Drug Ratings for TRANSDERM SCOPAverage Rating: 2.0 (196 Ratings)
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| 1 | Slobering | Mother is 86 yrs old and is 10yrs advanced with Alzheimer's. The nurse prescribed the patch because patient was salivating & drooling by the mouth. After applying the patch she started to show weakness, more drooling, incoherent, non-responsive, difficulty speaking. | F | 86 | 1.5 MG 1X O | 1/6/2011 | 1 | Dizziness and spinning | Seeing ghost and having panic attacks. Not in normal state of mine. Seeing people in the room with me that did not exist. | My mom is 85 years old and requested treatment for vertigo. She visited the doctor and was giving a patch to treat her vertigo. Hours later she was seeing ghost saying there are people in her room trying to hurt her. It was so bad she called 911. She was fine until she was given this patch. I would not recomend this medicine for elderly people. | F | 85 | 1 days | 1/17/2008 | 1 | surgery | My 80 yr old mother was given this patch to prevent nausea from anesthesia. After 8 hours she displayed symptoms of disorientation, had hallucinations, slurred speech, insomnia. Could not follow directions, her eyes darted all around, thought her IV tubing was a light bulb, saw spiders on the wall, did not know her husband. After 6 hours of symptoms we removed the patch and 3 hours later she started to become lucid. It took 2 days before she became normal again. It was very terrifying and we did not know what the problem was until we eliminated this. I have no idea why the anesthesiologist thought this was a good idea. There is a high % of adverse reactions, especially in individuals over 60. | F | 80 | 1 days 40 1X D | 4/30/2010 | 1 | 14 day cruise | No side effects while on patch. But 24 hrs after removing patch my husband began with severe nausea, fatigue, sleeplessness yet needing to sleep a lot, strange dreams, spinning thoughts and just feeling totally lousy. It's been five days now and he still has these symptoms to varying degrees. He starts to feel better for hours and then it hits him really hard again. Don't know how long this will last, but it's encouraging to read so many posts from people with similar reactions. No more cruises - it's not worth it! | My husband used the patch for a five day cruise five years ago and had no side effects. But we'd never again use the patch after our most recent experience! | M | 75 | 14 days 1X D | 1/23/2012 | 3 | Motion Sickness on a cruise | Vertigo, light headed, dry mouth and red eyes | Went on a 7 day cruise. Used Transderm scop 1.5 MG Followed instructions to change it every three days. It helped me from nausea and vomiting, but I had vertigo, dizziness, light headed dry mouth and red eyes. I guess you can say that the cure is worse than the disease. Not sure if I would use it again. Its now going on 5 days and I am still dizzy and light headed. | M | 72 | 7 days 1.5 MG 3X W | 12/7/2012 | 1 | My wife took it pre op | My wife just had a 4 hour op to repair her Esphogeal Hernia. we don't tolerate narcotics. She had severe nausea post surgery years ago. She put on a Scop patch the day before the surgery. 6:30 the morning post op, I got a call from the head Rn, saying my wife was confused, delusional and might get hostile. She was [n a chair in the hallway and came to me and said that the staff was trying to hurt her or commit her. The RN & I went through the bad drug list. My wife hadn't received any. We got the Scop Patch off and my wife back in bed. She went through a littany of evil things the staff had done, was doing and planned to do. Her room mate, shook her head no. In an hour, she left the hallucinal stage and into a mild confused and sometime into a hyper compulsive behavior checking her hospital gown, the blanket and wanting to rearrange them. . My wife would go to sleep, & the noises in the hallway would wake her up. Her surgeon showed up at 1 | On the cruise 5 years ago, my wife had a positive reaction to the Patch. She didn't have nausea post op, but the hallucinations, delusions and verbal hostility were very scary. I could tell that my wife, mentally wasn't with us. Later she said that she was living a bad book, she had read two days before her operation. A woman in the book was in a hospital, and her in laws were trying to kill her with the help of the hospital staff. My wife apparently in her altered mental states had become that woman. Apparently, the drug works for others and for some it like my wife it can be a scary nightmare that they can't get out of. Our current anesthesiologists are superbally trained, and they take great history. There is a weak link in actual post op surgical floor followup to see how their patients responded to the drugs outside the OR and Recovery Room. | M | 71 | 2 days 1X D | 8/3/2011 | 1 | Nausea after eating. | Short term memory loss, mental confusion, problems in concentration, stomach ache, dizziness. | Side effects began within 24 hrs. after applying patch. By the time three days were up, I felt horrible and feared I had Alzheimer's Disease so I removed the patch and did