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 | bronchitis | I have been taking bactrim for my bronchitis (I am otherwise a healthy 29 year old female) for 6 days now. At first I noticed gastrointestinal upset with lots of gas and cramping, then mild muscle pain and finally on the 6th day, a panic attack. I went to drugs.com and read a whole lot of possible (very scary) side effects which can occur while taking this. I hope to never have to take it again. I think its dangerous. (I am allergic to amoxicillin so my doc tried this) | F | 29 | 6 days | 12/5/2011 | 1 | UTI | I had a UTI and my dr prescribed this, I had never taken it before and I never will again!! Day 1 I was fine but Day 2 I started having pain from my wrist to my elbows in both arms, the pain was unbearable, I was unable to sleep at night unless my arm was layed straight out all night long. My arm also became numb and felt cold. When I would stand my calf muscles would start hurting, I broke out in a rash on the top of my hand and above my wrist. This lasted 4 days with NO Symptoms at all before I took this med. I forgot to take my last pill and about 3 days later I found it and took it and within 3 hours the arm pain was back almost bringing tears to my eyes. This is how I knew it was the medicine! I would NOT recommend this for anyone! The pain it causes is severe. I took my last pill yesterday around 2pm and today it's 730pm and the pain level is low but my arm is still numb. Please take caution if this is prescribed to u, if u have any of these symptoms within the first 2 days STOP taking it!! Call ur dr and ask for something else, more than likely u are allergic to it! | F | 24 | 4 days | 12/2/2011 | 1 | Penile lesion (infected) | Insomnia, joint pain, skin peeling, inflammation, anxiety | Don't use this drug! Was prescribed this drug to treat infected (staph) lesion on my penis. After two days the skin on my glans (head) began to slough off. After 5 days the entire glans was inflamed and twice it's normal size. I ended up losing the entire head of my penis. Don't use this drug! | M | 27 | 10 days 800 2X day | 12/1/2011 | 2 | cellulitis in my lymphedemia arm | I am suffering vertigo, headache, my tongue is sore. I am worried about driving because I feel unsteady on my feet | My doctor started me a IV antibiotic infusion drip for a severe cellulitis in my right arm which I have Lymphedemia and The fluid in my arm can be a breeding ground for bacteria. I went back for 4 days in a row for IV infusions.On Wed. I started Bactrim DS.Suppose to take for 10 days.After day 3 I started to feel like I was off balance, bumping into walls,stumbling when I walk.Also a little disorientated Has anyone else had this reaction?Fell free to email me. | M | 53 | 4 days 180/160 mg 2X day | 11/26/2011 | 2 | Uti | I had uti and the Dr. Prescribed bactrim. It didn't really do anything at first I just felt tired all the time and my legs feet hands started to feel numb then it went away, the next day I believe the 7th day I had diarrhea then it went away but when I got home I had a high fever slept then went away but next morning I woke up with hives wtf it was just symptom after symptom!!! It went away all right but I woke up with a new symptom. went to the doc or PA i should say got my urinalysis done again and yes still have UTI so she prescribe me ciproflacin 1000mg once a day . I hope this works because this is the worst pain ever!! | F | 30 | 7 days | 11/25/2011 | 1 | UTI | Was given a 10 day dosage, but was only on it for 3 days. | 2 years ago I was given Bactrim for a UTI and by the end of the first day I was running fever and having severe headaches.Day 2 my body and my head felt like it was on fire and went into emergency.The doctor thought the antibiotic was helping me fight some other infection and told me to continue taking it.By day 3 I thought I was going to die,my headache was so painful that I couldn't even function.I was certain I was having a reaction to the bactrim and stopped taking it,but by then the damage had been done.I couldn't go into the sun for a year or I would get burning headaches,my eyes would burn and I would get a rash on my body.I also became allergic to shampoo,conditioner, soap, lotion & make up.It took me about 6 months to realize that I had developed an allergy to parabens which is a preservative in most hygiene products and makeup.I had to start using organic products that didn't have it.Here it is 2 years later and I still have to use organic products and I can now expose my body to the sun,but not the top of my head.The minute the sun hits the top of my head I start to get burning headaches, dizziness, nausea and heart palpitations.I always have to wear a bandana or a hat.I've been to countless doctors and have had every test done available and there's nothing that can be done.I really hope someday this will go away so I can have my life back, but after 2 years,I'm not feeling too confident.This drug is very dangerous and should be taken off the market! | F | 37 | 10 days 2X day | 11/25/2011 | 4 | Staph Infection | Red speckles all over body, skin very hot to the touch, Face and neck red and burned like I have laid out in the sun for several hours, but I definitely haven't. Also severe nausea the first few days, however the rash and burning started the last day and then I was switched