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 | paronychia | Hives over my entire body. Severe pain in all my bones and muscles as if I had been beaten up. Severe pains in my stomach. My neck went totally stiff. One finger briefly locked up. My face became flushed and I had both hot and cold chills at the same time!!!! My skin felt as if it was being pricked by dozens of needles.. I was drowsy but could not sleep. Suffered for 24 hours like an animal. I expect a slow recovery.. | Allergic reaction came 1 day after I finished my 10 day prescription! Amazingly had no effect on my infection! | M | 54 | 10 days | 2/21/2008 | 1 | flu / cold symptoms | First day, starting feeling nauseated and feverish. Vomited repeatedly for a period of 5 hours. Was so dehydrated and dizzy thought I would die. Very scary!! I thought I had the flu.... Continued taking Bactrim the second day with same results but this time a severe headache and heightened anxiety. Terrified! I stopped taking this. Would rather be sick than scared for my life. | Not sure why my doctor prescribed this.....I have had a virus, not an infection. Taking Bactrim has been useless. Has caused more trouble and trauma than any patient should be subjected to. Beware when taking this drug!! | F | 35 | 2 days | 2/21/2008 | 3 | UTI | No side effects until the 10th day when my daughter rather suddenly developed hives from head to toe, swollen glands, sore throat, hot/cold flashes, fatigue, loss of appetite | Bactrim did clear up my daughter's UTI. Now we know she is allergic to sulpha drugs, but I don't think they should be removed from the market any more than the penicillin class. Bactrim is effective and affordable to many. I took this drug (under the name Septra DS) many years ago when I had a UTI with kidney stones--I had no adverse reaction to the drug whatsoever. Obviously, we all need to read the literature provided with the meds BEFORE we start taking them. I didn't this time because of my previous experience, but we were lucky because as soon as she broke out in hives, I put her on benadryl, thinking that she was reacting to something else. While round-the-clock benadryl for two days has not yet cleared up the hives, the doctor has assured us that her hives would be much worse without it and that it will take some time for the Bactrim to fully leave her system. I'm so glad to have these internet resources to become better educated. | F | 16 | 10 days | 2/18/2008 | 2 | Mild Cellulitis (Foot) | T+6 hours into taking my first prescribed 1600/320 (2 tablets) dose of generic Bactrim, I was suffering the following side effects: VERY dry mouth, distorted taste, constant eye watering, random bouts of itchiness (no visible rashes), moderate to severe aching in most joints, stiff and painful neck and stiff and painful back. | Prescribed to knock out an infection in my foot of unknown origin, but so far all it's done has made me feel worse than the infection ever did. Know my mother is allergic to sulfa-based drugs, I can't help but wonder if this allergy could be genetic. Plan on discontinuing and getting a different antibiotic ASAP. | M | 31 | 1 days | 2/16/2008 | 1 | sinusitis | constant feeling of nausea, vomiting, extreme loss of appetite, severe anxiety, pit of dread in my stomach, lethargy, headache, dizzy | After a persistent, nasty sinus infection, I was given Zyrtec, Cipro, and Cephro (sp?) none of which cleared up my infection. Finally went to an ENT specialist who prescribed Bactrim. Ever since taking it, I have felt AWFUL. I constantly feel like I'm going to throw up, nothing at all is appetizing to me, I can barely pick my own head up. My sinus infection does seem to be improving, but these symptoms I'm experiencing are far worse than the initial congestion. I'm on day 7 of 10 and I'm praying I just make it through and all this stops. If anyone has any experience coming off the drug (did symptoms stop right away?) I'm all ears! | F | 23 | 10 days | 2/12/2008 | 1 | bacterial flu | I am a 51 year old woman. I am experiencing severe nausea since first taking Bactrim yesterday for the Flu (I think). I didn't associate the nausea w/the drug; I thought it was still my Flu symptoms. I now have severe bloated upper stomach. I'm also experiencing some paranoia, weird thought patterns. My eyeballs are dry and I had shortness of breath. I haven't taken an Antibiotic in probably 35 years. I don't usually take drugs but this particular Flu was so bad, I had to find a doctor quickly (I'm new in town). Welcome to the world of Chop Shop Medicine in America. The ENT I finally found is associated with a group that has a good reputation or so I thought. The whole process of seeing a Doctor this way is foreign to me. I might as well have been a number. The Doctor was in my room for maybe 5 minutes. I had to quick, ask alot of questions. I