TRANSDERM SCOP Reviews (SCOPOLAMINE)Average Rating: 2.0 (270 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRANSDERM SCOP with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR TRANSDERM SCOP | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Deep sea fishing | Dry mouth | These patches are amazing! I get violently sick on the high seas. To the point of dry heaving the entire day non stop. I love fishing so much that my doctor starting prescribing me these patches about 8 years ago. I put one on the night before my fishing trip and fish for 10-15 hours the following day. I take it off the second we step off the boat. No problems! Awesome stuff! By the way, the over the counter motion sickness meds don't work on me. | M | 58 | 1 days 1.5 mg 1X day | 12/27/2012 | 1 | Cruise vacation | Blurred vision, slight confusion and extremely dry mouth during use. After removing the patch, migraine and extreme nausea. Ended up in urgent care due to vomiting and migraine symptoms. | F | 35 | 10 days 30mg | 12/14/2012 | 1 | Severe Motion Sickness | I experienced all of the side effects. I wore the patch for the first three days, at this point my vision became blurred. I replaced the patch with a new one. I realized the next morning that the medicine was causing dizziness, blurry vision and dry mouth. So, I removed the patch. Within the hour, I began to feel nauseous, my head began to spin, and I began to feel anexious. I am assumming there were withdrawl symptoms. I called my PCP and said symptoms can last up to a week. If you have any sensitivity to drugs....DO NOT TAKE THIS! I was and continue to be miserable 3 days later. | F | 24 | 3 days | 12/11/2012 | 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 | 1 | counter the effects of anesthesia | Vomiting and an extreme headache behind my left eye, nauseated with bouts of dizziness, trouble urinating, and sensitivity to light. | I used the Transderm-scop 1.5 MG/72HR patch, to counter the effects of anesthesia. I had the prescription filled as I wanted to do everything I could for a fast recovery! Approximately 15 days later, after using all 4 patches in the prescription and having come home wearing 1, I took the last patch off and 24 hours later it was on! The first signs of more withdrawals yet to come were projectile vomiting and an extreme headache behind my left eye; after which forced me, while still nauseated with bouts of dizziness, trouble urinating, and sensitivity to light, to research what this patches active ingredient is and to my surprise it is scopolamine thus scop, which I surmise was used to deceive the consumer/patient. After an hour of searching for a protocol to counter the withdrawal effects of “Devils Breath” as they call scopolamine in Columbia, I found the following: over the counter Dramamine or Bonnie; the active ingredient is Meclizine. Take 50MG every 6 hours for 3 days, and then try spreading them to every 12 hours if you can, for 3 days and taper down for the next 3 days to 25MG. Here is the website where I found my protocol: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Ear--Nose--Throat/scopolamine-withdrawal/show/391762 Everyone needs to be their own advocate and research all medications before use! This scopolamine is in other drugs including Parkinson tremors medication, psychiatric, over the counter, and etc. There have only been perhaps 3 clinical studies | F | 54 | 15 days 1.5MG 1X O | 11/3/2012 | 4 | 14 day cruise | Extreme nausea within 4 hours of removing the patch at the end of our cruise. I couldn't eat or drink anything for 2 days. By the third day I was able to keep down flat ginger ale. At day 4, I can eat low sodium chicken noodle soup, toast, crackers, etc. Initially, I had mild blurred vision which has cleared up completely. | I've used this patch for much shorter timeframes in the past with no adverse effects. My motion sickness isn't limited to ships - I get very sick in cars, etc. Since our cruise also included excursions in mountainous areas, I kept the patch on the entire 14 days. I had no ill effects until I removed it. I noticed a small of amount of visual blurring when we got home, but that cleared up within a day. Within 4 hours of removing the patch, I had hot flashes, was dizzy and thought I was going to throw up (in a restaurant). Once home, I had to go straight to bed. The next morning, I felt kind of OK, so I drank a small smoothie. That was the beginning of the end. From that point, I threw up whenever I tried to drink anything for the next 2 days. I thought I'd have to go to the hospital to be treated for dehydration if I couldn't