Drug Ratings for TRANSDERM SCOPAverage Rating: 2.0 (196 Ratings)
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| 1 | I had minor surgery. | When removing the patch within an hour or so I was disoriented. Felt like I was in a dream. I then became confused and kept repeating myself. I had to have my husband come to my work and take me home. I slept all night but woke up with the same side effects literally no memory, very scared and confused. Husband took me to the ER. They did cat scan and blood work and told me to drink lots of fluids. Doctors didn't seem to know about drug effects. I became worse within a few days. Finally got to the point where I was studdering and couldn't remember anything. I became catatonic and couldn't speak at all when I was finally rushed again to the ER. I was placed in ICU for 24 hours and had testing for a stroke. I also had vomiting, high blood pressure and fast heart rate. MRI, and every other test said no stroke. reaction to the patch. I then spend another two days in a regular room getting my speech back and my anxiety level down. | THIS DRUG SHOULD NOT BE ON THE MARKET! Even if some tolerate it well its not worth it to have it out there where it can cause so much havoc for those that do not tolerate it well. I was not given any side effect information besides, dry mouth and blurred vision. Surgery center just placed it on me. THIS DRUG COME FROM A PLANT IN COLUMBIA THAT IS USED FOR TRUTH SERUM AS WELL AS CRIMINALS TO DIBILIATE THE VICTIM WHERE THEY DO NOT HAVE A MEMORY OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. THIS DRUG IS CALLED DEVILS BREATH IN COLUMBIA. I have went through two weeks of hell after having this patch. I thought that I was not going to live through it all. It has now cost my husband and I thousands in medical bills because of my SERIOUS reaction. Please call the FDA and the pharmaceutical reps in your area as well as the makers of this drug. If enough people do maybe it will be taken off the market. 10 DAYS OUT AND STILL WORKING ON GETTING MYSELF 100% BETTER! STAY AWAY FROM THIS DRUG. | F | 44 | 2 days unsure 1X D | 4/29/2013 | 1 | 7 day cruise | This drug is poison. I have used the patches on 3 previous cruises and thought this medication was wonderful. This time, I was terribly wrong. During the cruise the only problem I experienced was blurry vision, which I expected because it was listed as a side effect. 12 hours after I removed the patch, all hell broke loose. I was naseauted, dizzy, felt like my movement was delayed by 3 seconds, anxious, depressed, tired, was twitching and confused. I couldn't focus and was crying all the time. It has been 4.5 days since I have had that evil patch on, and I still do not feel back to normal. This drug is HORRIBLE and STAY FAR AWAY from it. | F | 24 | 7 days | 4/4/2013 | 1 | motion sickness | Urinary retention, severe constipation, dry mouth not relieved by drinking, disorientation | F | 57 | 6 days 1.5 mg | 3/4/2013 | 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 | motion sickness/cruise | My daughter was prescribed this patch by her PCP. She had worn the patch previously in October on a cruise with no side effects, however she put the patch on Dec 16 and wore it three days and replaced with another patch on the other ear. Now she has lost her hearing in one ear and has had everything you can imagine nausea, vomiting, dizziness, muscle spasms, can't drive or even work without help, cannot work-cannot function-THIS DRUG IS DANGEROUS AND THE DRS, PHARMACIST, AND DRUG MAUFACTURERS NEED TO KNOW THEY ARE HURTING PEOPLE WITH THIS MEDICATION!!!!IT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE MARKET!!!!!! NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT MY DAUGHTER HAS GONE THROUGH!!! | DANGEROUS DRUG!!!!!! DO NOT USE!!!!! SIDE EFFECTS!! WITHDRAWALS-HORRIBLE!!!! | F | 39 | 7 days 1.5 1X D | 1/24/2013 | 1 | Cruise vacation | Blurred vision, slight confusion and extremely dry mouth during use. After removing the patch, migraine and extreme nausea. Ended up in urgent care due to vomiting and migraine symptoms. | F | 35 | 10 days 30mg | 12/14/2012 | 1 | Severe Motion Sickness | I experienced all of the side effects. I wore the patch for the first three days, at this point my vision became blurred. I replaced the patch with a new one. I realized the next morning that the medicine was causing dizziness, blurry vision and dry mouth. So, I removed the patch. Within the hour, I began to feel nauseous, my head began to spin, and I began to feel anexious. I am assumming there were withdrawl symptoms. I called my PCP and said symptoms can last up to a week. If you have any sensitivity to drugs....DO NOT TAKE THIS! I was and continue