Drug Ratings for TRANSDERM SCOPAverage Rating: 2.0 (196 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TRANSDERM SCOP | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 5 | Cruise | A little sleepy | I'm surprised so many people have problems with this medicine. I think it is amazing! This was my third cruise with the patch. We had rough seas (that normally would have had my head in the toilet) and I was able to enjoy the shows, eat normally, etc. I didn't have any side effects, other than being a tad sleepy. Amazing, and I will take this on all future trips!! | M | 33 | 7 days 1 patch 2X W | 8/31/2010 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 5 | daily nausea | After 6 months of nausea 24/7 God send me my miracle this patch best thing ever | M | 45 | 2 months 1.5 mg | 10/26/2012 | 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 | 5 | Depression | dizziness, blurred vision. The patch (Transderm-V) has a very uneven delivery. The first days is filled with side effects and day two and three are much much better. | The National Institutes of Health is conducting clinical trials on scopolamine for depression (unipolar and bipolar) and has had tremendous results. Although the study was small, the results were very impressive. The response rate was days not weeks and over 50% of participants fully responded. Since Scopolamine is available as OTC in Canada (Transderm-V), I have self-medicated and have had fantastic results. I have not had a response like this in years. I am not sure if my doctor will work with me on this since it is not FDA approved for depression. The long term side effects of scolopamine is unknown. | M | 44 | 2 months | 11/30/2007 | 5 | Motion Sickness | Dry mouth from day one and dilated pupils after about 3 days. I couldn't read things up close but had no problem seeing or reading at a distance of 5 feet or more. | I LOVE THIS PATCH!! I love to ski and ride roller coasters but both cause me to have severe motion sickness. Since I started wearing the transderm scop patch I can do both with no problem. Yeah it causes dry mouth and after a few days you can't read up close but that is the trade off. If you can't handle the side effects, don't take it. To me the joy of skiing and riding roller coasters totally blows away the draw backs of hving dry mouth & needing help reading a dinner menu. | M | 30 | 3 days | 12/1/2009 | 4 | cruise | none on ship. after effects: nasuea, dizzieness, tingling sensation in arms, feel seasick on land. | M | 56 | 5 days | 12/14/2009 | 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 | cruise | very dry mouth, blurry vision couldn't see up close while on it the after effects were horrible nausea vomiting dizzy fuzzy couldnt think all i wanted to do was sleep and cry still feeling it the effects after taking off 5 days ago would nevr take it again. | not a good choice unless you like being sick | M | 44 | 9 days 1X O | 6/23/2011 | 3 | yes | works great sometimes | M | 33 | 1 days 1.5 1X D | 7/26/2010 | 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 | 3 | Crossing Gulf Stream in 30' boat | Very trippy side effects. Trouble concentrating on charts, eyes seemed to dart around. Eyes kinda felt "swollen" if that makes any sense. Extremely dry mouth and really disgusting taste. | Lots of side effects, but EXTREMELY effective against mal de mar. I had been throwing up for almost a day and could not hold down any of the pills I was taking. Finally tried the patch, fell asleep for a few hours, and woke up with no more barfing! It really just felt like the dosage was too high - side effects seemed to get worse with time. Next time I may try cutting the patch in half after the first few hours. | M | 33 | 3 days | 12/2/2008 | 3 | Vertigo | drowsy during the time I used the patch. Withdrawal afterwards. Heart palpitations, panic attacks, dizziness, nausea. | I used it for 12 days total for a bout of vertigo. It seemed to be a life saver. After the vertigo seemed to cease, stopped using it and went into serious withdrawal, which was most severe for about 24 hours. It has tapered but can still feel it 5 days later. Because I was so sick with vertigo, I was willing to try anything, but in retrospect, it wasn't worth it. I thought I was losing my mind/having a heart attack, couldn't sleep, etc. | M | 30 | 12 days | 6/19/2009 | 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 | 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 | 2 | dizziness | extreme dry mouth, extreme blurred vision | it worked well at first, but then the dry mouth was extreme. The blurred vision was so bad, I could not read anything, so I had to use reading glasses. The blurred vision continued after stopping the patch. It took several months for my vision to improve. It's not worth taking this patch! I will never take it again. | M | 48 | 10 days 1 patch 2X W | 1/27/2011 | 1 | Post operative nausea | I was given the 1.5mg patch PRIOR to having surgery to alleviate post-operative nausea. After arriving