never got a definitive diagnosis and there was a very vague and limited background questionnaire delivered by a clerk? nurse? typing aw | F | 51 | 2 days | 2/10/2008 | 1 | Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) | Serious Allergic reaction that didn't show up until 10 days after taking the medicine. Hives, general malaise, dizzy,temperature,feelings of confusion. | This experience happened to me about 9 years ago. I was prescribed a 2 week course of Bactrim for a UTI. I took the medicine for about 10 days before I realized I was feeling a bit off. I just didn't feel right, but could not pinpoint what I was feeling. I tried to describe what was happening to my roommates, but I was actually feeling a bit confused and kind of crazy and "weird", making it hard to actually explain the feelings I was having. I started sleeping a lot, my roommates were trying to figure out what was going on. Finally, I started showing physical signs that something was not right. I got a rash/hives up and down my body. I had a fever and general weakness and malaise. I got dizzy. (I think I also had something weird with my throat, tongue...honestly I can't remember all the details). Finally, they decided I had to go to the emergency room to figure out what was going on (we still hadn't even connected this to the bactrim I was taking). Before they coul | F | 30 | 10 days | 2/10/2008 | 1 | prostate infection | Insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, panic attcks, lethargy, disconnect from self, dizziness, itching. | The side affcts came on in a very gradual manner, until on the 9th day, when I realised that I couldn't drive, totally unable to focus or function noramly. Horrible and weird nightmares, unable to sleep, waking up every hour. On day 5, began to feel not myself, brushed it aside. Day 9, feeling so anxious and strange that I didn't know what to do with myself, thought I was going crazy.not taking it again. | M | 35 | 9 days | 2/10/2008 | 3 | Staph | Contracted staph from mole removal procedure. Given Cefalex - it didn't work/ put on Bactrim 12 days after infection noted. (on NO other medications at the time) 8 days into taking it I broke out with hives all over my body but face. That night I had major indigestion which turned into a major anxiety attack. Terrible experience. Woke up on day 9 w/same hives, had a huge cold sore. I went back in that day and was taken off Bactrim /went on predinisone and an antihistimine for the hives. Valtrex / Denavir for the cold sore. Taken off all antibiotics but not sure if staph is gone. HOWEVER, I have now been off the Bactrim for 2 days and am feeling much better. | My doctor told me that I should never take any drugs w/sulpher in them - again. Amen, sister. Lessoned learned: even a mole removal can wind up costing me 500 bucks in co-pays and possibly / even worse: my life. | F | 39 | 8 days | 2/9/2008 | 1 | PCP Prevention | After Bactrim was perscribed to me, I read about all the negative side effects. I have only had allergic reactions to one anasthetic, and I really thought I would be fine with Bactrim. Three days after taking it I was still feeling fine and my doctor said that any adverse effect would have shown, so I thought I was out of the woods for any side effects. After my 11th dose (I was taking one a day, so 11 days), I broke out with a rash before I went to bed. I called the doctor the next day and her diagnosis was an allergic reaction to Bactrim. I have a rash all over my body, my face, torso, back legs and arms. It itches like crazy. I also have nausea. The doctor said the medication will stay in my body for about 10 days, but I really hope this rash goes away. | I would seriously talk to you doctor about any alternative medications to Bactrim. I am usually pretty good at taking medications with no side effects. I have read a lot of complaints from people who otherwise don't have reactions to medication and they do to Bactrim. This seems like a very toxic drug. | M | 35 | 11 days | 2/6/2008 | 5 | UTI and severe Sinusitis | Fatigue the first two days. (Dosing: Sulfamethoxazole & Trimethoprim 800mg/160mg tablet twice daily for 10 days) Brand name of drug: Bactrim | After reading some of the comments on this drug, I worried that I too would get a horrible rash and end up in the ER for other side effects. However, the only side effect I had was fatigue, which could also have been due to my double infection. Like others have said, this is definitely one of those "hit and miss" drugs that either works for you or doesn't. After a 24 hour period, my infection symptoms began diminishing drastically. I completed treatment with no other effects from Bactrim. Wonderful antibiotic, if you're not allergic to sulfa drugs! | F | 24 | 10 days | 2/2/2008 | 1 | MRSA | Weakness in legs; feeling as if I had lightning strikes in my body; choking