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 |
| 5 | Skin Infection | No side effects.. even after 12hrs of taking my first dose, I see a major improvement and swelling relief. Maybe some of these people who have written negative reviews about shortness in breath/fatigue should consider blaming they're lack of being physically fit rather than a drug that actually really works! | F | 36 | 2 weeks 120 | 6/8/2012 | 1 | UTI | I was prescribed Bactrim DS for a UTI 2 yrs ago. I took the first pill and within 20 min of taking I began to experience horrible vaginal itching and burning. I then took a Diflucan, thinking it was a yeast infection(which antibiotics tend to give me). Well it wasn't. I continued taking the Bactrim for the next day. The pain and itching were almost unbearable. I had to hold an ice pack between my legs just to not be completely out of my mind. I didn't sleep at all for the second night in a row. I called my dr on the 3rd day and she switched my antibiotic. After 2 more weeks of this, I finally went to be checked, realizing if it were a yeast infection that it should be gone by now. A different dr examined me, mistaking my symptoms for genital herpes. I had a blood test done to verify, and she prescribed me herpes meds. Turns out it was NOT herpes(thank God), but a reaction to Bactrim.The skin inside my vagina and even outside was raw.Take the worst yeast infection ever and times it by 5 | Horrible drug! | F | 28 | 2 days 3X day | 6/8/2012 | 1 | abcess | Painful swollen neck and lower head. Stomach pains and bloating. Constant Fever. Headache. Fatigue. Joint pains. Eye pain behind eyes. | Why do doctors say it's the 'infection' causing the reaction? Cover up? I stopped on day 8 of 10 and feel like I would be dead if I'd have kept taking it. Never felt so horrible in my life. 10 times worse than the flu. It's been 24 hours since my last dose and it has eased just a bit. Something is very evil about this medication. | F | 55 | 8 days 800/160 2X day | 6/8/2012 | 5 | acne vulgaris | Great Acne Treatment. No side effects. Great results quickly. | M | 25 | 1 years 800/160MG 1X day | 6/7/2012 | 4 | Bladder infection | Gastritis, shortness of breath, pain in legs that woke me. Sleeplessness. | F | 51 | 6 days | 6/7/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | The first day i took 1 pill with food but later that day began vomiting. I called my doctor the next morning and he told me to stop taking it. That evening i began having flu like symptons such as chills and EXTREME muscle aches. I was to the point of going to the ER until i read the reviews and seeing that the aches are from this drug. I only took 1 pill and it got me so weak. Throwing the rest away. | F | 30 | 1 days 160 | 6/7/2012 | 3 | Staph infection | Shortness of breath and anxiety because of it. | I'm fairly certain the shortness of breath came on the day after my first 2 doses of bactrim. | M | 35 | 10 days 30mg 2X day | 6/6/2012 | 4 | staph infection MRSA | While this antibiotic helped with my infection, I experienced severe acid reflux, severe nausea, sleepiness, moderate tightness in chest/shortness of breath. | F | 28 | 2 weeks 320 mg | 6/4/2012 | 1 | Sinus infection | Severe reaction in the genital area: extremely inflamed, severe itching, rash. Went completely away after I stopped taking Bactrim | This has to be the worst antibiotic ever prescribed. On the first day I took it I had what is called a "Fixed Drug Eruption," which is an allergic reaction that happens in a specific area (unfortunately for me, my vagina)...so if I ever take this drug again I will have the exact same response. Once I discovered this, I realized I had taken this drug 10 years ago & had the same horrible reaction, only I didn't connect the two. I thought I had simply had an allergic reaction to a new laundry detergent. The pain, itching and swelling was unbelievable. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. As soon as I stopped taking Bactrim, my va-jay-jay stopped hurting and healed over the next 2 days. Seriously, there are better antiobiotics out there, avoid this one, especially if you have a sulfa allergy...then the side effects are even worse. | F | 36 | 2 days 1X day | 6/4/2012 | 3 | Staph infection | i felt so sick everytime i would take it. i even tried eating before and i still felt sick. | F | 17 | 10 days 30mg 2X day | 6/3/2012 | 3 | Skin infection | Feel tired and nausea is insane. Must drink Tina of liquid. I know it will work but I feel like crap. | M | 29 | 2 days | 5/23/2012 | 1 | Bactrim DS | I have been taking Bactrim DS, today is my 4th day. I started it