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 | Staph Infection | Chills, upset stomach, cramps, constipation, 102 fever, bright red rash from knees to ankles, and also from mid chest level to top of my head. I had major chest congestion and was on breathing treatments every four hours. In addition, I was told that I was a red as a tomato. Dehydration, uncontrollable shakes, insomnia, every joint in my body hurt and it felt as if I was hit by a truck. | Not very interested in taking this medicine anytime soon. Within 15 minutes of taking the pill, I knew it wasn't going to be a good night. I immediately felt like it was going to come back up the same route it went down. After getting the upset stomach, I immediately came down with a fever and uncontrollable shaking. A co-worker had come down with the flu about a week earlier and had similar symptoms, so I thought I had the flu also. I only took 4 pills over a two day period, but with each pill, I was definitely getting worse. I had no appetite, was constipated, and began breaking out in a rash within one day of taking the first pill, which happened to be last Tuesday night. Wednesday was pretty much a blur and Thursday,was probably one of the worst days of my life. I went in to work and I thought was on my way home by 11:00 a.m. My wife had read up on this drug, contacted my doctor and she wanted to see me immediately. I don't even remember the trip to the doctors office. N | M | 42 | 3 days | 5/30/2007 | 1 | INFECTION FROM CUT IN FINGER | NAUCEOUS, WORST HEADACHE, MY HEAD HURT IN THE FRONT, THE BACK, ALL AROUND MY KNECK AND DIZZINESS. TOTALLY FEELING OUT OF SORTS. | I THINK I HAVE TAKEN BACTRIM BEFORE. BUT I WILL NEVER TAKE AGAIN. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH AN INFECTED FINGER AND WAS GIVEN BACTRIM. I TOOK MY FIRST PILL AROUND 6 PM. I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING WITH A MASSIVE HEADACHE AND FELT SLIGHTLY NAUCEOUS. I TOOK THE SECOND PILL AROUND NOON NOT RELIZING IT WAS THE PILL AND THE HEADACHE AND NAUCEA(SP ?) GOT WORSE. I DID NOT TAKE ANOTHER ONE AND WENT TO MY DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY FOR A DIFFERENT ANTIBIOTIC. SHE DIDN'T MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT MY REACTION TO THE MEDICINE. I AM SO GLAD TO COME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE BECAUSE I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE WAS WRONG WITH ME. IT HAS BEEN APPROXIMATELY A DAY AND A HALF SINCE I TOOK THE LAST PILL AND STILL FEEL AWFUL. | F | 54 | 2 days | 5/29/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Felt better by day 2. But on 5th day developed body aches from head to toe. On 6th day suffered a severe fever with chills. After that thankfully passed, I developed exteme sensitivity in my left upper and lower teeth. Saw the doctor on 7th day who told me it was a virus and to continue the Bactrim for the sinus infection. I did against my better judgment. On 8th day woke up with a rash over entire body. Called the doctor & was told to immediately stop the Bactrim. Was put on prednisone for the rash & the sinus infection. | I knew something was wrong. Antibiotics always make me feel tired and wiped out but I NEVER get sicker when I am on any antibiotic and I have had several different ones since I am allergic to pencillin. This was my first and last time for Bactrim. The sinus infection seems to be gone but now I feel even worse than before. It's right there in the pharmacy brochure that joint pain and fever are two of the many symptoms that can be allergic reactions and to CALL YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY. But not until I had the rash all over did the doctor even consider that I might be having an allergic reaction. Now I have a red, bumpy face, red bumps all over my body and am constantly worried about how much more severe this reaction may get (i.e. Stevens-Johnson syndrome)plus I can't even get my doctor to return my calls. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE. | F | 55 | 8 days | 5/23/2007 | 1 | staph infection | severe migraine type headaches, diarrhea, stomache cramps that woke me up at night, nausea, blurry vision, fatigue, fever and chills, acid reflux, sore throat, rash. | Horrible side effects!!! Cleared up my staph infection but not sure if it was worth it. I'm very worried after reading this sight. I finished my regime 2 days ago and still feel like crap. I sure hope it doesn't last for months or years. I actually thought the staph infection had gone into my bloodstream because I felt so horrible. Don't take this drug unless you have no other options! | F | 30 | 10 days | 5/22/2007 | 4 | Sinus Infection | None that I could tell. | Seems to have cleared up infection | F | 36 | 10 days | 5/18/2007 | 5 | staph on chin | mild fatigue and weakness similar to low blood sugar, one bout of diarrhea (I ate two cups of Dannon Acitiva yogurt per day and that stopped it) | Would not have cared if it caused me to grow a third eyeball in the middle of my forehead as long as it cleared up the staph, which it did. | F | 36 | 28 days | 5/16/2007 | 1 | Severe Cystistis | Rash all over my body | F | 26 | 14 days | 5/15/2007 | 4 | Foliculitus (acne on scalp and face | I got my Rx from the VA Hospital. I was given a warning of prolonged use. It cleared up the pussy pimples in 2 days and worked as long as I was taking the meds. Within 10 days the bacterial infection on my skin was back. Now I take it for 3 days (2 per day) and lay off of it for a week. Seems to be the only thing that works. I have done all of the topical meds and OTC stuff, but I think right now, Bactrim works. I have not had any side effects. | M | 53 | 6 months | 5/13/2007 | 1 | Boil on leg. Suspected insect bite. | Red, rash covering ankles and lower legs, growing into splotches with red bumps over thighs, stomach, back and arms. Itchy, stinging, painful, tender. | Put on oral and topical steroids to stop rash. After 3 days off bactrim and