SMZ-TMP DS and medication

When I took SMZ-TMP DS; The day after i could not move my legs without being in agony pain. I didn't think anything about it. The next day i had painful, red knots on my ankles and as the day went on they started to grow in size and more started to appear. I immediately stopped taking the drug and called my doctor. I could not sleep cause I was in so much pain. I would lay still on my back but when it was time to get up in the morning i had to literally lift my legs with my hands and get someone to carry me to the doctors office. He said that I had a very interesting case and that to never take this medication again. Right now I am still in a lot of pain and taking anit inflammatory medication to help with the knots and pain. I am still in bed not getting up and now I have 40 knots on my legs. He called the knots Erythema Nodosum. My tissue got infected with this medication.

I have been on this medication for 4 days now with NO problems what-so-ever. I dont know what the big fuss is about.

I was prescribed this as an inexpensive option to treat a long-term sinus infection in March 2008. I had no prior history of allergic reactions or prior health problems. After 3 days (6 doses) my whole body was in throbbing pain, I felt like my skin was on fire, and I was seeing spots, and had difficulty breathing. I initially had NO RASH or visible/external signs while taking the medication. I immediately stopped taking the medication and saw my doctor, but symptoms persisted for a week. My doctor prescribed prednisone, and had to up the dosage two weeks later when a rash formed over my torso and legs and persisted for 2 months.

The dermatologist gave me Bactrim to treat acne, I took the first pill in the afternoon and at night time I was vomiting and had fever.The next couple of days the symptoms went away but then they came back with itching, rash and lost my taste buds.I stop the medication and I am hoping that this symptoms go away. I guess I am allergic to this medication.

I begin taking SMZ-TMP DS on August 5, 2009. I read the insert about side effects and drug interactions. Being this I am diabetic I did not want this drug to interfere with my medication for diabetes or high blood pressure. I took the medication for four days. On the 4th day I started feeling nausea, fatigue, and overall feeling bad. I have stopped taking the medication and called my doctor.

I have been on this for 6 days for a UTI. I personally am not allergic to sulfa drugs and have had absolutely no problem while on it so I can't speak to specific side effects but I do have something to say about it. I'm a little confused as to why so many of you believe that this drug should be taken off the market. Surprise, a lot of people are allergic to sulfa drugs which accounts for the vast majority of adverse events described by nearly everyone on this post. And guess what, every single drug comes with side effects (Tylenol, Advil, Tums, etc. are no exception) and you accept the risk of those side effects when you put it in your body and weigh that risk against the possible benefits. It's not your doctor's or the drug company's fault you're allergic! Antibiotics, including this one, have saved millions upon millions of lives. It seems intuitive but it evidently must be said: if you're allergic to it STOP TAKING IT and call your doctor so he can prescribe a different antibiotic. Seriously people, it's not rocket science. Hives are a pretty straight- forward symptom of an allergy and one that can be diagnosed by the lay person. I am a medical professional, but even if I wasn't, you don't need an MD behind your name to figure that one out. Why would you continue to take it after having an obvious reaction? (a reaction that, by the way, is a well documented, clearly stated possible side effect of this particular medication if you'd taken the time to ask any questions whatsoever regarding your own health, not a surprise adverse event of a bad drug) It's not rocket science, it's common sense people. When I'm prescribed something I'm not familiar with, my first question is, "What do I need to know about this." Even after a satisfactory explanation, I look it up before taking it. In fact, that's how I found this post. Which brings me to my last point, why is it that people blindly put things into their bodies that they know nothing about. If the pharmacist doesn't explain drug information to you in person, that's what the little drug safety pamphlet attached to your Rx is for. Read it, that's why it's there. OR, there's always the option of using this wonderful resource called the internet. Use your brains for god sake and take a more active, responsible, and informed role in your own healthcare process. You are ultimately responsible for your own health, and to be completely honest, you're one of the only people who actually cares about it (guess what, your doctor probably isn't one of them because he has a hundred other pain in the ass patients with no common sense to keep track of). Think people...

Headache or Migraine sufferers BEWARE! I was prescribed this medication for an upper respiratory and double ear infection. After a week of taking the medication I have been laid up with migraines and headaches that come and go for days. Every morning I am severely nauseous and have vomited four times. I really want to cure what I have but what is worse: the infection or the medication? I plan to stop taking it.

