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Herpes board

Pain Control with Herpes Zoster (Shingles) 21st May 2006
... temperature nearly every night, still and am on Flagyl and Bactrim because they think I have an infect diverticulitis...
Husband for 18yrs, Herpes and been monagamous 2nd November 2005
... infection because my kidney hurt so I started taking some bactrim we had. Also I have had prostate problems in the past...

High & Low Blood Pressure board

Strange BP readings... 29th June 2008
... doctor tomorrow. She put me on a 10 day supply of Bactrim (my first thought of what's causing this), but I've...
... Hi 1986, :) I checked the safety reports of Bactrim , as submitted by health care professionals. Nausea ... blood pressure fluctuations resulting from the use of Bactrim as well. I was surprised by the numerous reports of...
Diuretics and side effects 8th February 2008
... fact that I told him I had a terrible reaction to Bactrim , a sulfa drug. He said all the diuretics are sulfa...
... sulfites in them? Or was your only reaction to the Bactrim ? Wonder how many other people out there are having...
... sulfites and may need to look into it. When I took Bactrim for 5 days last year for a urinary problem, I could...
... sulfites and may need to look into it. When I took Bactrim for 5 days last year for a urinary problem, I could...
Anyone with adverse reaction(s) to Atacand (ARB) ? 4th June 2006
... symptoms from an ARB? I am also taking septra ( Bactrim ) which can also cause drug induced lupus and arthralgia...
... Nature is telling us something here. Ohhh, and Bactrim ...how's your colon? :D:D I am doing a trial on...

HIV/AIDS board

Hand and Foot pain, what do you think? 22nd October 2006
... also came out negative. I had self medicated with Bactrim for about a week which could have contributed to the...
Question for HIV veterans. 30th August 2006
... to do it. BTW, my ID doc told me I could cut my Bactrim down to every other day, but since this tooth started...
HIV Treatment 29th August 2006
... of all call you're doctor and have them put you on BACTRIM ...... NOW ! Because when the cd4 get down around...
... news !!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) I would still concider bactrim until those cd4 hit around 300 - 450 though because...
HIV Drug Regimine Question 10th July 2006
... I'm done with the pills for the day. Oh, I take a Bactrim , one pill three times a week. ANd, yesterday, I...
In Need Of Some Courage And Answers 15th June 2006
... and he gave me more antibioctics called double dose bactrim so he told me to take both... here is my question...
... and he gave me more antibioctics called double dose bactrim so he told me to take both... here is my question...

Hysterectomy board

Adhesions 9th February 2008
... then went to dr the 2nd week. Had a UTI, was given bactrim which I managed to take 4 days and could not tolerate...

Immune Disorders board

MRSA Treatment 25th November 2007
... Would taking Mupriocin nasally and on skin plus Bactrim be enough?...

Infant Care (up to 18 months old) board

another ear infection?!?! 6th September 2006
... have stopped the omnicef and will be moving on to bactrim with a benzocaine ear drop for pain. they tylenol...

