Phenazopyridine and Itching: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• April 10, 2012

Phenazopyridine for Interstitial Cystitis "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."

• Meh...
• December 19, 2018

For Dysuria "I loooooove this!!! It makes my bladder feel completely numb!!! I was in so much pain I felt like I needed to pee every second. I had a UTI from using a feminine wash... which is so bad!!! My bladder hurts when I stand, lay, sit, or move around. I felt like I was DYING! Until I took the pill from over the counter which cost me $7 and some cents!! Pretty cheap, you get 12 pills and you take 2-3 a day. It turned my pee neon orange and it smelled bad... yuck! Overall, it works super good, 100% pain reliever!!! But the only con is that it makes my inner vagina, where the discharge is located, super itchy... I recommend washing your vaginal area and the inside every 3-4 hours with just water!"

• Mer...
• April 19, 2015

For Dysuria "Well, let me tell you the bad news. Everything tastes different. I ate a piece of cake and quickly spit it out. I'm itchy :/ and everything is orange.....everything. But I had severe kidney pain, and it vanished overnight. I took my medicine immediately after eating and did not notice any nausea. There's a slight itching in that 'area,' but that's common with a UTI. Hope this helps!"

• Mer...
• April 19, 2015

For Dysuria "Well, let me tell you the bad news. Everything tastes different. I ate a piece of cake and quickly spit it out. I'm itchy :/ and everything is orange.....everything. But I had severe kidney pain, and it vanished overnight. I took my medicine immediately after eating and did not notice any nausea. There's a slight itching in that 'area,' but that's common with a UTI. Hope this helps!"

• aba...
• November 5, 2015

For Dysuria "I've been in pain for three days and cannot get an appointment until next week, so I went all out and bought cranberry juice, tablets, and this medicine. I felt no differently after taking it. And not even three hours later, I still had the pain and urgency. I woke up this morning hoping it would have worked by now to find my lower parts completely covered in a rash, and it itched horribly. Apparently, I'm allergic to the dyes or something. How could I have known? Be very careful before taking this product and make sure you are absolutely not allergic to anything on the list. It didn't work for me, and it broke me out so badly that I can't even put underwear on. The rash wasn't the product's fault, but I am giving it a 1 for not helping the pain."

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 7, 2021

For Interstitial Cystitis "Recently, I started taking Azo Standard, which seemed to work fine. It cleared my symptoms, but I noticed that I had extreme dry mouth. Figured it would eventually go away. Like Azo products, so I decided to try their Bladder Control. Started to take it about 2 days after finishing the Standard. Again, experienced extreme dry mouth but with some added issues. My eyes were very dry and itchy, and I did notice slight discoloration. My eyes looked and felt tired. My skin overall was dry to the point of itchiness. Had leg cramps at night and sometimes during the day. All of these symptoms started happening towards the end of taking the Standard, but I brushed it off to a change in weather, dust, etc. I started taking the Bladder Control about 2 or 3 days after. I did follow the directions. Still didn’t think Azo was the problem, so I continued taking it until this past Friday, 11/5/21. I have been constipated, dizzy, nauseous, tired, and all the things stated above."

• The...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 7, 2021

For Interstitial Cystitis "Recently, I started taking Azo Standard, which seemed to work fine. It cleared my symptoms, but I noticed that I had extreme dry mouth. Figured it would eventually go away. Like Azo products, so I decided to try their Bladder Control. Started to take it about 2 days after finishing the Standard. Again, experienced extreme dry mouth but with some added issues. My eyes were very dry and itchy, and I did notice slight discoloration. My eyes looked and felt tired. My skin overall was dry to the point of itchiness. Had leg cramps at night and sometimes during the day. All of these symptoms started happening towards the end of taking the Standard, but I brushed it off to a change in weather, dust, etc. I started taking the Bladder Control about 2 or 3 days after. I did follow the directions. Still didn’t think Azo was the problem, so I continued taking it until this past Friday, 11/5/21. I have been constipated, dizzy, nauseous, tired, and all the things stated above."

• num...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 6, 2013

Phenazopyridine for Dysuria "Dr. gave it for bladder infection, but all it did was make me extremely itchy in the vagina."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 6, 2016

For Dysuria "My doctor prescribed Pyridium to ease itchiness and burning caused by a yeast infection. This medication did not work at all for me, I am as itchy as ever!"