Bactrim Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Low Grade Fever, Bactrim Ds, Sulfameth, Racing Heart
Taking the generic version of Bactrim DS called Sulfameth/Trimethoprim 800/160. I am a 26 year old male in generally good health. I was given this medication for a UTI and was told to take it 2 times a day for 10 days. A good friend of mine was on the exact same drug but was on it a week before I was put on it. She mentioned how it gave her bad anxiety and chest pains. This made me a little nervous but I still took it. First day I had some of the worst panic attacks of my life and I have lived with generalized anxiety disorder for the past 10 years so thats saying something right there. Racing heart, headache, hotflashes, muscle aches etc within the first few hours of taking the pill. I tried to continue on with the 2 a day regiment but was feeling so ill I cut it down to one a day on the third day. I continued on it for 4 more days till I couldn't take the side effects anymore and stopped taking it. The anxiety was so bad I had to break out my xanax which I hadn't taken in forever just to calm down. Fast forward to yesterday, I started having the UTI signs again and since the first time around the Bactrim did get rid of it (or so it seemed), I took one pill since I still had some left over. HUGE mistake. Within an hour I had the worst migraine I've ever had and felt rather fatigued. I layed down and took my temp to find my temp in the low 100s. I am also having muscle aches all over my body. Esp in my back, forearms and legs. Needless to say I didn't take anymore and even though its only been 24 hours since the first pill, I still have a low grade fever, aches and headache. Hopefully it'll subside soon but wanted to warn others about the drug. ... more »
Taking the generic version of Bactrim DS called Sulfameth/Trimethoprim 800/160. I am a 26 year old male in generally good health. I was given this medication for a UTI and was told to take it 2 times a day for 10 days. A good friend of mine was on the exact same drug but was on it a week before I was put on it. She mentioned how it gave her bad anxiety and chest pains. This made me a little nervous but I still took it. First day I had some of the worst panic attacks of my life and I have lived with generalized anxiety disorder for the past 10 years so thats saying something right there. Racing heart, headache, hotflashes, muscle aches etc within the first few hours of taking the pill. I tried to continue on with the 2 a day regiment but was feeling so ill I cut it down to one a day on the third day. I continued on it for 4 more days till I couldn't take the side effects anymore and stopped taking it. The anxiety was so bad I had to break out my xanax which I hadn't taken in forever just to calm down. Fast forward to yesterday, I started having the UTI signs again and since the first time around the Bactrim did get rid of it (or so it seemed), I took one pill since I still had some left over. HUGE mistake. Within an hour I had the worst migraine I've ever had and felt rather fatigued. I layed down and took my temp to find my temp in the low 100s. I am also having muscle aches all over my body. Esp in my back, forearms and legs. Needless to say I didn't take anymore and even though its only been 24 hours since the first pill, I still have a low grade fever, aches and headache. Hopefully it'll subside soon but wanted to warn others about the drug.
RECAP: fever, hotflashes, panic attack, racing heart, fatigue, muscle aches, chest pain and migraines.
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