REGLAN Reviews (METOCLOPRAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 1.4 (655 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare REGLAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR REGLAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | nausea, bloating, gastroparesis | moderate depression, insomnia | Even though I am experiencing depression and insomnia, I will push through it, and continue taking Reglan as long as it helps. Before Reglan, I was unable to eat solid food without experiencing severe bloating and pain in stomach and upper right abdomen near ribs, severe cramping, diarrhea and generally feeling ill. Had gall bladder removed a yr ago for these problems, but all symptoms remain. Once my Reglan dose was adjusted up to 20mg 2x a day, I can now eat small meals at least, and the nausea and most of the pain and bloating are gone. I am undergoing tests to find the root cause, Reglan is just a temporary measure until the true culprit is found and treated, but Reglan has saved my life, the benefits for me outweigh the side effects at this time, and I pray that Tardive Diskenesia or other sever side effects stays at bay ... I don't think I can stand going back to being so so sick as I was before this miracle drug was prescribed.... | F | 49 | 7 months | 12/13/2009 | 1 | Breast Milk Production | Severe depression / Anxiety / Extreme Restlessness / Could not be alone / Felt like everything was the end of the world | I took reglan for about 2 months and my breast milk production increased as needed. Towards the end of the 2 months I had feelings of depression and anxiety. I then had a mental break down where I couldn't go to work or be alone and I cryed for 3 days straight. I thought I needed to go to a mental institution. I stopped taking it after the first day of my breakdown and went in to see my doctor who perscribed me Zoloft and then after two pills of Zoloft I ended up in the E.R. because of insomnia, extreme restlessness, tingling of arms and legs, vomiting, diahrea, loss of apetite and the shakes. I think most of these affects were due to the withdrawls of Reglan.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DO NOT TAKE REGLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FORMULA IS BETTER THAN THE EFFECTS OF REGLAN | F | 26 | 2 months | 12/13/2009 | 1 | ER trip for vomitting | THIS IS A TERRIBLE DRUG, BUT YOU WILL RECOVER!! I am posting this as a sign of hope to people who are suffering, because I suffered for 9 months after taking this ONCE intravenously at the hospital. SEVERE anxiety, depression, panic-attacks, and insomnia...I had NEVER experienced any of these before in my life. Doctors denied the connection to Reglan, until I PROVED it through online research. I took Clonopin 8x a day at first and Sonata (for sleep). Slowly, I weaned myself off the meds after 8 months, but the symptoms, though milder, were still debilitating. I am the biggest skeptic in the world, but the ONLY thing that saved my life/returned me to normal (and I am happily normal now!) was-- I know it sounds stupid-- clinical hypnosis. I saw a woman named Carole Reifsynder in New Jersey and after 6 weeks, I felt an enormous burden had been lifted. For those of you suffering, this will pass-- I know you don't believe it, but it WILL! You are in my heart. | NEVER TAKE THIS! | F | 29 | 1 days | 12/10/2009 | 1 | gastroparesis | depression, suicidal thoughts (this was the 2nd time I'd been on reglan for awhile), for the past several months. The 1st time led to a severe suicidal depression, which required a lot of therapy, antidepressants and antianxiety meds to overcome (a couple years worth). I never connected that depression to the reglan though. I'm glad to have found this site, which convinced me to get off reglan now, when it was beginning to have the same effect. | Propulsid had worked for me sometime back. Reglan is dangerous, and if doctors prescribe it, they should definitely stay in touch with the patient for signs of depression and the like. | M | 54 | 6 months | 11/29/2009 | 1 | gastroparesis | Anxiety, severe depression, restlessness, thoughts of suicide and small twitches and tremors. | I know everyone reacts to medication differently. I did not react well with reglan. I have never been diagnosed with depression. Im a 4.0 college student, i started on this drug lot motivation to ged up for school. One night i was taken in for thoughts of suicide.. THIS IS VERY UNLIKE ME and has never happened before. They admitted me to a psych ward. yeah, medication put me in the psych ward. No body there knew much about reglan there for i was kept there for 5 days until it was figured out, thankks to my GI doc. Worst week of my entire life. Not for me. | F | 24 | 4 weeks | 11/25/2009 | 1 | Reflux | Depression,suicide thoughts,involuntary leg movement,toe tapping,pacing,anxiety,confusion,dizziness,anger,loss of appetite,constipation and diarrhea. | I started taking Reglan in Dec. 2007. Symptoms started in April 2008, by June 2008 I was in Psych for 3 days. Continued to see Psych Docs until Sept. 2009. It was a living hell. Nothing helped. I went to the drug store with a script for Pristiq and found out