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 | UTI | Took 1 pill and within the hour started to act drunk or high. Everyone thought I was faking, but within the next two hours I was crying and filled with anxiety. Arms and hands didn't feel normal, but can't describe the feeling. Scary... The doctor said she never had anyone have this reaction. Thankfully this came up when my mom googled it. I thought I was the only one. | F | 17 | 1 days 2X day | 8/12/2010 | 1 | UTI | I took 2 pills the first day (morning & night) and could not get myself to take any more. Severe headache, body rash, swollen eyes and red face, chills, fever, body aches (neck & shoulders), joint pain in my ankels, wrists and fingers, nausea. I will never take this again. This was the worst experience I have ever had taking a medication. | F | 23 | 3 days 2X day | 8/10/2010 | 1 | MRSA Infection on leg | I was taking Bactrim for a MRSA (Staph aureus) infection on my leg. This was combined with Clindamycin 4x daily. The first 24 hrs I experienced intense headaches; night sweats and need to urinate at night. Day 5, I suffered my first-ever anxiety attack that lasted for two hours. On day nine, I started to itch on my lower left ankle and my body became warm. I woke the next morning with a full body rash, swollen lower left foot; very dark rash on my left leg around the wound. Apparently the allergic reaction starts at the area closest to the wound. The next day the rash was more intense on my right leg. My face bloated and my lips were on fire. The ears itched. My fingers swelled. Avoid sun! One week later, the rash has almost disappeared except for some discoloration around my legs and what looks like broken capillaries on my eyelids. I still have morning diarrhea probably caused by the Clindamycin that destroys good bacteria in the intestine. T | The side effects of this drug are numerous and dangerous. My doctor did not explain all the effects, so be wary for headaches, night sweats, weird dreams, anxiety, itching followed by a 7-10 day full body rash. Benedryl and Claritin did not relieve the symptoms of the rash. Be sure to avoid the sun if you are on Bactrim or have a rash! | M | 48 | 10 days 2X day | 8/9/2010 | 1 | UTI | Had horrible anxiety. The worst i have ever felt. I felt like i couldnt control my brain and could not stop crying for about two hours. Uncontrollable sobbing. It was nuts I felt like i was crazy. Plus i had horrible upset stomach and vomiting, tingling in my feet and hands, body aches, and was very shakey. This was after only two doses. I will NEVER take this again. I called my doctor the next day and they told me to stop taking it. | Will NEVER take this again! | F | 23 | 7 days 200 2X day | 8/9/2010 | 1 | Surgery | OMG. On the 9th day Hallucinations. Depression. Irrational thoughts. Lucid nightmares. Anger. Not yourself. Went for a trip. Never again. | M | 23 | 10 days 2X day | 8/9/2010 | 1 | SKIN INFECTION | MY FACE BECAME NUMB, HAD HEADACHE THEN ITCHING, THEN 103 FEVER, RED ALL OVER, SKIN HOT BUT HAD CHILLS | WORST DRUG I HAVE EVER TAKEN | M | 56 | 1 days 800 2X day | 8/8/2010 | 1 | Uti | I took it for a uti that it never helped instead it gave me muscle tightness, very hot hot flashes, cold sweets, head ache, and diherra PLUS it made me see things when I closed my eyes !! If any one else has had the huallucantion part please let me know I've been off it for 48 hours but still seeing stuff | F | 21 | 3 days 2X day | 8/8/2010 | 1 | sinus infection | extreme itching and horrible shoulder/neck pain. | This is the worst antiboitic I've ever been on. Now taking Levaquin for Sinus Infection. No side effects from this. | F | 30 | 4 days 2X day | 8/4/2010 | 1 | Acne | I was prescribed bactrim for some mild acne, was told to try it for 3 months and check back in to see how it was working out. After 5 days of taking it, I all of the sudden had flu like symptoms, went to bed at 7pm shaking violently like I had bad hypothermia. The next day I had a fever of 102, my skin all over my body was extremely hot to the touch and I started turing bright, bright red, I went to bed again shaking violently and sweated all through the night soaking 4 seperate shirts. 2 days after I stopped taking it I went to the doctor with a severe rash all over my arms, shoulders, chest, stomach, and back. I was told to take claritin to clear up the rash. It has been 3 full days since I stopped taking bactrim, I still have a severe rash on my upper body and my face is still pretty red. My Skin is still very hot to touch. I had 2 nights of incredibly heavy night sweats, and 2 days of my temperature ranging from 100 to 102. I never thought to do any research on a drug before, but I | M | 32 | 5 days 2X day | 8/3/2010 | 2 | Facial Abcess (maybe MRSA) | On day two, feel like I'm going to vomit but then do not because I have not eaten. Bad headache also, yeast infection fo sho but I asked for a diflucan because I knew that a yeast infection was *a given*. As much as I'd like to STOP, I am well aware that you are supposed to take all antibiotics until the Rx run own. I have had a history of several MRSA infections in the last two years and was given this at the ER. The abcess in on my face, below my eyebrow so I do not want it to get worse and will suffer, but this drug sucks as far a dry heaves. | Boyfriend called to ask how I was healing (facial boil/absess). Told him well, that's feeling better or I'm not noticing it as much because of the flip floppiness of my stomach. | F | 40 | 10 days 800 2X day | 8/2/2010 | 1 | UTI | Took first dose and within two hours was suffering from severe back and neck pain, joint pain. Hands are swollen and painful, and I can't move my left forearm. | F | 32 | 7 days 2X day | 7/28/2010 | 1 | Staph infection | Severe, persistent headache. I also started sleepwalking, and my dreams were crazy. I would have very realistic dreams, and wake up crying and sweating. | F | 15 | 10 days 2X day | 7/27/2010 | 1 | infection | Red rash, fever, chills, low blood pressure, killed my white blood