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 | inflammation in testicule | hand tremors, insomnia, depression. | I stopped taking it on the fourth day but hand tremors continue. will it stop?? anyone had the same experience. Please help I am feeling so depressed. | M | 76 | 3 days 2X day | 8/23/2014 | 1 | UTI | Bactrim nearly killed me. On day 3 of the drug, I started itching behind my neck. I took a Benadryl. One hour later, my entire body was red like a lobster and my lips and tongue swelled resulting in the first trip to the ER on Friday. Benadryl cocktail by IV and they sent me home. Within 2 hours of being home, the itching was so insane, I could have killed myself and the lobster red, hot skin was back and swollen lips, tongue, throat was back.. Then I started getting big purple bruises on my legs, which led me back to the ER. Another Benadryl cocktail and a RX for steroids. I was unable to sleep the next 36 hours and wanted to itch off every inch of my skin. The purple bruising continued. Long story short, I had a 3rd futile visit to an inadequate ER at which I passed out at the front door and finally found my way to an awesome dermatologist on Monday who gave me proper diagnosis and treatment. The purple bruising on my legs was diagnosed as acute allergic vasculitis (blood | F | 48 | 3 days 1 pill 2X day | 8/21/2014 | 3 | Folliculitis | On the first day I experienced horrible stomach pain accompanied with nausea and watery diarrhea. The second day was better but the third and fourth day I experienced headaches after taking it. My infection cleared but the side effects are making me miserable | F | 22 | 7 days | 8/17/2014 | 1 | Sinus Infection | I had a delayed severe allergic reaction to Bactrim. After day 12, I began having trouble breathing and had terrible anxiety. Also ha heart palpitations, Loss of appetite, overall shaky. At day 19, I developed a severe head to toe rash (red bumps and white hives). Doctor stopped Bactrim and was given a six day course of Prednisone and Benadryl, The heart and breathing issues cleared immediately. The rash raged even harder -- constant intense itching and burning of skin. Could not sleep. Topical creams, etc. did not help. Cold compress did help for a short while. Day 25 the rash began to ease. I had never had an allergic reaction to anything before. Will NEVER take sulfa drugs again!!!! | There are other antibiotics that could be prescribed. | F | 52 | 30 days 800 2X day | 8/17/2014 | 1 | Impetigo/MRSA | Extreme nausea, stomach ache, stomach cramps, excessive urination, migraine headaches. This is getting rid of the lesions and scabs on my leg, but I'm MISERABLE. it's doing the job and I can't wait till the next week is over | F | 19 | 10 days 20 | 8/11/2014 | 1 | UTI | This morning was my fourth day taking the medicine. Last evening a few hours after my second dose of the day, I felt anxious and my whole body was shaking. I went to bed feeling like this and woke up feeling better. I took another dose this morning. A few hours afterwards at work, I had the most severe anxiety attack - pain in my chest, racing heart and shaking all over. This lasted for 2 hours. It was the most horrible experience I've ever had taking a medication. I was very close taking myself to the ER. | I would not recommend anyone taking this drug. It seems like all antibiotics nowadays have terrible side effects. From now on, I will definitely do alternative remedies like cranberry, vitamin C, etc. The horrible side effects of Bactrim are not worth the risk. | F | 31 | 4 days 2X day | 8/4/2014 | 3 | UTI | Today is day 8 out of 10. Day 1 - Day 6 - severe stomach aches, diarrhea; Day 6 - sore lymph nodes; Day 7 - lymph nodes now very swollen, hurts to turn my head; Day 8 - my lymph nodes today were so swollen they can be seen by the naked eye; my UTI is definitely gone, but I now have a mild fever and trouble sleeping; 3 lymph nodes on each side of my neck are the size of quarters, and two on the back of my head are even bigger, they feel like horns. | F | 20 | 10 days 2X day | 8/1/2014 | 1 | abscess | Weakness in my limbs can't sleep head hurts and feels fuzzy chills lack of appetite and nausea. I been taking it for four days i have lost four pounds the side effects are way worse than whAt I'm taking the pills for. I would not recommend taking this | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 8/1/2014 | 1 | Spider bite from a Wolf Spider | Insomnia, joint pain, muscle pain/aches, clumsiness, inability to follow conversation, occasional feeling of not being 'all there'; bloodshot eyes; slightly sore throat; throat closing-up with hard coughing as if I had asthma. | Found this site at 1:00 in the morning when I finally realized that maybe the Bactrim was causing insomnia - which I have never had before - then found other symptoms I shared with several of the posters. I was spilling things, felt like I was missing every 3rd word; had