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 | burn on arm | Never had a reaction to ANY drug. This about did me in. Ended up in the ER x2 with IVs to calm the horrible reaction. Face, neck, chest burn from inside out, horrible swelling to face, throat, chest. Bruising for no apparent reason. Ill feeling, fever, headaches which never really had before. Panic attacks, heart palpitations and more. WORSE medicine I ever have had. This CRAP needs to be pulled off the market!!! Am still sick and breaking out weeks later! Put back on Prednisone AGAIN. Makes you wonder if they are trying to kill us, cuz it appears they aren't doing too bad. WHEN will this garbage leave me alone? NEVER will take this again! | Will NEVER take again. Regret taking it!!! Am worse for having done so!!!! | F | 47 | 3 days 800/160 DS 2X day | 2/23/2012 | 1 | Urinary Infection | After taking the medication for 2 days my penis started to itch like crazy. Then I began to get sores on my penis almost like burns. I quit taking the medication and I am hoping this clears up. After reading into this I found that this has tetracylin in it which I am alergic to. | I will never take this again. | M | 53 | 3 days 800/160 2X day | 2/21/2012 | 1 | cyst removal - potential infection | Body aches, fever, chills, night sweats, insomnia, headache and joint pain, fatigue, upset stomach, loss of appetite. | Started taking Bactrim because of a potential infection at the site of a cyst in my lower abdomen. (turns out there was no infection, and just had the cyst removed). Took two horse pills per day for 6 days and then four pills per day once the fevers began (for 3 days). The Dr figured my fevers were due to the infection being too strong for the dosage so he bumped it up, only to make things worse. Needless to say they have finally confirmed there is no infection and advised me to stop taking the Bactrim. Its only been 24 hours, and I have seen no signs of improvement yet. I have not slept soundly for a week and I have fever, chills and body/joint aches every night. I can't wait for this crap to get out of my system. | M | 43 | 9 days 2X day | 2/18/2012 | 1 | cellulitis | Burning and needle like sensation on face, arms and legs. Rapid heart rate. Anxiety and hyperactive. | The first 4 days were just fine and suddenly on the evening of the fifth day these symptoms begain. | F | 57 | 5 days 800mg 1X day | 2/18/2012 | 5 | Internal Infection | No side effects | M | 31 | 6 months 100mg. | 2/15/2012 | 1 | EAR INFECTION-SINUS PROBLEMS | WANT TO SLEEP ALL THE TIME,WEAK,CANT WALK STRAIGHT,NOT HUNGRY,PAIN IN EVERY JOINT,FEEL WORST THAN WHEN I STARTED IT,AGITATED,HEAD ACHE,STOMACK PAIN,RED EYES,SO VERY WEAK,HAVE FELL 5 TIMES | WOULD NEVER TAKE THIS AGAIN,TOOK FOR 5 DAYS AND IM WORST NOW THAN EVER WILL IT EVER GO AWAY? | M | 58 | 5 days 2X day | 2/10/2012 | 1 | UTI | Difficulty breathing, bad headaches, anxiety, loss of balance, extreme fatigue & weakness, confusion, nausea, no appetite, rapid weight loss - 3 lbs. in 4 days, joint pain in my wrists, knees, ankles, fingers, bloody mucus, hyperventilating. Ended up in the er, where I was diagnosed with anxiety and sent home with Ativan prescription. Another travesty! But I won't get into that story | I actually developed facial cellulitis on the 6th day, after stopping the Bactrim 2 days earlier and what may be erythema nodosums spreading up both legs. A final diagnosis has not been made. I'm now taking clindomycin 4 times a day and had IV of daptomycin yesterday to try to stop the progression. Allowing this drug to remain on the market is criminal! | F | 62 | 4 days 2X day | 2/4/2012 | 5 | Kidney Infection | No side effects were experienced! After two doses I felt like a new person :-) It definitely worked for me in my situation. | F | 27 | 10 days | 1/28/2012 | 1 | UTI | Severe gas pains. Even doubling over in pain. | F | 47 | 3 days 800 | 1/28/2012 | 1 | skin infection | EXTREME EXTREME NAUSEA for 20 days. very bad headache, eyes hurt, arms hurt, I've had the runs for 20 days now. MAJOR WEAKNESS. brain fog, sense of worry, fear and doom. stomach pain. | It's been 3 weeks and the brain fog has improved. Nausea, runs, stomach pain and weakness still here 15 days after stopping. DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG, UNLESS LAST RESORT! It almost killed me. I am just starting to drive again. I am a healthy, 42, woman who has never had any health problems. I have never had a panic attack in my life prior to this poison. This could kill you. I am glad to be alive. Side effects just starting to improve after 21 days. I am on anti nausea meds or would be in hospital. Was in the hospital 3 times for dehydration. Rat poison would be a safer bet! | F | 42 | 6 days 30mg 2X day | 1/24/2012 | 5 | UTI | This last time, I've had some mild dry mouth and thirst within about an hour of taking the med, but resolve a couple hours later. I've taken Bactrim several times over the past 10 years for recurring UTI. | It's a great drug for MRSA and UTI's. However, as with ALL medications, some people are allergic. The comments on here that say things like "Had hives! Will never take this drug again! It's bad!" make me laugh, because, look, if