sensation in throat; vomitting; back pain. | Starting taking this on Monday for MRSA. Called my doctor 2 days later to complain about weakness; she didn't seem concerned. Continued with meds. By day 4, felt a bad choking sensation; went to ER; told me stay on meds; next day, threw up violently. Finally, told to stop drug. Never, never again. Still don't feel well and am afraid of developing rash. Still have back pain 24 hrs after stopping meds. If you have any side effects, STOP TAKING IT AND CALL DOCTOR. HORRIBLE DRUG! | F | 42 | | 2/2/2008 | 2 | Tooth infection | I took the first 800 MG pill on 01/25/08 while waiting on my wife's pain meds for her cancer. About 30-45 minutes later, I had severe cramping in my left handwhen I got home with here meds plus some groceries. I could not stop the cramping, which turned to pain. My wife had to shut and lock the door. I broke the pill in half the next day and took it for 7 days. The following Friday morning, a week later, I awoke with terrible pain in left hand middle finger joint. It would not go away, so; I got up and covered my self in the recliner and slept. I slept well over 17 hours straight, which is not me. In fact, I never suspected that bactrim was the cause of this cramping then very severe pain, as I had taken another brand of the double stength about 6 years ago. | I will not take this again, and; I as I look back over this last week, I slept more then I ever have in my life. I also had stomach pain with it, but; I needed to kill the infection. I had already had a problem with the first antibiotic prescribed. This is no antibiotic to fool with if you have any side effect. Call your doctor ASAP. Do not do what I did. I keep taking it as I have to be well to help my wife with her cancer recovery. | M | 60 | 7 days | 2/1/2008 | 2 | strep infection | Nausea, fever, chills, insomnia, fatigue, loss of appetite, HORRIBLE headache and neck pain. Developed rash after 8 1/2 days of 10-day dosing. Called doctor and was told to stop taking it. Told me to take Benadryl, but it's not helping the rash and it's getting itchier by the minute. | Did stop the sore throat and ears as it was supposed to, but I think I'd rather have those than this. | F | 25 | 8.5 days | 1/31/2008 | 3 | Bladder Cystitis | Extreme sensitivity to light, some feelings of fatigue. The side effects have been minimal. | It is helping keep my symptoms at a comfortable level. I don't no for sure if there will be any complete recovery, but I am hopeful. I also tried Levaquin for three months. Unfortunately my symptoms returned, so now I am trying Bactrum. | F | 42 | 20 days | 1/30/2008 | 3 | UTI | cotton mouth, constipation, tiredness | you absolutely must take this with food!!! without food, this medicine made me feel like my blood sugar dropped extremely fast. also, i started to feel like i was developing a yeast infection, but i treated it with some over the counter medicine. | F | 24 | 7 days | 1/25/2008 | 1 | UTI | I had nightmares, mental confusion, chills, extreme exhuastion days 1-3. Today I am itching all over and feeling really bad mentally. | F | 35 | 3 days | 1/25/2008 | 1 | infection | my skin burned over most of my body was in the hospital 36 days was on a respirator, it was a miracle i made it. but i have many side affects. i am in a wheel chair now and i am in pain all the time.i have had to have a hip replacement which has not turned out well. this drug has ruined my life. | no one should ever be given bactrim and it should be taken off the market forever. | M | 51 | 2 days | 1/21/2008 | 1 | UTI | No relief from current UTI symptoms; confused thinking; anxiety; chills; dizziness; abdominal/vaginal pain; irritability. | I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS AGAIN. First, thank you for this site, because as of last night, I thought I was just going crazy. I started taking Bactrim 4 days ago for a UTI, and have never had a reaction to sulpha-based antibiotics. Days 1-3 were unremarkable, with only some mild side effects (dizziness, nausea) but I did notice that there was no real relief from my UTI symptoms. By the 4th night (last night), I was developing very slight skin discoloration and over the course of the evening my UTI symptoms started to worsen. I couldn't sleep, and was shaking with chills and was in the worst bladder/abdominal pain and vaginal pain I think I have ever experienced. I slept three hours only due to a very strong painkiller that I would normally never take, but I honestly didn't think I could last through the night. I was in complete agony. I have now switched to Levaquin, and am feeling better only after 7 hrs. of the first pill. Some of my mental confusion is still persisting, but | F | 35 | 4 days | 1/20/2008 | 5 | UTI | None. It has been great for me. | I felt better by the 3rd pill. | F | 25 | 4 days | 1/17/2008 |