Bactrim/Septra : (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Oral Antibiotic

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Active Ingredients:
Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim.

Inactive ingredients:
Docusate sodium 85%, sodium benzoate 15%, sodium starch glycolate, magnesium stearate and pregelatinized starch.

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February 5, 2008

Pros:

seems to be working for the cystic acne pretty well.

Cons:

bad side effects. trembling, nausea, stomach pains, very depressed, confused, sleepy, everything just feels "off"

if you can handle it, go for it.
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February 5, 2008

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Helps really well with acne, way better than any other antibiotics like doxy.... Work immediately !!!!!

Cons:

none

Dont waste your time wiht any other anitbiotics. go straight to SEPTRA and your face will clear up really well.
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January 27, 2008

Pros:

Worked very well, pretty quickly

Cons:

rash

Bactrim is not expensive... even w/ out insurance. It worked really well to get rid of my acne with in only 2 1/2 weeks! But i did get a mild rash on my stomach. :-(
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November 21, 2007

Pros:

Seems to work quickly even when other medications won't

Cons:

Warning-High levels of allergic reactions

Started to work after 10 days and things were looking good until...itchy hives and a rash on my legs. I would give it a try if other mild antibiotics aren't working out, maybe you will have better luck.
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November 29, 2012

Pros:

-Did clear my skin very quickly

Cons:

-Can kill you if you are allergic
-Other negative side effects
-Diarrhea
-Only worked for a very short period of time and then broke me out worse

Bactrim was the last/latest antibiotic my dermatologist put me on. It worked VERY quickly and cleared up my skin in about a week, it was literally the clearest it had been probably since the time before when I was on antibiotics. However, this only lasted a short while and I started getting cystic acne, which I rarely ever get. After my third or maybe fourth cyst I decided that the Bactrim was causing this and I stopped taking it immediately (which, by the way, don't ever listen to the instructions that you are supposed to consult your doctor before stopping medication. That is just a ploy to make more money off you for a doctor's visit) and wouldn't you know it, NO MORE CYSTS. It all culminated with me getting one of the largest if not THE largest zit i've ever had on my forehead, from which I still have a scar (a couple scars really, because one cyst led to another). So I do not think Bactrim or any antibiotic is the way to go, they may help for a while but they never solve your problems and in fact they are very bad for your body. I have started taking probiotics in hopes of reversing the damage all the antibiotics probably did to my digestive system. Also you have to get used to having diarrhea every day of your life, but I already have that so I am used to it. I am 100% convinced that doctors do not wish to fix your problems but rather treat them so you are never cured and you have to keep going back so that doctors and pharmaceutical companies make lots of money off you. Everything, EVERYTHING is about money, which holds higher value than people. There is no hope for the human race and I pray for its destruction every night and day.
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May 4, 2009

Pros:

First half year it cleared me up... then 7months later my acne came back.

Cons:

BIG PILLS to swallow

it's a reason to give "interpharm inc" income... they prolly pay doctors to perscribe it. just tell your doctor you don't want to be a guinea pig and to give you something that ALWAYS has results.
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January 18, 2009

Pros:

clears any existing breakouts makes them smaller by the next day, stops any new pimples from forming (although i did get 1 or 2 new smaller pimples when i started it- perhaps these would have been cystic ones if i didnt use bactrim?)

Cons:

Made my back, arms and legs itchy, a lot of rashes everywhere, scratching non stop. feeling tired all the time.

works, but only as short term while ur on it. made me itch, ive stopped taking it and not itching as much, it will take a day or 2 for this product to get out of my system and i will stop get rashes completely.
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October 29, 2008

Pros:

Cleared up about 95% so far. Works swiftly. VERY CHEAP!

Cons:

You MUST drink water while on this medication or you will feel parched. You MUST eat something with this medication or you will feel slight stomach sickness . It has not cleared up blackhead as of yet.

It works! My skin looks better than it has in years and I imagine it will only get better with time.
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October 1, 2008

Pros:

Worked very quickly. I have had acne my whole life. I took acutane which worked wonders but acne came back. Starting taking this and had great results yet again.

Cons:

I keep hearing of crazy side effects but it maybe have me an upset stomach a few times over a year period

If you have huge boil/cyst acne, this will work great for you. I never had one cyst while one this medication. I would tend to have one every other month when not taking it. Its cheap and works great quickly. I did stop taking it and my face broke out again. Just started taking it again...
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April 9, 2008

Pros:

it worked from the day i started until the day i quit. really did clear up my acne which made me so ecstatic

Cons:

two weeks later i had a severe allergic reaction. first i had fevers and body aches, then i broke out into a whole body rash.

this was actually the first product that has ever made my face so clear. it felt so uplifting. but then i had a severe allergic reaction to it, so i stopped taking it. my dermatologist had warned me about it, but i'm not allergic to anything so i thought that i wouldn't be allergic to sulfa drugs. i started breaking out a little bit after stopping, but its not as bad as how my acne was before. i've been just using retin a cream, which didn't work before, but now it is. i also used minocycline before this and that did nothing but worsen my acne. bactrim works, but its a risk with having a reaction or not.
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