Trimethoprim User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Alarm...
• December 11, 2020

For Bladder Infection "I wish I had seen these comments before I took Trimethoprim, which was several years ago now. It affected me really quickly too and within about an hour I also experienced negative effects from this drug. Never again! High anxiety and random thoughts. Had to keep the light on all night as I was so afraid. Extremely fatigued, and depressed too. Senses heightened greatly and at times had sudden surges of energy doing bizarre things. Thought I was having some sort of a breakdown. Took it for a few days and then stopped. It left me feeling awful for several days. Put on another drug which worked well on the infection without such negative side effects."

• Jodylou
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 6, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "Prescribed 1 Trimethoprim at night for a long-term UTI and all it has done is made the UTI symptoms worse. I'm fine in the day but at night I can't sleep because of the burning /tingling sensation in my girly bits, the pain is indescribable, I'm seeing my GP today so I'll get them changed. Worst antibiotic I've ever had."

• Tread...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 10, 2023

For Urinary Tract Infection "Like many others on here, this drug and I don't get on. Two days in - anxiety overload, loss of appetite, feeling of pending doom and no sleep. Can't really comment on it effectiveness because I couldn't endure it longer than two dosages...Won't be revisiting trimethoprim."

• Female...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 21, 2022

For Urinary Tract Infection "This antibiotic has left me really unwell, I was prescribed 200mg 2x daily for 3 days, I only took 3 tablets ( 1 a day)..firstly felt like my kidneys had been battered, followed by severe stomach pain, extreme shivers and anxiety, also bad insomnia !! Getting sharp shooting pains ( like an electric shock all through my body !! Bad muscle aches as well.. warning !! If you suffer mental illness please avoid, as these pills really heighten everything. No more for me, it is an awful drugs. Not forgetting head aches, facial pain and horrendous nausea. I feel for all the patients experiencing these unwanted side effects, it's been 1 and a 1/2 days since stopping them, praying this will all pass real soon. In my opinion, they should be taken off the market pronto hope doctors realise what toxicity they cause. I never will I take these again, not worth the suffering."

• Chez
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 28, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "I had a UTI and was prescribed Alprim (trimethoprim), 300mg one at night. On the third day I developed a severe rash on both lower legs and feet. I have taken it for 5 days and I am not taking the last two. I have taken photos to show my Doctor, definitely seems like an allergic reaction of some type"

• DamnUTI
• May 13, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "Was prescribed trimethoprim for medium grade UTI that Ural & Hiprex couldn’t quite clear. 1 x 300mg for 7 days, 1st day I took two tablets. UTI has NOT gone away & seems to be getting worse again. Feeling fatigued and exhausted on this drug too, also off’ psychologically. This is the 3rd time I’ve taken it, belatedly remember that last time didn’t work too & I went back to a female dr who prescribed another round BUT ALSO wrote a penicillin script “in case it still doesn’t clear up”, which all UTI prone females know does the job. I ended up ditching the trimethprim & took the penicillin instead, which worked. My opinion as a 37 yr old female: refuse trimethoprim If you’re not allergic to penicillin. It doesn’t seem to be effective in the one 300mg/day dose against UTIs, & the side effects alone on that amount are crappy. I’d rather a dose of thrush & the UTI efficiently gotten rid than the side effects of this drug & the damn UTI STILL NOT cleared up."

• mdd
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 25, 2023

For Urinary Tract Infection "I can see that I'm not alone in having a bad experience with this medication. While I can't say for sure whether it caused it, I have unfortunately suffered from some of the side effects listed, particularly those in the rare section. It's bizarre that these reactions are classified as rare, as many others seem to have suffered similar reactions, which clearly means they are not rare. My GP said that this was the most common reaction, yet there are all these reviews, which is confusing. After taking only two tablets, I had to call a medic because I thought I was seriously ill and was on the verge of collapsing due to some weird and freaky heart issues that seemed to be caused by the medication. It turned out that everything was mostly fine, and there was no damage, but I still felt anxious and had some freaky thoughts, like I had delirium or something. It's frustrating when you have a bad reaction, and they say it's anxiety when it's clearly something else or something more severe. It's been about a month or two since stopping and these effects are no longer apparent yet I still don't feel one hundred percent, it's hardly acceptable and I had a bad reaction."