on steroid meds, rash is flattening (not as red or as bumpy) but still painful and still all over. | F | 47 | 10 days | 5/13/2007 | 5 | cellulitis-staph on skin | constant headache, effective for the infection. have had to take it 2 times. i have had previous problems with sulfa type drugs, like the mouth sores when i was young, but this medication is relatively benign for me. no yeast infections or other side effects so far. just finished 10 day protocol. | would take it again | F | 49 | 10 days | 5/10/2007 | 3 | uti | The first time I took it everything was fine and my infection went away. The second time I took it(about 10 mths later) I got very painful blisters on my tounge after the first pill. Called my doctor and they told me to continue taking...after the second pill my tounge hurt so bad that I decided to stop taking..blisters went away after about 2 days...found out later that this could have been a very serious and even deadly side effect. | I would not take this medicine again.. | F | 26 | 1 days | 5/3/2007 | 4 | mrsa | Trouble sleeping, weight gain | Have been taking drug for 10 weeks and will take it for 10 more. Started with 4 double strength a day, now am down to two a day. So far nothing bad. | M | 56 | 10 weeks | 4/30/2007 | 1 | UTI | Major Headache in the center of my forehead. It has gotten worse each day and neither Advil nor Tylenol would make it better. I have dry mouth and a nasty taste in my mouth. I'm also feeling a bit of aura with the headache and like I'm out of my body a bit. I feel hot in my face like it is on fire, but not turning red. Going to the bathroom a lot, and not sleeping good. Weird dreams! My right eye is twitching a lot when my head hurts wors. | Will not be taking this medicine again. This headache is enough to make anyone crazy! | F | 34 | 5 days | 4/26/2007 | 1 | UTI | Felt very strange while on this drug, not like myself at all. It made me feel really anxious; my heart beat quickly, I thought I might be having heart problems! Also, I was a bit nauseous. I couldn't deal with the side effects and had to leave work after only two hours one day. After I stopped the Bactrim, I felt a lot better. Had to switch drugs to take norflaxacin instead; still waiting for that to work. | I took this once before and didn't get the side effects, but it didn't work against my infection then either. I am glad I read the comments on this site, because I though I was imagining these odd side effects that were not mentioned to me before I took Bactrim. | F | 53 | 2 days | 4/22/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection | About 2 hours after the first pills, felt feverish, chills, thought got the flu. Next day, felt like I carried the weight of the world on my body, just want to sink into the ground and die. Insomnia, felt semi-catatonic as if whole body is just there, but not me. Painful muscle ache on arm and back like I got beaten; swollen glands on neck; back of neck pain, can't really turn left or right. Even my eye balls and eye sockets hurt! | I get occasional painful spasm throughtout the body, each lasting several seconds. I feel better when I wasn't on the med. But scared to stop since many people got rash after stop taking the drug. Will call urgent care tomorrow (Sat.) for advice of whether should stop and change drug. | F | 37 | 3 days | 4/21/2007 | 3 | Topical staph infection | Headache (non-responsive to OTC analgesics), constipation, hot flashes, dizziness, nausea, anxiousness, sleeplessness, fatigue, irritability. | MD wants to fight the infection aggressively since I'm diabetic, so I'm taking a dosage large enough to cause the pharmacist concern. The infection itself kept me from work most of last week, now I am back at work and the side effects are gruelling. If I didn't have such a fluff job, I'd be in real trouble. | F | 41 | 4 days | 4/16/2007 | 5 | UTI | Mild nausea, that's about it. This is much easier to tolerate then some others out there. As long as you aren't hypersensitive to the sulfa drugs it's the way to go IMO. I have previously been on levaquin + Flagyl for diverticulitis + bladder infection and they were so bad I couldn't take them all. This is the same bladder infection and the Bactrim are working fine. | M | 36 | 3 days | 4/12/2007 | 4 | Severe cellulitis | This was the third antibiotic I took during my treatment, and while it was effective in clearing up the infection I experienced a constant headache that did not respond to any pain relievers, non-specific emotional anxiety, extreme fatigue, hot flashes (or the feeling of fever without temperature), muscle aches, and insomnia. Although these are severe side effects, the cellulitis was far worse. My side effects cleared up approximately three to four days after taking the last pill. | I have been put back on the Bactrim for an entire 30-day regimen in order to eliminate any chance of a staph reoccurrence around the metal implants bracing my broken arm -- not really looking forward to an entire month of the side effects, which began again immediately after taking the first pill of the series and continue without letup. Length of original course: 10 days. This course: 30 days. | F | 44 | 40 days | 4/12/2007 | 1 | UTI | Severe ongoing headache, complete lack of energy, restlessness, kidney pain, achy joints, anxiety, confusion, sore jaw/teeth, numbness in limbs, loss of appetite, nausea. | Evil stuff.... It has been 30 hours since my second/last dose and I still feel awful. Doc said take it for a week. As if I'd live that long on it. The UTI was better than this, and it isn't gone, so no doubt I'm in for another drug. | F | 40 | 2 times | 4/9/2007 | 1 | sinus infection | POISON! I suffered most of the side effects reported here. It's been several days and trips to the Dr. and ER, and I'm still messed up. I'm shocked at the lack of understanding of the MDs about this stuff! Why take a chance and prescribe it??? | NO ONE in my family will ever take this again! | F | 53 | 3 days | 4/9/2007 |