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I needed a uterine biopsy so my OB/GYN prescribed something to di...

Posted at 10:24 AM on Mar 02, 2009 by audreym529, #39505
I needed a uterine biopsy so my OB/GYN prescribed something to dilate me. He also prescribed Reglan for my stomach. I didn't know at the time that's what it was or anything about the drug. He said to take the two meds together. I took 2 doses and after taking the second dose I got a tingle that went up my spine and threw me into a full blown panic attack for 48 hours solid. I couldn't relax so I would walk in and out our sidewalk and then I'd be so exhausted I'd have to lie down which was horrible. My heart was racing and I couldn't relax any part of my body. My entire body ached. Our small dog jumped on the bed and I thought I would die from the movement. I couldn't talk without the pain and I couldn't concentrate when someone would speak to me. I kept trying to rest by going to each part of my body and talking myself into relaxing. I'd start at my toes and by the time I would get to me ankles it was full blown panic again. My husband tried to give me a gentle hug and it was SO painful. I couldn't eat or drink. I called the doctor and they insisted it was from the dilator but I knew it was the Reglan. That was months ago and things have not changed. I still get a tingle in the base of my neck that goes up my spine and I get the panic attack. I can't sit and watch TV because when I relax it starts. I keep telling everyone that I feel like I'm not the same person I was before I took the drug but I don't know how to describe it to anyone. You had to go through it and feel what I felt to understand it completely. I fear I'm going to feel like this the rest of my life. I'm now seeing a therapist that is helping me work through the attacks. Hopefully that will work. They put me on Celexa to help with the attacks, but that has side effects too. I tried cutting back on them but then the attacks got worse again. My therapist is well informed and knows about the Reglan and how bad it is. He is also taking me slowly off Celexa and replacing it with something else. I've been on Wellbutrin for years and have never had any problems with that. My family is very supportive and that helps a lot. I feel very fortunate to have them. I read all the experiences that everyone wrote and I can see me in all of them to some extent. I feel for every one of you and hope you all can have some peace in your lives.
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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 07, 2009 by momofthreeboys, #18680

I have read all the reactions people have written to this sight, and yours sounds the most like mine. Like you, I see bits and pieces of experiences that I experienced, but known nobody's is exactly like my Reglan experience. It happened to me 12 years ago and has left me with emotional and physical scars. Just finding this sight has validated so much of what I have tried to explain to professionals, family, and friends. You are lucky to find someone who is willing to work with you and most of all believe in you. I truly hope you can find your way back to the person you used to be. If you do, please let me know. Maybe there is someone out there who could give me my life back.

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Reply 6 months ago on Apr 15, 2009 by moniq612, #18905

I had the exact experience after being prescribed Reglan to increase my breastmilk production. I was on the Reglan for two weeks and started to have the exact panic you described. It was the worst thing I have ever had to go through! My OB put me on Zoloft and eventually every day got a tiny bit better...I am fully recovered now...it took about 6 months to climb my way out of that black hole...and at one point I had almost lost hope...keep your hope alive and breathe deep, take it one minute at a time....

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