Zofran question

jacksmom119 · April 2012

I've been on zofran for 8 days now - 4mg every 6 hours. I'm still getting sick and fee nauseous all day. I'm definitely not throwing up as much as I used to , around 6-10x per day. Is this normal for being on zofran? Or did it completely 'cure' you?

lmossali · April 2012

When do you take it? Your first dose I mean? When I was prescribed it the nurse said to take it as soon as I wake up and to not eat or drink anything for at least 20 minutes. I think the problem might be the 4mg. They also told me that once you are in cycle of vomiting the zofran wont help. So if you are still feeling ill and taking it again it might be worthless.

I actually didn't take any of mine because it turned out my vomiting was caused by a stomach virus. And I could handle the nausea enough. So I can't offer any experience. But goodluck I hope you start to feel better.

Hopeful912 · April 2012

jacksmom119:
I've been on zofran for 8 days now - 4mg every 6 hours. I'm still getting sick and fee nauseous all day. I'm definitely not throwing up as much as I used to , around 6-10x per day. Is this normal for being on zofran? Or did it completely 'cure' you?

Wow -- I wasn't getting sick as often as you. I can't imagine 6 to 10 times a day. I'm taking it "as needed", but in my case it seemed to help. I wouldn't say it cured me because there are some days that it just doesn't seem to help, but more than not, it seems to help with a positive outcome.

I'm sorry that you still aren't feeling well. It's definitely no fun.

teresamartini11 · April 2012

I had severe vomiting and they put me on zofran, 4mg ever 3 hours. It help a lot got rid of all the vomiting and the nausea was a lot more mild. Ask your doctor if you can increase your dose or frequency. If that doesn't help I know there are other medications you could try. Don't suffer through it if you are getting dehydrated or not getting enough nutrition.

73laura · April 2012

I am on the pump and still nauseous 24/7. You could ask to go to 8mg since it has seemed to help. Another thing they can do is also give you phenergan with it. Today is the first day I haven't had a stomach ache on top of the nausea in a few weeks. (FX)

Kadyra · April 2012

I use a combination of zofran, phenergan, and compazine. Sometimes one works better than the others. I usually use phenergan at night because it makes me sleepy. I actually try to stay away from zofran and rely on the compazine because zofran constipates me so badly. Like I need that on top of m/s!

lavet22 · April 2012

I'd ask for the 8mg. I'm taking 4mg every 4 hours and it barely cuts the nausea, I'm still throwing up. When I was on 8mg with my other 2 pregnancies, it really didn't stop the nausea, just stopped the vomiting, but at least it's an improvement!!! Good luck!! This sickness sucks.

lauraliz24 · April 2012

I'm on 8 mg twice a day and it helps a little, but not much. I was unaware of the constipating side effect, that would explain why I'm having those issues too! I think I'll call my midwives on Monday and ask if I can switch to or add Phenergan or Reglan. I've missed 1-2 days of work a week for the past two weeks because of the nausea, and I'm still a month from 2nd tri, so I need some extra help here. Good luck to you, I hope you feel better soon!

rachpayne · April 2012

I was throwing up about 10x a day, and then I was given 4mg zofran. It cut back to about 6-8x a day... I currently take Zofran 4mg, Phenergan 25mg and Pyridoxine (b6) 25mg. I call it my triple threat! If I miss one, I'm sicker than a dog! The zofran I'll take every 6-8 hours, but the other two are every 4-6 hours. I wasn't able to keep anything down for a while, and I was even sent to the ER for massive amounts of fluids. My doctor said that there were even more options we could try if this cocktail of meds didn't work. So talk to your doctor!

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