Methenamine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

Brand names: Hiprex

Methenamine has an average rating of 8.3 out of 10 from a total of 101 reviews on Drugs.com. 78% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 13% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Methenamine

oma
Taken for 1 to 6 months
January 25, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "I have such difficulty with the limiting dairy. Do you still use dairy? I am not able to keep my urine ph where they recommend it either. How do you all handle these two things? Docs have me taking 1000 mg of vitamin c and d mannose twice a day with it. I have constant stomach upset."

8 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 5 to 10 years
September 22, 2021

Hiprex (methenamine) for Urinary Tract Infection "I have had great relief from using Hiprex for recurring bladder infections. I have a Medtronic device due to a distended bladder that wasn't allowing me to empty, but the Hiprex seems to help more than the device. If I miss it, I will get an infection. I take it 2x a day. I am interested in the advice to add vitamin c and cranberry. I take both but not religiously or because of the hiprex."

9 / 10

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Anonymous
September 26, 2021

For Urinary Tract Infection "I have only been taking methenamine for a week. I was going to take one in the morning and one at night but couldn't sleep at all so have been taking one each morning. I just googled if it was making my urine so acidic it was burning my urethra and it does have that effect so I shall drink plenty of water and see if that helps and I won't drink cranberry juice as well"

7 / 10

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Roe
Taken for 5 to 10 years
September 5, 2022

For Bladder Infection "I’ve had no side effects for this drug. Doctor put me on twice a day. It’s been 6 years now. I was prescribed along with other prophylactics because of other ailments. Bladder/UTI were side effects of other long term meds. Hiprex helped control it."

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Danny
Taken for 1 to 2 years
October 20, 2023

For Urinary Tract Infection "I have a neurogenic bladder due to a spinal cord injury years ago. Unfortunately, I had to go to an Indwell Catheter which usually spells disaster for UTIs. Starting 4 years ago, I got a couple of UTIs a year, and then, after that, in less than one year's time, I had 5 in a row, three of them sending me to the hospital. Both my urologist and GP want to start me on a prophylactic of Macrobid. Well, before I did that, I tried d'mannose and that did not help. Most of us should know we should stay away from antibiotics as much as possible. After my 43 years of being disabled, I have had my share of antibiotics, and I didn't want to become resistant. I went to another urologist, and that's when he prescribed me Hiprex. So, in the past 15 months, I had one UTI. Sure, I'd rather have none, but one in 15 months is better than the five in one year. I have read on the Internet where Hiprex should not be working for me since I have an ID catheter. I take it with an emergen Vitamin C and wait one hour."

10 / 10

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Lacey
Taken for less than 1 month
February 7, 2022

For Urinary Tract Infection "Had a drug resistant UTI and spent almost a year on 8 different antibiotic courses. Nothing has kept away the uti until I started this Hiprex 1mg 2xday with 1000 Vit C. My side effects are intense often disturbing dreams and a constant headache. It’s been 30 days and I’m debating about weaning off because of the headaches but terrified of the UTI returning. Anyone else with headache and bad dreams?"

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
March 3, 2023

For Prevention of Bladder infection "Before this Rx, I took Macrobid daily for a couple of years. When I changed my care from a male urologist to a female urogynocologist, the first thing she did was take me off Macrobid and put me on this med. I am so grateful. As long as I take this Rx as prescribed, I have no issues, no side effects, no bladder infections. So happy to be off daily antibiotics!! "

9 / 10

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Aggie
Taken for 5 to 10 years
September 20, 2023

Hiprex (methenamine) for Urinary Tract Infection "I was experiencing back-to-back UTIs until being prescribed Hiprex. My only problem is I have trouble swallowing the tablet. It often gets caught in my throat. I don't have any trouble with swallowing other medication."