June 9th 2009

after taking smz/tmp ds 800-160 for seven days I have not sleep at night ocean sound or electrical like noise in ears. Diarrhea,nausea,loss of appetite,sweaty,hot,dizziness and throat feel like closing. This has been the worse medication I have ever taken and the side effect are as written . So take off the market! (light headed)

After taken 6 pills ,1every 12 hrs.approx: 3 days My eyes lids swoll up Bags under them,Rashes developed all over.Blisterd Red skin aunt like pusy/watery bumbs.This has gone on for approx:8 days after stopping medication.I have stayed indoors,drank only water to flush out system and it is still persistent.What can I do ? The doctor gave me a deff.Prescription but I want take any thing until this is cured.Any suggestion?

My doctor prescribed this drug to me on 5/07/09. I started I the first pill around 1:00 pm (one pill twice a day). While at work around 3:00pm I noticed my face was a little red, didn't think much of it. By the time I went home around 5:00 pm my face was really red and was hot to the touch. I thought since it was the first really warm day outside and after traffic I was just a little warm. I was complaining about my right leg hurting and told my husband "it sucks getting older, every thing hurts) - I am 40. Around 7-8 pm my back started to itch (nape area) and my husband said there were some bumps like acne, I didn't think so because they were like burning/itching. I was getting really tired and took my second pill around 11:00pm (mistake), all of a sudden I felt like I was getting the flu, I ran to bathroom (barely made it) and I was burning up, headache, and aches/pains. I called my doctor in the morning and was told not to take any more and I was allergic to this medication. Needless to say, it is 1:00am on 5/09/09 and my headache finally went away and the pain in my right leg is down to a dull pain now. I don't understand why this medication is still out there, it should be taken off of the market soon.

I was taking this medication for 10 days and had a rash all over my body and had to stop taking immediately. The one other side effect is dizziness but besides that nothing else. The rash didn't even itch nor was it raised. I'm now on Macrobid so we'll see how that goes.

i have been taking this medication and ive been itching .
nearly scratching my arms off
and making me throw up .
and get sicker than i was

I was prescribed /TWP DS 800-160 for a urinary infection. I have taken this medication before with no ill effects, but this time my hands itch all the time and I have a red, itchy rash on my back and stomach. I finished the prescription today, ao hope it goes away and so far the UTI I had is better. At least I don't have as much pain, but it required two prescriptions before is worked. I have taken this before with no noticeable effects. Is this serious?

I have been taking SMZ/TMP since Monday evening for a UTI. I was also given some kind of red pill... I can't remember what is was called, made me sick to my stomach. I threw it away.

The SMZ/TMP is giving me the shakes, headache/neck pain, and body weakness. I have stairs in my house and walking downstairs has become increasingly difficult, even typing this is difficult as my shoulders, arms and hands are jittery, I am correcting a lot of typos.
I rarely take medications for anything... Except this time, I couldn't get away without it, the UTI was too painful. I only have a day and a half of dose left. I believe I will finish it, but it will definitely go on my list of medications that I can't take. I just hope it gets rid of this infection. This is the first UTI I have had since 1990. For the first one I just took some kind of amoxicillin. I don't remember feeling anything unusual when I took that particular medication.
Thanks

After being diagnosed with a UTI, I was put on sulfamethoxazole. The first day on the medication seemed to be fine but at about the 2nd-3rd day, I was not feeling like myself. I was watching some TV and I all of a sudden couldn't see anything. I got very hot, my heart beat was super-fast and then I completely blacked out. I also had continuous "spotting" while taking this pill, which never happens to me. I continued to feel out of sorts throughout the remainder of the prescription and I have the same symptoms from the UTI that I started with. This "drug" did nothing for me beside throwing my equilibrium off balance. I wouldn't recommend it to an enemy, let alone someone who needed medical help.

I took one pill on the day the Doctor prescribed them for a urinary tract infection, and had severe leg cramping to the point where I could not walk, lay, or move without major pain. I couldn't have anything touch my legs without being in agony. It lasted hours. Likewise, several days after, I have tingling in both hands when sleeping at night.

I stopped taking it immediately. Last year, I also had a urinary tract infection, and forgot the name of the antibiotic I was prescribed, but believe it is the same as this time which is SMZ-TMP DS, and had the same leg cramping and tingling in my hands, but at first did not know it was a side effect of the medication. So, I suffered through severe leg cramps, and tingling hands for days until I finally called the Doctor, and he said it was strange but was an allergic reaction.