not apply a new one. I called doctor & spoke with nurse who said to give it some time and drink a lot of water. This was three days ago and I still feel mentally fuzzy and have trouble even forcing food down. I am very depressed thinking I may never feel better. | F | 70 | 3 days | 7/15/2009 | 1 | cruise | irregular heart rate, low blood pressure, heavy limbed, fatigue, sore throat, etc...etc....the list just keeps going.... this drug should absolutly not be on the market!!!! | there is help..for anyone out there who is still having trouble....i have done a lot of research and found the patch blocks neuro transmitters to the brain that tell you that your sea sick, problem is it can also block other neuro transmitters and make your life a living ----! i have two things that i know can help this... use hot compress around neck for 10 munites then cold for 10 munites. do this as much as you can starting and ending with heat. that helps the transmitters start working, and then most important, find a neuromuscular therapist that knows what they're doing. quiz them, ask them what they know about neurotransmitters! they can work the area of the neck where these transmitters get blocked and help to get them working again. neuro transmitters control alot and when out of balance and not working properly they can really make life --------! i am writing this for my mother, she got extremely sick after using the patch and after ekg, and many, many other tests the dr's did nothing. so after alot of research this is what we did and she is well on her way to being herself again after 2 visits to therapist. they say she should only need about 2 more sessions. | F | 69 | 7 days 1X AN | 8/19/2012 | 5 | Motion sickness | A bit of dry mouth while taking and absolutely NO side effects after. | I suffer from extreme motion sickness. Transderm Scop has enabled me to enjoy cruising. I would definitely recommend this patch to others. I would bet that there are more people that it helps than those it doesn't. | F | 68 | 21 days 1X AN | 9/2/2011 | 1 | seasickness | Side effects of this drug are horrible! Used for 7 days on a cruise. One day after removal of patch got severe nausea, dizziness, muscle aches and fatigue. Have been off the patch for 7 days now and still don't feel any better. Tried calling the 1-800 number listed on the box but was not able to get through. How can these horrible drug companies get away with this? | Please do not use this patch! | F | 67 | 7 days 1X D | 7/10/2010 | 1 | Cruise | Made the mistake of taking patch 24 hrs before getting off the ship, then trying to fly home from Philidelphia to Sacramento. I was so very sick I almost could not walk husband had to get wheel chair to get me to the gate. I could not hold my head up and was vomiting something very vile and green. I was very weird in my head and thinking some very strange things. | If you have a low tolerence to medication DO NOT USE PATCHES AS THEY ARE EVIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has been 8 days and I still do not feel right. Probably one of the worst things was the dry mouth and horrible taste on my tongue, besides wanting to die---- blurry eyes (still) feeling weak(still). | F | 67 | 10 days | 10/1/2009 | 1 | Sea Sickness | Total lack of energy, no motivation, felt exausted and had severe dry mouth, blurry vision and headache. | It was very effective in stopping nausea if one is willing to accept the side effects. | M | 66 | 36 days | 1/16/2009 | 2 | A seven day cruise | Sore throat, hacking cough, dry mouth, dizziness, confusion and need to sleep | I was taking a 7 day cruise and was given 7 patches which I ASSUMED meant 1/daily. I did not read the inserts and/or small print warning. I'm now 3 days off the patch and experiencing balance problems, sleepiness and slow thought process... cannot drive or function well. Is there anyway to counteract these symptoms? | F | 65 | 7 days | 8/12/2008 | 1 | Cruise | My husband wore the patch for 7 days, changing to a new patch every three days as prescribed. Seventh day he woke up very dizzy and was soon vomiting. He removed the patch but remained dizzy, sick and disoriented. Since removing the patch he has experienced eye problems, felt dizzy, and is "just not feeling well". He still feels like he is aboard ship even though we have been off for several days. He is also very fatigued, sleeping most of the day as well as all night. | If you are thinking of using this medication, be careful. Better options are available: wrist bands, ginger gum and candy, even over-the-counter drugs like Dramimine. | M | 65 | 7 days | 5/27/2007 | 4 | Overseas travel | No side effects during the use of the drug, except for some drymouth at the end of the duration (21 days) | My wife couldn't fly until the transdermal patch was released for use. Dramamine and other like drugs did not work. She has used the patch to fly for at least a dozen or more trips in the US with no bad effects. We made a 10 hour flight to Europe with many train, boat and bus trips. She wore the patch for 21 days with no adverse effects. Upon removing the