| Key to ratings for reglan: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 1 | acid reflux | I took this drug in 2007 and wanted to update my experiences with Reglan. Side effects - life long tremors, involuntary muscle spasms, akathisia, severe anxiety and Tardive dyskinesia. | Under any circumstances, please do NOT take this medication. It has literally ruined my life. I am a young woman who is damaged for the rest of my life because of Reglan. This drug blocks dompamine from your brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter located in our Central Nervous System making it one of our most important neurotransmitters. Without dopamine, you can develop neurological conditions, suicidal ideations and behavioral problems. This drug should be banned. If you do take this drug, DO NOT take this drug for more than 3 months, as it's only approved by the FDA for 3 months. I was left on the drug for 6 months and my brain became damaged. I will never be the same person, thanks to Reglan. | F | 37 | 6 months | 11/12/2009 | 1 | Nausea from high blood pressure | Took this drug in 2007. Unable to balance well when walking; tend to drift to one side. Occasionally use a walking cane for support. Currently (2009) in my third round of physical therapy. Numbness in left side of face and tongue; lost taste sensation, can only distinguish hot vs. cold food. | Supposedly a drug is approved because the benefits outweigh the side effects; how did Reglan get approved? Allowing this drug to destroy so many people's quality of life is criminal. | F | 82 | 3 months | 11/11/2009 | 1 | increase breastmilk supply | sudden onset of uncontrollable crying, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, suicidal ideations | There is hope for those experiencing these horrible side effects from reglan! I was terrified that the reglan had permenantly damaged my brain and really suffered for about 5 weeks. I am almost seven weeks out from the onset of the symptoms and am feeling MUCH better and pretty much back to myself. I was prescribed Ambien CR for the insomnia and am still using it for now as my sleep is not quite back to normal yet. I was prescribed valium for the anxiety but didn't start on an antidepressant as the psychiatrist felt like things would level out within a couple of months. She was right. Just keep praying and know that God is with you throughout the worst of it and that you will get better! | F | 35 | 10 weeks | 10/28/2009 | 1 | Increase breast milk production | Anxiety, shortness of breath | Reglan was prescribed to me in order to increase breast milk production, and it only made a difference by a couple of ounces. Not worth the anxiety it caused. It made me feel horrible and almost panicky. and it also made one breast produce more than the other so they were completely uneven. Staying far away from this stuff. | F | 29 | 10 days | 10/24/2009 | 1 | slow digestion | fatigue, depression, anxiety, severe pain under right rib cage. | Has anyone had a diagnosis of Biliary Diskenesia since taking Reglan. I have been recently diagnosed with BD and advised to have my gallbladder removed. I just read online a link between Reglan like drugs and BD. Has anyone had their gb removed because of bd and did symptoms improve after? | F | 45 | 7.5 months | 10/22/2009 | 1 | upset stomach | I was given an injection for extreme gas pains while in hospital. 45 seconds after the injection I jumped from the hospital bed and began trying to rip my head open.It felt as if I had something on the inside of my head wanting to get out. I ran around the bed trying to get my brains out, and then I jumped back into bed and locked my arms around the bed rails and cried myself to sleep praying to god. | After my wife got the nurse back in the room I was sleeping. The Nurse told my wife that I was one of few who were allergic to the Drug Reglan and that all medical personnel was told of this side effect, but they had never had any one who was allergic. She also stated that she wish she was able to see it happen, because I was the first. Now I see that I’m not the only one. | M | 39 | 1 days | 10/16/2009 | 1 | Gastroparesis | Was prescribed reglan in March 2007 and began suffering from severe anxiety and depression in September (at least, that is when it became very noticeable). Began seeing a psychiatrist who prescribed Lexapro (depression) and clonopin (anxiety). My gastroenterologist substituted domperidone for the reglan in October and some of the anxiety and depression symptoms began to subside. However, the Lexapro and clonopin began contributing to symptoms of there own and I was advised that, having an addictive personality, I might want to discontinue these drugs. This is not as easy as just quitting; however, I lucked onto a website that helped me gradually wean myself from these drugs. Today, I no longer take presciption medications and have adopted an eating plan that includes a regime referred to as proper "food combining". This, coupled with probiotics which are known to decrease anxiety and depression, has helped me return to a fairly normal life. I cannot overemphasize the importan | M | 65 | 219 days | 10/12/2009 | 1 | Gastroperiesis | Depression, Suicidal thoughts, Severe Anxiety | I posted on this forum about one year ago after having been on Reglan for about 8 weeks. The effects of the medication were one of the most significant things that has ever happened to me in my life. I was truly suicidal and beginning to formulate a plan to kill myself. Thank god something in the back of my mind told me what was happening to me was an effect of the Reglan. I stopped the medication and after a few days I felt the depression lift somewhat and the Suicidal thoughts went away. It took considerably longer for the anxiety to lift. For weeks I was worried, anxious and just not feeling right. Several doctors I spoke to want to put me on a variety of psychiatric drugs, but I wanted to see if things would correct by themselves. For the first two weeks after I stopped, I found Benadryl effective a dampening my anxiety. After two weeks I found, I didn’t need it anymore, but cut caffeine out of my life altogether, because I found I could not tolerate the ‘agitated’ effect caffeinated coffee or tea gave me. This forum was a god send for me. During the first few weeks I found myself pouring over the entries. I found it so comforting that I wasn’t crazy; it was a bad reaction to a medication. I found it took about 60 or so days for me to feel fully back to normal. If you are going through this, just remember, it gets better | M | 42 | 8 weeks | 10/10/2009 | 3 | Gastroparesis | Anxiety, hand tremors, nervesness, can't seem to sit still. | I was only on Reglan about one month and then Gastro Dr. took me off the Reglan and started me on Amitiza, which has been helping I believe Reglan did help, but my side affects are still with me two months later. | F | 61 | 30 days | 10/6/2009 | 1 | gastroparesis | problems staying asleep then not sleeping at all, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, loneliness | I took this med for about 2 months. After a month I started having problems staying asleep. Then I could barely sleep at all during the last month I took it. During the last days of the two month period I started vomiting and having suicidal thoughts. I took myself to the hospital. I called my mom and started to cry. Then I finally saw the nurse and told him about the vomiting. I then said that I thought I was depressed and immediately started to cry again. Then I cried again with the psychiatrist. I was given anti-depressants but they didn't say anything about the reglan. I made the connection myself after reading the side effects in the med info and stopped taking reglan. After 1 week I was no longer depressed but still have anxiety. I stopped taking the anti-depressants after that first week. After 4 weeks I still have anxiety but it seems to be wearing off. The back of my head and neck seem to be tense. I might go back to taking the antidepressants to see if it helps with the anxiety. I will post back again later on for an update. | M | 26 | 2 months | 10/6/2009 | 1 | migraine nausea etc | panic attack, unpleasant drowsiness and anxiety | I have had a major reaction to prozac (went quite crazy after 18 days ) which was prescribed to help migraines, and have also reacted to maxalt. Seems I have a sensitive brain! Was prescribed to reglan to help absorb painkillers for the migraines .. and after a few days use had a panic attack and de-realisation episode shortly after taking it with painkillers, (in the supermarket- yowwza!!)and realised it had gradually been making feel strange. Not as bad as the prozac episode, and I used CBT techniques and recovered