to Doxycycline | It did in fact help my staph infection, my white blood count went from 20,000 (Normal is 4,000-10,000) down to 6,900 which is a great average amount. Skin cleared up too, started the other antibiotic to just be sure the infection is licked. | F | 24 | 7 days 2X day | 11/11/2011 | 1 | Adult acne | Insomnia, hightened levels of anxiety, short tempered, itchiness (mainly my scalp & neck), terrible diarrhea. | F | 38 | 10 days 160 2X day | 11/11/2011 | 1 | Sinus and Urinary Tract Infections | Stomach cramps, chills, cold sweat at night, vivid dreams when I finally fall asleep, achy/sore and random burning sensation in my muscles and joints, irritability, fatigue, anxiety, depression, itchy bumps (not hives), extreme bloatedness, gassiness, diarrhea, alternated with constipation, black/tarry stools, lack of motivation, lack of hunger, water retention (one week I am able to pull down my pants without fully unzipping, the next they are cutting into my body; my rings don't fit either), rapid heart beat, shortness of breath, chest tightness (my asthma had been well under control!). I am not me. I am at the end of training for another marathon and I don't have the energy nor desire to run. It's very sad. I know that all these symptoms are as a result of this medicine. Please spread the word. If I had known what the side effects were, then I would have asked the doctor to consider an alternate treatment plan!!! I also take blame for not researching this evil medicine befo | I started medication on a Tuesday and I immediately felt unbearable stomach cramps, and chills. I am a runner and hardly ever experience soreness and achy joints and by Saturday, I could barely run. I ran 20+ miles the weekend before and did not hurt and the weekend after I started Bactrim, I could barely walk and had horrible stomach cramps. I felt chills and feverish. By Monday, I called my doctor and explained that I was fatigued, anxious, had chills, my muscles ached, felt extremely bloated, gassy and itchy. Their solution was to add probiotics to my regimen (which I had already been doing). They told me to drink a lot of water and eat a heavier/fattier meal. Really? I was doing what I could to make my self eat. I must have looked like death because people asked what was wrong. That Tuesday, I went back to my doctor and she took me off the medicine and drew blood. Blood count came back normal but she still insisted that I just rest and not run. By Thursday, I had diarrhea along with all the other symptoms. I ran a half marathon on Sunday and felt miserable when it was all said and done. I had an incredible amount of gas and pressure in my stomach. I could not eat or drink anything. I had to sit down because I felt out of breath, weak, dizzy and as if I was going to faint. Later that day, the diarrhea came back. Here I am a week and three days later and I feel horrible. I have not been able to run. I feel fatigued, anxious, depressed, not motivated, achy, you name it! | F | 33 | 7 days 2X day | 11/11/2011 | 3 | UTI | I'm on day three of a 5 day regimen. Very anxious, agitated, have insomnia, feel detached, out of it. Like I'm trying to avoid driving, because I don't feel safe doing that, feels like my reactions would be dulled. THe anxiety occasionally ramps up to anger and even rage over bizarre little things I would normally ignore. | I really hate the way it amplifies any slight feeling. WHat might be a little bit of nervousness turns into major anxiety, WHat might be annoyance goes to rage and calling people out. I want my usual good nature back. Feel like I need to be sedated for the remaing 2 days on it. Why isn't this listed in the side effects? | F | 55 | 5 days 800/160 mg 2X day | 11/10/2011 | 1 | For Cyst | On 4th day developed extreme joint/muscle pain... thought I was coming down with flu but no respiratory symproms. 5th day, fever of 102.8 with chills. No amount of ibuprofin/tylenol helped. 6 day developed speckled rash that quickly spread to entrie body. Then looked and felt painful like a sunburn. | Went to ER at beginning of day 7 and they confimed severe allergic reaxtion to Bactrim. Adminstered fluids, benadryl, steroids. Fever went down for a couple hours but was back to 102.9 by mid day 7. | F | 38 | 6 days 2X day | 10/31/2011 | 1 | UTI | Burning burning like my insides are on fire all over my body. | WENT to ER on 3rd night....told them I have burning all over my body, they looked at me like I was crazy....also my blood pressure was so low they wanted me to take ambulance from urgent care to ER.........SO NOW it has been over a month since I took it and about every other day I will get the BURNING sensation all over my body....everyone says maybe it is hot flashes, but I will tell you that I never had this until I took this BAD DRUG...now I don't know how long I am going to have to deal with this...I would not recommend taking this at all. | F | 44 | 5 days 2X day | 10/30/2011 | 2 | Headaches, chills, sweats, can't sleep, can' t eat, weight loss | Baxtrim did the job ... But has made me sick every day. I h ave never'this kind of effect from any other medicine. And I' m not on any other medicine. | F | 49 | 4 days 800mg 2X day | 10/27/2011 | 2 | suspected prostate infection | headaches, nausea, joint stiffness (back) rash (after 3 weeks taking) lo-grade fever (after 3 weeks