Septra DS and Rash: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• December 11, 2011

For Urinary Tract Infection "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."

• Anonymous
• January 28, 2011

For Bacterial Infection "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."

• Anonymous
• January 28, 2011

For Bacterial Infection "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."

• DMa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 25, 2012

For Prostatitis "I've been having some discomfort that my doctor felt could be prostatitis. So, until I could get in for a CT scan and also see a urologist, he put me on Septra DS. Everything was going fine until day 6. I was on my 23rd anniversary weekend and I got up that morning to take a nice hot bath in the hot tub in our room. When I got out of the hot tub and started to dry off, I noticed hives on my inner thighs. Looking in the mirror, I noticed that I was also covered in hives from my armpit to my waist on both sides. The culprit? Septra DS. Within the next few hours, I was covered on my back, stomach, legs, arms, and a few on my lips. Allergic reaction."

• Shi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 23, 2017

For Sinusitis "I was diagnosed with a sinus infection and prescribed Septra. Instructions stated to take the medication for 14 days. On the 12th day, I noticed a rash on my ankle. By that evening, I was running a fever. At 3:30 am, I woke up with blood on my face - my lips had swollen so much that they had split. My eyes, feet, hands, gums, and roof of my mouth were also swollen. My temperature went to 105, and I was hospitalized. The diagnosis was that I am allergic to sulfa drugs. I was in the hospital for a week, and it took me over six weeks before I was near normal."

• Can...
• August 8, 2011

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

• Anonymous
• November 3, 2012

For Kidney Infections "Allergic reaction, hives."