Infectious Diseases board

Mrsa 10th July 2008
... treat MRSA which are all antibiotics: Septra (or Bactrim in the states), levofloxacin (sometimes), doxycycline...
Can cellulitis be contagious through an open wound? 24th June 2008
... inches long and two to three inches wide. They gave me bactrim and also a shot of something/antibiotic while I was...
Staph in scrotum 30th May 2008
... Got a 500 mg shot of Kefzol,put me on twice a day Bactrim DS tablets for six weeks,and scheduled a CT scan of...
Am I just supposed to die? 29th March 2008
... they give me a pint of Keflex intravenously and some bactrim (in case- what a joke- I say that because- just in ... go to hospital B where they give me, ready for this bactrim . Just last October they had to stop me on that medication...
... Good news! lol I stopped taking the bactrim and continued taking the tetracycline to see if that ... the tetracycline did just that the last time and the bactrim combined with the keflex was still making it spread ... Ugh. I'm glad to report after just 1 1/2 days w/ no bactrim the red has stopped spreading. Woooohoooooo!! The ... side of my face (that had and was going down with the bactrim ) is starting to swell up again and my right eye is ... of the infected boil/cyst), then start taking the bactrim until my dental appt. As the bactrim was actually...
Can MRSA Spread to Other Areas in the Body? 23rd November 2007
... site of the surgery and it is still draining. I am on Bactrim now and the fever, chills, etc. are now gone. Now...
Please any info/husband sent home hospital dr says believes mrsa 10th October 2007
... or mrsa the augmentin will not work so they put on bactrim . The er dr comes in and looks him over and says he...
mrsa staph infection 6th October 2007
... opened and drained. I went to the doctor. He gave me Bactrim DS 800/160 and doxycycline hyclate 1000mg. Each 2x...
Mrsa 27th September 2007
... taking a strong antibiotic (ex. Vancomycin, Levaquin, Bactrim DS, etc. ) intraveinously (or orally if needed) for...
Non-MRSA Staph Infection Resistant to All Antibiotics 14th July 2007
... of the ones I already had. I was then prescribed Bactrim . Three weeks into the treatment, the infection erupted...
... of the ones I already had. I was then prescribed Bactrim . Three weeks into the treatment, the infection erupted...
MRSA & Neurology 2nd September 2006
... there is also a nasal spray available containing bactrim that has helped. Not knowing what you mean about...
Q Fever? 26th August 2006
... they thought it was an ear infection. Got a RX of Bactrim . For 4 days after that I was still shaking, even...
Metheicillin----------- 9th July 2006
... disease specialist. dr. changed her meds fro keflex to bactrim . after reading the side effects of bactrim she is...
... know if it's the "superbug" knocking her out, the bactrim or if this darn thing has spread somewhere else. keeping...
... inside out which it should. gave her another week on bactrim , tested her armpits, sinuses and groin and said they...
not bacterial macrom-have a name for it 9th July 2006
... so much for the respose. she is being treated with bactrim right now. he just changed her from keflex. we are...
... little. starting to itch so i guess it's healing. on bactrim now. her husband and kids had nasal swabs done yesterday...
Re: Recently diagnosed with MRSA 4th July 2006
... itch alot so i am assuming it is healing. been on bactrim since they found out what it is and on keflex before...
not a UTI....something else 15th December 2004
... the same symptoms as me, try Kephlex first. I'm on Bactrim now and i think it may be working. Will update in...
What should I do? 19th June 2004
... crap. I am on 3 months of oral antibiotics for staph ( bactrim ), but since the whole infection started as a skin...
... crap. I am on 3 months of oral antibiotics for staph ( bactrim ), but since the whole infection started as a skin...
Enterococcus Faeclis 29th December 2003
... and is predictably resistent to most antibiotics. Bactrim (trimethoprim/sulfa might work. your doctors should...
... and is predictably resistent to most antibiotics. Bactrim (trimethoprim/sulfa might work. your doctors should...
... enterococcus). I tried many antibiotics Cipro, Mylan Bactrim etc. but nothing help. Last week I was clear because...

Inner Ear Disorders board

It's been a year--woohoo?!?! 13th June 2008
... infection---on the day!!! i cannot believe this!!! i'm on bactrim ds, which is making me feel like an unbelievable load ... going to add neurontin to it after i'm done with this bactrim and get rid of the staph. sometimes it feels...
Clindamycin/antibiotic ear damage? 7th April 2008
... after over two years of suspecting my reaction to Bactrim caused my problems. After a diagnosis, I reasearch...
... Gloria-- I am so sorry to hear about the Bactrim , and I am amazed that so many prescription drugs can ... these illnesses are my heroes. It looks like Bactrim is known to be sometimes ototoxic, whereas clindamycin...
Kind of long but plz read!!!! 1st April 2008
... appears that I have an ear infection and he gave me Bactrim . I have been taking the medication for 5 days now...
... twice a year and he normally needs a full month of Bactrim to get over it(two two week courses) . Perhaps you ... misdiagnosed the last time and you should of had some Bactrim . Can't hurt to try taking it for awhile. good luck...
It's NOT Inner Ear and It's NOT Migraine 6th April 2007
... allergic reaction (seven johnson syndrome) I had to bactrim (antibiotic) (Dec. 2004). Yep, my central nervous...
For JohnJohn8 9th February 2006
... history too. I'm not sure if it was the antibiotic ( Bactrim ) or the ear infection or something that came about ... have an infection. Anyway, on the tenth day of the Bactrim (which I was hesitant to take from the start because ... all of them just not anywhere as bad as the one to Bactrim ) I ended up in the hospital from the reaction. It ... achy from head to toe the whole time I was on the Bactrim even though the cold/virus cleared up. I was given ... was one of the things they gave me to counteract the Bactrim . I felt a little spacey and unwell the whole time...
... fond of antibiotics and even hesitated on taking the bactrim . Thinking back to then, I wish I would not have as...
Antibiotics inner ear damage? 8th February 2006
... several times as I had a severe allergic reaction to Bactrim back in December 2004 (ended up in the hospital after ... sometimes too, but I guess I'll never really know. Bactrim isn't on the list, but still wonder. - Gloria...
has anyone else given up like me ??? 18th October 2005
... I believe my incident back in December with the Bactrim is what started all this for me. I will definitely...
Can someone explain this? 22nd July 2005
... dr. thought turned into an infection and put me on Bactrim . I had a severe allergic reaction on the 10th day...
Eng....normal 18th July 2005
... because I never had any sinus pain), but they put me on Bactrim and on the 10th day I had a severe allergic reaction...
... because I never had any sinus pain), but they put me on Bactrim and on the 10th day I had a severe allergic reaction...
unbalance and dizzy 6th October 2004
... took Augmentin (antibiotics) for two weeks and then Bactrim for another four weeks. It finally went away and I...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome board