to be miserable 3 days later. | F | 24 | 3 days | 12/11/2012 | 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 | 7 day cruise | Never again! I decided to try the patch b/c dramamine and bonine knock me out cold. That's not my idea of a vacation. I put the patch on the night before as directed. The next morning while reading the paper I realized I was falling into a deep sleep sitting up and I also felt like my throat was not swallowing things properly. I was constantly choking on everything, fluids and food. I slept for four hours straight not unable to be woke. Someone took the patch off. The cruise ended 5 days ago. I STILL am not able to concentrate on small print, computer screens, or books. The lightheadedness and severe dizziness is constant. I have memory lapses, blurred vision at times, and tension headaches of the century. Never again. I hope this goes away soon. It's already been 5 days. | F | 28 | 7 days 30 1X W | 10/26/2012 | 1 | vertigo | Once I begin to use the patch.I was feeling more dizziness than from the beginning. The dizziness is so serious it is affecting my memory. I cannot work because of dizziness. | F | 42 | 1 days 1.5mg | 10/25/2012 | 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 | Vertigo | Never really felt any better w patch soon as I took off 8 hrs later u was very dizzy and threw up | F | 49 | 6 days 1.5 3 days | 10/19/2012 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Vertigo | I was given this drug for some mild to moderate vertigo I had been experiencing. I put a patch on Saturday and replaced it on a Tuesday as per the directions. I started feeling really out of it, had impaired cognitive function and pupils dialated, so I removed it Tuesday. Approximately 12 hours later I felt VERY sick to my stomach and my dizziness was worse than before I put on the patch. I was very shaky and couldn't eat. I felt this way for three days (had to take off work). The third day I was feeling a little better and tried to drive to the grocery store and was overwhelmed with motion sickness and dizziness and had to turn around and come home. The next day I tried to drive to work and the symptoms came back tenfold - I got so dizzy (a constant dizziness) and I vomited and my body started to ache and I got headaches. I had none of these symptoms prior to removing this patch. | Bottom line - I am now facing possible short- to long-term leave from my job (not sure how I will do this as I support myself) because I cannot drive the 50 miles to work. I'm really hoping my Dr. can offer something to help me. This drug is a nightmare and should be removed from the market. | F | 45 | 4 days 1.5MG 2X W | 8/10/2012 | 1 | boating | Terrible side effects. I only took half a patch because of my size. That was over a week ago. Woke up this morning with spinning head - I can't even begin to tell you how bad it is. Threw up on and off all morning. Hard to focus - feels like if you move the wrong way will start the spinning all over again. Chills, weakness, headache - JUST AWFUL. I know it is from the patch because this happened to me before when I took a whole one. Thought I'd be ok with half...obviously not. | Please be careful. To me it is not worth these side effects. You don't know when they are going to hit you...and trust me...they are bad. The spinning feels like someone is rattling your head - and the vomiting reaction is immediate. I am only hoping these symptoms go away for good! Very scary... | F | 42 | 2 days half patch 1X D | 8/9/2012 | 1 | motion sickness | Every time I tried to quit the patch I would become very sick vomiting,dizzy, shaking. This medicine has been a living hell for almost 2 months.I an attempting to quit this weekend with meclizine. | DO NOT USE!!!! The withdrawals are extreme nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. | F | 41 | 45 days 1 every 3 1X D | 7/29/2012 | 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 | Vertigo | extreme dry mouth and throat, dry eyes, mild dizziness while on the patch | I removed the patch after 24 hours due to the dry eyes and throat, eating was getting hard, having to chase food with water to get it to go down. I've been off for over 24 hours and I think my withdrawls are mild compared to what i've read..but here goes. My vision was slightly blurred, made it hard to focus on things close up, I have an anxiety disorder and this has made it much worse than usual. Last night as I was going to bed I would relax and then my muscles started twitching, just on the verge of sleep, I would jump like I felt the falling sensation, I had a very hard time sleeping, it was hard to keep my eyes closed I felt like I had had too much coffee...which I had none. Today