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 | Acne | Mild insomnia | Works like a charm. Cleared up cystic acne on back, which was pretty bad. Cleared up in 5 days when nothing else worked. I was on other antibiotics previously & nothing worked at all. Highly recommend for stubborn cystic acne that doesnt respond to other treatment | M | 33 | 10 days | 3/15/2008 | 1 | UTI | dizziness, headache, confusion, anxiety, paranoia, fatigue, insomnia, chills, full body rash, red face, stiff neck, body aches, dry mouth, ringing in my ears, etc. | This drug is HORRIBLE. It made me feel kind of spacey and disconnected from my body, weird sensations in my head, which gave me anxiety and i thought i was dying which kept me from sleeping even though i've been so tired. It did get rid of my UTI after a few days, but I am on day 10 right now and I am not going to take my last pill. This morning I developed a strange itchy rash on my arms, legs, hands, chest, and back. So far benadryl has no effect on it. My face feels like it's sunburned, my throat is sore and dry, my eyes are itchy and red and dry. I'm going to the hospital tomorrow morning if this doesn't clear up soon. This drug has been banned in the UK and for good reason, Do not let your doctor give you this or any other sulfa drug! | F | 17 | 10 days | 3/15/2008 | 3 | UTI | Nausea, vomiting, cold sweats, muscle soreness, dysphoria and headaches like I have a hangover. I've been nauseous for days so I am on a jello diet and it's pretty lame. The side effects are bad enough to discontinue my treatment a little early. | I've taken this drug maybe 5 or 6 times before for UTIs with no side effects at all, so this was surprising. I am taking another drug at the same time, so maybe it was just a little much for my liver to try to process them both. On the up side, I started to notice improvement in my UTI symptoms within hours of the first dose-- and this was a bad UTI. However, in the future I will ask for cipro or some other antibiotic for UTI treatment. | F | 28 | 4 days | 3/14/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | Stomach pain, upper right quadrant. Persistent low-grade fever. Pain intensified over time, and led my doctor to admit me to the hospital to have my gallbladder removed. After a night in the hospital, during which i threw up my dose of Bactrim, an ultrasound revealed no gallstones or other signs of inflammation in the area. The pain was better that day, too. I was discharged and went home, started taking Bactrim again, and the pain returned. I have stopped the Bactrim and feel back to normal again. | Not worth the trouble. | F | 35 | 8 days | 3/14/2008 | 1 | Cold/Sinus Infection | Holy CRAP!!!! I will happily live with a sinus infection instead of taking this garbage again. | Bactrim will make you SICKER! | F | 36 | 2 days | 3/13/2008 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Extreme sleeplessness, anxiety, severe headaches, dry mouth, feeling of frequent urination, pain in lower back | I took this drug for 10 days and it still didn't cure my sinus infection. After another day and half on the drug during a second round (prescribed for another 10 days), I then knew my symptoms were from the drug, not the sinus infection and I stopped taking it. I still have anxiety. | F | 60 | 11.5 days | 3/13/2008 | 5 | Sinus infection | slight decrease in appetite | Bactrim worked great for me. It got rid of a nasty sinus infection. | F | 33 | 30 days | 3/12/2008 | 3 | vaginal infection | On one day. Sitting here at work and my face, chest & arms are bright red. Excessive urination. I feel like I'm on speed. Called the pharmacist, she advised probably the Bactrim. Waiting for the doctor to call me. My infection, however, feels the best in a month. Now what? | F | 59 | 1 days | 3/12/2008 | 1 | upper respiratory infection | On the 7th day of taking this medication I got a red rash all over my body that was very itchy. My knees were also swollen, red, and very sore and my ears were red and swollen. | I would not recommend this medication. It took at least a full week for it to even clear up the respiratory infection that I had. Then, as soon as I started feeling better, I got a horrible rash! | F | 29 | 7 days | 3/10/2008 | 4 | UTI | fatique, but very mild | I've never had a problem with it. | F | 44 | 10 days | 3/8/2008 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Fatigue, Dehydration, Depression | Plan on finishing the course to clear a sinus infection. Had taken Levaqin in the past for Sinus Infection and experienced horrible psychological effects. Bactrim is better but I still feel sad and it makes me feel like no one likes me and nothing is worth doing. I have to remind myself all the time that its just the antibiotics and I will feel better after the drugs get out