you have hives, you're allergic to it, so NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND would prescribe it to you again. I mean, that's like saying penicillin is a horrible horrible drug just because I'm allergic. Don't be stupid. Stop reading about side effects on the internet and call a pharmacist, your physician or a nurse hotline if you think you have a problem. (or 911 if you can't breathe or something serious like that) | F | 29 | DS 2X day | 1/23/2012 | 1 | UTI | Fever, headache, chills, body aches, anxiety, lower back and neck pain. | Just returned from the ER where they thought my UTI infection had spread to my kidneys because of my fever and back pain. Turned out that every test came back fine! It has been 3 days since my last dose and feel much worse everyday! Have seen 3 doctors now and no one has mentioned an alergic reaction to this drug. I go back to the doctor this week and I will tell them what I have read and demand something else to help me! If you are on this drug, go off ASAP! | F | 39 | 4 days 800 2X day | 1/22/2012 | 4 | STAPH FOLLICULITIS | Thirsty. Loss appetite. | M | 46 | 7 days 800 3X day | 1/20/2012 | 1 | skin infection | 1. BLOODSHOT eyes (I mean, there was no white to be seen!). 2. Migraine. | I only took three doses. Day1 - first was an evening dose. Day2 - I took both morning and evening doses, but level of bloodshot in my eyes scared me - so I started researching on the web and found others with the same side effect. Day 3 - I called my Dr who said this med shouldn't prompt this reaction, but to stop the med for a couple days anyway, then restart it - then call back if side effects reappear. | F | 45 | 1.5 days 800-160 MG 2X day | 1/13/2012 | 1 | Cellulitis | Pneumonia-like symptoms after 3 days (which I confused with just getting a common cold) & SEVERE itching/burning hive rash beginning on day 9. | This stuff is TERRIBLE. I was in the ER 18 hrs ago & was prescribed prednisone, benadryl, & pepcid - in addition to immediately stopping the SMZ. NOTHING is working to relieve the painful itching & the rash is continuing to develop. Sleep is an impossibility right now, even with 100mg of benadryl in my system. Stay away from ANY sulfa-based medication - it doesn't impact everyone like it did me, but why in the heck would you want to chance it when there are so many other less-risky options out there? | M | 33 | 8.5 days Unsure 2X day | 1/3/2012 | 3 | U.T.I | I took my first pill and fell asleep. 3 hrs later i woke up feeling restless and sick. I rolled around till falling back asleep. I felt worse after my 2nd pill and took a zantac to help the nausea. I took my third pill following a zantac. My tongue has swollen and bled a bit. I stopped after my 3rd pill. Since then, a day and a half later, my nose has bled twice, I've had cold flu symptoms, sneezing, runny nose and my tongue is still swollen. | It cured my problem but i don't suggest anyone take this. | F | 22 | 3 days 2X day | 1/1/2012 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, lethargy | F | 30 | 4 days | 1/1/2012 | 1 | infection in my finger | After taking this drug for 9 days, I am just now experiencing severe burning and itching all over my body including my face. I have broken out in hives every where!!! I can't sleep because the pain and itching are unbearable. This has gone on since yesterday morning and Benadryl isn't working. I also experienced chills and gas last night. This stuff sucks!!!! I won't be taking that last pill. | F | 32 | 10 days | 12/25/2011 | 1 | UTI | Terrible headaches and nausea in the beginning but that started to diminish after a week. Then after day 8 of a 10 day treatment I woke up covered in hives and itching like mad. Had to go to ER because my throat was itching like crazy too. Doc said that most reactions dont start until a week into treatment. I cant take any more Sulfa drugs ever. After an IV of Benadryl, Pepcid, and Steroid, I am feeling better. Very scary experience though as I have never had a reaction to medication before. | F | 29 | 10 days 1 pill 2X day | 12/22/2011 | 1 | UTI | No side effects till after 8th day, broke out in hives from head to toe. Took Bendryl and Claritan per my Drs instructions. The hives went away after 5 days. Two weeks later, really bad itching started, but with no rash present and no fever. Then I got so sick I couldn't keep water down. Had light stools, dark urine, all signs of liver problems. Ended up going to Urgent Care and they said the UTI was still present, so gave me Cipro for that. My Dr. ran blood tests for Hepatitis which was negative but the liver function tests were sky high. Sent me for an Ultrasound of the liver, then off to a GI Dr. He thought it was some kind of virus that affected my liver and the function tests are getting back to normal. Finally getting back to normal, although now I have some weird looking red splotches on both my legs, although they don't itch. From what I read, you can have reoccuring symptoms from this HORRIBLE drug for months afterwards. Since I have never had any problems with my liver | Obviously I can never take this drug again and I would never recommend this to anyone. | F | 59 | 10 days 800/160 2X day | 12/20/2011 |