PHENERGAN Reviews (PROMETHAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.4 (151 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PHENERGAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PHENERGAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Nausea from migraines. | My doctor originally prescribed Phenergan for the nausea that comes with my migraines. I have found, although it does make me sleepy, it also takes away almost all of the migraine pain 90% of the time. In addition, I have not experienced vomiting in years. | It does make me sleepy, but also takes away the pain and nausea of migraine headaches. | F | 67 | 6 years 10 mg 1X AN | 3/9/2011 | 4 | Severe nausea, Vomiting | I wanted to lay in bed all day because I was so tired and I am actually on it now and it has been a hour and a half and it has taken no effect yet. | It's great through an IV but man in pill form it really sucks for me. It takes way to long for it to start working. I took it for the first time three days ago and I held it in for an hour and finally puked it up. It just does not seem like it wants to work on the spot for nausea. | M | 18 | 3 days 25 MG 3X day | 12/20/2010 | 5 | Nausea after surgery | As soon as the nurse injected it into my IV I stopped vomiting and passed out, but that could be because I just came out of surgery and had been given other pain meds, anesthesia, and other nausea meds. | When I came out of surgery I was vomiting non-stop and the nurse gave me a nausea med. I don't remember what it was, but it did not work at all so an hour later she injected my IV with Phenergan and it instantly stopped the vomiting and I felt SO much better. If I ever get surgery again, I will be requesting this drug for post op. | F | 25 | 1 days IV 1X O | 11/15/2010 | 5 | Nausea and Vomiting | Sleepiness and dry mouth | Phenergan is a great medication for nausea and vomiting!! I have had Zofran for nausea and vomiting also in the hospital. As many people on here have stated Phenergan is inexpensive and it really cures and wipes out nausea and vomiting! For anyone who can not take Phenergan I would suggest either Zofran or Meclizine. These medications may cause you to have less side effects since everyone reacts differently to medication. | F | 35 | 30 days 25MG 1X day | 11/9/2010 | 1 | post surgical nausea | After single dose (injection) was unable to speak coherently - could not make the words verbalized match the thoughts I wanted to communicate. Thus unable to respond to doctor's questions re pain and nausea. I also felt dizzy and anxious. Awful! | Will not take it or any phenothiazine again. After this surgery, short term memory was significantly affected for months - computer tasks learned in a 3 month intensive training immediately pre-op were not able to be reclaimed in the subsequent 3 month period. However it is unclear which of the various anesthetics, pain medications (which I stopped within a few days after leaving the hospital) or other meds contributed to these lasting effects on mental function. | F | 55 | 1X O | 10/26/2010 | 4 | Nausea | Very, very, very tired the next day. Was completely out of it for about 24 hours afterward and really could not function well. No appetite, just wanted to sleep and nothing else. | Did the job like a champ. | M | 32 | 1 days 25mg 1X day | 8/28/2010 | 5 | Detox from methadone | Very easy sedation. Side-effect so worth it compared to being in fetal position all night sick holding stomach. | I totally understand some peoples negative side-effects but when detoxing from methadone (possibly opiates but never tried when using)I'll take as much sleep as possible. Also helped w/ massive insomnia that I had B-4 being given this, what I consider to be, miracle drug. | M | 33 | 3 weeks 25mg/50mg 3X day | 6/7/2010 | 4 | Nausea from Depo shot | Sleepiness/lack of energy, restless legs | After a few weeks of using this drug, it doesn't make me too drowsy any more, but it has started causing a restless leg syndrome-like effect. My legs have this awful creepy-crawly feeling that just makes me cringe. It's terrible, but the nausea I had was worse. Sometimes after taking it I feel a severe lack of energy and I just don't do anything because I feel too tired to move. | F | 25 | 1 months 25 MG 1X day | 5/25/2010 | 5 | vertigo, nausea | Side effects seem to vary each time I take it. The more severe side-effects are less frequent. Mild drowsiness; excitation; decreased comprehension and focus; verbal paraphasia (usually totally unrelated word but similar sounding, example "cajun" instead of "agent"); and the worst (only had this a few times) I feel agitated and anxious and feel like I have to do something with my hands: sometimes I ball my fists or shake my arms or rub/scratch when I don't have an itch; last time I had this urge to snap things in half, I went outside and broke some sticks to spare my ruler and pencils and felt better afterwards. | I had been taking meclizine for my vertigo/nausea but it made me really drowsy and didn't completely relieve my symptoms. Last year I got the flu and my GP prescribed Phenergan for the nausea/vomiting. It worked really well for that and didn't make me nearly as drowsy as the meclizine. I read online about it being used for vertigo as well so I asked my doctor about it and started taking it for my vertigo instead of meclizine. The weird side effects kind of freak me out but generally I'm much more functional at work on Phenergan than on meclizine or nothing at all. | F | 26 | 8 months 12.5 1X AN | 