SMZ-TMP DS and Anxiety: What Users Say
Reviews for SMZ-TMP DS
- Rev...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 29, 2018
For Urinary Tract Infection "It helped my simple UTI almost immediately and completely, but I had side effects that I've never experienced with any other drug. My face was extremely red (like a bright, painful red that felt like a bad sunburn) all over for the entire time, plus a week after I stopped taking it. I felt extremely anxious and jittery, and I didn't get a good night of sleep for a week after I stopped this med. I should add that I had all these side effects when I only took the drug for 3 days! I've never experienced side effects with other antibiotics. I believe this is a sulfa-containing drug, and I guess I must have a sulfa allergy."
- Rev...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 29, 2018
For Urinary Tract Infection "It helped my simple UTI almost immediately and completely, but I had side effects that I've never experienced with any other drug. My face was extremely red (like a bright, painful red that felt like a bad sunburn) all over for the entire time, plus a week after I stopped taking it. I felt extremely anxious and jittery, and I didn't get a good night of sleep for a week after I stopped this med. I should add that I had all these side effects when I only took the drug for 3 days! I've never experienced side effects with other antibiotics. I believe this is a sulfa-containing drug, and I guess I must have a sulfa allergy."
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- Not...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 17, 2022
For Urinary Tract Infection "Prescribed this for a UTI. Took it at 6 pm, and by 11 pm, I was so nauseous I had to take a chewable pill for it. Finally got to sleep only to awaken after 4 am with tingling in most of my upper body, throat is dry. Noticed that the urge to go isn't there, and I'm going just to go because I'm drinking plenty of water to help flush out the bacteria. I'm calling for a different medication later. Forgot to mention that I'm feeling very jittery as if I had a pot of coffee."
- Ner...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- July 22, 2022
For Bacterial Skin Infection "I had a grease burn on my wrist. It was very red around the burn areas and swollen. This medication took down the swelling and redness within 48 hours. But make sure you finish it anyway, even if you think the bacteria is gone. It can come back if you stop taking it! My only side effect was anxiety, like drinking a whole pot of coffee in just a couple of hours, and didn't happen until I was on it for 24 hours or so."
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For Urinary Tract Infection "I was prescribed sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim (SMZ/TMP) twice a day for 7 days for a UTI. I have one pill left, almost all the symptoms are gone. The first day I took the pill, I was extremely sleepy. Every day after that, I had a horrible headache in the back of my head and a stiff neck that came and went every few hours, also brought on by light sensitivity. Nausea, out of breath at times, cold sweat on exertion, and jittery."