• Edwina
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 20, 2018

For Urinary Tract Infection "I’m on a 3-day course with these tablets for a UTI Since taking them I’ve had the worst throbbing headaches, I’m dehydrated and can’t seem to quench my thirst, I’m exhausted (really fatigued) I have stiff neck and a sore throat. I’ve taken these in the past and never had side effects like this. They have changed somehow"

• Molly
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 10, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "trimethoprim worked fine 2 months ago but got another UTI and was given 3 days of treatment while waiting for hospital culture to be done. trimethoprim makes me very very tired and bad depression and just no appetite. Only one more day to go so hopefully my appetite will pick up when dose over"

• Lozz
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 1, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "It did clear up my UTI on about the second day of taking this however I was prescribed 200mg to be taken twice a day. I would take this and would suddenly get a headache that wouldn’t go for hours even if I took paracetamol, I got really bad nausea to the point I would gag but have to fight to not be sick and would get really bad neck pain, it also made me feel really down on one of the days. I stopped taking it after 4 days and still have 3 pills left however even after stopping on Tuesday morning I sometimes wake up with neck pain and a bit of nausea with a funny taste in my mouth. I would simply AVOID this antibiotic."

• JB63
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 25, 2016

For Urinary Tract Infection "Cleared up the uti BUT 5 weeks after taking the final tablet I'm still having side effects. First noticed that I had a sore throat and stiff neck after taking tablets for 5 days ( was given a seven day course) but did not make connection with taking antibiotics. Continued to take medication. I then developed sensitive scalp, neck pain got worse and on and off headaches plus shoulder/back pain. Felt awful. I was on holiday at the time and it seemed to ease after about a week. Reported to my GP on returning to the UK. Now 5 weeks later, on holidays again, neck pain, sore skin, head pains are all back. Hope this helps others. Not sure if I should seek medical attention or just hope problems go with time."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 24, 2022

For Urinary Tract Infection "Prescribed a 7 day course of 300mg twice a day. Felt OK on day 1 and 2 but day 3 was bad. Woke up jittery and shaky, bloated stomach and no appetite. Took the morning tablet and two hours later, I was having a panic attack, shaking with chills—nausea and bloating continued as well as the jittery and shaky feelings. My neck is stiff and uncomfortable also. It's now the evening on day 3 and I'm still shaky and have no appetite. I do take antidepressants and feel this has definitely not helped with my anxiety. I can't take many antibiotics either as I am sensitive, this is clearly another one to add to the list."

• Wendy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 6, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "Had a UTI that turned into a kidney infection. I get chronic UTI’s and have become resistant to many antibiotics. Day three of 300mg, once a day, and my kidney infection cleared. Woo! I was left with a bladder infection still for the rest of the week. I started taking biofilm defence and the antibiotic started to do its job properly. I’m guessing biofilm is the cause of my chronic UTI’s. Feeling heaps better with this combo. Side effect is that I have extreme fatigue when I take this."

• Dave
• January 1, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "Prescribed trimethoprim for UTI at walk-in clinic 4 days ago (after nearly 4 hours of sitting there). Not aware of any side effects and today the agony has ended. So for me it has worked, for which I am grateful, but certainly not a quick fix. Prescribed 200mg tablets twice a day for 7 days."

• Helpi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 30, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "Got 200mg to be taken twice daily for a UTI. Night one I started to vomit and zero energy with an indescribable migraine, I put it down to the UTI making me poorly. Over the next few days I started my muscles to cramp up massively my arms and legs would not move and the energy to move them was too much. It also caused unbelievable acid reflux, could not eat for a week literally zero appetite. Lost a lot of weight. The last two days the anxiety insomnia and panic attacks set in. This is when I checked on here for reviews and realised I wasn't the only one. It cleared the infection, but boy, what I put down over the week was something else, please find an alternative if you can."

• Jen
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2018

For Urinary Tract Infection "The urine tract infection is gone after two doses, but at a cost. Feeling nausea, vomiting, itchy rash on ear, slight temperature increase, a terrible headache. I stopped taking it after the second dose by doctors advice."

