu, but this was not the case. I would not advise this drug for anyone. These reactions are all side effects, we cant choose only the effects we want!! this is not just an allergic response by some. I felt like I had come off some hallucinogenic drug once I decided to stop taking it myself. Apparently it will now take many days to remove and the damage left behind may be months and months of rehabilitation, thanks so much, needed that. Also I'm aware that it is almost banned in the UK. F 52 3.5 days
strong 2X day
8/7/2017
 1  Sinus Infection Sensitive, Itchy, Swolen, Painful Rash On Stomach, Hands, Feet, Underarm And Lip. Rash All Over Bottom And Blisters And Rash On Vagina. I only took 2 pills. After taking them the first day after a hour or so my vagina was swollen and itchy. I thought it was just a yeast infection because I get them every time I take antibiotics but then the rash started showing up and my lips became swollen and itchy and it became painful. I'm allergic to septra which has sulpha in it and they gave me Bactria which has the same ingredients and I didn't know that. Now I have blisters all over my vaginal area and can barley walk and every time I use the bathroom it brings me to tears. DONT EVER TAKE THIS. THE SIDE EFFECTS AND ALLERGI REACTIONS ARE FAR MORE PAINFUL THAT WHAT YOU HAVE TO BEGIN WITH TO GET THIS MEDICAN PERSCRIBED!!! F 22 2 times
8/4/2017

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