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Sulfamethoxazole
Identifier
024160
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
A description of the experience
Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ or SMX), is an antibiotic. It was used for bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, bronchitis, and prostatitis and is effective against both gram negative and positive bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes and E. coli.
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, and skin rashes. It is a sulfonamide and bacteriostatic. It resembles a component of folic acid. It prevents folic acid synthesis in the bacteria that must synthesize their own folic acid. Mammalian cells, and some bacteria, do not synthesize but require preformed folic acid (vitamin B9), they are therefore insensitive to sulfamethoxazole.
Most common Sulfamethoxazole side effects from eHealthme
- Fever - (306 reports)
- Nausea - (275 reports)
- Pain - (253 reports)
- Pneumonia - (246 reports)
- Thrombocytopenia - (227 reports)
- Anaemia - (214 reports)
- Stress and anxiety - (200 reports)
- Diarrhea - (192 reports)
- Rashes - (186 reports)
- Breathing difficulty - (183 reports)
On Feb, 14, 2017 3,144 people reported to have side effects when taking Sulfamethoxazole.
Among them, 101 people (3.21%) have Death
On Feb, 14, 2017 3,144 people reported to have side effects when taking Sulfamethoxazole. Among them, 10 people (0.32%) have Hallucination
On Feb, 14, 2017 3,144 people reported to have side effects when taking Sulfamethoxazole. Among them, 1 person (0.03%) has Hallucination, Auditory