quite quickly. Still very unpleasant however. | F | 40 | 7 days | 10/5/2009 | 1 | Increase Breastmilk Production | Severe anxiety, depression, jittery, nervousness, skin crawling | There is hope... If you are experiencing/experienced depression and anxiety from this drug it doesn't have to be permanent. I was on Reglan for 30 days to increase breastmilk production. By the end of the 30 days, I started to feel some depression. I stopped the drug and within 3 days experienced severe anxiety/nervousness. I went to the dr. and was prescribed Lexapro (anti-depressant) and Xanax (anti-anxiety). After being on the anit-depressant for 2 weeks I felt MUCH better. I no longer need the anti-anxiety but will continue to take the anti-depressant until my dr. says I can ween off of it. My aunt is experiencing the EXACT same thing, she was on Reglan for 2 months and is now taking an anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drug. | F | 33 | 30 days | 10/2/2009 | 3 | Increase Milk Production | I did not experience any side effects | I took 10mg 2x day and did have a mild increase in milk production. | F | 33 | 30 days | 9/22/2009 | 5 | Irritable bowel syndrome | I had no side effects | F | 54 | 5 years | 9/21/2009 | 2 | gastroparesis | Breathing issues, anxiety, nervousness, sleeplessness, tremors. Can not function. | I had been taking Reglan for about 3 months. Its has changed the way I have been living. It would work for the Gastroparesis 3 out 7 days of the week. Reglan would get me worked up enough emotionally ( in which I ve never been before in such a matter) that I would heave, throw up. I just came of the reglan last week and the symtoms increase 3 fold. I couldn't breath on Friday and had to go the the er. I drove in that conditon. If you can I recommend you avoid this drug. There are two more medications out there that help. One is Euthomysine(sp) and the other is Domperidone ( its approved everywhere except for the US)The side effects are still affecting me and I m taking three types of Anxity meds in which I ve never had to take before. If any one from OEF or OIF (Afghanistan or Iraq) that has been affected by gastroparesis please let me know. | M | 39 | 3 months | 9/6/2009 | 1 | increase milk production | shakiness, drowsiness, insomnia, depression; withdrawal--anxiety attacks, severe insomnia, skin crawling, inability to sit still | Worked like a charm to increase my milk production, but not worth it! While taking the medication, the side effects were livable, but after going cold turkey I thought I was going to die or lose my mind. My doctor put me back on the reglan at a lower dose and tapered off, which helped the anxiety, and put me on Lexapro. I took Xanax and benadryl to help me sleep--not very effective, but better than nothing. Now I'm on Ambien, which helps sometimes. All the anxiety symptoms are much better after 4 weeks. Still having major trouble with sleep though. | F | 10 weeks | 9/3/2009 | 3 | Migraine | I had an extreme anxiety attack within minutes after receiving 10mg of Reglan IV. I felt like a was going to stop breathing and could not stop crying and screaming for help. It stopped after 5 minutes when the IV Benadryl kicked in. I would recommend having Benadryl given and then Reglan instead of vice versa. After I recovered from the anxiety attack, my migraine did go away. My chest is still heavy and I still feel jittery. | F | 23 | 1 days | 9/2/2009 | 1 | Gastroparesis | Skin crawling, can't sit still, anxiety, profound desire to sleep, loss of interest. | Thank you for this website and thanks to everyone who shared their experiences. I am in tears, mostly of gratitude, to know I am not crazy. I've been trying to explain how I feel to my husband and I know he doesn't understand... | F | 42 | 6 months | 8/22/2009 | 1 | Increase Milk Production | despondence, flat hopeless affect | My wife was on this for months. It got to the point where I didn't know who I was married to anymore. She cared about our child and making sure he was adequately supplied while nursing, but at the same time she lost all interest and care about anything else. She wanted to give up, throw our jobs and friends away and move. There was moodiness but mostly she was totally disengaged all the time. People who new her were on eggshells around her. I witnessed many of the psychological symptoms described by others, but the most detrimental was the denial. The negative effects of this drug were an unnoticeable slow buildup. For a long time we dismissed these feelings as part of being a new mom. It got the the point where I could see signs of dependency and I sought help for us. Our marriage was suffering and our child was able to get adequate nutrition without having to nurse as much. Since stopping the medication our communication has been restored and she is able to once again laugh and smile genuinely. She's like she was before. This drug isn't worth it. The denial and change in demeanor is noticeable by family, friends, and colleagues and it can cause long term detriment to relationships and careers. Not to mention, there is a class action suit now being brought against the makers related to onset of Tardive Dyskinesia, which is irreversible. | M | 31 | 8 months | 8/18/2009 | 1 | migraine | right after the nurse injected this in my iv, i just felt this lighheadness, and i just started freaking out feeling like i couldnt be comforted at all by anything: i demanded to go home over and over and over and over: the nurses rushed into the room and asked me if i was feeling like i was crawling out of my skin, i was crying and twitching so bad that i nodded yes and she ordered more benadryl to be injected in. I was supposed to have a ultrasound, but I demanded to stop treatment so i could recover at home from the reglan (this has happened before and the doctors didnt do anything about me twitching and having a anxiety attack!!!) I slept it off and I now cannot sleep due to the side effects. | dont ever take this. Its not worth it. The skin crawling experience occurs in about 1 out of every 1000 patients. It just was the most traumatic experience. | F | 20 | 4 times | 8/10/2009 | 1 | Various stomach problems | Very severe Dystonic reaction after 2nd dose. | Whatever you do, for the love of God, STAY AWAY from this medication. It was given a "black box" warning for a VERY good reason. I was given this a month ago to help me with some stomach problems. 30 minutes after my second dosage, my muscles started spazzing out and contorting themselves. I couldn't keep my mouth open or shut my eyes, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't control my tongue, my limbs were going crazy, and I'm pretty convinced my neck was trying to break itself. It was probably the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. I waited an hour and a half in the emergency room just to get some damn benadryl to stop it. Thankfully, it did. My whole body was so sore afterward it was ridiculous. Let me just say I will never, ever, EVER even so much as THINK of taking this godforsaken medicine ever again. Funny thing is, my case was considered 'mild' compared to others. What is that telling you? | F | 15 | 2 days | 8/8/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflex | These pills are the worst creation in drug history. When I had taken it and had gone through a panic attack right after taking them. She continued to suffer from headaches and hotflashes and major sweating. | F | 42 | 2 days | 7/30/2009 | 1 | nausea | severe muscle cramps, involuntary movements my jaw clamped down and twisted outward i literally felt like my jaw was being ripped off my face, i chipped several teeth cause of it. it was hard for me to breath i have never been in so much pain in my entire life. I thought I was going to die. | F | 18 | 2 days | 7/26/2009 | 4 | Gastroparesis | Constipation, sore legs, feet "glued to the floor". Compared to how I felt before taking this med, I thought this med was great. Doc would only let me stay on for a month though to see how well it worked. I was scared I would get TD but did not happen. Worst was withdrawl. Restless, Anxious, Insomnia, "buzzing" in my shoulders, lasted 2 days | Reglan scrip was replaced by Domperidone scrip. Drug is only available from Canadian Pharmacy. Supposed to have all the good effects of Reglan but none of the bad. We'll see. Only been taking for 5 days and suffered through Reglan withdrawl for 2 of them. | M | 50 | 36 days | 7/22/2009 | 1 | my sister stomach seem to hurt all the time and she did want to eat and sleep all the time | the doctor should know that this medicine would do this people if the fda black box it. | F | 29 | 3 years | 7/16/2009 | 2 | gatroparesis/nausea/ stomach pain | I couldn't