BACTRIM Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)

Average Rating: 1.9 (1902 Ratings)

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BACTRIM  (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM):  This medication is a combination of two antibiotics: sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. It is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections (such as middle ear, urine, respiratory, and intestinal infections). It is also used to prevent and treat a certain type of pneumonia (pneumocystis-type). This medication should not be used in children less than 2 months of age due to the risk of serious side effects. This medication treats only certain types of infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 3  Staph infection insomnia, very swollen lymph nodes, rash, hives The Bactrim worked well to clear up my infection. However, by day 5 my facial lymph nodes were frighteningly swollen and tender. By day 7, I broke out with a rash and hives. Thankfully I work at a hospital and a quick trip to the ER for some steriods should help! F 30 7 days
12/18/2007
 1  Bladder Infection (minor) After the three-day course of Bactrim, I broke out in severe, itchy hives all over my body, concentrating in my elbow creases, inner thighs, ribcage, ankles, underarms and knee creases. The rash grew more severe over the course of three weeks, and I eventually had to begin steroid therapies and high-dose antihistamines. A month later the hives still have not fully subsided. The bladder infection DID NOT go away. This is usually the first antibiotic prescribed for UTIs, since it remains more intact in the lower digestive system. However, I have learned that anywhere from 30 to 47 percent of patients are allergic to the sulfa in this drug. It is also among the cheapest antibiotics. But I would never take it again. F 26 3 days
12/13/2007
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 1  prevent UTI My son was put on Bactrim October of 2006 at almost 3 months old to prevent urinary tract infections because he has some kidney problems. He NEVER slept. He was a baby, but after a month I asked his doctors, nephrologist, pediatrician and urologist if it could be the medicine keeping him up. Each said sleeplessness isn't a side effect. He would wake crying or screaming every night after 2 hours of sleep. I was told I spoil him, he is breastfeeding, he's just being needy, let him cry it out for hours. He cried, I cried, he never slept, I never slept. I tried probiotics, acid reflux meds, night time sleep medicine, finally after reading this page, after 1 YEAR of being on this medication, I stopped it and for the first time in his life, he is sleeping. He slept 10 hours in a row a week after being off this medicine. NONE of his doctors listened to me and my son couldn't say that he couldn't sleep. He is a new person, now maybe his kidneys will heal, now that he can sleep. I feel like I was poisoning my son, giving this to him for a year. NEVER, EVER give this to a child. The worst thing that I ever did, I feel I failed my son. M 1 13 months
12/8/2007
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 5  Chronic recurring prostate / UI Absolutely none. Having tried short courses of antibiotics over 10 years, including Bactrim, only to have the problem return, I went to a university medical library, and found the recommendation for my chronic problem to be 50 (FIFTY)days. I took this medication for the full course, and it completely ended the problem. That was in 1980. I was probably able to get this prescription because we had not entered the current anti-antibiotic hysteria. By all means, stop taking an antibiotic IMMEDIATELY, as soon as you get side effects. Once I was prescribed Cipro for sinusitus. It has the possible side effect ripping apart the Achilles tendon, so that the tendon breaks. The first night, I woke up with a tightening of the A. tendon, so I stopped taking it immediately. Learn the possible side effects of the drug BEFORE you take it, and find reliable information in the drug index at your library. (Detailed copies of every monograph are available at libraries in Canada.) Doctors mistakenly believe that yo M 59 50 days
12/6/2007
 1  uti After only 2 days of this med. I developed blisters, swelling of my eyes and acute pacreatitis. I was hospitalized for 13 days. I am still sick and weak. And i am not quite sure how long it will take me to get well again. I think people should be aware of the harmful effects of this drug! F 44 2 days
12/2/2007