patch, approximately 10 hours later, she developed extreme dizziness, nausia and slight diarreah. She was able to sleep and after the first day her appetite was normal. Her symptoms seemed to wane in the morning, only to return full force in the afternoon. As of this writing, she is in her 5th day of withdrawl. This is a holiday weekend, so we will wait until Tuesday to consult a physician, but most doctors including my surgeon son, do not know about the side effects of this drug. My wife generally does not react to drugs, it usually takes a larger dose than usual to effect her, but the prolonged dosage has made her quite ill. This information needs to be transmitted to internal medicine docs so they can advise their patients. | F | 64 | 21 days 1X D | 5/29/2011 | 3 | Problems with motion sickness | Transderm did work for me but had too many side effects. I had extreme redness in my eyes and deep black circles around my eyes. I have been home four days and still have blurriness. I sleep for two days in I came home from my cruise. My mouth was very dry and I had a day taste in my mouth. | F | 62 | 12 days | 10/4/2009 | 1 | Cruise | I used a Transderm Scop patch to prevent motion sickness on a recent cruise. Within 48 hours of final patch use I experienced dizziness, dry mouth, nausea, and anxiety. These symptoms became worse on my flight home and I ended up in the ER with elevated blood pressure and a low pulse rate. I thought I was dying. I had a less severe episode of withdrawal on a previous cruise but only now do I realize that these symptoms are a result of Scop withdrawal. | Use this drug at your own health risk. It should be removed from the market or only prescribed with specific warnings about potential withdrawal symptoms and side effects which are absolutely frightening. | F | 62 | 12 days 4 patches 1X D | 5/9/2010 | 1 | To prevent motion sickness on a 10 | I used this drug for three cruises in the early 90's and loved it. I used it 4 weeks ago and had exactly the same symptoms upon removal. Neither my dr. or pharmacists heard of this. I have suffered for 13 days. This site suggested bonnine and it worked. At least I will make it thoiugh the holidays. I will try ginger root in the future to wean myself off the bonnine. Any other advice would be appreciated. Note: Over the course of 13 days there was NO improvement, I would have just waited it out. Someone who was ill this long-----help! | F | 62 | 10 days 1-5 1X D | 12/2/2011 | 1 | 7 Day Cruise | The second day of the cruise I experienced sea sickness during rough seas. Put on 1 patch and wore it for 3 days. Removed it and replaced it with a second patch for 3 more days. Approximately 24 hours later I experienced worse sea sickness than originally. Floor was moving, vomitting, some facial pain, dizziness, and blurred vision. Called PCP and was advised to take Dramamine, gradually reducing from 3 pills to 2 pills to 1 pill over three days. I am gradually recovering. Talked to neighbor who was sick for 8 days after removing patch with residual episodes of dizziness for a month. This stuff should be removed from the market. | This medicine is dangerous. Never again | F | 61 | 6 days 1.5 mg 1X D | 7/20/2010 | 3 | 7 day Cruise | Dry mouth, red eyes, bad taste in mouth, extreme fatigue, "rolling" feeling when on solid ground after the patch was removed. Slept unusually long after patch removed. | Works well for motion sickness but not sure I'll take it again. The side effects are pretty dramatic. | F | 60 | 7 days | 11/10/2009 | 2 | cruise | Used 2 patches on curise for duration of trip (7 days). Had dry mouth, and weird head feeling while using the patch. Upon arriving home, I took the patch off. Severe withdrawal 24 hours after removal. Felt like I had the flu-- nausea, vomiting, sweating, hallucination, tremmers, disorientation, paranoia, confusion, dizziness, insomnia, memory loss, motor incoordination, abnormal dreams, for 72 hours. I will not use this again | M | 60 | 7 days 1.5 mg 1X D | 7/16/2010 | 1 | 10 day cruise | F | 60 | 1X D | 10/8/2010 History | 1 | 7 day cruise-1st time cruising | Cruising with my husband, sister, and her husband. We all were told by friends to get the patch since it was our first cruise. We followed directions and changed patches every 3rd day. It worked great during the cruise. High winds during cruise. They had to close top two decks one of the days. Only side effects we had were dry mouth. It was after the cruise when the nightmare began! | Just like everyone else has said it all started about 24 hrs. after taking the patch off. It was awful!! All 4 of us said that if this was the price for cruising we didn't want to do it again!! We were vomiting, dizzy, chills,no energy, sleeping, etc. Since this was our first cruise we thought we were just experiencing "getting our land legs back"! I didn't think the cruising business would exist if everyone felt this bad afterwards, so I did some research. Wish I had researched the Transderm Scop as much as I did the cruise! I wouldn't have taken it! Not worth it!!! No one talked about the side effects after you