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 |
| 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 | IBS/alergic colitis | Colon can shut down for 1 or 2 days. | This medicine helped me make it through college (exams, etc.). | M | 40 | | 4/3/2007 | 4 | ibs d | I take imodium almost every day.I have to take 8 pills to make my ibs d stop.after that I dont go to the rest room for a day.but then the 2nd day i go normal most of the time.start at 1 pill and work your way up.its good stuff just be careful with it .its good for people with ibs ,dont have to worry about where the rest rooms are and we all know public rest rooms are gross. | M | 45 | 8X day | 7/20/2012 | 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 | 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 | diarrhea | None | Both my wife and I have used Imodium from time to time for many years and it is always effective without side effects when taken as instructed. We have never experienced problems with this drug. It almost always takes only one day, very occasionally two, to work. | M | 60 | 1 days | 10/25/2005 | 5 | I had Stomach Virus | I was struggling with a severe case of stomach flu, virus whatever you want to call it.Nothing worked until mywife gave me imodium.Took it and an hr later went to work.Awesome IDN what the first posttalkin bout.This stuffsaved me from serious pain and doctor bill | M | 36 | 1 days 1 dose | 1/30/2015 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Diarrhea following change in meds | Severe stomach cramps and bloating because I'm now so constipated. Would rather have let the diarrhea work itself out. Do NOT recommend this drug. | F | 61 | 1 days 2 tablets | 10/30/2014 | 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 | 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 | 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 | constipation | M | 25 | 1 days 4mg | 6/11/2020 | 1 | Diarrhea | I took this two days ago and forgot what it does to my intestines, so now I'm suffering again. Diarrhea stopped, but I've had nothing but severe cramping and the feeling I have to go, but nothing comes out. Two days of hell and pain. | M | 59 | 1 days Two tablet 1X day | 9/21/2020 | 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 | 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 | 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 |