I was wondering how many of you take Bactrim DS daily? Do you take one DS tablet daily or two tablets? How long have you been taking Bactrim daily?
I am thinking that I might have to resort to that. thanks
I was wondering how many of you take Bactrim DS daily? Do you take one DS tablet daily or two tablets? How long have you been taking Bactrim daily?
I am thinking that I might have to resort to that. thanks
I take 1 Bactrim DS every morning. Have been on it at this dose for 4 weeks, and was on 2 a day prior to that. Was hoping it would help with the sinus issues... but so far no luck.
Thanks for the input Misskay. What kind of sinus issues do you have, if you don't mind me asking.
I take Bactrim DS , one tablet once a day on MWF 800/160 strength
i took two 800/160 in the beginning and now take ever other day
ive been doing this for over a year and have been told it will be one if the tabets i wil have to take for a while yet DEEx
I take the double strength twice a day. But it is because I have a rare lung infection right now called Mycobacterium Abscessus.
elephant, I have severe sinus pressure, the pain is so bad that some days I can't stand to have my glasses on. The bridge of my nose hurts too bad. Also an intense pain like someone is sticking a needle up my nose (like before you sneeze by multiplied x 100), terrible congestion. I go through a whole box of tissues every day. Bloody discharge (clots, grey funky looking hunks of 'something') and random bloody noses several times a day. Plus the crusting...
Funny thing, when I was in the hospital, and we were trying to figure out what was going on they did a CT of the sinuses... they said it didn't show anything but I'm becoming more and more convinced we have major sinus involvemnt. Going to re-visit this with te docs and see if we can take another look.
Last edited by misskay; 07-28-2010 at 11:21 PM. Reason: added info
Me, too. I've been on this for five years, I believe. For awhile I was on this and CellCept, then my doctor told me the Bactrim alone was found to maintain remission in many instances. Since it's the cheapest medication I take, I was very glad indeed. Ha! For awhile, I was on Procrit (strimulates red blood cell production- I had lots of white and red blood cell count issues in the early stages of my treatment), and it was a $500 a week shot that my insurance (whew!) paid for. Reluctantly, no doubt!
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