Side Effects Of Bactrim (Page 10)

I need to know of any side effects that may occur while taking this medication.

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Omg. Thank you everyone for sharing. I too am a bacterium poison victim.. I'm up at 4am posting this as I awakened itching from hives. I took my last dose around 10:30 pm last night, and this is my first reaction. I just took Benadryl. I really am trying to avoid a trip to er at 4am Sunday.

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This medication is poison!!! I urge anyone who takes this medication and has a reaction to go back to your doctor and make him or her aware. Physicians need to be aware that this drug has SERIOUS side effects! Nobody ever said "oh we' re so sorry" after I ended up in the hospital with meningitis from Bactrim. Nobody said that this drug has many side effects. And even as a nurse I had no idea. No clue. Please f/u and get tx if you have any side effects. Thanks.

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I'll try to frequently update my symptoms. Hopefully they don't last long and these messages help the next victim. The benadryl I took at 4am helped. Woke up w/o hives. However some spots are still coming and going. Odd. I feel like I'm getting sick. A little groggy.

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If it gets worse or comes back go to doc. I had hives for a day then it escalated to my arms and face turning red and swelling with fever. Ended up on steroids for a month.

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Hi again. To recap : I was on Bactrim and keflex. After final dose of Bactrim 7 days I broke out into hives at 4Am sunday, took Benadryl was ok. All of sunday continued keflex still had some spots recurring. By evening large hive patches. Went to er and they gave me 60mg prednisone. Monday morning woke up ok. However spots progressively returned so now I stopped keflex. Continuing Benadryl and prednisone. Today, monday, as hives returned more and more. Have patches everywhere. Arms legs back stomach buttocks face neck. Dr put me on clindamycin antibiotics now. Wish me luck.

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I cant take cipro...bacrtrim...itchy hives. ...Zzz UTI...water. and cranberry pills.dony know what to do?

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For me it was vaginal irritation and severe burning, had to stop taking it.

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I was given Bactrim for HS. 2x800 per day. I was fine for 2 weeks and on the 15th day developed a headache. Kept taking Neorofen and thought it was odd. 5 days later the headache was persistent and I was getting g so. E fairly severe chills. I don't often get sick so didn't even realise that meant I had a fever and just kept going.

Eventually worked out it was a side effect.

Waited two months was told to start the course again... Within 4 hrs I was back to fever, headache, lethargy, dizziness sore.. Restless...

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I had a similar reaction 2x with severe hives and itchy burning skin. I felt like I was on fire! I had hives for close to 4 days all over my body except my face. The spots remained for about 2 weeks. The first time, I did not think the medication caused it. The second time, without a doubt and it scared me. Benadryl alleviated my symptoms and other antibiotics that were prescribed.

A month later, I feel that bactrim is still in my system. I get itchy, my eyes get irritated, and my throat tight or sore. I am going to the doctor in a couple weeks to see what exactly is causing this. My fear is Stevens Johnson syndrome as this young lady is suffering from.

Stay away from bactrim!

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I was prescribed bactrim for a staph infection. Was fine till the 8 th. day of a 2x/day for 10 day dose. I have to walk everywhere if I need to go somewhere and I've always lived in cold climates and all of a sudden on the 8 th day of taking bactrim ,I went outside in the cold and after 30 mins. Im broke out in hives on my legs,buttocks,hands,face and neck. It has been a week now and everytime I go outside in the cold I breakout in hives. They go away when I warm up. Does anyone have this happen also?

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I have taken Bactrim DS in the past for UTI without problems . However, a few months back it was prescribed for a sinus problem I think and I took one pill and I had some weird reaction so I did not take anymore. It seemed as if the pills were more potent. So here it s now and I just started taking few days ago for this bronchitis respiratory thing that has hit our area. I had the nasal swab done so it did show a specific pathogen. I am in the US. I noticed my ears got red afterward I started on it friday but only took the one pill. I took two on Saturday and Sunday 12 hours apart and one this morning. My cough became worse while taking this . I noticed a few pimple looking things popped up. I am NOT taking anymore. I also started running a fever where I had not been days prior. I am drinking plenty of water. I also made sure I was taking a probiotic. I cannot see taking this up to the tenth day.I also noticed some discomfort in my neck. I am hoping that by only taking it a few days I can drink water to flush it out. I think each bactrim pill takes about 72 hours to leave the body. I am assuming that by next Monday it should be gone out if my system. I really think certain manufacturers put more in pills than others.I heard that Bactrim DS has a half life so it is not excreted right away as it stays in tissues. I also read that it can lower platelets and wbg's and cause bleeding so be careful if you have to take it. It can also cause meningitis. I know crazy right? I am ending this by not taking anymore today. I already called my doctor and told them as Urgent Care had prescribed this. I will just do homeopathic stuff and continue probiotics and water to get it out.Please contact your doctor about continuing or discontinuing any medications at any time. Thank you

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I took one dose and had the exact same reaction--severe headache, neck pain/tightness, painful to take a breath, sharp pain right knee. Took advil and Benadryl and it went away.

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I was on bactrim for a sinus infection. 10 days 2 pills a day. I've been having vertigo attacks and broke out in hives 5 days later. Went to doctor and was told never to take bactrim again and that I was alergic. On the 10th day of being off medicine I have horrible head aches, nausea, shaking, pins and needles feelings in hand and feet. Weak in limbs , thumping hart , nervousness ,eye site problems. Not feeling good. Going back to doctor. Hope that they can give me some kinda relief. I've never been this Ill in my life and is angry with the clinic that put me on it. DON'T EVER TAKE THIS DRUG. I feel like its going to kill me.

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I was taking Bactrim to prevent me from getting an infection since I was on a long term high dose of prednisone. Apparently the prednisone suppressed the reaction as long as the dose was the same. My symptoms appeared when I started tapering from the prednisone. I had always dealt with a very bloated stomach and gas pains the entire time I was on Bactrim. After the prednisone was tapered down to a lower dose, I broke out in a very itchy rash and hives all over. Any other cause was dismissed by the dermatologist. My hands also became very swollen and painful to even pick up a cup. My prednisone had to go back up. That only slightly helped, as I can drive but not without pain. None of the prescription itch medications including Benadryl helps with the itchy rash and now I have these sores and the itching is driving me up the wall. I was told it can take two months to go away. :((

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Curious if anyone is finally NOT having symptoms after months off all medication?
I'm 1&1/2 months out and am still reacting to the sun. Melissa? Have you stopped reacting to the sun yet?

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I started taking Bactrim thit's day night. Ever since I started it Ive had diarrhea.

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I'm still having issues. Not as extreme but it's still there. I'm not confident that it'll ever be normal. My arms still have a red tint where it was real bad.

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How long before your side effects went away? Just curious because I also took one dose and am having almost every severe side effect and its been 48 hours.

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Per a Pharmacist friend: "10 days is typical but in rare cases it can persist for months, even years."
Obviously with minimal research WE now know that this is not rare for it to last months. I'm 68 days out from my last dose (only took 4 doses total). I'm still very reactive to the sun swelling & rash come in various locations.
Auto-immune response is now suspected & I'm pursuing non-western medicine to hopefully prevent an auto-immune disease.

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Please let us know how things go.

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