IMODIUM Reviews (LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 2.9 (39 Ratings)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR IMODIUMCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  Diahrea caused by iron tablets Awful felt I was passing out. Hot shaky pins and needles totally nauseous but couldn't be sick Never again F 2 days
2X day
1/11/2022
 1  Diarrhea Severe abdominal cramps, loss of vision, extreme nausea, worse diarrhea all within 5 hours of taking it. Please don't take this. F 15 1 days
15MG 1X day
8/23/2021
 5  Whenever diarrhoea No side effects Relief as soon as I take the capsule, no side effects at all. Not sure why others have side effects. My family all use it on holiday for fast diarrhoea relief. In fact, I think it works too well, definitely recommend to others F 20 1 days
1 capsule
10/15/2016
 3  IBS-Diarrhea Triggered By Anxiety Mild fatigue I began taking Imodium because I get diarrhea whenever I'm in a social situation, even if it is something as simple as taking a five minute trip with a close family member. At first, the Imodium worked like a charm. Over the course of a few months, however, I built up a tolerance to it and it completely lost its effectiveness. Bear in mind that I had to take it every day. M 22 4 months
8/13/2007
 2  Diarrhea, delaying pooping I took 2 pills twice and it worked fine for the first 2 times but now it always gives hideous cramps, bloating, headache, constipation for days... Even with just a single pill. It does treat it but the side effects are bad M 22 1 days
60 1X day
4/24/2022
 1  Diarrhoea Would never have Imodium again, had one tablet on Monday after getting home from holiday with bali belly, it's now Wednesday and ever since have had really really bad tummy pains! F 23 1 days
1
8/25/2015
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 4  severe IBS dizziness, fatigue I have suffered from IBS for almost 9 years now. I used to take Lotronex until my new doctor advised me that it is not worth the potential risks of it. Instead, he told me to take Imodium every day if need be. So for the past 7 months I take an insane amount of Imodium a week. However, I have built a serious tolerance to it. I now need to take 18-20 pills before going out to a social event (in the past i need 8-12 to do the job). It does the job, but I feel like it is unhealthy to take up to 50 per week. Also, because I have such a severe IBS case I never become constipated. I usually have a bowel movement within a day or two. F 25 7 months
11/17/2007
 3  Ibs Fatigue and malaise, constipation I take imodium regularly for my ibs symptoms, but sometimes it isn't strong enough. My main issue is the fatigue and malaise I feel while on it. It is an opiod, but does not have the analgesic effects. F 25 1 days
1 2X day
8/8/2011
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 1   constipation M 25 1 days
4mg
6/11/2020
 4  Ibs Helps stomach gas bloating and etc. F 26 4 days
3/16/2012
 1  Intestinal virus/diarrhea I was sick with an intestinal virus that caused fever and diarrhea. An NP recommended Imodium which I took on Sunday afternoon. I've been exhausted, increasingly nauseous, have a low constant abdominal pain, and I am unable to have a bowel movement since then (now Tuesday morning). I would have rather dealt with the diarrhea and now my discomfort has been prolong thanks to this drug. Avoid at all costs IMHO... F 28 1 days
2 1X day
2/1/2011
 3  Just to delay defecation I am a pharmacist and an anxiety patient also. I have been using escitalopram since last 3 years. Today i used imodium first time in my life. There was a big anxiety attack i never had before. Even condition led to moderate respiratory depression and palpating heart with very much pressure feeling in brain. My hands starts trembling and i felt some involuntary movements in some muscles randomly. Was Feeling vertigo. I was thinking about my death. But fortunately i always have escitalopram tablet in my vault. I used the double dose and slowly conditions come back to normal. It was a weird experience. So anyone who has anxiety problem should not take this medication. M 29 1 days
2 mg
3/11/2017
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 1  Travel very bad stomach cramping and unable to have any bowel movements for 2 days now. It completely shut down my colon but now I am having very bad stomach pain. I would rather have kept the diarreah. I would not reccomend this at all as it is always best to just let your system empty out naturally. Definitely stops diarreah or the feeling of having to go to the bathroom, but it also does the opposite by eliminating any sort of bowel movement- not just the dirreah. F 31 2 days
1/24/2010
 5  Traveler's Diarrhea I took Imodium during a severe bout of TD in Indonesia after eating some home-cooked food and unwashed fruit (getting sick was my own fault). I usually opt for natural remedies, but after 48 hours of constant bathroom trips, I needed to try something else. I figured my body had flushed out quite a good amount of stuff in 48 hours, and towards the end I had extreme gas discomfort as well as occasional liquid stool. The combination was explosive -- not pretty. My entire digestive tract felt like it was quivering when I tried to eat so that even eating plain white rice was painful and I couldn't finish a small bowl. When it got to the point that I couldn't sleep because I had to get up every 5-10 minutes, I tried just one Imodium pill (I am a petite female so often start with a half dose and find it's often enough). Symptoms subsided within 15 minutes and I was able to fall into a much needed deep sleep. The body best repairs itself while sleeping, and the immune system doe I should mention that during this time I also took large amounts of probiotics to replenish good bacteria that was lost during the 48 hours of TD. This likely also helped speed up recovery. IMPORTANT WARNING: Never take Imodium if there is blood or mucus in your stool. This could mean your TD is caused by a parasite rather than bacteria or virus, and trapping a parasite in your system could literally kill you. So be very careful and self-aware when self-medicating. Imodium is like a light sedative for your digestive muscles. Instead of treating what's inside the gut (like Pepto Bismol and others), it slows down the muscles of your digestive tract so they move much more slowly and (in my case) stop spasming. This is why taking too much can be risky -- the toxins inside your gut aren't addressed and just sit there a while until your muscles calm down enough can push them out in one solid piece. Probiotics can help fight bad bacteria. Again, just be careful to assess there's no blood in your TD before considering Imodium. Good luck and feel better soon! F 33 1 days
One tablet 1X day
3/5/2016
 4  IBS No bad side effects I have to take 7 to 9 pills a day to assure it will work, but it works well at that dose. M 33 2 years
1/5/2008
 3  Stomach gurgling, diaherrea Constipation It works too well sometimes. M 34 1 years
4/22/2005
 3  Ibs d Gut cramps, fatigue Take for moderate to severe ibs-d. I have to take every 3 days and i still have bm usually 3 times a day. Usually side effects include light gut cramping and fatigue for the day i take it. But if i dont take with lots of water and drink lots of water the entire day i take it, i get very severe gut cramps, like can't walk, curled up in fetal position gut cramps. 35 100 days
15 1X AN
6/8/2022
 1  Stomach flu Diarrhea,severe cramps,nausea,stomach pain Really REALLY bad!!! Took a pill so I could go out with friends. Ended up with severe tummy pain & even worse diarrhea. Never using again. F 35 1 days
30 mg
7/19/2015
 1  Had diarrhea for 24 hours I took 2 pills around 10pm at night and it kept me up the entire night. Had major jitters and felt like I had taken adderall. Cannot sleep at all and major restlessness. F 35 1 days
2 pills
3/25/2019
 1  Diarrhea from taking the prevpac There is nothing worse than constipated diarrhea. Smh! My dr told me to take modicum for diarrhea and now I still have diarrhea it just isn't coming out!! Worst feeling ever!!! It's rolling around my tummy like a thunder storm and nothing I can do about it!!! F 35 1 days
2X O
10/28/2011

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