take the patch off! | F | 60 | 7 days 1.5 1X D | 3/5/2012 | 1 | Seasickness | Severe vomiting and unconsciousness | I put a transderm patch on the first night of a 7 day cruise as I suffer from motion sickness. About 18 hours later I started to feel very ill and began vomiting. After fours hours of feeling horribly ill and constant vomiting I fainted and injured my head as I fell. I started to become very disoriented and could barely figure out how to call 911 as I kept fainting every time I tried to get up. Needed IV fluids and other medications and attention to the head injury. The docs there said it was the patch and I should never use it again. Had to stay in my cabin for a couple of days and was not allowed off the ship for the whole cruise as I was weak and slow to recover. | F | 59 | 1 days 1 patch 1X AN | 7/21/2010 | 5 | Motion sickness w/diabetes | dry mouth, altered taste sensation, slight vertigo. Application, about once every 3-4 days. | Being an insulin dependent diabetic, "losing my lunch" could be disastrous. I am moderately susceptible to seasickness. I use the med for ocean sailing, in moderate to heavy seas, for which it works great. No nausea after application AT ALL, even when I was queasy immediately before application, and no matter the sea conditions. The side effect I find most annoying is the altered taste of everything. Everything is edible, but nothing tastes really good. On a long trip, I eat, but I lose weight cause I eat less due to taste. Sometimes (not always), I get a dry mouth and/or very slight vertigo as well. About 12 hours after removing the patch, all symptoms subside. | M | 58 | 3 weeks 1X O | 9/5/2010 | 5 | to prevent sickness | maybe a little dry mouth | love it love it love it..I've been going to mexico for a weeks time in the winter for a long time, and I have gotten sick on EVERY boat or water activity I tried-even parasailing.. two years ago, I got the patch and I can do anything..I've been on ocean fishing boats and catamarans where the waves were huge, and I don't get sick..love it | F | 58 | 7 days 30mg 1X D | 6/22/2011 | 5 | Deep sea fishing | Dry mouth | These patches are amazing! I get violently sick on the high seas. To the point of dry heaving the entire day non stop. I love fishing so much that my doctor starting prescribing me these patches about 8 years ago. I put one on the night before my fishing trip and fish for 10-15 hours the following day. I take it off the second we step off the boat. No problems! Awesome stuff! By the way, the over the counter motion sickness meds don't work on me. | M | 58 | 1 days 1.5 mg 1X D | 12/27/2012 | 4 | 14 day cruise | Extreme nausea within 4 hours of removing the patch at the end of our cruise. I couldn't eat or drink anything for 2 days. By the third day I was able to keep down flat ginger ale. At day 4, I can eat low sodium chicken noodle soup, toast, crackers, etc. Initially, I had mild blurred vision which has cleared up completely. | I've used this patch for much shorter timeframes in the past with no adverse effects. My motion sickness isn't limited to ships - I get very sick in cars, etc. Since our cruise also included excursions in mountainous areas, I kept the patch on the entire 14 days. I had no ill effects until I removed it. I noticed a small of amount of visual blurring when we got home, but that cleared up within a day. Within 4 hours of removing the patch, I had hot flashes, was dizzy and thought I was going to throw up (in a restaurant). Once home, I had to go straight to bed. The next morning, I felt kind of OK, so I drank a small smoothie. That was the beginning of the end. From that point, I threw up whenever I tried to drink anything for the next 2 days. I thought I'd have to go to the hospital to be treated for dehydration if I couldn't begin keeping liquids down soon. After finally settling my stomach with flat ginger ale, I've been able to keep very plain, bland foods down - I feel like someone who's on a chemo diet. Anything with much of a fat content (like a pat of butter) goes right through me, however, I feel so much better than I did a few days ago, it's like a new me. I'm lucky because I'm retired, so I didn't have to worry about getting to work like some of the others. There's no way I could have handled riding in a car, much less public transportation. | F | 58 | 14 days 1X O | 10/29/2012 | 1 | unable to control vomiting | I have no side effects while wearing the patch; however, if I attempt to stop wearing the patch, within 10 hours I am completely dizzy, cannot stand light, noise or smells. and I begin vomiting and am totally unable to move. At this point an ambulance is called. | I need to know how to stop my vomiting (no doctor an diagnosis why I would start vomting in may and they still cannot find out why. | F | 58 | 10 weeks 1.5 1X D | 11/29/2011 | 1 | seasickness | 24 hours after removing the patch, I had terrible vertigo, inability to focus, nausea, fatigue, and lethargy. Couldn't get better and still feel dizzy and "out of it" after eight days. | Although the medication may prevent motion sickness while