Patient Log of Experience Using REGLAN
DRUG RATINGS REPORTS HISTORY FOR A PATIENT TAKING REGLAN
| Key to ratings for REGLAN: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| Rating | Reason | Side Effects | Comments | Sex | Age | Time Taken and Dosage | Date Added | |
| 1 | Gastroparesis | Severe depression, urine started smelling of lemon(!) | For several months I've had a ache in my chest, gurgles in my throat and a slight sick feeling when eating. The doctor's diagnosis of a gastric motility problem made sense. He prescribed Metoclopramide (aka Reglan). I was feeling a bit depressed prior to taking them. After the first two pills (the first day) I wasn't just tired and down, but was feeling a bit delirious. By the evening I was wishing I could just quietly die. After day two (another 2 pills) I was suffering severe mental anguish the following morning and feeling very tearful; just accidentally dropping a box of clothes had me sobbing uncontrollably and I couldn't face going to work. I'm not going to take any more of them today. I've not been medicated before - I can't even remember when I last had a painkiller! I don't smoke or use recreational drugs. I drank a small amount of wine (100-200ml) both days, 4 or 5 hours after taking the pills (which I read may amplify side effects, so may be a bad plan). I didn't feel any benefits at all (interestingly, I got hiccoughs for ten minutes at lunch during day 2 - I used to get hiccoughs whenever I ate a big meal when this whole problem started), but I probably didn't give the pills a long enough time to work, though they seem to have worked on my brain! I can't *prove* that my depression wouldn't have got this bad anyway... but I haven't felt THIS depressed for a long time and I refuse to take drugs that might be causing me to feel like this! I intend to write more in | M | 43 | 2 days 10 2X D | 9/9/2014 | |
| 1 | Gastroparesis | For several months I've had a ache in my chest, gurgles in my throat and a slight sick feeling when eating. The doctor's diagnosis of a gastric motility problem made sense. He prescribed Metoclopramide (aka Reglan). I was feeling a bit depressed prior to taking them. After the first two pills (the first day) I was feeling a bit delirious. By the evening I was wishing I could just quietly die. After day two (another 2 pills) I was suffering severe mental anguish and feeling very tearful; I couldn't face going to work. I don't take any medicine normally, even painkillers, don't smoke or use recreational drugs. I drank a small amount of wine (100-200ml) both days, 4 or 5 hours after taking the pills (which I read may amplify side effects, so may be a bad plan). I didn't feel any benefits at all (interestingly, I got hiccoughs for ten minutes at lunch during day 2 - I used to get hiccoughs whenever I ate a big meal when this whole problem started), but I probably didn't give the pills a long enough time to work, though they seem to have worked on my brain! 3 days after stopping I'm back to the mild depression I had before taking the pills. And there's MAYBE a slight reduction in gatroparesis after I've stopped too? | M | 43 | 2 days 10 2X D | 9/11/2014 | ||