cells and had to be hospitalized for 5 days due to this drug. | know the facts before taking this drug espacially if you are anemic. | F | 35 | 14 days 2X day | 7/27/2010 | 1 | UTI | I self medicated this for a possible UTI. I initially tried this and used extremely small doses(1/10 or so) to see any possible reactions. Symptoms I had was feeling like my blood was boiling, heart palpitations, issues sleeping, and possibly high blood pressure. I after a few days I quit taking them and the effects subsided rather quickly. A year or so later I tried it again and this time I had the blood tingling like feeling the first time and after that everything seemed fine and I felt better than I have in many years. I'm on my 5th day and have started taking the recommended dosage. I have noticed that I feel slightly lethargic and my eyes don't seem to focus quickly as I would like. I still have slight issues with sleep but it's about 100 times better than the first time I tried. I do have a stiff neck but it may be from other things. I may get off the medication because many people seem to experience major problems towards the end of their treatment(5-10 days). | When I initially started the second time I drank a lot of water(about 10 8oz glasses a day) and this may be the key to reducing the side effects. The last 2 days I have gradually reduced the water intake and the symptoms seemed to increase. I can't explain why I initially had such a strong reaction to it but the second time was much much better and actually endurable. The drug does seem to have a pretty strong effect but the side effects are the issue. This is the only thing that worries me and self-medicating with an anti-biotic is not a great thing to quit treatment in the middle. I will probably gradually reduce the dosage just in case so my system won't have as high as a concentration(3day half life). I give it a 1 only because of the issues with the side effects. If you don't have side effects then this could be a great drug. But note some people have life-threatening problems with this drug even after initially not having any problems. If there are other non-sulfa drugs that are just as effective then I would recommend one try those first and try this drug as only a last resort unless you know for sure that you won't have an adverse reaction to it. | M | 30 | 400mg 1X day | 7/26/2010 | 1 | UTI | Nausea, headache, muscle ache, stomach blotting and gas. Fatigue | F | 46 | 7 days 2X day | 7/26/2010 | 1 | Toe Infection (Ingrown toenail) | NAUSEA EVERY TIME!!!!!!! horrible sickness, headaches,. | M | 18 | 3 days 2X day | 7/24/2010 | 1 | Sinus Cauterization/prevent infecti | MAJOR HIVES BREAKOUT | I have taken Bactrim before for sinus infections and never experienced any side effects from it. My ENT prescribed it to prevent any infection that might occur after having my third round of sinus cauterization, as I suffer from chronic sinusitis/infections. I was fine in the beginning and missed a couple of doses because I forgot to take it, then took it in the a.m. and p.m. one day (had about six pills left), and out of the blue I started to break out in horrible hives, and now I am miserable. Dr. put me on steroids, seemed to start helping right away as the rash disappeared, but now it keeps coming back, disappearing, coming back, etc., and now the itch is driving me crazy. I will NEVER, EVER use this again. No other antibiotic has ever done to me what this has done! | F | 38 | 14 days 800 mg 2X day | 7/22/2010 | 5 | UTI | Gas, loss of appetite, spotting (could possibly be period), less urination. | I've taken Bactrim for a UTI before, but I don't remember the side effects. This time my side effects are gas, and if I don't take it with enough food, I feel like my blood sugar drops and get the shakes. I also am fairly sensitive to medicine, and have to take it on a full stomach As for getting rid of the UTI, it works really well. | F | 23 | 3 days Not sure 2X day | 7/21/2010 | 5 | Bladder infection | Day 6 of 10, until now I have experienced fatigue and sleepiness; general feeling of malaise; dizziness; loss of balance; slight headache (I never have them); neck and back pain and soreness; slight nausea; decrease in appetite; blurred vision; vivid dreams; nervous, jittery feeling; constipation. | I was having severe bladder pain and difficulty urinating. Diagnosed with bladder infection, Bactrim Double Strength was prescribed (they gave me a generic for it), twice daily for ten days. Pain eased the very first day, and I felt much, much better by the third day. Although it is giving me a general feeling of malaise and nausea, it seems to be knocking the infection. I am eating three cups of cultured yogurt a day to combat the loss of "good" bacteria in my digestive system. The first time that I ever took an antibiotic, no one warned me about losing the good bacteria, and I wound up with a yeast infection and had to treat that with medicine, as well. ALWAYS replace dying bacteria using cultured yogurt, etc. If you are not severely allergic and can deal with the side effects, Bactrim knocks bladder and urinary tract infections. This is my second time using it, and it has been effective for me on two different occasions, years apart. | M | 58 | 6 days 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 5 | suceptable to mrsa/had sore infect. | have taken it before, the be-all solution for MRSA, this time, on 8th day, full body (head, hair, face, fingers, all the way to toes) hive rash, itchy, swollen, lymph glands swollen, slight fever, also abdominal gas, constipation, always drinking water, , benedryl knocked me out, got rest/sleep, but didn't help hive rash | generic: sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 tabs, I would have sworn by this med, but now having doubts, need alternative rescue, S. Fla. MRSA at an all time epidimic (July 2010), taking it as a precaution (had been hospitalized in 2009 for surgically removed MRSA)BACTRIM and CUBICIN (Daptomycin) were only antidotes | F | 43 | 8 days 2X day | 7/19/2010 |