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 | Bladder infection | Dizziness, lightheaded, fatigue, muscle weakness, bloating, numb tongue, itchy lips, allergic reaction | I've taken this once before for a UTI x 3 days, no problems but didn't work, got macrobid. This time I have a 5 day script, day 3 I got a major allergic reaction, my throat started to close up, tongue swelled, super dizzy, lips became red and itchy. Still have UTI pains, worse shortly after a dose. This med is despised for a reason. | F | 33 | 5 days 160 MG | 7/15/2016 | 1 | uti | Muscle weakness, extreme dizziness, vertigo, tremors, panic attacks, insomnia, racing thoughts, brain fog, fatigue, tingling sensations in hands and legs, breathing difficulty, difficulty driving, walking and bathing, bedridden | Will never take this again. Praying my symptoms subside. Can't work for 4 days straight. Does anyone have any idea when I will feel better? ER visit to rule out heart attack and stroke. | F | 45 | 3 days | 7/12/2016 | 1 | UTI | I experience dizziness from day three on. I'm on day 5 . I will not take the last dose due to lightheadeness. | F | 52 | 5 days 800 mg | 7/11/2016 | 1 | UTI | Lightheaded, fever of 100 deg. burning rash on both arms and both legs, fatigue, constipation and extreme thirst | on third day I noticed slight lightheadedness if I looked to left or right, this feeling increased to day 9. On day 9, I had extreme dizziness, low grade fever and broke out in a burning rash. I had two pills left, but didn't take them. Now, 3 days off this med rash is slowly going away, fever is gone, still have dizziness and small amount of abdominal pain with diarrhea. Not sure how long these problems will last. | M | 51 | 10 days 800/160 2X day | 6/27/2016 | 1 | abscess in ear | Side effects started on day 2 of a 5 day regimen. Severe bone/joint/muscular pain in legs, hips, and back. Then it started in my diaphragm. Now I have neurological pain in my left foot/leg and left wrist/arm. I can't think straight. I can barely get around. I have never had a reaction to any medication before. This is truly horrible. It is not getting any better with time. I stopped the medication 5 days ago. I don't know what to do, I can't keep missing work. | F | 53 | 5 days 1,000 2X day | 6/27/2016 | 1 | UTI | Immediately after my first dose, my thumb swelled and turned bright red. It has a prickly, itchy painful sensation. I continued taking the Bactrim but this strange side effect was becoming unbearable. My joints in my thumb ache and in our keyboard centric society, typing at work was unbearable. I switched to amoxicillan, Dr thankfully called and told me that the culture came back with a resistant to Bactrim bacteria. The sore, tingly, burning thumb is still swollen but it has only been a day. | Don't recommend | F | 30 | 5 days 160 | 6/18/2016 | 1 | Infected appendectomy incision | 1st two days no side effects whatsoever day three woke up with SEVERE abdominal and back pain with diarrhea. | Will not take another pill as it seems to be cleared up. So I guess it does do its job. | F | 32 | 7 days 2 a day | 6/16/2016 | 1 | Bacterial infection from cyst. | I didn't have any side effects from the drug until I stopped taking it. First day after last dose I had small rash on my back where my bra lays... Didn't think anything about it. That night I had red pinpoints on my whole body. Slowly grew into a large rash. Felt like I had a 3rd degree sunburn. Took benadryl for two to three days till I felt like it was cleared up. Now a week after the last dose I am covered in hives, I itch like crazy, my knee joints and ankles are swollen. The rash slowly moved up my scalp, and neck and onto my face. I could have dealt with the rash and uncomfortable itchiness but I began to have problems breathing. I went to the er last night and am now on two antihistamines, a steroid, and an inhaler. Along with giving me an epinephrine shot, my resting heart rate was at 130 (that's what I am at when I am jogging) I made sure to put sulfer antibiotics onto my allergy list. I would not recommend for anyone to take this medication. | F | 29 | 10 days 20mg 2xday | 6/11/2016 | 2 | Possible skin infection | Nausea, loopy , stomach pain,dizzy | I will never take this medicine again. I'm on my second day and feel horrible. The infection seems to be gone but side effects are horrible. Loss of appetite . Not taking anymore doses | 28 | 2 days 800-160 | 6/9/2016 | 1 | UTI | If I could give this drug a minus I would! it started off just giving me stomach pain, but apparently I became lethargic, dehydrated and incoherent, and if it weren't for someone finding me, probably wouldn't be here. They took me to the ER where I'm told I had tons of tests despite them being told I was on a new antibiotic, which they were told was irrelevant. My liver enzymes were elevated, but all the testing returned nothing else and I was sent back home with the advice to contact my doctor! Wow, thanks. My friends had the good sense to stop the medication, and in a few days I started to come around, but that was so scary! I thought I was an exception, but seems from what I'm reading here it's not at all. | With all the issues surrounding this drug, I can't understand why it is still so freely prescribed! | F | 62 | 4 days 1X day | 6/8/2016 | 1 | UTI | Upset Stomach, nausea, loss of appetite and headaches. | I tolerated the upset stomach because I'm sensitive to med's in general... After being on Bactrim for 8 days noticed several small hives on my upper thighs. Per