SEPTRA Reviews (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM)Average Rating: 1.7 (90 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SEPTRA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SEPTRA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Urinary Tract Infection | Intense abdominal pain, diarrhea, pain/weakness in legs, back pain, skin sensitive to touch, itching, nausea, gas, and feeling of general malaise/weakness that was reminiscent of a bad flu. | I took 3 doses and a couple of hours after the third dose, I started to feel very weak/tired and felt like I was coming down with the flu. I had red/watery eyes and the worst abdominal pain of my life. I felt dizzy, nauseated and had zero appetite and literally just sat in one spot for almost 7 hours. | F | 52 | 3 days 800/160 2X day | 8/7/2022 | 3 | prostatitis epididimytis | Dreadful nausea, some shakiness, loss of appetite. | Ist week was horrible nausea. Eventually broke pills in half and took the half pills through the day with meals. Nausea reduced. then went back to full pills 2X/day. nausea came right back. The original nasty prostate pain, burning has lowered but doc says it may take another month of meds. ugh | M | 64 | 30 days 800/160 2X day | 3/29/2022 | 1 | Bladder infection | Day 1 seemed to go along without any issue, the next day my heart started to race, I was constantly dizzy and confrontational. Day 3 called emergency response to come and take me to a hospital at 2:30am, I thought I was having a heart attack. Nausea, racing heart (I could feel my heart beat hitting the top of my head), tingling hands and feet, jittery/ shakey, sore tongue, dry eyes, petechiae on my hands, a sense of impending doom/ death, sore arm, sides, and stomach just below the rib cage, insomnia and when I do sleep: vivid and disturbing dreams. ED reassured me there is nothing wrong with my heart, this medicine is dangerous. I fail to understand why so many people have had a similar experience and it's still being prescribed. | M | 43 | 7 days 800/160 2X day | 1/30/2022 | 2 | Uti | Extreme gas, stomach pain , headache , heart burn , cannot sleep. | Taken 4 days and the side effects are terrible | F | 64 | 0 days 1X day | 9/3/2021 | 1 | UTI | Severe insomnia, crushing chest pain, heart racing, mental health decline, thoughts of inevitable death, fatigue, leg weakness, night sweats, confusion. | I could only tolerate this for 3 days before I stopped. I honestly though I was going to die in bed. The insomnia cleared up after being off septra for 3 nights but my chest still hurts a week later. I don't think I will ever get back to normal. | M | 44 | 3 days 800 2X day | 4/3/2021 | 2 | Kidney infection | Anxiety, nervousness, irritability | F | 28 | 10 days | 11/29/2018 | 1 | UTI | Weak, very tired feeling, nausea, body aches and pains | 3 days after stopping and I still feel the side effects. | F | 49 | 2 days | 9/4/2018 | 4 | Severe Non-Draining Stye | Fatigue, Tiredness, Trouble Focusing, Jittery Feeling, Difficulty Staying Asleep, Dehydration, Constipation. | This cleared up my eye infection very well, however the side effects were a bit of a doozy. | F | 27 | 7 days 160/800 2X day | 8/28/2017 | 1 | Uti | Cant sleep when it feels like my lungs being crushed and hearts racing so fast, not to mention the countless times i just threw up all my stomach contents and more yay!!! | Horrible medicine never taking it again. I drank so much water with it and ate food but i still was horrible off with it. Getting my doctor to switch my medicine immeadiately! | F | 21 | 7 days | 10/18/2016 | 1 | UTI | The worst anxiety and insomnia. My entire body is uncomfortable and shaky. I have only had 3 pills. | F | 36 | 1 days Unknown | 5/26/2016 | 1 | Severe Diarrhea | Anxiety, insomnia and heart palpitations | I took this drug for 1 day, once in the am and once in the pm, and by that night I started feeling anxious so I decided to stop taking this med. Today is starting my third day off of this stuff and the anxiety has gotten worse or its just me stressing out or not sleeping at all last night. I am really starting to wonder how long this stuff is going to stick with me. If there is anyone out there who has overcome these side effects please share your story on this site as I have read through several hundreds of reviews and have not seen any clear answers as to anyone recovering. I just feel like I'm in a pit right