Comparing Ciprofloxacin vs Sulfamethoxazole / Trimethoprim

For Urinary Tract Infection I was placed on this antibiotic because Bactrim gives me nasty side effects and I told my doctor that so she gave me this. Never been on this for a UTI before and I’ve had a UTI every 4 months almost ON THE DOT for the past 2 years. Literally have been to urgent care 4/3, was just back there on 9/3. so about every 4-5 months I’m back there. Anyway, she put me on this one and so far the only major side effect is that I’ve had trouble sleeping and my feet get really dry. ALSO THE WORST ONE is that urgency to pee is just hanging around, like I still have a UTI or something, and I’m on day 4 out of 5 of treatment. Just hoping this awfulness ends soon. I bought AZO urgency pain relief pills and those always help.

For Urinary Tract Infection No huge side effects yet. Just took third dose. I already have anxiety so that side effect I can deal with. Hoping my UTI will start clearing up soon. This is my first time taking this drug. I will comment back with results and updates in a few days. 30 year old male.

For Urinary Tract Infection I’ve had one other UTI in the past and was prescribed another antibiotic. For my most recent UTI I was prescribed sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, and my experience for the first 3 days was an absolute nightmare. The first night, I had eaten a lot of food before taking the pill & vomited all through the night. The second day, I still had uncomfortable feelings as though my UTI was still untreated. I couldn’t pee, I couldn’t focus while using this pill, I also had bad anxiety & depression. This went on for 3 days constantly as I was crying, unable to sleep, in very bad pain and was taking multiple different pain killers and using sleep pills at night just so I could close my eyes. I don’t recommend using this pill for your UTI. I’ve had a better antibiotic in the past, however this pill did clear everything up in the end. However, the pain was unbearable.

For Urinary Tract Infection On this drug now and I feel awful! Was seriously considering going to ER. I have extreme nausea, tingling in my hands, dizziness, stomach pain, sore throat and my eyes are red and dry. I will never take this again for a UTI.