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 | Staph Cellulitis on hand | Had small cut on hand I left uncovered. A sliver really. Thought it was no big deal. Whole finger turned grey. Was told cellulitis possible MRSA, Given Bactrim DS 2x daily. I have taken 5 pills so far. All day today my legs were so weak I could barely walk. Severe trembling of legs and hands with rapid pulse of 127bpm.Excessive urination. Went to ER had blood drawn. that was negative. I asked Dr if this could be Bactrim he said "doubtful" because none of my symptoms "matched" the side effects of the drug. He advised me to continue since it seemed to be clearing up the Staph. I came home its now 2am I am trembling with swollen lymph nodes in my neck and muscle pain in my.ankles. After finding this page and seeing I'm NOT crazy I decided to skip tonight's dose and go back to hospital tomorrow to request an alternative antibiotic...the shaking is the worst! I feel like I'm losing my mind | F | 44 | 3 days DS | 4/20/2014 | 1 | UTI | Extreme Anxiety, Fearful & Racing thoughts, fast heart rate, sweating, vomiting, swollen glands in neck, stiff neck, back, and shoulder muscles, panic attacks, dizziness, blurred vision, intense pressure in head and ears, feeling of disassociation with reality and a floating while walking feeling, fatigue, inability to think clearly, sadness, feeling of impending doom or stroke or heart attack, shaking hands, loss of appetite, unsteady walk, stomach cramps, constant peeing, tight jaw muscles, flashes of light, feeling like my eyes were crossed. I did not expect this and had no such symptoms prior. I could not finish the 10th pill, One 800mg pill probably would have worked just fine. It has been 3 weeks and my symptoms are just not starting to subside. I pray there is no permanent damage. This is a poison, not a medicine. If you found solace in this board, know that the human body has an amazing resiliency to self heal. Look into probiotics, Candex, Kefir, low sugar/low alcohol and | POISON | F | 29 | 4 days 800 2X day | 4/18/2014 | 1 | Dr think I have vaginal infection | Diarrhea,loss of appetite,nausea,rash,anxiety,fatigue,stomach pain,frequent urine,pressure bladder,sleepless Still not back to normal 20 days off | F | 44 | 7 days | 4/10/2014 | 2 | UTI | Increased depression and anxiety – fearful of everything, sad. Fatigue, insomnia, dry mouth, chills, sweats, nausea, loss of appetite. | F | 35 | 4 days 160m 2X day | 4/1/2014 | 1 | Prostatis | Elevated liver and pancreas enzymes. 2 ER visits and 5 days in the hospital. Severe abdominal pain upper right quadrant pain. | M | 38 | 2 weeks | 3/29/2014 | 1 | UTI | STEVEN'S JOHNSON SYNDROME! A severe allergic skin reaction. It put my 9 year old in the hospital's burn unit for 9 days! This isn't so rare like they want you to think! Many are misdiagnosed! | F | 9 | 10 days 2X day | 3/29/2014 | 1 | Uti | On day one of taking Bactrim I arrived home very late and took the medicine around 1030pm. About 3 hours later I awoke from crying in my sleep and trembling with chills yet sweating and feverish at the same time. I then vomited and had a general sickly feel. Pain in ribs and body. Sharp pains shooting through my hands and knees. Woke up today with very enlarged glands. Not just in the throat but also the lower occipital region and by my ear close to my jaw. | F | 23 | 5 days 2x D | 3/26/2014 | 2 | Bacterial skin infection | I had a small part on my hand with a secondary infection to a severe burn. I gave this a 2 because it did clear up the visibly infected skin. However, I ended up being HIGHLY allergic, and broke out in hives and a rash that looked like a chemical burn ALL over my body, including my tongue. Before I realized the rash was from this and stopped taking it, my stomach was very cramped, similar to constant period cramping, dizzy, nauseous, digestive issues, saw halos around light, and my ears were bright red and on fire. Even if I wasn't allergic, I would never take this again, I've never had any reaction like this to any other antibiotic. Evil. Beware. | F | 31 | 5 days | 3/21/2014 | 4 | cronic bronchial and sinus infecton | Tin taste in mouth, hot flashes, insomnia,hives,dizziness* I rate 4 because it is the only antibiotic that works on me* | F | 18 | 4 weeks | 3/14/2014 | 3 | Staph Skin Infection | First few days my 5 year old son didn't seem to have any side effects. The Staph seemed to be healing. As he entered the end of the first week of taking Bactrim, he began to complain of his stomach hurting--bad, his