Can Sulfameth Trimethoprim Cause Seizures? (Top voted first)

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My 15-year old son has been taking this drug for about 8 months. He is a perfectly normal boy developmentally and has no allergies to any drug. He is big for his age, but a perfect weight for his height. He has a normal diet and is in excellent physical condition. Last week, in a match during wrestling practice, he suffered a seizure during which he bit he tongue and eventually lost consciousness for several minutes. He was taken to the hospital and given brain scans and they found nothing unusual. Two hours later, he felt so well it was as if nothing had even happened. But a few days later, he was hiking a very small local mountain when he suffered a minor seizure that caused him to fall down but lasted only a few seconds. After that he felt fine again. This seems to have puzzled the neurologists who can give me no clear explanation. Could the medication have anything to do with his seizures?

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My gosh, it sounds like he is having a severe reaction to the medication. Even though he's been taking it for awhile, he could have developed a sensitivity to it.

"Call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as ... seizure" [1]

So to answer your question, yes, this medication could very well be responsible. Of course, you should definitely seek professional medical advice, but hopefully this serves as a guideline.

Do you have any other questions or infromation to add? Please post back if you do...

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In response to the parent whose 15 yr old is on sulfatrimeth. Why wouod he be on it for 8 months when it is a antibiotic for kidney and urinary infections.
I was just put on it 3 days ago and notice horrible tongue swelling, face numbness, jaw aching, general head pressure and I will tell you I am not hitting on all cylinders with this stuff. I will get off it immediately. I got on th einterenet to see what it was. lots of bad side effects reported. i was sold it by the doctors office for
$5:00

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