Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim DS and headaches

Hello, I took two pills of Sulfamethoxazole-TMP d's the first tablet caused no noticeable side effects. Unfortunately the second caused a severe headache as pressure built up behind my eyes. I haven't had a headache in years, without being sick. The headaches were pulsing at times and worsened should I bend over or exert my self. I became fatigued easily early in the day, and I work out a lot and try to become fatigued purposely almost everyday. Immediately after taking the second pill I felt sharp pains in my stomach. I haven't had an upset stomach in years. The effects of the second pill did not stop there I also had started feeling the aches in my joints. My skin itches where I usually rub against things. Such as ankle to ankle, knees from wrestling and back from laying in bed. I also got three blister bumps one on my back and two on my face. It reminds me of what I get when I eat fast, canned or preservative packed foods. The prescription was due to a minor skin infection which is healing just fine to the best of my knowledge despite discontinuing the Sulfamethoxazole. Oh and the scariest and strangest side effect that I have not heard of yet is, my eyes became bloodshot after the second pill. I mean it looked like the whites of my eyes were blood. It has finally passed and my eyes are returning to white after three days from taking that second pill. I thought they were never going to go back to normal. The last side effect was blood in my stool. Scary. I will never take this stuff again. I just hope I get back to normal soon. Going on fourth day trying to rest and get better.

I was prescribed Sulfamethoxazole-TMP tablets for a severe UTI that I developed. I was given 10 tablets total--and instructed to take two per day. Within an hour of taking the first tablet, my UTI felt much better, however, the rest of me felt horrible! I got nausea, dizziness, extreme confusion and depression, and stiffness and pain in my neck and shoulders. I continued the medication anyway, b/c I never had sulfur or ANY medicinal allergies. I had difficulty sleeping the next few nights, I would wake up in the middle of the night for no reason. The soreness of my neck and shoulders then extended to my butt and thighs. I can't describe how uncomfortable this was. I was sitting at work literally writhing in pain from what I felt in my legs. (and I blamed it on my poor desk chair!!) This happened on day three of five. Also, while at work I had an "episode" if you will, where I became extremely confused and disoriented, and nearly had a panic attack. It felt like the world was crashing down on me!! It only lasted for 15 minutes or so, but I will not forget the way I felt. All the while, my UTI symptoms were getting better and better. I was completely unable to have a bowel movement...sorry for this information...but it will start to make you worry if you can't poo for 5 days!! Day four of five is what I like to call "The Enlightenment". I was getting in the shower, still dizzy as hell, and noticed that I was very itchy. I looked at my lower back and I was covered in red, itchy bumps. I was say they looked like small mosquito bites, all in a cluster of about 8 on either side of my lower back. I realized then and there that this medication really was ravaging my body like I had feared. I found this site and others online which confirmed that I wasn't crazy...just poisoned. Later that day I was resting on my couch and looked in the mirror and saw that my entire face was covered in a red rash. (and I got a horrific headache) The worst part is you don't really look outwardly sick or anything...you just feel terrible. Everyone I told was very nonchalant about it..."Oh just take some Benadryl". I've lost my faith in the FDA. I stopped this medication one pill shy of my last dose. I am terrified of the possible lasting effects and will never take this drug again!! PLEASE!! NEVER TAKE THIS MEDICATION!! YOU WILL REGRET IT!!