now and I just want some good news. Please someone just email me so I'm not alone through this. | M | 27 | 1 days 800/160 2X day | 2/11/2016 | 4 | UTI | Gas, anxiety, occasional stomach ache, headache, body aches | I went through Septra much better than any other antibiotic, it had its side effects though. The anxiety affected me more than anything else, and I tended to stay inside to rest. It was better than getting a kidney infection | F | 16 | 5 days 2X | 1/1/2016 | 2 | UTI | No appetite at all. Heart racing. Hot and cold chills. Bad taste in mouth. Gas. Memory loss. Confusion. insomina. | The doctor prescribed me this for 10 days twice a day. After very 1st dose, my appetite completely was gone. My heart feels like it is beating out of my chest. I have a nasty taste in my mouth. I cannot remember anything. I can't sleep neither. I feel so sick it's not even funny. I made it two full days. I really thought I could make it threw the week but I just cant. I just want to feel like myself again. The side effects are unbearable for me. So Ill just have to call the docs and get a alternative medicine because Im done never ever again! | F | 25 | 10 days | 11/18/2015 | 1 | nasal infection | I feel so sick I'm going to stop taking this medication cuz I can't eat I throw up I've been vomiting a lot and can't hold anything down so you never was allergic to this drug before but now I am so it's going in the toilet body aches hot and cold sweats it's just a horrible drug I'll never take it again | they should take this off of the market | 64 | 5 days 800 | 5/6/2015 | 1 | Uti | Red eyes stomach ache, headache | F | 33 | 1 days | 4/26/2015 | 1 | Uti | Nausea, lightheadedness, low blood sugar, anxiety, crying, depression, shakiness, like I was trembling inside | I started taking Septra due to a UTI, the first one I have ever experienced, and hopefully the last. It was prescribed for 7 days and on day 3 I began to feel so sick that I almost stopped taking it, but continued since I have read that untreated, the infection could travel up to the kidneys. Tomorrow is my last day, and I hope I will survive it. Please be careful with this drug. It has been banned in the United Kingdom due to fatalities. | F | 69 | 7 days 2X day | 3/25/2015 | 1 | UTI | extreme nausea, bloating, loss of appetite, acute headache, body ache, intense fatigue, dizziness, red & painful eyes, shivering, fever, dehydration, sensitive skin | Doctors did not connect the symptoms to the drug, despite my suggesting so, kept saying there must be overlapping illnesses, some kind of viral infection, along with the UTI - after going thru this site, I realized the awful feeling that I've been experiencing is due to the drug - I am stopping it this very moment. I'm shocked to see that the Doctors are not aware of the horrible side effects. | F | 17 | 6 days 2X day | 3/17/2015 | 1 | UTI | Absolutely horrible right side, front and back pain. Made me super sluggish as well but the pain was so intense I had to quit taking it. | After my 2nd dose on day 3 I called the Doc and told her I wouldn't take anymore of this med. Guess what? The pain I was experiencing was 90% gone on Day 4 (I quit taking it after my 2nd dose on Day 3). This medicine is the devil! | F | 40 | 3 days 160 mg | 2/17/2015 | 3 | Prostatisis | After taking Septra for 10 days I have experienced Emotional Mood Swings, Constipation, abdominal pain, a weird sensation in my urital tract , sore throat, and headache. These were all pretty much listed as rare side effects from the drug but everyone's body is different. I hope this works. I have 10 more pills left before I'm done with this. | Im not sure if its working. I haven't finished my term yet but I am going through hell. I just hope all these side effects wear off when I stop taking it. I am having the worst time going number 2. The constipation is making me very concerned. | M | 25 | 3 weeks 160mg 2X day | 11/18/2014 | 1 | UTI | Took Septra a few years ago and didn't like the nausea. Got another UTI and took one dose. Vomiting, chills, muscle aches, sore throat that felt like I had popcorn stuck in it. Then next morning both the backs of hands were numb, and red eyes. Generally felt like I was beat with a bat. Crazy. Wanted to go to hospital but figured I should wait till it was at least 24 from the first dose. Made me feel better to read all these other side effects. Thanks | F | 42 | 1 days | 10/5/2014 |