Bactrim/Septra : (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Oral Antibiotic

I had been on it a couple of weeks and noticed great improvement. Then I broke out in hives on my hands and arms. I had to discontinue. It's too bad...

My doctor prescribed me this to clear up my moderate acne. I have a history of Gastritis (Inflammation of the abdomen) but my doctor still says to take it 2x a day. Within 6 days of taking it, i experienced a drug interaction. today i went to the hospital for a very severe stomach pain that won't go away for 2 1/2 hrs. my dr still advised me to continue taking it and that i have to take Prilosec. i dont believe her so i will stop taking it before it gets worst.

Turns out I am allergic to this stuff. After about 9 days of taking it I started to get a rash. sent to E.R and given benadryl and tagamet. Hopefully this stuff will clear the rash, but I know when I had an allergic reaction to minocycline, benadryl was not enough.

I took 800mg 2x/day for 8 weeks, now I'm at half that and being weaned off. Very effective for my severe acne. I had been on topicals for 7 weeks prior to that and it wasn't clearing me up enough. This cleared me up the rest of the way. I now get about 1 pimple a week. I apparently am alergic to tetracyclines so I can't take minocycline, doxicyline or tetracycline. This is a good alternative if you have problems or bad side effects from those drugs.

My face wouldn't clear up all the way because my acne is HORMONAL. Once I got on some hormonal balancing cream, half my acne disappeared which explains why Bactrim was only able to help with some of my acne. What is not cool is the blue, spotty rash I've have on both my arms since 1-2 months ago when I stopped taking this stuff.

i've tried many products the past 5 years that i've had moderate acne, and septra is by far the best that has worked. and ive tried everything except accutane. this product works very well most of the time, but certian weeks i will break out if i dont take it regularly. i also use klaron with it, which helps clear my skin. i was depressed for months because of my breakouts, but it has improved my skin and confidence a lot, and besides very small pimples and scars my skin is basically clear. my derm. said about 5 % have an allergic reaction, but i never had any side effects from this medicine. it just depends on the person, but i definately recommend it.

It's a wonderful product, if you aren't allergic.

Might work for some just be careful. ER doc didn't want to say it was the antibiotic. Talked to 2 other doctors and they told me I was lucky and that next time I may not be so fortunate. There are other alternatives to this treatment. I had no idea that I was allergic until after the fact. Been suggested to me that I need to have a medical alert braclet for this. And I am not one to rush to the hospital unless my arm is falling off. And I have no other medical ailments that could explain it.

great medacation all you have t do is pop to pills a day and it was free for me becuase of my dads heath plan

Works good for an on again off again solution. My doc suggested using this for 6-12 months, then switching to another drug (can't remember the name) when this loses its effectiveness then back to this again in another 6-12 months. Sounds like a good plan. Really no problems with the allergic reactions.