home and not experiencing any nausea at all I removed the patch not more than six hours after applying it. The day after surgery I felt wonderful, two days after surgery I felt horrible. My symptoms included; severe dizziness, nausea, lethargy, cloudy head, upset stomach and sensitivity to light. I eventually went into ER however, the ER medical staff could not diagnose my problem other than having vertigo. I've never had vertigo and wondered how you 'catch' vertigo? Anyway, after the ER I began searching the net and found askapatient.com. Alas, I know know the source of all my trouble. I can not tell you how relived I am to know what has been causing my symptoms. This patch was on my skin for maybe 3 hours and haven't felt right for three days. Today, being my third day, I am beginning to feel better but not 100%. It's like I'm coming off a bad trip and I never left the far | Do not use this product, side effects are NOT worth the temporary relief that you receive. | M | 42 | 1 days 1.5mg patc 1X D | 2/13/2011 | 1 | 7 day cruise | achy muscles, cold sweats, dizziness to the point that I had to call into sick to work. these all showed up within 24 hours of me taking the final patch off. | DONT TAKE THIS STUFF....The side effects once you quit taking it are AWEFUL!!!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!!! use dramamine instead if you are going to be sick | M | 33 | 7 days 1.5 mg 1X D | 2/15/2011 | 1 | cruise | within 24 hours of taking of taking patch off, vomitting, dizzy, sleepy and feeling unwell | Don't use this patch, side effects not worth it | M | 44 | 8 days 1.5 mg 1X AN | 1/11/2011 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | motion sickness | Used 1 patch for 3 days. Took it off, Became ill next day and 1 week later I still don't feel right. It's like I'm a little bit dizzy all the time now. Can still function mostly normal but have a heavy feeling in my head. Ringing in my ears prior to using this patch was not something I noticed much. It's now much louder.. I hope these problems are not permanent. | I have used this patch in the past without incident but only wore it for less than 24 hours. This product is dangerous if used for several days. Not knowing if and when these long lasting effects will subside is quite worrying. Will never use this product again. | M | 28 | 1.5mg 1X W | 9/30/2010 | 1 | Prevent motion sickenss | Blurred vision, nausea, dizzy, tunnel effect, irritability, mood swings. | Symptoms started after I removed the patch are still here 6 days later. | M | 35 | 1 days 1 1X D | 2/28/2010 | 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 | 1 | Cruise | Numbness,slow speech,blurry eyed,anxiety, irregular heart beat, sweating, dizziness, headache, feeling smothered, faintness, hot and cold flashes, fear of dying, trembling or shaking. | Went on cruise, wore patch for 3 days. After taking patch off, I started having stroke like symptoms and ended up in emergency room. It has been 1 year and still having issues from the patch. | M | 3 days | 2/28/2008 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Motion sickness (ocean cruise) | NEVER AGAIN. Applied one patch the night before our cruise departed. Woke up with literally zero saliva in my mouth (couldn't even swallow) and unable to walk in a straight line. Also felt extremely heavy-limbed, dizzy, and weak. The patch may work for motion sickness aboard sea vessels (my mom uses it on every cruise) but for me, it is TOTALLY not worth the side effects. I ended up taking the less drowsy Dramamine and that did just fine. | Really, really not worth it for me. Take Dramamine instead. It's cheaper and has way fewer side effects. | M | 31 | 1 days 1X D | 1/13/2012 | 1 | motion sickness/cruise | dizziness, nausea and vomitting, light headedness, blurry vision, difficulty focusing on near objects 24hours after removing patch | I will never use this patch again. I ended up seeing my doctor and missing work due to the side effects of the medication. Very nasty side effects. Make sure you consult your family physician before using this product. It shouldn't be available over the counter. It's been 4 days now and I am still feeling the side effects post removal of the patch. | M | 28 | 6 days 1.5mg 2X W | 3/7/2012 | 1 | Post surgery | Nausea, dizziness, and blurred vision 24 hours after taken off the patch. This drug is poison! | M | 33 | 7 days | 7/8/2012 | 1 | Sailing Trip | Removed it Friday, got home from Florida Saturday and within 24 hours had anxiety, nervousness, dry mouth, loss of appitite, head swimming, slurred speech, total fatigue... felt incapacitated. Two days later (Monday) woke up, passed out and cracked my head open requiring several stitches and a mild concussion. Felt better by the next Thursday, but then one week later had a mind racing, clautrophobic experience in a hotel when trying to sleep. Then another week later while having dinner with friends, my mind went racing and got anxious, dry mouth, loss of appitite again, with