BACTRIM Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)

Average Rating: 1.9 (1902 Ratings)

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BACTRIM  (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM):  This medication is a combination of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (such as middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal infections). It is also used to prevent and treat a certain type of pneumonia (pneumocystis-type). This medication should not be used in children less than 2 months of age due to the risk of serious side effects. This medication treats only certain types of infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  Bladder infection In burn unit at hospital with Stevens Johnson's syndrome do not take this drug could kill you look it up !!!! F 30 10 days
7/19/2013
 1  Staph Abcess I was prescribed to take a 160 MG bactrim ds pill twice daily. After day 2 I had a migraine, eye aches, and yellowing fingernails. On day 4 when I woke up, I had joint pain and my muscles ached and it hurt to move. I woke up and took some Advil and it subsided fairly quickly. On day 9 when I woke up, I was covered with an itchy red rash from head to toe. I would not recommend this medication to anybody F 17 9 days
160
7/16/2013
 3  uti Immediately within a couple hours of my first dose I had a migraine. Why when I have chronic migraines was I prescribed this? Also the world is sideways, my head feels like its not straight and having difficulty with comprehension. 2 more days of feeling like crap F 37 3 days
800 2X day
7/9/2013
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 1  surgery for a kidney stone After two days I developed a migrane headache, insominia, anxiety, sick to my stomach, EXTREME HEARTBURN, loss of appetite. I called the Dr. on call in the middle of the night to tell him my symptoms, he thought I had contacted an upper GI bug that was going around. Why didn't he tell me it could be a reaction to Bactrim! This is one drug I will never take again. No one mentioned the side effects of this drug, I would rather have left the kidney stone stuck than go through 3 days like that. F 52 5 days
800-160 2X day
7/7/2013
 1  SIBO (small intestine bactarial ove I have anxiety already, but this threw it into a whole new realm of being! I am having hand tremors all day long, along with weakness, dizziness, insomnia. headaches and the list goes on SIBO is an awful problem on its own. Had just battled H-pylori with triple therapy, that was eradicated, but still was sick so had hydrogen breath test and found I have SIBO. Xiflaxin is the drug for this specific bacteria but because my insurance didn't want to pay for it, I was put on Bactrim I thought to look this up today and WOW!!!!!!!! no one likes this drug and NO ONE has used it for SIBO. My stomach has been worse since being on it and I am all done as of today, throwing this garbage out and demanding I have Xiflaxin. Now just pray that my body will eventually rid itself of this poison F 54 10 days
800 2X day
7/2/2013
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 1  UTI chills, fever of 101, weakness, flu like mailaise, short of breath, racing heart in my chest even walking to the bathroom, headache. Wont take this again F 47 3 days
800 2X day
6/25/2013
 3  upper respitory Really bad muscle aches in legs and arms. Possibly loss of appetite. Tired F 21 4 days
6/23/2013
 1  Armpit boil Heart burn,abdominal & stomach pain, bloating, bleeding from the vagina, sore throat, cough, constipation, Loss of appetite,naseau, tiredness, weakness, peeling of my lips. This is the worst medicine I've taken in my life. I hope I can make it thru the night. I can wait to go to the doctor in the morning F 42 3 days
6/20/2013
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 1  UTI Nausea, chills, feeling light-headed, difficulty breathing, irritability, slow heart beat, body aches, confusion, anxiety/panic attacks, and feeling jittery. After I took the medicine, I had a very hard time breathing. When I laid down to go to sleep that night, my fiance had to wake me up several times because I had stopped breathing while in my sleep. I have never been told by a doctor that I'm allergic to any medicine, but this IS one medicine I will NOT take again! F 29 7 days
800 2X day
6/6/2013
