Side Effects Of Bactrim (Page 3)

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

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You are nuts! I'm having Bactrim reation with a swollen tongue and all these articles are nvery helpful. If it works great for you ...consider yourself extremely lucky!

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BACTRIM swollen tongue for 1 month yesterday. Did Prednisone 4 weeks ago. I'm a light smoker and light cocktail drinker. Has anyone had the swollen tongue issue and if so PLEASE let me know - how long it lasted.

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I keep having recurring problems from the allergic reaction I had to bactrim. However, did not have a swollen tongue. I had tingling inside the my mouth and on my tongue. It seems to come and go.

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Hi Ginger, just read that you started Bactrim in 8/12. Are you still having problems? I've read alot of these notes but can't find anyone who had a swollen tongue. Hoping you're better, Regards, Sugar

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Sugar, I am doing better, although still have the tingling of tongue and cheeks occasionally. No swollen tongue. The ER dr. told me if my tongue started swelling to get right back to the ER.

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OMG. . . Ginger You're still getting side effects on and off., I am so sorry about that but on the other-hand misery loves company. So you too check on and off about this problem, easily understood. Today I woke up with a slight rash on my cheeks and forehead. Now I'm taking Benedryl 1 every 4 hours - started yesterday. My Dr did say it would about three months, ER would just give me more Predisone. Please keep me posted - hopefully we're not suck with this for life. Ginger and Sugar - we could make a cake with a few more ingredients. Thanks so much for writing back. Don't feel so lonely now.

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Sugar, had to laugh at your cake comment.
I hope we don't suffer much longer from this drug. My arms are still blotchy (I think). No, you aren't alone. I wonder how many people have reactions and don't report it? I reported this drug to Medwatch and got a reply from them. They keep track of any problems with drugs.
Good luck to you, sure hope your symptoms go away.

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Bactrim DS was the worst thing I've EVER had to go through! Upon finishing, I developed a bad cough. I then became so weak I couldn't lift my limbs and slept 18 hours a day. I developed a terrible headache, nausea,fever, chills. The chills lasted about a week, everything else lasted almost 4 weeks! I thought I was going to die. The hospital acted as if I were a crazy person, because " nobody has ever had this kind of problem and its a highly used medication" BULL! My bloodwork indicated poor kidney function (which tested fine weeks later)I'm only posting in case this is happening to somebody else..because I thought I was never going to feel better and I did.

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That sounds awful!!! I'm still going through effects, mine is a lovely swollen tongue for 6 weeks, slight rash on my face. Guess folks who have it, or had it or still having effects, read these messages. Stay well.

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I am trying to recover from a severe reaction to Bactrim. I had burning from head to toe like fire. All over body pain. tingling. chest pain and abdominal spasms radiating through my back. I was screaming with these pains at the ER. I have bruising too. My Creatinine level was up slightly and my kidney function was just out of normal level. My blood work came back fine except for my kidney pannel. I have been off of it today being 3 days. I am still in bad body pain with tingling and itching. I dont know how long this is going to last. The pharmasist told me last night that it will b out of my system in 5 days. but I am beginning to think that is not going to happen. I would love to hear more from others who had symptoms like mine and how long they lasted. Thank you

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Hi! I still have problems with my swollen tongue. It has been this way since September 26, 12. It got better a week or so ago, today it's swollen again probably because we has mexican beef tacos for dinner last night. Having burritos tonight, just gonnea suck on alot of popsicles. I'm sure the itching and burning will ease in a month or so, but you have have flareup like me. Sending my best....

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Sugar, sure hope the tongue problem goes away soon. It must be sensitive and swells with the spicy food.
Jackie...I feel your pain. When I went to the ER with my bad rash, I burned like fire too..felt like a bad sunburn. Plus it itched like crazy. It took a little over a week for the sunburn rash to mostly go away, however I still have splotchy forearms and to me it looks almost like it did with the rash. I think the steroid shot I was given in the ER really helped, but it still takes time to get out of your system. UOTWJ

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Thank you :)

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DO NOT take any Sulfa drugs!!!! Just look at the comments!! This is such a horrible drug. My tongue is still swollen from Sept 29, 2012....violent diaherra. HJ

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Sugar, I agree. The doctors in the ER said it could kill me if I take sulfa again.
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I wrote yesterday - did you get a message from Sugar? Don't know why it wasn't passed on to you? Just read below... it is awful DO NOT TAKR AND DRUGS WITH SULFA IN THEM ANF BACTRIM IS LOADED WITH IT. READ GINGER'S STATEMENT. God Bless!

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Thank you so much! Im new to this and was not sure who was talking to who...I thought you and Ginger were talking lol. Yesterday was the worst. I hurt so bad I started the day with 4 ibuprofen and neurotin. had a loritab at 1230, 345, 645, and at bed. I expected to be admitted. I received a letter from the FDA based on exact bloodwork results and symptoms of my experience. They instructed me to get immediate medical attention! It is now on record with them. I copied the letter and took it with me on my way out. I did not return to the ER because they did not help me the first time. This morning, I woke up at about a pain level of 4 rather than 7 and 8. So, Thank God I must be improving. !!!! I will keep you posted and please continue to share with me your experience. I subscribed to this as an email as well. Once again, Thank you girls! I have been very very sick. Thought I was in organ failure!

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Jackie thank goodness you are getting some better. Very smart with the letter! Today my tongue is some better, chewed alot of ice yesterday. I didn't have those awful side effects like you and Ginger so guess I'm lucky. Remember you can have flare ups; you'll be surprised by them; let's just hope they don't happen.

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Jackie, anyone can join in this discussion and I hope more people will discover this website and tell about their experience, if any, with this drug. My daughter-in-law has taken it and hasn't ever had a problem with it. I guess we are the "lucky" ones who had the bad side effects. I am still having some issues but I can't really prove it is from taking Bactrim. But I think it is. Sure hope you and Sugar are getting better.
When I post my comment the spam numbers show up too, so that is why the weird numbers after my comment. lolCR

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