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 | UTI | Headache, hearing loss, developed severe neuropathy in my feet, legs, and mild in arms. Tendon damage in feet. Hallucinations. Racing heart and severe anxiety. I can no longer walk and have to have someone carry me from one room to another. | Use with caution. I'm sure most people would have no problem with the drug; I, however, am 25 years old and went from being a healthy young woman to a cripple in the span of less than two weeks. Still praying for recovery. | F | 25 | 3 days 2X day | 4/28/2016 | 5 | Sinus Infection | None. | I didn't have any side effects from this antibiotic (thank God). Usually I have side effects from antibiotics. I am severely allergic to penicillin, so this is a great alternative for me. | F | 10 days 2X day | 4/27/2016 | 5 | UTI | None, all pain in back and sides stopped I was feeling so much better until I ran out of the meds, now I am again experiencing the same pain again. All pain I have I had before taking the medication and it did not worsen while taking it. I'd take it again. | F | 62 | 7 days 500 2X day | 4/21/2016 | 1 | UTI | Two hours after taking my first pill, I developed a sore, tender area on my right foot. It hurt to touch. I brushed it off. In the morning, I continued my bactrim regiment and by mid-day couldn't wear a shoe on my right foot because it would send radiating pain up into my calf area. I continued taking the pill. On the third day, I woke up, got out of bed, and immediately fell to the floor in excruciating pain. So much as running my fingernail along my foot sent unbearable pain shooting up into my leg. Touching other areas sent an odd itching sensation throughout my limb. I'm experiencing tingling, a pin-prick pain randomly throughout my body, and random pains and itches without any stimulation. Folks, this is nerve damage. I also lost hearing for <10 seconds on day two. This drug has been taken off the market in other countries because of side effects like these. I went to the ER and the doctor was skeptical. He gave me a XANAX because he thought I was paranoid. Two days out of the ER and I still can't walk or move without pain. I did not injur myself or bump into anything. I'm 25 years old and healthy...the correlation is clear to me. | I highly recommend taking another drug unless this is given to you as a last-ditch effort. | F | 25 | 3 days | 4/20/2016 | 1 | UTI | Suicidal and itching with severe pain in vaginal area . | DO NOT TAKE THIS. I thought I was gong to kill myself on it. Took Benadryl just to calm down and sleep only took bactrim ds for a day and a half. Caused a weird stabbing pain in my vagina and felt like bugs crawling on my hands. I literally was going crazy. Can not Believe this stuff is legal. | F | 38 | 3 days | 4/16/2016 | 5 | Cystic Acne and Perioral Dermatitis | No Side Effects | Love this medication. After trying a few medications, this was the only one that was effective with no side effects. I am now 50 and have just started to ween myself off the medication hoping my skin does not break out again. 2 months with no medication and so far so good. | F | 50 | 22 years 1/2 1X day | 4/14/2016 | 1 | toe infection | F | 58 | 8 days 30 1X day | 4/11/2016 Patient History | 1 | Acne | Depression, paranoia, loss of appetite, insomnia, sores in mouth, bloodshot eyes, changes in skin tone and texture | This drug is awful. I've never had allergies or an adverse reaction to anything, not even food, and Bactrim has me contemplating suicide. I didn't know that antibiotics could effect your mood. I literally feel like I'm going crazy. Took a dose a few hours ago and started feeling much worse. Contemplating going to ER. Why is this drug still being produced and prescribed? | F | 27 | 3 days | 4/10/2016 | 4 | UTI | Stomach pain (with back pain), constipation, restless legs | I nearly quit taking the drug after I experienced extreme stomach cramps within hours of taking the first dose. I called the pharmacist who suggested that I up my water intake. For my next dose, I drank half a bottle of water before taking the pill followed by another full bottle of water after swallowing the pill. I also had a small snack each time I took a dose, right after the water consumption. And then I kept water close by all day. This did the trick for me, and in the end I am free of the nasty UTI so Bactrim was very effective. Just remember to drink lots of water! | F | 35 | 10 days 2x day | 3/30/2016 | 1 | sinus infection | I experienced a persistent headache from day one. My sleep has been terrible. My neck is stiff and hurts.By the end of day 8 I discovered swollen hard glands on the back of my head and neck. They are quite painful. | I would not take it again. Apparently it has a lot of terrible side effects which are probably not worth the risk unless whatever you are taking it for in the first place could kill you. | F | 37 | 10 days 800/160MG | 3/29/2016 | 4 | MRSA pressure ulcer / osteomyelytis | stomach pain, bloating, insomnia, exhaustion, nausea, and possibly constipation. | This is an incomplete review as I have not followed up with my doctor yet (appointment this week). However, I have had a pressure ulcer (open wound) for almost 1 year. They found I had a bone infection and had to do 6 weeks of IV meds. The IV meds killed off all the infections EXCEPT MRSA. Rather than going back to IV meds, the doctor prescribed a high dose of Bactrim. I am almost 3 weeks into the treatment and the wound seems to have actually closed - this is of course pending results from various tests that will be done in the following weeks. However, this is one of the most hopeful signs I have had in almost a year. The side effects can be bad and I sometimes dread having to take the medicine, but if the end result is that it allowed my open wound to finally close, it will be worth the