understand why I was so depressed all the time. At first I thought I was just depressed because I was ill most of the time. After discontinuing the medication I realized that was it...the medicine was making me depressed. I've always been the nervous type but when I was taking reglan I stayed jittery. In addition, there were a lot of times that the medicine heightened all my symptoms instead of relieving them. | Those pill are poison and everyone should stop taking them. What good is the medicine if you kill yourself. The doctors should be ashamed of themselves to keep promoting medicine that attacks a persons mental state. Thank God I did not take the stuff 3 times a day like they directed or I might not be here to talk about it. It is that bad! | F | 4 years | 7/14/2009 | 1 | Gastroparesis | depression, couldn't stop moving, rocking back and forth, anxiety, felt like jumping out of my skin. | This stuff is poison, should be taken off the shelf | M | 38 | 3 months | 7/7/2009 | 1 | Nausea, side effect of migraine | EXTREME tachycardia! Went to ER for severe migraine. Was given pain medication via IV. Also given Reglan to prevent nausea. Had an instant adverse reaction. My heart started beating so fast, felt like it was going to explode out of my chest. VERY, VERY scary. Had to scream for the nurse. She panicked, and gave me a shot of Benadryl to counteract negative side effects. | There are other anti-nausea drugs out there. Please do your research and try to avoid this medication if you can. | F | 45 | 1 days | 7/1/2009 | 5 | gastroparesis | I had headaches and such at first - but i have been taking this medication for 3 years - 1 5mg tab 3x per day. It has helped me tremendously. I tried to quit it because all this controversy scared me, and believe me - it's painful. Then i thought to myself maybe everyone else is having side effects but at this point i am not, and why would i stop something that works really well. Im sorry that everyone else has had bad experiences but i have not. | F | 54 | 3 years | 6/30/2009 | 1 | post surgery for ruptured appendix | My son was on REGLAN (by IV) for 2 days. On the morning of day 2 he began to get a stiff neck that very quickly became excrutiating. With-in minutes he began involuntarily twisting his neck, forcing his chin up and back to the right. His eyes were rolling upwards and to the right, as well. | This was very scary for a grown up to see, but even worse is the memory for my son. At 12 yrs old, he was scared by the surgery and uncomfortable from the pain from that. Then this happened and he recalls exactly what it felt like. It was terrifying for him. | M | 12 | 2 days | 6/25/2009 | 2 | Diabetic Gastroparesis | Restlessness, nausea & abdominal pain, sweating | This medication may work very well for some. I would most certainly use caution with it. It may work well for a time but after a while the side effects diminish the effictiveness. My 67 year old father had the same side effects but with MUCH worse sweating. He is off Reglan and the sweating stopped. | F | 36 | 30 days | 6/23/2009 | 5 | gastroparesis | F | 56 | 2 years | 6/18/2009 | 5 | stomach empting | Hands shaking | M | 53 | 2 years | 6/18/2009 | 1 | nausea and stomach uneasiness | DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE TERRIBLE On my 6th day on the medicine I went to the gym, shortly after I got off the treadmill I experienced uncontrollable movements in both my hands which soon became a lil painful. By the time I made it to the emergency room my face kept moving up and down and and the uncontrollable jerking went to my neck. I thought I was having a seisure! | DONT LISTEN TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT REGLAN, EVEN IF THEY SAY THE SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS ARENT COMMON, IT IS NOT AT ALL WORTH THE RISK. | F | 20 | 6 days | 6/18/2009 | 2 | Increase Milk Supply | Muscle fatigue and creepy crawly feeling of the muscles, extreme tiredness. | These side effects caused me to NOT want to even hold my baby due to the muscle pains that I was feeling and due to the extreme tiredness. I just didn't want anything to do with her at all. I was only on it for two days and it took two days to get it out of my system and get back to normal. I did not see any improvement in milk supply while on this. My Doctor suggested that I take half a pill three times a day but after reading all the similar cases of side affects I am too scared to go through those same feelings again. I don't think I'll be taking it. I guess it would be smarter to supplement than to risk feeling that way again. | F | 35 | 2 days | 6/15/2009 | 1 | Nausea | Depression, constant crying sometimes for hours, loss of joy | This drug snuck up on me and stole all of my joy. Deep depression and constant crying. After stopping Reglan 12 days ago, I went through a horrible withdrawal. Panic attacks, anxiety, nausea, loss of appetite, flowing thoughts. The anxiety has lessened but I am sad/happy/sad/happy most of the day and wish I could get back some consistent emotion. I start to feel better later in the day and hope this is a sign of things to come. I can't believe there are so many people that have had these adverse effects. Dangerous drug. I want my old self back. | F | 38 | 2 months | 6/15/2009 | 1 | Pregnancy Nausea | PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS:Agitation, crawling skin, sucidal thoughts, (even though I am not suicidal), in ability to care for myself or function. I could not go out in public due to anxiety being so severe. | I found this website 6 weeks later and I am sure this is why I am feeling so bad. I would just deal with the nausea. I had to ask the doctor for a Anxiety med. I thought it was just "me". Now I read this site and I am sure it was the Reglan (Metoclopramide) | F | 28 | 45 days | 6/14/2009 | 1 | slow stomach emptying | ANHEDONIA!!! and much more. | This is my second posting. I have been doing a great deal of research about Reglan. Please do some research on Anhedonia and how to treat it. I took Reglan for 8 months 4x a day at 10mgs. I have been off Reglan 4.5 months. Zoloft did not work for me, but does work for some. Nortriptyline did help but could not handle constipation side effect. My doctor has been asking me to consider Wellbutrin as it works on Dopamine. Reglan disrupts dopamine in our brains and causes us to become unbalanced. Anhedonia can be a direct complication of this process. Mirapex is recommended for restoring dopamine health. I have not had a chance to speak with my doctor about this but will do so on Monday. A healthy diet, staying connected to friends and family, and natural supplements that boost brain and nuerotransmission health have also been helpful. | F | 45 | 8 months | 6/7/2009 | 1 | NAUSEA | Everything described here..and more. I still have after effects 2yrs later, including daily thoughts of not wanting to be here. | THIS CAN CAUSE TARDIVE DYSKENESIA [ A MOVEMENT DISORDER] ALSO CHRONIC DEPRESSION, & LOTS MORE... THIS DRUGS BENEFITS DO NOT OUTWEIGH IT'S DANGERS | F | 39 | 7.5 months | 6/5/2009 | 1 | IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Confusion, inability to focus or concentrate, forgetfulness, restlessness | I took this drug for 1-2 days for relief of painful colon spasms related to IBS-C. At work I would stare at my computer screen trying to remember why I was staring at my computer screen. My legs were restless and I felt like I could not stay seated in my chair. I had trouble understanding what people were saying to me, and trouble forming complete thoughts and sentences. I've had bad reactions to various medications before, and this time, after researching the side effects, I knew I needed to stop taking it immediately. Didn't help the IBS spasms anyway. They've just put my mom on this medication - she seems hopeful it will help her eat. She reduced her dosage to 5mg and it seems to be helping her. She got dizzy with 10mg. I'm watching her like a hawk. | F | 56 | 1.5 days | 6/3/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | Severe anxiety and depression | It took me almost three months for the physician to discover that Reglan was the source of my extreme anxiety and depression. I have never suffered from these before, and the anxiety and depression were debilitating. I even considered suicide. It took over two months for me to return to normal, and I have had no recurrence of either condition since. For the stomach problems? I'm modifying my eating habits. | F | 72 | 3 months | 6/2/2009 | 1 | Migraine | Terrible panic attack almost immediately. Severe anxiety and very strange dark thoughts. I felt I was going to go crazy. I had gone into the ER for some pain medication for my 3 day migraine and they gave