Bactrim/Septra : (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Oral Antibiotic

it just didnt work. if u have to decide between accutane and bactrim, go for the accutane instead of wasting ur time with this drug.

This is an amazing acne treatment. I tried virtually everything you can buy without a prescription, including ProActiv (don't waste your money on that stuff, by the way.) Giving up on shelf products, I turned to my doctor, who prescribed me on Erythromycin in topical and pill form for two months, which made little difference. I had acne on my face, back, and chest, as well as moderate (and painful) cystic acne in these same places. Bactrim completely stopped all forms of breakouts. My skin hasn't looked and felt this good in probably 4-5 years. I don't have to cover my face with a mask of makeup anymore. This stuff has had a great impact on me and my life. It has cured my skin as well as my low self-esteem. If you are tired of everything else disappointing you, but too wary of jumping to Accutane (I was desperate enough to investigate it once, it's scary stuff!), TRY THIS. I feel like I'm repeating myself, but it's been absolutely everything I hoped it would be for me

This medicine has been absolutely incredible for clearing up my acne. My derm has prescribed me so many antibiotics in the past (Mino, Doxy, etc.) and they haven't worked one bit...UNTIL I suggested the use of Bactrim. At first he seemed reluctant to put me on Bactrim because of the severe allergic reactions a person has to sulfer based medicines. I told him I was willing to risk an allergic reaction because I was so fed up with the business of having continuous, painful cystic acne that just seemed to develop on my chin area. So far it's been only 2 weeks on my treatment of Bactrim and I'm almost completely clear. There's a healthy glow to my complextion that I've never had before, and my cystic acne on the chin area has stopped. Thankfully I have not yet suffered any allergic reactions to this medication like most people claim to. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that bactrim will continue to work for me. Yay for bactrim!

I took bactrim with duac and retin-a and I had amazing results. After the initial flareup, my skin was clear as day and my skin tone was even as well. My skin hasn't been that clear since I started puberty over 10 years ago. I took a break from the treatment to see if my skin would be fine on its own and it wasn't. Unfortunately, even though I've repeated the exact same treatment, I have never achieved the same results I did as the first time I took bactrim.

After trying everything on the market including Accutane, I can safely say this is the best drug to treat acne with minimal to no side effects (for me at least). Literally within a day I can see the results. I am so glad I finally found my cure for acne. Not only does it clear acne, but it also prevents sinus infections which I tend to get often.

It worked great! But after a few months, it slowly stopped working.

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.

so yeah it's good...but it's not a long-term fix

works good, have some breakouts, but works better than mino and doxy

In only taking half a pill a day and still clear!