being transmitted through the skin, the aftereffects are vile and debilitating. | F | 58 | 21 days 1X D | 6/28/2011 | 1 | Vertigo | While on the patch dry mouth, dilated pupils, blurry vision, confusion, off balance. | Cut patch in half on 2nd day thinking that would help, was no better, actually worse by 3rd day. Removed patch altogether. Immediately after cutting in half experienced tremors,extreme drowsiness, weakness, leathargy still blurry vision. Second day off patch feeling better, actually thinking that by tomorrow I will be fine, but by next morning feeling extreme anxiety feeling outside of my body and blurry vision again. Also no appetite at all during this whole thing. I have not been out of the house or felt like doing anything for 4 days.Hopefully this will be better by tomorrow. I have been off of work for 3 days and cannot go in feeling like this. I do ususally have to take a very low dose of any kind of medication. | F | 58 | 3 days 1X H | 2/27/2011 | 1 | Cancer Surgery | Nausea, hallucination, tremmers, disorientation, paranoia, confusion, dizziness, insomnia, memory loss, motor incoordination, abnormal dreams, mood swings, irritability & anger. | I applied this patch on a Friday for nausea after completing chemo & radiation treatments for neck cancer, the next day started twitching, later more uncontrollable body movements. On Monday, changed the patch as prescibed, symtoms extremely worse and continued to increase in the most horrible way. On Wednesday morning was taken to ER, they sedated me because I was uncontrollable, from there they life flighted me to another hospital for better care. I was in ICU until the next morning...had to let that evil drug get out of my body. Was finally released from the hospital late Friday afternoon. I don't remember any of the side effects, my wife & daughters let me know just how bad it was. NEVER TAKE THAT DRUG AGAIN. THEY NEED TO REMOVE IT FROM THE PHARMACIES. | M | 58 | 4 days 1.5 MG 1X O | 6/14/2010 | 4 | Vertigo | Dry mouth and blurred vision and intermittant light-headedness. | After nearly a week of severe vertigo and nausea, and after trying several other prescription drugs to control the condition, my doctor — having consulted with the neurologist, opted to prescribe the Transderm Scop. Within a few hours, days of spins and vomiting stopped cold. Continued to wear patches for the following 14 days. I'm about 30 hours into a so-called withdrawal and experiencing light-headedness and diareaha. Lethargic as well. The withdrawal my be unpleasant and long-lasting. But after having dropped nearly 9 pounds from vomiting because of the severe spins, it's a small price to pay. Looking forward to feeling great in the next week...two weeks...however long it takes. Just no more spins, please. | M | 57 | 2 weeks | 11/26/2007 | 4 | one day sailing trip | ok on the water. took it as a precaution and immediately removed it once we docked however about 2 days post trip I began to experience what I can only describe as "boggy" hearing and a sensation of fullness/wetness though I did not get water in my ear. It took me a couple days to associate the transderm scop patch with these symptoms although they only occurred in the one ear where the patch had been. My nurse friend took a look; no wax, no water, ear drum looked good. ENT doc may very well be the next step. Its been a week today and no improvement as yet. My hearing is definitely compromised at this point and beginning to experience a bit of discomfort. | Unless I was absolutely sure I was going to get horrendously sea sick I would be very hesitant to try the patch again. | F | 57 | | 8/9/2009 | 2 | cruise | We were in a seven day cruise, I used 3 patches, my wife used only one.. She has no side effects, but 24 hours after I took the patch off I just didnt feel right, I had blurred vision, felt very nauseated, lethargic, and very edgy..my blood pressure has been elevated and I have a constant headache. I went to the Dr, because I thought maybe I had contaced a virus on ship, the Dr.thought i had a sinus infection, then I started chest pain, went to emergency room and was admitted for stress test and heart tests, that all came back fine. This all happened in less than a week of our cruise. I am still having blurry eyes and headache and sometime feel queasy, I have been taking a dramamine now and then and it seems to help, I dont know if that is the right thing to do, but until this is out of my systen i guess it will do..I am trying to flush it out with lots of water. | The only symtom I had when wearing the patch was hoarseness, and dry throat, it did work great for the motion sickness. Would never wear it again, after affect is not worth it... | M | 57 | 7 days | 3/29/2008 | 1 | motion sickness | Urinary retention, severe constipation, dry mouth not relieved by drinking, disorientation | F | 57 | 6 days 1.5 mg | 3/4/2013 | 4 | cruise | none on ship. after effects: nasuea, dizzieness, tingling sensation in arms, feel seasick on land. | M | 56 | 5 days | 12/14/2009 | 1 | To avoid Nausea after surger | 15 minutes into wearing the patch my