me Reglan in an IV. I thought I was going to die. | It has been 2 days and I still don't feel normal. Since then I have heard of others locally who were on the drug and had experienced suicidal thoughts. This is very unlike me and I will NEVER let a Doctor treat me with a drug I don't know again. | M | 45 | 1 days | 6/2/2009 | 1 | acid reflux, chest pain | I listed my side effects earlier. This is to let everyone know that my side effects have finally stopped. I took reglan for 3 days at the beginning of April and had horrible neck and back pain, muscle rigidity, anxiety, restlessness and was just a total wreck until about 2 weeks ago. The anxiety and restlessness stopped but the pain and stiff muscles continued until yesterday! I am letting y'all know so you will not give up hope. I also let the FDA know about my side effects and recommend that you all do too. You can find them online. | DANGEROUS! | F | 55 | 3 days | 5/28/2009 | 1 | Acid reflux | Drowsiness, unusual tiredness, external shaking, clumsiness, forgetfulness, numbness in head, brain and brain stem, internal shakiness, fear, anxiety, depression, memory loss, loss of mental alertness, difficulty concentrating, difficulty with vocabulary and remembrance of words, wildly fluctuating blood pressure, feeling of tightness and fever in head and face. My doctor now lists Reglan as a drug allergy in my case. | This is absolutely the worse drug I have ever been exposed to. It came very close to killing me. This drug should be taken off the market. No positive result could be worth the devastation this drug creates. I have been under surveillance by my PCP every three months since first taking the drug in 2002. I am still having symptoms now in 2009. This drug almost took my life and my career. I have never recovered to the level of mental alertness and productivity I had before taking the drug. I cannot afford to retire early, but I may be forced to. I find it so difficult to drag myself to work feeling so bad. When I get home I just want to curl up in a fetal position. Surely there is someway to reverse these symptoms? | M | 60 | 3 months | 5/26/2009 | 1 | slow stomach | mask face, anxiety (big time), memory, lost weight, can't sleep involuntary mouth movement- mouth blisters - miscellaneous - It is a drug from hell | cannot drive my car - lost my apartment as I no longer can care for myself. Went off the drug in June 2008 it is now May 2009 and still having big problems. Cannot find anything to help remove the effects of Reglan from my body | F | 90 days | 5/17/2009 | 1 | GERD-Slow emptying stomach | My grandson (8 yrs. old) was given this medication and the first day had a severe reaction with muscle rigidity and was throwing his head back. | First of all, I don't know why this was given to someone so young. He had the reaction when he was in the shower, and my daughter-in-law could barely get him dressed..he was so rigid! | M | 8 | 1 days | 5/14/2009 | 1 | Gastroparesis | SEVERE Anxiety, trouble sleeping. | The first couple of weeks on Reglan were ok than I started having severe anxiety and butterflies in my stomach all of the time. My anxiety got so severe that I was not able to go to work several days. I've stopped taking it for a few days now and while I still have some anxiety, it seems to be easing up. | F | 63 | 45 days | 5/12/2009 | 1 | Reglan IV given in hospital | Psychotic violent outburst which I felt like every cell in my body wanted to kill or seriously injure someone. Paranoia. Began screaming the "f word" and threatening the nurse and doctor. Completely out of character! It was given when I went to hospital for gall stones! Dangerous drug. | I have been told by my physician to list Reglan as a "drug allergy." | F | 57 | 1 days | 5/11/2009 | 1 | GERD | started 6 months with great success in treating gerd and stomach indigestion,1 month into it started having suicidal thought,depression,insomnia,sleeping 10 hours and still being tired, unable to accomplish common tasks, afraid to travel. Spoke to the GI,Cardiology,FamPhys mds and they all looked at me as if I have lost my mind. I truly believed I lost my mind until I found this forum. I stopped reglan yesterday. I hope to come back to myself soon. I'd rather restrict my diet, put up with gerd and stomach pains than feel suicidal. | Did anyone try to decrease the dose to lets say 2.5 mgm? Standard dose is 10 mgm. | M | 57 | 180 days | 5/11/2009 | 1 | reflux and esophageal spasms | Eye pain and twitching severe esophagus and stomach pain | M | 8 | 3 days | 5/6/2009 | 1 | Nausea | Tremors, inability to focus on TV or reading. Could not control sugar levels or Blood pressure, Anxiety and insomnia, Increased whiteblood count. seizures DEATH | They started my mom on Reglan in March of 2008. She started having adverse reaction around Aug and Sept and the doctors did not notice. (She was in a extented care facility). She started having seizures on Oct 1st 2008 and was dead by November 1st. THIS DRUG NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET, FYI, if you are in the state of Florida and this drug kills your loved one. (and the doctors did nothing to stop it) you cannot sue. Only if you are a surviving spouse or a child under 25. Where is our protection............. | F | 8 months | 5/3/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | I took 4 pills a day as prescribed. I have experienced deep depression, horrible anxiety attached, loss of interest in life,and many more effects that have been explained by others on this sight. | I have been off that poison for 7 weeks. I'm still having severe anxiety. I'm not getting the help I need from my doctors. They will not even admit that I could be having all these side effects from Reglan. If anyone has found any help please let me know where and how. I feel like I cann't suffer from this anymore alone. I'm so afraid that I will be like this the rest of my life. Please Help! | F | 58 | 3 months | 4/28/2009 | 1 | espohagus spasms, acid reflux | It has been 3 weeks since I took Reglan and I only took it for 3 days and I am in excruciating pain in my neck and back and could not sleep last night at all because of anxiety feelings. I have never had any health problems except for acid reflux and have never had any depression or anxiety but I am a wreck. Some days I cannot make myself go to work (I love my job which I've had for 11 years) because it seems to scary. This is a horrible horrible drug. | Do Not Take this Drug! It is not worth the chance of the side effects. | F | 54 | 3 days | 4/24/2009 | 1 | pregnancy heartburn | Indescribable horror & terror. Anxiety, insomnia (nearly 72 hours without sleep), Panic attacks, Depression of the worst kind. I took it while I was pregnant and experienced moderate depression and upon delivery it became my worst nightmare. | I took this medication until I delivered my baby boy..upon which I stopped it cold turkey. I thought it was just terrible post partum depression, which I didn't have a history of. Reading all of your comments makes me want to scream and cry. This drug maker and any Physician who prescribes it should be utterly ahamed. I could have left my children without a mother and my husband without a wife. Yes, I wanted to DIE. I hate that my doctor whom I trusted with my life prescribed it to me. I did begin feeling better within about 8 weeks. I went through about 4 weeks of complete hell until my antideppressant started working. No one, especially a mom with a brand new baby to care for, deserves to feel that way. Absolutely Criminal to make and prescribe this drug in my opinion. | F | 30 | 6 weeks | 4/19/2009 | 1 | esophogal spasms | confusion, anxiety, restlessness, pain in neck and upper arms, fatigue in muscles of arms and neck, nausea, sense of doom | I only took 1/2 a tablet four times a day for three days and my neck started aching and feeling like I was being choked and I began trembling and feeling very nerous. I immediately stopped taking the medicine but that was 10 days ago and the effects haven't stopped and at times are worse. | F | 54 | 3 days | 4/15/2009 | 1 | Difficulty swallowing | Tremors, confusion, feeling of having to keep moving, depression, anxiety, thought process out of control. | To prescribe this drug is criminal. It should be taken off the market. It not only destroys the patient 100% but destroys those that love the patient because they no longer have that person with them. Fatal results if you take this drug. | M | 64 | 4/5/2009 | 1 | GERD, Acid Reflux, Nausea, etc. | Drowsiness, anxiety, depression, sore throat. | Please, don't take this medicine. I'm 17 and I'm miserable because of it. I find it hard to go on living. It will break you down and make you the saddest person on the planet. I