Bactrim DS and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Uti...
• January 25, 2018

For Urinary Tract Infection "I don't understand the bad reviews. I have been taking Bactrim since I was a kid, NEVER had a side effect and I had relief RIGHT AWAY. A UTI can cause nausea. Just take it with a lot of food & water and you'll be FINE!"

• bur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 19, 2022

For Urinary Tract Infection "So this is for all the people with terrible anxiety like me. Don't read the reviews to freak out. If you NEED to read them to prepare yourself, do it. So I got prescribed these for a UTI, 2 tablets a day for 7 days. Perfect, fine. Took about 3 days to start working, and now I feel generally okay, sorta burns in the morning, but it's whatever. Well, the only side effects that are noticeable are terrible indigestion that Tums don’t help, some light nausea (subsided with a probiotic), and anxiety. I generally have situational anxiety, so I was shocked as to why I was having daily panic attacks and overwhelming anxiety almost all day long until I realized it was certainly Bactrim. Macrobid gave me awful migraines, so this is a step in the better direction. Take it, some side effects are better than a kidney infection! Just make sure your doctor does a culture and a drug resistance test on your urine so it works!"

• Ter...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 22, 2022

For Kidney Infections "I was prescribed this for a pilonidal cyst. Omg, I was sick to my stomach. I couldn't eat anything, then stomach cramps, but couldn't poop for a week! I called, and she said to continue. I finally ended up in the ER, and they said I should have never taken that! Yeah, wrong medicine. He gave me cipro and drained the cyst. Now, my kidney blood work is at GFR 3.8, I was fine before this! I'm so annoyed."

• rea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 2, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "It worked and did its job in stopping my UTI pretty quickly, but at the same time, I was subjected to some of the worst side effects I've ever had. I was having terrible constipation and bloating, and I couldn't sleep some nights from the pounding headaches and nausea. To add insult to injury, on the last day of taking it, I had a delayed allergic reaction to sulfa. This stuff was worse than my actual UTI. Please ask for any other antibiotic."

• Cat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 11, 2022

For Urinary Tract Infection "I am generally very sensitive to medications, and antibiotics usually make me feel awful. I had never had Bactrim DS before, and I've had reactions to several other antibiotics in the past, some just unpleasant, some possibly life-threatening-unpleasant to life-threatening. I research everything before I take it, and I had some serious anxiety after reading some of the reviews here. With the 1st day's doses, I ate a full meal, drank tons of water (which I was doing anyway), took probiotics between doses, and braced myself for the worst. I was tired for a couple of days and very mildly nauseous, but that was it. By the last dose (5-day course), I was only eating a small snack with it and no nausea at all. Unfortunately, it didn't cure the UTI. Symptoms did improve for a while. Doc is culturing urine now and put me on Macrobid until we know. Hoping for another easy ride with that. Feel better, everyone!"

• Goo...
• November 30, 2011

For Urinary Tract Infection "I have bad side effects from all antibiotics, which is why I ended up with a long-standing urinary tract infection. I was given Bactrim DS by my doctor. I was really afraid to take this medication, so I cut a pill in half. I also took 1/4 of a Phenergan to help with possible nausea. I was fine all day. No side effects at all until about 4 hours in. Then I developed extreme body aches, especially a stiff neck and a low-grade fever (which lasted 3 days). I didn't take another one, checked my urine with a dipstick, and it was clear. Unfortunately, the urinary tract infection came back the next day because I didn't take enough. I tried 1/4 of a pill and had the same side effects 4 hours later. No more of those for me. Going back to the doctor for something else."

• ms ...
• August 11, 2014

For Urinary Tract Infection "Taken this medicine for urinary tract infection. Pain stopped after taking medicine 1 day. Side effects on day 3 horrible. Weakness, bad nausea, lightheaded, loss of appetite, and headache."

• Rhi...
• December 22, 2014

For Urinary Tract Infection "For those that are experiencing headaches and nausea, drink a glass of milk before taking Bactrim. This always works for me."

• wis...
• August 27, 2011

For Urinary Tract Infection "Bad adverse reactions: heart racing, low blood pressure, kidney and bladder pain, severe nausea, shaking so that I could not drive, fatigue, blurred vision. Rash came out after I went off the drug."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 3, 2020

For Urinary Tract Infection "Not sure if it’s from Bactrim, but my last day of taking Bactrim, I started feeling faint, dizzy, nauseous, with diarrhea. Five days later and I’m still feeling dizzy."

• Sor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 21, 2014

For Urinary Tract Infection "This made me very sick to my stomach. I couldn't even finish the bottle. I stopped the day before yesterday and still have severe nausea and insomnia. I just want to feel better!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 5, 2015

For Urinary Tract Infection "Bactrim helped with my bladder infection symptoms, but I have had the worst headache for three days straight from it. It hurts so bad that I've been nauseous. I hope I never have to take this again."

• Jen...
• October 4, 2016

For Bacterial Skin Infection "Took two pills yesterday, still feel nauseous and light-headed. Haven't taken any today. Gonna go back and get something else. Worked on my cellulitis, it's almost gone, but my body can't handle it."

• Anonymous
• January 8, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "Bactrim is the worst. Anytime I get on it, it makes me nauseous, sick to my stomach, headache, trapped in bed, and regardless if I finish or not, it does not take the UTI away!"

• Anonymous
• January 8, 2019

For Urinary Tract Infection "Bactrim is the worst. Anytime I get on it, it makes me nauseous, sick to my stomach, headache, trapped in bed, and regardless if I finish or not, it does not take the UTI away!"

• Sld...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 25, 2014

For Sinusitis "Usually clears up any infections, but does sometimes cause extreme nausea and yeast infection."

• hfr...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 16, 2015

For Sinusitis "The pressure in my head is gone, but I have been getting extreme nausea and fatigue since I started it 5 days ago."

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

For Bacterial Infection "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."

• Ray...
• August 10, 2015

For Infection Prophylaxis "I was on it for 5 weeks to prevent infection on my mastectomy site while drains were in place. No infection, but mild nausea in the mornings became all day and more intense after 4 weeks."

• hor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 10, 2018

For Kidney Infections "Making me sick to my stomach, which is causing me to miss classes."