heart start thumping wildly and then racing, thumping and racing...beating hard, then I noticed my throat scratchy and dry. I could not think clearly. My face was on fire and when looked into the mirror my cheeks were flushed. Diarrhea the next day. | 15 minutes into wearing the patch my heart start thumping wildly and then racing, thumping and racing...beating hard, then I noticed my throat scratchy and dry. I could not think clearly. My face was on fire and when looked into the mirror my cheeks were flushed. I thought hmmm I better look at side effects and so when I did I ripped that patch off immediately. I had placed it on at bedtime as I was to have surgery the next morning...as a result surgery was cancelled due to my condition from the patch...I had felt GREAT all day long before I placed that patch on...unbelievable...for me it was a HORRIBLE experience. I had diarrhea that next day into the next night...I didn't get any sleep that entire night after I ripped the patch off. If you have ever had an allergic reaction to any other substance DO NOT USE THIS PATCH. | F | 56 | 1 days 1X D | 1/24/2013 | 1 | travel sickness prevention | All was fine until 36 hours after I took off the final patch. Since then I have had 1) two early mornings when I was awakened with a blinding headache 2) a constant low-to-mid grade headache 3) significant ringing in my ears 4) general "thick" headedness. It has now been 3 days and really don't feel any better. Hope this ends soon. UPDATE: After 5 days by withdrawal symptoms are 99% gone. I did not do anything but wait it out (others have re-applied the patch or used meclizine). My symptoms were pretty minor compared to others. But wanted to let others know how long my withdrawal took. | F | 56 | 12 days 1.5MG 1X D | 10/1/2010 History | 1 | Deep Sea Fishing Trip | I did not feel well on the boat. Usual sea sickness symptoms. However, I did experience extreme dizzyness whenever I stood up after lying down or even lying down after standing up. My head just started spinning. I had never taken this drug before, but this type of dizziness had never occurred on my previous fishing trips using Dramamine. The worst side effects occurred after I took the patch off once the trip ended. I applied the patch 5 hours prior to leaving for the trip, the trip was 16 hours. A total of 21 hours that I had the patch applied. It's been 7 days since then and my stomach is still queasy and I am still getting dizzy and light-headed whenever I change positions (lying, standing up). Wow. The side-effects of this drug are amazing, even after such short use. I'm amazed it's still on the market. BEWARE! | This is a scary drug. Such awful side effects. in my opinion: DO NOT USE. | M | 56 | 1 days 1.5 mg 1X D | 7/30/2011 | 5 | Took my wife on her first cruise | Got very tired apx. 36 hrs. after stopping the patch.(7 day cruise) I believe that the next time we cruise...we will cut the patch in 1/3 rds. and try that.We snorkled.swam.and did everything possiable including working out almost every day. I firmily believe that the benifits FAR outweighed the side-effects, and WILL use this product again, however on a longer cruiae we will cut the patch in thirds,and add more only IF needed. | 3rd nite in...pretty rough water w/swells....extremely grateful we used the patch......I felt a little ill between changing from an old one to a new one...takes apx. 3-4 hrs. to enter bloodstreem. | M | 55 | 1 weeks 1.5 mg eve 3X W | 10/18/2010 | 4 | Severe nausea | Blurred vision, pupils dialated, dry mouth | In August of 08 I was in ICU for 2 weeks for a blood clot in my leg that broke off and went to my lungs. I survived but now I have so many problems internally that no doctor yet can correctly diagnose. I have either been to the ER or admitted to the hospital 16 times since August. One doctor at the Mayo finally gave me this ear patch for my nausea. It worked! I've been using them for 6 months now. I tried not putting one on this morning and I was throwing up. They will stay on me until I can find a doctor that can help me. This blood clot did some severe damage to some of my organs but at least my nausea is the least of my problems. | F | 55 | 6 months | 3/22/2009 | 5 | To avoid sea sickness | Very minimal side effects, slight dry mouth, no dizziness and no side effects after removing the patch. Applied the patch every 3 days for more than a month working on a fishing boat. For the most part I couldn't even tell I had it on, other than I was not hurling. | M | 54 | 3 days 1 patch 10X M | 8/31/2011 | 3 | sea sickness | Blurred vision, headache, spinning, dry mouth | Worked great for the motion sickness, felt great on the cruise which was very rocky. Changed patches every 72 hrs as directed. 