head also goofy feeling. Two weeks later had the same mind racing, difficult sleeping experience as before with some occasional mild anxiety and loss of appitite again but this time lasting 6 days. 5+ weeks later I am trying to feel better. This is the worst medication I have ever taken. I have filed a report to the FDA. I pray daily and hope the side effects continue to dwindle. | I took the med for 7 days applying a patch (total of 3) every three days. Lost one while snorkeling after 2 days or would have taken only two. Dr's are CLUELESS on withdrawal and have no idea what's going on. Take Dramamine or just throw up until you get your sea legs. Its not worth it to take scopolamine. | M | 47 | 7 days | 9/2/2009 | 1 | motion sickness | Blurred vision at first. dry mouth, then violent nausea. no appetite for days extreme acid stomach heartburn.. also burning sensation in ear and throat. unable to sleep on side ear patch was worn behind. | i wore each patch for three days each. after second patch simptoms started. consulted cruise doctor. recomended remove patch and let side effect or withdraw run course. became seriously ill for the next few days. and still not fully recovered after a week. this drug ruined my once in a lifetime two week cruise to alaska..would not recomend this patch and should be removed!!! | M | 40 | 4 days | 9/23/2009 | 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 | 1 | Four night cruise | While medication was applied it did work for sea/motion sickness.I was told by my doctor to applie a new patch every day only to find out later they last for 3 days.By the fourth day I could not read anything,and after the first day I had a sore throat.Not that big of a deal,until I got home and went to work,I am a tattoo artist.I could not see well enough to even consider tattooing.My motor skills were also effected. | The withdrawal simptoms were horrible,It was like a bad LSD(acid) trip.I felt as if I could vomit,but only dry heaved a few times.Objects were floating,could hardly walk at times,Felt as if I was outside my body.I new it was the patch that was making me feel this way(I read side effects on this sight as soon as i got back from my cruise).I had a feeling that I was going to die,afraid to go to sleep.I just kept convincing my self that it would end soon.If you have never experienced an lsd trip you will think your going crazy.Its day three off the patch starting to feel better,can see well enough to go to work and tattoo.Still feel out of it.Why didnt my doctor tell me of the side effects?Why did she tell me to apply new patch every day?Why was this taken of the market for two years?I read on this sight that it was previously used as a truth seruim,wich is was lsd was first made for.Do not take this medication,I will never ever use it again!I would have raller been sea sick than feel li | M | 32 | 4 days | 2/22/2009 | 5 | Cruise/seasickness | I do get dry mouth, blurred vision with up close reading and some confusion. But all these side effects still outweigh not getting seasick! After taking off the patch I might get a few instances of "boat rocking" but I think that is just adjusting from being on a rocking boat to being on flat land again. | I have used this patch on the last 6 cruises I have been on. It is a miracle and I reccommend it to anyone. I did not get sick even when the ship was rocking so hard that they put up caution tape on all doors and barf bags on every garbage can. The blurred vision, dry throat and confusion do not bother me because anything is better than being seasick! | F | 27 | 15 days | 11/12/2008 | 5 | 7 day cruise | Could not read small print | I LOVED the patch. Felt wonderful the entire time I was on it. I get extremely motion sick and was nervous about taking my first cruise. I never felt an ounce of nausea the entire trip---airplane, ship, limo (sat facing backwards!), buses on winding, winding roads. Even eating all kinds of different foods and MANY alcoholic beverages didn't make me nauseated. It was absolutely wonderful. Used a patch for three days, washed/dried the area behind the ear and stuck another one on. Needed to wear three patches in all to get me from home to back to home (was nine days away with air travel etc.) I am amazed I had such great luck with the patch, I am extremely sensitive to medicines and usually avoid them at all costs. I had no real side effects in the days that followed after taking the patch off. I was extremely tired for a few days (I was just on a MAJOR vacation that felt like an Amazing Race, so figure it was that more than anything, plus came back from a six hour time change and had to readjust), felt a little 'wavy' but figured it was from being on a boat. Was a little 'depressed', but my vacation was done and I had such a wonderful time, I didn't want it to end. So, most of the side effects of withdrawal were mild to none. My eyesight took the longest to come back, but wasn't a big deal, had to relearn to 'focus' up close but just did some