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 |
| 2 | UTI | SEVERE pounding headaches, insomnia, bloating, muscle aches | I have been taking this for 5 days for a UTI and I don't think I can take it anymore. The headaches are pounding and everytime I move it gets worse. I'mn very bloated and my muscles hurt SO bad, and I have not been exercising any more heavily than I normally do. | F | 20 | 10 days 2X day | 10/6/2010 | 1 | Uti/Kidney Infection | I have reaccuring utis, and when I got this one I complained about back pains. The doctors thought the infection could've been moving up to my kidneys. They prescribed me Batrim DS. The first day was alright. But starting from the secondth day on, I was having headaches, nausea, insomnia, anxiety and diarrhea. I had to force myself to eat and drink, because my appitite just, like, died. I thought I was going crazy, and I felt like I was dying. I searched up a bunch of illnesses and then it hit me, that maybe I should google Bactrim side effects, and that brought me here. I was supposed to take it twice a day for ten days, the side effects were so bad that, towards the middle I decided to only take half of a pill in the morning and half at night. After coming across this today, Im stopping for good. I plan on going back to the E.R just incase my Uti hasn't subsided, and possibly for a new prescription. | F | 16 | 10 days DS 2X day | 10/6/2010 | 3 | Possible UTI | While taking it I had anxiety and depression. I cried over something at work and when I was at work I would get so nervous I felt like I was going to faint. This is still going on and my last dose was 2 days ago. The last day taking it I started to notice my skin becoming "blotchy" and it is now worse all over my body. Guess allergic reaction! Anyone have any suggestions? | I'm also glad I read your comments! I don't want anxiety again! Hope it gets out of my system soon! Now I'm having some diaherra, but I probably needed to get cleaned out! | F | 24 | 7 days 2X day | 10/4/2010 | 1 | Acne | I have not experienced any side effects from this medication. After reading the side effects on this site, I've decided NOT to even try it. | F | 46 | 1X day | 10/1/2010 | 3 | Staph infected poison ivy | rash, itching, neck pain, anxiety like crazy | The Bactrim cleared my infection, but now I'm wigging out about the rash I have now developed over a pretty good portion of my body... | F | 26 | 10 days 800 mg 2X day | 9/30/2010 | 5 | sinus infection | None (I took probiotics as well). I had puffy eyes, headache, yellow colored phlem from sinuses. | Nearly all the problems listed with this drug would go away with probiotics. This drug kills all the good bacteria in your intestines and you need to take a continuous supply of probiotics while you're on the drug. The bad news is I'm 3 weeks in and if I stop taking the drug for half a day my symptoms reappear. Its as if the drug hasn't done a knockout blow to the infection, just keeping it at bay. | M | 29 | 3 weeks 3X day | 9/29/2010 | 5 | epididymitis | extremely vivid, disturbing dreams | it did appear to resolve my infection (suspect it was caused by vasectomy); yes, I would use Bactrim again, I would trade a lot to have pain-free testicles - this was annoying, but the epididymitis was disabling | M | 52 | 18 days 800mg/160m 2X day | 9/29/2010 | 1 | uti | swelling and redness on penas | M | 60 | 1 days 2X day | 9/29/2010 | 1 | uti | After an hour of taking expierenced extreme vaginal itching. Insomnia is also an issue. | F | 27 | 10 days 2X day | 9/26/2010 | 5 | UTI | Have had some problems with constipation that I suspect might be medicine-related. Other than that, I feel just like normal. | Have taken this medication several times in the past, with no side effects. Works great for UTIs. | F | 50 | 7 days 800 MG 2X day | 9/24/2010 | 5 | Nasty Sinus Infection | Nothing severe, slightly tired, a little gassy. | Ive had a monster sinusitis infection for about 2 weeks now, I finally gave in and went to the doc. No insurance. Im not sure what all the complaints are about, Im thinking its all people with allergic reactions, much like I have to penicillin. Within a few hours of taking the first dose, I felt pressure relief and I could breathe through my nose again FINALLY! I have a stomach of steel so I can handle most anything I take without upset, no anxiety or flu like symptoms either | F | 31 | 10 days 600 2X day | 9/23/2010 | 1 | MRSA | i was prescribed bactrim for mrsa. i should have just let my body take its natural course and heal itself this med is so not worth it and made me feel worse then b4 i was on it. first 4 days i had flu like symptoms. fever, hot with cold sweats. naseau, restlessnes. headache. unusual increase in appetite, just not myself. by day 5 i noticed what appeared to be hives forming all over my body even my face. 2 days after i stopped taking bactrim im still covered with large red welts and it burns kinda looks and feels like severe sunburn it is so painful and uncomfortable i cant even sleep. benadryl does not help. | this medication did more bad