Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim

I am on my 4th day of sulfameth/trimethoprim 800 mg @ 2 x's a day along w/ another medicine, I have bronchitis & staph (from an ingrown hair on my inner thigh OUCH!!) This is the second time I've had to take this medicine in the past 2 months & this is the second time I've had a sore throat & swollen vaginal area (labia mostly) i'm use to it swollen at times after "personal time" w/ my husband, but this is ridiculously swollen!
Anybody had that symptom before???? And is that normal???

I was prescribed Sulfameth/Trimethoprim 800/160 Tabs for a bite on my leg from unknown origin (spider, tick, scorpion...nobody seems to know, and neither do I) and I had to take it for 10 days, twice a day. and I just felt horrible for all 10 of them. nausea, headache, intense back pain, no appetite (just thinking about eating would make me feel sick), and I also had really bad dry mouth. The 10 days ended 3 days ago, and I'm still feeling these side effects, although my appetite is slowly coming back. But this morning when I woke up, my whole body was burning hot and I had a bright red rash on my face that was very hot. The rash has been there all day, and it's really painful. All of this, and the bite on my leg is actually WORSE than when I went to the doctor to get help for it!!!

I was prescribed sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 for a sinus infection. I was fine until today, the 6th day of taking it. I'm very spacey and feeling floaty. I have a headache. I'm moody. I have no energy. I only have 4 days left but I'm thinking I'll stop the meds today. I'd rather deal with a sinus infection with OTC drugs considering I have 2 small children and the way I feel is NO way to try and function.

Was prescribed Sulfameth/Trimethoprim for acne when erythromycin and doxycycline were not enough. Dermatologist simply asked "Is there anything that are you allergic to?" I said, "Not that I know of." Took it well for first six days. Looking back, I felt probably the most lethargic during this time, at a job that I loved the most. On the 7th day, after having a great time with the new love in my life, I noticed a heaviness, tingling, and warmness affecting my legs. Went into work feeling too warm. Left about 20 mins in. Had incredibly bad fever this night. Went home, took another Sulfa/Trimeth pill (hadn't linked the problem). Woke up about two hours later, worse than ever. Flu like symptoms, blurred vision, couldn't sleep, and red rash developing over body. Took next night off of work. Went into emergency room with a panic attack and left side of body numb. Docs didn't know what it was. Blood pressure: 159/100 Temperature: 104 F Rapid heart beat. Completely dehydrated. Fever continued ... released same day and told to take Tylenol for fever. Stayed off sulfa/trimeth for two days. Got much better. Just took it tonight (foolishly) then found this page. Now realized that my body has been rejecting this drug. Currently itchy and cannot sleep. Took vicodin and ibuprofen - no effect to counter this drug. Must wait for it to leave the system. Will contact dermatologist in the morning about my allergic reaction to sulfa. Also experienced severe depression on this medication.

I took Sulfameth/Trimethoprim 800/160 for a UTI and it hasn't treated my infection....I consistently going to the restroom and the pain still emerges....my doctor says to continue to take them but I'm feeling like I shouldn't....I have two more left and more pain....

I was prescribed Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim for a sinus infection. After taking it for 3 days I felt worse than I had felt the entire month of feeling sick. I had weird dreams, chills , cold sweats,headaches ( where the headaches weren't before) little sleep but super tired and very bad nausea . I quite taking it the next morning and felt extremely nauseous, sore from shaking all night , emotional and fatigue. So glad I found this website. I felt like I was losing it.

I have taken short courses of trimethoprim in the past with no obvious problems but this time was prescribed a longer course of tablets. In my case it was the effects on mood which were most scary, although after five days (-having just discovered this site and decided to stop taking the drug early) I have a very sensitive mouth and tongue- and have also experienced a feeling of fullness and congestion in my sinuses and throat similar to that described by others. The effects on mood were unpredictable but occurred about an hour after taking the morning does and seemed to then wane by the late afternoon. I had feelings of aggression (road rage) anxiety and paranoia. I developed the shakes and cried. I also felt generally depressed for the first time in my life and as though I could not be bothered to do anything. I didnt mention this to my GP when I went for a check up as I thought it sounded ridiculous but will call him asap to report what I experienced and also what I have read on this site.

I have been given Trimethoprim for cistitis..the burning has one but I feel a bit swollen and like I have been riding a bike for hours..I have taken 4 tablets 10 to go...hope this feeling goes..