eye exercises to accomplish that. Highly recommended it to friends but will caution them now that some people have reported ill-effects. | F | 42 | 9 days | 6/1/2009 | 5 | Cruise | very minimal - little blurred vision | From what I saw of the other passengers on the rocky water I am glad I took it - worked great! Well worth the blurred vision - for the one day it was blurred! | F | 41 | 5 days | 9/30/2008 | 5 | Motion sickness-airplane | F | 47 | 7 days 1 patch | 12/28/2011 | 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 | Vertigo | No side effects | Only thing that stopped my vertigo, nausea, and vomiting that lasted for four weeks before I got it. Within 30 minutes of having one on, my vertigo stopped. Hasn't been back since. Highly recommend this for anyone with vertigo. Be careful and wash your hands after handling. This is a strong sympathetic system medicine. | F | 34 | 21 days 30 mg 1X D | 5/4/2013 | 5 | Potential motion sickness on cruise | The only side effect I noticed while on the patch was EXTREME dry mouth. That went away within 4 hours of taking it off. | Put it on the morning of some very rough seas. Expected to have blurred vision, feel drowsy and listless after reading some reviews. I had none of that. Felt fine except for the dry mouth, which was not bothersome. Did not feel/get sick AT ALL while on the cruise. I would recommend the patch for anyone who is concerned about potentially getting sick on a boat. | F | 36 | 3 days | 8/13/2007 | 5 | motion sickness | slight off-taste at back of throat; very MINIMAL eyesight change | This has been a life saver/quality of life enhancer drug for me and I been using it since it came out -- over a decade. I have very bad motion sickness -- I can't even ride in the backseat of a car for long distances -- but I love to travel and my job requires travel as well. I would suggest to users the following: (1) start with a 1/2 patch by cutting it in half. This works for most people; (2) don't wear it 24 hours a day! Even on a cruise, you are on land a good part of the time and don't need it. Additionally, on a longer cruise, you might find that 2 or 3 days out, you are used to the ship motion and don't require it; (3) Don't drink. Just like Dramamine and many other medications, alcohol does not mix; (4) Just like any other medication, really discuss it with your health care provider and be absolutely honest on all the medications and herbals/supplements/vitamins you already take. | F | 49 | | 10/3/2008 | 5 | Cruise ship | dry mouth and swollen throat - minor, vertigo and dizziness, blurred vision | It worked like a champ to keep me from getting seasick on a cruise through very rough waters. Used it for 5 days and the side effects started to get annoying near the end. The blurred vision is still with me 8 hours after removing the last patch. I would rather deal with that than seasickness though. I would take it again. | F | 34 | 5 days | 10/27/2008 | 5 | cruise | mild blurred vision for couple days that went away. | I get bad motion sickness and it worked great, even with rough seas (5m waves). However, 48 hours after use I am having withdrawal symptoms: nausea, headache, and light-headedness. I am hoping the withdrawal symptons pass quickly (the nausea has already gone away and the headache is waning). | F | 39 | 11 days | 2/15/2008 | 5 | for a cruise | none! | I was standing in line at the pharmacy to pick up my ear patches when the person in line next to me told me that he works for the company that makes it. It can make you sick if you take too much so he suggested that we cut it up and not use the whole patch. My husband and I both used only a quarter of a patch(cut it up into 4 pieces) and it worked great! We did not feel sick or sleepy! It was just enough to take the edge off so we could enjoy our cruise. We did change it and put a new piece on after 3 days. If a quarter of a patch doesn't work then I suggest adding more slowly so that you don't overdose and make yourself sick. | F | 42 | 1 weeks 1/4 patch 1X O | 7/16/2010 | 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 | 5 | motion sickness/flying | I have used this patch with great success, but have never left it on for longer than 12 hours. It did make my mouth dry and my eyes felt dry as well. It has saved me from the terrible nausea, throwing up and anxiety that I used to go through when I flew. Even during a rough flight, I felt 100% | F | 42 | 1X D | 4/28/2010 | 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 | 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 | 4 | Vertigo/Meniere's Disease | I've tried almost everything under the sun to help with my daily bouts of vertigo due to Meniere's Disease. The Scop patch is the only medication that has reliably helped; it cut down my episodes of vertigo from every day (sometimes a couple times a day) to 2-4 times a week. In preparation for surgery, my ENT wanted me to wean off the scop. I took off the patch before a 3-day weekend after reading about terrible withdrawal. 