begin keeping liquids down soon. After finally settling my stomach with flat ginger ale, I've been able to keep very plain, bland foods down - I feel like someone who's on a chemo diet. Anything with much of a fat content (like a pat of butter) goes right through me, however, I feel so much better than I did a few days ago, it's like a new me. I'm lucky because I'm retired, so I didn't have to worry about getting to work like some of the others. There's no way I could have handled riding in a car, much less public transportation. | F | 58 | 14 days 1X O | 10/29/2012 | 5 | daily nausea | After 6 months of nausea 24/7 God send me my miracle this patch best thing ever | M | 45 | 2 months 1.5 mg | 10/26/2012 | 1 | 7 day cruise | Never again! I decided to try the patch b/c dramamine and bonine knock me out cold. That's not my idea of a vacation. I put the patch on the night before as directed. The next morning while reading the paper I realized I was falling into a deep sleep sitting up and I also felt like my throat was not swallowing things properly. I was constantly choking on everything, fluids and food. I slept for four hours straight not unable to be woke. Someone took the patch off. The cruise ended 5 days ago. I STILL am not able to concentrate on small print, computer screens, or books. The lightheadedness and severe dizziness is constant. I have memory lapses, blurred vision at times, and tension headaches of the century. Never again. I hope this goes away soon. It's already been 5 days. | F | 28 | 7 days 30 1X W | 10/26/2012 | 1 | to prevent motion sickness | While using the patch for 5 days I did not get motion sickness. However, I have been vomiting for 3 days since removing it. DO NOT WEAR THIS PATCH! I followed the directions. Wore it for exactly 3 days. Removed it and put on a new one. Removed that one after 1 1/2 days when I returned from my trip, so I had been medicated with the patch for a total of 4 1/2 days. I woke up the next morning so dizzy I couldn't drive my son to school without vomiting while driving. I have been in bed since then. This is the fourth day and I am finally able to sit up in a chair without feeling queasy. I had severe migraine headaches while sick. I would begin to feel better but after walking around the house, doing the dishes, etc. I would begin to feel dizzy again and would once again begin vomiting. Driving was impossible. I tried and had to immediately turn around and come home. The first thing I did today was to call the company to tell them my complaint. I will deal with my motion sickness as I al | F | 50 | 5 days 1.5 mg. 1X O | 10/25/2012 | 1 | vertigo | Once I begin to use the patch.I was feeling more dizziness than from the beginning. The dizziness is so serious it is affecting my memory. I cannot work because of dizziness. | F | 42 | 1 days 1.5mg | 10/25/2012 | 1 | Vertigo | Never really felt any better w patch soon as I took off 8 hrs later u was very dizzy and threw up | F | 49 | 6 days 1.5 3 days | 10/19/2012 | 1 | extreme dizziness and nauseau exactly 24 hours after removing the patch. Still feeling the effects 5 days later. | F | 50 | 2 weeks 1X day | 9/14/2012 | 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 | 1 | Vertigo | I was given this drug for some mild to moderate vertigo I had been experiencing. I put a patch on Saturday and replaced it on a Tuesday as per the directions. I started feeling really out of it, had impaired cognitive function and pupils dialated, so I removed it Tuesday. Approximately 12 hours later I felt VERY sick to my stomach and my dizziness was worse than before I put on the patch. I was very shaky and couldn't eat. I felt this way for three days (had to take off work). The third day I was feeling a little better and tried to drive to the grocery store and was overwhelmed with motion sickness and dizziness and had to turn around and come home. The next day I tried to drive to work and the symptoms came back tenfold - I got so dizzy (a constant dizziness) and I vomited and my body started to ache and I got headaches. I had none of these symptoms prior to removing this patch. | Bottom line - I am now facing possible short- to long-term leave from my job (not sure how I will do this as I support myself) because I cannot drive the 50 miles to work. I'm really hoping my Dr. can offer something to help me. This drug is a nightmare and should be removed from the market. | F | 45 | 4 days 1.5MG 2X W | 8/10/2012 | 1 | boating | Terrible side effects. I only took half a patch because of my size. That was over a week ago. Woke up this morning with spinning head - I can't even