Ive been prescribed Trimethoprim for Cystitis, and it worked after an hour or 2, stopping the dysuria and haematuria, although it gave me a headache at the back of my head and made me sleepy for the whole day.

doctor prescibe sulfameth/TRIMETHOPRIM 800/160 tabs i made me very sick nd with alot of diarra ....

Oh my God! The itching is horrible! I woke up and my eyes crossed from the severity. I could not even go to work. After taking Sufameth/trimethoprim for 2 days (2 pills/da) for a UTI, my scalp started to itch. I scratched all day with a pencil...to no avail. Later that day, the vaginal and rectal itch was unmerciful. Vagisil maximum COULD NOT TOUCH it. I scheduled a gyne appointment because I thought, maybe I was developing something else...yeast infection. But there were no other signs. My husband suggested it could be an allergic reaction to the medicine. My nurse suggested I take an antihistimine like Benadryl. That provided some relief. Now I see similar postings on the web about severe itching. Thank goodness I only have one more pill of this 3 day treatment.

I am entering this for my mom, who began taking Sulfmeth/trimethoprim before Christmas 2007. A few weeks after her Dr. prescribed this medication, she began experiencing extreme pain in her hip area. She is not sure if this medication is the cause, but her pain went away once she quite taking this medication.

I took trimethoprim for 5 days about 2 weeks ago and i got hot flushes pins and needles and i cant sleep...i still have some of these symptoms..how lomg do they tike to go away

I have been takingSulfameth/trimethoprim 800/180 tabs and the pharmacist pamplet said to call my doctor with any occurance of sore throat. I have taken a total of 4 tablets 2/day and woke up with a terrible sore throat and a headache later in the day only to call my Dr. and have them tell me that this is NOT a side effect and they want me to come in for a throat culture. Honestly I'm a little Freaked out because of the risk of Stevens-Johnson's Syndrome that makes your skin peel off and can make you go blind.

I was prescribed sulfameth/trimethoprim 800/160 TABS for a kidney infection, on wednesday, i took it approximately 8 pm that same night, next day about 9 am i was breaking up i had a rash all over the inner part of my arms, on my thigh down to my feet. next thing i know i am itching all over. went to bed that night i had chills all night long. I had never had an allergic reaction to any medication until now.

I have been on the sulfameth/trimethoprim for 4 days and I am either retaining a ton of water or I am becoming a balloon. I am also wonder if the pain in my chest is not a pulled muscle but another side effect? Does anyone know?

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.

I have taken trimethoprim for two doses and those havent been as close as they should have been over two days and not the full dose at that as I took 200mg last night and felt so horrible, with a very dry mouth, high high anxiety couldnt sleep and didnt feel well at all.. depite drinking lots and lots as advised when taking it
..I just was starting to feel better during today as if it was wearing out of my system and I still have the urinary infection so tonight I took half a dose (ie 100mg) and here I am sitting up into the night scouring the Internet for side effects or drug interactions that may not be on the leaflet with the meds, but maybe what I am having, as I feel exactly the same as last night, high high anxiety, cant sleep and dry mouth (very). I dont think I want to continue this medication and will call my Dr tomorrow for another antibiotic to clear the UTI.
Was quite releived when I came across this site with people mentioning high anxiety and very dry mouth and feeling plain awful!

I was given Sulfameth/Trimethoprim for a suspected spider bite that became infected. My prescription was one tablet by mouth twice a day for 10 days. Seven days after taking my first tablet I began to feel itchy all over my body. The next morning I woke and had hives from my feet to my ears. I went the urgent care clinic and they gave me some strong antihistamines. The next day my condition was worse and I went back to the urgent care clinic and was injected with steroids. The next day my condition was even worse; the hives were horrible, itchy, red and purple patches ALL over my body and I was feeling tightening in my throat. I immediately went to ER and was admitted.

I spent 2 days in the hospital receiving steriods and fluids by IV. The thing that surprised me about this allergy was the delay from first taking the medication to the first signs that something was not right.

I started taking trimethoprim for a bladder infection on 29.12.05. It gave me the most severe headache nausea and vomiting and total restlessness!! I needed to drink plenty because of the infection but couldn't keep anything down. I only took three but when I stopped the effect gradually wore wore off I was so relieved and felt so much better! I think I must have been allergic. How is it cultered???? The cure was far worse than the actual infection which was bad enough.