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 | HS | After two week persistent headache. fever chills, lethargy, soreness, spaced out. Dermatologist can't believe it's Bactrim, puts me back on it... same thing within 4 hrs this time. | Reading forums there are so many adverse symptoms experienced by so many people. Why does my very experience skin specialist not warn me of any symptoms and refuse to believe they are related. | M | 38 | 3 weeks 800 2X day | 11/27/2014 | 1 | UTI | Intense burning all over body(including eyes, vagina and anus) nausea, insomnia, red/purple rash most intense on face and chest but is literally everywhere. Night sweats, mouth blisters, throat restriction, difficulty breathing, confusion, pain in tear ducts, red swollen eyes, bad breath, dry mouth, frequent urination, difficultly swallowing, peeling gums in mouth, swollen dry lips | Day 1-6 I did not think anything of nausea, dry red eyes, frequent urination or itchy throat- I thought it may have been seasonal allergies. Day 7 I went to the ER because I couldn't breathe and I had a rash on my chest and face. I stopped taking Bactrim, was given prednisone, benedryl, and pepcid. I was able to breathe after an hour. I was told I was having an allergic reaction to sulpha. I went home and the rash got worse- it started out as splotches and after 2 days off bactrim it is turning into one big body rash. I took probiotics, drank water, took cold showers, used ice packs, baking soda/apple vinegar foot bath with little relief. I went to the acupuncturist the day after the ER and later in the day the itching subsided a bit. I am still experiencing a burning vagina and anus and the body/face rash has not gone away- it seems to be getting worse. The symptoms were not all at once some of them came on after like the swollen lips and blisters. The newest symptoms are painful tear ducts and mouth blisters. I was told to stay out of the sun, even sun coming through the window in my house negatively affects me. If symptoms get worse I will be going back to the ER. | F | 27 | 7 days 2X day | 11/27/2014 | 1 | Abscess | Terrible dizziness, fatigue, nausea, muscle aches, headache, blurred vision, frequent urination, chills, feeling like I may pass out. | This is, by far, the worst antibiotic I've ever taken. The symptoms didn't really kick in until the 2nd day. Once they started though, holy cow, it is like a roller coaster nightmare of symptoms. Terrible poison! | F | 43 | 8 days 800/160 | 11/26/2014 | 1 | Fight kidney infection post-surgery | I took this medication for years as a child after having kidney surgery. Only recently have I learned that not only does bactrim kill bad bacteria, it decimates the good bacteria too. I have had frequent urinary tract infections (4 a year or more) throughout my whole life and I now believe it is because I do not have any good bacteria left in my UT to prevent infections. My UTIs have seriously decreased my quality of life, and as I've treated them with antibiotics so frequently, I have developed an immunity to so many medications that are supposed to treat the issue. | F | 35 | 8 years 1X day | 11/23/2014 | 1 | UTI after a kidney stone | SEVERE BLOATING and NAUSEA! I literally hate this antibiotic! The side effects SUCK and I would rather have an UTI. When I picked this up from the pharmacy, I didn't recognize the generic name or I would have told the doc to stick this medicine where the sun don't shine...Hate it and I stopped taking it after 2nd dose | F | 44 | 2 days 800 | 11/23/2014 | 4 | sinus infection/uti | Back pains tiredness severe gas and bloating headaches swollen eyes | I really can't to wait to finish this treatment I never want it again I'm just waiting for my 3rd infection which the yeast smh | F | 40 | 7 days 30mg | 11/18/2014 | 1 | UTI | Extreme vaginal irritation and burning on 4th day right after taking the 2nd pill in the evening. Went to the dr's and was not a yeast infection. Burning went away after stopping meds. Horrible! Never again | F | 43 | 5 days | 11/16/2014 | 2 | UTI | Severe chills. Heart palpitations. Fatigue. Upset Stomach. And believe it or not a Yeast Infection. | F | 35 | 5 days 800 | 11/15/2014 | 1 | leg wound infection | Sore throat, headache, fever, joint pain in knees, bumpy rash on elbows. Horrible medication! | M | 12 | 3 days 2X day | 11/10/2014 | 1 | Uti | Horrible stomach pain after the first dose and acid reflux. My dr. Changed my antibiotic to levaquin. | F | 39 | 1 days | 10/29/2014 | 1 | N/A | I am actually an FQ victim who has a post in here...in my Closed Fluoroquinolone facebook group ... Some have taken or given prescriptions of bactrim so doing here and in google. I