Septra DS for Urinary Tract Infection User Reviews

• Mat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 25, 2020

"I feel like it saved my life. I got my first UTI, and it was the most painful thing I've ever experienced. I didn't sleep for two days and was not only peeing blood but peeing clots of blood. My back ached, my hips ached, and I was completely exhausted. The morning after I took my first pill, all symptoms were gone. ALL SYMPTOMS WERE GONE. I, of course, was still exhausted, but that was from little sleep the previous days. I had zero side effects. Now I'm back to normal, loving life."

• Bum...
• September 4, 2011

"I have been having urinary tract infections for a while and have had them more than once. I have been given different kinds of medications to treat the infection- even ones that made my urine turn orange and stained my underwear. I have to honestly say that the Septra DS is the best I have ever taken (I asked for the generic brand from my doctor). I know it's huge-like horse pills, but after the first dose, I felt relieved. The first thing I noticed was that I didn't have to urinate that often and the pain associated with urinating subsided. I never had any side effects with this medication."

• Chu...
• July 15, 2011

"After my first dose of Septra, my urinary tract infection symptoms disappeared, and my urinary system began functioning normally again. So, as far as being effective against UTIs, Septra seems to do a good job. I've been on it for 9 days, and I have one more day to go. However, there might be some side effects. In my case, they were mildly unpleasant. The first night of Septra, I felt extremely tired, and I fell into a light sleep with the weirdest dreams of my life. They were more like hallucinations than dreams. However, they seemed to pass, and the only other side effects were mainly gastrointestinal, i.e., mild diarrhea, bloating, belching, and a transient sense of mild nausea."

• Sar...
• February 14, 2014

"I tried taking Septra, and by the second day, I was vomiting all day long. Couldn't take it long enough to cure the bladder infection, and because of changing antibiotics partway through, ended up in a trip to the hospital with a kidney infection."

• Anonymous
• November 29, 2009

"Septra DS is excellent for UTI. I have been on it for three days with absolutely no side effects. My UTI has cleared up rapidly. My only criticism is that the pills are rather large and very dry, that is probably why it is recommended that it be taken with lots of water."

• Anonymous
• July 11, 2012

"Septra DS worked wonderfully this time. I am only on day 2, with 5 more days to go. I have, however, taken this and Bactrim DS before. I am quite sensitive to antibiotics but tolerate these well. I usually ask for Bactrim DS due to tolerating it well, so that is what the MD prescribed. I also take metformin and Lotensin, and they seem to work fine with this med, though I take them at least 3 hours from each other."

• suz...
• September 13, 2011

"I am always nervous about taking new medications, especially antibiotics, because they usually give me many side effects. However, Septra DS was very well tolerated! I don't do well with large pills, so I split them in two (since they're scored for that purpose) and found them much easier to swallow. I took each half about 30 minutes apart and never had any side effects other than a funny taste in my mouth, which may have been from the pyridium (the stuff that turns pee orange) for the pain, which I stopped after the first day."

• Anonymous
• December 11, 2011

"I have a severe allergic reaction. I had an extreme rash, with blisters all over my body, including the inside of my mouth. This happened after taking it for three days. It wasn't a positive experience."

• Can...
• August 8, 2011

"After the first day, I felt kind of better, the second, a little rash, and at the third, changes in the mouth mucosa/lining."

• Tum...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 1, 2017

"Diarrhea...enough said."