I woke up feeling a little better to start, then an hour or so ago, just started feeling out of it and couldn't stop crying...more anxiety. Got home and tried to take a nap and the muscles were jumping and waking me up. Anyone else had muscle twitches? I looked it up and I guess it only happens to a small group of people. Anyway, I believe that I should have just waited out my vertigo spell, I honestly think the patch made me feel worse and way more anxious. I will NEVER use this drug again. | F | 36 | 1 days 1.5mg 1X D | 6/16/2012 | 1 | cruise | Put the patch on the night before my flight for air travel and was planning to leave it on for the duration of a 5-day cruise. Within an hour of taking the patch I could feel my heart racing and had palpitations. When I woke up in the morning I had a terrible headache also. I looked it up and found so many comments about the problems after having the patch on so I took it off after 7 hours. No withdrawl symptoms. I am glad I did not leave it on any longer. | Take it off before it's too late | F | 48 | 1 days 1X D | 4/7/2012 | 1 | For dealing with my chronic nausea | While on the patch I didn't feel any better, and i had a hard time focuses in close objects. Having to do school i took it off in less then a day. About 24 hours later I experienced extreme nausea, dizziness,drowsiness, and my eyes were dilated all day. I found online that a drug that helps with sea sickness actually subsided a victims withdrawal. I took bonine and the nausea decreased greatly. its the second day and i took one more bonine and I feel almost back to my regular state (without withdrawals) of nausea. I hope that helps. | DON'T TAKE IT!!! WITHDRAWALS ARE HORRIBLE! if experiencing withdrawals try bonine for nausea. | F | 15 | 1 days 30mg 1X D | 3/30/2012 | 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 | To combat sickness after surgery | Nausea, blurred vision, itchy skin, dizziness, uncontrolled vomiting, headaches, and right eye is dilated. | I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN POISONED! This patch was put on me just before my surgery, nurse said it would help the nausea I get when under general anestesia. I was only warned about touching the patch, then touching my eye. Didn't sound bad at all. I wore it for just over three days then removed it. I woke up yesterday feeling very nauseous, dizzy, and exhausted. I had some of the symptoms during the 3 days wearing the patch, but assumed it was from surgery. My vision was so blurry, I could not read. I have the hives, severe headaches, dizziness, fatigue, and feel very depressed. I am grateful that I ONLY wore it for 3 days. My heart goes out to anyone who used it longer than I did. I tried to explain to my husband what it feels like. Try to imagine your worst hangover you've ever had, now multiply that X's 10!!! And don't forget to add all the other symptoms to that feeling. I would not recommend this poison to ANYONE!!! I hope to feel normal someday. | F | 40 | 4 days 1X W | 3/6/2012 | 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 | 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 (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 | Cruise | I used the patch for 2 other cruises with no problem. This cruise, I had no sea sickness at all. Only side effect was blurred vision. When I took the patch off I got really sick. I was nauseated for several days. I actually started feeling sea sick when I took it off so I put it back on after I got off the boat. I have had it off for a couple days now and my vision is extremely blurry. I'm praying I get my vision back. I wish people posted updates on here so I could see how long this might last. Really scary. I'll use bonine next time. | NOT worth it. | F | 40 | 11 days 4 patches 4X W | 12/30/2011 | 1 | Cruise | Wearing the patch caused the symptoms it was treating. I was dizzy and nauseous. Couldn't see straight or walk. My words didn't make sense and my speech was slurred. Became disoriented and had hallucinations. The cruise doctor said these were all from the patch and I took it off. I spent the next two days detoxing. Terrible cruise. | F | 41 | 2 days 30mg 1X D | 12/21/2011 | 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 | 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 | Sea sickness | extreme nausea and dizziness | F | 52 | 6 days | 11/28/2011 | 1 | Vertigo/Dizziness | Nausea, Dizziness, Extreme Headache, Anxiety, Sweating. Then I took the patch off and 2 days later I literally thought I was dying. I missed Thanksgiving dinner and couldn't eat anything for 48 hours. 