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I started taking Bactrim last Monday evening. When I started to ...

Posted at 7:56 PM on Jan 21, 2008 by smcccorvey67, #26500
I started taking Bactrim last Monday evening. When I started to have tightens in the chest and feeling very tired on Thursday evening, I didn't contribute it to the medicine. I went to bed and woke up at 2:30 am because of the chest discomfort. I didn't take my Thursday evening and Friday morning dosages because I felt yucky. By Friday morning, my chest was tight and under my left arm ached. I called my doctor's office and told the receptionist that my chest was hurting and I needed to come in on Monday and that I stopped taking Bactrim. Yes told me that I shouldn't have stopped. So I took another pill on Friday evening. I forgot to take one on Saturday morning because I didn't eat breakfast at home and I didn't take the medicine with me. Started retaking them on Saturday night. Within one to two hours of taking the pill, I started to itch. I still didn't know what was wrong. I finally went to bed and I woke up at 3:30 am itching like crazy. Now I noticed I had red bumps and splotches all over my body (legs, arms, back, stomach, chest, and etc). I have been itching since Saturday night and it is now Monday night. I went to the doctor today and I was told that I should stop taking Bactrim. I will never take this again.
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Reply 8 months ago on Mar 24, 2008 by amandapjohn, #5798

Oh it itches!!!!! I've been taking Batrim for 8 days now, by the 9th day I woke up itching soooo bad all over, with little red bumps & the more I scratch 'em the more they itch. I had no idea what it was. Someone told me that I could have an allergic reaction to sulfur in Batrim. I will stop taking using it especially reading your message cause, now I'm sure that's where this itching is from. Thanks for sharing, this is helpful. oh yeah, besides Benadryl, what else can I use to ease the itch??? Any suggestions? Thanks!

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