stopped taking it 5 months ago, and I'm still not better. I still feel anxiety and severe depression. I fear the damage is permanent. Please please please, don't take this medicine. It's poison to your mind and body. | F | 17 | 6 months | 4/2/2009 | 1 | Increase Milk Supply | I took this medicine for only 1 DAY (1 pill 3x a day) which make me EXTREMELY TIRED and made me not want to be with my baby. By the next evening I experienced severe anxiety to the point that I had insomnia and could not sleep the entire night! The next day at work I had serious anxiety to the point where I wanted to throw up and was shaking and it resulted in SEVERE panic attaks!!! It was crazy because the anxiety totally snuck up on me with no warning! I called my doctor ASAP as I wanted to drive myself to the ER becuase I knew that I was not ok. She told me to come in immediately. My doctor told me that I was just one of the "few" people who have this reaction to this drug and told me to discontinue use!! I have never been so scared in my life! At first I thought it was postpartum feelings since I have a 4 month baby....but it was the REGLAN! I will never again take this drug! | SCARY SCARY SCARY!! SEVERE PANIC ATTACKS ONSET without WARNING! | F | 26 | 2 days | 3/31/2009 | 1 | migraine headache | I took only 2 doses in 22 hours. My throat became sore after the 1st dose and some trouble swallowing. A few hours after the 2nd dose, my throat felt like it was being squeezed with pressure over the aorta vein which was tender and felt like it was bulging. It was like someone pushing on the left side of my throat directly on the vein. My neck became very stiff, and I could not turn my neck without moving my head. It hurt on a scale of 8 out of 10 and increased when I moved a certain way. My entire face hurt. I had to go to the emergency room where they gave me a high dose of steroid and Benadryl. Within 15 minues, I had some relief from the pain and tightness in my throat and the stiff neck. However, 15 hours later, there is some tenderness and pain in the neck area near the aorta. The diagnosis was allergic reaction. While it did help cut the migraine pain in half, it caused FAR more pain and serious side effects. I would NEVER take this drug and have warned all my family and fr | The nurse who gave me the steriod and Benadryl told me that Reglan is a drug she would never, ever take herself. She said that she cringes when the doctors order this drug for patients. If I had taken the prescibed dose, she said I most likely would have ended up like other patients she has seen with their heads rolled back, their eyes rolled back, their arms stretched out and unbendable, and unable to talk. I would not have been able to call family for help if this had happened and who knows what the result could have been. I had carefully read the pharmacy insert that stated SEE A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY STIFFNESS, so I immediately called the ER who advised I come in. | 53 | 1 days | 3/21/2009 | 1 | To Increase Breast Milk Production | Severe anxiety, skin crawling, restlessness, loneliness, misery, fear. Intense feelings of nervousness and a general out of body feeling, definitely felt "not myself". Feelings described by others on this site were right on the money in comparison to my experience. YOU AREN'T GOING CRAZY, IT'S THE REGLAN MAKING YOU FEEL CRAZY. | I had to discontinue taking Reglan after 5 days because I just could not go on with these wierd feelings. I would have taken on any physical or mild mental side effects in order to make more milk for my preemie daughter, but these extreme psychological side effects distracted me and made it difficult for me to be the best mother I could be. IF YOU ARE TAKING REGLAN TO INCREASE MILK SUPPLY and are feeling this way, please remember it is more important and better for you to be emotionally happy and stable for your child and supplement with formula if you need to than to take medication that causes such extreme mental side effects. | F | 22 | 5 days | 3/20/2009 | 5 | Frequent indigestion and gastritis | The first week I experienced bad muscle pain in my arms, but after that it subsided. I did not have any nightmares or any sweating. The drug that made me feel as though I was losing my mind was Paxil. I thought I am going crazy and I felt suicidal. As soon as I stopped, all those symptoms were gone. | Overall, I am satisfied with Reglan because it has been effectively helping me with my GI problems. I don't have much of the side effects anymore. I'm truly sorry that some of you have had horrible side effects. I wish it helped you the way it has helped me. | F | 31 | 45 days | 3/18/2009 | 1 | Frequent Vomiting | Tachycardia, wild mood swings from euphoric mania straight to hopeless depressions, severe anxiety, panic attacks, wanted to crawl out of my skin, confusion, paranoia, insomnia, horrific sexual nightmares, voices in my mind that wouldn't stop...the list goes on and on.... | Was prescribed Reglan by my PCP's P.A. She verbally told to take it every 6-8 hours. Did so as told. Noticed even after the first day that I wasn't feeling normal. Called the nurse and she said to continue taking the meds. After 2 days, I noticed that the bottle said 6-8 hours AS NEEDED. Too late. The drug sent me into what I can only describe as 2 day psychotic breakdown in which my family thankfully managed to convince me to see a psychiatrist and my primary. Both concluded the Reglan had caused some nasty side-effects and to quit the drug immediately. I'm a week out from having taken Reglan but I've been put on Paxil, Xanax, and Ambien to mitigate the leftover damage from Reglan. Was never once given any notice of possible side effects and even after calling back after the first day telling the nurse something wasn't right, the PA wouldn't fess up. It was only after seeing a psych and my PCP that she admitted that what I was experiencing was consistent with Reglan's side effects. Hope to God what ever it is that Reglan fried isn't permanently toasted... | M | 27 | 3 days | 3/16/2009 | 1 | Ergotamine Treatment | Severe anxiety, diarrhea, depression, loss of apetite, insomnia, twitching | I was going to do a 5 day ergotamine treatment, and before each dose I was given reglan, the first time it was given to me I wanted to die I almost jumped out of the window to get the hell away from the hospital, I was begging everyone around me to take me home it was the worst experience of my life. Ergotamine wasnt so great itself but it took kolonopin and alot of support from my boyfriend and family to get through 3 days of the treatment, halfway through the third day I had enough, Reglan ruined me and my treatment and now I will never know if this treatment could have helped me. Reglan was absolutly the worst medication I have ever experienced in my life. DO NOT ALLOW ANY DR. TO GIVE YOU THIS MEDICATION | F | 20 | 3 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | slow stomach emptying | Lack of energy, appetite loss, severe depression, severe anxiety, lack of motivation, worrying, loss of interest in family, Akathasia | First I would like to say how sorry I am that we all have this one drug in common and share similar nightmare side effects from it. I feel like I have been to hell and I still have not made it home. I quit Reglan cold turkey a month and a half ago and I am still daily dealing with side effects. Because of the Reglan my body will not tolerate anti-depressants. I have been taking a low dose of Ativan for my anxiety. I have never experienced anything like this before. I went to the emergency room 5 times thinking I was dying. Can anybody tell me if they recieved treatment for side effects other than anti-depressants and how long these side effects can be expected to last? | F | 45 | 7.5 months | 3/10/2009 | 1 | nausea | akathesia,restlesness,insomnia,twitching,confusion,depression, mental & physical breakdown, suicidal thoughts, fatigue, loss of appetite, loss of interest in life. | THIS DRUG SHOULD BE ILLEGAL, IF YOU TAKE IT YOU ARE DICING WITH THE UNKNOWN, IT WILL TAKE HOLD AND DESTROY YOU, REGLAN WILL DESTROY YOUR SOUL BEWARE !!! BE WARNED !!! | F | 41 | 7.5 months | 3/6/2009 | 1 | Hyperemesis Gravidarum | Involuntary twitching of the eyes, mouth and limbs; feeling as if I could crawl out of my skin; panic attack | I was given this medication for Hyperemesis Gravidarum via IV during an ER visit and then took it in pill form for 3 days afterwards. Not only didn't it help stop the vomiting, it caused side effects severe enough that i called my Ob and refused to take anymore of it. It is now listed as a drug allergy in my medical records. | F | 34 | 3.5 days | 3/4/2009 | 1 | gastroparesis | depression anxiety panic