Could it just be undiagnosed bacterial infection? 31st March 2006
... :) I recently was given a prescription for Bactrim for another infection I have. The more I read into...
... yogurt w/active cultures daily while you are on the Bactrim ? The foul odor could be due to kill-off of beneficial...

Kidney Disorders board

Are these urine issues normal for someone with kidney stones? 24th July 2008
... stream. I treated these UTIs with prescriptions of Bactrim . In the past eight months, I have significantly reduced...
what could this mean? 25th February 2008
... crying for a couple hours. Went to Doc, he gave me Bactrim DS. No relief. Went back, changed antibiotic to Macrobid ... drugs, including levaquim, all cillians, mycins and Bactrim . The dipstick test results showed... RBC-large, WBC...
Kidney Stone Surgery 14th June 2007
... and inserted a smaller tube, I was sent home with Bactrim , Xycodone, Caglson(stool softener??) The next day ... 99.9 and let me go home again. (They did change the Bactrim to Cipro) Anyway, everything now appears to be...
Dual draining system in right kidney 30th January 2007
... ..I went back to Health ctr this AM and am now on Bactrim (even though there isn't any indication of infection...
recurring UTI's 21st September 2006
... they do have it and it is usually controlled with Bactrim or macrodantin. My daughter was on antibiotics from...
Kidney Stones UTI-ish 18th August 2006
... burning, slight fever, frequency, urgency). I was on bactrim for 5 days with no results, then on cipro for 7 days...
Renal abscess... 24th July 2006
... could leave on sunday (today) Now that im home im on Bactrim , but im still really scared that they misdiagnosed...
Update from dr on pain at night 12th December 2005
... is back with a vengenace! I was hoping that the Bactrim would have kicked in by now to help clear the infection...
Kidney Reflux (AKA)Vesicoureteral Reflux 15th November 2005
... will out grow it.) He has been on a daily antibiotic ( bactrim ) to prevent kidney infection since the day he was...
... the hospital and then return to her daily dose of Bactrim ...we hope we can get her through another 6 months...
Anyone with a child having kidney reflux?? 1st November 2005
... months due to UTI and high fever. She has been on Bactrim since 2 1/2 months...no breakthrough infections and...
Ack! UTI Help! 26th April 2005
... said it was a UTI and gave me a seven day course of bactrim . After I got home I remembered I had a bad reaction ... to Bactrim years ago and called the P.A. She said since I was...
Baby with Hydronephrosis. Please Help 21st February 2005
... too, closely monitored. He was put on antibiotics ( Bactrim ) immediately, which He is still currently on. He has...
Biopsy anyone? 1st June 2004
... cyclosporine and cytoxins, also they will want you to take bactrim with the prednisone so you don't get bacterial infections...
Does cipro work well for kidney infections? 9th April 2004
... weeks to go back in-big mistake! I was then put on bactrim and felt great within 2 days. My doctor told me if...
Does this sound like a Kidney Stone? 4th November 2003
... white and red blood cells in my urine and gave me Bactrim . That didn't work and then come to find out it's...

