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 |
| 3 | UTI | nausea, vomiting, fever, dizzy, headaches, loss of appetite, terrible gas. The day after I went off the antibiotic I broke out in a bumpy itchy rash all over my body and was dizzy and lightheaded. | F | 26 | 10 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | UTI | my mouth and private area both got very swollen and red with sores all over. Can't eat.....I only took 4 pills when this started happening. I have taken this drug before with no side effects. I WILL NEVER TAKE THIS DRUG AGAIN!!!!! | Has anyone else experienced any of these same symptoms? | F | 41 | 4 days | 4/8/2007 | 1 | staph infection on skin surface | EXTREME fatigue and weakness, restless legs at night, felt aches all over, could not sleep all night, restlessness, no position comfortable, felt extremely horrible, only slight nausea that did not appear until 12 hours later (3 am). I only took one pill. | Swore I would not take another one of these pills for a million dollars. Worst physical feeling I have ever had. NOT exaggerating! Oddly, when I stood upright it felt better than when I laid down. But, I felt too tired to stand. | F | 48 | 1 days | 4/5/2007 | 5 | MRSA, resistant infection | Dry mouth, having to pee constantly, headache, insomnia. | I feel it did a great job for me. Other antibiotics did not get rid of the MRSA. The side effects were mild and I tolerated it well, so I am happy to have been on it. (*I HOPE it "did the trick" and got rid of the MRSA). | F | 55 | 28 days | 4/4/2007 | 1 | kidney infection | My husband complained of severe neck pain, headache, shivers and overall flu symptoms. Attended G.P, who wanted him to go in an ambulance to hospital. Dr thought he may have meningitis. Fobbed off at hospital. Told to keep taking bactrim that he had signs of bacteria in his system which alluded tokidney infection. Husband tried to say symptoms only became severe after the one bactrim tablets. Hospital advised stay on the bactrim, they have to tell all side effects legally to cover themselves. | Came home and bactrim has been continued today ( twice) Husband is compaining neck pain is worse, headache and terrible pain in the joints of his fingers like severe arthritis.A rash all over the backs of his hands and itching all over his body. He feels in his heart it is the bactrim. So I thought I would google to find out more, found this site and have told him after reading all these comments, he will not be taking another dose and will see G.P asap. I just hope like many of you, that his symptoms dont get any worse. | M | 55 | 2 days | 4/3/2007 | 1 | Chronic sinus infection | I completed 7 days of two Bactrim per day and awoke the next day (Friday) to a severe rash. Today (sat.) the rash has grown increasingly larger and totally covers my body. Initially had a sunburned feeling on my face also. | This is the 4th antibiotic I've been given in 6 months for a sinus/bronchial infection. I still have the bronchitis/ sinus infec. I would not take this drug again. | F | 57 | 7 days | 3/31/2007 | 4 | MRSA | Red hot face that looks like a sunburn but it isn't and starts mostly when it is time for the next dose, MOOD SWINGS, anxiety, insomnia, nervousness, occasional hand tremors, headaches. I have been on this a few times and each time I have these symptoms. | I took about 10 other antibiotics before this that were extremely expensive, but bactrim worked the best for my illness. I would take it even with the side effects. | F | 50 | 180 days | 3/29/2007 | 3 | UTI/Bladder infection | A severe pain started on a thursday midnight after i went to the bathroom, i knew i was getting a UTI, so i stared taking AZO ( UTI pain reliever), on saturday night i was feeling some itching on the exterior area in my vagina, no discharge changes, on sunday morning, after 3 days the burning sensation was still bugging me, so i went to an urgent care center, they took an urinate sample...i just told the doctor all this and that i was suspicious of a possible yeast infection BC of the itching but no discharge, so he prescribed Bactrim 2 a day for 5 days and Diflucan 1 pill, after 2 days everything was getting better until the forth day of the treatment i started feeling the burning after urinating again, i called the doctor and he said irritation is normal when taking the medicine, thing that i've been trying to find on google and irritation is not listed on the side efects...so the urgent care told me if the burning is still on, they will fill a RX for the burning...so I'll wait to | F | 26 | 5 days | 3/29/2007 | 1 | prostate irritation | high fever for almost five days,face swelling entire body was pimples.when I talk to my docto about the bactrim he said bactrim was one the most worse antibiotic in the market | I think the exprience I had, any one prescribe bactrim from doc you should ask to change antibiotic right way. | M | 40 | 13 days | 3/27/2007 | 1 | Bronchitis | Wheezing, Extreme irrational behavior - almost dangerous actions. Completely disoriented and agitated. Mood swings with confusion, lack of sleep. | My 3 year old daughter is the one taking the meds. We went to the ER with her wheezing after her first dose. It was considered "Asthmatic" Bronchitis. I have been so scared by her change in behavior. Apparently this drug is really not a good thing and there are many cases to show this - WHY is it still available? To witness your child become uncontrollable and completely unlike