begin to tell you how bad it is. Threw up on and off all morning. Hard to focus - feels like if you move the wrong way will start the spinning all over again. Chills, weakness, headache - JUST AWFUL. I know it is from the patch because this happened to me before when I took a whole one. Thought I'd be ok with half...obviously not. | Please be careful. To me it is not worth these side effects. You don't know when they are going to hit you...and trust me...they are bad. The spinning feels like someone is rattling your head - and the vomiting reaction is immediate. I am only hoping these symptoms go away for good! Very scary... | F | 42 | 2 days half patch 1X day | 8/9/2012 | 1 | motion sickness | Every time I tried to quit the patch I would become very sick vomiting,dizzy, shaking. This medicine has been a living hell for almost 2 months.I an attempting to quit this weekend with meclizine. | DO NOT USE!!!! The withdrawals are extreme nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. | F | 41 | 45 days 1 every 3 1X day | 7/29/2012 | 4 | job as a bus counselor | extremely dry mouth, what felt like a constant post-nasal drip, blurry vision (unable to focus on things up-close), rashes/scabbing around patch as well as crusty stuff and pus, lack of appetite, extreme sensitivity to light, a bump behind my ear, and occasional fatigue | i've worn the patches last year for a duration of two months as well and i received all the same side effects as this time around. the patch works without fault, and because of this i continued to wear them regardless of all the side-effects | F | 18 | 2 months 1 patch 2X W | 7/9/2012 | 1 | Post surgery | Nausea, dizziness, and blurred vision 24 hours after taken off the patch. This drug is poison! | M | 33 | 7 days | 7/8/2012 | 1 | Vertigo | extreme dry mouth and throat, dry eyes, mild dizziness while on the patch | I removed the patch after 24 hours due to the dry eyes and throat, eating was getting hard, having to chase food with water to get it to go down. I've been off for over 24 hours and I think my withdrawls are mild compared to what i've read..but here goes. My vision was slightly blurred, made it hard to focus on things close up, I have an anxiety disorder and this has made it much worse than usual. Last night as I was going to bed I would relax and then my muscles started twitching, just on the verge of sleep, I would jump like I felt the falling sensation, I had a very hard time sleeping, it was hard to keep my eyes closed I felt like I had had too much coffee...which I had none. Today I woke up feeling a little better to start, then an hour or so ago, just started feeling out of it and couldn't stop crying...more anxiety. Got home and tried to take a nap and the muscles were jumping and waking me up. Anyone else had muscle twitches? I looked it up and I guess it only happens to a small group of people. Anyway, I believe that I should have just waited out my vertigo spell, I honestly think the patch made me feel worse and way more anxious. I will NEVER use this drug again. | F | 36 | 1 days 1.5mg 1X day | 6/16/2012 | 4 | Vertigo/Meniere's Disease | I've tried almost everything under the sun to help with my daily bouts of vertigo due to Meniere's Disease. The Scop patch is the only medication that has reliably helped; it cut down my episodes of vertigo from every day (sometimes a couple times a day) to 2-4 times a week. In preparation for surgery, my ENT wanted me to wean off the scop. I took off the patch before a 3-day weekend after reading about terrible withdrawal. 12 hours after removal, withdrawal kicked in. One study online had recommended a meclizine taper to counter the withdrawal, so as soon as I started feeling the extreme vertigo and nausea, I took 2 tablets of OTC meclizine (less-drowsy version of dramamine) and 8 mg of Zofran. Every 4-6 hours I took another tablet of each for the first day. Day 2, I cut down to every 8 hours, then day 3, every 12 hours. I was able to go to work on day 4. I'm now on a 3 days on, 2 days off schedule for the patch until my surgery. It gives me some relief from vertigo, and the only withdrawal with that short of a duration is a headache for a few hours 12-24 hours after taking it off. For me, the benefit of reduced vertigo in my daily life outweighs the mildly annoying side effects and the withdrawal. I wouldn't strongly recommend this medication for just a cruise or air travel, but for people with daily vertigo that doesn't abate with more common treatments, this medication may vastly improve quality of life. | F | 26 | 4 months 1 patch 1X day | 5/8/2012 Patient History |