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 | Abcess | Severe nausea, muscle aches, extremely tired, generaly flu like symptoms. | After five days of this medication I could not take the over all "icky" feeling anymore. Visited the ER and was misdiagnosised and told to stay on the Bactrim only got worse, stopped on my own two days later. So sick to my stomach, that I could't eat for 2 1/2 days. | F | 35 | 5 days | 8/2/2008 | 2 | Bacterial Skin Infection | Annoying headaches, lower back pain, fever, reduced energy, rash. | Man! The doctor said I was almost done fighting the infection when I visited her...she prescribed me a double dose of Bactrim 800mg! I had mild side effects, such as slight headache and stomach pain. On the 10th day, I noticed the pads on my hand were itchy and red, and my ankles developed a rash! I also developed a fever during this time! Man! I feel like crap! Thank God I'm done! Hopefully the infection is gone... | M | 23 | 10 days | 7/30/2008 | 1 | UTI | Neck pain, Sore throat, swollen glands, joint and body aches, vaginal, fever, dizziness, nausea | I went to an Urgent care facility to treat a UTI. I have had them in the past and figured it would be a quick fix. The prescribed Bactrim twice per day for 7 days. After the first day I developed a sore throat. After the second day my body began to ache a bit. After the third day, I almost collapased from faintness. I stopped taking the medication because of how it was making me feel and since I saw NUMEROUS online complaints (like this site) on how awful the medication. I though I would feel better after stopping the medication but it only got worse. That is when I delevoped a fever with severe flu like symptoms and also vaginal sores. I was confined to my bed for two days and this was two days after I stopped the medication. After day three of no medication I began to feel better. Today (day 5 of no medication) I went to see my PCP( which is an internal medicine doctor who I should have just went to to begin with). He said I would be fine and I am allergic to Sulpha drugs. He also st | F | 23 | 3 days | 7/29/2008 | 4 | MRSA | Fatigue, mild nausea, photosensitivity, "flashers" with eyes closed, muscle numbness/weakness/pain | Bactrim was prescribed to treat cellulitis caused by MRSA. In combination with a heavy dose of Rifampin, it knocked the infection down quickly. I was supposed to take a 14 day course but the side effects were getting too bad, so the dr. switched me to another antibiotic. Regardless of the side effects, the Bactrim worked very well. | F | 25 | 7 days | 7/28/2008 | 4 | staph infection on face. | minor dizziness, occasional loss of appetite, tiredness, constant need to sleep or lie down, and anxiousness (mostly I think beacuse I can't drink alcohol while still on it). | it took longer than anticipated to cure the infection. it is 95% gone but there is a slight chance it won't clear up everything. | F | 27 | 11 days | 7/26/2008 | 3 | a cyst that appeared under my breat | "achy" & pain (flu-like) - especially in the joints, my knees, lower legs & calves, also some in my arms & middle back; feel kind of "out of it"; "hot flashes" one minute-get so hot, I feel like I'm going to get sick, then chills at other times, that shake you from the inside out; feel weak at times, tired but not sleepy--since I've been taking it, I have trouble falling asleep; (but then I've slept decent & feel good in the mornings); noticed maybe a slight loss in appetite... | I've been taking for 7 days, have 3 days left; my "cyst" seems to be going down some. I have a follow up with my doctor in a few weeks to followup, make sure what's going on for sure; | F | 27 | 7 days | 7/25/2008 | 3 | Adult Acne | insomnia, moodiness, headache, nausea, heartburn, fatigue, dizziness, body acne | The first week I began taking it, I broke out with acne on my shoulders. The meds were clearing up my face, but now I had acne other places. I had no other side effects for two or three weeks. I attribute the lack of side effects to my taking probiotics each day and drinking a gallon of water. However, by week three, I began feeling different. I would get bouts of heartburn, have nights of insomnia followed by days of extreme fatigue and moodiness. Headaches would come in the morning and not leave until the following day. I also felt dizzy at times and when I would do cardio, my heart rate would increase to a very high rate. I stopped taking the meds yesterday. I am a very health-conscious person so I was very apprehensive about taking an antibiotic for a prolonged period. They wreak havoc on your natural bacterial balance for way longer than you take the medication. Desperation got the best of me after struggling with acne for 15 years. i think I would rather deal with acne than destr | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 7/20/2008 | 3 | Prevention of Staph infection | Really, really tired. Can't get enough sleep. Legs very weak and electric tingles everywhere. Very thirsty, but that goes with the sulfa territory. Persistent flu-like headache and almost debilitating feelings of anxiety and nervousness. | Not too impressed with this medicine. I've only been on one sulfa prescription before and that was more than 20 years ago. Had no side effects then, but I don't believe it was Bactrim. I don't think I'll ever take this medicine again. I'm only on day 3 (total 10-day prescription), so other side effects may occur. Scary! | F | 59 | 3 days | 7/19/2008 | 1 | possible UTI | itchy everywhere, red bumps all over my arms and swelling in my mouth, really scary. joint and muscle pain everywhere especailly in my back and legs. dizziness and spacey feeling. no stomach ache though? weird. | FIND OUT IF YOUR ALLERGIC TO SULFUR FIRST. | F | 16 | 1 days | 7/16/2008 | 1 | Diverticulitis | Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, severe adominal pain, very dark disclored urine, stool color changes, chills, stiff neck and splitting headache, hives | I was Rx'ed the gerneic double dose version 800/180 mgs. was combined with metronidazole. 