MEPERGAN Reviews (MEPERIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE; PROMETHAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 4.2 (61 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare MEPERGAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR MEPERGAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Migraine,chronic neck,back pain | Dry mouth, drowsiness | It's short acting, like only lasts 2 hours and you can only take it every four hours, eventually you build a tolerance and have to take more. It saved my life, I was having suicidal pain levels. | F | 39 | 13 years | 8/13/2002 | 4 | Migraines | Makes it easier to fall asleep; I can sleep through the night without waking up (and, if I wake, I can fall back asleep easily). Definitely impairs my cognitive abilities and makes the world blurry. I would not suggest driving or doing anything complicated. No nausea. | Like other drugs I take for migraines, mepergan does not seem effective after I've taken it a couple of times (in these cases, it does not relieve any of my pain). I often take it with Advil to stop pain from recurring (mepergan does not seem to have anti-inflammatory effects-- it just masks pain). The first pill I ever took made me feel like my pounding migraine still existed, but it was somewhere across the room from me (which was nice). It has never been as effective since. I do not take more than two pills per day, because it seems pointless (it won't help). I have not tried upping the dosage because it is a narcotic and I don't want to become addicted. While it makes me sleepy, sometimes I cannot sleep (I remain in bed half asleep, with a weird sense of floating, for half of the night). The cognitive impairment is such that I don't think I could write anything or evaluate anything complicated. I have developed non-thought-requiring activities to occupy myself when I have to ta | M | 39 | 6 years | 10/14/2006 | 5 | migraines | Except for the typical drowsiness at times (not a bad thing when you're trying to sleep off a migraine) no other problems encountered.. | Since other migraines meds did not work, this drug has been a life saver for me.. | F | 52 | 4 years | 9/26/2004 | 4 | chronic pain-postshouldersurgeries | Total brain fog- kills pain. | takes (me) 24 hour to get rid of- stay in a dazed state long after apin relief is gone.I take it several times a week, not several times daily, when in dire need for relief...I hate the dopey feel | F | 48 | 4 years | 4/12/2008 | 5 | back surgery | I do not recall any. | F | 40 | 6 months | 1/6/2005 | 5 | kidneystones | none | completely took away pain | F | 29 | 3 months | 4/26/2005 | 5 | Knee pain | The drowsy side wasn't all that bad. Felt pretty good actually! | It was great. Would suggese for anyone w/ pain! | M | 23 | 4 weeks | 12/9/2004 | 5 | Knee pain | The drowsy side wasn't all that bad. Felt pretty good actually! | It was great. Would suggest for anyone w/ pain! | M | 23 | 4 weeks | 12/9/2004 | 5 | back pain. post and pre surgery | dry mouth | this is a great drug, I take around 200mg at a time very relaxing effect. peak effect 1 hour and lasts for 1 to 2 hrs | M | 38 | 3 weeks | 10/15/2004 | 5 | Knee Surgery | No Pain, very sleepy, can't remember anything, all in all a good time | AMAZING | M | 17 | 3 weeks | 2/14/2007 | 5 | general car accident pain | dry mouth and drowsiness | Good pain killer, although it didn't last that long. | M | 2 weeks | 11/9/2004 | 5 | Really messed up hand | Wicked good mood. Real happy. Easy to sleep, as was easy to wake up. Attention to detail. Real sharp, witty feeling. All in all amazing. ONLY BAD THING=== After taking this prescription for two weeks, I did feel a slight addiction when I realized I was out..It drove me to the point of insanity. | Wow. Talking about a trip. I love That doctor! I broke my carples and medacarples in my left hand when I got it wedged between two football helmets at a game friday night, and went to the doctor tuesday afternoon. Great pain med, gets rid of it quicker then George W. Bush with questions from the media. | M | 17 | 2 weeks | 11/16/2008 | 5 | oral surgery | Drowsiness, dry mouth | It worked like a charm! You feel a bit loopy on it and drowsy, but after the oral surgery I just wanted to sleep anyway. | F | 22 | 1 weeks | 6/5/2005 | 5 | slight drowsy..dry mouth | great medicine help greatly..had severve mouth pain | F | 24 | 20 days | 9/3/2009 | 5 | oral surgery | none. This is the first time ever I have taken this medicine. I have never taken a pain pill that didn't make me throw up. Time released are the worst. This medicine worked wonderfully. I didn't throw up once. | F | 39 | 14 days | 9/19/2004 | 5 | cut off right ring finger | none very good drug | great great great | M | 21 | 13 days | 11/18/2005 | 5 | Kidney Stones | Worked very well. Was able to function but did not remember much. Took away the pain. Very deep sleep and mild hallucinations. Cartoon like dreams. | M | 32 | 12 days | 9/7/2006 | 1 | Kidney Stones | Extremely drowsy and dizzy. | Did not stop the pain. Was taking max dose and still was in extreme pain. Begged doctor for diffrent drug. Given Tylox next which did stop the pain and did not even have to take max dose. | M | 38 | 10 days | 10/31/2003 | 5 | snapped penis in mousetrap - ouch | hard to pee, dry mouth, erectile disfunction, wild hallucinations of me having sexy time with Princess Di. | Really wonderful stuff. Can I get a witness? | M | 42 | 9 days | 4/26/2007 | 5 | wisdom teeth extraction | Frankly this is the best pain med I have ever taken. Percocet, Darvacet, Vicodin, etc., none can touch the ability of this drug to nullify pain! | M | 35 | 7 days | 3/22/2006 |