2 days later while watching TV my vision became very blurry both closeup and at a distance. Headache started, had slight difficulty walking. Thinking I might be having a stroke, I went to ER. They did blood work, CT scan of brain, EKG, ran an IV w/diazepam and zofran. When they put me at a 45 degree angle things started spinning fast. The Dr. had me follow a light with my eyes and they were shaking and darting around. He diagnosed me with Vertigo. I mentioned to him I had just come off a very bumpy cruise,but he didn't seem to think it was related. Afer reading this website....I know it was the patch. The ER Dr. gave me a Rx for meclizine and I took 2 and most of my symptons went away. He advised I take this as needed. My spinning has stopped, but my vision gets a little blurry on & off. In the future I will just take Bonine or dramamine | F | 54 | 7 days 1.5mg 1X O | 10/16/2010 | 1 | Honeymoon cruise | The medication works great for duration of cruise. Dry mouth and blurred vision are trade offs for nausea and vomiting. Problem occurs when medication is discontinued. Had extreme nausea, vomiting, and dizziness for 48 hours. My vision is still blurry and dry mouth persists. Unusual symptoms this time around. | F | 54 | 10 days 30mg | 11/27/2011 | 1 | counter the effects of anesthesia | Vomiting and an extreme headache behind my left eye, nauseated with bouts of dizziness, trouble urinating, and sensitivity to light. | I used the Transderm-scop 1.5 MG/72HR patch, to counter the effects of anesthesia. I had the prescription filled as I wanted to do everything I could for a fast recovery! Approximately 15 days later, after using all 4 patches in the prescription and having come home wearing 1, I took the last patch off and 24 hours later it was on! The first signs of more withdrawals yet to come were projectile vomiting and an extreme headache behind my left eye; after which forced me, while still nauseated with bouts of dizziness, trouble urinating, and sensitivity to light, to research what this patches active ingredient is and to my surprise it is scopolamine thus scop, which I surmise was used to deceive the consumer/patient. After an hour of searching for a protocol to counter the withdrawal effects of “Devils Breath” as they call scopolamine in Columbia, I found the following: over the counter Dramamine or Bonnie; the active ingredient is Meclizine. Take 50MG every 6 hours for 3 days, and then try spreading them to every 12 hours if you can, for 3 days and taper down for the next 3 days to 25MG. Here is the website where I found my protocol: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Ear--Nose--Throat/scopolamine-withdrawal/show/391762 Everyone needs to be their own advocate and research all medications before use! This scopolamine is in other drugs including Parkinson tremors medication, psychiatric, over the counter, and etc. There have only been perhaps 3 clinical studie | F | 54 | 15 days 1.5MG 1X O | 11/3/2012 | 1 | post surgery | The patch was put behind my ear before surgery and I was told to remove it in three days. I became very nauseated after removing the patch and thought it was because of other medication so the doctor gave me a prescription for more patches. I finally did research on the patch when every time I removed it I became sick within 24 hours. I am now on my fourth day of withdrawal. First day was nausea, second day was nervousness, third day included headaches, and today I am still not good but better. | Do not let anyone put this nausea patch behind your ear for surgery. If they do, take it off before the 3-day limit. You will regret every minute of it because the withdrawals are horrible. | F | 54 | 30 days | 5/11/2009 | 3 | Motion sickness on cruise | After removing the patch, I felt like I was moving - nausea, a disconnected feeling. I used three patches over 7 days. Worked well on the cruise ship, but the after effects are very unpleasant. | F | 53 | 7 days | 4/7/2008 | 1 | cruise | extreme fatigue, muscle weakness, unable to concentrate, loss of appetite, feel like in a fog. | I was fine while using this patch on 7 day cruise but one day after removing my third patch everything changed! I have extreme fatigue, muscle weakness and short term memory problems. Just walking feels like too much work! I am having a lot of trouble concentrating. Today is my 7th day since the patch was removed and I am still sleeping all the time. I slept 15 hours last night and took another long nap today. I have no appetite either. My mom also used this patch and is having similar symptoms a week later. We will have to call our Dr. Do not use this, it is not worth it! We are a mess and are getting scared that we will never be the same again. Use Bonine or non-drowsy Dramamine. | F | 53 | 9 days | 3/28/2009 | 5 | cruise/sailing | None and usually I'm prone to getting carsick. | I was able to enjoy my vacation with out feeling at all seasick. No problems while wearing patch or upon removal. Obviously from this website you can see this drug is not for everyone, but worked well for me and others on the same trip. | F | 52 | 6 days 1X D | 8/14/2010 | 5 | travel on a catamaran | glassy eyes, slight dryness of mouth | This drug has changed my life. I get 'seasick' in small planes, traveling in small boats on the ocean, snorkeling on the ocean any actively where the swaying motion of the ocean can be felt. I can not take the Dramamine type medicine because I can't wake up and enjoy