12 hours after removal, withdrawal kicked in. One study online had recommended a meclizine taper to counter the withdrawal, so as soon as I started feeling the extreme vertigo and nausea, I took 2 tablets of OTC meclizine (less-drowsy version of dramamine) and 8 mg of Zofran. Every 4-6 hours I took another tablet of each for the first day. Day 2, I cut down to every 8 hours, then day 3, every 12 hours. I was able to go to work on day 4. I'm now on a 3 days on, 2 days off schedule for the patch until my surgery. It gives me some relief from vertigo, and the only withdrawal with that short of a duration is a headache for a few hours 12-24 hours after taking it off. For me, the benefit of reduced vertigo in my daily life outweighs the mildly annoying side effects and the withdrawal. I wouldn't strongly recommend this medication for just a cruise or air travel, but for people with daily vertigo that doesn't abate with more common treatments, this medication may vastly improve quality of life. | F | 26 | 4 months 1 patch 1X D | 5/8/2012 History | 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 | 4 | cruise | while wearing the patch: dry mouth, slight fatigue, dilated pupils (resulting in far-sightedness) | The side effects while on the patch were minimal. Just as described by the drug's website, the withdrawl symptoms began 24 hours after taking off the last one. I was light-headed, very fatigued, and dizzy. These symptoms improved over the next 24 hours. Like any drug, there are side effects. People need to be take responsibility for their own health care and research any medication recommended by a doctor so they can make an informed decision. The withdrawl symptoms were unpleasant, but I would never have been able to go on the cruise without it. I would use it again. | F | 41 | 7 days 1.5 3X W | 4/19/2011 | 4 | A cruise | We came off of the ship this morning and I was attempting to read a newpaper and was very upset when everything was a blur. I got very nervous and jumped on line and your link showed up. I am so glad I am not the only one. I am nervous and scared. If I knew about these side effects, I would have asked my Dr. for something else. He never mentioned the side effects. Hope everyone goes back to normal soon. This too scary for me and I work for an optical mfr for the medical field. I did loose the first patch after 2 days and had to put a new one on. Maybe this is what is causing these effects - a little too much too fast. D. Ross NY | F | 42 | 5 days | 8/6/2007 | 4 | Traveling | severe nausea, vomiting, dizziness and general malaise for 3 day. Seemingly unprovoked nausea as well as nausea related to a decreased tolerance for motion for 3 weeks. | I am an anesthetist who traveled to Nigeria for a medical mission. I used the scop.patch for the flght. It worked like a charm minus the sedation I usually experience with dramamine. Two days later during a long and bumpy ride I became very nauseous. Because of our unpredictable travel pattern and routes I applied another patch changing it every 3 days for the remainder of my two week trip. I had no problems until approx. 1 day after returning and removing the patch. I had severe nausea,vomiting and general malaise for 3 days (it was so bad I thought I had malaria and required IV fluids for dehyration). I continue to feel nauseated however at decresing freq. Its been approx 3weeks. I do feel confident that this will resolve soon. I use the scop patch in my practice for patients with a signif. history of post-operative nausea and vomiting. My personal use as well as many of the other rating this drug is not the norm. Most individuals use this drug for less than 3 day and have n | F | 36 | 13 days | 1/18/2008 | 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 | 4 | job as a bus counselor | extremely dry mouth, what felt like a constant post-nasal drip, blurry vision (unable to focus on things up-close), rashes/scabbing around patch as well as crusty stuff and pus, lack of appetite, extreme sensitivity to light, a bump behind my ear, and occasional fatigue | i've worn the patches last year for a duration of two months as well and i received all the same side effects as this time around. the patch works without fault, and because of this i continued to wear them regardless of all the side-effects | F | 18 | 2 months 1 patch 2X W | 7/9/2012 | 4 | Antarctic Cruise - Drake Passage | I was a little drowsy and some slight double vision, but nothing to write home about. I would DEFINITELY take the patch again if I ever needed it. The side effects didb't bother me. I only noticed the double-vision when I was reading a book up close - no other time. And I just drank some tea to combat the drowsiness. But I also sleep really easy on boats so that could be making me sleepy too. | I have been off the patch for 3 days and have had no ill effects. I would much rather take the patch again rather than go through the Drake Passage without it. | F | 30 | 8 days 1 patch 1X O | 2/7/2012 |