3 days later I am better, but still have waves of the after-effects. The withdrawal hit me like a tidal wave and I was completely unprepared- I literally was so scared I had a total panic attack. The room was spinning and I felt like I was floating. For the first time ever, I think I even hallucinated. Oh, and I cried and felt depressed. If anyone wants to email and let me know how long their withdrawal symptoms lasted, that would be great. | I would NEVER, EVER take this medication. I have never heard of a medication that you can take for 36 hours and have extreme, and I mean, extreme withdrawal symptoms from. Be warned. | F | 35 | 2 days 1X D | 11/28/2011 | 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 | Motion sickness | I felt fine while using the drug, and only experienced the slight blurred vision they note on the packaging. However, upon removing the patch I felt extreme dizziness, fatigue/lethargy, and intense nausea. As soon as I put the patch back on I felt fine again within 4 hours. I had to wear the patch for over 20 days and then stopped when my doctor told me to. I have been unable to drive, work, or function. I am constantly dizzy, tired, and on the verge of vomiting or actually vomiting. I have trouble finding the right words to say/ concentrating. I have no appetite and have lost 15 lbs. I am pale and my heart races sometimes when I try to walk a distance. I fainted and ended up in the ER. Most recently, my left pupil is larger than my right. I have had a normal MRI, vertigo and balance testing, and vision screenings. My doctors cannot explain my sudden experiences after removing the patches, only to say that am most likely suffering rebound effects. Good news- antivert (meclazine), | I wouldn't take this if I were you. | F | 28 | 23 days 1 Patch 1X O | 11/22/2011 | 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 | 1 | surgery | Nurse put patch on b4 surgery, all she said was it reduces nausea and vomiting, by,the end of the day, I had a blinding headache, eyes were so dry they hurt, and waa more disoriented now than I was waking up after surgery. AlmoST two days later, I cannot drink enough watet to and yet barely able to Pee, considering I had a kidney stone removed, peeing would be good I would think, noticed this was a side effect of the patch, MU head still hurts, unable to eat. DO NOT EVER TAKE !!!!!!! I also had bouts of anger and saddnesd | It should be taken off market | F | 44 | 1 days 1X D | 10/9/2011 | 1 | Vertigo/dizziness | I was prescribed this during a particularly nasty bout of vertigo because my usual meclazine wasn't doing the trick. I put a patch on, ran an errand, then laid down for an hour or so at home to wait for it to kick in as I had plans that evening. About 4-5 hours later on as I was attending an event, I suddenly experienced a severe chest pain - it felt like a massive cramp - extending from mid breastbone to diaphragm, so bad I couldn't draw a breath for a few moments. After the first bad pain, I could breathe, but it was difficult. My boyfriend took me outside in the fresh air, and got the patch off of me while I tried to breathe. About 5 minutes after the patch came off, the pain disappeared. I called my doctor the next day to tell them what had happened and was told not to put the patch back on (DUH!!) even though the doctor "still felt it was the best treatment" for my dizziness. I didn't have any other side effects once the patch was off, but I have a feeling that ma | My father was prescribed this for nausea during the last stages of cancer and it worked well for him right up until his last few days when he literally needed to be sedated to avoid dry-heaving. I know this drug has its good uses, but I think doctors might be a bit more picky on what they prescribe it for considering how severe the side effects can be. | F | 31 | 1 days 1X D | 9/6/2011 | 1 | motion sickness- cruise | lack of energy, dehydration, blurry vision, anxiety. Worse of all, I had an episode on cruise ship where I fell down stairs (may or may not have been contributed to by above side effects) fainted, and had to seek emergency medical attention. The ship doctor removed the patch immediately and said never to take it again. He could not believe I had taken as instructed for 7 days- said the patch is very bad for people. It had caused my blood pressure to drop extremely low. (I am a norm healthy, active 29 y.o. with normal blood pressure). Had to give IV fluids and other medicine for dehydration. Was a scary 40 minutes in hospital bed waiting for blood pressure to return to normal and heart rate to get back to normal. I thought i was clumsy and panicked- however now realize after reading all these other posts that the patch contributed to this. I was so startled by this event, I dont think I remember how bad the withdrawl