herself is too scary. This drug has been horrid for us. We cannot leave her alone for one second - all of this is TOTALLY out of character for her and started when we took the meds. | F | 3 | 5 days | 3/22/2007 | 3 | UTI/ Staph | disorientation, can't speak or think clearly. Severe depression and anxiety, weight loss, muscle atrophy, loss of appetite, irritability, weird dreams, sleeplessness, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat. Rapid heart beat, shakiness (feel like I am on ephedrin), constipation. | The first time I took Bactrim was for a severe Staph infection on my face. I am a pro figure (a category of fitness) competitor and it was 7 days before my show. I weighed 123 and was about 10% body fat which is extremely low for a woman. I planned on shedding my water weight and competing at about 117lbs. Due to the severity of the infection, I was given an injection of antibiotics for the first 2 days in addition to the Bactrim. Within 3 days I weighed 111 lbs even though I was still eating every 3 hours and had to be medically excused from the show. This time, I have gone from 133 to 126 and have absolutely no appetite. I am bordeline suicidal, and can barely stand to be around other people. I just feel like crap overall, and cannot snap out of it. I have one more pill, and really hope it was worth it just for a stupid UTI. | F | 30 | 7 days | 3/21/2007 | 2 | Sking Infection Impatigo | HOT RED face. At first I thought it was from the hydro cortizone percription I was on so I stopped all topical creams. Then the redness occured each time I took the pill. It wasn't a rash just like a REALLY bad HOT sunburn. Also shaky hands, fatigue, anxiety, racing heart and burning ears all accompanied. I only got the reddness on my face though, and that is where my skin infection was, on my nose. | F | 24 | 4 days | 3/15/2007 | 1 | UTI | An extremely painful headache that increased in pain as the day went on. | I took my first dose in the morning and after 20 minutes i noticed a slight headache. But as the day went by my headache got worse and worse. I even took prescription Ibuprofen and that didn't do anything! I just drank lots of water and fell asleep hoping headache would be gone by morning. | F | 29 | 1 days | 3/13/2007 | 2 | staph | No side effects on the 7 days of Bactrim. My staph infection cleared up. Then the day after I finished I had a mild fever and headache. Next morning I woke up with a hive on my buttocks. Now a rash has spread over my back and chest. My face is hot and red. Doc says it should pass in 48 hours. How long does it take to leave your system? | Apparently Bactrim can trigger Stevens-Johnson Syndrome a very serious skin condition, be careful! | M | 43 | 7 days | 3/12/2007 | 2 | surgical infection | Rash on face, arms & legs. | I took bactrim once b4 yrs ago & didn't have any reaction that I can remember. I started taking bactim again for an infection and after the 4th pill I developed a severe rash on my chin, forehead and around my eyes. It's been 24hrs now since I stopped the bactrim and the rash has still not let up, even after taking 4 benedryls. BE CAREFUL WITH THIS MEDICATION. | F | 32 | 3 days | 3/12/2007 | 1 | Sinus Infection | Burning face,cold hands and body, Anxiety,nervousness, Heart racing,No appetite,pale face,Couldn't sleep well,Felt like the flu,itching,Dry mouth,Felt like a hangover | Never again will I take this. I thought it was bad Generic Paxil. I felt like I was going through Anti-depressant withdrawl.Experienced bad feelings. What kind of junk is this! So many people sick from it. | F | 47 | 3 days | 3/10/2007 | 1 | Sinus and Ear Infection | EXTREME muscle cramping in legs and back for days. Nausea and vomiting. Sleeplessness. Mild Depression. Fever, severe chills, and rash. | I took ONE of these pills (also with Prednisone, which I was told would counteract any rash - the only side effect I was warned about). 4 hours or so after taking that first dose, I was awakened at 12am with unbearable muscle pain in my legs and back, horrible stomach and intestinal pain and vomiting. This went on until 7 am. I was unable to eat for at least another 12 hours. and have been in pain (legs, back, feet, arms, hands) ever since. This has been three days now, and nothing seems to help. I will warn my family and friends about the potentially serious dangers of this medication. | F | 33 | 1 times | 3/8/2007 | 5 | Sinus infection | I did not have any side effects at all with Bactrim. I was very satisfied with it. I took it for 14 days with a 5 day treatment of Prednisone for a resistant sinus infection. | F | 40 | 14 days | 3/6/2007 | 3 | Sinus Infection | Cant keep my eyes open most of the day. Puts me right to sleep. Lower back hurts a little. | Ten days of side effects sucks, but a chronic sinus infection is far suckier, for anyone who has them. This is day three & the Bactrim has allready killed off most of the sinus infection. Eat first, then take it with alot of water. If your side effects are rash & breathing problems, call your doctor immediately. You could be alergic. Good luck everyone! | M | 44 | 3 days | 3/6/2007 | 1 | Staph Infection | Side effects included horrible rash on legs, back and stomach. Had a fever of 102 for 2 days with muscle aches, joint pain and serious fatigue. | The side effects are horrible. I am happy it cleared up my staph infection, but now i have to go back to the doctor to see if the side effects were more serious. | M | 26 | 10 days | 3/5/2007 |