attacks | I took the Reglan for two months until one day I could not function. It seemed to be ok at first but as I look back I could see that I was slowly working up to a breakdown. I left work not knowing if I could drive myself home. I was crying and terrified not know what was happening to me. Everything was doom and gloom. I have been off of Reglan for 2 weeks but still have the anxious feelings. I had never experienced the anxiety or panic attacks before in my life. I found out I have a cousin that had a worse reaction than I. She became homebound until she we went off of the Reglan and it was out of her system, 2 months on Regaln and 2 months before side effects went away. It will mess you up. I just hope the symptoms go away and they are not permenate. I am trying to shake it without the use of depression meds. | F | 53 | 2 months | 3/3/2009 | 1 | Gastrointestinal problems during ch | I have developed a disease known as Tardive Dyskinesia, which is linked to the drug Reglan (Metoclopramide). On Feb. 27, 2009, the FDA issued a "black box" warning for this drug, and says it is linked to the Dyskinesia syndrom. After taking the drug to combat nausea during chemo, I started developing problems with my mouth and tongue, with the primary problem being my tongue. It felt like my tongue was contorted, and I was constantly moving my tongue....all the time. Over the five months since stopping the drug, this problem still persists, and I have also developed rapid eye twitching, and constant anxiety feeling. In discussing with my oncologist, he says this has been linked to the drug Reglan. I would highly recommend that before taking this drug you research for yourself on one of the websites, such as WebMD.com or even the Reglan site itself. This is a nasty drug, and the symptoms are not treatable and can be permanent. | F | 64 | 4 months | 2/28/2009 | 1 | stomach ulcer | Suicidal thoughts, loss of interest in life. Confused by the simplest things. People told me I acted like someone else. | Take this drug off the market, do not take this drug, it is deadly! | M | 48 | 3 months | 2/28/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, difficulty with focus and concentration. | Started taking Reglan about 2 years ago. I has really helped with the GERD, but I've been depressed and anxious at least a year and a half. Never made the connection with Reglan as cause of depression. Went on Lexapro for depression and anxiety and depression got worse along with other horrible side effects: dizziness, extreme nausea, heart palpitations, fainting. Noticed a label on Reglan bottle saying "Call doctor if you experience new or worsening feelings of anxiety,sadness, depression, restlessness..." Researching possible interactions with other drugs I'm taking (Nexium, Reglan, Flomax, Ambien) lead me to find this web site and learn more about depression side effects of Reglan. Went off Lexapro a few days ago after taking it for less than a week. Stopped the Reglan yesterday. Feeling discouraged about how long it may take to start feeling like my old self again. At least I'm relieved to have possibly found the cause of my depression. I feel less crazy knowing it could | M | 58 | 2 years | 2/27/2009 | 1 | ACID REFLUX | SEVERE DEPRESSION, PANIC ATTACKS, TREMORS, JUST WANTED TO CURL UP IN A BALL AND SLEEP. NO INTEREST IN LIFE. RACING THOUGHTS THAT WOULD NOT STOP. | THIS DRUG SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE MARKET. I WAS ON THIS DRUG FOR OVER A YEAR AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SIDE EFFECTS FOR 5 MONTHS THEN I SLOWLY WENT INTO A VERY DEEP DEPRESSION. I WAS IN SUCH A BAD STATE THAT MY FAMILY WAS THINKING OF PUTTING ME INTO A HOSPITAL TO SEE IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME. MY PRIMARY PUT ME ON ZOLOFT AND XANAX AND AFTER 8 WEEKS I AM FINALLY FEELING LIKE MYSELF. I HAD A FEELING IT WAS THE REGLAN AND RESEACHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS SITE. I WROTE, CALLED AND E-MAILED THE FDA(EVERYONE SHOULD) REGARDING THIS DRUG. I CALLED MY PRIMARY AND GI SPECIALIST AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS. PLEASE TELL YOUR DOCTORS AND FDA. THIS DRUG ALMOST RUINED MY LIFE. I CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW HORRIBLE YOU FEEL WHEN THE SIDE EFFECTS TAKE HOLD-YOU ARE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON AND DON'T WANT TO LIVE | F | 63 | 12 months | 2/23/2009 | 1 | to increase milk production | depression, confusion, felt out of body, no desire to do anything/lack of motivation, emptiness, lack of feelings, loss of love for children, no appetite/weight loss, diarrhea, teeth clenching/jaw stiffness, anxiety, nervousness, pacing, and inability to sit still | I am a pharmacist and I completely regret taking this medication. My symptoms started out with depression and lack of motivation. I thought this was probably related to the stresses of being a mother to 2 kids under 2 years old, but I kept getting more symptoms and I realized it had to be something else. When I stopped the medication, I had severe withdrawal symptoms including anxiety/nervousness/insomnia. I truly believed these symptoms would never go away and I would be miserable for the rest of my life--this was a horrible feeling. However, I want everyone to know these symptoms will go away. I took the medication for 10 weeks and it took about 8-9 weeks for the symptoms to go away, but they all finally did. It is hard to believe, but just give it time and you will be back to your normal self. | F | 34 | 10 weeks | 2/21/2009 | 1 | Migraines | After almost three years of just a couple of migraines a month, they became a huge issue again. Migraineaurs like myself typically suffer from gastric stasis and Reglan was prescribed as needed to help alleviate those symptoms and to help me sleep during a severe migraine. I found myself in a bad, week-long cycle and took the Reglan each day to help me cope with some of the migraine side effects. Within a couple of days, insomnia set in, as did the pacing and restlessness. About six days into the drug, my skin started to crawl and itch unbelieveably. Next thing I know, I'm using a pair of scissors to try and alleviate the itch. I get up the next day and I have completely cut up my arms and chest. Ended up at the hospital that day for treatment of severe migraine and severe dehydration. When they saw the cuts, I was immeidately surrounded by three crisis counselors. The moment I told them I was on the Reglan they started talking about how Reglan can cause a patient to experience | F | 32 | 7 days | 2/20/2009 | 1 | neausea after kidney stones | nervous, extreme anxiety, suicidal thoughts, depression, twitching, cant sit still, wanting to pull IV out of my own arm, tired but cant sleep. | I got 1 10mg dose of reglan in the ER beacuse I was neasues. I will NEVER EVER EVER take it again ! I felt like I wanted to kill myself. I had panic attacks, couldnt sit still, couldnt sleep, extreme iritable. I told the nurse "if you dont get in here and take this IV out, I'm ripping it out myself." and I was dead serious. I only took one dose, and 12 hours later I still feel the affects. pharmacist said they will be gone soon..thank god. DONT EVER EVER EVER USE THIS MEDICINE !! HORRIBLE. | F | 18 | 1 times | 2/13/2009 | 1 | Esophagus blockage | Confusion, worthlessness, tremors, inability to sit still, separation from life, began preparing for death, and finally took a gun and took his own life on 4-30-2008 (I am a 59 yr old female speaking on behalf of my brother who was in his early sixties and is no longer with his family and friends). | My brother was one of the most level headed people you could ever meet, enjoyed an active, happy life and rarely took any type of medication until one day he went to the doctor because he had a problem swallowing a piece of meat. The doctor removed the meat, and it was determined that he had a blockage in his esophagus. He was put on a soft diet and prescribed reglan. I saw him on Saturday, April 25, 2008 and I could tell that his whole personality was different. This was the last time I saw him. The following Thursday, he left his home and took a gun and ended his own life. In talking with his family, I later learned of the symptons and how his behavior changed immediately when he began taking reglan. He had taken steps to get his house in order and was preparing for his own death. He left a note to his family asking that we forgive him but that it was his decision and he thanked God for giving him a good life and asked God for mercy. My brother was an educated man and loved l | M | 63 | 3 weeks | 2/11/2009 | 1 | Increase breast milk supply | Depression, fatigue, anxiety, loss of interest in my baby | I only took