effects were. I thought the dizziness, exhaustion and other effects | I didnt believe the doctor- but now see these other posts and wish I knew this before hand. I would not recommend nor take this drug again. | F | 29 | 8 days 1X D | 8/31/2011 | 1 | Vertigo | Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, extreme dry mouth, headaches, confusion, hallucinations, hard time remembering things, blurred vision/large pupils, abdominal cramps 24 hours after removal of patch as well as sweating, drowsiness | I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PATCH TO ANYONE!!! It made me feel way worse than I ever did to begin with. I thought taking the patch off would make me feel better but the withdrawal side effects are horrible! 24 hours after I removed it I became very nauseous and had a bad cramp in my stomach. I became very sweaty and felt like I couldn't move. I took the patch off three days ago and I'm still not feeling normal! I'm very easily confused and I cannot remember things that have just happened. The night after I took it off I had hallucinations and thought there was a giant spider chasing me out of my room at 2 in the morning. I am a small girl (100 lbs) and I think the dosage was way too much for my body! Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT use this patch. You will regret it. I wish my doctor had warned me of all these awful side effects! | F | 20 | 1 days 2X W | 8/27/2011 | 1 | surgery | UPDATE: word patch 48 hours. The worst of the blurred vision gone on day 23. Retinologist says that this drug can cause a shift in the lens of your eye and now, 3 years post LASIK problem-free, I suddenly post-patch may need glasses again for distance. WTF? | STAY FAR, FAR AWAY FROM THIS DRUG! Neighbor told me her diabetic hubby used for cruise and had seizures shortly after applying patch and nearly died. Good Lord but that's a scary thought!! | F | 42 | 2 days 1X D | 8/12/2011 | 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 | help with post-op nausea | Patch was placed behind my left ear pre-op. Wore for 2 days post-op with unexplained blurred vision that oddly enough reading glasses helped with (never, never needed those before and not really old enough to need anyway). Almost exactly 48 hrs post patch removal, the terrifying stuff started to happen: dizziness, severe nausea, disorientation, flushing (felt like an electric pulse shot out through my body in every direction from cntr of my chest), & some abdominal pain (normal post-op). The ER staff thgt I was crazy, ran blood work, ordered CT scan, then sent me home with Rx for anti-nausea meds. | I filed with the FDA at their website (and EVERYONE: please do the same!! It's easy!) with the hope this drug is pulled. No doctor yet has been able to tell me when or if the side effects will stop or what I can do to help speed up the process. TERRIFYING DRUG - NEVER USE!! | F | 42 | 2 days 1X D | 7/21/2011 | 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 | travel | Nausea, vomiting and dry heaves, thickheadedness, loss of appetite, exhaustion/sleepiness, dizziness, headaches. | Thank God I found this forum!!! I was starting to get really depressed and upset from feeling sick for so long. I just used the patch (on and off for 5 days) for an international trip that involved flights and a lot of mountain driving. I have it many times before, so I knew to expect the dry mouth, blurry vision, and light sensitivity. Yes, it kept me from getting motion sick, but the after effects have been horrible! 24 hours after removing the patch I started with nausea and dry heaves, very cloudy headed, dizzy, can't stay awake, headaches, etc. This has been going on for six days now, we me missing work (right after a vacation - great), and unable to do anything at home. I still feel terrible. This happened to me last year when I took an international trip as well. I was violently ill upon coming home, and thought I had contracted some kind of awful exotic flu. Now I know better. No doctor has ever mentioned these violent withdrawl effects!!! What scares me most now is not knowing what I am going to do for the future. I get SO SICK when I travel, whether plane, train, car or boat. I have several upcoming work trips, including one with the boss. Does anyone have suggestions for alternatives? Have used Dramamine in the distant past, but it just made me tired, and when I woke up I spent all my time throwing up. | F | 43 | 5 days 1X D | 5/1/2011 | 1 | cruise | While one patch--severe blurred vision, sensitivity to light, extreme dry mouth and sore tongue. Upon removing patch--within 24 hours experienced extreme fatigue, dizziness, "cloudy head". 