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Bactrim, Septra (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Reviews
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nikkia from CA
June 5, 2009
| Pros | No bad side effects for me. |
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| Cons | It was like taking a sugar pill. No effect on my acne. |
| Bottom line | For some people it seemed this worked great. My acne may have been too severe for Bactrim to work. I'm currently taking 60 mg accutane, let's hope that does the job! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Teresa from Dallas, TX
June 1, 2009
| Pros | Worked to clear cystic acne when topical agents were ineffective for me (40 year old female ). Highly recommend Bactrim for moderate to severe acne. |
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| Cons | Must drink 8-10 glasses of water a day in addition to taking 1-2 pills per day. Long term use of antibiotic requires doctor supervision and blood testing for toxicity/depletion of red and white blood cells. |
| Bottom line | The antibiotic contains Sulfamethoxazole, so should not be used by individual's with sulfa allergies. This ingredient in Bactrim requires water consumption water to prevent kidney stones. (REALLY IMPORTANT to drink 8 ounces of water with the pill and do not take diuretics with antibiotic). The antibiotic also uses Trimethoprim which may cause anemia from a deficiency of folic acid. Bottom line is Bactrim can be very effective, but with the potential side effects (especially the disruption of folic acid metabolism) it should be the option after other non-prescription solutions have been ruled out. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $4.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Sakura from Houston TX
May 29, 2009
| Pros | Take it! it work!! ^___^ |
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| Cons | Well, i haven't feel any side-effects SO dont Worry!! |
| Bottom line | Omg! i am so happy because my face is so clean and soft ^___^ now i can go outside and have fun, i have taking the medicine about 3 months and is awesome. The first days u start to taking it may u think it doesnt work but like in 3 weeks the differents starts so I highly recommended!!.^^ Sakura.!~ |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $12.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Randy from Mass
May 29, 2009
| Pros | Works very well for the first 4 months for me. I was waking up every morning and did not have to pop any zits for the first time in years, was a great feeling, after the th month starting breaking out again...who knows if this is the answer. |
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| Cons | Not a guarantee, but works better than not using it! |
| Bottom line | try it its better than doxy, tetra, or mini...too scared to g on accutane and dont like getting blood work every month for it! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
CANDICE from PITTSBURGH, PA
May 28, 2009
| Pros | WORKS WELL; FACE DIDN'T HURT AS MUCH, RARELY HAD ACNE ON NECK, CHEST, AND BACK WHILE TAKING IT |
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| Cons | IT WAS AN INCONVIENCE TO TAKE 2 PILLS A DAY; DIDN'T LIKE TAKING ANTIBIOTICS OVER LENGTH OF TIME, DIDN'T CLEAR COMPLETELY |
| Bottom line | BEST THING I USED BEFORE ACCUTANE BUT DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT OF TAKING AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR AS LONG AS I DID. I WOULD RECOMMEND IT. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
evie from canada
May 26, 2009
| Pros | i have had great results with the medication! my derm put me on it for 3 months, and i had about a 3 month remission, then went back on it. I am now on my fourth cycle....has anyone else used bactrim this way, or over a long period of time? |
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| Cons | i woke up with a huge cyst this morning and am worried maybe bactrim isnt going to work for me anymore! does anyone have an experience/advice? |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $5.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Jill from Columbus, Ga
May 26, 2009
| Pros | Cleared my skin up! |
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| Cons | Huge Pill!! |
| Bottom line | I have HUGE cysts on my face from a severe bacteria infection and within a few weeks, I think I have been using it for two now...I DO NOT have new breakouts and my skin is actually healing. Take this advice from me because I have tried EVERYTHING..proactiv, clinique, origins, murad, neutrogena, and everything in between...this stuff works great! Ask your dematologist for some! A+ product. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $19.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Cody from Ravenna, MI
May 25, 2009
| Pros | I started out taking 2 a day and drinking a lot of water, I started noticing results withen the first 3 days so I cut back to one pill a day and drank about a gallon of water a day and withen two weeks I had the clearest skin I've ever had! |
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| Cons | None |
| Bottom line | Take it! |
| Recommended | Yes |
Anonymous from NY
May 24, 2009
| Pros | works on face AMAZINGLY!!!!!!!!! |
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| Cons | iam using it for my shoulder and chest acne.... its been over a monthe and i see absoultly no improvment!!!!!! |
| Bottom line | works great for face and not so great for everywhere else |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Ronnie from Nebraska
May 21, 2009
| Pros | Works fairly fast, cleared up old acne and new forming cysts. |
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| Cons | Hate being on antibiotics for extended periods |
| Bottom line | Bactrim works very well, better than Doxy or Minocycline, took Doxy for 4 months and I became resistant to it, broke out like a teenager.. Trying Bactrim as the last stop, will NOT take Accutane, took it 20 years ago, worked like a miracle but very harsh side effects and long term illness, Accutane is a God send but prepare for health issue's later in life, SERIOUS health issues. Bactrim has done a terrific job clearing up my acne and cystic acne, but will only take at short term increments. Good luck everyone, I know how frustrating acne is, I am a 44 year old female who has been batteling Cystic acne since I was 16. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
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