Title: Resprim Bactrim Cotrim Septra side effects 10
Headings: Resprim Bactrim Cotrim Septra side effects 10
Resprim Bactrim Cotrim Septra side effects 10
Bactrim Septra Sulfatrim Septran SMZ-TMP DS side effects reports
SEPTRIN: 13 July
Suzanne T.
SEPTRA: 13 July
Jennifer. Baton Rouge, LA.
SMZ-TMP (VETERINARY): 20 July
Linda. Baltimore, MD.
SMZ TMP: 21 July
Leah. Texas.
BACTRIM: 21 July
Vickie G.
BACTRIM: 22 July
Larry S.
SEPTRA: 31 July
Stacie Anderson, USA.
SMZ/TMP: 1 August
Donna, TN.
Shelly.
George P, North Carolina.
SMZ/TMP DS: 12 August
AR, USA.
Heidi.
Helen, UK.
Wendy M. Appleton, Wisconsin.
BACTRIM DS: 9 September
Laura.
Heather N, Canada.
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Content: Baton Rouge, LA. SMZ-TMP (VETERINARY): 20 July
Good Afternoon Brian..
I am writing to you to see if you have heard from anyone who has taken SMZ-TMP or has had their veterinarian perscribe this drug to their dog and experienced problems with their thyroid levels dropping well below the extreme lower levels….If so, could you e-mail to me those encounters…This is why…
My 12 pound, 15 yr. old dachshound had symptoms of having a possible urinary stone or infection…His urinary test came back okay but he was urinating more frequently than normal and also while sleeping and seemed to be in discomfort when he went to sit or lie down…So the Vet but him on 480mg. of SMZ-TMP for 14 days, 1/2 tablet twice a day…just in case he had an infection that was not picked up in the UA….The medication made him drowsy during the first week and where normally he is very verbal (not barking…he makes all kinds of verbal noises as if talking) he became very silent…That seemed strange but I thought it was just because the medication made him sleepy…By that Saturday and Sunday he was in such a deep sleep it was scary so I stopped giving him the whole tablet and only gave him the shorter of the half of a tablet once a day on Sunday and Monday…He seemed to improve a very very slight bit…On Tuesday during the day, I called the doctor’s office to be sure this was an antibiotic and that the dosage was correct for Theodore’s size…I was assured all was well…By Tuesday evening when I got home from work, Theodore had much problem standing up without falling to one side or the other…I took him outside to go to the bathroom and he just stood against the little garden fence as though he were still asleep…He tried to eat his dinner but seemed to have much difficulty eating…I called the doctor’s office again…This time they went over symptoms but not the one’s he had…I told them I was going to stop the medication and that was agreeable…My Vet was not in and would not be in until Friday…I was advised that if Theodore was not better in the morning I could bring him in for another Vet to see him that the medication should be totally out of his system by Wednesday evening…He was a little more improved but not enough in the morning so I took him to the Vet’s office and he was seen by another associate. I asked if Theodore’s system could be extremely sensitive to this medication and that would prompt the symptoms…I was again told that this is a very commonly used antibiotic…that the dosage was appropriate for his size and the likelyhood was very small…This vet said he looked good…She did not see a need to give him fluids to flush out his system or to take blood or UA test…I asked if she was sure and she said no…They could observe him if I wanted to leave him but they would not take any tests at this time…I felt that would just ad to his stress and brought him home…He did not improve completely by Wednesday evening so I call my vet…Again I asked if he would be sensitive to this medication, how long before it would no longer be in his system and the symptoms to stop…I was not answered..It was suggested I bring him in on Saturday to see my vet. I did…He took an extensive blood work up and called me yesterday, Monday 7/19/04, to report the following: The tests revealed emzines in his liver which has caused some damage, his chloresteral was extremely high and his thyroid levels were far below the lowest level point…
I again asked if Theodore could be extremely sensitive to this medication and again was told most likely not but there are exceptions..
Mostly, I was repeatedly told that I had to keep in mind that Theodore was old….I do not accpet that…I am right on top of my dogs’ health and they lack for nothing…These symptoms were not there before he took the medication….I also went through the list of meds the dogs had been prescribed prior for UA infections and bladder infections and found that this very drug had been used on one of my dachshunds who suffered with a brain tumor and was having a repeated problem with bladder infections and the usual antibiotics were not working…She became so lathargic (sp?) that I thought she had died…rushed her to the vet…He flushed her system and she recovered….that was about a year and a half ago and I had forgetten the name of this drug until I fould the bottle with the remaining pills that I had saved so I would not forget and ever have perscribed again…I took those to the doctor’s office with me and showed them to him and his associate and shared to joggle his memory Cricket’s episode…He remembered. Theodore has been almost as lethargic as Cricket but he has moved when I tried to awake him and he could walk somewhat where she could not…Her health problems might have also contributed to her extreme reactions…So now Theodore is on thyroid medication to hopefully bring up his levels….I am to see the vet in a week to review his improvements…If he does not show the improvements the vet thinks he should show then the vet wants to do a two part blood test…
If this drug is this dangerous…WHY IS IT STILL ON THE MARKET!!…Does the medical community have to experience massive deaths before they admit to it’s danger bef