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 |
| 1 | UTI | Severe dizziness blisters on chest shortness of breath anxiety nervousness weird dreams or visions etc... | I've never had a reaction to an antibiotic until this one now I know I'm allergic I only took 4 pills and with first dose got short of breath and rescue said it was anxiety and all vitals were normal got the point where I couldn't keep my eyes open fell asleep for hours woke up to itching in my hand ignored it took another pill day 2 woke up feeling pretty good then wham everything was all off my balance headache stomach hurt so bad yet ignored it , then back pain ( I had no symptoms from Uti) my arms shoulders and back were stiff my nose felt stuffed up .. Went to er after the 4th pill was in waiting room whatever ninja!!! Pain and a headache so bad I thought I was having a stroke or something was treated with Benadryl and steroids I still feel off this just occurred yesterday 8/9/2013 .. This medicine can do major damage if you have an allergic reaction or if you feel anything out of the ordinary JUST STOP. And ask for something else .. I'm barely able to eat a small bowl of rice and my lady pill was Wednesday ( I think) ... NEVER EVER AGAIN | F | 42 | 4 times 800/160 1X O | 8/10/2013 | 1 | UTI | I've only taken this medicine for 2 days but I'm stopping and going to the ER today. I have severe joint and muscle pain and I think every gland in my body is swollen. My neck is stiff and I feel very week. To me, this medicine is like taking poison. | F | 40 | 2 days 800 2X day | 8/4/2013 | 1 | Mosquito bite that showed red line | Feeling of being on fire/numbness over entire body. Crazy dreams. Night hallucinations and heart palpitations. Stopped immediately. Took Benadryl. Took three-four days for pain to completely stop. | This drug is EVIL. Do NOT take it. It's been over three weeks since I've stopped taking this drug and I still have crazy dreams, heart palpitations (like one every 4-10 beats for the past 3 weeks almost 24/7) and occasional hallucinations when I wake up in the middle of the night like thousands of bubbles/circles/squares swirling around when eyes are closed. It seems this is NORMAL (?!?!) for side effects but it's a living hell and now I can most likely react fatally to Sulfa drugs if I ever take them again. Thanks Bactrim. I realize the red line going up my arm is not a good sign but the doc said the red line was not in danger really of doing anything to me as it was an inflammatory response to the bite which was innocuous. You die from red lines when the source is infected, pussing, nasty - not when it's just red. So I think he over-prescribed me. Nice huh? Waiting for heart palpitations to stop... | M | 47 | 5 days 2X day | 7/31/2013 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |