TRANSDERM SCOP Reviews (SCOPOLAMINE)Average Rating: 2.0 (270 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare TRANSDERM SCOP with similar:
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| 1 | surgery | Nurse put patch on b4 surgery, all she said was it reduces nausea and vomiting, by,the end of the day, I had a blinding headache, eyes were so dry they hurt, and waa more disoriented now than I was waking up after surgery. AlmoST two days later, I cannot drink enough watet to and yet barely able to Pee, considering I had a kidney stone removed, peeing would be good I would think, noticed this was a side effect of the patch, MU head still hurts, unable to eat. DO NOT EVER TAKE !!!!!!! I also had bouts of anger and saddnesd | It should be taken off market | F | 44 | 1 days 1X day | 10/9/2011 | 3 | 7 day cruise | dry mouth, blurred vision | While taking the patch, things were good. It actually worked and I did not experience motion sickness while cruising. This was my first cruise but I normally get nauseous on ferry boats or boats like that. The trouble is going on now (day 3 post patch removal) I can barely stay awake in the afternoons. I get really dizzy when sitting for too long. My vision is still blurry and I am forced to wear glasses I use sometimes for distance in order to read my computer screen, phone screen, books, ect. I'm just thankful that I came across this message board. I'm experiencing so many of the same things as others have posted. I suppose it's just a waiting game now to see when these symptoms stop. Good luck everyone. | F | 31 | 7 days 1.5 1X day | 9/28/2011 | 1 | Vertigo/dizziness | I was prescribed this during a particularly nasty bout of vertigo because my usual meclazine wasn't doing the trick. I put a patch on, ran an errand, then laid down for an hour or so at home to wait for it to kick in as I had plans that evening. About 4-5 hours later on as I was attending an event, I suddenly experienced a severe chest pain - it felt like a massive cramp - extending from mid breastbone to diaphragm, so bad I couldn't draw a breath for a few moments. After the first bad pain, I could breathe, but it was difficult. My boyfriend took me outside in the fresh air, and got the patch off of me while I tried to breathe. About 5 minutes after the patch came off, the pain disappeared. I called my doctor the next day to tell them what had happened and was told not to put the patch back on (DUH!!) even though the doctor "still felt it was the best treatment" for my dizziness. I didn't have any other side effects once the patch was off, but I have a feeling that ma | My father was prescribed this for nausea during the last stages of cancer and it worked well for him right up until his last few days when he literally needed to be sedated to avoid dry-heaving. I know this drug has its good uses, but I think doctors might be a bit more picky on what they prescribe it for considering how severe the side effects can be. | F | 31 | 1 days 1X day | 9/6/2011 | 5 | Motion sickness | A bit of dry mouth while taking and absolutely NO side effects after. | I suffer from extreme motion sickness. Transderm Scop has enabled me to enjoy cruising. I would definitely recommend this patch to others. I would bet that there are more people that it helps than those it doesn't. | F | 68 | 21 days 1X AN | 9/2/2011 | 5 | To avoid sea sickness | Very minimal side effects, slight dry mouth, no dizziness and no side effects after removing the patch. Applied the patch every 3 days for more than a month working on a fishing boat. For the most part I couldn't even tell I had it on, other than I was not hurling. | M | 54 | 3 days 1 patch 10X M | 8/31/2011 | 1 | motion sickness- cruise | lack of energy, dehydration, blurry vision, anxiety. Worse of all, I had an episode on cruise ship where I fell down stairs (may or may not have been contributed to by above side effects) fainted, and had to seek emergency medical attention. The ship doctor removed the patch immediately and said never to take it again. He could not believe I had taken as instructed for 7 days- said the patch is very bad for people. It had caused my blood pressure to drop extremely low. (I am a norm healthy, active 29 y.o. with normal blood pressure). Had to give IV fluids and other medicine for dehydration. Was a scary 40 minutes in hospital bed waiting for blood pressure to return to normal and heart rate to get back to normal. I thought i was clumsy and panicked- however now realize after reading all these other posts that the patch contributed to this. I was so startled by this event, I dont think I remember how bad the withdrawl effects were. I thought the dizziness, exhaustion and other effects | I didnt believe the doctor- but now see these other posts and wish I knew this before hand. I would not recommend nor take this drug again. | F | 29 | 8 days 1X day | 8/31/2011 | 1 | Vertigo | Dizziness, nausea, vomiting, extreme dry mouth, headaches, confusion, hallucinations, hard time remembering things, blurred vision/large pupils, abdominal cramps 24 hours after removal of patch as well as sweating, drowsiness | I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PATCH TO ANYONE!!! It made me feel way worse than I ever did to begin with. I thought taking the patch off would make me feel better but the withdrawal side effects are horrible! 24 hours after I removed it I became very nauseous and had a bad cramp in my stomach. I became very sweaty and felt like I couldn't move. I took the patch off three days ago and I'm still not feeling normal! I'm very easily confused and I cannot remember things that have just happened. The night after I took it off I had hallucinations and thought there was a giant spider chasing me out of my room at 2 in the morning. I am a small girl (100 lbs) and I think the dosage was way too much for my body! Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT use this patch. You will regret it. I wish my doctor had warned me of all these awful side effects! | F | 20 | 1 days 2X W | 8/27/2011 | 1 | surgery | UPDATE: word patch 48 hours. The worst of the blurred vision gone on day 23. Retinologist says that this drug can cause a shift in the lens of your eye and now, 3 years post LASIK problem-free, I suddenly post-patch may need glasses again for distance. WTF? | STAY FAR, FAR AWAY FROM THIS DRUG! Neighbor told me her diabetic hubby used for cruise and had seizures shortly after applying patch and nearly died. Good Lord but that's a scary thought!! | F | 42 | 2 days 1X day | 8/12/2011 | 1 | My wife took it pre op | My wife just had a 4 hour op to repair her Esphogeal Hernia. we don't tolerate narcotics. She had severe nausea post surgery years ago. She put on a Scop patch the day before the surgery. 6:30 the morning post op, I got a call from the head Rn, saying my wife was confused, delusional and might get hostile. She was [n a chair in the hallway and came to me and said that the staff was trying to hurt her or commit her. The RN & I went through the bad drug list. My wife hadn't received any. We got the Scop Patch off and my wife back in bed. She went through a littany of evil things the staff had done, was doing and planned to do. Her room mate, shook her head no. In an hour, she left the hallucinal stage and into a mild confused and sometime into a hyper compulsive behavior checking her hospital gown, the blanket and wanting to rearrange them. . My wife would go to sleep, & the noises in the hallway would wake her up. Her surgeon showed up at 1 | On the cruise 5 years ago, my wife had a positive reaction to the Patch. She didn't have nausea post op, but the hallucinations, delusions and verbal hostility were very scary. I could tell that my wife, mentally wasn't with us. Later she said that she was living a bad book, she had read two days before her operation. A woman in the book was in a hospital, and her in laws were trying to kill her with the help of the hospital staff. My wife apparently in her altered mental states had become that woman. Apparently, the drug works for others and for some it like my wife it can be a scary nightmare that they can't get out of. Our current anesthesiologists are superbally trained, and they take great history. There is a weak link in actual post op surgical floor followup to see how their patients responded to the drugs outside the OR and Recovery Room. | M | 71 | 2 days 1X day | 8/3/2011 | 1 | Deep Sea Fishing Trip | I did not feel well on the boat. Usual sea sickness symptoms. However, I did experience extreme dizzyness whenever I stood up after lying down or even lying down after standing up. My head just started spinning. I had never taken this drug before, but this type of dizziness had never occurred on my previous fishing trips using Dramamine. The worst side effects occurred after I took the patch off once the trip ended. I applied the patch 5 hours prior to leaving for the trip, the trip was 16 hours. A total of 21 hours that I had the patch applied. It's been 7 days since then and my stomach is still queasy and I am still getting dizzy and light-headed whenever I change positions (lying, standing up). Wow. The side-effects of this drug are amazing, even after such short use. I'm amazed it's still on the market. BEWARE! | This is a scary drug. Such awful side effects. in my opinion: DO NOT USE. | M | 56 | 1 days 1.5 mg 1X day | 7/30/2011 | 1 | help with post-op nausea | Patch was placed behind my left ear pre-op. Wore for 2 days post-op with unexplained blurred vision that oddly enough reading glasses helped with (never, never needed those before and not really old enough to need anyway). Almost exactly 48 hrs post patch removal, the terrifying stuff started to happen: dizziness, severe nausea, disorientation, flushing (felt like an electric pulse shot out through my body in every direction from cntr of my chest), & some abdominal pain (normal post-op). The ER staff thgt I was crazy, ran blood work, ordered CT scan, then sent me home with Rx for anti-nausea meds. | I filed with the FDA at their website (and EVERYONE: please do the same!! It's easy!) with the hope this drug is pulled. No doctor yet has been able to tell me when or if the side effects will stop or what I can do to help speed up the process. TERRIFYING DRUG - NEVER USE!! | F | 42 | 2 days 1X day | 7/21/2011 | 1 | seasickness | 24 hours after removing the patch, I had terrible vertigo, inability to focus, nausea, fatigue, and lethargy. Couldn't get better and still feel dizzy and "out of it" after eight days. | Although the medication may prevent motion sickness while being transmitted through the skin, the aftereffects are vile and debilitating. | F | 58 | 21 days 1X day | 6/28/2011 | 4 | cruise | very dry mouth, blurry vision couldn't see up close while on it the after effects were horrible nausea vomiting dizzy fuzzy couldnt think all i wanted to do was sleep and cry still feeling it the effects after taking off 5 days ago would nevr take it again. | not a good choice unless you like being sick | M | 44 | 9 days 1X O | 6/23/2011 | 5 | to prevent sickness | maybe a little dry mouth | love it love it love it..I've been going to mexico for a weeks time in the winter for a long time, and I have gotten sick on EVERY boat or water activity I tried-even parasailing.. two years ago, I got the patch and I can do anything..I've been on ocean fishing boats and catamarans where the waves were huge, and I don't get sick..love it | F | 58 | 7 days 30mg 1X day | 6/22/2011 | 4 | Overseas travel | No side effects during the use of the drug, except for some drymouth at the end of the duration (21 days) | My wife couldn't fly until the transdermal patch was released for use. Dramamine and other like drugs did not work. She has used the patch to fly for at least a dozen or more trips in the US with no bad effects. We made a 10 hour flight to Europe with many train, boat and bus trips. She wore the patch for 21 days with no adverse effects. Upon removing the patch, approximately 10 hours later, she developed extreme dizziness, nausia and slight diarreah. She was able to sleep and after the first day her appetite was normal. Her symptoms seemed to wane in the morning, only to return full force in the afternoon. As of this writing, she is in her 5th day of withdrawl. This is a holiday weekend, so we will wait until Tuesday to consult a physician, but most doctors including my surgeon son, do not know about the side effects of this drug. My wife generally does not react to drugs, it usually takes a larger dose than usual to effect her, but the prolonged dosage has made her quite ill. This information needs to be transmitted to internal medicine docs so they can advise their patients. | F | 64 | 21 days 1X day | 5/29/2011 | 2 | I was given it while before surgery | After my surgery, I was nauseous--and, in fact vomited three times, so it didn't do a great job of controlling my nausea. What is far worse, though, is that while taking the drug, I have experienced a significant worsening of my vision. I was already wearing reading classes (especially at night when I was tired), but could read fairly easily without them. While I had the patch (and still, two days after removing the patch), I cannot read ANYTHING without reading glasses--it is scary. I don't know how long it will take before my vision returns to normal. | As I was prescribed the patch while I had surgery, there could be other