• nkwendy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 1, 2023

"I took the first dose and started to feel anxious, but continued taking it and by the second day I had the worst anxiety attack ever. Obsessive thoughts were nonstop racing in my head. I was unable to sleep. Chills, shaking, thirst that never went away, and the worst symptom by far was the anxiety. I really would not recommend unless it is the only choice. I had to switch antibiotics because of the side effects. Luckily I didn't take a lot of the medicine because it was intense for the one day i took it"

• Green...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 8, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "Been on this antibiotic trimethoprim for three days and no side effects. I’m on a longer course of the same drug. I mainly get headaches and nausea from this stuff and a bit of gas too. Been struggling mentally, I’m not sure if that’s related. It’s clearing up the infection well enough though and having to deal with the pain in the butte of UTI symptoms for the past month, that’s good enough for me. I’m currently on day 3 of a 7 day course."

• Chummy
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 27, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "Prescribed a three day course (one twice a day) for UTI over the phone. First day gave me a raging head and dizziness. The second day (Xmas eve) I felt nauseous all day. Decided to take my second dose with food. An hour later I started vomiting and violently shaking. This lasted a few hours when it seemed to subside (I'm 2 weeks post COVID so it's easy to blame COVID for everything, but this felt different). Xmas day morning the vomiting returned along with the violent shaking - no fever. Also, mind full of paranoid thoughts. I have never been so scared in my life. Rang 111, the doctor said it was a reaction to the trimethoprim and to stop taking them (I had). Prescribed anti-sickness tablets and advised to call back if symptoms worsened. Thankfully by boxing day I had recovered. I just can't believe these side effects aren't made common knowledge."

• stella...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "Curses. Back on this absolutely rotten Alprim but I have no choice. Keflex was OK for the UTI but it seems the bug likes it and wants to holiday in my bladder. Alprim gives me the worst headache plus feeling quite sick. Grit the teeth and get on with it. Of course I will. Waiting now for the result of the urine test to make sure Alprim will work. Sorry for the grizzle. I really have nothing to moan about. Love to all."

• Nancy...
• August 9, 2015

For Bladder Infection "I took the 200 mg strength and was given 16 tablets. On the morning in which I took the very last dose I came out in the most horrendous rash I have EVER experienced and have told I must NEVER take that drug again. The rash - over a period of about 3 hours - spread over my entire body, including my face. I was hot and itchy beyond belief. My doctor was absolutely shocked as she said that any reaction usually appears after taking just a few tablets. I'm in U.K. so some questions are not relevant to me."

• FREDF...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 16, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "I was given ALPRIM for a bladder infection?? I was told to take in the evening with food, the first night I nearly went mad, I had nausea, itching, headache, pain in my lower legs and feet and then on day 2 a severe rash appeared and my feet both swelled they were also red raw I thought I must have had gout. Day 3 I took another tablet and the rash spread on both legs the pain was unbearable, moods were hard to live with. I have had infected cellulitis and that was painful but nothing like this so on day 4 the lower legs all blistered and I was in shocking pain so that was the end of Altrim never again and it is 3 weeks later and the legs are slowly coming back to normal still very red so please be aware of this medication and if you notice any changes in yourself stop it I will never take it again."

• Marty
• November 21, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "I start of by telling you shouldn't read reviews. This is my second antibiotic for UTI. I was terrified of taking the two antibiotics as I had suffered a panic attacks on day 3 of trimethoprim, no side effects of yet so don't read reviews everyone is different."

• Rebecca...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2023

For Bladder Infection "I was prescribed this drug for a bladder infection. Within an hour of taking it, I had one of the worst headaches I've had since my last migraine. It was the intensity of a migraine, I tried paracetamol and ibuprofen, but nothing touched it. I've got horrible anxiety, I feel shaky and my stomach feels truly awful. I feel sick and no appetite. I also feel exhausted, I didn't sleep well last night due to racing thoughts. Much of what others have described has been my experience. I'm currently waiting for a call from my GP surgery for a different antibiotic. Take the advice on here, don't take it, it's a truly awful drug. It should be taken off the market!"

• Krist...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 25, 2023

For Urinary Tract Infection "Since taking this drug, I've been having the worst anxiety and insomnia in my life. Had to start sleeping pills, that's how bad my insomnia become. Body shakes, numb limbs, panic attacks, and of course diarrhea. Be careful taking this!"