Ondansetron and Vomiting: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Sic...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 30, 2018

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I have easily upsettable IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), and this has been a wonder medicine for me. Sometimes when I get up in the morning, I am so nauseous I cannot function. The dissolvable tablet leaves me feeling better within a minute. It has also worked when I had the stomach bug. It is working wonderfully now with a depression medicine that I just started taking that has a side effect of nausea and vomiting. I was seconds away from throwing up and quickly popped one of these in my mouth... back to normal within thirty seconds! Zofran is a lifesaver!"

• Ali...
• June 30, 2015

For Nausea/Vomiting "Love, love, love Zofran. I took it my entire pregnancy (after losing 41 pounds from constant vomiting), and now my baby is 5 months old with absolutely no health problems. These lawsuits going on scared me, but for no reason, obviously, because my lil man is in great health. I get nauseated from time to time and take one of my old pills, and I'm good as new! Would recommend this to everyone!!!"

• sil...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 18, 2012

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I am pregnant and have been suffering from severe nausea and vomiting. I have been taking Zofran for about 25 weeks. The dissolving tablet doesn't have an effect on me. I can't keep it down, even after half an hour, I will throw up the medication. The rare times I can hold it down, it has no effect on me."

• Gab...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 20, 2017

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "It cost me $3 for six tablets with insurance. When I was vomiting every couple of hours for a week and was prescribed Zofran, it reduced my vomiting to one or two times a day for the next two weeks as compared to every couple of hours. It is now the third week I've been sick, and the drug works within an hour for me. There were a couple of days my prescription ran out, and I started throwing up 10 times in a day again. Highly recommend."

• oma...
• July 21, 2008

For Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced "My mum started taking Zofran when she was on the Folfox-4 protocol (5-FU and oxaliplatin) for the treatment of stage IV colorectal cancer. Zofran was instrumental in removing the nausea and vomiting side effects that usually accompany this treatment. Mum rarely had any vomiting or nausea attacks while she was using Zofran. The only side effect was slight chapping on the lips, which was easily treated by using topical creams."

• Lit...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 26, 2020

For Nausea/Vomiting "Due to taking lithium, I developed gastroparesis, which causes a lot of nausea and vomiting. Phenergan worked great, but it raised my lithium levels. I was put on generic Zofran. So far, I've been prescribed 8 mg 2x a day. Sometimes it works somewhat if the nausea isn't too bad, but usually it doesn't do much. I still stay nauseous and vomit. I'm sure it works for some people, just not for me. But, until, or if, I ever find something that works, I will still take it in hopes that it's doing more than I realize."

• rit...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 30, 2014

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting, Postoperative "Was given Zofran for nausea in the recovery room before going to the same-day surgery unit prior to release. Ended up with nausea, dizziness, vomiting, and shivering. After the second vomiting episode, I was given Phenergan and was able to be released in another couple of hours."

• sav...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 6, 2016

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I was given this drug by injection in the emergency room because I had a reaction to another drug. It stopped me from vomiting. However, since immunotherapy, I have become allergic to all NSAIDs and several other drugs. One drug for a heart problem I take makes me vomit, so they gave me this drug in pill form, and well... I threw it up, and tried again, and threw it up, and this went on until I again went to the emergency room. An injection works, but the pill works only before you become nauseated. I went to another medicine, Phenergan, and that was a suppository, which worked very well."

• Kri...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 15, 2018

For Nausea/Vomiting "I have an extreme fear of vomiting. This drug has helped me on several occasions. The only time it didn’t stop me from vomiting was when I had a stomach bug, and I did vomit a couple of times (awful), but I was fine the rest of the night."

• Reg...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2023

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I was in the hospital. They were giving me Zofran (in IV) for nausea. After it was administered, I would have worse nausea and throw up. A nurse said sometimes Zofran can make you actually throw up. She changed to Reglan, and I finally got relief from nausea and did not vomit anymore."

• mar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 12, 2019

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I have had severe nausea and vomiting 2 times in 2 weeks from eating seafood, so I'm guessing no more seafood. The nausea stopped after taking 2 pills. Threw up the first time, then the second one stopped it within 20 min. I'm so happy. The first time I had nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for 5 hours, had to go to the emergency room. Once diarrhea stopped, they gave me this medication, and all stopped."

• Fal...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 21, 2015

For Nausea/Vomiting "I have endometriosis on my bowel that causes almost constant nausea. I usually take Domperidone, but when I'm having a particularly bad day/night, I needed something stronger. I asked my specialist for it, and it took a while to get them to prescribe it. Eventually, they relented. It didn't take long for me to need it. I was having a very bad night - dry heaves, bad taste in my mouth, and shakes. I took 1 x 4mg pill, and within 10 mins, I was feeling almost human. I managed to get to sleep, and today I'm at work. This would not have been possible without this little magic pill. The reason for the 8 and not a 10 is because I have only so far used it once. It worked wonderfully that one time, but I'll hold some reservation in case it was a fluke."

• Anonymous
• June 11, 2008

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I took this drug when I was pregnant. I was vomiting so much I had to be hospitalized at least 4 times and had to have in-house IV treatments. Once I took this drug, I was able to go back to work. The only problem was my insurance stopped covering the drug."