3/6/2010 | 4 | Allergy | Dry mouth, lethargic, tired, no energy completely drained, I literally sleep for two days after taking it. | I take the drug whenever a rash and hives come up on my body due to an allergic reaction which I don't know what is caused by. Maybe dust mites or washing powder?! | F | 24 | 25 1X day | 2/26/2010 | 5 | extreme morning sickness | a little sleepiness and dry mouth | This was a life saver for me, my son would never had been born if I didn't take this medication! I didn't experience any of those horrible side effects others have. The benefits outweigh the risks, as long as you aren't allergic and it is administered properly then it works. | F | 31 | 9 months | 1/3/2010 | 5 | nausea | The side effects were only one: drowsiness; and that was exactly what I needed!! I went to sleep and woke up feeling much better! I think some people on here are confusing the effects of this med with something else that happened to them. You should always follow the directions of doctor so you don't take too much and you can make sure to take the appropriate dose for a first timer if that's the case to avoid breathing depression of any concern. This is a first for me to hear such stories as on this site. | This is a medicine I have been taking since I was at least 15 and I am 27 -it is a miracle! I would hate to imagine my life without this drug as I really hate being sick by vomiting. I just had the stomach flu and so did a family member- they threw up for close to 6 hours and I only threw up the first time and went to sleep with my phenergan. | F | 27 | 12 years | 11/30/2009 | 1 | consious sedation for upper GI | Terrible pain at IV site. Terrible headache, sweating, full body muscle contractions. All complaints were ignored. Pheblitis, nerve damage, huge swelling in arm and a trip to the ER. | It has been five years since and no one should ever be given this IV Phenergan. I have constant pain from wrist to elbow and take 2400 milligrams of neurontin every day. Huge nerve damage. | M | 63 | 1 times | 11/24/2009 | 1 | N/V | Death by possible respiratory depression??? or just a coincidence??? | I am a nurse and a co-worker nurse gave 12.5 IM of phenergan to one of her patients following normal protocol and five minutes later the patient died. Its not worth it...you never know what kind of reaction you as an individual will have so my recommendation is to try the absolute smallest dose first if you have tried other alternatives and you need relief(chronic conditions). If you are having or had surgery and its just a one time thing I would recommend saltine crackers!!! | F | 20 | 1 days | 11/17/2009 | 3 | nausea | I get very spacey and have real live nightmares and I wake up and makes me feel like i'm still living in the dream. | M | 45 | 10 days | 10/26/2009 | 4 | nausea, allergies | makes me very sleepy, unable to concentrate. i too have a sensitive stomach and i take a half every now and then before i go to bed. it has been a miracle for me. it helps with my nausea, it helps my allergies, and helps me sleep. however, it is habit forming and i had taken it every night at one point and i started getting dizzy spells from it and seeing "bugs" here and there. when i stopped taking it, i got bad stomach cramps. but i have learned from that and now just take it every now and then. | F | 28 | 4 months | 10/7/2009 | 5 | Nausea | Drowsiness, unable to focus. If I take a whole pill one day, then the following day I still feel kind of tired and out of it. | I have taken Phenergan for almost 10 years off and on for nausea. I have a very sensitive stomach, so it's always came in handy. It can take up to an hour to work in pill form, but once it does it's such a relief. Also helps allergies. Just make sure you don't drive while on this stuff. My doc also told me that this drug can become habit-forming too. If I take it, I normally cut it in half and take 12.5mg instead of the 25mg. Seems to cut down on the drowsiness some. | F | 27 | 10 years | 8/31/2009 | 5 | extreme vomiting, nausea, stomach | Sleepiness, a little spacey | I have had no problems with this medication. I have had it by IV in the ER, but mostly use it at home by suppository. In the ER it was used with morphine. Yes it does make you very sleppy and can make you spacey. It does have some bad psychological affects for some. But I have had terrible depression all my life, and had no psychological problems with the med. It is the only medication that can keep me out of the ER when I have bouts of diahrea, nausea, extreme vomitting, stomach pain, etc due to IBS and other gastro problems. | M | 31 | 2 years | 8/1/2009 | 5 | nausea | slight drowsiness, occasional dizziness | I've been taking Phenergan/promethazine off and on for years for nausea (believed to be caused by IBS). I've tried dozens of antiemetics over the years, both prescription and OTC, and Phenergan is the only thing that works for me. The drowsiness is the biggest drawback, but isn't that big of a deal as most of my nausea tends to occur in the evening or at night. It has the dded bonus of being a sleep aid for me I suppose. | F | 32 | 15 years | 6/7/2009 | 1 | Misdiagnosis of Labyrinthitis | I had symptoms of nausea and vomiting and was prescribed this medication along with Meclizine and was dizzy and very sleepy. However I was misdiagnosed it was a Stroke not a inner ear infection. | Four days later, I had a 2nd stroke while taking this medication is my 2nd stroke linked to this medication? I'm investigating. | F | 39 | 4 days | 5/28/2009 |