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 | Severe headaches to the point where I could not eat, be around light, or around noise. The headaches were so bad that they were making me nauseous and I was in tears at one point. I am someone who can normally tolerate pain, but this I could not. On the second day of taking the medicine, I woke up feeling like someone had either ran me over with their car or hit my head really hard with a bat. My neck and shoulders were very sore and stiff as well. | I would never take this medicine again. It is definitely not worth it to feel this way. | F | 21 | 4 days 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 1 | UTI | Severe Blistering of the skin Fever Hives Sore throat Swollen tongue | I would not recommend anyone to take this medication if you are allergic to sulfer drugs. I was unaware that I was allergic to bactrim until I had finished my recommended dosage and the next day I woke up with hives all over my body! It was a horrible experience. It took me two weeks to recover. | F | 24 | 10 days 2X day | 7/19/2010 | 1 | Acne | Stopped taking bactrim on my own in June. I have had severe anxiety and there are times that I feel like I am losing my mind. These symptons have lasted almost 2 months now, (the exact same time I stopped this medication), has anyone else had these symptoms after stopping this drug??? | Would NEVER use again. | M | 18 | 5 years 2X day | 7/18/2010 | 5 | MRSA Cellulitis | mild loss of appetite | Remarkable difference in just a few days on Bactrim. Completely cleared up the cellulitis within 3 days. | F | 45 | 10 days 60 2X day | 7/17/2010 | 3 | uti | The first 4 days on bactrim were okay, I didn't experience any problems. However, my uti symptoms were still present. On the 5th day I woke up with a stiff neck,severe back pain, and a mild headache. I continued my twice a day dosage. On the 6th day the pain in my neck and back became unbearable. I went to the doctor and they prescribed me a pain killer for my neck and back and I was told to finish my 7 day treatment on bactrim. All the while I had a presistent headache. I finished Bactrim two days ago and I still have a slightly stiff neck but my uti appears to be gone. An added plus is that my acne has cleared up while on Bactrim. I don't know if I'd take this medicine again. | F | 26 | 7 days 2X day | 7/17/2010 | 4 | infection | Scared to go to sleep! Dizziness. Dry hands. Skin on feet felt "loose?" | It works great as an antibiotic, plus it got rid of every clogged pore on my body :) but every night I slept WITH ALL THE LIGHTS ON. And practically sitting up, I had so many pillows propped up around me. It made me terrified to go to sleep, like I was about to die. The weirdest thing... | F | 22 | 14 days 800mg 2X day | 7/15/2010 | 3 | UTI | Shakiness, nervousness, vaginal discharge | Eghhh, this drug would have been ok if it did not cause any more problems. Now I wonder if I should have treated my UTI problem differently. Bactrim is way too much. I had shaky arms AND hands. I felt weak and highly irritated, almost like an anxiety. Then, to add more fun, I began to show some sporadic spotting. I still do not know if it is early period or it is related to bactrim. Since I am taking the drug to treat UTI, I was skeptic if the drug may affect me in any way, but it is all very strange ever since I began taking this medicine. | F | 26 | 7 days 800 2X day | 7/15/2010 | 2 | Staph Infection | Extreme nausea, dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, feelings of having to throw up, shaking hands, blurry vision... | Has helped the staph infection so far, but I don't know if I can continue taking it. | F | 26 | 3 days 800mg 2X day | 7/11/2010 | 4 | Folliculitis (on neck) | Nausea and loss of appetite are the most severe and annoying side effects I've noticed. | The infection has started to make major improvements in the first four days of taking, working very well for the reason I'm taking it. I just wish I felt less sick to my stomach. | F | 31 | 10 days 800/160 mg 2X day | 7/8/2010 | 2 | Open blister from poison ivy | Rash, itchy burning skin, insomnia, nightmares, hands shaking. | Poison ivy and a allergic reaction to a drug! What a nightmare! Yes I really had nightmares. Not fun! | F | 29 | 10 days 2X day | 7/7/2010 | 2 | Open blister from poison ivy | Rash, itchy burning skin, insomnia, nightmares, hands shaking. | Poison ivy and a allergic reaction to a drug! What a nightmare! Yes I really had nightmares. Not fun! | F | 29 | 10 days 2X day | 7/7/2010 | 2 | Post Op | After 7 days on Bactrim, I woke up to one of the worst headaches I've ever had. It felt like my brain was swelling. The following morning I woke up with horrible neck pain and some stiffness. I currently have very little range of motion