side effects. I will post a follow up review after seeing my doctors, but just wanted to post this for any of those in a similar situation to try to stick with it as long as the side effects are not extremely horrible (based on your physician's advice). | M | 31 | 18 days 1600 2X day | 3/28/2016 | 1 | UTI | - Extreme neck, back, and head pain - Cramping of every joint - Nausea - Loss of appetite | My side effects from Bactrim were 20 times worse than the UTI I was taking it for. The pain in my neck, head, and every joint in my body was unbearable. If you already experience any of these problems I highly do not recommend taking Bactrim; or if you're sensitive to medicine. I only took 3 of the 6 doses, its been 24 hours since my last dose and I'm still miserable from it. | F | 22 | 3 days | 3/24/2016 | 3 | Staph/abscess | Sweating, feeling extremely hot, headache, upset stomach towards the end of taking medication. Loss of appetite. Heartburn/acid reflux. | I generally feel ill when taking antibiotics and Bactrim was no different. It was not as bad as other people have experienced though. I didn't have nausea or vomiting because with most antibiotics you have to eat first and drink plenty of water. I'd eat and then 10-15 minutes after I would take my pill. I did however always feel like I was constantly burning up from the inside out. No matter what temp my environment was I was always hot. And I did get headaches that medicine didn't really help with. I only have 2 more days of the medication and I've started to have diarrhea/more frequent bowel movements. I've tried to take a probiotic every day with the meds to hopefully prevent this. And it wasn't extremely noticeable to me until today but I have had loss of appetite. I did not eat dinner at all last night and when I tried to eat today I did feel a little queasy. Also for the past few days I've had really bad acid reflux while laying down. These symptoms are basically all mild and not unbearable. Everyone reacts differently to medications and I try to not let reviews scare me into not taking something. plus like I said, antibiotics tend to make you feel bad regardless of which type. | F | 23 | 10 days | 3/23/2016 | 1 | Impetigo | Have done a few rounds before with no problem. This time was awful. Vomiting on day 1. Then a severe headache, neck stiffness, joint pain throughout, severe joint pain in hands and wrists with swelling, trouble closing my hand. Anxiety, depression, pain in knees. Stomach pain constipation | Caution when using the med. | F | 36 | 3 days | 3/21/2016 | 1 | I had a absese | I was taking the med and a few days into it my pens started to get raw and in the for skin and head started to get raw then next came bleeding to the point it would drip on the bathroom floor I'm using baby but cream if it does not work I will go to the er | M | 47 | 1 weeks 30 | 3/13/2016 | 2 | skin infection | Flu like symptoms on day 6. Severe headache, felt like throwing up all day, but did not. So fatigue that I could not get out of bed. Chills and fuzzy headed. | Was given generic brand . My daughter is allergic to sulfa drugs, but I had never had a reaction before. | F | 55 | 5 days 800/160 2X day | 3/10/2016 | 3 | Ear cartilage infection from pierci | No side effects at first...then very sore muscles, nausea, diarrhea and i just finished my last pill...checked my temp, because I felt so hot, and now have a fever 100.3 | F | 42 | 7 days | 3/7/2016 | 3 | UTI | Headache Nausea Dizziness Weakness | At first I did not have any side effects. It wasn't until my 13th day (today) when I only have one more dose to take and woke up feeling terrible. It also took the Bactrim 3 days to start working. I had UTI's before and cannot remember it taking this long for any medication to work that they had given me in the past. It is now Monday, of all days, and I have to go back to work today after being off all week long last week. I think that Bactrim would be okay for a short term illness, but should not be taken for 14 days. It is a pretty strong drug. I also still have symptoms of this UTI. It should be completely gone after taking this medication for two weeks as well. I feel much better other than the side effects but still feel a little bit of pain in my pelvic area. From the comments that I had read above, it sounds like a lot of those people are allergic to this drug. I would had called my doctor immediately and had him take me off of it. I do not want to take this stuff again either. There has to be something better out there that works a lot faster too. I think some doctors just believe in some medications more than others. They need to listen to the patients more often. Give them what they say works best for them. There is no reason why he could not have put me on something that worked faster than 3 days. I have never had to take time off of work due to a UTI with any other medication that has been prescribed to me in the past. They seemed to always work a lot faster to wh | F | 48 | 14 days 800 2X day | 3/7/2016 | 1 | cellulitis of buttock | Terrible !. The first 3 days was ok. (I was taking 1- 800mg in morning and 1 in evening but days 4 - 10 (I was increases to 2 in am and 2 at pm). We're AWFUL. I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICINE AGAIN. | My side effects were started on day 4 when Dr increased my bactrim ds to 800 MG 2 in morning and 2 in the evening. I have had terrible stomach pains, not able to eat, lost about 8 pounds,felt bloated, belching all the time and a hard time sleeping. | F | 47 | 10 days 800 | 3/6/2016 | 1 | MRSA | I was put on bactrim 2x a day for 30 days at 800mg. Severe alleric reaction. Migrain. Fever hitting 103.5 and not dropping below 100. Entire body covered in a red raised itchy rash. Body aches. Chest pain. Orange urine. Dizziness. Fast heart rate. | F | 26 | 1 months 800 mg | 3/4/2016 |