Sulfamethoxazole and loss of appetite

MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY REFLUX GRADE 3, THEY GAVE HER SULFAMETHOXAZOLE. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER SHE STARTED IT SHE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT STOMACH PAIN, SHE HAD A LOSS OF APPETITE, NIGHTMARES, NERVOUSNESS (SHE IS VERY JUMPY), SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN, AND VERY IRRATABLEAND IT ALL SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THIS IS NOT MY EASY GOING DAUGHTER!

My daughter was prescribed Bactrim for acne, after taking it for a3 month
period, she experienced changes that I can only describe as life changing.
From an A student at school who has always been so happy and vibrant,
to someone I didn't know. She suffered from depression, anxiety, irrational thoughts, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, headaches, the list goes on and on. Since stopping the medication she has had good days and bad days, I pray for the day she will return to her beautiful self and not be tormented by this horrible drug. If just one person reads this and thinks twice about taking
this drug, it will have been worth it.

All I have to say is THANK GOD I FOUND THIS SITE! I thought I was losing my mind this weekend! I had noticed the usual loss of appetite and nausea with this medicine, but none of that was really bothersome. What was awful was the anxiety. I woke up at 5am panic stricken, on with my heart pounding, but somehow managed to talk myself down and go back to sleep. The next day about an hour after my morning dose a switch literally flipped and I was filled with rage, and crying and screaming, and had no control over myself. My boyfriend grabbed a hold of me and said "you are not well". I started looking online to see that mental/mood changes was a side effect of the drug and immediately decided to stop taking it. It took a while for my body to recover though, I felt depressed and sleepy for the next few hours, and it took a while for me to get out of bed. I do not recommend this medicine to anyone.

I was perscribed Sulfamethoxazole for MRSA. This is my list of complications so far:

CANNOT FREAKIN SLEEP!
itchiness
confusion
some memory loss
moodiness
loss of appetite
jitteriness

yeah..some of them are listed as side effects...but most of them are not,but I found from websites like this, that several people experience side effects not listed.

I'm not worried. I'm just glad my infection is going away. I just don't like not feeling myself. It's sort of like Lex Luther...when he "goes crazy" for a few months on Smallville.

I began taking this drug for a uti yesterday. After taking my fourth dose, I began experiencing a severe headache, nausea, cramping, uncontrollable shaking, complete loss of appetite, and the inevitable panic attack. My panic attack ended about 6 hours later. I was crying uncontrollably for atleast 2 of those hours. It was incredibly bizarre and like nothing I have ever experienced before. It is now 10pm, 8 hours since the last time I took the medicine and my mind is still racing and unsettled, but at least I don't feel as if I am not part of my body anymore. I would not recommend this medicine to anyone.

On day 12 of a 14 day treatment of Septra DS the backs of my thighs began to itch. I thought I might have gotten a heat rash from the vinyl padded chairs at my work. Just to be safe I stopped the meds because I have a history of antibiotic allergies. That was on a Friday. By Monday afternoon I had to leave work early to rush to my doc who said I probably had a rash from the bronchitis I was treated for (something called viral exanthem). I didn't buy it but trusted the doc. Two days later I was in agony. I itched EVERYWHERE! Relentless horrible itching. I took 2 full strength benadryls every 3 hours to no avail. Tried calamine lotion,etc. Nothing worked. The doc finally gave me 40 mg of prednisone for 5 days. But it's day 3 of the steroid and I started itching horribly again last night.
I know it's the sulfa because I now remember some slight itching the last time I took it. So beware... itching on sulfa is a red flag... your skin is telling you something!

Prescribed to Sulfameth Tuesday March 20, 2 a day for 10 days, for an abscessed spider(not actually positive that it was) bite after having it lanced and drained.

Started with a massive global headache, and slight fatigue. Then moved to extreme nausea and feeling like my throat was closing, shortness of breath. Followed shortly thereafter by vomiting, loss of appetite, disconnection from the world... Basically everything every other negative testimonial has mentioned with the exception of the rash...

Either way this drug is trash. I stopped after only 4 doses. Today being Saturday, 3 days after stopping, the vomiting stopped yesterday but the horrible stomach cramp is still present. I am slowly getting my appetite back but any foods I look at look terrible and don't taste right. I can't drink anything but water without feeling like there is a nasty film in my mouth. I hope this subsides before my 21st birthday next tuesday or I'm going to be pissed. Never taking sulfa drugs again.

I started taking Sulfameth for a urinary tract infection the last week in Sept. '06 and at about 10 days my health just crashed in and out of various symptoms. I started feeling like I was near a "blackout" a lot of the time, brain pains around my head, my head and face feel hot internally but not to the touch, my ears got plugged up sensation, my muscles would quiver, teeth chatter like I was really cold, I had some heart burn, nausea, diahrea, and loss of appetite, sleeplessness, I suffered from thoughts of suicide and paranoia during these episodes which seem to last 8 hours. My team of Dr.s have found nothing so far.

I went to the doctor complaining of a mild headache and being nauseous. After 5 days of taking this medicine (Sulfameth Trimethoprim) I am feeling 100% WORSE! This medicine has caused me to feel nauseous, moody, have severe headaches, loss of appetite, and my food all tastes like it has traces of lead in it. I was also prescribed Pseudovent along with a medicine to treat any yeast infection that might come as a side effect from the Sulfameth Trimethoprim. I am going to stop taking these medicines because I feel really bad. I wouldn't advise anyone to take these w/out seriously questioning your doctor about their side effects and any other options. I'll stick with Mucinex for any congestion and Tylenol Cold and Flu for those symptons.