only post this because you said the Staph is in your blood. I would like to recommend some very naturally that is good for the entire body head to toe and inside and out ... It is collagen capsules our body is primarily made up of collagen. This 100% collagen i have been taking it on and off since last year october 2013, i just discovered that i most probably would have been bedridden or wheelchair if my friend did push me to try it at 6 capsules a day for 3 weeks then to 2-3 maintenance for a few months, then i stopped for 3-4 months and then i took 6 a day started in Sept. 2014 (last month). What happened to me , and this just brief, I developed multiple ailements and dieases from CIPRO XL (family of Fluoroquinolones) for a suspected UTI and i only took 1 pill a day took 9 day...this antibiotic is the worst and they give like candy for minor sicknesses. I took these permenantly damaging pills last April 2013....i was healthy, now i am partially parlyized on the left side of my body and much more. This brand of collagen targets the worst areas that are the most damaged and my pain was 80-90% of my pain diminshed in less then 1 week - i suffered chronically for more than a year since being Floxed. I will be posting my testamonial at www.mycollagen.com. Try one box at least taking 6- | F | 51 | 1 days 1 | 10/28/2014 | 1 | MRSA Staph Infection | I was fine when I was on it but after finishing the doses a few days later I noticed my bowel movements had changed and were not what is normal for me. I also lost my appetite for a few days. I found out later that in order to get rid of my MRSA infection, I needed to cleanse my body from head to toe with Hipiclens which they sell at the pharmacy and I was prescibed Mupirocin Ointment which I applied on my surgical incision where the Staph Infection had occured.... I did that twice at day and cleaned that area with Hibiclens as well. I kept it covered with a gauze and bandage.... That it was dryed up the infection not the antibiotics. I think I was given the antibiotics so the staph infection would not get into my blood stream. I don't plan I ever getting on this antibiotic again if I can help it, after reading everyone's experiences. I am taking probiotics and that seemed to help with my bowels.... | F | 44 | 2 weeks 2X day | 10/27/2014 | 1 | UTI | On the third day I started feeling really ill. I had nausea, hot flashes, fever, dehydration, frequent urination, stomah pain,chills, heart palpitations, neck pain, extreme insomnia, racing thoughts and hallucinations when I would try to sleep. Symptoms started going away a day after I quit taking it. I will never take this medication again. It didn't even clear up my UTI. | F | 29 | 7 days | 10/24/2014 | 4 | Sinus infection | EXTREME fatigue and weakness. The problem is that most antibiotics are going to cause side effects of some kind. Unless you have a severe allergic reaction, NEVER stop taking the meds--unless you get a substitute--because then you're left with the bacteria that resisted the first onslaught of it and then go on to multiple In othe words, you contribute to drug resistant strains of bacteria, which are a much bigger health threat than Ebola. | F | 52 | 1 days | 10/23/2014 | 1 | absess on breast | Abdominal cramps, swollen itchy face,headache | F | 36 | 1 days 250 | 10/18/2014 | 2 | Urinary tract infection | Anxiety, hallucinations, fatigue, abdominal pain, night terrors, rapid heart beat, dizziness, mood swings. | F | 18 | 3 days 800 mg | 10/17/2014 | 4 | Staf infection | Nausea, headaches, frequent urination, excessive gas. | F | 26 | 10 days 30mg | 10/16/2014 | 4 | Boil/MRSA | Have 1.5 days left of my prescription. Only experienced lack of sleep and irregularity. | F | 30 | 7 days 800/160mg | 10/16/2014 | 1 | UTI | BEWARE esp. if you are elderly............my mother had kidney failure from Bactrim combined w/Rx water pills............. can cause dangerously high potassium levels. Had extreme shaking and body pains; still in hospital 3 days now. Kidney Dr. "not sure how well she will recover". Question your Dr. if he prescribes for an elderly person or even maybe if you are not so old................... almost killed my mother and she may never bounce back.................. | F | 94 | 1 weeks 2X day | 10/12/2014 | 3 | staph infection for mos. now, still | Have been on it for four months with no results, staph is present in my blood and bones. Went through a lot of nausea and cmited but thatnsusided pretty quickly. I just don't think it's the right medication for this staph infection. I've read that antibiotic combos would be much more helpful. Pretty much at my wit's end. | F | 52 | 5 months two daily | 10/8/2014 |