IMODIUM Reviews (LOPERAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (40 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare IMODIUM with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR IMODIUM | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | I have IBS | No side effects. Has been a life saver. I can't hardly eat anything without having to run to restroom 1-6 plus times a day. Helps SO much. I have only had to take 2 pills, never another dose after first episode. | Recommend | F | 40 | 10 days 4MG | 2/28/2017 | 5 | IBS | no side effects. | Works perfectly for me. I still go about twice a day but it is normal. I tried prescription drugs for IBS but they didn't work for me. | F | 66 | 3 years 100 mg 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 5 | diarreah on morning | none at all | marvalous stuff makes my working life much easier on morning with peace of mind.i work 3 days a week so i have to take 1 tablet 3 days a week as i have diarreah or loose stools nearly every morning. | F | 37 | 8 months | 1/19/2006 | 5 | Diarrhea | No bad side effects. Only relief! | I sometimes take this product before going anywhere or when I'm under stress and know that I might need the extra help when the diarrhea hits. I experience IBS-like symptoms (cramps, diarrhea, and the anxiety that goes with it like fear of having an accident), and my digestion process often doesn't do well, this product takes care it! It's amazing! | F | 44 | | 1/5/2007 | 5 | Gas and diarrhea | none | Felt better within about an hour - no more gas either for the rest of the day. However, after about 24 hours - ate same thing 2 nights in a row so maybe that is the trigger - after coffew - not sure - symptoms returned so took another imodium caplet, but just one not the 2-pill recommended regimen. | F | 54 | 2 days 2 mg loperamide 125 mg simeth. 1X day | 4/2/2024 | 4 | Ibs | Helps stomach gas bloating and etc. | F | 26 | 4 days | 3/16/2012 | 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 | 4 | Diarrhea | I'm still taking this medication. Very rarely need it. | Still OK in moderation | F | 64 | 2mg x 2 1X day | 3/21/2024 Patient History | 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 | 3 | I had awful cramps & diarrhoea | I took this otc medicine to help with excruciating cramps and diarrhoea over the weekend! Within an hour the cramps was under control but then the vertigo started! I could not stand up and felt I had lost touch with reality, staring into space for hours and just felt really off and weird but put that down to my tinnitus playing up, never linked it to Imodium until I took it again this morning when the cramps started again, thats when the lightbulb went on and I knew it was side effects. | I dont care how painful it gets I will never take it again. Gp appointment tomorrow to figure out what is going on with my insides | F | 49 | 2 days 2X day | 6/26/2023 | 2 | spastic colon ibs | constipation, anxiety, drowsiness, fatigue, unable to have a bowel movement (colonic inertia), depressed central nervous systemic effects, diahrrea when discontinuing | Very disappointed. Don't believe that it won't cause constipation. For me, I took it for spastic colon / I did not have diahrrea from the start so maybe it was just my poor choice of drugs...just wanted the spasms to stop and it is an anticholinergenic.../...it worked for that no more spasticity wow great, but had terrible consequences (see list). Wouldn't do it again. I believe if you have ibs-d this might be a tremendous help but for me it wasn't the help I wanted. | F | 53 | 1 months 1mg 1X day | 9/8/2018 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Diarrhoea | Took Imodium so I didn't need to rush to the toilet when I was out for the day as I'd had a couple of days of diarrhoea. Well, a few hours after I had severe stomach cramps, bloating, gas, dizziness and ended I up curled up in the fetal position for a whole evening. I also didn't go to the toilet for 2 days after! | I guess it works for some people for some reasons. I would never take it again, the pain is almost unbearable. | F | 40 | 1 days 1X day | 3/4/2023 | 1 | Loose bowel movements | Woken at 4.30am next day with stomach pain which was bearable | If I had not been going out I would have let nature take its course. In future I will do just that. | F | 71 | 1 days 2 tabs 1X day | 7/19/2022 | 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 | 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 |