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Posted 5/8/2008 1:13 AM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone. I'm new here.  I was wondering if any of you have had reactions to sulfa drugs and what kind of reactions they were.  I have not been diagnosed with lupus yet, but meet a lot of the criteria.  I was on bactrim for a uti. I started running a high fever and had flu like symptoms.  I had this same reaction 3 times before my doc realized that it was a reaction to the drug.

thanks

Posted 5/8/2008 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
I begin to vomit the minute I swallow the stuff and don't stop for hours. I cant take any of the sulfa drugs.
Sj
Posted 5/8/2008 2:01 AM (GMT 0)
I get a red rash -- small round red bumps -- that sometimes itch and sometimes don't.....no more sulfa-based meds for me!
Posted 5/8/2008 2:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Aubgirl,

   Welcome to the forum. I found out several years ago that sulfa drugs are bad for me. Sulfa intensifies every symptom to the max for me. I'm glad they figured out what was going on for you. That is on the allergic list in every doctors office I see.

   Good luck and keep us updated. Ask all the questions you want. You will find a very nice and friendly group here. Take care.

                                                          Babs

Posted 5/8/2008 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
I was told from day one of my diagnosis to stay away from any sulfa based drugs.  So I've never taken any.  I have no idea if or how I would react to them.  But it is important to not take any from that family of drugs.

 

Ginny

Posted 5/8/2008 2:01 PM (GMT 0)
I've been allergic to sulfa drugs all my life.  My mother says that, as an infant, I broke out in a horrible rash all over my body when given sulfa medication.    
Posted 5/8/2008 9:39 PM (GMT 0)
Welcome to the forum.  You have found a great place for information and for support.  A lot of us have been in your shoes with having a lot of symptoms but no diagnosis.  Unfortunately it can take a really long time for a diagnosis. I've never taken any sulfa drugs because I was told that a lot of people with lupus have a bad reaction to them. Take care and I'm glad you joined us.
Posted 5/22/2008 4:42 AM (GMT 0)
Sulfa drugs make me soooo nauseous and pukey. This happened YEARS before I had any idea I had something autoimmune going on. So it was interesting to find out that they aren't good for us.
Posted 5/24/2008 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
So being alergic to Sulfur could be lupus. I always thought that my reaction to Sulfur was because my mom would light a match and then blow it out and eat the Sulfur when she was pregnanut with me.

I get reall nervous and it messes with my brain and thoughts when I take it. To the point I don't know where I am or what I'm doing.

Veronica
Posted 5/24/2008 3:03 PM (GMT 0)
I had a rash all over my body and really bad on the inside of my knees....... My whole body itched.....
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