4 days post cruise and still experiencing symptoms from withdrawal. | Will never use this product again. Horrific side effects and withdrawal symptoms. | F | 36 | 5 days 1X O | 4/10/2011 | 1 | Cruise | While on patch, body aches, fatigue, blurred vision. About 36 hours of removing patch, lightheadedness, extreme persistent fatigue, difficulty concentrating. Have had symptoms for 6 days now, but appear to be slowly improving. | Since stopping this medication my ability to drive or concentrate has been severely impaired. Visit to doctor's office accomplished nothing, they do not seem to know or understand why this is happening, although they did indicate that it could possibly be from patch. Was told if symptoms did not improve within a week to return to office. I used this product on a cruise 3 years ago with no problems, I would like to know if something has changed. | F | 46 | 7 days 1X D | 3/5/2011 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Motion sickness plane, bus ride | 1 patch for 72 hours -- by the third day I was sitting at the restaurant and the plate started spinning and I got light headed and very dizzy. My husband had to walk me to the room. I laid down and closed my eyes and had horrible hallusinations. I woke up the next day, thought I would be okay, by dinner time again, I had the same symptoms and thought I was having anxiety attacks (which I never had before). Missed that dinner too. Then the next day I was okay, then the day after that I was at breakfast at the resort and the same symptoms hit me, very dizzy, anxious, things were spinning, I had to go to the room once again. We were at an all inclusive resort for this trip and half of it was horrible because of this patch! After getting home I had been off the patch for a day and I went back to work and had another episode. I guess I have to wait until it gets out of my system completely. This was a very expensive trip that was ruiened. I kept thinking I was having anxiety attack | The Dr. should have warned me about this. They need to take it off the market now. Don't take this medication, it's not worth the side effects! | F | 49 | 7 days 1.5 1X O | 12/30/2010 | 1 | 10 day cruise | F | 60 | 1X D | 10/8/2010 History | 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 | 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 | Cruise | I could not read anything close (like my menu); my eyes were very red and glassy and very dry; extremely dry mouth | The side effects I listed were nothing compared to the withdrawal symptoms...I felt completely disoriented, dizzy, headaches and had EXTREME fatigue/sleepiness still five days after taking off the patch. I thought sleeping would help but I just keep sleeping and I get up exhausted. I am very sad and depressed and I feel like I can't function. I would never use this patch again as I am still waiting to feel "normal" again. | F | 47 | 6 days 1X D | 7/30/2010 | 1 | Surgery | A few hours after I took off the patch, I experienced tingling in my arms and legs. Also my throat felt dry and swollen. Today I the tingling has moved to pins and needles feeling on my arms and legs and also my face. I am not sure how long the withdrawal lasts... but it's pretty scary. I would NOT recommend this to anyone. | F | 30 | 1 days 1.5 1X D | 7/25/2010 | 1 | surgery | I took the patch off 3 days after surgery and within 12 hours had extreme dizziness and nausea. Assuming it was from the pain meds (which is why I initially got the patch) the doc prescribed more patches. After finishing with pain meds a 1 week and a half later, I tried taking the patch off again and after 12 hours was sick again so I went back on the patch. This past Saturday I finally decided to take it off and suffer the side effects and today, Friday, am just now feeling better. Like others on this site, it wasn't just dizziness and nausea that I experienced. While on the patch my vision was blurred and still 6 days after removing it is not back to normal. Also, every time I drift off to sleep I dream in fast forward. I have had to take a sleep aid every night because my mind is constantly racing and I can't fall asleep. I applied a total of 7 patches. | Thank God for this post or I would have been really frightened about the way I was feeling! I know people who have had no problems with this drug, but I will NEVER take it again. I am convinced that I was more sick from removing the patch that I would have been without it. My doc did prescribe me phenergan which knocked me out and helped me sleep. If I had it to do over again, I would definitely try some other kind of anti-nausea drug first. This patch is awful! | F | 35 | 21 days 1.5 mg 7X O | 7/23/2010 | 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 |