of my system. But still I want to call my mom every night and ask her to tell me everything is going to be ok. Drug seems to have cleared my infection. Did not experience any allergic effects. Needed to drink a lot of water. I doubled up on all of my vitamins including Cod Liver Oil. Antibiotics are rough and very depleting. Taking extra vitamins really helped to deal with the negative effects. This can be a useful drug if you really need it and don't develop allergic effects but don't expect a walk in a rose garden. | 14 days | 3/4/2008 | 1 | Mrsa | Steven-Johnson Syndrome. If anyone has ever had this it is GOD AWFUL. I appologize in advance for any graphic comments. It starts with vaginal itching then leads to the vaginal skin pealing away down to the most raw area leading it to bleed. Peeing is beyond painful like pouring lemon juice on a wound. Also, the my lips swelled and the inside of my lips felt like they were SEVERLY burned and it makes eating and drinking anything impossible. I also had insane itching on my right hand ring finger which is now just red. I had to keep it in a glass of ice to keep it from itching constantly. | I am down and out in bed because walking is so painful due to a bleeding vaginal area. I would not recommend this medicine to anyone. I am the 3rd person in my immediate family to be allergic to this family of medicine. The benefits do not out weigh the horrible (and from what I've researched on the web on Steven Johnson Syndrom), fatal side effects. I am now on vicodin which makes me nap all day at home which prevents me from working. ASK FOR AN ALTERNATIVE INSTEAD OF THIS MEDICINE!!!!! | F | 30 | 2 days | 3/4/2008 | 1 | UTI | Insomnia, racing thoughts, irritability, nightmares. | So glad I found this website - I thought I was losing my mind. I had no idea that this drug could cause these types of side effects. The racing thoughts are horrible, jumping from one to another constantly. I am stopping this medication immediately now that I know that this is definitely causing me to have these terrible side effects. | F | 56 | 3 days | 2/27/2008 | 1 | uti | increased visits to the bathroom | worsened symptoms that haven't abated. the culture never grew after testing either. | F | 46 | 1 days | 2/26/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | I took it for 5 days and then broke out in hives and a rash all over my entire body. Joint pain and fever accompanied the rash. I ended up in the er with Benedryl and Prednizone prescribed. | I had a terribel experiece wth this drug. I am on Prednizone for 2 days now and the rash and hives are staring to become less red but this feeling is terrible. | F | 37 | 5 days | 2/25/2008 | 1 | Cellulitis | Day 1-4 no symptoms. Starting with day 5, nausea, dizzy, headache, flushed and then the rash petechiae which is pin point dots of blood all over my body. | Ended up in ER and had a spinal tap as they thought I had meningitis. Ended up being allergic to Bactrim. The rash was from my platlets being 2000 when they should have been at least 150,000. Red and white counts were also low. Spent 5 days in hospital. Will never take this medicine again! This entire episode started from a cut from a pedicure. May not be having those again either. | F | 52 | 7 days | 2/25/2008 | 1 | sinus infection | I experienced headaches, severe nausea, insomnia, anxiety, and something that resembled hives that itched like crazy. I was fine for probably the first 5 days I took the medicine. Then all of the side effects hit me. However, I was nauseated from the day I started the medication. | I would not recommend this to anyone. It made me feel worse than I had in the first place. It took my mind off my sinus infection because i was constantly itching. | F | 20 | 10 days | 2/23/2008 | 2 | Infection | Cramps, vomiting. | Fighting an unknown infection for 3 months now. Was given Bactrim because doc's thought I had Nocardia. After a week, caused severe cramps and vomiting. | M | 37 | 14 days | 2/22/2008 | 1 | Acne | vomiting, fever, muscle aches, headaches | I became extremely ill after taking this drug only one time. Luckily I suspected the Bactrim was responsible for my symptoms right away because 3 years ago I had similar symptoms and was hospitalized for 8 days. The doctors never positively identified what was wrong with me, but said it was likely I had a reaction to Accutane. I recalled I had also been taking Bactrim at the same time and I now think my previous illness was also from the Bactrim. | F | 17 | 1 days | 2/22/2008 | 2 | Laceration to hand | Headaches, gastrointestinal problems, sinus congestion, flu-like body aches | Although I cannot be sure that these symptoms were Bactrim-related, the symptoms are disappearing now that I have finished the round of antibiotics | F | 63 | 5 days | 2/21/2008 |