the activity and to be able to do these things that I could never enjoy before is exhilarating! | F | 52 | 6 days 1.5mg 1X AN | 4/23/2010 | 1 | Sea sickness | extreme nausea and dizziness | F | 52 | 6 days | 11/28/2011 | 1 | motion sickness | Severe dry mouth, blurred vision, nausea, weird head feeling, "burn' area wear patch was worn, tiredness. | Wore the patch to help with motion sickness for an airplane trip to FLorida. Left patch on for duration of trip (7 days). Had severe dry mouth, blurred vision and weird head feeling while using the patch, along with itching of area where patch was applied. Upon arriving home, I took the patch off and within a few hours became tired, nauseated, dizzy and weak, with blurry vision continuing. Patch area had "burned" behind my ear. Will never use this product again! Don't know how long it will take to get back to normal. Have a Dr. appt. tomorrow to see what can be done for side effects of the Transderm Scop. So not worth the side effects! | F | 52 | 8 days | 11/2/2009 | 1 | Motion sickness-cruise | I wore the patch for seven days (changing to a new patch every three days as prescribed) for motion sickness on a cruise and had no problems while on the cruise. However, 24 hours after I removed the patch I began to have severe motion symptoms and have felt like I have been at sea ever since (it has now been 4 days). I hope the symptoms go away soon. I missed two days of work. | This possible side effect should have been better noted. | M | 51 | 7 days | 5/3/2007 | 1 | Cruise | Wore the patch for 8 days changing it every 3 days as prescribed. Side effects while on the patch were dry mouth & a drugged feeling. The last day started blurry vision that lasted for 8 WEEKS! | I started having blurred vision the last day of the cruise and just didn't feel well. Removed the patch and then had withdrawal symptoms for about 7 days - dizziness, blurred & double vision, headache and nausea. I could only see about two feet in front of me. I went to the ENT that prescribed the patch and he said that it could not cause these symptoms. He thought I had a stroke so I had an MRI & MRA. Both showed no signs of stroke or anything else abnormal. He sent me to an optometrist & an opthamologist. Both doctors also said the patch could not cause this yet they couldn't explain my symptoms. I could not see to drive for 6 weeks and my husband had to drive me to work every day and help me at the grocery store because I would get dizzy walking down the aisles. I could finally see well enough to drive after 6 weeks and the blurry vision went away totally at 8 weeks. I have spoken to other people that have had these symptoms including a doctor in Australia who knew about these horrible side effects and the vision problems that can last for 2 or 3 months. I will never use the patch again and I tell everyone I know not to use it. Very dangerouse drug. | F | 51 | 8 days 1.5 mg 1X O | 10/10/2011 | 3 | Cruise | The patch worked fine when on the cruise ship but about 24 hours after taking the patch off, I have been nauseous, depressed, anxious, want to sleep all the time, no appetite. That was 6 days ago and its still going on. I have taken the patch before (10 years ago) and had no problems then. | F | 50 | 7 days | 9/17/2008 | 2 | 15 day cruise | I was fine for the entire cruise - However, since the cruise (6 days) I have been incapacitated with nausea and blurred vision. | F | 50 | 17 days | 12/30/2007 | 1 | going on a cruise | As I had never been on a cruise before, I decided to try the patch. I had no seasickness at all. However, after removing the patch, I feel like I am still on the ship. I am dizzy, nauseous, off balance and even a bit confused. I am so glad I have read the other stories, so I don't feel like I am going crazy. I would never use this patch again, I can hardly wait to feel normal again. | F | 50 | | 4/23/2007 | 1 | to prevent motion sickness | While using the patch for 5 days I did not get motion sickness. However, I have been vomiting for 3 days since removing it. DO NOT WEAR THIS PATCH! I followed the directions. Wore it for exactly 3 days. Removed it and put on a new one. Removed that one after 1 1/2 days when I returned from my trip, so I had been medicated with the patch for a total of 4 1/2 days. I woke up the next morning so dizzy I couldn't drive my son to school without vomiting while driving. I have been in bed since then. This is the fourth day and I am finally able to sit up in a chair without feeling queasy. I had severe migraine headaches while sick. I would begin to feel better but after walking around the house, doing the dishes, etc. I would begin to feel dizzy again and would once again begin vomiting. Driving was impossible. I tried and had to immediately turn around and come home. The first thing I did today was to call the company to tell them my complaint. I will deal with my motion sickness as I al | F | 50 | 5 days 1.5 mg. 1X O | 10/25/2012 | 1 | extreme dizziness and nauseau exactly 24 hours after removing the patch. Still feeling the effects 5 days later. | F | 50 | 2 weeks 1X D | 9/14/2012 |