 2  skin infection, mostly preventative HORRIBLE HEARTBURN! Hot flashes, ringing in ears, loss of appetite, poor concentration, insomnia. The heart burn and hot flashes started the 2nd day of taking this medication. I only have 2 days left and i can't wait to be off of it!!! F 23 7 days
800-160
5/19/2013
 2  staph (not MRSA) No major side effects. Had an abscess from a staph infection and had it lanced at urgent care. Was prescribed Bactrim DS (double dose) for an antibiotic. It didn't work and the infection spread to cause cellulitis. Went to my primary care doc and he didn't know why Bactrim wasn't working. He switched me to cephalexin instead and that seems to be working. This experience has been so painful and I felt like something was wrong with me that the Bactrim wasn't working. I'm so glad to know it hasn't worked for others too. F 38 2 days
DS 160/800 2X day
5/9/2013
 1   This med is horrible it made me sicker dark urine nausea jaundice eyes... was fine before this F 53 2 weeks
ds
4/30/2013
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 1  persistent UTI bizarre tremors & weakness in hands, legs, and thighs. Low grade fever, anxiety, nausea, migraine, flu like malaise, rapid heartbeat, itching, and some unusual neurological curiosities. I had great difficulty even typing this out, as my fine motor skills have been so degraded by the drug! This is an antibiotic? No one advised me beforehand of the volatility of this terrible concoction, not the doctor, and not the pharmacist. In fact the pharmacist said he had never heard of such side effects before, yet they are listed as extremely common. This drug has been almost entirely banned in the UK, where it has been implicated in hundreds of patient deaths, yet not a peep from either the pharmacist or doctor! I told the doctor(clinic)that I'd much prefer to live with the UTI as opposed to continue this medication! M 53 3.5 days
800 2X day
4/23/2013
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 1  Urinary tract infection Horrible drug! From day one I experienced severe insomnia, anxiety for the first time in my life, a pounding heart beat and night sweats. It's been over one month since I finished my 10 days of this drug and I still feel jittery and have a pounding heart at times. I kept taking it for all 10 days because having a uti is horrible. I've read that some people have lingering side effects from certain antibiotics for up to one year- yikes! F 31 10 days
DS 2X day
4/23/2013
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 1  Lip Infection/Cellulitis HORRIBLE DRUG!!! Do not take it, i got headaches, nausea, anxiety so bad i could barely walk/stand. Shaking visibly for no reason, hot flashes, mood changing to the point my husband was worried iwas not myself. BANNED IN THE UK, SHOULD BE BANNED HERE!!!! F 23 10 days
1500 4xd
4/11/2013
 3  folliculitis/staph infection VERY VIVID DISTURBING DREAMS THE FIRST NIGHT OF TAKING IT. F 24 1 days
DS
4/4/2013
 1  ulcer on leg extreme muscle weakness&confusion legs will not hold me can not transfer from wheelchair to bed or to toilet F 86 14 days
2X day
4/4/2013
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 1  Sinus infection Feels like I am dying! My heart is racing and head is throbbing. The infection is still here bc I am still congested & have a severe headache. Stopped using last night and still in pain. DO NOT USE THIS!! F 26 7 days
2x2 daily
3/20/2013
 1  UTI Was prescribed this for a resistant UTI. Sore neck, weird taste in my mouth, severe insomnia-could only sleep for one hour at a time, would start to fall asleep but my body would jerk wide awake. Bad anxiety, especially in the morning. Fast heart beat, ringing in my ears. If you are reading this, watch out for Cipro antibiotic too. F 45 3 days
2X day
3/19/2013
 1  Staph infection from shingles FATIGUE, FEVER UP TO 101.0 ON DAY 1, JOINT PAINT, DEVELOPED RASH AFTER DAY 4 ON LEG, RASH PROGRESSED ON DAY 8 SO I WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND TOLD I HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION (MOST LIKELY DUE TO BACTRIM AS I'M TAKING KEFLEX AS WELL), STOPPED BACTRIM AND NOW RASH AS GONE ALL OVER MY BODY (EXCEPT FOR FACE), TERRIBLE ITCHING (ESPECIALLY KNUCKLES), ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP SEEMED TO HELP WITH THE INFECTION (OR COULD HAVE BEEN THE KEFLEX) I WILL NEVER TAKE AGAIN M 31 7.5 days
800-160 X2 2X day
3/5/2013
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