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 | Terrible flu-like symptoms after 30 minutes of taking the first dose. Vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, 104 degree fever, dehydration, cough, insomnia due to fever, muscle pain, lethargy, chills, dizziness | Side effects were much, much worse than any infection I could ever have | M | 25 | 10 days 2X day | 1/6/2011 | 4 | UTI | Severe nausea, stomach cramps, bad headache, severe constipation, bad gas, very tired, lethargy, loss of appetite and aversion to food, didn't eat much at all for 6 days, slight itchy bumps/rash on leg, racing pulse, general unwell feeling all over. | I had never taken or heard of this drug before being prescribed for UTI. I have taken Cipro in the past and it worked without all of these nasty side effects. Go with the Cipro if it is well tolerated, just skip Bactrim. | F | 35 | 7 days 2X day | 1/3/2011 | 4 | UTI | None so far. | My 6 yr old daughter was put on a small dose of this daily as a preventative a/b after having three very bad UTI's in a short period of time. So far she hasn't complained of anything and we haven't noticed anything. | F | 6 | 30 days 1X day | 1/2/2011 | 3 | post transplant PCP prevention | This medication was effective for its purpose...I rarely got Pneumonia in the 17 post transplant years that I was on the drug. Long story short, my doctors are on the brink of diagnosing me with drug induced lupus. I was ordered off the Bactrim after some alarming auto-immunity tests were run. Among the many positive test results were an ANA, DsDNA, and anti histone abs as well as the inflammation markers: westergren sed rate and c-reactive protein. Tests will be rerun in a few months to confirm the diagnosis. I will never take another sulfa drug again. I thought this drug was safe for me because I've been on it for so long, but I got a rude awakening into the reality of long term side effects. I was very lucky in that Lupus is treated with immunosuppressants and I was on said drugs for my transplant. So the one set of pills was treating two conditions (one of them I didn't even know I had). | F | 25 | 17 years 4X W | 1/1/2011 | 3 | UTI | I don't have any side effects from this drug whatsoever | After reading all the comments before taking this drug I was kind of skeptical but I'm still waiting for somthing horrible to happen and it hasen't. I prayed about this before I took it. I have to say that I did another test for my UTI and I still show signs. I'll have to see if it still shows up once I completely finish my pills at the end of the week. I took this as opposed to taking Cipro which I will not touch because of the horrible reviews on that drug. | F | 34 | 3 days 800 mg 2X day | 12/30/2010 | 4 | UTI | I had this severe headache like I have never had before that continued through the duration of taking Bactrim. I finished the entire prescription though. Also some mild shakes,decrease in appetite and a bit of anxiety. | F | 36 | 7 days 400mg 2X day | 12/28/2010 | 3 | sinus infection | Persistent/constant headache, nausea, insomnia | Prescribed because I'm allergic to a slew of other meds on day four experienced constant mild flu-like symptoms and by day five a ridiculous and never ending headache. I discontinued it on day five. | M | 25 | 10 days ds tabs 2X day | 12/26/2010 | 3 | acneo | I took bactrim twice a day for about 4 years for acne and didn't experience any side effects. within a week of quitting, I was experiencing chest and body pains, trouble breathing, reflux symptoms, and insomnia. My face just recently broke out again but there's no way i'm starting bactrim again | M | 21 | 4 years 2X day | 12/24/2010 | 1 | mrsa | severe depression- My daughter took bactrim for MRSA. It worked, but she has been battling depression since. She has always been a very happy person and very outgoing, but she said she felt like she was in a hopeless box. I couldn't figure out why. The feelings started during the time she was on Bactrim and she is still fighting negative feelings a month later. I am so glad to be able to figure out why she is having so much difficulty. I don't think it is a coincidence that this overwhelming sadness and hopelessness hit her at the same time that she was taking Bactrim. I wonder how long this will last. Does anyone have any experience with this side effect? | Not worth the side effects. | F | 14 | 10 days 2X day | 12/22/2010 | 1 | UTI | After taking for 9 days, on the 9th day I developed a severe headache that would not pass. Woke up on day 10 with a rash all over my body, mainly on my arms, shoulders and torso. Insomnia also began Stopped taking the drug and the rash continued to spread to legs and increased in size on arms, etc. Dr prescribed Prednisone for rash and allergic reaction. | F | 40 | 10 days 2X day | 12/21/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | I first had muscle aches like the flu...thought I was indeed getting the flu. On day 3 experienced extreme headache similar to what a migraine must feel like (even though I have never had one), anxiety, ringing in ears, confusion, feeling of doom, and severe fatigue. I had taken Levaquin earlier and experienced many of the same symptoms so I immediately went off the Bactrim. It is day four without Bactrim...still have anxiety, headache, foggy head and fatigue. Aspirin seems to help some with headache. | I will never take Bactrim again. I have taken sulfer before, but have never had this reaction. I guess we can develop allergies later in life to antibiotics. | F | 45 | 5 days 2X day | 12/19/2010 | 2 | prostatitis | The first day or two I had no adverse affects. Then I began feeling very ANXIOUS and JITTERY, literally shaking and trembling. Also had a headache. A general feeling of being very sick, to such extent that I went to the ER at 1:00am on the fifth day. My CT and blood work came back normal. Doc told me to stop taking the meds. I am keeping my fingers crossed this will get out of my system soon and I will feel back to normal. | I am sure Bactrim works well for the vast majority of people. I have used it in the past (a long time ago) and it worked fine for me. But I am convinced that this medicine has caused me much more harm than good this time. | M | 41 | 10 days 500 mg 2X day | 12/17/2010 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Prescribed for 21 days for sinus infection. About 10 days