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 | skin infection on buttocks | Extreme and almost constant dizziness...to the point where it feels I may pass out. I am also very, very nauseous. Headaches and ringing in ears. I hate this med. | M | 42 | 3 days 800/160 3X day | 2/16/2013 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, vomiting, feeling cold, tremors, massive headache, muscle pain in back, and stiff neck.Chills. Temperature to 98.6 to 102.5 after 4 hours of taking medication. | F | 40 | 1 days | 2/16/2013 | 1 | possible UTI | I took one pill 31/2 hours ago. Possible UTI. I had LAVH BSO exactly one week ago. I'm shaking uncontrollably, horrible headache, stiffness in my neck, get real bad cold spells.pins and needle feeling in legs. I feel like I'm dying! Id rather have the UTI then take this crap. I called pharmacy about 30 min ago and his idiotic response was it sounds like its from UTI. I forgot about 30 - one hour I started feeling cold and trembling and still am! This drug should be banned. I feel terrible. I will be calling my doctor tomorrow ASAP. | F | 40 | 1 days 800-160 | 2/13/2013 | 2 | UTI | My face is red and feels like it is on fire. I'm itchy all over and have no appetite. I have been nauseated off and on. Dizziness constantly. I feel worse than I did before I started this medication. I feel really shaky and am unable to do anything without feeling like I'm going to pass out. I still have 8 days to go on this stuff. I'm taking 4 pills a day and it is the double strength form. Hoping for no other side effects but will post if there are. | F | 27 | 2 days DS 2X day | 1/29/2013 | 3 | UTI | Within 15 minutes of taking the pill, experienced intense vaginal and anal itching that nothing except time can relieve. I have taken this in the past with no adverse reactions. | F | 36 | 1 days 1X day | 1/27/2013 | 1 | Staph infection on toes | AWLFUL!!!!!!! Immediate swollen throat, soreness of throat, swollen lymph nodes in neck, yeast infection by second day. Burning eyes for 2 days strait. Then the awlful swollen inside of lips, tounge, sides of mouth feel bumpy, sores all over sides of mouth and gums. Blurry vision also. I am 6 days through and still getting worse. I went to another doctor and they said to keep taking it! Idiots! | This medicine has not worked very well for me. It should not be prescribed to anyone. I still have the toe infection and the side effects of this drug are far worse than the Staph. I am going crazy when I try to eat anything and I cannot talk!!!!!! | F | 29 | 6 days 2X day | 1/24/2013 | 1 | Elbow bursitis | Severe abdominal pain, chills and diarrhea.Wake up every night with stomach pain. Was prescribed for 10 days but quit taking it after 6. I'm still experiencing side effects 6 days after I stopped taking this drug. | M | 47 | 6 days 2 DS Pills 2X day | 1/16/2013 | 1 | UTI | Muscle weakness, chills, pain in abdomen, dizziness. | F | 49 | 3 days | 1/14/2013 | 4 | UTI | Petechial rash on neck and torso, loss of appetite, heartburn, insomnia, mental confusion, loss of concentration, headache, nausea. | This is the go-to drug for UTIs because of its ability to get highly concentrated in the urine - and I was on the standard 2xday dose for 3 days for a basic UTI. On the second day I noticed an *extreme* amount of lack of concentration, mental confusion, and inability to find and speak normal words and names. The pinpoint rash showed up that day as well, all over my neck. I should've gone to the doctor with these reactions, but I only had one more day so I sucked it up and stuck it out. 24hrs post my last pill, my brain is slowly coming out of the fog and I'm getting better with words and names again. I will definitely talk to my doc about alternatives the next time around - but the drug was very effective at eliminating the infection. | F | 35 | 3 days 800/160mg 2X day | 1/9/2013 | 1 | Uti | Nauseated, dizzy, chills | F | 16 | 2 days 100mg | 12/25/2012 | 2 | MRSA | Extreme fatigue, not much will to do anything, sleeping 14 hours a night and taking naps in the day...depression and muscle weakness, headache | I told the doctor of my side effects and they told me I was 'just tired' from working too much and that I need to 'ride it out.'