taking) | Taking this drug ended prematurely, after 24 of a 30 day subscription. I'm a healthy 55 year old male, and this was subscribed to clear a suspected prostate infection. It turned out to be the worst 24 day span of my life. NO symptoms at all until i started taking it. All the following lasted from the start date until i quit taking it: Joint stiffness the first 2-3 days; neck stiffness after 3-5 days; terrible back stiffness after one week; nausea from day one; tongue sores after 9-10 days; allergic reaction resulting in rash all over my body after 3 weeks; fever started at exactly the same time the rash did after 3 weeks. took Tylenol to manage pain, but fever didnt allow me to sleep. Dr finally discontinued on 24th day. fever, stiffness, nausea, stopped immediately. we'll have to see how long the rash lasts, taking Benedryl for that. Not a good experience. | M | 55 | 30 days 800 2X day | 10/25/2011 | 1 | staph infection | blood shot eye, rash all over back and chest, sensitive to sunlight, rash comes and goes, itchy skin, had to take 2nd round of another antibiotic, severe diarehha, | M | 53 | 10 days 2X day | 10/23/2011 | 1 | infection in forehead | After 15 months. I am still messsed up from this medicine. Given to me for a bite in my forehead. Had every side effect listed here on this site by other people. and more | Went on to have bladder issues, and female problems, because this medicine is poison. It created in me a systematic yeast infection so severe, i have been on months of diflucan to un due what this medicine did. anxiety, panic, severe joint pain, insomnia. bad bad drug | F | 50 | 10 days 1X day | 10/20/2011 | 1 | Vaginal Bacterial Infection | insomnia, tightness in the chest (pretty severe), what felt like heartburn, headaches, a "painful node" (as another contributor called it) on the back of my head | My brother is allergic to this, but I had never taken it before now. (I'm 30 years old.) WOW. This medicine is horrible. I can't believe they still allow it to be prescribed. The side effects that I have experienced are awful, and it seems like many other people are dealing with the same thing. Would never recommend! It took 3 days before I had a reaction, so initially I thought I was in the clear. | F | 30 | 3 days unsure 2X day | 10/14/2011 | 1 | UTI x2 in one month! | [Keep in mind: side effects happened in my 2nd cycle which occurred just a mere 3-weeks after first UTI.] MONTH LONG MUSCLE FATIGUE AND JOINT PAIN!!!! Fingers swollen. Wrists weak (having hard time opening doors, squeezing shampoo out of bottles, typing, can't hold self up in push-up, get out of bed, etc). Low appetite. Neck stiffness. Jaw pain. Hold flash. Cold sweats. Extreme fatigue. | I'm a ROTC cadet and I went to work-out (PT) second day of taking the medication (first cycle). I was so fatigued and physically unable to perform athletically like usual. I knew I was sick and wasn't 100% but blew it off. Went through first cycle fine. No more UTI and sore but not badly. 3-weeks later, another UTI! I'm prone but not THAT prone to them. So, I go on another cycle of Bactrim. Second day, can't get out of bed. Stiff all over. Muscles feel like I ran a marathon. Joints stuck in place. Can't function normally. Can't tie my shoes, open doors, write with a pen, etc. I've been in and out of the doctors office because I am so physically tired, my body is aching like I've never felt before. I can't work and I can't workout which is part of my career (military). Seen two doctor's and they can't see the link between when the aches started and when I started taking the antibiotics. ITS THE DRUG! This shouldn't be a medical mystery! THIS IS AN EVERYDAY PAINFUL EXPERIENCE. I've been off the drug for almost 4-weeks. WHY WONT IT GO AWAY?!?!?! Oh, by the way, they simply gave me wrist splints and celebrex and told me good luck and to see a rheumatologist. Yeah, thanks. | F | 22 | 5 days 1X day | 10/13/2011 | 1 | acne | By day 5 my entire body was ached and my eyes hurt so bad if I tried to move them in any direction(felt like the flu almost), went to the DR. and was diagnosed w/ a sinus infection(which now I believe I was just having an allergic reaction to the Bactrim). 3 days later I was itching all over(no rash) I took some Benadryll and it stopped after a couple days, then 2 days later I started having shortness of breath, headache, stomach pains, both legs were numb and tingling in my arms(felt like I was dieing) so I went to the ER and they found nothing after running all sorts of tests, still never considered I was having an allergic reaction. 5 days later I woke up to a rash that started at my torso, inner thighs and arms so I went to the Dr. again this time making sure to tell them all the meds I was taking and they said I was allergic to the Penicillin and to stop taking it so of course I stop taking everthing due to this rash that was itching like crazy b/c I didnt want to make it worse. I | F | 31 | 2 weeks 800/160mg 2X day | 10/12/2011 | 1 | UTI | Nothing until 4 days after I was done taking it. Then hives for 12 weeks. I am now allergic to sulfa drugs and sulfites. Bactrim kicked it in. This includes preservatives and most importantly all natural sulfites. If I eat food with these in them I will have a horrible headache, stomache ache, numb tongue, and hives. | F | 28 | 7 days 1X W | 10/9/2011 |