drugs that caused my blurred vision--the anesthesia, the pain medicine (hydrocodone acetominophen) or the antibiotics (cephalexin) I was prescribed after surgery. However, I took these two drugs for two days only because I developed a severe rash so discontinued both. Unfortunately, I left the transderm patch on for five days because I forgot it was there. That's why I think it is the cause of the blurred vision. Also, I found an article on blurred vision following wearing a scopolamine patch that describes my symptoms almost exactly. Here's the address if you want to read it: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hup.470010209/pdf My advice to medical practitioners it to tell people to take the patch off as soon as possible--I had no need to leave it on, and didn't remember it until my first attempt to wash my hair five days after having surgery on my arms. If I had taken it off sooner, I would probably be able to see better right now. | F | 49 | 5 days 1X day | 5/24/2011 | 3 | Cruise - motion sickness | The cruise went great - no real motion sickness. I changed the patch every 3 days and directed by the doctor - and wore a patch for 8 days. Within 24 hours of taking off the patch I have had horrible symptoms of dizziness, nausea, the worse headache I have ever had, blurred vision and a feeling of I cant concentrate on anything - I just want to sleep and I am feeling real bad. I have felt this way for 4 days now. Anyone know of anything I can do to get over this please email me!!!!! I would not wear this patch again due to this reaction - no one said anything about withdrawl - its too bad because I really liked the patch while I was on the cruise. | If you have any helpful advice about how I can get over these withdrawl symptoms - please email me. I have never felt like this before, very unpleasant! | F | 34 | 7 days 1 mg 1X W | 5/2/2011 | 1 | travel | Nausea, vomiting and dry heaves, thickheadedness, loss of appetite, exhaustion/sleepiness, dizziness, headaches. | Thank God I found this forum!!! I was starting to get really depressed and upset from feeling sick for so long. I just used the patch (on and off for 5 days) for an international trip that involved flights and a lot of mountain driving. I have it many times before, so I knew to expect the dry mouth, blurry vision, and light sensitivity. Yes, it kept me from getting motion sick, but the after effects have been horrible! 24 hours after removing the patch I started with nausea and dry heaves, very cloudy headed, dizzy, can't stay awake, headaches, etc. This has been going on for six days now, we me missing work (right after a vacation - great), and unable to do anything at home. I still feel terrible. This happened to me last year when I took an international trip as well. I was violently ill upon coming home, and thought I had contracted some kind of awful exotic flu. Now I know better. No doctor has ever mentioned these violent withdrawl effects!!! What scares me most now is not knowing what I am going to do for the future. I get SO SICK when I travel, whether plane, train, car or boat. I have several upcoming work trips, including one with the boss. Does anyone have suggestions for alternatives? Have used Dramamine in the distant past, but it just made me tired, and when I woke up I spent all my time throwing up. | F | 43 | 5 days 1X day | 5/1/2011 | 4 | cruise | while wearing the patch: dry mouth, slight fatigue, dilated pupils (resulting in far-sightedness) | The side effects while on the patch were minimal. Just as described by the drug's website, the withdrawl symptoms began 24 hours after taking off the last one. I was light-headed, very fatigued, and dizzy. These symptoms improved over the next 24 hours. Like any drug, there are side effects. People need to be take responsibility for their own health care and research any medication recommended by a doctor so they can make an informed decision. The withdrawl symptoms were unpleasant, but I would never have been able to go on the cruise without it. I would use it again. | F | 41 | 7 days 1.5 3X W | 4/19/2011 | 1 | cruise | While one patch--severe blurred vision, sensitivity to light, extreme dry mouth and sore tongue. Upon removing patch--within 24 hours experienced extreme fatigue, dizziness, "cloudy head". 4 days post cruise and still experiencing symptoms from withdrawal. | Will never use this product again. Horrific side effects and withdrawal symptoms. | F | 36 | 5 days 1X O | 4/10/2011 |