there was an interaction with Reglan so I stopped the Reglan. My legs immediately stopped moving and some of the other symptoms left as well. My side effects are shortness of breath,chest heaviness,sweaty hands,light headed,involuntary mouth/movement,anxiety,under arm rash. Some of them are getting better with time. They need to take this poison off of the market!!! To those of you who think we are making up these reactions, you need to go thru what we have. | M | 67 | 21 months | 11/25/2009 | 1 | acid reflux | I took this drug in 2007 and wanted to update my experiences with Reglan. Side effects - life long tremors, involuntary muscle spasms, akathisia, severe anxiety and Tardive dyskinesia. | Under any circumstances, please do NOT take this medication. It has literally ruined my life. I am a young woman who is damaged for the rest of my life because of Reglan. This drug blocks dompamine from your brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter located in our Central Nervous System making it one of our most important neurotransmitters. Without dopamine, you can develop neurological conditions, suicidal ideations and behavioral problems. This drug should be banned. If you do take this drug, DO NOT take this drug for more than 3 months, as it's only approved by the FDA for 3 months. I was left on the drug for 6 months and my brain became damaged. I will never be the same person, thanks to Reglan. | F | 37 | 6 months | 11/12/2009 | 1 | Nausea from high blood pressure | Took this drug in 2007. Unable to balance well when walking; tend to drift to one side. Occasionally use a walking cane for support. Currently (2009) in my third round of physical therapy. Numbness in left side of face and tongue; lost taste sensation, can only distinguish hot vs. cold food. | Supposedly a drug is approved because the benefits outweigh the side effects; how did Reglan get approved? Allowing this drug to destroy so many people's quality of life is criminal. | F | 82 | 3 months | 11/11/2009 | 1 | increase breastmilk supply | sudden onset of uncontrollable crying, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, suicidal ideations | There is hope for those experiencing these horrible side effects from reglan! I was terrified that the reglan had permenantly damaged my brain and really suffered for about 5 weeks. I am almost seven weeks out from the onset of the symptoms and am feeling MUCH better and pretty much back to myself. I was prescribed Ambien CR for the insomnia and am still using it for now as my sleep is not quite back to normal yet. I was prescribed valium for the anxiety but didn't start on an antidepressant as the psychiatrist felt like things would level out within a couple of months. She was right. Just keep praying and know that God is with you throughout the worst of it and that you will get better! | F | 35 | 10 weeks | 10/28/2009 | 1 | Increase breast milk production | Anxiety, shortness of breath | Reglan was prescribed to me in order to increase breast milk production, and it only made a difference by a couple of ounces. Not worth the anxiety it caused. It made me feel horrible and almost panicky. and it also made one breast produce more than the other so they were completely uneven. Staying far away from this stuff. | F | 29 | 10 days | 10/24/2009 | 1 | slow digestion | fatigue, depression, anxiety, severe pain under right rib cage. | Has anyone had a diagnosis of Biliary Diskenesia since taking Reglan. I have been recently diagnosed with BD and advised to have my gallbladder removed. I just read online a link between Reglan like drugs and BD. Has anyone had their gb removed because of bd and did symptoms improve after? | F | 45 | 7.5 months | 10/22/2009 | 1 | upset stomach | I was given an injection for extreme gas pains while in hospital. 45 seconds after the injection I jumped from the hospital bed and began trying to rip my head open.It felt as if I had something on the inside of my head wanting to get out. I ran around the bed trying to get my brains out, and then I jumped back into bed and locked my arms around the bed rails and cried myself to sleep praying to god. | After my wife got the nurse back in the room I was sleeping. The Nurse told my wife that I was one of few who were allergic to the Drug Reglan and that all medical personnel was told of this side effect, but they had never had any one who was allergic. She also stated that she wish she was able to see it happen, because I was the first. Now I see that I’m not the only one. | M | 39 | 1 days | 10/16/2009 | 1 | Gastroparesis | Was prescribed reglan in March 2007 and began suffering from severe anxiety and depression in September (at least, that is when it became very noticeable). Began seeing a psychiatrist who prescribed Lexapro (depression) and clonopin (anxiety). My gastroenterologist substituted domperidone for the reglan in October and some of the anxiety and depression symptoms began to subside. However, the Lexapro and clonopin began contributing to symptoms of there own and I was advised that, having an addictive personality, I might want to discontinue these drugs. This is not as easy as just quitting; however, I lucked onto