Pyridium for Interstitial Cystitis User Reviews

• Ste...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 18, 2021

"After struggling for 1.5 years with pain and urgency, Pyridium is the only medication that helps me 100%. My flare-ups have gotten worse and worse, and sometimes I have to take up to 600 mg, but it always relieves my pain. I will always recommend it, and make sure you take Pyridium with food! I am forever grateful that this medication exists and that I am able to access it."

• Anonymous
• April 10, 2012

"I have to take Pyridium. I have been taking it for many years. My urologist says I don't have interstitial cystitis, but my bladder started burning in 1992 and hasn't stopped, so it may be urogenic bladder. Pyridium does seem to make me drowsy, and I itch a lot. But not sure if the Pyridium causes it, as I'm on many other medications. It does help the burning of my bladder."

• Det...
• November 29, 2015

"This did nothing for the cramping and pain. In fact, I had horrible GI gas and stomach issues while taking it. I thought I had a stomach virus, but when I stopped the Pyridium, the stomach distress went away."

• che...
• March 23, 2023

"I suffered for years for what I thought was a UTI. I have had Pentosan, DMSO instillations that made me smell like alfalfa, bladder distention, and Botox. This is the only medication that gives me a moment of peace. I am up 9 or 10 times every night to urinate because I cannot stand one drop of urine in my bladder as it burns. When I use Pyridium I am only up 3 times. I just wish I could use it daily."

• Fra...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 18, 2023

"It is very difficult to buy this medication in Australia. I finally got a six-tab pack from Amazon. It helps relieve interstitial cystitis flares, but the flares are frequent, and I can't access this medication in the quantity needed. Additionally, it is only recommended to take it for two days, and it is expensive. I am keeping a pack for the worst pain, but can't use it regularly."

• Anonymous
• December 9, 2008

"This medicine is the best - fast acting and relieves pain, spasms associated with urinary tract infections. Highly recommend it."

• Anonymous
• August 4, 2009

"This medicine has been a godsend for me. If I miss a dose, my pain is severe enough to inhibit normal daily activities. Along with my DMSO treatments, I am slowly feeling better!"

• Anonymous
• May 12, 2009

"Allows me to function."

• Anonymous
• September 14, 2011

"When taking this medication, I developed a fever, reddening of the eyes, even more pain, and I wasn't able to hold anything down, which ended up in a prolonged stay in the hospital."

• New...
• December 5, 2015

"Settles the bladder down nicely."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2012

"Was wonderful for the urinary tract infection. I also have a urethral fissure... Didn't help with the fissure, but not designed to do so."

• Hol...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• November 21, 2021

"I've been using Pyridium since I was diagnosed in 2008, and I use it primarily when I'm flaring or have a UTI, which is pretty often. It's an amazing anesthetic. It works fast!"