Has anyone Taken this stomach medication before?

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Has anyone taken this medication for stomach troubles?

metoclopramide? The hospital put my mother on those the night she went to ER -

or morning - should I say....... well, she is on 10 mgs. 4 x a day and she says

they are making her way too tired . Curious if anyone has any side effects with

them?

Thanks in Advance- hope everyone is as well as can be-

Hugs- TJ

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Thanks, am forwarding to her- but , one thing I really am curious about is if

anyone on here has ever taken them and had side effects- I thank you for looking

this up- as you got a different definition that I did, but I too- did look it

up- what is scaring me, is she will be chit chatting away on the 2 way- and then

be gone for a while and I'm thiking hmmmm her phone must have rang or someone

came in etc- but she will buzz me oh gosh an hr later and say- what did you say

last?

I said ummmmm mom-? You spoke last - and didnt finish sentence so I figured you

had company or the phone rang.

She just again buzzed and this time told me she was going to lay down- her legs

are still so swollen........... next appt is May 26th, which by the way , my dr

was kind enough to switch my appt around to same day- due to the 30 min drive

and both of us being so sick.

So if he doesnt mind me being in when she is, I'll go in with her and visa versa

then that way- we can remember what the other doesnt........ u know how that

goes lol..............

Thanks again- Hugs- TJ

Re: Has anyone Taken this stomach medication before?

> Has anyone taken this medication for stomach troubles?

> metoclopramide? The hospital put my mother on those the night she

went to ER - or morning - should I say....... well, she is on 10 mgs.

4 x a day and she says they are making her way too tired . Curious

if anyone has any side effects with them?

>

> Thanks in Advance- hope everyone is as well as can be-

> Hugs- TJ

Hi TJ,

I've never taken it, but this is what I found. Hope it helps some.

For oral administration, reglan® tablets (metoclopramide tablets,

USP) 10 mg are white, scored, capsule-shaped tablets engraved REGLAN

on one side and SP 10 on the opposite side.

PATIENT INFORMATION

Mental depression has occurred in patients with and without prior

history of depression.Symptoms have ranged from mild to severe and

have included suicidal ideation and suicide. Metoclopramide should be

given to patients with a prior history of depression only if the

expected benefits outweigh the potential risks.

In one study in hypertensive patients, intravenously administered

metoclopramide was shown to release catecholamines; hence, caution

should be exercised when metoclopramide is used in patients with

hypertension.

Because metoclopramide produces a transient increase in plasma

aldosterone, certain patients, especially those with cirrhosis or

congestive heart failure, may be at risk of developing fluid

retention and volume overload.If these side effects occur at any time

during metoclopramide therapy, the drug should be discontinued.

INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS

Metoclopramide may impair the mental and/or physical abilities

required for the performance of hazardous tasks such as operating

machinery or driving a motor vehicle.The ambulatory patient should be

cautioned accordingly.

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