to ask people to repeat themselves. I thought it might be poison from the spider bite - was so worried about getting necrosis at the wound site. The bite is on my face, and the swelling has gone down, but I can't tell if it would have done that on its own or if the Bactrim helped. Will use the old-school penicillin from now on. | F | 53 | 5 days 2X day | 7/29/2014 | 2 | UTI | INSOMNIA!!!!!!!!!!! This is my second day taking this drug and I have gotten little to no sleep. Miserable. | F | 21 | 5 days | 7/27/2014 | 1 | Ear infection | I took bactrim for 10 days for a ear infection,1 wk after taking it I had hives all over my body ,my dr put me on steroids after my first dose of them days later my hives came back worse,I'm afraid to come off them now in case they come back,this has been a horrible experience | F | 53 | 1 weeks 100mg | 7/27/2014 | 1 | Post bilateral breast reconstructn | Was instructed to take 1 tab 2x day for 3 days. I developed an allergy to Keflex after my previous surgery so this med was the next option. On the 3rd day, with just one dose left to take, I woke up from a nap with 8/10 lower back pain. Never experienced back pain in my life so this was alarming. Went online, read the side effects of Bactrim and immediately d/c'd. On day 4, back pain was still very present, no relief with Alleve. Today is day 5 and I'm still with severe back pain, AND now with a body rash too. Drinking gallons of water trying to get this med out of my system. BTW, absolutely no pain from the breast reconstruction, just this dibilitating back pain. | F | 47 | 3 days 800 mg | 7/26/2014 | 1 | UTI and Skin Infection | Shaky hands, migraine headache, feeling cold all the time, stiff neck, nausea, loss of appetite, feeling of not being in the moment, like spacing out, forgetting things, daydreaming, racing heart, high blood pressure, bad dreams, diarrhea, gas, bloating, uncontrollable itching, dry mouth and throat, red eyes, smelling like my deodorant isn't working even though it always has before, stomach cramps, anxiety, feeling like my skin is crawling...by the fourth day my blood pressure was up to 158/130 and it is usually very low like 100/60 and so I went home sick and forced myself to eat even though I was so exhausted from shaking all day. That is the last time I will ever take this horrible medication. | Bactrim should be taken off the market. It is a POISON | F | 40 | 4 days DS 800-160 2X day | 7/25/2014 | 3 | mild UTI discovered during physical | Developed hives starting later in the day after I took the last dose in the morning, By the next day I had welts all over my torso and thighs, some of which turned to bruises. It took 3 full days for them to subside. Not sure it was worth it - there are other meds that work without this mess. | F | 56 | 5 days 2X day | 7/19/2014 | 5 | axillary staph infection | Cleared up an ongoing swollen painful staph issue in my armpit, I believe it would've progressed to cellulitis if it weren't for Bactrim. It is great for skin infections. Everyone on here complains of headache/dizzy/backache, but try not being able to shave, wear deoderant, wear a bra or a shirt because your arm is swollen and raw from staph! I'll take the aches, thank you very much! It vastly improved my quality of life. You must drink lots of h20 with this med as well as a lot of activia yogurt to keep good bacteria in your gut. Thank god for this med! | F | 34 | 10 days | 7/15/2014 | 3 | UTI | Extreme insomnia; extreme fatigue; nausea; severe headaches; anxiety; emotional | F | 34 | 5 days 800-160 ta | 7/8/2014 | 3 | UTI | Horrible leg and foot cramps. Any time of day but most severe at night. | F | 49 | 7 days 2X day | 7/4/2014 | 1 | Ear infection | I had severe diarrhea and was tired and dizzy. But while shopping for groceries became very dizzy and felt faint and thought I was going to faint. I thought it was because my blood sugar was too low. So I told my husband that I had to sit down and we headed to the snack area of of the store By this time I was shaking all over .. Could not control it at all.. I was scared.. My husband happened to see an EMT at the deli counter and he asked him if he would take my blood pressure..He did and it was 160/102. And my heart was racing and pounding.. I was sure I was having a heart attack. The EMT called an ambulance to check me. They checked my sugar.. It was normal . My lungs were fine but my heart was going crazy and bp was up and down .. Dont take this stuff .. It can kill you! I am better so far.. Quit taking this and I will do whatever it takes to see that no one does. It needs to be taken off the market. | F | 63 | 3 days 30 | 7/4/2014 | 1 | Throat infection | Felt so sick for hours then spewed up heaps so harsh on the body | F | 19 | 1 days | 6/29/2014 | 2 | Sinus infection | Allergic reaction, had to go to hospital due to rash covering my entire body, muscle cramps, couldn't sleep | F | 21 | 8 days | 6/24/2014 |