I've had frequent urinary tract infections throughout my life, and never had an issue with antibiotics prescribed up until this one came along. I think it's dangerous and needs to be re-evaluated.

Prescribed SMZ/TMP for Bronchitis and within two doses have noticed night sweats, headache, upset stomach, insomnia (this is real abnormal I can sleep anywhere/anytime) and the worst symptom is the spots on my hands that itch like crazy. I called the doctor and she informed me to stop immediately and asked if my lips were swollen or I had a hard time breathing. She told me to go to the emergency room immediately if I got swelling of the lips and labored breathing. Why? Well, after my own research I found SJS - Stevens Johnson Syndrome is a bad if not deadly side effect. With life lasting trauma to the body.

I have been sick with Bronchitis for two weeks and after taking this medication DID NOT GET ANY BETTER. But, soon as I got off the pills, my breathing is better and I feel better already. Just need to know when the itchy hands will go away?

I've started taking this medication for a week now for a bad case of sinus infection. Its so bad the doctors say it is backed up in my head and isn't draining.My eyes get really red, migraines and headaches causes really bad pressure in head and I also have fluid in my ears. I guess this is why it was prescribed to me. I woke up one morning and my face was all swollen on the left side of my face and my lymph nodes in the back of my neck are all swollen for about 3 days now(looks like lumps in the neck). Anyway, I decided to leave the house for one day since I started taking this SMZ-TMP DS, I ended up catching hives throughout my body and got tingling every day after that. I read the bottle and it says Do Not be EXPOSED to excessive exposure to direct and/or artificial sunlight and it was quite sunny that day. I don't know if my meds are working but I think I will be seeing another Dr. to change to another medication.

I have been taking this drug for a week and two days. I am able to fall asleep easily but I have been waking up every night since I started this medication with terrible anxiety and my heart beating fast. I have also had some stomach cramping and frequent urination. I developed an upset stomach three days ago and haven't had a bowel movement since. I have also had really bad headaches.

i was prescribed this drug for kidney and bladder infection. i avoided sunlight ( warning on drug label). my skin began to look thin and dehydrated, tingling sensations. my face became swollen and cheeks exceptionally red, like severe sunburn. it's been over two weeks since i stopped taking this medication and my skin still isn't anywhere back to normal. my face actually became flaky.

i have taken Bactrim in the past with none of the above side effects. how does this drug differ from Bactrim.

-By vivian - ohio

wow, i just started taking this medication yesterday, smz/tmp ds 800/160.....and after reading all of this, its kinda scaring me...i too noticed that i couldnt fall asleep last night and that my skin was REALLY warm to the touch.

I took SMZ-TMP DS for a UTI. Within a few days I was experiencing stomach upset, abdominal pain, joint pain (knees and hip), sore throat, red eyes, and insomnia and one good side effect - loss of appetite. I decided to stop the drug.

About a month ago I was prescribed SMZ/TMP Double-STR Tab MPC for an infection after 3 other antibiotics failed. After a few days I noticed that every night I was having a sweaty fever and chills. I eventually stopped taking the medication for fear that it was a reaction caused by the sun. This past week I noticed signs of my infection returning. Since I had nearly a full prescription left over, I decided to self medicate for that evening with intentions of calling the doctor the next day. About an hour after taking the tablet I felt this burning/tingling almost like an itchy feeling all over my body. Then came severe abdominal cramping with diarrhea, vomiting, and even vaginal bleeding. I was unable to sleep and noticed my face and lips had swollen to a grotesque state by the early morning hours. It was the most horrifying and painful night of my life.

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.

I have been taking Smz/Tmp 800 mg 2 tablets a day, since 3/18/06. I have been experiencing night sweats since Monday. I am also having trouble sleeping because of this. I am still experiencing the pain from my bladder infection. Please let me know how long it takes for this medication to take effect and when will the side effect go away.

Thank you very much

I have been feeling better after taking this medication. But at times I have hot flashes, headaces, and feels sleepy.

I was prescribed smz tmp for a minor kidney infection. I took the drug for 5 days and stopped because my side (the skin) began to itch and it felt like a severe burning on my skin - like sunburn.
It has been 6 days since I last took the medication. I know that it can take a couple of weeks for it to get out of my system, but is there anything I can take to alleviate these side effects?

I am taking this medication for my uti. I am also pregnant.
How is this going to effect my unborn child? Being only 8 weeks along.

Thank you,
Jane Roundtree
jane_roundtree@yahoo.com