reglan for 4 days and it was terrible. I didn't feel like myself at all! I felt like a zombie. I wanted to sleep all the time. I didn't even care about my baby (which is totally not me!) My breast milk did increase but it's not worth it. Come to find out I have enough breast milk for my 7 week old son. I was worried because I couldn't pump very much. I was told that the amount you pump and the amount when the baby nurses are two different amounts. The baby always gets more when he nurses at the breast. That made me feel better. I am much better now and he is more satisfied. DO NOT TAKE REGLAN!!! IT CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE IN A MATTER OF DAYS! | F | 26 | 4 days | 2/11/2009 | 3 | Nausea from Cancer treatments | tremers in hands, weakness, slight depression, no appetite, | would like to know if others has had these experiences | M | 3 days | 2/8/2009 | 1 | Gastric Paraeisis-Stomach emptying | Depression, severe anxiety, restlessness, worthlessness, confusion, separation from life | Began taking this drug and initially felt great but then I began feeling the side effects. I was worried, depressed, had severe anxiety and could hardly rest during the day or at night. Lost motivation to take care of my child and felt out of body and confused most of the time. I stopped taking the drug and now 6 weeks later feel more like myself but still have anxiety from time to time. Does anyone know what drug I can take to help make my stomach empty? I won't take Reglan again. | F | 31 | 2 months | 2/2/2009 | 1 | Gastroparesis | l-sucidialdepression,and all other mentioned horrible side effects | I was taking this for gastroparesis and will never take it again, I changed all of my billing to my husband since I was on the verge of suicide until I found this web site. I will never take this medicine again. Thanks to this site I have found the reason for all my of my horrible symtoms. THANK YOU! YOU SAVED MY LIFE! | F | 58 | 30 days | 1/30/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Tire, sleepy, loss of appetite. Severe depression and thoughts of death. Feeling of emptiness, worthlessness. Crying for no reason. No desire to do anything. Just want to curl up in a ball. | I was prescribed this drug by my GI doctor. He did not mention any side effects. It worked great for my acid reflux from the start. But I felt tired and sleepy all the time. After one month I noticed the feeling of depression. It got worse over the second month till finally my wife suggested it may be the drug. I read the side affects and realized she was right. I found this website and have read countless stories that are similar to mine. This drug is very bad. Do not take it. | M | 44 | 2 months | 1/25/2009 | 1 | delayed gastric emptying | extreme restlessness, severe depression, nervousness, anxiety, sleeplessness, inability to be still | I would not recommend taking this drug. I took Reglan for two weeks until the side effects became so severe. After not taking this med for a week, I am still experiencing the same degree of side effects. How long will it take to get back to normal? | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 1/19/2009 | 1 | to increase milk production | Extreme restlessness, unable to sleep, severe anxiety, stiffness in jaw, constant need to move; fear of being alone | Took three doses (10 mg each) before symptoms began. | F | 28 | 1 days | 1/16/2009 | 1 | GERD/Bile reflux | nervousness, feeling of paranoia, hands tingling, dizziness, blurred vision, jittery/insomnia but very tired at the same time | I have been on PPIs for GERD for about a month. During this time, I've taken metoclopramide a few times and had terrible side effects (starting within hours of taking it). If I stop the metoclopramide, the symptoms go away after 1-2 days, so I believe there is something about the combination of the drugs that increases the side effects of the metoclopramide. I have taken metoclopramide on its own before and not had any side effects. Suffice it to say, that I will be throwing the metoclopramide in the trash and trying some other therapies (including homeopathy - honey/acv, digestive enzymes, etc) that seem to work better than even the PPIs | F | 33 | 3 times | 1/16/2009 | 1 | Acid Reflux | Within the first few hours of taking the first dose I experienced anxiety, agitation, jitteriness, while at the same time feeling exhausted. I also got a "pins & needles" feeling in my arms & legs, which later developed into severe muscle cramps. I actually thought I was dying. | I only took Reglan for one day & that was it. This was about 8 years ago. I called my doctor at the time while experiencing all those horrible side effects, & he acted all suprised, & said that the Reglan shouldn't be causing all that. A few days later I asked my primary care physician about Reglan, & he responded with the statement "it will mess you up". Then he said something about Reglan effecting the "blood-brain barrier", & that's why it makes some people feel so horrible. When I had to have my gallbladder taken out last year, the nurses mentioned that they would be giving me Reglan, & I freaked out. They said not to worry, because they wouldn't give it to me until they also gave me the medication to relax me, & it would be right before they took me into surgery. They said they used to give it to people earlier, but had to stop because people would get anxious & just get up & leave the hospital. So now they only admini | F | 29 | 1 days | 1/16/2009 | 1 | Increase Milk Supply | Severe anxiety, nausea, diarrhea, tension, feelings of unease | I took Reglan to help increase my milk supply. The dosage was a gradual increase, peak, then decrease. When I tapered off the medication is when I started getting the nausea and diarrhea - then the feelings of anxiety set in. I do NOT have a history of anxiety so I was very freaked out. My arms would start to warm and tingle and then the anxiety and nausea would kick in. I thought I was going crazy. I wasn't comfortable in my own skin. My OB/GYN chalked it up to post-partum anxiety/depression. But, I searched and found that some people do experience withdrawl issues with Reglan. I confirmed with the pharmasist. I got an rx for Xanex and that got me through the worst of it. Took about 6 weeks to completely get over the withdrawl symptoms. | F | 38 | 25 days | 1/12/2009 | 1 | bowel movement after surgery | Extreme agitation, pacing, panic, sheer terror, suicidal thoughts. | This medication was given to me after a routine appendectomy. I just needed to have a bm to go home. I can't even describe how my life was changed afterward. I paced for hours, I was in a place I didn't know my mind could go. I was up all night in sheer terror. They kept administering valium and meds to try and get me to calm down but to no avail. My body was physically tired but my mind was racing and it just made it worse. I hadn't had a panic attack before this. I ended up quitting my job because I couldn't feel "normal". It was about 9 months to a year before I felt normal again. I had to take Paxil and Xanax. I took one dose of this drug 14 years ago and it changed my life. I just decided to look up and see if it was still being taken and if there was any comments about it. I can't believe I found all these comments! It wasn't just me! Totally shocked that this is still on the market!!!! | F | 40 | 1 days | 12/25/2008 | 2 | migraine | Extreme jumpiness. It is hard to describe but I felt like I had to get up and leave. Despite being in severe pain I felt like coming to the ER was a mistake. I felt like I had to go. I was very uneasy and it was impossible to get comfortable. | Reglan/Benadryl combo might work for a migraine but I will not take it again. | F | 22 | 1 days | 12/23/2008 | 5 | constipation | None | I love this medication. I've had a subtotal colectomy, but still needed some help as I had slow transit. This allows me to go to the bathroom, but does not make me rush to the bathroom like laxatives do. | F | 41 | 2 years | 12/18/2008 | 1 | gastroparesis | i have depression the ILLNESS and am medicated for it, as well as for an anxiety disorder. Reglan made these problems a thousand times WORSE...suicidal thoughts, which i had not experienced since being tried on Topamax for chronic pain. VERY emotionally labile...horrible...so i stopped taking it four times a day, dropping down to once a day. it blew my MIND when i called and talked with the GI doc who prescribed it. he was surprised to hear of my bad reaction. had NO IDEA ....well gee Doc, right there in the pamphlet that comes with this nasty drug it says "DRUG SHOULD NOT BE ADMINISTERED TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION" yeah, trust your doctors. right. | did it help