TRANSDERM SCOP Reviews (SCOPOLAMINE)

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TRANSDERM SCOP  (SCOPOLAMINE):  This skin patch is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness or recovery from anesthesia and surgery. This medication works by correcting the imbalance of natural substances (acetylcholine and norepinephrine) that can occur in motion sickness. It also blocks certain signals to the brain that can cause nausea and vomiting. This medication is not recommended for use in children.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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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
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 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 day
4/30/2010
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 1  Vertigo Dizziness, extreme dry mouth, tongue feeling swollen, burning sensation on tongue, fearfulness This happened to my mother-in-law. She began using the patch for vertigo. After wearing it for 3 days, she suddenly started to feel bad. She had dizziness, and her tongue felt like it was swollen and burning. I took her to her doctor's office, where she started to faint. They called an ambulance which took her to the ER. After an exam and some fluids, they said tests showed nothing wrong with her so I took her home. We decided that she should remove the patch which she did last night but the tongue issues remain as well as feeling fearful and dizzy. F 80 3 days
30mg 1X O
9/11/2016
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 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 day
1/23/2012
 1  Ruined my life Burning out my eyes no water left. Burns on skin around eyes F 74 3 days
9/22/2014
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 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
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 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 day
8/3/2011
 1  7-day cruise headache, nausea, weakness, dizziness, slow thinking, tiredness This was my first cruise, so my doctor prescribed the patch. I followed the directions but never read the insert. I didn't realize it was a powerful drug. After removing the patch when we disembarked, I felt like I was still on the ship. The following day I was very sick with headache, nausea, and dizziness. I removed the patch six days ago and although the headache and nausea are gone, I am dizzy and so weak that all I can do is sit or lie down. I'm too tired to prepare meals or do the things I need and want to do. Thank goodness my husband is with me. F 71 7 days
1X day
6/9/2017
 2  For Gastroparesis I had a reaction to my right eye. It hurt and turned red. I got off the patch and I have been sick ever since. When I first got on the patch I felt good. I was scared to stay on it after my eye started hurting. That was one of the side effects. F 70 9 days
Don't say
10/16/2016
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 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
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 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
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 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 day
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  Motion Sickness/7-day Cruise Blurred vision, Parkinson-like tremors, moderate confusion, short-term memory loss, nausea Twenty-three years ago I underwent back surgery and was given Scopolamine to treat the nausea and vomiting which I had post-operatively. I developed hallucinations, a very frightening experience, and the Scopolamine had to be discontinued. Despite that experience, being a long-time sufferer of motion sickness, I decided to try the Transderm Scop Patch when I was going on my first cruise 4 years ago. It worked very well for me at that time. A few weeks ago, my husband and I were going on our 2nd cruise, and this time, the experience was totally different. Although it seemed to control the motion sickness for the first 6 days of the cruise, blurred vision, tremors, and moderate confusion occurred from about day 2 on, although at the time I did not connect these symptoms with the patch and thought perhaps they were related simply to being on the sea. On day 6, after replacing the 2nd patch with the 3rd to cover my final day on board, I became seriously nauseous. We disembarked the next day, and I felt moderately nauseous during our 2 days on land and our 10 hour plane trip home. But the next day, when I was settled back at home, I became significantly nauseous which has caused me to be non-functional for a week now. I feel OK when in a prone position but become nauseous when I stand and move around in any way and fall asleep very readily. I would never use this medication every again and would strongly discourage others from doing so. F 67 7 days
1X O
11/4/2013
 1  vertigo Unexplainable and weird feeling. I stayed in bed for 2 days unable to sleep. My heart was pounding and bp got so high. I used meclizine 25 for two days which helped. I told my doctor about the side effects and he laugh at me. He said the drug is non-addictive. I can just remove it and that should be it. I tried Transdem Scop because it works with a friend and my meclizine gets me sleepy. I'm back with Meclizine and am glad that it helps me when I needed it. 67 3 days
9/26/2015
 1  Surgery Blurred vision nauseous, dizzy, trouble walking, dry mouth completely exhausted F 66 3 days
Time relea
10/6/2014
 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
 5  Water Motion Sickness None My wife and I have been putting on this patch for snorkeling and cruise line trip for the past 12 years. Always works GREAT. I am really surprised at all the negative feedback. Guess we've been lucky. Would not leave on a trip without it. M 65 7 days
1X W
9/6/2013
  

TRANSDERM SCOP  (SCOPOLAMINE):  This skin patch is used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by motion sickness or recovery from anesthesia and surgery. This medication works by correcting the imbalance of natural substances (acetylcholine and norepinephrine) that can occur in motion sickness. It also blocks certain signals to the brain that can cause nausea and vomiting. This medication is not recommended for use in children.    (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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