TRANSDERM SCOP Reviews (SCOPOLAMINE)

Average Rating: 2.0 (270 Ratings)

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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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 5  travel on a catamaran glassy eyes, slight dryness of mouth This drug has changed my life. I get 'seasick' in small planes, traveling in small boats on the ocean, snorkeling on the ocean any actively where the swaying motion of the ocean can be felt. I can not take the Dramamine type medicine because I can't wake up and enjoy the activity and to be able to do these things that I could never enjoy before is exhilarating! F 52 6 days
1.5mg 1X AN
4/23/2010
 1  surgery I had blurry vision, dialated pupils and now have had dizziness for 8 weeks. After multiple tests and a MRI they determined the vestibular system on the side I had the scopolamine patch side is not working. WOuld not recommend this drug to anyone F 38 1 days
1.5mg 1X day
4/23/2010
 1  motion sickness I cut the patch in half because I am sensitive to drugs. I applied it per label directions and within an hour I was stumbling, slurring words, disoriented, crying, blurry vision, extreme fatigue, aggitation. It scared me so much that I took the patch off after an hour and it took me several days to feel back to normal. It was AWFUL and I would never take it again. It freaked me out so badly that I couldn't even get ON the plane to fly to LA and be on the Dr Phil show...and they had bought me a first class ticket and flown a producer out to fly back with me because of my fear of flying. RUINED my chance to be personally on the show-- they had to do a phone interview with me! Honestly think it should be taken off the market. F 38 1 days
1X day
3/23/2010
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 3  Cruise Dry mouth, blurred vision, trouble concentrating, tired I took this as a precaution to getting motion sickness and although I didn't get sick I will never use this again. The side effects are to scary. I had no idea what was wrong with my eyes until I looked up the side effects of this drug. Its been four days since removing the patch and I'm still not quite back to normal. F 47 5 days
2X W
3/4/2010
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 1  Prevent motion sickenss Blurred vision, nausea, dizzy, tunnel effect, irritability, mood swings. Symptoms started after I removed the patch are still here 6 days later. M 35 1 days
1 1X day
2/28/2010
 2  Cruise I just went on a cruise and thought it would be a great idea to put the patch behind my ear to help with my sea sickness. I felt ok the first two days...the third day I could not see! I have severe blurry vision and seem to see weird things when i close my eyes to rest. I really hope i feel better soon.....I thought i was having a stroke! How long does this last? I have 5 kids and need to drive them to and from school.....i would NEVER take this again! F 37 4 days
2/1/2010
 3  Severe Motion Sickness Extremely dry mouth, sensitivity to light (eyes), blurred vision, "burn" marks at the patch site (my ears are still healing) I spoke with 2 doctors, 2 nurses and a pharmacist and not one of them mentioned the withdrawal. I went on the patch originally for an African safari and the road travel. I have suffered from motion sickness most of my life. I continued on the patch once I returned, believing that my motion sickness issues progressed. It was actually withdrawal that not one of my doctors (2), nurses (2), or pharmicist (1), mentioned or considered. I have been on the patch since September 1st and at this point am trying to plan my withdrawal so that I can then try an anti-seizure med to control the motion sickness. I am usually sick on a daily basis and most typically as I am driving home from work at night. I did not even need to wait 24 hours for withdrawal symptoms. It hits me quickly and I experience nausea and vomiting. Inow need to plan for a week out of work so that I can come off of this evil "dot" that has left burn marks on my body. One note: I was informed that you need not wear this behind an ear. You can wear this wherever there is not hair. It works. Thank goodness as my ears were scabbing over from all of the puss. F 40 135 days
1/13/2010
 1  MOTION SICKNESS My pupils were super dilated- out in the sun I could hardly navigate as my eyes wouldn't constric to the light The nurse on the cruise ship says they DO NOT recommend the patch at all. They had a pill they gave out free- worked great F 48 2 days
1/10/2010
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 1  balance problems/inner ear issues Disoriented, sluggish, motor skills effected, would not try to drive, and was still off balance. I would not reccommend this for balance problems due to inner ear issues. On the drug everything was much worse than off the drug. I am dissappointed that we spent $81 on patches just to find out they don't work for me. Am glad I got off quicky, and returned to almost normal in about 1/2 a day. F 46 1 days
12/24/2009
 4  cruise none on ship. after effects: nasuea, dizzieness, tingling sensation in arms, feel seasick on land. M 56 5 days
12/14/2009
 5  Motion Sickness Dry mouth from day one and dilated pupils after about 3 days. I couldn't read things up close but had no problem seeing or reading at a distance of 5 feet or more. I LOVE THIS PATCH!! I love to ski and ride roller coasters but both cause me to have severe motion sickness. Since I started wearing the transderm scop patch I can do both with no problem. Yeah it causes dry mouth and after a few days you can't read up close but that is the trade off. If you can't handle the side effects, don't take it. To me the joy of skiing and riding roller coasters totally blows away the draw backs of hving dry mouth & needing help reading a dinner menu. M 30 3 days
12/1/2009