2 Different return visits and they couldn't figure out I was having a severe reaction. Figured it out myself before I would have died by keep taking it. It shouldn't been Rx'ed to begin with because I had low liver function. Also told them I have responded well to Cipro in past before given this. And as a finale I now have 50% of my body covered in hives and can no longer be administeded sulfa drugs. Lets give the med profession a hand for this one. | M | 60 | 8 days | 7/15/2008 | 1 | UTI | EXTREME fatigue that came almost 4hrs after I took this pill. I missed it for one day and was fine. Took it this morning and in 4hrs was so tired I can barely keep my eyes open. Also nausea...everything I eat or drink makes me feel sick to my stomach. Nothing helps. Others are: no appetite, hot flashes and weakness. I almost feel like I can't stand up without assistance! | I would recommend anyone about to go seek medical attention for anything that requires an antibiotic go online to webmd.com and check your symptons and read about possible treatments before going to the doctor and just blindly accepting what they tell you. The pharmacist did ask me if I was allergic to Sulfa (I've never had it so how would I know??) and I said "Not that I know of." Guess I was WRONG!!! | F | 30 | 3 days | 7/15/2008 | 1 | MRSA | nausea, the worst migrane ever, weakness, an odd feeling like I was going to die, trouble breathing, anxiety, dizziness, increased heartrate, lethargic, red itchy rash all over | I would not recommend Bactrium to anyone if you have a choice of another drug. I stopped taking it before the ten days was up because the side effects were extremely bad. | F | 22 | 8 days | 7/14/2008 | 1 | cellulitis | nausea, fever, hot/cold flashes, extreme pain in joints, hips, back, knees, headache, insomnia, cough, peripheral neuritis. | It's been almost 1 year since my 21 year old daughter had reaction. She still suffers from a persistant chronic cough, fatigue, and peripheral neuritis. One thing we've learned, doctors are clueless about this drug, and have no idea how to treat this reaction. She was perfectly healthy prior to her debillitating drug reaction. | F | 21 | 10 days | 7/14/2008 | 2 | UTI | Flu-like symptoms: severe headache, muscle aches, low-grade fever, malaise. | I understand that flu-like symptoms can be an indication of a sensitivity to sulfa drugs. I will not be taking this again- we discontinued it and I began taking a different antibiotic for the infection. | 1 days | 7/13/2008 | 2 | uti | Burning inside ears and on patches of skin, sore throat, extreme fatigue, weakness, insomnia, feeling like I have the flu, headache, fever up to 99.5. | After just 1 dose I began to feel some fatigue - I felt sicker than with just the uti. After my 2nd dose, could not sleep due to headache, burning inside my ears and muscle aches. Because I suffer from muscle aches before taking the drug I did not list that as a symptom but I do believe the drug made it worse. I took my 3rd dose this morning and all I want to do is just lay there. I think I will discontinue the course of it - mostly concerned about what it could do to my nursing toddler after reading some posts. I was told it was safe to continue breastfeeding while on this medicine but now I am scared of it and will not take any more. I was told Cipro is of more concern while breastfeeding so I opted to take this one. I think there are no safe antibiotics really. I will try to stick to cranberry pills and ascorbic acid and hope that clears out my uti. | F | 36 | 2 days | 7/12/2008 | 1 | MRSA | After 3 doses I began to itch and develop a rash. On the third day and a few hours after my third and final dose the rash had spread all over my legs, arms, and cheeks. I stopped taking it on the advice of my doctor. | I have taken bactrim before with no issues, I can only assume that I just developed an allergy to sulfa drugs later in life. I do not know if it would have helped but the rash, itching, and red splotches were enough for me. | F | 33 | 3 days | 7/7/2008 | 4 | bacteria stomach infection | Lethargic. Nausea and diarrhea for the first few days (could have been the bacterial stomach infection). Irritable. Fluid retention. Muscle aches in my legs at night prior to falling asleep. On day 3, yeast infection (normal for me when I take any antibiotic). | The mild side effects I have had with Bactrim are mild in comparison to the bacterial stomach infection I had. | F | 29 | 4 days | 7/6/2008 | 1 | recurrent sinus infection | fever, headache, stiff painful neck, sore jaw, joint aches, rash, insomnia, low blood sugar | I took bactrim for 5 days when I developed flu-like symptoms (fever, joint pain, headache, fatigue, dizziness). The symptoms were worse than any flu I ever had. I read the pamphlet and decided to go off. I called my doctor the next day and he said to discontinue. Three days after discontinuing, I am still having side effects (trouble sleeping, fatigue, intermittent pain in my jaw and joints). I also developed a severe rash from my feet to my neck 24 hours after discontinuing the medication which I still have, and it doesn't seem to be diminishing. I would never recommend this to anyone nor will I ever take this again. | F | 59 | 5 days | 7/4/2008 | 2 | UTI | After the five day course I now have a rash all over, and swollen lymph nodes, while on the medication- sweating, general feeling of "being out of it," fatigue. At least it didn't upset my stomach, which is rare for an antibiotic. | Won't ever take this product again. I can't understand why my body is freaking out after I've already stopped the pills. Seem to be having an allergic reaction, just hoping it goes away very soon, don't want to shell out more money to have to be treated for a reaction to a medication. Sometimes this stuff is more trouble than it's worth. | F | 31 | 5 days | 7/2/2008 | 1 | Cellulitis | stomach aches,headaches for 1st 5 days, then thought I was dying!...On day 6, the most severe chills, then 101-102 fever, bad sweats, killer headache, neck & back pain...ended up in ER (who prescribed it in the 1st place). | I was taken off Bactrim immediately, but the doctor never told me my symptoms were directly related to this drug. I was told it lowered my white blood cell count & I must have picked up a virus (even though I had no cold symptoms). Now that I researched, I'm seeing tons of identical cases. How can doctors not know this?? Or are they covering? It pisses me off either way. | F | 45 | 5 days | 7/2/2008 |