Methenamine for Urinary Tract Infection User Reviews (Page 2)

• Tas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 15, 2021

Methenamine "I had a repetitive UTI for years. But after my doctor prescribed Hiprex, it helped a lot. It has a bit of a salty taste, but it's not a big deal, and for some reason, I can only take half of the dose. Overall, it's a good medicine."

• Lac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 7, 2022

"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 1 mg 2x a day 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 headaches and bad dreams?"

• Agg...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 20, 2023

Methenamine "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."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 22, 2021

Methenamine "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."

• oma...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 25, 2021

"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."

• Anonymous
• September 26, 2021

"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."

• Ste...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 4, 2024

"I use a catheter three times a day. It caused frequent infections no matter how careful I was with insertions. Urologist prescribed different medications, but I continued to get infections. Then he prescribed methenamine... no more infections! However, I find that I wake up early anywhere from 2 am to 5 am and have difficulty going back to sleep. I do have frequent weird dreams. One night I dreamed of seeing very small moving creatures on the bedroom floor. I woke up when I landed on the floor. My wife said I did not fall from the bed... I actually jumped off the bed. This led to constant pain in my right shoulder. Got an X-ray... nothing damaged. Condition is finally improving, but I still have discomfort after 5 weeks. Hope this never happens again. Would like to stop taking this drug, but fearful the infections would return."

• Dan...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• October 20, 2023

"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."

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 8, 2022

Methenamine "Have had random recurring UTIs 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 it only slightly helped."

• Tam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 26, 2020

Methenamine "Does anyone else find Hiprex is extremely salty? I put the first one in my mouth and had to spit it out again. Tastes vile. I've been salt-free since 1976, so it could be an overreaction on my part."

• Ros...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 7, 2021

Methenamine "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."

• kel...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• October 25, 2023

Methenamine "I have found Hiprex works successfully for me in conjunction with vitamin C tablets on a twice daily basis for UTI."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• November 18, 2024

Methenamine "I was getting a UTI every couple of weeks. It made me feel very poorly, very quickly. My doctor recommended Hiprex. I have been taking 2 daily for the last 5 years and have never had a UTI since."