Bactrim/Septra : (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) Oral Antibiotic

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.

Cleared my acne, no new breakouts. Just one or two pimples.

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.

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

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. :(

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.

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.

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.

I expressed my dissatisfaction with using topicals for my skin & let the dermatologist know that I was also too afraid to take the leap in going on accutane. In discussing options, I was prescribed Septra, since it helps stop oil production & my skin was very oily. It took about two weeks to kick in but once it did, during my third month I was completely satisfied. Because the reviews here said that my breakouts would come back after I stopped taking this, I told the Derm I wanted to continue past Three months & did, surpassings Six months. Totaling to over a year in use. My breakouts came back due to another issue regarding Sunscreen, but I suggest this to any one suffering from breakouts. Of course, consult your dermatologist & make sure they understand your concerns.

read my blog i had the worst experience with this drug and it all started with flu-like symptoms! one of the scariest experiences in my life i was hospitalized for 3 days and in intensive care i just got out 2 days ago i would love to help you or anyone else that could be at risk of this horrible syndrome!!