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 |
| 5 | Infected spider bite: abessed | Dizziness, fatigue. | I've been on this med 4 days now. I took extra doses the first two days. Very happy that it worked quickly. Somewhat concerned about the dizzy-headed feeling I had, but after reading this blog, I realize it's par for the course. So I've re-started my daily exercize and that seems to help with the side-effects. Exercize always seems to help me purge-out the toxins from my system. Also had some lingering UTI symtoms that it knocked-out. Like I say, I'm happy that it's so effective, given how many antibiotics are becoming ineffective now-a-days. | M | 58 | 4 days | 9/10/2008 | 2 | ear infection (double) | fatigue, nausea, depression, anxiety, unclear thinking, felt like weights on eyes, headache, flu-like, could not fall asleep then mild panic, dizzy, shallow breathing, loss of appetite | I took this for ear infection but had surgery 5 days earlier for ovarian cyst. Made everything feel worse and I questioned my healing process. Ears do feel better though. Stopped taking after 7 days of 10 days script, but feel the side affects very strongly after 2 days off. Will avoid sulfa drugs in the future. | F | 47 | 7 days | 9/10/2008 | 1 | skin infection, possible MRSA | extreme nausea, headache, thirsty, skin sensitivity to light, irritable, tired, restless, anxious | I have 7 days to go!!!!!!!! This is awful! I don't feel like myself at all. I am very spacey and lethargic. | F | 31 | 10 days | 9/8/2008 | 1 | UTI:Bladder infection | extreme tiredness became unable to stand for morethan a few seconds, terrific itching in shoulder and back area, accompanied by seious lumbar pain | this is as toxic a drug as is still on the market!should be banned | 79 | 2 days | 9/7/2008 | 2 | MRSA | I was diagnosed with Mersa, as I had a cut on my arm that blew up into a huge boil-looking thing. My doctor started me on two-pills of Bactrim every 12 hours. The arm is getting better, but now I am running fever and have a rash, all over my body. How do you know if it is a side effect or allergic reaction? I have about six more-days to finish the Bactrim. Isn't there anything better/different that can be prescribed? | M | 42 | 10 days | 9/6/2008 | 1 | Staff infection on ankle from burn | Adverse side effect to the drug including intestinal/stomach pains, fatigue, malaise, nausea and indigestion. Localized itching and minor rash, burning on penis. | I was not aware that I was allergic to sulfa drugs, but apparently I am. Still have the staff infection. I see the doctor again today and I hope there is an alternative to sulfa | M | 62 | 8 days | 9/2/2008 | 1 | Acne | Hives, fever, red itchy face and neck. | I took Bactrim for about a week and a half before I noticed any side effects. I began breaking out in hives all over my legs, and they spread to the rest of my body within about 24 hours. It's been a day since I have stopped taking Bactrim, and I don't have a fever anymore, but still the hives are still there. I've heard from some of my friends that Bactrim was very helpful for their acne problems, so I am quite dissapointed to be allergic to it. | F | 18 | 15 days | 8/30/2008 | 1 | UTI | Pins & needles feelings all over. Fatigue, nausea, joint pain. | I was so nervous to take this medication - but my doctor insisted it was a good one for UTI's. I took 1 pill at 1 pm & felt better than I had in days - then about 7 pm the pins & needle feeling started. I had no appetite - wanted to go to bed early. I did not take anymore of this medication! One pill & I had all the side effects I can stand. So hopefully the doctor can find me an alternative? | F | 34 | 1 times | 8/29/2008 | 3 | Prostatitis | Aches and feverish feeling about 9 days into 14-day course. 10th day brought chills, more aches, flushed face, rash on chest that soon spread to back, face and arms. 100-degree fever. Face hot, feeling sunburned. Almost no side effects the first 9 days. Prostate symptoms were improving but had to stop taking on day 10. Dr. said take Benadryl for rash. | Never had a reaction of this kind before to any drug. Never had a rash before on more than a couple sq. inches of skin. My face is lobster red but I haven't been out in the sun since I started the Bactrim. Very odd. | M | 56 | 10 days | 8/28/2008 | 1 | MRSA skin infection | Fever on the 5th day with severe chills and general malaise. Though fever was down to 99 on day 8,I still had bone chilling chills. Instructed to go to ER by MD. I was near death,I had less then 10 platelets and my WBC was low and falling.In another 24 hours I would have died. I was in the Hospital for 4 days waiting for my bone marrow to come back. | Very poor patient and MD education, for an antibiotic that can kill people for $4.!!! No one in my family will ever take it again. | F | 51 | 7.5 days | 8/27/2008 | 1 | UTI | Neck pain, stomach pain, hives, and weakened concentration. | I had to go to an ER due to extreme urination pain and high amounts of blood in my urine. I was prescribed the 800 mg dosage of Bactrim. I noticed the neck pain and stomach pain immediately. I also had trouble thinking clear, I noticed this while in class. I managed to reduce the side effects by spacing out the 2 pills every 12 hours. However, on