Sulfamethoxazole and depression

I was prescribed this drug for a UTI. I've been on it for 6 days already (10 day treatment) and thankfully have not experienced the severe side effects that some people on this site have. I noticed that a few of the entries mentioned that people with penicillin allergies shouldn't be put on this. I'm surprised that my doctor put me on it in that case, but I haven't really had any allergic reactions to it.

However, I have had a few minor side effects. A couple days ago, I had a horrible headache. As for anxiety/depression, I was suffering from that anyway due to real life circumstances so it's impossible for me to tell whether or not the pill had any effect on it (I don't think so, because I feel fine now). As for ongoing side effects, I have actually felt extremely gassy lately, and I know it has nothing to do with my diet. The first day on this pill was fine, but after that I started experiencing this problem. I also had some diarrhea when I first started on it.

Well, I'm done with this pill in four more days. The good news is that it COMPLETELY cured my UTI and I definitely feel much better than I did when I was running to the bathroom every five minutes.

oh my gosh, thank God for this site. for the past 3 days i thought i going CRAZY. i had no idea that a pill for a uti could cause these kind of symtoms. i've had nausea, exhaustion (but i can't sleep), depression, and the worst panic attack i have ever had. i've taken the pill for 3 days. the first day it seemed to help. it made very tired but i thought i was just tired bc i had been so sick. the second day i was even more tired and very depressed but i still didn't think it was the drug. today i woke up and felt fine until i took the pill. i started feeling extreme anxiety and started to panic over everything. i've had panic attacks before so i still didn't think about what was really causing it. i tried to calm myself down bc i didn't want to go back to the hospital for the 2nd time in 3 days, but it wasn't like any panic attack i've had before. usually they go away pretty quick but this one lasted the whole day. it wasn't until i tried to go to sleep tonight and felt so extremely depressed and worried that i decided to look up the side effects of this pill. seeing this has calmed me down so much. i wish someone would have warned me of the effects, but i guess i'll know not to take it again! cranberry juice and water from here on out i guess.

my eyes burn, blurry vision, hurts, headache, nausea, vomiting, heavy breathing, depression

Because of a leg infection, I have been taking prescribed Sulfameth for a few days. on the second day I experienced cold sweats and vomiting. Since then I have been experiencing a general dizzy or disconnected feeling and a nightmare-like feeling before and during sleep. My sleep patterns have been altered in general. Perhaps the biggest hit I'm taking is my irritability which is off the charts. I've never experienced anything like this.

The depression is horrible and this medication needs to be discontinued if there truly are substitutes.

I was prescribed Trimethoprim for a UTI on Monday. It is now Friday and I have had trouble sleeping, severe mood swings to the point of depression.
The UTI seems better, but I feel miserable and very grumpy.
I have two days supply left, but am not sure if I will complete the course. I have never had any side effects from antibiotics before. I will never take this awful drug again!
Just so glad to have found out what is causing my depressed state and sleeplessness, as it is in marked contrast to how I usually feel.

Sulfameth cleared up a serious infection in my finger that I was in the hospital for on IV antibiotics and morphine for four days. However the drug did have upleasant side effecs, bad headache, trouble sleeping, vivid nightmares, depression and anxiety. I was in a very black mood, felt like the world was ending, felt claustrophobic, like I needed to escape somewhere. I took a natural product, 5HTP, and that solved the sleeping problem and also helped with my mental state. Also added L-Tyrosine Plus from twinlabs which helped with depression.

I have been very wakeful, had a smelly vaginal discharge, depression, racing thoughts, numbness, tightness in my chest, and very tearful, very effective but hell to take.