Anyone taken bactrim?

edited May 2011 in Pregnant
I was prescribed this drug to treat a UTI but it's a category C drug and im very nervous about taking it. Has anyone taken this drug during their pregnancy? Im 21 weeks if it matters.

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  • I took it when I was pregnant with my 2nd and 3rd child. It won't hurt you or the baby. Just take it like it says.
  • I have had to take it with all my kids multiple times with each....it will not hurt your baby. An untreated uti would be far worse
  • Okay thanx you guys I've been worried for a while. Did u experience any side effect? @momof5 & @sdubois
  • I always ate before taking it to avoid nausea...you will feel much better soon but make sure even if you start feeling better to finish taking it so it won't come back :)
  • @sdubois thank u soo much
  • No problem.
  • I had a horrible reaction to it years ago and ended up in the er.
  • I take cranberry pills every day with my prenatals... im prone to utis....
  • Please don't let it touch ur tongue. That is one nasty ass pill. :0&
  • @jess8d
    What brand and where do you get them from? And cause I already have the UTI will it cure it? Im scared to hurt my baby
  • @catben
    I haven't had any severe reactions to any pills yet so hopefully with this pill I've taken I wont... did it happen immediately?
  • I had to take it twice while preggy. Once in march the other I just finished this morn. Babys fine I don't think its a big worry.
  • @k_baBix0 I bought them either at wal-mart or if u have an organic health store the better. I only take two pills aday not what is says on the bottle. My doc said what im taking is great... or go to a walgreens.. but make sure they are the tablets and concentrated. I refuse to take anything from the doctors. Im scared too, really... I hope this helps. Brand I use is..... western family or natural brand from gnc!
  • Im a pharmacy tech and a pharmacist told me it was not good to take when pregnant. Bactrim makes me sick n e way so I had my dr prescribe amoxicillin
  • @k_baBix0 plus drink a glass a day of cranberry juice too if u don't want to take pills.
  • Drink lots a water when you take it and also eat crackers before you take it. It will upset your tummy if you don't.
  • @jess8d
    Thank you, im planning on taking the cranberry pills instead

    @aalamillo
    If I've already taken one pill what's the risk involved?
  • K_babixo I only have a reaction to bactrim. I think it started on the second day. It madw my stomach hurt but it also gave me a very strange reaction. It like sucked all the water out of my body. My throat was so dry I thought I wad going to die. I had to constantly drink water so it wouldnt hurt so bad. I drank over 50 bottles of water in 20 hours. All that water made me so sick that I had to the er, but I couldnt stop drinking it. Its crazy and I cant put into words how much it dried me out.
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