Bactrim DS for Bacterial Infection User Reviews (Page 2)

• Anonymous
• October 9, 2009

"I have chronic bacterial skin infections, and my dermatologist put me on Bactrim DS. It did the job. Got rid of the infection, but the side effects were why I had to stop. It caused me to have blood in the stool, so she switched my medicine, and now I feel the infection coming back. Guess we got to find another antibiotic."

• Lys...
• July 20, 2017

"I am taking this for cellulitis. I have been on it for 5 days, and the swelling has gone down significantly, but the side effects are really crappy. I feel achy, hot, and I have a headache, and my joints hurt, but I'm not sure if this is also from having Lyme disease in the past."

• blu...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2018

"First two days on it, I felt fine. On the 3rd day taking this, I felt so sick to my stomach and unable to sleep. I wasn't sure what was making me so nauseated and dizzy at times, and I then realized it was the Bactrim. I am tossing this down the toilet!"

• Roo...
• November 5, 2016

"57-year-old female. Feeling fine. Went to my annual physical. Urine sample showed high white blood count. (Sign of a UTI, never had one and had no symptoms. Dr. prescribed Bactrim DS for 7 days anyway. (After my symptoms began, I researched my high WBC in urine could be due to the start of menopause - no need for antibiotics there!!) I am a non-drinking vegan who drinks 32 oz of water per day. I initially had a little stomach gas, but on day 5 I had severe leg cramps, fatigue, headache, and a fever!! I stopped taking. Fever is gone. Headache comes and goes, but the leg cramps are still here on day 3 after stopping Bactrim! Is my liver damaged? This is a sign of cirrhosis! When will it stop?"

• Jus...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2022

"I was prescribed 5 days of Bactrim DS for a small cyst that has popped. It’s like using a nuclear bomb to level a shed. I’ve had nausea, lightheadedness, ringing in my ears, and diarrhea. General unease where you know you feel like crap, but you can’t wholly articulate it. I made sure to eat and drink water before dosing, but it barely helped. I need to take two more pills, but I don’t know if my body can take it."

• Hel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 29, 2021

"I have been taking it for 6 days. I have had every single side effect that's written on this medication. I feel terrible, like I'm going to faint, unstable walking, nausea, all of it. And it hasn't cleared up my bacterial infection one iota."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 20, 2021

"I was prescribed this medication for a post-op infection. Within 12 hours of starting the medication, I developed a fever and rash. I continued taking the medication for 4 more days, as I did not realize it was an allergic reaction. Within the next 4 days, I developed a severe headache, vomiting, my fingers went numb, severe eye redness, severe weakness to the point I had trouble walking, and decreased urination. My doctor immediately took me off the medication and had blood work done. My liver enzymes were sky-high. The symptoms stopped as soon as the medication was discontinued, but it took about 6 months to get feeling back in my fingers."

• Sin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 26, 2021

"Sulfa drug allergy. My 12-year-old son was given this Bactrim DS by a doctor as he started having watery stool with a vomiting sensation. After 5-10 minutes of taking the tablet, a serious skin allergy appeared all over his body, and he vomited a lot. Then, he was taken immediately to a nearby hospital and given an Avil injection. Then, the rashes began to subside slowly and became normal after about 2 hours. Luckily, he swallowed the tablet whole and then vomited it out. Had he chewed it up and swallowed it, the allergy would have been much worse. It was a terrible experience. Please make sure you are not allergic to sulfa drugs before taking this medicine!"

• ano...
• November 22, 2022

"Bactrim DS was a nightmare. First, there was violent panic and anxiety. I had to stop it because it was so horrific. Now, the next day, I feel like I'm in a coma. It's terrifying, I actually feel like I'm actively dying. Is this still the drug or the original infection (UTI)? I would prefer death to this."

• ENa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 10, 2021

"I started Bactrim DS 3 days ago for an infection in my jaw. Everything seemed to be okay, but I began feeling extremely weak and achy. By the second dose on day 3, I began running a fever of 101.7. I thought maybe it was the infection. My glands in my neck were swelling, and my eyes were burning. My head felt like my brain was literally swelling. I read all of these could be a potentially serious side effect of Bactrim, so I didn't take the second dose like I was supposed to. After a couple of hours, my fever started to break without me taking anything for it. My head started feeling better. I began to drink even more water than before to flush it out, and the dangerous side effects began to go away. I know it was the Bactrim because had it been the infection, the fever wouldn't have gone down on its own without medication."

• Bri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 22, 2018

"Post C-section, possible MRSA infection. Used medication 7 days, prescribed for 10. Skin on face went bonkers. Chills and night sweats. Insomnia. Then the itching started... never again."

• Mad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 11, 2018

"Debilitating nausea. Started feeling ill the evening of day 2, was able to take the pill the morning of day 3 but unable to keep anything down since. I will never take this again."

• Net...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 18, 2015

"I was prescribed Bactrim DS for folliculitis. It did nothing except make me tired and gave me a yeast infection. Trying Keflex now and hoping for better results."