the gastroparesis? i couldnt' say. i guess it did for awhile....but how do you explain the fact that when i stopped taking it four times a day because of the negative side effects, my body was suddenly quite capable of having my stomach empty properly? was it that the Reglan WORKED ITS MAGIC?, in just a few weeks, or....was this a problem that just naturally righted itself? | F | 56 | 4 weeks | 12/3/2008 | 1 | Gastroperiesis | Extreme depression and Anxiety. Suicidal thoughts, restlessness, agitation | After being on Reglan for about 7or 8 weeks, I became very drepression and extremely anxious. I began to have suicidal thoguths and stopped taking it. I have been off it 8 days. I no longer have suicidal thoguths and my depression has lifted, but I still feel very anxious and restless. Have to walk around alot and my mind gravitates toward worrisome topics | M | 41 | 8 weeks | 11/30/2008 | 1 | stomach cramps, slow digestion | Severe anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts. | If anyone of you are experiencing any of the symptoms that I had, stop the medicine immediately, but relax. For anyone interested in knowing when the side effects wear off, it could be up to a year to feel "normal." | M | 19 | 3 weeks | 11/30/2008 | 1 | gerd | severe depression, panic attacks, shaking in the hands , afraid to go out in public, crying, feelings of wothlessness. I am now on an antidepressent and additional medicine for panic attacks. I took over a period of 12 months and was never told not to take after the 12 weeks recommended time period. My doctor told me he had no complaints but the pharamacist told me that the side effects are common. I was also told to continue the reglan by my GI specialist and she never mentioned side effects. | F | 63 | 9 months | 11/17/2008 | 1 | to increase breastmilk production | depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, rapid heartbeat, fatigue, extreme sleepiness | I was willing to deal with the depression/ anxiety and extreme sleepiness because my baby would not take a bottle and when I would stop taking Reglan he would start loosing weight, but now I have developed insomnia/ rapid heartbeat/ panic attacks that have gone on for about a week and I can no longer take this drug. This has never happened to me before and I feel like I drank about a gallon of coffee though I haven't had any caffeine. Luckily my baby just started taking liquids from a cup so I can finally stop taking Reglan. | F | 31 | 11 months | 11/12/2008 | 1 | knee surgery pre- & post-op | akathisia-terrible anxiety, fear, hopelessness, inability to sit still, overwhelming fatigue, horrible urge to constantly pace, racing heart, tight jaw...felt like I was going crazy. After only a few doses, the symptoms continued to worsen over two weeks until I was given a Valium. That stopped the worsening but it took about a month to feel completely myself again and about a year to FORGET the horrible anxiety that had gripped me. I had my appendix out several years later and I wrote NO REGLAN in black marker next to my IV port! Had no problems at all that time. | THIS IS TRULY POISON! As the pre-op IV Reglan was going into my vein, I felt my jaw tighten & was seized with the urge to get up & run. On waking up from surgery, I was given two more IV doses for nausea, accompanied by horrible anxiety/fear & the urge to run each time. Over the next 2 weeks, all these symptoms worsened, even though I took no further Reglan. All I could do was pace & sleep. Amazingly, the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, and the ER doctor I finally had to see did NOT know that Reglan could cause these effects. They all thought I was a hysterical female. I figured it out myself after requesting my hospital records & researching every drug that was administered to me during surgery. I have the advantage of being a neurologist's asst, so I had many resources. Finally, my primary MD gave me a Valium and for the first time in 2 weeks, I was able to get a grip on myself. Look in the PDR. The warnings & side effects for Reglan are terrifying, yet | F | 59 | 1 days | 11/6/2008 | 5 | GERD/Barretts Esophagus | None | I have suffered from severe reflux for over 20 years. Years ago I took another drug similar to Reglan (propulsid) that worked wonderfully well, but it was taken off the market due to complications with heart attacks. My doctor put me on reglan three weeks ago for a 4 week trial to see if it helped. In that time I have only had one episode of reflux and, to be honest, I probably deserved it since I ate very, very spicy food just to see if the reglan would work in extreme situations. Note that even though I refluxed, it wasn't as severe as it usually was. Overall, I would say reglan has worked extremely well for me. My doctor explained in great detail the potential risks and I decided to try it rather than have surgery since I'm all about less invasive procedures when possible. I'm sorry to hear about everyone else who has problems with it. For me it's great so far, although I haven't been on it that long. I'm supposed to take 10 mg before each meal and at bedtime, but I don't eat breakf | M | 56 | 21 days | 10/17/2008 | 3 | GERD breakthrough | It seems to be causing night-time restlessness and I can hear my vascular system thumping away, so it must be causing some anxiety. Nothing as bad as these others indicate, however. Reading these others' comments convinces me it is the Reglan causing these symptoms and not some other cause. | It does help with the severe "breakthrough" I was experiencing due to a hiatal hernia. It moves one's food from the stomach more rapidly, and it was explained to me that the food "lingering" in the stomach causes a lot of the acid reflux/breakthrough. I was taking Reglan in addition to Nexium and/or Zegred. | M | 54 | 3 weeks | 10/12/2008 | 1 | increase milk production | depression, severe anxiety, panic attacks, tingling/burning sensations in arms, restlessness | I took reglan 10mg (anywhere from 1 to 3 times a day) for about 3 1/2 months to increase my milk production. About a month ago (while on the Reglan), I noticed that I was becoming depressed and anxious and didn't know why. 12 days ago I realized that these were side effects of the reglan and discontinued it abruptly. I had already visited my PCP for the anxiety/depression and was given Lexapro. I had not started it. Two days after stopping the reglan, I experienced a severe panic attack, so I began taking the Lexapro. For the next two days, I felt very empty inside and could barely get off of the sofa. I was unable to care for my children. On Monday and Tuesday, I had severe panic attacks that lasted almost all day and improved in the evening. Wednesday was a little better, but still horrible. I spoke with my boss who is a physician and we dicussed the mechanisms of reglan withdrawal. The axis of your brain that deals with dopamine and acetylcholine becomes imbalanced and needs | F | 26 | 3 months | 10/10/2008 | 1 | Increase Milk Supply | Extreme fatigue, anxiety, weepy, feeling unable to cope with my newborn, not myself, feeling "mental" | I was only on Reglan for 21/2 days before I realized that my severe anxiety, weepiness, and other side effects must be caused by the drug. I stopped taking it immediately and now feel much better. I would not recommend this drug at all. The negative effects can sneak up on you and it can be hard for new moms to tell if anxiety, depression and sleepiness are the drug or just normal post partum hormones. I was fotunate to realize that the feelings I was having were way out of wack and stopped taking the drug. | F | 38 | 2 days | 10/7/2008 | 4 | Nausea (Food Poisoning) | Tiredness/Drowsiness | Well done. I am allergic to Compazine so I take Reglan instead. Frankly I think the 1 ratings are all from one or two people repeating themselves. | M | 29 | 20 times | 9/26/2008 | 1 | GERD, Delay Gast. Empt., Aspiration | Severe Fatigue over and above the fatigue I already had. Lethargy, occasional dizziness, intestinal gas extraordinaire, Depression I thought I'd dealt with on anti-depressants | I just found out today that Reglan can cause drowsiness and fatigue! I am angry that my Dr. never told me. I've been on 40 mg. 10mg/4xday on and off for years. I went back on faithfully about 6-8 months ago and wondered why I'd suddenly become so depressed and fatigue which I expect hung on forever. It was all consuming and has taken my life away. I have Sys. Sclerosis which causes many problems in addition to motility disorders so my life is hard enough without feeling like I'm under a truck! | F | 54 | 8 months | 9/17/2008 |
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ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
