Bactrim, Septra (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Reviews

Bactrim has been the only thing that worked for me. I have been on 2 other pills and 3 different topical creams.

iv been on bactrim for just over a month now an i have not seen any drastic changes. my skin has been weird, it goes clear for a while and then the spots come back again. its really weird. my DR said give this stuff a few monthes but i hoped something would have happened by now...

This did wonders in clearing up my skin, but I am one of the unfortunate few who is allergic to the medication. =\ At the time of my medication, I was also suffering heat rash (California is EXTREMELY hot this summer) ... so my skin dried out even more. My acne cleared up real quickly, but my throat, arms, and wrists dried up even more. I had to be picky with my moisturizers because most of them aggravated my itchy and dry skin. One evening, I made a huge mistake in taking a hot bath (I was attempting to soothe sore muscles) and I ended up getting a fever that evening! My face kept getting hotter and hotter ... and I could not sleep that evening. While getting up to use the restroom, I passed out from extreme nausea and dehydration. The following morning, I awoke with red discolorations all over my torso and legs. Not only that, my body was very swollen. My face was beet red and it took about a week for it all to go away. I stopped the medication after that morning.

Falling asleep was also a difficult routine ... I often got prickly skin in the evening so I usually fell asleep from exhaustion. =\

This medication does its job in getting rid of acne ... but just make sure you're not allergic to it.

I am now taking Cephalexin and I have yet to see its results. So far ... my skin is back to how it used to be (oily), but I feel a lot better physically.

took bactrim on low dosage for about 4 months 3 years ago...then boosted up to doubs strength and it worked pretty well with little to no breakouts...now it's wearing off...don't know what to do now so i'm goin to the derm on monday...worked for a while though til my body got used it...

I have suffered from acne for many years, as have many of my family members, including my father who still takes antibiotics for acne at 60! Tried lots of medications, Minocycline I found to be excellent but can interfere with contraceptive pill so was prescribed Trimethroprim (on its own, no sulfamethoxazole) and this has been fantastic, slight side effects at start when drinking alcohol; caused severe nausea next day but this has seemed to stop after approx a month or two, have been taking for approx 4/5 months now and never get any spots/pimples anymore, I would recommend highly and maybe that would suit the person who was allergic to the sulfur,
Only thing I'm worried about now is whether it will return when I finish the course....

This was the last defense before I was put on accutane. Bactrim did nothing for me, but it didn't harm me either. it was like my body didn't know it was there. Although it didn't work for me, it may work for you. I mean, it's not that expensive and doesn't have any serious noticable side-effects.

Like most people I was put on bactrim as a last result before accutane. I have been on bactrim for about a month 1/2 so far. Along with the twice a day oral pills, I'm also using brevoxly face wash and differin gel. My face has been cleared up for the most part, yet not one day has went by where I'm not trying to cover something up still. Scarring along my jaw bone and on up seems to be redder then ever, make-up doesn't really even work to cover it. Around my mouth I have a lot of underground bumps and since starting all my medicines I've bagan getting blackheads that look like craters on my cheeks. I do like bactrim, I'm just in the middle of a break-out 3 days before my 21st b-day, so I'm a little bitter :(
Good luck to everyone on it and getting on it, we deserve it!

I had been taking minocine for over 1 1/2 years. the effects finally wore off and I talked to my dermatologists that I didn't feel the med was working anymore. they agreed, and prescribed bactrim. I'm currently only beginning my bactrim regimine, but I have had an initial breakout - my face looks worse now, but I expected it, honestly, that's the same with most medications. The idea is that it fights and kills the bacteria under the skin...well, if it does that, the bacteria is going to react and blah blah blah...you're oging to have more pimples until they finally all go away! so I'll be upating this soon to let y'all know the progress, for now...bad....but hopes are high!

I have been on bactrim for a little more than two years now and it has been the only thing that has ever worked for my acne. From the ages of 13 to 17 i tried a great number of different pills and topical creams and nothing would help. My doctor suggested bactrim before going to accutane and to my surprise bactrim worked. I find that if i miss even a few pills however, the acne comes back as bad as ever. I had to stop taking bactrim for a week and now my acne is back, but i find that as long as i take bactrim regularly my acne goes away and stays away.

I have been on Bactrim (twice a day) and Klaron for about 3 weeks now. I haven't really noticed much except I haven't been getting white heads...I still have a lot of acne, but not white heads. I think I also had an increase in acne.