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Bactrim, Septra (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Reviews
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Mykel from LA
August 11, 2011
| Pros | Cleared skin (including a dime sized cyst) completely in about 2 weeks. |
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| Cons | side effects: head aches muscle aches loss of appetite sleepiness |
| Bottom line | Ok. this is gonna be kinda long but about 2 weeks ago i got a small, tiny bump on my chin, but over a 3 day span that bump grew to be a cyst about the size of a dime..which is pretty big. So freaking out, i went to the dr to get the cortizone shot. they told me they couldnt do it because it was some kinda infection so they gave me a 10 dosage of bactrim to be taken twice a day. it went down slowly but surely every day but she sent me to the dr again to have it looked at by a specialist. he then gave me a full pescription of bactrim and clindamycin gel to use in the morning and epiduo at night. about 4 days into my new routine my skin was beginning to look really good, but i found myself getting more and more tired. On what was probably my 8th day on bactrim i noticed i got these long dreary headaches that would last all day..then my muscles would ache. then i was waking up with a consistent crick in my neck. This pain all got worse and worse every day. finally on my 11th day i woke up and i could barely move my body without being in pain. even my eyes hurt. i decided that bactrim was the reason and didnt take it that day. By the end of the day my body felt fine. So yeh. Now i take half a pill every other day. sometimes i still feel the pain but i really love bactrims results so i want to find a routine. ill post another review when i find something that works..but i will say that my skin is pretty clear and my other creams have been working good as well. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $20.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
macos from India
July 17, 2011
| Pros | stops skin swelling and stops new acne immediately. very cheap price. Good hair growth bcos of sulphur on bactrim, soft skin |
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| Cons | feeling very tired, blemishes take more than 2 months to disappear,skin high sensitive to sunlight.Should take liver and blood tests |
| Bottom line | I have been in bactrim for more than 40 days, it sops new acne on the first days itself. But blemishes took more than a month to disappear. It stops acne on the first day itself because its stops skin swelling .....If skin swelling stops, automatically no new acne.but blemishes wil not easy disappear if no skin swelling so u need a topical medicine to make the blemishes to fell. If u have good topical medicine and oral medicine Bactrim it combines and make an end to acne and blemishes. Body will not become immune to this medicine, many people telling bactrim medicine is become immune so again acne breakout. No not at all. Bactrim main activity in body is to stop skin swelling, and decrease the protein needed for acne bacteria growth. killing the bacteria is the 2nd thing. Bactrim 70 % purpose to stop skin swelling & to decrease the protein needed for acne so you lose weight only 30% to kill bacteria. Bactrim Benefits: 1. Stops skin swelling so No acne on first day itself. 2. Very cheap price 3. Good hair growth bcos it has sulphur 4. Weight loss 5. Gives beautiful skin with the combination of topical medicine. 6.You can take any food and chocolates, ice cream etc... Amazing medicine, take continuously for 2 to 3 months to see good results.If u feel very tired or any other effects take a half tablet on night its enough to stop new acne but apply topical medicine on old acne and blemishes. You should take liver and blood tests periodically.Dont take any other medicine while you in bactrim. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $2.00 |
Anonymous from Florida
July 12, 2011
| Pros | - Helps greatly with cysts and inflamed acne. (Taking just 1 instead of the recommended 2 pills a day.) - Works well with topicals. - Cheap - Simple, and little side effects (If not allergic.) |
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| Cons | - Nerve wracking. - It's leap of faith. - Loss of appetite. -Digestive issues on occasion, (Diarrhea, gurgling, cramps,) depending on what I ate. - Did not help greatly with surface pimples (That's where the topical came in.) |