10 / 10

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Deanne
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
July 14, 2024

Hiprex (methenamine) for Urinary Tract Infection "Having suffered with UTIs for 3 years, so many courses of antibiotics, and ended up taking antibiotics daily, I had a cystoscopy and intravenous gentamicin. Returned to consultant for post-op follow-up who suggested I take Hiprex 1 gram twice daily. It is now seven months without a UTI; this medication has changed my life for the better. I have not suffered any side effects. I drink plenty of water and have increased my intake of berries. I feel so much better in every way. My next check-up is in September. Anyone who has suffered relentlessly with UTIs like I have, I urge you to request your practitioner to prescribe this medication for you. Take it every day as prescribed, morning and evening after food evenly spaced, and I hope it helps you too."

10 / 10

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Sarah
Taken for less than 1 month
March 8, 2022

Hiprex (methenamine) for Urinary Tract Infection "Have has random recurring UTI's over the last 12 months, one leading to the passing of a kidney stone. Ended up in emergency and was given a strong antibiotic. That worked. This time went straight to the pharmacist and he recommended Hiprex. I took 2 a day and only slightly helped."

10 / 10

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Mmcvo...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 14, 2014

Hiprex (methenamine) for Prevention of Bladder infection "I have been on this for about two and a half months, seems to be working. Very excited about it."

10 / 10

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Annie
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
December 21, 2019

Hiprex (methenamine) for Bladder Infection "Hiprex has helped me after years of UTI's & antibiotics."

10 / 10

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Patria
February 2, 2019

Hiprex (methenamine) for Bladder Infection "After constant UTI am using Hiprex early days but free of bacteria."

10 / 10

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Rosie
Taken for 1 to 2 years
August 7, 2021

Hiprex (methenamine) for Urinary Tract Infection "I was getting UTIs every month post menopause. Hiprex night and morning 2 doses of hormone replacement cream, Ovestin, mean I have been symptom-free for over a year."

10 / 10

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j b
August 29, 2008

For Prevention of Bladder infection "Have been using methenamine for prevention of urine infection for 14 years and it works very well. I recommend this drug."

10 / 10

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Maws
Taken for less than 1 month
November 29, 2020

Hiprex (methenamine) for Prevention of Bladder infection "I have tried taking Hiprex a few times but after a few days I get itchy eyes. Does anyone else suffer from this? Just wondering if it could be something else and I am blaming Hiprex wrongly"

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Floss
June 8, 2019

Hiprex (methenamine) for Prevention of Bladder infection "Been on these tablets for just over 2 months my bladder was so inflamed I called these my miracle tablet but now have a job getting them from my pharmacy or anther were I live in uk"

10 / 10

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Taken for 1 to 2 years
September 21, 2021

Hiprex (methenamine) for Prevention of Bladder infection "Been on it with vitamin c for 18 months. Tried to go off it twice but infection comes straight back within 24 hours. Happy it is there though."

10 / 10

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
April 11, 2022

Hiprex (methenamine) for Bladder Infection "Didn’t work for me left me with painful urinating and burning"

1 / 10

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bron
Taken for 1 to 6 months
February 11, 2023

Hiprex (methenamine) for Kidney Infections "Have suffered constant UTI's most of my life. My chemist suggested Hiprex.. thank you!! Have been on now over a month and no sign of infection!!! great stuff."

10 / 10

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kelly
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
October 25, 2023

Hiprex (methenamine) for Urinary Tract Infection "I have found Hiprex works successfully for me in conjunction with vitamin C tablets on a twice daily basis for UTI."

7 / 10

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Anna
Taken for less than 1 month
January 7, 2022

Hiprex (methenamine) for Bladder Infection "Amazing medication, starts working within the hour to heavily reduce symptoms"

10 / 10

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H E
Taken for 1 to 6 months
August 6, 2019

For Bladder Infection "It works for me, but doesn't really cure the illnesses. Each time I stopped after a 10 days treatment, the infection comes back! So, for me it's more like a preventing measures than a cure!"

7 / 10

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djfhdja
Taken for less than 1 month
January 9, 2023

Hiprex (methenamine) for Bladder Infection "Couldn't take these longer than 3 weeks as they made my bladder symptoms so much worse, the burning and bladder pain is so unbearable even after stopping them the side effects are still there"

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February 15, 2017

For Bladder Infection "I have had chronic UTIs for my whole life. This medicine did not help at all"

1 / 10

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