July 5th
2009
12:25 AM
Was prescribed DS (Double strength) 800-160 Sulfameth/Trimeth for 7 days/ 2 pills per day to treat a staph infection from a cut. On the last day, I woke up with a swollen gland under my left ear and a red, itchy rash all over my face and arms. Small hives also began to appear. Today is the next day and the hives are spreading but don't last very long. Very itchy, though, and that's unrelenting. Hoping it will decrease quickly since the first symptoms didn't appear till the dose of Bactrim was almost over.
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September 21th
2008
2:38 AM
I had spider bites that got infected. I was given Sulfamethoxazole (double strength) two tablets, two times a day. I was getting symptoms like dizziness, disorientation, and leg weakness so I lowered my dosage as a precaution then...boom, I was sent into a seizure. I am very scared of the nerve damage that has been done.
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May 2th
2006
2:16 PM
Took "Double Strength" SMZ/TMP twice a day for 5 days for when some acne caused a swelling in my forehead. It was a suspected skin infection, but analysis later showed it was non-bacterial. I then stopped taking the medication.
No noticeable side effects, maybe some minor anxiety at first, really hard to tell, minor at most.
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November 3th
2009
6:58 PM
As I posted earlier, I got the Mirena taken out a week ago and they told me it was normal procedure to do a culture when they remove it. Now they call me back and tell me I have MRSA which is the really bad staph infection, INSIDE me, and it was most likely caused by the Mirena IUD. This thing is so serious it's considered an infectious disease, and the 2nd doctor I saw about it literally said, "If it gets into your blood stream you can die." Wow. Thanks, Mirena.
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