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 1  Possible staph infection Flu-like aches, chills, fever, itchy rash all over body Was prescribed a 10-day course of Bactrim after having a boil lanced. Several days into the treatment I began feeling achy and tired, like I was coming down with the flu. After 8 days I woke up in the middle of the night with shaking chills, unable to get warm. The next morning I took my dose of Bactrim and then broke out in a rash all over my chest, back, feet, arms and legs. Chills returned with a fever of 101. Left work and went to immediate care clinic. Doctor took me off Bactrim, recommended trying Benadryl for the rash first; fever mostly subsided after a day off the Bactrim but the rash didn't respond to Benadryl, instead spreading and turning very splotchy and hellishly itchy, so doc started me on Prednisone. After a day on the Prednisone the rash appears to be starting to subside a little bit, I'm still quite tired, and I have to take extra precautions to keep the original infected area clean because Prednisone is an immune system suppressant. This treatment has been i F 39 9 days
12/2/2007
 4  UTI sore throat, runny nose, fatigue/weakness, chills--kinda like you're getting the flu I was so relieved that it cleared up my (painful) UTI symptoms in less than a day that I gratefully accepted the side effects. Who wouldn't take a runny nose over burning when you pee? F 33 3 days
12/1/2007
 3  MRSA swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, hives. Was given prescription for 10 days, and it worked really well, and seemed to clear the problem up in only a couple of days. 6 days into the medication, I started to feel like I was coming down with something. It was at this point that I ached, had swollen nodes, and fatigue. On the 8th morning, I woke up covered in hives from head to toe and went to the emergency room, where they gave me IV benedryl and a prescription for a steroid. F 25 8 days
11/28/2007
 1  Bladder Reflux My 5 yr old daughter had a headache beginning the morning after a dose of Bactrim (used for preventative UTI) the previous evening. We didn't connect the headache to the meds, so we gave her another dose that morning and the headache became more severe and she became lethargic as well. We considered going to the emergency room as the pharmacy told us the headaches were not related to the Bactrim. After reading some of the comments in this website, we stopped the meds and she began feeling a little better that evening and almost back to normal the next day. We called our Urologist on Monday and he said he has never heard of these side effects with this Med. F 5 1 days
11/26/2007
 3  Possible Mrsa infection Seemed O.K. until about day 6..taking 2 pills morning, two evening. Thought I had come down with the flu..high fever, chills, headache when eyes or head moved. 8th day, rash on torso and upper legs..realized it must be reaction to the bactrim. Extremely flu-like symptoms after 6th day..aching, fever, headache, etc. Then the rash. Miserable time, but seems to have taken care of the infection in my arm. Had to skip the final dose though, on 10th day, as rash and fever getting too bad to deal with. M 58 10 days
11/25/2007
 1  Possible Staph Infection Started off with mild body aches, some insomnia. Thought it was work related so i blew it off. Then out of nowhere i got hit hard with cold chills, and 101 fever, felt like i was burning alive. Headaches intensified, loss of appetite. Nausea and vomiting. Severes muscle aches, almost left feeling drained and dibilitated. Dry and nasty taste in mouth. Shortness of breath. Very thirsty. I initially thought i had the flu. But my symptoms seemed to clear up once in a while, and i would feel fine, then i would start feeling terrible again. I knew something not right was going on. I WILL STOP TAKING THIS ANTIBIOTIC, and will never touch it again in my life. It has ruined my thanksgiving. F 23 2 weeks
11/22/2007
 2  Sinus Infection Sore throat and cough, felt positive help from bactrim almost immediately, by day 4 felt better, day 7 started to get a stiff neck, shoulder and my eyes hurt when I turned them, when I bent down to tie my shoes my forehead throbbed with such pressure pain. Day 8 Fever, and stiffness, really getting worried about Menengitis, my neck would feel more stiff and sore when I laid down flat and looked up, fever and chills. Was told by Pharmacist it was a virus, keep taking Bactrim for 15 days as that was how long I was to take it. Day 9 I started telling my family my joints hurt, and stiff muscles, fever etc. but that I felt it was the medicine. Last nigt I took 2nd dose at 9:00pm by 11:00pm I was shivering so bad from feeling MEGA cold I could not move at all or wicked chills teeth chattering, I got my son to get 2 coats, 1 ski cap and I put them on, barely had the strength to walk up to bed my legs and kneww felt that weak just to Hours after taking it. I had 2 winter coats on, and 3 Blanke I found all your posts, and I see a similarity to alot of people 4 or 5 days into it getting chills and stiff neck and shoulders, and FEVER. Just hope I get better it has now been 14 hours since I last took a Bactrim. but my throat feels a little scratchy, sinus drainage is clear now. What a Headache and stiffness, thank goodness that has subsided for the most part. Now I want fever to go away, that never showed up till like day 6 or 7. Be careful with this Med everyone. M 37 9 days