. Making an appointment with another doctor tomorrow... | F | 31 | 4 days 800-160 2X day | 12/16/2012 | 4 | Pilonidol cyst/ staph in it | First day headache dizziness the rest of the time loss of appetite and totally loss interest in pop :-( | F | 26 | 10 days 800-160 | 12/10/2012 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Hives broke out all over my neck, face and scalp. Stopped taking it immediately and still had hives for 24 hours. | I must be allergic to this drug. Would not recommend. | F | 28 | 1 days 400 2X day | 12/10/2012 | 1 | Infected Sebaceous Cyst (removed) | Light and sound sensitive headache, lethargic, loss of appetite, dry mouth, waking up every couple of hours to urinate | The headache started about 8 hours after taking the first one. I took the 2nd one and tried to sleep but woke up a lot to use the bathroom. I felt sluggish and weak. | F | 28 | 10 days 2X day | 11/27/2012 | 3 | Post op infection | I am a PA who works in ER- use Bactrim all the time for my patients with Skin infections as CA MRSA is nearly always the cause- I started using this medicine and about 24 hrs after starting med noticed I would get pretty uncomfortable headaches with some migraine qualities (mild photophobia) but nothing severe. Enough to take a gram of APAP and that was enough to keep it from being painful, though not completely gone. I also noticed a very slight ringing in my ears. I have no allergies to meds and have taken many other antibiotics without a problem. I also never get headaches, so I can only assume the Bactrim must be the cause, though no way to tell for sure. | While Bactrim is an important antibiotic in our tool belt due to CA MRSA being resistant to all but a few outpatient antibiotics, I will likely choose a different one in the future to avoid HA's. Bactrim is one of the drugs most prone to allergic reactions, some serious- however I still choose to put pt's on it nearly first line for abscess/MRSA considering how sick pt's can get if not treated appropriately and they become septic | M | 34 | 2 days 240mg 2X day | 11/26/2012 | 1 | bacterial sinus infection | sever dehydratuon, admitted to hospital with AFib, sever dehydratuon, renal failure. rash, fever, chills, joint pain, bottom of feet swolled, feel hot and hard to walk, Been out of hospital for 2 weeks and still have joint pain, fevers and hard time walking | This drug whould be banned like the UK did. side effects outweigh its use. I cannot work and my recovery is taking a very long time. | F | 68 | 5 days 2X day | 11/8/2012 | 4 | cellulitis with possible MRSA | Was extremely sick with what I thought was the flu BEFORE being diagnosed. Was prescribed Bactrim. I was still reeling from infection but side effects newly included extreme weakness, fatigue, stomach rumbling, bitter taste in mouth,sore tongue like I burned it eating something too hot, and loss of appetite. Good thing I am heavier set.lol Seriously, though what bothered me the most was the trembling and easy bruising. My skin itched some but no hives. Since I had to apply hot packs to my leg, I took plenty of naps. I added a multivitamin and a b complex vitamin and that helped | F | 41 | 10 days 800 | 11/3/2012 | 1 | severe staph wound on ankle | severe HIVES, difficulty breathing, throat swelled closed, loss of sense of taste | This stuff is POISON! It should be pulled from the market and sent to the moon! It never helped my infection, it just made me MISERABLE! I am currently taking cephalexin and prednisone and it is WORKING! Given to me by a different doctor and i am actually getting better! | F | 60 | 10 days ds 800-160 2X day | 11/1/2012 | 1 | ear infection | nausea, extreme anxiety, jittery, loss of appetite, dizzy, feeling out of it, tired but can't sleep, heartburn all this by day 3. Scared to continue using it. | F | 53 | 10 days DS 2X day | 10/28/2012 | 5 | UTI | No side effects. Couldn't even tell I was taking it. | Worked great. Cleared up my UTI. | F | 31 | 3 days DS 2X day | 10/24/2012 |