eyes hurting--bad. We just thought he was trying to stay home from school, so we sent him on. He started getting in trouble at school, (this is our 5 year old, who previous to Bactrim never had any bad behavior). He hit a friend two days in a row, once with a pencil, and once with his hand. Then continued to exhibit lack of self control the third day by pulling down his pants and then sitting and crying (screaming at his teachers!!) He has NEVER acted so erratic. This continued at home and we were beginning to wonder what happened to our sweet, well-behaved child. Once i searched Bactrim side effects in children…it all began to make sense. He finished his last dose last night, and has sense had three more episodes of erratic behavior: screaming at me for not | Feelings of depression, extreme high and low mood swings, lack of any self control (temporary episodes), stomach pain, eye pain, lack of appetite, sleeps but does not wake rested (possible lack of REM sleep?), feeling anxious and out of control. | M | 5 | 10 days 14.2 ML 2X day | 3/1/2014 | 5 | uti | There was a time in my life when I suffered from up to 4 utis a year. A 3 day dosage cleared me right up! Good drug. | F | 29 | 3 days 2X day | 2/26/2014 | 5 | Staff Infection | I was petrified of the Staff infection spreading and was told this was the most effective antibiotic so tuffed it out. Hot flashes, tiredness, ensomnia, anxiety, terrible muscle ache everywhere, terrible neck ache and glands swelling, loss of appetite, head ache, ringing in ears, problems with vision. It has been 2 weeks since I have gone off the medication and still am having some of the symptoms. Anxiety, muscle aches, headaches off and on, HUMMING IN EARS driving me nuts! I don't know if this is even possible since I am no longer on the medication but I never had these issues prior too taking it. | Seems to have been effective in curing the staff infection, but if they had given me another option and I knew it would had also worked I probably would had chosen something else. | F | 57 | 7 days 30MG 2X day | 2/23/2014 | 3 | bronchial infection | Face felt like it was on fire, ran a fever and couldn't sleep | F | 37 | 10 days | 2/14/2014 | 1 | Uti | Taking for Uti first day dizzy tired no appetite.second day aany time I get up must sit back down blackouts. And eyes are blurry can't sleep more than 2 hours at night insomnia is the worst side effect very tired fatigue all day I'm going to Dr today to change it and also gave me petechaie which is small blood dots on skin and headache will never take again telling Dr I'm allergic to sulfas. | F | 31 | 4 days 800mg | 2/4/2014 | 5 | Uti | Excessive urination, fatigue, nausea, dry mouth, mild insomnia | F | 33 | 7 days | 2/2/2014 | 5 | MRSA Cellulitis (right shin) | Fatigue, thirst, dry cough* | *yes, I have a cough with Bactrim DS, but I am also asthmatic, so who knows? | F | 45 | 10 days 800-160 2X day | 1/30/2014 | 3 | Prostatitis | After one week things "settled out." That first week I experienced fevers of 102 degrees on two occasions with lesser fever throughout; severe chills on three occasions; and a general low-grade nausea almost continuously, with occasional lightheaded dizziness. Now, after that week, those symptoms have subsided but I have pain in my knee and ankle joints, most particularly in the morning upon waking. It hurts to go up and down stairs. I figure it is probably best to see this out ( I have 14 days remaining of a 30 day regimen). I guess I am afraid if I switch to Cipro I'll be in for another round of unknown problems... | M | 65 | 2 weeks 2X day | 1/30/2014 | 1 | UTI | The very first night I took Bactrim, I felt like my entire body was on fire and my heart was pounding very hard. I also had some chest pain and shortness of breath. | Thank goodness my mom looked this drug up after only taking it once. The comments and side effects and what I personally experienced are frightening. This drug is dangerous, do not take it. | F | 23 | 5 days 2X day | 1/30/2014 | 1 | acne | I am going crazy with anxiety and panic attacks. I stopped the medication 4 days ago,and the head ache is mild by now. I took my blood preasure today and I am little low. I am trying hard to overcome side effects by eating healthy and some exercise. I pray my body metabolize this drug to get back to normal. | F | 30 | 1 months | 1/28/2014 | 1 | mrsa | Chronic direaha,severe joint pain and insomnia. So weak and shakey its unbearable. Id rather be dead sometimes | F | 35 | 10 days not sure | 1/24/2014 |