11/21/2007
 3  staph infection of the sinuses uneasy stomach, fever up to 101.6, body aches, rash, pain on eye movement I brushed off the stomach discomfort for the first 6 days but on the 7th day awoke with fever, body aches and pain on eye movement with general frontal headaches. On the 8th day, when I went to the ER for the fever, they discovered a rash all over my body which had just started. My white blood cell count went down to a dangerous 2.1 and my neutrophils to 900 and my platelets to 109. Apparently, I am allergic to Bactrim. My mother is but I had never taken it. I thought if I did okay the first couple of days, that meant it was fine, but I was wrong. Fortunately, all of this should resolve with a week or so of monitoring by a hematologist and infectious disease specialist and I will know in the future to alert docs that I am allergic to Bactrim. Glad I found out without doing any permanent damage. F 42 8 days
11/20/2007
 1  UTI Racing thoughts/nightmares, insomnia, compromised mental state After two days of Bactrim DS, I went to bed but experienced insomnia. As I tried to sleep, and started to drift off, my mind was "racing", and I was unable to grasp a thought for more than a few seconds before the next one rushed in. It's hard to explain, but it was a scary experience. Somehow, I knew it was related to the Bactrim, which is the only that that kept me from outright panic. I stopped using the drug, preferring the UTI to the "insanity" and reported the events to my doctor who said such a reaction was "unusual" Not according to what I am reading here. This is a dangerous drug for some people. M 44 2 days
11/20/2007
 1  Staff Infection Sever rash on penis that destroyed the skin on the top part of the head of my penis. Didn’t realize it was the Bactrim until the 5tth day when I saw my dermatologist. By then, what had started as a swollen rash had become a very dark irritated area that was crusting over. Stopped taking the Bactrim and after a day I am starting to heal, but the skin is completely dead and raw, painful and unsightly. Doctor says I should be completely healed after two weeks. The irony is my dermatologist told me to put Bacatrim (spelling??) cream on the infected area, but stop taking the pills. Will never ever take this again M 28 5 days
11/20/2007
 5  adult acne none at all I've read the comments posted by others. I have been taking this drug for at least four years. Other than minocin, it's the only one that has cleared me up. I think that because some people's bodies have issues with sulfa, it doesn't mean that everyone should avoid it any more than everyone should avoid peanuts just because they can kill some people. It's a terrible thing to have a scarred and ravaged face and it's a wonderful thing to find a cure. Bactrim can be that cure for many people whose bodies are just fine with it. F 43 4 days
11/17/2007
 3  MRSA nausea, heartburn, insomnia, headache, shortness of breath seems to be clearing up the infection M 16 5 days
11/14/2007
 5  gastrointestinal infection fatigue, which actually helped me to sleep better at night and encouraged me to rest while recovering; moderately severe headache beginning day 2, taken care easily with one advil twice daily. F 30 4 days
11/13/2007
 2  Persistant Sinus Infection, POST OP Well, I had surgery in June of last year. The surgery was to unblock my sinuses and to stop chronic sinitus. Surgery was OK. Post Op was horrible. I was admited for sever sinus infection due to the packins in my nose. Was put on IV Batrim for the 3 days I was admited. The sent home after the packings were removed. Months later. I still have the sinus infection. Nausa, SEVER abdominal pain, total feeling of unwellness, depression, "piss off mood" all the time. Symptons stared 2 day of the 3rd time being on the meds. Prednisone was also prescribed to help keep the infection away. Infection is worsening, side effects are worsening, considering to go to the ER and scream at a doctor. Eh! It sucks! M 16 23.5 days
11/13/2007
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 4  salmonella tiredness I was scared to use this drug after reading these posts about potential side affects and all the horror stories. I am allergic to the quinone based drugs so when I got salmonella, they prescribed bacrim DS to me. I took it for 5 days and the main side effect was tiredness. I hope there are no long term effects or anything, it seems like a hit or miss with the real bad side effects. M 20 5 days
11/12/2007

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