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Im taking bactrim ds as an antibiotic to treat impetigo and its giving me a throbbing headache the whole time. should i keep taking it?
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I would: If you can relate the headache to the time you started taking the drug (within the first day or so) I would consider it an uncommon but possible response to the drug. I would then call your doc so the side effect can be recorded in your chart. Hopefully any related side effect would be gone within 2-3 days after stopping. If not there may be a more involved issue you need to sort out with your doc
Answered 9/15/2018
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