Re: Re: reaction to reglan

[Guest guest]

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Luckily I have had no problems with morphine or compazine. However, I haven't

had compazine in a long time. I take MS Contin (long acting morphine) 30 mg

three times a day and then oxycodone 5 mg for break through pain. Because I

have liver disease they don't want me taking tylenol on a regular basis. I also

cannot take aspirin or ibuprofen at all because I am on coumadine. So my

choices of oral pain meds are limited to those that do not have tylenol,

aspirin, or ibuprofen added to them.

Your reaction to morphine sounds very scary. My stepdad's father reacted

violently to anesthesia and almost every pain med. Glad I don't have that

problem!

W

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Donna,

reglan is used for nausea and it is also used for gastroperisis - a condition

that causes your food to not move through your stomach and intestines as fast as

it should. It is a wonderful medication, if you aren't allergic to it!

W

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Donna,

I use Reglan for nausea. Phenergan has no effect on me, so I keep

throwing up even after taking it.

Kimber

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Kimber

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[Guest guest]

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It was almost two years ago when I had my reaction to reglan so I couldn't

remember exactly what the drug info web site had said about the reaction. I

looked it up just to refresh my memory. This is what it says at the Health

Square Prescription Drug web site

In addition, Reglan may cause symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease,

such as slow movements, rigidity, tremor, or a mask-like facial appearance.

Especially in older people, Reglan may produce tardive dyskinesia, a syndrome of

jerky or writhing involuntary movements, particularly of the tongue, face,

mouth, or jaw. In children and adults under 30, Reglan may cause involuntary

movements of the arms and legs, and sometimes loud or labored breathing, usually

in the first day or two of treatment.

Reglan may cause intense restlessness with associated symptoms such as anxiety,

agitation, foot-tapping, pacing, inability to sit still, jitteriness, and

insomnia. These symptoms may disappear as your body gets used to Reglan, or if

your dosage is reduced.

I had all of the symptoms in the last two paragraphs except the loud and labored

breathing, even though I don't necessarily consider myself to be in the 'older'

category at 43 years old. Anyway, I guess maybe it wasn't a true 'allergic'

reaction, but it was so incredibly miserable that I will never allow them to

give it to me again, at least not via IV. However, maybe I actually could take

it orally again, especially if I was only taking 5 mg vs being given 10 mg IV.

When I took it back in 2000, it did help my stomach. It also helped with

constipation problems, which I am plaqued with a lot these days. I might be

willing to give the 5 mg oral reglan a try at some point in the future.

However, I still think I will list it as an allergy when it comes to the

possibility of having it given to me at the hospital.

Just read the rest of the info on Reglan and saw this

Symptoms of Reglan overdose may include:

Disorientation, drowsiness, involuntary movements

I definitely had involuntary movements but I don't think just getting two 10 mg

doses of reglan IV would even come near being an overdose.

W

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Walt,

yes. Out here, reglan isn't commonly used as a nausea med, so they

always try to give me phenergan first, even when I tell them that the

phenergan doesn't work for me and that I need to have reglan.

Frequently, I don't get the reglan until after I've thrown up after

they've given me the phenergan. Makes me pretty mad sometimes that they

just won't give me the right medication the first time.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.