• RDe...
• September 2, 2017

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I woke up this past Thursday with food poisoning. I was going to the doctor for some MRI results and told him that someone had given me leftover food from a picnic and there were a lot of mushrooms! More than one type, too. I had vomiting and nausea, so he gave me a shot of Zofran. I started to feel less nauseous immediately after the injection. I bought Gatorade on the advice of the doctor. Then I slept quite a few hours. By Friday, I was feeling 90% better. I did some research and found out I had all the symptoms of salmonella mushroom poisoning."

• Oak...
• August 2, 2017

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I take Zofran ODT to relieve the severe medication withdrawal symptoms I experience when I accidentally miss a dose of my prescribed daily medication. Severe medication withdrawal symptoms such as brain zaps, nausea, vomiting, headaches, and dizziness."

• Mcr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 14, 2019

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting, Postoperative "I had a gastric plication done (like gastric bypass) and woke up after surgery profusely throwing up to the point they had to sedate me again to put the anti-nausea stickers behind my ears to keep me from vomiting as soon as I woke up again. Well, they gave me the Zofran to take at home, so I would take them every 4 hours before the last dose ran out and didn't feel nauseous ever again. Really great stuff."

• Rup...
• June 16, 2014

For Nausea/Vomiting, Postoperative "I began taking this medication after I had a very complicated, invasive surgery due to a ruptured appendix left to leak for three days, peritonitis, etc. For the nausea that accompanied surgery and the condition itself; it worked wonders, kept me from vomiting, and kept the nausea entirely at bay. I recovered well and stopped the medication a week after surgery; however, about 3 weeks post-op, I began experiencing constant nausea and pain, without a known cause, which made my life absolutely miserable constantly. I couldn't eat or drink without nausea and feeling like I was about to vomit, couldn't function normally, lost several pounds, and felt like crap constantly. Then, my surgeon prescribed this medicine, and life was okay. :)"

• HSM...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• June 18, 2016

For Nausea/Vomiting "I have had Hidradenitis since I was 19. Because of that, I am on an ever-rotating plan of antibiotics and narcotic pain medications. After several years of this (I'm now 40), the medications I have to take have started to make me very nauseous, sometimes to the point of projectile vomiting. My primary care doctor finally prescribed me Zofran for it, and I have to say I am truly pleased with the results. I can now take my needed medications without having to eat something to tolerate them, although I still do eat a little something to have a sort of buffer. I would have given Zofran a total of 10, but the taste is absolutely abhorrent, and that is the only drawback I have had with it."

• emj...
• July 31, 2014

For Nausea/Vomiting "I get migraines 2-3 times a month, and I almost always vomit a lot when I get them. I saw a headache specialist just yesterday, and she recommended this for the nausea and vomiting. Today, of course, I woke up with a migraine and extreme nausea and vomiting. I took a tab (which tastes weirdly sweet-I suspect the aspartame, which is a sweetener) and within a few minutes, I no longer felt nauseous at all. For somebody used to crouching over the toilet for long periods of time, this is wonderful."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 28, 2012

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "I am a type 1 diabetic and have been having symptoms of gastroparesis. Zofran, coupled with erythromycin, has been the only thing to give me relief. After being sick and vomiting for the past 5 weeks on and off, it is nice to be back to some sort of normality."

• Car...
• May 11, 2013

Ondansetron for Nausea/Vomiting "Currently popular in ERs, it has had no effect. Once they have given the maximum number of dosages and I am still actively vomiting. Finally, I get old-fashioned Phenergan, and then things turn around."

• Deb...
• May 21, 2014

For Nausea/Vomiting "My husband took me to the walk-in clinic with a severe headache and vomiting every 1/2 hr. A shot of this medicine stopped the nausea & vomiting almost instantly. I had a severe sinus infection, as it turns out."

• Ang...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 29, 2017

For Nausea/Vomiting "Most useless medication I’ve ever been on, I am taking it for severe morning sickness all day, and it has done nothing. I’m still vomiting and having nausea constantly. I don’t understand how this is supposed to work for someone going through chemotherapy when it doesn’t even help a pregnant woman the slightest."

• Rig...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• March 17, 2022

For Nausea/Vomiting "Zofran has been a lifesaver for me! My multiple chronic illnesses have forced me to take a strong antibiotic every single day (2x a day) in order to somewhat manage my constant severe sinus infections (3 sinus surgeries in one year didn't even make a dent in the infections); the antibiotic has kept me from frequent hospital stays when it got so bad it traveled into my lungs. But that strong med comes with strong nausea and vomiting, so they put me on Zofran, and it almost instantly stopped it. I've been on Zofran 2x a day, EVERY day for almost 10 years, and it's made all the difference in the world for me. I actually take both the pill (to take with my antibiotic) as well as the disintegrating tablet for those times it comes on super quick. I have the 8mg pills, which I split in half, because there are times 4mg are enough and times when I need the 8mg. I'm so sorry for those who haven't had relief from this med and hope they're able to find something that does."

• Anonymous
• December 12, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "I just had a hysterectomy, and I was vomiting for 2 days. My oxygen levels started to decline. It was actually the Zofran that was making me sick. I know it’s for nausea and vomiting, but it made me worse. For some reason, my body didn’t like it at all. Once the nurses stopped giving it to me, I was a new person."