SMZ-TMP DS for Bacterial Infection User Reviews
- Lil...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 20, 2019
"I have dysuria, furuncle of the groin, cellulitis at the same time. I was given sulfamethoxazole plus TMP/DS 800 every 12 hours. I also have Hashimoto's disease and took my levothyroxine a while after taking Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole plus TMP). The first day I started having cramps on the left side of my stomach, thinking it was normal. I took the second pill after 12 hours, and I was worse than before: light headache, nausea, full and heavy stomach feeling. Then I took the third pill in the morning, and soon I was having chest pain, nausea, tired irregular heartbeat, fatigue, tight chest, pain in my teeth, lips, and muscle pain. The symptoms are not improving. I called the pharmacy, and they wanted me to call my doctor, but I will stop this medication, as per my primary doctor. I will have a long talk with them tomorrow, as according to my medical records, I shouldn’t have been on this medication."
- Kon...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 27, 2019
"Taking for abscessed tooth. It seems to be working so far. Although it is very slow, it seems. Thankfully, I have experienced no side effects like a lot of these other people, so hopefully it gets the job done in the end. So far, so good."
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"Side effects I got on the first dose: very bad headache, dizziness, difficulty urinating, irritated eyes, joint and muscle pain, fever with chills. I am still recovering, it's been over 12 hours. I've gotten maybe 4 hours of sleep while I started this. I had to discontinue it, and I contacted my doctor. My advice: do not take if you have high blood pressure or a thyroid condition, this medication seems to interact with medications for those conditions as well as interact with those conditions themselves."