then good i will strongly recommend for everyone to refrain from this drug it will make u miserable | F | 20 | 5 days 2X day | 9/23/2010 | 4 | Urinary Tract Infection | Insomnia every night, felt wired, diarrhea, bloating, rash one day after finishing. General sense of anxiety, metallic taste in mouth. | Thank you so much for this site as it was invaluable to me. I thought I was losing my mind until I read that others had similar experiences. Three days after finishing and I still insomnia. UTI cured but I doubt if I would take Bactrim again especially after the rash occurred as this could indicate an allergic reaction which might worsen if taken again. | F | 70 | 7 days 800mg/160 2X day | 9/22/2010 | 1 | acne | On 2nd day, moderate itching at night, and insomnia.On 5th day, got fever, chills, severe back, lower back, shoulder pain (like someone beat me with a bat)eye pain when I focused, headaches were continuous for 2 days, low grade fever, body felt hot and flu-like, congestion developed I had no emotions just felt "out of it". I stopped taking it day 6. Stupid nurse said all these syptoms were normal, I sad NO WAY are you kidding? Went to a new dermatologist, explained everything and that same day I developed red hives all over that has spread all over my body even after I STOPPED TAKING BACTRIM!! It's the 2nd day I stopped and the rash is still here, and my eyes hurt still. | I am now on Doxy, hopefully it will work better than Bactrim and no side effects. Bactrim did NOT work too well with my acne. I had 2 new cysts and a pimple develop while I was on it! The topical Aczone worked okay for getting rid of the red but that's it. Now I am also on Differin and DOxy, so we'll see. | F | 35 | 5 days 2X day | 9/21/2010 | 1 | Prevent urinary tract infections | After unsuccessfully treating/preventing chronic bladder infections the doc decided to give me bactrim. The first time I took it I developed a huge ulcer on the left inside corner of my mouth that caused the whole right side of my mouth and the outside of my cheek at the lip line to swell, burn, and sort of itch. Worse than a cold sore and inside my mouth. NOTHING worked to make it feel better. Even water made it burn. I only have to take one pill when I feel the early symptoms of UTI so the first time I didn't connect the medicine and the reaction. I did get what I thought was a yeast infection that would NOT go away even with prescription from doc. A month or so later when I finally got rid of the ulcer and the "yeast infection" I had more UTI symptoms so I took another Bactrim. Within 20 minutes I got the swelling/burning in my mouth again, developed another ulcer in my mouth within hours, and immediately felt like I had a yeast infection again. I now know it is/was | I do not recommend this medication to anyone, even if you don't think you're allergic. I've noticed that the reaction time varies so widely from minutes up to 10 days that it's not worth the risk. I can't imagine what it's doing inside our bodies that we don't notice before it's caused serious problems on the outside! Definitely not worth it when there are lots of other medications without the possibly fatal side effects this drug seems to have more often than not! | F | 31 | 1 days 300 1X day | 9/17/2010 | 1 | Possible persistant UTI | Everything was fine for the first few days that I took the medicine. However, on the third day I developed a red sunburn like rash on the palms of my hands that felt prickly and tingly. It lasted all day and the palms of my hands were beat red. By 3:00 that same afternoon the bottom of my feet started to feel the same way. | Stopped taking the Bactrim as instructred by my doctor. She was concerned about Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and had me keep an eye out for any blistering. Going in for a follow up with her in the next day or so. The palms of my hands and the bottom of my feet feel extremely prickly, like someone is poking me with needles or pins, and they are really red. | F | 33 | 7 days 800-160 2X day | 9/16/2010 | 1 | Sinus infection | Like someone else posted. SEVERE insomnia. When fading off to sleep I had panic attacks that I was dieing. Worse insomnia in my entire life. At first I thought I was having a stroke. | M | 48 | 1 days 2X day | 9/16/2010 | 3 | UTI | A few days ago, I developed a massive UTI. My doctor prescribed Bactrim DS for 3 days. Within a day, I developed horrible vaginal itching. Has anyone else had this side effect? It cleared my UTI, but I wouldn't take this med again out of fear of having a more serious reaction. | F | 26 | 3 days 2X day | 9/14/2010 | 2 | MRSA in nose | Forgot to add terrible acid reflux | Worked for the MRSA but made me absolutely miserable. | F | 39 | 1X day | 9/14/2010 Patient History | 1 | Possible Urinary Tract Infection | Horrendous sleepy feeling associated with taking this medication. I didn't think an antibiotic could do that to you. But I felt completely drugged 2 out of the 2.5 days I took it. I'd rather have a UTI than feel like that. | F | 26 | 2.5 days 800/160 2X day | 9/14/2010 |