| Bottom line | Yes, Bactrim worked, very well. However, when choosing to take this antibiotic, realize: 1. You can't be on it forever, it can take a toll on your liver. 2. You CAN build a resistance to it. 3. There is a lot of stress involved with taking this pill for fear of the dreaded allergic reaction. I spent the first 2 weeks on this medicine thinking that every little itch, every cough, every sign of anything meant that I was having an allergic reaction. I was dreadfully nervous that I was going to break out in a horrible rash with flu symptoms, and quite possibly end up with "Steven Johnsons Syndrome." This worsened when I got the stomach flu on my 12th day in, and had all the symptoms associated with an allergic reaction. I was terrified, but in the end, it had nothing to do with the pill. Coincidence is a damn thing. All I'm saying is, be smart. If you do choose to take this, monitor yourself. If you really start seeing tell tale signs of the allergic reaction, don't just up and quit right away. First call your dermatologist, see what he/she says, THEN decide whether or not to get off of it. You can self diagnose. Use the internet. Bottom line, if you stick with it and after 2 weeks, don't have any signs of reaction, you're going to have great skin. This worked better than anything has in the past for me, and it made me look great for prom! Good Luck! Hope it works for you readers like it worked for me. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
gammingjunkey from Walla Walla, WA
July 8, 2011
| Pros | easy to take |
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| Cons | I have had a fever for about 2 days and stomach pains, im not sure if its from this pill cause im only on day 5 but i will see. |
| Bottom line | Cleared my acne, no new breakouts. Just one or two pimples. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
gateway5
July 5, 2011
| Pros | -Destroyed all my acne -Helped with oily skin |
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| Cons | -Anxiety -Depression -Stomach pain -Mild sun sensitivity |
| Bottom line | After about 2 weeks or so, I started to get some mood swings time to time and some frequent anxiety attacks. I went to my doctor and she told me that there is no way that it could have been the meds so then i searched up the side effects. It turned out to be that one of the "Rare" side effect was depression and that not many people experience it. I've talked to some people and they said they had the same thing. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
mike from fontana
June 19, 2011
| Pros | eliminates cystic acne and overall acne in 2 months |
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| Cons | causes anxiety and helps cause depression |
| Bottom line | overall worth it i had a huge out break due to small staph infection and my acne is gone. im using retin a to eliminate marks left. good out weights the bad |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $20.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Scarlie from Washington
June 16, 2011
| Pros | Cleared me up |
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| Cons | Caused depression Lost in appetite Big capsules |
| Bottom line | I took this and Spiro for a month.Stoped for a week and had two big cystic acne. I then went back on it a week ago. Now I am suffering a lot of depression, emotional break downs, the blues. I think this medicine has caused this. :( |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Acne severity | moderate |
MarcusA from Bethesda MD
June 14, 2011
| Pros | clears skin |
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| Cons | need to limit sun exposure been feeling sick (due to Bactrim?) |
| Bottom line | I have only been on it for about two weeks, but noticed better skin clairty and almost no new breakouts. will update again in another two weeks. so far nothing to0 odd to report as far as side effects. I have felt a bit tired lately and the last few days have felt sick. Also, last night at 2am a priest knocked at my door and asked if I believe in the devil..ok, that last part is not true.. Dunno if I can attribute any of this to Bactrim...will see. so far, so good. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Rob from Up North
June 13, 2011
| Pros | -Clears blemishes -Clears hyper-pigmentation -Easy to take -I experienced virtually no side effects -A lot safer than Accutane! |
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| Cons | -Took a long time to start working (about 1 1/2- 2 months). -Still get the occasional pimple or two -Have to get blood tests because it can affect the liver, and my derm told me that a very small amount of people become anemic as a result of taking this drug. |
| Bottom line | Bactrim is a really great medication for acne. My dermatologist prescribed it to me feeling confident that it would help me out. It did. It took a little while to kick in, but it has improved my acne tremendously. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $3.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Anthony from CA
June 12, 2011
| Pros | clears acne inexpensive |
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| Cons | none |
| Bottom line | In the last year and half of derm visits, this has been the only thing that worked after all other topicals and antibiotics failed. I've tried Bactrim twice before short term (2 months each time), and both time it completely cleared my acne 100%. I stopped getting new pimples after the second day. And no side effects for me. Now I've finally gotten the long term prescription and I couldn't be happier. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
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