Septra DS for Bacterial Infection User Reviews
- Sco...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 4, 2017
"Was prescribed this drug about three years ago for an infection around the cuticle of my forefinger. It was prescribed by a PA, no doctor ever looked at it. I remember thinking, 'Why such a powerful antibiotic for a small infection in my finger?' I recently went into the same office with an abscess in my rear end. This time a doctor looked at it, drained it, and put me on doxycycline for 10 days that took care of the abscess. Later, while on a follow-up visit to have it repacked, the same girl who gave me Septra DS three years earlier let it slip that they usually just assume these things are MRSA. So they prescribe something they think will work while they wait for the lab results to come back. Three years earlier, no mention of MRSA! Bad reaction."
- Nag...
- January 28, 2022
"It causes loss of appetite, full stomach, nausea, feeling of vomiting."
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"First 2 1/2 days this seemed to be working for me. 3rd day developed a major headache and nausea. By day 4, I felt a bit feverish, but nothing major. By day 5, my entire body ached and I just wanted to sleep. The fever, although not high, continued to go up and down. By day 6, I felt just as bad, no headache, but nausea, feverish, chills, etc. Day 7, enlarged lymph nodes, stopped taking it. Day 8-9, severe rash all over body. Seeing now possible signs of Stevens-Johnson syndrome."