a website that helped me gradually wean myself from these drugs. Today, I no longer take presciption medications and have adopted an eating plan that includes a regime referred to as proper "food combining". This, coupled with probiotics which are known to decrease anxiety and depression, has helped me return to a fairly normal life. I cannot overemphasize the importan | M | 65 | 219 days | 10/12/2009 | 1 | Gastroperiesis | Depression, Suicidal thoughts, Severe Anxiety | I posted on this forum about one year ago after having been on Reglan for about 8 weeks. The effects of the medication were one of the most significant things that has ever happened to me in my life. I was truly suicidal and beginning to formulate a plan to kill myself. Thank god something in the back of my mind told me what was happening to me was an effect of the Reglan. I stopped the medication and after a few days I felt the depression lift somewhat and the Suicidal thoughts went away. It took considerably longer for the anxiety to lift. For weeks I was worried, anxious and just not feeling right. Several doctors I spoke to want to put me on a variety of psychiatric drugs, but I wanted to see if things would correct by themselves. For the first two weeks after I stopped, I found Benadryl effective a dampening my anxiety. After two weeks I found, I didn’t need it anymore, but cut caffeine out of my life altogether, because I found I could not tolerate the ‘agitated’ effect caffeinated coffee or tea gave me. This forum was a god send for me. During the first few weeks I found myself pouring over the entries. I found it so comforting that I wasn’t crazy; it was a bad reaction to a medication. I found it took about 60 or so days for me to feel fully back to normal. If you are going through this, just remember, it gets better | M | 42 | 8 weeks | 10/10/2009 | 3 | Gastroparesis | Anxiety, hand tremors, nervesness, can't seem to sit still. | I was only on Reglan about one month and then Gastro Dr. took me off the Reglan and started me on Amitiza, which has been helping I believe Reglan did help, but my side affects are still with me two months later. | F | 61 | 30 days | 10/6/2009 | 1 | gastroparesis | problems staying asleep then not sleeping at all, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, loneliness | I took this med for about 2 months. After a month I started having problems staying asleep. Then I could barely sleep at all during the last month I took it. During the last days of the two month period I started vomiting and having suicidal thoughts. I took myself to the hospital. I called my mom and started to cry. Then I finally saw the nurse and told him about the vomiting. I then said that I thought I was depressed and immediately started to cry again. Then I cried again with the psychiatrist. I was given anti-depressants but they didn't say anything about the reglan. I made the connection myself after reading the side effects in the med info and stopped taking reglan. After 1 week I was no longer depressed but still have anxiety. I stopped taking the anti-depressants after that first week. After 4 weeks I still have anxiety but it seems to be wearing off. The back of my head and neck seem to be tense. I might go back to taking the antidepressants to see if it helps with the anxiety. I will post back again later on for an update. | M | 26 | 2 months | 10/6/2009 | 1 | migraine nausea etc | panic attack, unpleasant drowsiness and anxiety | I have had a major reaction to prozac (went quite crazy after 18 days ) which was prescribed to help migraines, and have also reacted to maxalt. Seems I have a sensitive brain! Was prescribed to reglan to help absorb painkillers for the migraines .. and after a few days use had a panic attack and de-realisation episode shortly after taking it with painkillers, (in the supermarket- yowwza!!)and realised it had gradually been making feel strange. Not as bad as the prozac episode, and I used CBT techniques and recovered quite quickly. Still very unpleasant however. | F | 40 | 7 days | 10/5/2009 | 1 | Increase Breastmilk Production | Severe anxiety, depression, jittery, nervousness, skin crawling | There is hope... If you are experiencing/experienced depression and anxiety from this drug it doesn't have to be permanent. I was on Reglan for 30 days to increase breastmilk production. By the end of the 30 days, I started to feel some depression. I stopped the drug and within 3 days experienced severe anxiety/nervousness. I went to the dr. and was prescribed Lexapro (anti-depressant) and Xanax (anti-anxiety). After being on the anit-depressant for 2 weeks I felt MUCH better. I no longer need the anti-anxiety but will continue to take the anti-depressant until my dr. says I can ween off of it. My aunt is experiencing the EXACT same thing, she was on Reglan for 2 months and is now taking an anti-depressant and anti-anxiety drug. | F | 33 | 30 days | 10/2/2009 | 3 | Increase Milk Production | I did not experience any side effects | I took 10mg 2x day and did have a mild increase in milk production. | F | 33 | 30 days | 9/22/2009 | 5 | Irritable bowel syndrome | I had no side effects | F | 54 | 5 years | 9/21/2009 |