doctor instructions, I stopped taking the antibiotic and began taking Benadryl. By the next day they have spread down my leg and up my chest. It's been two days since I first noticed and I'm covered all over my body, hands, feet and face. There are so many hives on my back they've connected and I'm basically one swollen red rash! | F | 42 | 10 days 2X day | 6/7/2016 | 2 | UTI | Headache that Ibuprofen will not touch, chills, fever, swollen puffy face, watering eyes, tired. | Only took 3 pills before I asked for prescription change. I know my body and this wasn't right. Symptoms went away as the drug cleared my system. | F | 45 | 2 days | 6/5/2016 | 1 | UTI- waiting on culture to come bac | Horrible upset stomach, hot flashes, cold feet + hands, low temperature, insomnia, horrible anxiety, nervousness, racing heart. | I feel like I have been hit by a truck. Just absolutely awful, i feel as though the infection is gone. I will continue taking the meds as I am on vacation & no one takes my insurance where I am :( | F | 23 | 3 days 2x | 6/5/2016 | 5 | Blind loop Sindrome | Abdomen discomfort specially towards the end of the treatement. | Worked well for my condition. This is the second time I have taken the medication a year apart. | M | 62 | 2 weeks 1000 | 6/2/2016 | 2 | Skin infection | Widespread rash, black patches of skin, severe fever, headaches, fatigue, chills, hot skin, dehydration | After about ten days, I developed a widespread rash all over my body but particularly on my arms and legs. It was flat, red, and hot to the touch. There were patches along the inside of my limbs that were nearly black. I developed a 103F fever that kept me perpetually tired and bedbound. It was painful to do simple tasks like walk to the bathroom, shower, heat myself soup, etc., because I always felt a chill. Went to a clinic where the doctor informed me that I had Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a rare, skin-rotting allergic reaction to sulfa medications like Bactrim. He told me the mortality rate was 55%. Clinic called an ambulance to take me to the hospital, and my mother had to tell them to refuse so she could take me herself. Didn't wait long to get into the ER because staff was afraid I'd go into shock. Had an IV put into both arms. Luckily, my case was minor, and I was allowed to go home. However, I could have died if I put off seeking medical attention for longer. I don't blame the doctor for prescribing me Bactrim, but I'd advise caution if you don't know what medicine allergies you have. If I had been given a sulfa drug during or after an emergency surgery, I very well could have died. | F | 22 | 10 days Bactrim DS 2X day | 5/13/2016 | 2 | Laceration | Fever, chills, fatigue, mild digestive upset, pasty and frequent stools | F | 54 | 10 days 160 2X day | 5/12/2016 | 1 | Uti | Sick to my stomach. 2:20am Throwing up each time. I told my dr .office Friday, it made me sick refills prescription any | F | 51 | 1 days ? | 5/7/2016 | 1 | Mild skin infection | Super bad reaction. TERRIBLE! High fever, loss of appetite, lethargy, brown urine, LIVER INFLAMATION. NO RASH. After 7 days on Bactrim DS, feeling beyond terrible, I did some internet research and suspected drug fever. Ceased taking. Went to my doctor who ran blood tests which confirmed my suspicions. Liver enzymes: AST/SGOT 335 H (mine) 14-36 (unit/L) (normal range) ALT/SGPT 581 H 9-52 (unit/L) Alk Phos 307 H 38-126 (unit/L) Levels started to go down after I stopped taking it; it took 3 months for levels to return to normal. A lot of information says you have a rash with drug reactions. I did NOT. My skin infection did clear up. It wasn't that bad to start with. I asked him for something topical. Was not my regular Doc who prescribed it. My Doc said it was overkill. Just because the guy's a doctor doesn't mean he is a good doctor! Be your own advocate. Another round of this crap--who knows! Sulfonamides are one of the drugs that can cause a severe r | F | 63 | 7 days 1X day | 5/6/2016 | 5 | pnumonia and MRSA | slightly upset digestive system, intermittent | One MUST take Probiotics with every meal! Never eat 2 hours before or two hours after Bactrim. Drink lots of water with meds. If starving, only consume simple juices. pineapple has a digestive enzyme that helps. Avoid difficult to digest foods, fatty meats, cheese, corn, spicy foods French fries Only eat difficult to digest foods for lunch when you have 10 hours to digest then Lots to drink, lots of probiotics. Take multi vitamins and minerals with calcium, magnesium, potassium etc. Me Bactrim at 10 am 10 pm. breakfast with Kefir, done by 7:45. no food then till 12 Noon. lots of probiotics with lunch. dinner done by 7pm.. lots of probiotics. Other meds with meals. | M | 67 | 20 days 800/160 2X day | 5/4/2016 | 1 | Prostatitis | I'm writing this at 4am as I try to calm down and sleep. I have been on this drug for 14 days and I can't take it any longer. I have developed extreme anxiety with heart pounding, feeling like it wants to jump out of my chest. Unable to sleep. Generalized weakness, and frequent need to urinate. I am suppose to take this for 30 days but I can't stand the side effects any longer. I feel like I'm going crazy, and these panic attacks don't help. They are so bad that I think I'm having a heart attack, which feeds into the anxiety. Never had issues with anxiety or panic before, so I'm not sure how to deal with these events. But I can tell you I'm not taking this drug any longer. | M | 54 | 14 days 160/800 2X day | 4/29/2016 |