I was prescribed sulfameth/trimethoprim for an absest on my bottom and I have beentaking this for 5 days. I have been vey nauseaed, loss of appetite and very thirsty. I have been very cranky and moody and I have discontinued taking this medicine due to the way it makes me feel.

I was prescribed sulfameth for MRSA which is a staph infection. Within three days of taking this medication I began to have a severe headache, pains in my lower back that ran down both my legs, nausea, loss of appetite, and severe fever. I went to the ER lastnight, because no matter how much I tried, I just couldnt move or get comfortable. Glad to know that Im not the only one who has gone through this.

I started taking sulfameth/trimethoprim for my acne nearly two weeks ago twice a day. Two days ago I started feeling what I thought were growing pains in both my legs. The pain slowly made its way both down and back up the legs. The next day I looked down at noon and these red dots had appeared all over my body. I've had a loss of appetite and the red dots have a mild iche to them. I also had a very very bad migrane for the rest of that day. Today I woke up and I am complety covered in red dots. My face is red, but not really dots, it feels more like a mild sunburn.

I had many side effects from Sulfameth. The worst being a headache. I have never experienced such a bad headache in my life. I have never had a migraine, but I am sure this could compare. This went on for 3 straight days. The first side effect was an upset stomach. I could not keep anything down. This was a completly different symptom then what I was treated for (sinus infection). That lasted for about 2 straight days. Today is the 5th day I have been on the drug, and it is the first day I have not had a headache. For the past two days though I have had a horrible medal like taste in my mouth and I am constantly thirsty. They are horrible side effects, but I am sticking it out hopeing that the end results are much better and worth all the miserable stuff I have gone through. Oh yeah and loss of appetite for the first couple days.

I was prescribed Sulfameth/Trimeth DS 800/160. I have to take the pill 2 times a day for 3 days for a UTI. After taking my first pill the burning went away, but I woke up in the middle of the night with horrible abdominal cramps, worse than the ones I would get with menstruation. I also had headaches, neck aches, diarrhea, nausea and a wicked loss of appetite. I can't believe after all of these negative side effects the drug is still prescribed! I would rather have the UTI than have to deal with Sulfa ever again

I have a few side effects, i'm very tired,major headache, kinda a fever, nausea, and loss of appetite.

I began taking this for an infection and felt nauseated and run down. I experienced a total loss of appetite and felt somewhat depressed during the time I was I on the medication, though I lost 10 lbs!!

I've read 20 to 25 writeups across the last 12 months from people taking this drug for bladder infection. A re-accuring grouping stands out: hot and cold flashes, loss of appetite, fever, restlessness, inability to sleep, and accasional diizziness. I've experienced these plus a call to the para medics thinking I might be having a heart attack because I was prespiring heavily, was dizzy and had passed out.

I was prescribed sulfameth/trimethoprim one week ago to treat a urinary tract infection. For the first four days I seemed to be ok although I was very tired and had a loss of appetite which I thought was due to the infection. On the fifth day, after my second dose I began running a fever. Throught the entire evening I experienced hot and cold flashes. I though that I was coming down with something since I have been working alot lately. The sixth day the fever started early. I felt dizzy, skittish and delirious. Again I was up all night with hot and cold flashes. I was suffering from joint pain and neck pain, red spots appeared all over my body. My eyes also became sore. The glands on the back of my neck and behind my jawbone became extremely swollenOne of my co workers looked at my prescription and told me that I may be allergic to sulfer. Since I was already at the end of the medicine and the infection almost gone I decided to try taking benedryl and tylenol. The fever has stopped as well as the dizziness and delirium. The red spots seem to be going away and I have an appetite again. I still feel a bit tired and my neck is still swollen but I dont' want to start all over again on something else. In the future I will tell my doctor that I am allergic to sulfer and cannot take this medication..

Severe head aches, loss of appetite, and horrible nightmares.

~ mental confusion
~ severe tingling
~ loss of appetite
~ fatigue

DRY MOUTH, SEVERE HEADACHES.ABDOMINAL CRAMPS CHEST PAINS , LOSS OF APPETITE, THRUSH, MOODSWINGS.. NO INSTRUCTION OR SYMPTOM LEAFLET PROVIDED .

began with heartburn, excessive thirst, loss of appetite, and insomnia- by day 5, joint pain and chills, day 7 severe cramps and nausea, and by day 8, severe hives. stopping med. today!!

I have been taking this drug for 3 days now and have had SEVERE headaches. They go away with advil or tylenol but come back as soon as they wear off. I have also noticed increase fatigue and loss of appetite.

Constant chills or sweats - mostly sweat, so bad that it was just running off me when I woke up and the pillow and sheets are wet. Total fatigue barely enough energy to get up out of bed then come right bact to lay down. Too fatigued to sit in a chair. Very weak. Total loss of appetite.

I've been taking med for 5 days and have severe nausea, vaginal itching, stomach pain, general weakness, loss of appetite - oh yeah, i threw up once too.