Lung & Respiratory Disorders board

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC/MAI) 23rd June 2008
... seventh to start IV levequin and gave me a script for Bactrim . Diagnosed with Cellulitis. They wanted to admit me ... SO they added a script for Levequin along with the Bactrim for 10 days. It continued to improve, until I got...
What is "SUDAMONIS"? Anyone know anything about this? 1st March 2006
... called tobi. Some people are put on Cipro, Colmycin, Bactrim . He may never irradicate this bug. At this point...
Anyone had walking pneumonia? I do, not sure what I'm in for & seem 2B getting worse. 1st December 2005
... antibiotic called "SMZ/TMP DS TAB twice daily -generic Bactrim (spelling?)". I've been on it for 4 days now and the...
... it would never go away but I gotta say that generic bactrim (smz/tmp ds tab) worked well at getting rid of it...
... antibiotic called "SMZ/TMP DS TAB twice daily -generic Bactrim (spelling?)". I've been on it for 4 days now and the ... 1st off, Id ask the dr for something else other than BACTRIM ..The stuff just doesnt do the trick..I played around...
... antibiotic called "SMZ/TMP DS TAB twice daily -generic Bactrim (spelling?)". I've been on it for 4 days now and the ... get it up. Hang in there and drink loads of water. Bactrim is a cephalesporin,so you need lots of fluids with...
IPF - Lets Talk about it... 17th August 2005
... grasping at straws and think I had a severe reaction to Bactrim (an anitbiotic) which attacked my lungs :) . I am...
Nocardiosis 12th August 2004
... find out results tomorrow. The dr has started me on Bactrim and suggested that I may have to have my upper right...
... .sarcoidosis is not a bacterial infection...so is Bactrim being prescribed for bronchitis, PCP, or some other ... currently being prescribed for sarcoidosis, but I thought Bactrim was used for bacterial infections...lord knows medicine...
... I'm not familiar with US names, is Bactrim a sulphonamide. Nocardiosis is a rare infection by...

Lupus board

batrum and Lupus 25th December 2004
... Wallace in his hardcover lupus book actually names Bactrim by name. It's a sulfanomide-class antibiotic drug...

Lyme Disease board

Bactrim/Emycin combo 18th July 2008
... tell me how it worked for you? I've never been on Bactrim before, so I'm also curious about this med in general...
... You're telling me nobody here has tried Bactrim ? (with or without the Emycin?)...
Mycoplasmas and Lyme Co-infections 9th July 2008
... currently under the care of a LLMD and am tAking 1000mg of bactrim , 1000mg of biaxin with 100 mg of diflucan. Like you...
Please Please Please Help Me!!!!!! 20th June 2008
... gotten in the past when I had an allergic reaction to Bactrim ) on my thighs. A few days later it was on my abdomen...
Feel like I am losing it 21st May 2008
... am suppose to then change from the combo of zithro, bactrim , flagyl and omnicef to bactrim and levaquin (again...
Dr. Appt update 16th May 2008
... lyme would bring them out. He kept me on the zithro, bactrim , flagyl and omnicef combo. He also had me start lithium ... in two weeks, then change from all the meds to just bactrim and levaquin (already tried levaquin and it did not...
Did Omnicef help? 28th April 2008
... omnicef for me to take along with the flagyl, zithro and bactrim combo. I am suppose to take 300 mg. 2 tablets once...
Has anyone tried the push pull IV rocephin in picc 25th April 2008
... have an appt Tuesday but I do not think the zithro, bactrim , flagyl or omnicef is helping now. Will keep you...
... have an appt Tuesday but I do not think the zithro, bactrim , flagyl or omnicef is helping now. Will keep you...
I think my symptoms are coming back 25th April 2008
... he would wean me off flagyl, then following month bactrim and then leave me on zithro for a while. Well laying...
Herxes soon to start? 24th April 2008
... weeks of IV rocephin along with flagyl, zithromax and bactrim and I have yet to have that big herx I was expecting...
IV Rocephin 24th April 2008
... believe caused it. I was also on flagyl, zithromax and bactrim at the same time. Not sure if the 4 grams is considered...
Did you take IV Rocephin? I would love your input! 4th April 2008
... on the 29th. I have also been on zithro, flagyl, bactrim while doing the iv. I feel a lot better since...
... on the 29th. I have also been on zithro, flagyl, bactrim while doing the iv. I feel a lot better since...
Is this a stomach issue from meds? 17th March 2008
... the mepron since no real change and put me back on bactrim . I got 4 more weeks of IV and then we will see...
... the mepron since no real change and put me back on bactrim . I got 4 more weeks of IV and then we will see...
Lyme disease 8th March 2008
... doxy, rifapin (sp), zithro combo, then zithro and bactrim , levaquin/doxy, then started IV rocephin with zithro...


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