BENTYL Reviews (DICYCLOMINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (178 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare BENTYL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR BENTYL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | intestinal spasms, biliary colic | Dry mouth, made me very sleepy, dry eyeballs, vaginal dryness | This drug works and I would recommend to others. | F | 29 | 6 weeks | 1/25/2003 | 1 | IBS | Ok first couple of times taken, then had a panic attack (unrealness, rapid heartbeat). Tried it one more time and had another panic attack. Never again! | F | 34 | 5 days | 3/29/2004 | 3 | stomach pain, cramps, diarrhea | Did not experience any side effects at all. | M | 35 | 2 days | 7/1/2004 | 4 | ibs | F | | 9/22/2004 | 5 | ischemic colitis, incredible pain | Dryness in nose, mouth, eyes when taking 4 a day | Now only take 1 a day, for last 5 months, helps with pain. Take numerous medications - leave 45 mins between last one and Bentyl then eat 45 minutes later - this works best | F | 55 | 5 months | 9/24/2004 | 4 | IBS | Dry mouth, mild ocassional drowsiness | Most effective IBS drug I have ever taken- | M | 56 | 10 years | 2/25/2005 | 5 | Stomach pains, diarrea | Made me a little sleepy | Bentyl is the best medicine for stomach pains and diarrea, i take it regularly when i have these symptoms | F | 22 | 3 months | 6/7/2005 | 1 | spasms | Panic attack, heart beating twice as fast, dizzy, nausea... will never take it again. | M | 36 | | 6/23/2005 | 3 | IBS, spastic colon, IBD | Memory loss, dizziness | I take Bentyl 4 times a day to prevent painful cramps and it works most of the time but occasionally I still get cramps and diarhea. | F | 19 | 4 days | 7/24/2005 | 4 | IBS | Dry mouth on days where I have to increase dosage, lathargic even with one dose, slight confusion and slowed speech, very bad short term memory. Occasional diahrea ( I know every bathroom location in the state of Texas ). Some sexual side effects in the area of stamina. | I hate the side effects but the drug controls my spasms and has for near 20 years. I've tried many others but this is the only one that works. | M | 34 | 20 years | 10/16/2005 | 1 | IBS | Panic attack swelling of the tongue and throat, difficulty swallowing, confusion, dizziness, difficulty breathing, increase in IBS symptoms. | I took this medicine twice, once at night, woke up the next morning with severe diarrhea. Took the second pill in the morning, continued to have severe diarrhea ( this was supposed to stop the diarrhea mind you). Ended up having a sever panic attack about 2 to 3 hours after the second dose, ended up calling 911 and being taken to the ER via ambulance because I couldn't drive myself. Please note that I do suffer from occasional panic attacks, but this one was different. The diarrhea, the swelling of the tongue and throat, and the confusion were all new to me. I'm glad this medicine has worked for others, but I will never take this medicine again. | F | 29 | 2 days | 11/28/2005 | 5 | IBS, spastic colon | dry mouth, palpitations | I take it 4 times a day and it has been the only med that helps my IBS, the spasms and the stomach pain, I've tried many others and nothing has helped like bentyl. | F | 35 | 8 years | 12/1/2005 | 1 | Follow up From Clonoscopy Pain | Blacked out! Probably from was an overdose, however I only took 2 10mg per day! Would never take again. To me this is a dangerous medication, and I don't know why I would collapse from such a small dose, but had all the signs of a bad reaction/overdose? I felt faint/warm and then fell to the ground. | M | 42 | 10 days | 12/11/2005 | 5 | Had a bout of spastic colon. | None. | I was on board a Princess Cruise (which I highly recommend!) in the Caribbean and had a spastic colon attack. The ship's doctor, Russell Thomson, was kind, helpful, knowledgeable, extremely professional and gave me some "Merbentyl" (available as dicyclomine hydrochloride, also known as dicycloverine hydrochloride, only in the U.K.) I later found out it was sold in the US under the name Bentyl. This stopped the cramps within 20 minutes, which helped in stopping the rectal bleeding (very dangerous on board ship in the middle of the Gulf) and I felt much better within 24 hours. I had a colonoscopy upon return to the US and was told I had diverticulosis, which could be controlled with a high fiber diet & Bentyl (as needed). I have had absolutely no side effects from taking this 3 times a day for 6 days while on board the ship. I plan on having the U.S. prescription filled so I'll have it handy, just in case. This medication worked wonders for my severe abdominal crampin | M | 51 | 6 days | 12/15/2005 | 2 | Abdominal pain | Just a little drossiness shortly after taking but goes away about 30 minutes later when I eat | Seemed to have little or no effect taking four 20MG pills a day | M | 57 | 4 days | 3/24/2006 | 1 | IBS | SEVERE drowsiness, moody, dry mouth and eyes, and then I had difficulty breathing along with tingling in my legs and hands. | I was on bentyl for 7 days for IBS, but I think that it actually made me worse!! Not to mention that on the 7th day of taking bentyl, I had a sudden tightness in my chest and I couldn't catch my breath. It was very scary being at home alone with a toddler and to have something like that happen to you!! | F | 32 | 7 days | 7/9/2006 | 5 | gut spasm hirschsprungs disease | dry mouth reduced visual accommodation severe absent mindedness more quick tempered than usual | the only thing i've found outside a hospital that helps - been on it for twenty years and they would have been 20 years of agony without it | F | 56 | | 10/5/2006 | 5 | IBS | I first took this drug in college for severe stomach cramping due to IBS. ONE pill stopped the cramping and the symptoms stayed away for years (without being on any medication). I had blurred vision at the time. I take it now as needed (about 14 years after college) and, as far as I know, I have no side effects--other than relief from stomach cramping. If I didn't have this medicine, I'd be at the mercy of panic attacks...no doubt. | F | 36 | 3 months | 11/8/2006 | 5 | spastic colon, IBS stomach pain | slight sleepy, little blured vision, dry mouth | Wish I had know about it 15 years ago. | F | 39 | 8 weeks | 12/27/2006 | 4 | Severe flatulence due to malabsorbt | none noticeable, am on many other medications for diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis and major large & small bowel resection | stops flatulence quickly, causes some diarrhoea. I take it when needed. | M | 61 | 28 days | 1/1/2007 |