BACTRIM Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)Average Rating: 1.9 (1905 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BACTRIM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BACTRIM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | pneumonia | excessive urination is the only problem I had. Its the only antibiotic that has been able to wipe out my bacterial pneumonia. I really don't get the bad reviews. Its done wonders for me!!! | F | 28 | 7 days | 10/31/2013 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, achey, exhaustion, flu like symptoms, sleep apnea, horrible head aches, dizziness, frazzled, shaking. | I took 6 of the 10 pills I was prescribed and am choosing to stop taking this. The more of this medication that enters my body the worse I feel. No thanks!! | F | 21 | 5 days 800/160 2X day | 10/30/2013 | 1 | UTI | I am an RN and was prescribed this drug. I experienced :headache,slow, bounding heartbeat with Palpitations and dizziness, malaise, altered mental status,blurred vision,insomnia,anxiety | I am a registered nurse and will never take this antibiotic again as long as I live. I will say it is most effective , but the effects of this drug are not worth it! My heart is still having fast beat runs and palpitations days after stopping this drug, Told my doctor, whom I use to work with , at the hospital. He said he's never heard of cardiac issues issues from this drug before!! A girl I work with just had an allergic reaction to Bactrim , herself with a severe rash, flu symptoms. | F | 47 | 4 days 800 2X day | 10/29/2013 | 1 | post-Lyme | diarrhea, abdominal pain, insomnia, anxiety, depression | F | 57 | 7 days 500mg 2X day | 10/28/2013 | 5 | uti | Exhaustion, insomnia, mild anxiety | F | 39 | 7 days 800mg | 10/26/2013 | 1 | UTI | Caused acute renal failure in my father | Later told that this drug is not and should not be given to the elderly. | M | 81 | 23 days 500mg 2X day | 10/20/2013 | 3 | UTI | The only side effect I know I am having is severe muscle cramping. It is worse in my legs, but am experiencing muscle cramping in my hands and the muscles across my rib cage. This has happened once before on the drug and my dr. switched me to something else but felt it probably wasn't the Bactrim causing the cramping. I've taken it once or twice since then without issue but this time began cramping after the first day. | F | 38 | 3 days 800 MG 2X day | 10/18/2013 | 1 | i was so traumatized from the passing out & dizziness that i forgot to mention the other side effects i got: diarrhea & gas & anxiety. i only took about 5 doses & haven't almost passed out since quitting it but i'm still a little dizzy & disoriented & it's been 3 days since quitting. very sad to hear it can take 10 days to get this poison out of ur system & i'm crossing my fingers that i don't stay messed up for good. i'm allergic to nothing; bactrim is poison. | POISON! | F | 26 | 2 days 2X day | 10/14/2013 | 1 | inner ear | Weak slept constantly and diarrhea so bad i was getting dehydration | F | 51 | 4 days ?? | 10/13/2013 | 1 | to prevent infection | at 1st i kept almost passing out after standing then i started getting extreme dizzy spells & almost passing out when just sitting there. | POISON! | F | 26 | 1X day | 10/12/2013 | 1 | UTI | Dizziness, anxiety , insomia , panic attack , weird taste in mouth , muscle pain in arms , nausea , jittery. I got my prescritption of sulfamethox-tmp which is another type bactrim from planned parenthood and I asked the doctor is there any side effect she said she "didn't think so" like ummm? Your prescribing it to your patients and you don't even know the side effects? On top of that they didn't even give me a paper with information About the drug not even the dosage amount they just said okay here's your antibiotic have a nice day Talk about unprofessional . I would not recommend it!!!! I'm only on my first day taking it and I'm already afraid to take it again. | F | 18 | 3 days | 10/9/2013 | 1 | Possible uti | Horrible headache, loss is appetite, shaking, general feeling of malaise | F | 48 | 5 days Septra ds | 10/5/2013 | 1 | Kidney Infection | After one dosage I experienced severe neck pain, headaches, insomnia and lack of appetite. Would not recommend this medication to anyone! | F | 24 | 10 days | 10/2/2013 | 1 | Sinus infection | Took one pill around 6:30 pm. Within hour started itching, then rash all