in noticed redness around eyes, day 14 facial swelling red rash on chest, flu like illness that night and the next day vomited 10 times throughout the night, nausea for 2 days. Would not take again. Wouldn't recommend to anyone to take, apparently this drug has a lot of side effects that can be avoided with other antibiotics. | F | 32 | 21 days 2X day | 12/16/2010 | 1 | Uti | Severe Insomnia. Could not fall or stay asleep. | Did nothing for my UTI. Was switched to Cipro which cleared it up within two days. | F | 26 | 5 days 700 mg 2X day | 12/16/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | Vomiting, 103.8 fever, body aches, chills, neck pain and stiffness, joint pain, nausea, weakness, rash, itch | NEVER EVER use this on a child unless absolutely the last resort. Worst experience of my child's life. My 12 year old was to take a 15 day course but we stopped at 7 when she developed side effects/allergic reaction. | F | 47 | 7 days 30mg 2X day | 12/16/2010 | 1 | Post operation to prevent infection | Severe muscle cramps and pain all over my body. The muscle cramps were in my hamstrings and calves and also in my upper arm area. I still can not lift my arms above my shoulder and it's been two days. Severe headache especially at the base of my neck. Neck was very stiff, could not turn it. My eyes were bloodshot red. My jaw was ears hurt terribly. I had no appetite at all. I had diarrhea once. I had the chills all day, going from being hot to very cold. Could not sleep at all for two nights after taking just one pill. Still recovering two days later. | I took this drug in early November and had no adverse reaction at all...just minor headache. Then I took it again in December prior to an operation I was scheduled to have a week later. I took just one pill and the side effects kicked in to full swing. My symptoms at that time were severe body aches, headaches and chills. No fever, rash or vomiting. When I told my doctor my symptoms she just brushed it off and said I most likely had the flu!! I trusted her opinion (my mistake) and after my operation she asked me to get back on Bactrim again to make sure I did not get a post operation infection. I was a bit reluctant but trusted her opinion and went ahead with it. After taking just one pill, I went downhill within an hour and landed in the emergency room. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. One thing to keep in mind is that you may be fine taking this drug the first time but it could get you the next time and the side effects should not be taken lightly. They are potentially fatal. It's been two days now since taking only one pill and my body is still fighting hard to get better. Still getting severe cramping in my calves and upper arms. Also, I have no appetite and am still getting headaches and dizziness. I've been drinking a lot of fluids to flush out this medication and have become good friends with my hot water bag. Really helps with the chills. | F | 44 | 1 days 2X day | 12/16/2010 | 1 | UTI | Severe muscle aches behind my thighs, knees, calves, and arms. Persistent numbness in my fingers. Extreme sharp headaches. High fever of a 102. Swollen face and lips. Dizziness. Inability to stand for more than 5 seconds. Liquid discharge from the eyes. Chills and overall body aches. | I took this medication for my UTI just before dinner within 5 hours I developed a very high fever, chills and muscle aches. I had sharp headaches that felt like a knife that attacked in the same spot behind and front side of my head. I began to take extra strength Tylenol every two hours for the fever and headaches. This helped keep the fever down but not the headaches. As soon as the three hour mark hit the fever would shoot up. Thinking it was just the flu I went to work in the morning. I did not take the second dose because I was under some other medications for other reasons and did not want to take them closely together, so I intended to space them apart by 2 hours. When I woke up my face and lips were swollen and my skin was flushed. By 9 a.m. I began getting a strong pain behind my legs to the point I had to keep them moving in order to stay standing. It increasingly got worse that even if I moved I still felt like my legs would give out and I would fall. By 11:30 a.m. I had to go back to the clinic. I was in extreme pain, my fever and headaches continued and I had an overall terrible feeling that something was very wrong. I tried to describe my pain to the doctor that I had never felt these types of pain in my legs before so she ordered an ultrasound to my legs. But found nothing. The doctor consulted an allergist and another doctor and gave them a list of my medications. They all concurred that my symptoms sounded like it was due to the sulfameth+trimeth (Bactrim). T | F | 42 | 1 days 800/160mg 2X day | 12/15/2010 | 4 | UTI | I JUST FINISHED MY 7-DAY COURSE OF THIS MED. ON THE 10TH DAY AFTER THIS ANTIBIOTIC, I FEEL LIGHTHEADED AND ALMOST STUMBLE WHEN I WOKE UP ONLY TO FIND RASHES (TINY REDDISH MARKS) ALL OVER MY UPPER TRUNK AND ARMS. | F | 46 | 7 days 800/160 2X day | 12/13/2010 | 1 | UTI | terrible heart palpitations (could also feel heart beat in my ears), anxiety, tingling sensation about the head and face, shortness of breath, terrible gastritis, trouble sleeping though very tired. | my symptoms of UTI did go away after a day and a half, but now I am feeling worse than I did with the UTI. Really hope this gets out of my system soon. I will definitely have the doctor add this to the list of possible medicine allergies. | F | 54 | 5 days DS 2X day | 12/13/2010 | 3 | suspected prostate infection | minor intestinal discomfort at start, after 7 days flu-like symptoms for two days, then at 10 days severe back ache and pain in muscles in buttocks and back of thighs making it impossible to sleep (lasted 2 days), then at 20 days more flue like symptoms (102 fever, headache, weak) and finally stopped taking it day 21 when I got hives everywhere, have had hives for two days now since stopping. Benadryl helped with the itching, but hives remain. | noticeable prostate symptoms seem gone, but I don't have results of blood test yet to know if it lowered my PSA. Unfortunately I don't think I can take bactrim ever again now that I seem to be allergic. Side effect vs benefit are questionable. This site was very helpful to me. | M | 50 | 21 days 800mg/160m 2X day | 12/11/2010 |