Bactrim DS and Rash: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Hiv...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 14, 2022

For Bacterial Skin Infection "I was prescribed a 10-day supply of Bactrim DS for finger lesions infected with staph. Within 2 days, I noticed that the infection started to heal. I also immediately experienced side effects of nausea, diarrhea, and heart palpitations. My doctor ordered me to have an echocardiogram/heart monitor as a result of irregularities she saw on my EKG while taking Bactrim. At the end of the 10-day supply, the infection had not cleared completely, and I was given a second round. After starting the second round, I broke out into a rash that covered my entire body. I had to have a shot of Prednisone and take an additional 6 days. It has been more than a month since I took the last dose of Bactrim, and I still am dealing with the original infection as well as being treated for chronic hives. I have not had heart palpitations since stopping the medication."

• Cin...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 5, 2017

For Sinusitis "I recently took Bactrim for a sinus infection. My first day of taking the Bactrim, I got nervous and my hands started to itch, I couldn't sit still. I broke out in a red rash on my shoulder and left hand, and my feet are red on both sides. But I had previously taken Bactrim before over the years with no problems. This time, I was shocked because I had taken it before. So I went to the urgent care, and they told me not to take it anymore. So I am throwing the cheap in the trash. And I just hope that my sinus will heal on its own."

• Anonymous
• December 9, 2010

"I took Bactrim 2x's a day for ten days (should have been 14 days). The first ten days, no problems at all. On the night of the tenth day, I itched all night and woke up with a rash all over my body. The doctor said to stop taking the Bactrim. He gave me two doses of steroids (40 mg a day for 2 days) and Benadryl. I quit taking the Benadryl on day 3 because the rash had cleared up. The next day it began to spread again. I have been taking Benadryl for seven days now, and when I don't take it, my cheeks get very 'rosy.' I would love to know how long this stuff stays in your system. Even the manufacturer says you can have a reaction up to 2 months later. That's really scary!"

• Mar...
• January 24, 2014

For Bacterial Skin Infection "Developed a skin rash all over my body, headache, stomach discomfort, neck stiffness, itchiness, anxiety. The majority of the symptoms pretty much."

• 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."

• Moa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 31, 2018

For Prevention of Bladder infection "Second time on this drug. No issues the first time, but this time it was horrible. Hives, chills, muscle pain, joint pain, headaches."