Used this medication in pregnancy for a short period of time as I suffered with hyperemesis. My baby was born was a severe heart defect who needs open heart surgery at a few weeks old . DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICATION PREGNANT IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK.
I was very sick while pregnant and this helped. Didn’t need it in my first pregnancy but did for my second and my second child has lots of allergies and I think it’s because of this.
Currently pregnant with my first. No one in my family experienced excessive morning sickness. From my 6th week til now, I experienced so much vomiting and nausea. Yellow bile and inability to even keep water down. Dr tried giving me b-6 supplements and they did nothing. It always felt like bile rising from my stomach and stayed in place til I absolutely couldn't hold it in. But it was so hard to force it out. Finally had to be hospitalized for sever dehydration and they gave me Zofran and 16 weeks. I'm not sure why it took so long to get it? Most pregnant parents I've spoken with said it was usually the first option their prescriber gave them. This was despite me telling my dr I was throwing up 8-15× a day. Currently 20 weeks and still need to take it but only once a day now. Up until week 18, I had to take it on time every 6 hours. It was instant relief from when I would start feeling nauseous to when I would take the Zofran. Now I only take it in the mornings/ when needed. I will say, my vomiting was very violent and the dry heaving was the worst. I do have a better sense or normalcy and can eat. However, having an appetite is an issue. I still have to force myself to eat despite being hungry. It's more manageable.
I was given Zofran as a preoperative med to prevent nausea from anesthesia and meds for knee replacement surgery. Approximately 20 minutes after receiving Zofran, I started feeling itchy all over. Within a few more minutes I got hot, broke out in a sweat and my blood pressure dropped extremely low. It took 3 surgery attempts before we figured out what was causing this reaction. I'm apparently allergic to Zofran.
It never helped me with nausea and vomiting while I was going through chemo and radiation for breast cancer but it helped/helps me the bad nausea for other conditions.
I was dangerously sick during my last pregnancy, to the point of being severely dehydrated and losing a lot of weight and premature labor. Zofran was literally a life saver. I'm taking it now during my current pregnancy and it has made a huge difference in avoiding being violently sick. The ONLY thing I notice is you have to take it right on time (every 6 hours for me on 4 mg), or the nausea immediately hits me again. But that's no big deal at all.
I am taking this during my first trimester. I find it stops vomiting + nausea if you are at your peak and moments away from spewing, but it didn’t give me hours of relief like most people. I took it 2 hours ago to stop vomiting and I’m feeling nauseas again.
For me, Zofran (and related family) CAUSE nausea and vomiting. Received it as a precaution for chemotherapy. The more they gave me, the sicker I got. Luckily my doctor believed me but it took three weeks of increasing doses before stopping. I'm not sure how rare this condition is. None of the doctors or nurses had heard of this before but it was real. After I stopped taking the Zofran, the nausea stopped.
I’ve been prescribed this for nausea due to migraines. So yes it helped me with nausea almost within minutes, HOWEVER, here I am the next morning with one of the most intense migraines of my life. If you’re prone to migraines maybe try it once to rule this side effect out but if it does the same thing it did to me, cut it off immediately. I don’t want people to feel the same way I do right now. I can’t even use the bathroom without feeling like my head is exploding.
This has always been effective to stop nausea and vomiting for me. Works very quickly (15 minutes or less) and like magic. Usually lasts a few hours, can last up to a day. I got a moderate headache twice from it. Both times I had either taken it with water instead of letting it dissolve, or immediately drank water after putting it under my tongue to get rid of the taste (which I don't like at all, there's maybe a miniscule amount of sweetener in there but it's still unpleasant). I stopped doing that and the headaches haven't happened since. Made me very mildly constipated a few times as well, but being taken for a stomach virus, this was a blessing. Neither side effect was bad enough that I wouldn't recommend it, it does what it says and stops you from feeling like throwing up like nothing was ever wrong.
I was given Zofran for my first chemo treatment. The headache I developed was so severe that I was later nauseous from feeling like I had been hit on the head with a hammer. Later given it before surgery; same terrible headache. Never again!
I took the medication due to extreme nausea from an unknown virus, was a complete godsend, allowed me to eat food and made me feel significantly better. I already had a horrible headache so I didn't notice any headache as a side effect like other people mentioned.
Although it works, it completely stopped my digestive tract. I had to have the ER disimpact my bowls and assist with a enema multiple times throughout using. It is IMPOSSIBLE to have a bowl movement while on this medicine. I decided a few months of not being able to use the bathroom was better than severe nausea and vomiting. Just be prepared to rely on enemas
Horrible migraines, intensified light sensitivity, worse nausea however cannot actually relieve such feelings- instead causing it to linger and become worse. Fever and night sweats, intensified stomach pains, constipation, and acid reflux. Makes me feel like I have GERD, would've preferred to vomit and sleep rather than feel infinitely worse. Was prescriped despite risks of negative interactions with my SSRI's. It gave me the negative interactions.
This is a god send. I get nauseous frequently from anxiety, when full, have the stomach flu and after my surgery especially. I only take as needed and it gets rid of my nausea and ironically calms me. It’s not going to make you sleep per say but definitely calms you down and that helps you sleep through the nausea. For my fellow hypochondriacs out there, don’t hesitate to take this! It doesn’t have scary side effects. Once in a while I get a slight migraine from it but that’s better than throwing up
After getting sick from the Norovirus, this worked quickly and effectively. Just remember NOT to drink water whilst it dissolves under your tongue or you end up with a wicked headache. The relief is a godsend.
Oh. My. God. This drug right here is a miracle worker !!! A lot of nausea tablets don’t work for me but ZOFRAN is amazing !!! I swear by this stuff, one chewable tablet and within 5 minutes I feel on top of the world after spending all morning with excessive morning sickness. I can eat, drink and get on with my day like nothing was ever wrong just an hour prior. First time I took this miracle drug I had spent 2 days beforehand vomiting everything I consumed (even sips of water), thought I’d give this a try and like mentioned earlier, within 5 minutes I was eating and drinking like nothing was wrong !! Not only does it work fast, but I don’t need to take another one for 3-4 days after because it works so well. Highly recommend this for severe morning sickness or HG !!
I've used this a few times over the last 10 years. The first time was with my first pregnancy for the awful morning sickness I had. If you can keep it down for 20 or 30 minutes it works well. The most recent prescription was for some sort of virus. Vomiting and diarrhea every 10 to 20 minutes and a headache and stomach cramps. I almost got sick when I took it and I didn't have any saliva so it didn't dissolve well but after 20 minutes I felt way better. Had a headache but compared to how I felt before it was a small price to pay.
Did not work for me
Took for nausea and it made things much worse all day I was sweating in a daze and wanted to vomit. Never had such a bad day in my life.