my last day taking Bactrim I developed hives everywhere. The hives started at my feet and quickly moved to cover my body. I went to an ER and they gave me a new prescription. I had the hives for 4 days! A friend of mine had the same symptoms 1 day after she stopped taking Bactrim. I will never take this medicine again. Also my UTI came back and I'm meeting with a doctor tomorrow to get a new antibiotic. | F | 22 | 8 days | 8/24/2008 | 1 | uti | jaw pain, toothache, severe anxiety and paranoia, dull brownish red rash under the skin on my arm that does not itch and has not changed in two weeks..i actually took septra ds 800-160, not bactrim...both sulfa drugs | i had a uti that wasn't even bothering me when i went to go get a pelvic exam and my doctor forced me to take this drug when i wanted to treat it naturally, i have since been, for the last three weeks, unable to work and my boyfiend and roomates think i have lost my mind...this drug reaction is really hurting my life I really need to know when all of this will stop, because i am having a hard time functions as i am right now. | F | 28 | 2 days | 8/21/2008 | 3 | UTI | Much anxiety. None of the other stuff, though. | I thought my nerves were just getting the best of me. I thought maybe the Bactrim had something to do with it and after reading the other reports, it's very likely. The Bactrim has cleared up the uti, but I'd ask for a different antibiotic if needed in the future. | F | 38 | 7 days | 8/20/2008 | 1 | UTI | Major headache (thinking this is what a migrane feels like?), massive chills followed by extreme sweating continuously, loss of appeptite, insomnia, pain in every single muscle of my body (especially the stomach area, back, neck), foggy-brained, general weakness in body (thought I would pass out a few times); stuffy nose; general depression | I've never had a reaction to any medicine and have zero issues taking medicine if I'm sick and it'll help. I'd rather be sick than take this. Not even sure it cured the UTI all the way. Describing the side effects doesn't really cut it, because you feel like you're literally dying, but I hope it helps someone avoid this particular medicine. I wish someone would post how long it takes this poison to get out of your system. | F | 38 | 3 days | 8/18/2008 | 2 | UTI | horrible horrible headaches! and neck aches as well as a bit of nausea. | i took them for three days but stopped. they seemed to work for the UTI but brought on the worst headaches ever! | F | 18 | 3 days | 8/14/2008 | 1 | UTI | Dizziness, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, fatigue | After 5 days of use, I developed constant and severe dizziness, a racing heart, inability to breath normally, and was always exhausted. I continued the medication for the 7 prescribed days, but I felt these effects days after I stopped taking it. I think I'm allergic to sulpha drugs, it is apparently common for people of middle eastern descent (of which I am). | F | 27 | 7 days | 8/14/2008 | 3 | Toxoplasmosis | Extreme anxiety (including panic attacks) and lethargy, headache, dizziness/disorientation, insomnia, lack of appetite, mild nausea, joint and muscle pain, lower back pain. | I was supposed to take Bactrim for 50 days. I was fine for the first week and a half, but by day 15 I was having horrible anxiety and was unable to function so the doctor took me off of it. He said less than 5% of people have such pronounced side effects. Thankfully, the toxo is going away (likely due to the Bactrim), but the side effects were horrendous. Won't be taking this again. | F | 28 | 15 days | 8/11/2008 | 1 | intestinal infection | Severe headache, nausea, high fever, rash. | I took this medication for an intestinal infection which included very bad abdominal pain, low fever, and severe bouts of diarrhea. Within three days, I was feeling much better, but I was advised to take Bactrim for ten days. On day seven, I suddenly began having severe chills and shaking. My temperature rapidly shot up to 102.5, and I had a severe headache, pain all over, and extreme nausea. I stopped taking Bactrim. The next morning (today), I developed a rash over my entire body and my fever spiked to over 103. The rash is getting worse now, and my temperature keeps fluctuating wildly. I would only take this medication as a last resort. | F | 36 | 7 days | 8/9/2008 | 1 | UTI | Depression and panic attacks | I have taken this med before, and have finally connected that the severe depression/anxiety that comes is from Bactrim! It takes a few days to a week for the side effects to go away. I am a well-balanced person, but while taking Bactrim I am nuts! | M | 29 | 3 days | 8/7/2008 | 2 | Toxoplasmosis | Extreme anxiety (including panic attacks), extreme lethargy, headache, insomnia, stiff neck, moderate muscle and joint pain, loss of appetite, and disorientation/dizziness/motion sickness. | I was supposed to take Bactrim for 50 days. The first week I felt okay (was just tired), but by day 13 I was having multiple panic attacks and was so tired I couldn't get out of bed. I stopped the drug and, luckily, the toxo seems to be going away. My doctor said less than 5% of people have this reaction to Bactrim. Sounds like it works for some people--just not me. | F | 28 | 15 days | 8/5/2008 |