on a Friday and had absoultly no energy all weekend i practically slept for 2 days straight when i was awake i had extreme nausea. Today is my 4th day and my symptoms of fatigue and nausea have eased up although now i am experiencing severe neck pain/stiffness. I would not reccommed this product to anyone. | F | 21 | 4 days 800mg 2X day | 5/22/2012 | 5 | Cellulitis in arm from poison ivy | None at all. The reviews on this site had me scared but it's been a great medicine for me and it's getting rid of the skin infection I got after a poison ivy rash. | F | 32 | 10 days 20 mg | 5/20/2012 | 1 | UTI | so far: i've experienced severe anxiety. racing heart. night sweats. bloated. increased yeast. i was close to checking myself into the ER, but intellectually understood my fear is irrational, nonetheless-because it felt so real-i worried it would stress my body into an actual new disease. It was so abnormal, i began to think that perhaps I had a brain tumor causing my fear. After checking out this blog, I am relieved (and frightened) that it is the drug. | I'm done with Rxes from here on out. Synthetic drugs are not meant for me, they just throw the body off balance. | F | 30 | 5 days 800/160 2X day | 5/19/2012 | 1 | Skin Infection | Stiff Neck, Chest Pains. Neck becomes unmovable due to severe pain. Chest pains increase. | Took this a few months ago. Had such a bad stiff neck I was screaming (birthed 5 kids naturally!), had to go on meds for it. Never realized it was this drug. Just went on it again and now I can't move my head to the left and fear it will only get worse again. This time around I also have chest pains that started an hour after I took it this time, and they are getting worse with each dose. I'm a healthy 36 year old with no issues - and I fall apart on this. | F | 36 | 2 days 800-160 2X day | 5/18/2012 | 1 | UTI | Me recetaron esta pastilla para infeccion de Orina y es horrible. Me a causado vomitos nausias, dolor de cabeza, mal humor y lo peor un dolor de Espelada demaciado de fuerte , acabo de salir de una operacion la cual me retiraron la matriz y los tubo y ni eso me causo tanto dolor como lo causo esta antibiotico :(( | F | 33 | 4 days | 5/13/2012 | 1 | Ear infection | Jitters, insomnia, lack of appetite | F | 7 days 2X day | 5/12/2012 | 1 | Bladder Infection | Severe nausea. Stomach cramps. | Did not clear up my infection. Had to switch to a different antibiotic. Still would not recommend this med due to the side effects. | F | 27 | 4 days 800 2X day | 5/9/2012 | 2 | UTI | Being treated for a UTI by family physician. Second day developed low back pain and bladder pressure increased. Vomited that morning; even though I took it with food, nausea prevailed for about 2-3 hours after taking it. Felt like I had the flu; muscles ached, joints hurt, tingling in hands and feet. Felt depressed because of feeling so bad. Quit taking it after the third day; don't ever want to swallow another one. | Evidently an excellent antibiotic, but when the side effects are overwhelming; forget it! If it does this to your body what is it doing on a cellular level? Cannot be good. Should not be like taking chemotherapy..... | F | 62 | 3 days DS 2X day | 5/2/2012 | 1 | Kidney Infection after stone | Severe headache, apathy as if my entire thought process had been wiped out, nausea, dizziness, joint pain, painful skin, loss of appetite, extreme fatigue that wouldn't allow me to sleep...as if it were fatigue and insomnia at the same time. Once I got to sleep it was okay. | I was given 800 mg Bactrim for an early-caught kidney infection after a kidney stone surgery and stent. After surgery I was given Cipro, which gave me another set of side effects that were very bad, so my choice three weeks later, I was told, was Bactrim. Within a few hours of the first dose I had a headache that was nearly as intense as a migraine, nausea, loss of appetite. Called doc, they told me to stop it, and are probably not prescribing anything else, as my blood work and urine looked clear after two days of being on it. Waiting for blood culture just to make sure. So....it attacked and stopped the growth of the bacteria within two days, but I was not even able to last three full days on it. After reading everything I could from patient reports, NOT drug manufacturer reports, I decided I was not going to push it to day four...where all the rashes and horrible stuff seems to start. I did drink raw kefir and high probiotic doses of kombucha between doses, and eliminated all grains and sugar for a few days, in the hope that it offset candida growth. | F | 44 | 2.5 days 800mg 2X day | 5/1/2012 |