Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim Ds Tablet (Top voted first)

White oval shaped tablet imprinted with ip 272 on the front

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This is my second day taking it and I was prescribed to take it twice a day for 7 days. The doctor really doesn't know what is wrong with me, she gave me this medicine on a hunch of what I may have: a kidney infection. I have had more lower back and lower abdominal than before I started taking the medication. When I started to take a z-pack for a sinus infection, I began to shake, feel nauseous, and have extremely rapid heart beat with a slight rash. I don't know what these doctors are thinking and I have no idea what's happening to my body. HELP. Ugh. This is horrible.

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taking this pill for a bad UTI. Very sick to my stomach but can not vomit, very shaky, hot, and dizzy. I hope its worth it in the end.

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taking it for a bladder infection.

i was given enough for 5 days

the doctor who prescribed it said it is meant to target ecoli, which is most often the cause of UTI's/bladder infection.

it's day 4 and i still have UTI-like symptoms (i.e. still need to pee a lot and slight burning)

side effects i felt were an upset stomach, bad headaches, and some lower back pain

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I took 1.... yes 1! I had no pain w/ my uti but I sure did after taking the 1 pill. Its HUGE 20 min later I thought I took 50 asprin. My stomach was rolling I was shaking, sweating and felt sick to my stomach, dizzy and SCARED! 20 min into it I took an advil. My lower back and lower stomach area hurt terribly. Felt like labor pains! Advil kicked in and an hr & 1/2 later I felt almost normal!! No pain in the morning urinating! Called dr said Just discontinue, your done ???? What the heck was that? Wow. I guess I'm cured?

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Well, I fell fortunate hearing some of the problems you all are having. The ONLY symptom I have from the meds is I am sore to the touch. It even hurts for the chair to touch my legs when I am sitting down. And my calves are also hurting. I have been taking this w/ a meal and ALOT of water like it said to and I have not had an upset stomach or stomach pain. I am taking 2 a day for 5 days, and tomorrow is my last day. I consider myself very lucky after reading your alls side effects. I hope you all are feeling better.

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I am taking sulfameth/tmp ds tab for staph infection.I started to take it on wensday, and it being now monday, I am feeling shaking in my whole body, confused and unable to focus, hot, and sick to my stomache. I also feel a lot of pressure in my nose.

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I'm taking this for pharyngitis and bronchitis been taking it 2 days now see no real change does this stuff even work? Only side effect i have is i'm hot all the time and kinda out of it !!! Hard to do when your a DJ this Is Not Good ! I'd rather had amoxicillin it seems to work quicker Any Suggestions Or Comments ?

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I am also taking this medication for staph. On day 2, I began having vivid nightmares, confusion, inability to focus. Now, on day 5, I have started having hallucinations. It is working for the staph, however. Guess I will see what happens.

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Oh I forgot to mention, this drug also made me very nauseated, and felt like throwing up. I lost a lot of weight and couldn't eat. Before it happened I weighed 135lbs and at the end weighed 115lbs.

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I am taking it for celluloiditis
for 10 days 5th day my lower back started to give me pain,I didnt know whether to continue it or not I was also prescribed along with it Ibuprofen,which I didnt take due to there was no pain up until now.I guess it'd be a good idea to take one now.

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I'm taking the Sulfamethoxazole and it's making me shaky, hot, confused and tired all the time, but i'm also having nightmares?? I've had nightmares for the past 3 nights. i've been taking the pills for about 4 days now and i just want to stop taking them because i can't sleep and i'm falling behind on my school work because i'm always tired, shaky and confused.

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Start ed taking this med yesterday, 1 twice a day for possible phlebitis. After 3rd pill I have been weak, nauseated and my esophagus fills like a furnace. Any positive reports?

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I started taken sulfamethoxazole-tmp ds tabitp for about 20 days for acne, but on the 20th day when i woke up I had a rash that spread over 70% of my body in one hour. I now take prednisone 20mgs to clear the rash caused by the sulfamethoxazole. I can't even shower without my skin burning, and swelling ihope this goes away soon. I wonder how this accured?

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To the person who developed a rash - you are allergic to sulfa drugs. Same thing happened to me many years ago.

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I started taking this yesterday for a sinus infection. Today, when I'm standing, there is horrible pain in my calves, unless I move my weight from one foot to the other, providing a little relief. It's scary!

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I was perscribed this for a Lyme co-infection...anyone else taking this for bartinella?

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This is from an RN. If ANYONE has any of the following signs or symptoms, call your doctor or nurse practitioner immediately and tell them exactly what you are experiencing.

RASHES / THROAT TIGHTENING-SWELLING / ITCHING / EXTREMELY HEIGHTENED PAIN SENSATIONS [as in] BACKACHE-HEADACHE-LEG PAIN / NAUSEA - VOMITING / SKIN BLISTERING OR BRIGHT RED SPLOTCHES / EXTREME HOT- COLD SENSATIONS / HALLUCINATIONS / NIGHTMARES / SHAKINESS / NUMBNESS / PARALYSIS / TREMORS / TWITCHINESS / CONFUSION / ZERO SLEEP / WEIRD SENSORY PERCEPTIONS [ as in feeling extremely tall or the floor has waves like the ocean] RAGING HEARTBURN to name only some of the nasty side affects which can happen.

SULFA [the main ingredient in SMZ-TMP DS] is a strong and NASTY antibiotic. It is one of the oldest in use still yet; has been improved upon but still can cause lots of bad side affects, rashes and throat swelling being some of the worst. I cannot stress enough: if you have any bad side affects, DON'T mess around trying to figure out on your own what to do... CALL YOUR DOCTOR AND STOP TAKING THE DRUG.

Oh, and by the way, DON'T take ANY alcohol when taking ANY medication. You could inadvertently kill yourself.

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I'm taking this for a UTI. The doctor said it was pretty bad because I waited forever to go to the doctor (I didn't go because I hardly had any symptoms and no pain whatsoever). Anyway, I'm on it twice a day for 5 days and I have 3 pills left. I have not had ANY side effects at all! I'm surprised at what most of you have been saying. Nightmares?! Geez. I was told to eat before taking this, maybe that's why some of you are having stomach problems. The back pain and nightmares, who knows.

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prescribed sulfamethoxazole-tmp last night for UTI (which I've only had 1 other time in my life). I took my first dose last night and went to bed, woke up this morning feeling alot better (no burning sensation or urge to go) and so I took my second dose. Within 30 minutes of taking it, I am feeling a migraine coming on (i get these alot) and that is what brought me to this website to see if they pill caused it. I'm pretty lamed out about it... i still have 2 more days of taking this pill. It seems to be working for the UTI, i'm just not looking forward to more migraines!!

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I'm done taking this for five days, two pills a day. I had no side effects at all. I'm female, 33 years. So glad about that, after reading a few posts on this web side.

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