in my neck. I was sent to the ER last night because my doctor thought I possibly had meningitis! | It wasn't until I found this website that I realized Bactrim was causing my intense neck pain. I saw 3 doctors in 2 days and none of them made the connection between my pain and Bactrim. I will be calling my doctor tomorrow to discontinue this medicine. The extreme pain has made it hard for me to do anything! | F | 28 | 7 days 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 1 | UTI | Severe anxiety,tingling. Worst anxiety I ever felt. I had only taken the second dose. Stopped taking it! | F | 60 | 1 days 800 2X day | 7/5/2010 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Chills, hot flashes, sweating, SEVERE panic and anxiety, one HALLUCINATION. Still having anxiety, hot/cold spells, 3 days after stopping the medication. | None of these effects started until my 9th day on the medication. Maybe because I take allegra for seasonal allergies as well and I took a few during the 9 day period. Does anyone know how long the anxiety continues once you stop the medication? | F | 43 | 9 days 2X day | 7/2/2010 | 4 | Cellulitis / CSD | I developed a severe rash on my legs, arms and chest after taking Bactrim for 7 days. | Despite the awful rash, Bactrim did help my infection, which had not responded to an earlier course of Keflex. I was prescribed a 7 day dose and developed the rash after taking my next-to-last pill yesterday. Benadryl doesn't seem to help the rash unfortunately. | F | 37 | 7 days 2X day | 6/29/2010 | 1 | cysts | First day: Itchy, red eyes, rapid heart beat, heart pounding. Second day: Extreme anxiety and one panic attack, loss of appetite, dread, depression | I've been off this for two days and most of the side-effects are gone except the loss of appetite and severe anxiety. I already had an anxiety disorder before taking this, but It was under control with another med. If anyone here has had anxiety related to this bactrim, please email me telling me how long it lasted for you after stopping. I'm really scared and anxious that I'm never going to feel myself again and its illogical but I can't help it. Ugh. I am currently miserable and hate the thought of increasing my anti-anxiety medication, as I have been on a stable dosage for years. I would never, NEVER recommend this for anyone with a pre-existing mental illness. It is infuriating that debilitating anxiety isn't on the the list of warnings! | F | 20 | 2 days 2X day | 6/29/2010 | 3 | spider bite infection | In the afternoon, several hours after I had taken the morning dose on the 4th day, I realized that my hands were shaking alot and that my right knee was aching. I thought, at first, it might be from weakness from the infection, but as the time passed, my back, and the joints in my legs started to ache, and then started to feel very weak. I also noticed that this drug seems to make my mouth feel a sensation as if I had burned it from drinking hot coffee, and made some foods taste very salty. | I think that for the 4 day duration that I took this, it did a good a pretty good job of clearing most of the infection. The side effects were not horrible, but disconcerting. I did report these side effects to my Dr. and she told me to discontinue it. | F | 61 | 4 days 800 mgs 2X day | 6/28/2010 | 4 | UTI | Weird taste in mouth after the 5th day or so, a little dry mouth, headache, dizziness, anxiety | Was glad to be done with it by the 10th day...it just makes you feel kinda yucky but it does the trick and its better than having a UTI. Didn't have any trouble sleeping though | F | 26 | 10 days 2X day | 6/25/2010 | 4 | MRSA | EXTREME fatigue starting day 1. On day 4 today, still extreme fatigue, but today brought dry heaving (probably due to the lack of appetite, or else would have been vomiting). I have a general feeling of malaise. No fever, no rash. Site of MRSA absess looks great, the rest of me sucks. | When you have a strong infection, you need a strong antibiotic. The awful side effects make sense since your body is fighting such a tough battle. So glad this site is here... put my mind at ease. I'll just suck it up for a few more days. | F | 24 | 10 days 2X day | 6/23/2010 | 2 | leg infection | High Fever, upper body shaking, chills. | Upon taking just the third pill, I started feeling very flushed and feverish. Had a temp. of 101 and than started chilling and shaking for about 20 minutes which subsided and than started again. Went to the ER where I found I was having an allergic reaction to Bactrim and, in fact, was the third patient this week to be treated by them for that. I was put on Prednisone and Clindamycin and have felt great since starting them. I have never been allergic to any medicine before taking Bactrim | M | 63 | 2 days 800/160 2X day | 6/22/2010 |