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 1  post surgery My eyes were dialated and vision blurred. I felt completely fuzzy. 12 hours after removing the first patch I started vomiting (which caused me to rip stitches) and did so for 6 hours. I was shaking and hallucinating. My doctor prescribed another patch. 15 min after putting it on the nausea stopped but the blurred vision and fuzziness remained. I have never thrown up so violently. I feel like I was poisoned. I wore the second patch for three days. When I removed it I started taking high doses of non-drowsy dramamine to avoid the withdrawal symptoms I believed caused the vomiting. It took 3 days after removing the patch before my vision returned to normal and it took the better part of a week before my nausea went away. I will never take that drup again. User beware! F 39 5 days
11/16/2009
 3  7 day Cruise Dry mouth, red eyes, bad taste in mouth, extreme fatigue, "rolling" feeling when on solid ground after the patch was removed. Slept unusually long after patch removed. Works well for motion sickness but not sure I'll take it again. The side effects are pretty dramatic. F 60 7 days
11/10/2009
 1  motion sickness Severe dry mouth, blurred vision, nausea, weird head feeling, "burn' area wear patch was worn, tiredness. Wore the patch to help with motion sickness for an airplane trip to FLorida. Left patch on for duration of trip (7 days). Had severe dry mouth, blurred vision and weird head feeling while using the patch, along with itching of area where patch was applied. Upon arriving home, I took the patch off and within a few hours became tired, nauseated, dizzy and weak, with blurry vision continuing. Patch area had "burned" behind my ear. Will never use this product again! Don't know how long it will take to get back to normal. Have a Dr. appt. tomorrow to see what can be done for side effects of the Transderm Scop. So not worth the side effects! F 52 8 days
11/2/2009
 1  nausea on the patch suffered severe anxiety, which sent me to the hospital 3 times. Thought I was dying. Took off the patch and has severe vertigo and vomiting. Put patch back on and slowly weaned off by cutting down to half and then a quarter before finally being done. Am at 48 hours after taking it off for good and only have some nausea and tiredness. Would NEVER recommend taking it . HORRIBLE. Have 5 kids too and have had to have constant help for the whole month. F 33 35 days
10/13/2009
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 3  Problems with motion sickness Transderm did work for me but had too many side effects. I had extreme redness in my eyes and deep black circles around my eyes. I have been home four days and still have blurriness. I sleep for two days in I came home from my cruise. My mouth was very dry and I had a day taste in my mouth. F 62 12 days
10/4/2009
 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 Blurred vision at first. dry mouth, then violent nausea. no appetite for days extreme acid stomach heartburn.. also burning sensation in ear and throat. unable to sleep on side ear patch was worn behind. i wore each patch for three days each. after second patch simptoms started. consulted cruise doctor. recomended remove patch and let side effect or withdraw run course. became seriously ill for the next few days. and still not fully recovered after a week. this drug ruined my once in a lifetime two week cruise to alaska..would not recomend this patch and should be removed!!! M 40 4 days
9/23/2009
 1  Vertigo I put the patch on around 10pm. By 2 am I was disoriented, severe dry mouth, hallucinating, felt like I was floating. I was terrified but fell back to sleep. I had blurred vision and was extremely tired. I woke up at 6am and immediately removed the patch. Within an hour the side effects really kicked in. I thought I had a stroke. I could barely put two words together. I felt like I was floating in mid air, panic struck, I scared the heck out of my boyfriend when I called to tell him how I was feeling. After several hours of sleeping the effects wore off. I am still a bit fuzzy (it has been about 29 hours since removal). NO DOCTOR SHOULD EVER GIVE THIS PATCH. THIS PATCH SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM AN ACCEPTABLE MEDICINE LIST. The side effects during and especially after are horrific. I only feel better because I have read these comments. The patch cost me $50 for five and I almost went to the ER because I thought I had a stroke. I'll use meclizine (dramamine)any day of the week. I will report this to my doctor and the FDA. Thank God I only had it on for 8 hours!!!! F 43 1 days
9/5/2009
 1  Sailing Trip Removed it Friday, got home from Florida Saturday and within 24 hours had anxiety, nervousness, dry mouth, loss of appitite, head swimming, slurred speech, total fatigue... felt incapacitated. Two days later (Monday) woke up, passed out and cracked my head open requiring several stitches and a mild concussion. Felt better by the next Thursday, but then one week later had a mind racing, clautrophobic experience in a hotel when trying to sleep. Then another week later while having dinner with friends, my mind went racing and got anxious, dry mouth, loss of appitite again, with head also goofy feeling. Two weeks later had the same mind racing, difficult sleeping experience as before with some occasional mild anxiety and loss of appitite again but this time lasting 6 days. 5+ weeks later I am trying to feel better. This is the worst medication I have ever taken. I have filed a report to the FDA. I pray daily and hope the side effects continue to dwindle. I took the med for 7 days applying a patch (total of 3) every three days. Lost one while snorkeling after 2 days or would have taken only two. Dr's are CLUELESS on withdrawal and have no idea what's going on. Take Dramamine or just throw up until you get your sea legs. Its not worth it to take scopolamine. M 47 7 days
9/2/2009
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