Sulfamethoxazole and third day

I have been taking this medication for 6 days for a UTI. I feel like crap and haven't been able to work. Thank goodness I don't have hives or anything else. But my stomachs is cramping really bad and I have been acting like an evil $%#@&, I also have the worst stiff neck. Anyways I was extremely nauseated and felt like I was pregnant but I have a prescription for pot and it seems to help the majority of the side effects. Massive amounts of water will take away the anxiety. I am going to wean myself slowly starting tomorrow and I will never take this drug again.

I was prescribed a sulfameth drug for a severe UTI which entailed terrible abdominal pain & blood in urine. I took it for 2 days and started feeling better. The third day, I was hit with a severe allergic reaction, which after reading some of the side effects, I realize now that i should have gone to the er or called 911. It started with a terrible headache, then vomiting. That night my fever shot up to 104 degrees!!! But, I was freezing. I was shaking uncontrollably, confused, joints aching, you name it. I thought I may have had a migrane and ended up falling asleep and never took any of the medicine on day three. On day four, I woke up feeling MUCH better, and noticed red blotches all over my hands. The second I saw this, I knew it was an allergic reaction. I went and showed the pharmacist and told him about what had happened, and he said, yes, it seemed that way to him too. He said to call my doctor and let them know I had a reaction. When I did that, all they said was they would put it in my chart. I was not even offered an alternative to it considering I still probly had a UTI. I think they did this because now that I have researched it quite a bit, I have learned that people who are allergic to penicillin are more likely to experience a reaction to sulfa drugs. And, yes...I am, and have always been extremely allergic to penicillin. I believe this was overlooked when I was prescribed with the sulfameth.

I not sure exactly if it is the medication, but I was prescribed it for a UTI and for the first 5 days I was fine, but near the end of the sixth day I started having head tremors out of no where. I first associated them with me being tired, but they continued and began to frigten me. It is now the third day with the tremors and I have officially taken myself off the meds. If anyone knows, please let me know.

My daughter started this med sulfameth for a bladder infection. The first 3 days she suffered a severe headache. Next followed by knee pain, body pain. Third day severe rash, fever. Completely out of it. She started it on a Friday, by Tuesday morning we were at the ER. I called her Dr. office Monday and told her what she was going through and she stated that this medicine would not cause her to have these systoms. I am furious, my daughter was out of school a week, and is still feeling weak. I have never been more scared for her. This should be banned completely. I would love to sue. I am also furious with the Dr.'s office for not realizing these side effects, and other people could get this as well.
dawn

I was prescribed sulfameth to combat MRSA, after the third day I broke out with a severe rash all over my back, neck and and arms. I stopped taking. Do not take that pill....

I was prescribed Sulfameth 4days ago for a Bladder Infection. The first hour after taking it, I started having a horrible burning irritation on the inner vaginal area. Afer the third day I continued to have that and swollen teary eyes, my tongue is swollen with little bumps,jawbone hurts,rashy itchy hands,swollen lips,Its been a full 24hrs so far from not taking this med and i am still having the effects. Hopefully it will all go away soon!!!!

I was not happy when I was prescribed the Sulfameth. I get sinus infections often, and am usually prescribed Amoxil, but I had a different doctor. The first three days I didn't notice anything, not even a change in my symptoms. The third day I woke up with pain in my left wrist. As the day progressed my right wrist started hurting too. Neither pains did I attribute to the Sulfameth. That night I couldn't get cool, but the weather was very warm, I just it was the weather. The fourth day I had body aches all over and my sinus infection felt worse, my glands were swollen, and I had a fever over 101 degrees. (I never have fever.) This is the fifth day, I can barely walk across my apartment without breaking a sweat, my hands feel like every bone in them is broken. I decided to look up the side effects after a phone call to my pharmacist didn't give me any answers. It is so good to find out I am not alone.

i started taking sulfameth/trimethoprim on 10/01/05,after taking this medication,i immediately started feelin light headed,i really didn't think it was the medication at first.after the third day of taking this medicine,i noticed my skin started getting extra dry and itchy,i started scratching my arms first because they were itching first,then my entire body started itching,i was terrified when i noticed red patches on my arms,breast,back,buttocks,legs,hands,face,neck,etc.i always pray before taking any medication,i contemplated on going to the emergency room,i said Lord there are people probably in worse shape than me,i don't want to go there and have to wait forever,and i know if i saw someone there in pain even if it was an act to get in first,i would have to let them go first,i didn't want to be digging like 90 going north.i started to pray and ask Gof to make things alright.i started rubbing myself all over with elidel,my daughters medicine,it did no good.i asked my oldest daughter to help me rub down in elidel.then i remembered that this daughter had medicated shampoo for something that looked kind of like what i had,she had the shampoo for about a year,but i prayed and asked God to help me,he did,i dampened my entire body and shampooed myself all over.it helped for a minute but i know that it's still in my body because i know the itchy feeling and the red marks all over my body.

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July 26th, 2005
I was given this medication for a UTI and this is just my third day. It's seems to be helping my UTI, but I am having very bad headaches. Not sure if I will continue the medication.
I'll try taking in more fluids and also taking something for my
headache, ahead of time.

I have a rash on my arms, legs, waist and back, and it only became itchy the third day.