over body. Felt like I had worst flu ever. Uncontrollable shivers, insomnia, terrible headache. After a night from hell, i still have rash and splitting headache. Flu like symptoms are subsiding. i'm taking benedryl and have a prescription called in for prednisone. I don't ever plan to take this poison again! | M | 57 | 1 days 2X day | 10/2/2013 | 1 | Bug bite | My husband feels like he is dying on this med extreme muscle pain especially groin area terrible headaches never felt like tis ever with any medication | TERRIBLE DRUG EVERYTHING ON YOUR BODY HURTS THIS SHOULD BE BANNED | M | 51 | 7 days 2X day | 10/1/2013 | 4 | Post dermatology surgery infection | Insomnia, insomnia, insomnia! The insomnia side effect nearly drove me nuts. Gave it a 4 because it did cure the infection. | M | 60 | 2 weeks | 9/25/2013 | 1 | uti | i took this drug for a uti, my side effects were almost immediate since i had not eaten. i had terrible muscle spasms all over my body. i could not even sleep for relief it was so painful. by the second day i had a terrible headache that lasted for a solid 15 hours. my back ached horribly and i felt as if my shoulder was broken almost. my uti symptoms were better but everything else was hurting. strangest thing was that my right eye got irritated and the entire cornea swelled up. i have one dose left but im still having side effects right now but they are slowly getting better. uti is better now but i would not recommend this drug to my worst enemy. it is awful and i hope this drug is done away with. it only makes your body feel worse. | F | 20 | 3 days 800 2X day | 9/21/2013 | 1 | Possible Staff Infection | Severe cramps in legs, feet and toes which caused plantar faciitis ligament in bottom left foot to rip away from heal / Excruciating kidney pain and orange colored urine / Erythema Nodosum in legs so painful couldn't walk for three days / Rash, hives and 3rd degree burn like chapped splotches on lips and rest of body / Severe itchiness / shortness of breath / pain issues in joints, tendons and muscles / weakness, fatigue, malaise & lingering pain issues remain over 5 years later. I've also developed some serious arthritis issues and can't help but wonder if this medication didn't cause or contribute to that as well because I was having absolutely no pain issues prior to the allergic reaction. I went from a woman who could hike strenuous trails for over an hour 3 -5 days a week to a woman who now has to use a cane for stabilization when walking ... A woman who cannot walk more than 15-20 minutes without having to sit down for and rest before continuing to just enjoy a casual strol | This is an evil drug and should be banned. The ER Doctor said severe allergic reactions "only" occurred in 1 out of 100,000 (that's right 100,000) patients ... That is too many vile reactions happening to too many people and I think it's criminal to allow this medication to continue to be prescribed! | F | 53 | 3.5 weeks 800 3X day | 9/15/2013 | 1 | Uti | Add me to the list of people poisoned by this drug. I was diagnosed with a drug-resistant UTI that was proven by culture to only respond to Bactrim. I'd never taken it before and was eager to get rid of my UTI. By the end of my second day I developed fever of 102, severe nausea, stomach pain, joint paint, extreme weakness, burning skin and total insomnia. I never connected my symptoms to the Bactrim and took it for four more days. By the sixth day I was so ill that I thought I might die. I skipped my morning dose and lo and behold began feeling a little better. By that evening my fever was gone and I started feeling human again. For the first time in a week a ate a full meal for dinner and foolishly took another Bactrim. Within an hour and a half all symptoms were back including fever, only this time I had a new symptom - horrible heart palpitations and rib pain. I finally (hello universe!) made the connection and that's when I googled Bactrim side effects and found this site. All these stories are awful!! I will NEVER touch this drug again!! This has been a nightmare. I still feel like death this morning but am hoping that this gets out of my system quickly. God bless all of you! | F | 33 | 6 days | 9/11/2013 | 1 | UTI | Chills, shaking, hot flashes, panic attack. Felt like I was having a heart attack, fever, burning eyes, nausea, hand and arm pain, heart palpatations | F | 55 | 3 days 160 | 9/8/2013 |