Haloperidol and Nausea: What Users Say

• Pet...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 16, 2019

Haloperidol for Psychosis "My side effects of Haldol are restlessness and anxiety. The need to move is coupled with the desire not to. Muscle tension and tremors combined with the inability to walk correctly, heavy drooling at the mouth, nausea, and terrible constipation amounting to the inability to have a bowel movement, as well as the inability to urinate without sitting down. In addition, there is the inability to ejaculate."

• Bob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 11, 2020

Haloperidol for ICU Agitation "My 17-year-old son with severe autism was given Haldol during a pediatric ER visit. He is non-verbal and usually has severe anxiety in any healthcare setting. We took him to the ER because he appeared dehydrated after 24-36 hours of nausea, vomiting, and behavioral symptoms that had become more severe. We informed the ER physician that he typically reacts the exact opposite to sedatives than should be expected and recommended one drug that has been effective in the past. A sedative was necessary in order to obtain a CT scan. The physician wanted to use Haldol because it has been effective with kids with autism and could also help my son's nausea. My son had no problem with the nurse setting up the IV, which was not his norm. It did not take long after injecting this drug for him to go from calm, quiet, and lethargic to needing 6-7 adults to subdue him and strap his wrists and ankles to his bed. What a joke!"

• Man...
• January 23, 2019

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ED for kidney pain and nausea. I have allergies to IV anti-nausea meds but can take them orally. They decided to give me 0.5 of Haldol intravenously. Something inside me was telling me NOT to allow this, but I was so nauseated, and they said it would help. I can take oral anti-nauseous meds, so I was confused as to why I was getting Haldol. The FDA hasn’t approved the intravenous use of Haldol in ER settings. Unfortunately, I found all of this out after the fact. Five minutes after being injected, I got hot flashes and a huge panic attack. Benadryl helped, but my pulse went to 180 bpm and slowly tapered down to 100 bpm-that’s where it stayed until this evening when I’m finally at a normal 86 bpm. It’s been two days, and I’m still feeling agitated and anxious. My advice to anyone being offered Haldol: if an ER doc wants to try to see if it works for you-say no, ask for something safer!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 13, 2017

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "Went to the ER after experiencing chest pain following advice from my surgery nurse. While being there, I mentioned being slightly nauseous. I am extremely allergic to most anti-nausea medications, going into anaphylactic shock, so I was given Haldol. Immediately after injection, my heart began beating faster and my anxiety level flew off the chart. Every muscle in my body wanted to move and spasm, I was practically vibrating in the bed. Seeing as it was only days after having my abdomen cut into, it was pretty intense. It was the closest I have ever felt to being out of my mind. I had to be given another medication to counteract the effect of the Haldol in my system."

• D_D...
• January 8, 2018

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "Went to the ER for uncontrollable vomiting and stomach pain. Haldol was the second try (injection) to improve my symptoms. I am shocked reading all of these other experiences because of the similarity to my case. The Haldol helped with the nausea and vomiting, but oh my goodness, the body cramps and restlessness. My entire body was a giant charley horse contorting all over the table, and I couldn't stop it. Crying in pain. They finally gave me something else, which toned it down some, but no way would I ever want to go through that again. I'm sorry for those who have experienced it. It's horrendous :("

• Sta...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 16, 2013

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "Experiencing horrible nausea/vomiting with Dilaudid for pain associated with Stage 4 breast cancer. My normal anti-nausea medication was Zofran, but it started to not work. I was given 0.5 mg I.V. of Haldol every hour for nausea. It worked, but did 'knock me to nap' for a little while. After I woke up, I did feel groggy and was able to eat and drink without incident."

• 777...
• August 19, 2017

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "Still felt nauseous after being given this drug after surgery. I woke up extremely sick and vomiting. This was the third drug given to help combat these effects. I didn't know I'd been given it, but my heart started racing and concerned the nursing staff, and their concern made me anxious. I was so scared and paranoid about what was happening to me, which I later found out was all because of this drug. They ended up flushing it out of my system."

• Mis...
• January 15, 2013

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "I have Addison's disease. We had tried all conventional medications. I got this injected by the ER and told my Dr. that even though they gave it to me for anxiety, I didn't vomit or get nauseous for 24 hrs."

• Roc...
• January 6, 2021

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "Was in for laparoscopy procedure and was very nauseous after the surgery. Initial treatment with Zofran wasn’t helpful, so they then injected Haldol to relieve the emesis and nausea. It made me feel drowsy and restless at the same time. I can’t tell if I’m thankful it helped as an antiemetic or if I absolutely hate it because of the restless legs, anxious, crawling out of my skin feelings. It made resting and sleep very difficult after a really long day at the hospital. My advice: see if the doctor has exhausted all other medications/solutions first! The side effects may make you regret taking it."

• vam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 1, 2022

Haloperidol for Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ER with persistent vomiting that I had already tried Zofran and other medicines for without any luck. After getting a dose of IV Haldol, I stopped throwing up and was able to put down some water. I still had some lingering nausea when there was too much motion, but overall, I would count it very successful. I didn't experience any negative side effects that I'm aware of."

• Tre...
• September 19, 2021

For Mania "I was on haloperidol at a dosage of 150 mg, which is the highest? I took the depot because it would enable me to get out of the hospital. I had bad side effects, such as not being able to eat. I would try to eat something and start to feel nauseous. I also had really bad insomnia. My speech was affected to the point that I couldn’t speak coherently at all, and I displayed signs of having the symptoms of what Stephen Hawking had during his early days of motor neuron disease when he was trying to walk. Time seemed to be moving so slowly. I would look at the clock, look away, and look back at some point, thinking it had been about an hour, and only a few minutes would have passed. The drug was seriously impacting me in a negative way, which led me to try to kill myself. Depots do help some people, but others don’t have it so good."

• Dma...
• September 25, 2021

For Tourette's Syndrome "This is the worst drug ever. They prescribed this to me for Tourette syndrome (which I don't even have, by the way) when I was six years old, and I was on it for about 5 years, maybe more. It gave me tardive dyskinesia, tics, and involuntary muscle movements, which states thought were Tourette syndrome. It also caused extreme lethargy, disorientation, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, and many more terrible side effects. Don't ever take this for any reason at all, ever. And especially do not give this to children in any way, shape, or form, ever. They really should take this off the market."

• Jan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 10, 2021

For Nausea/Vomiting "I was given Haldol for my gastroparesis. I had slight nausea. But mainly had epigastric/chest pain from one of my 'episodes'. The nurse came in and said the doctor ordered Haldol and Benadryl, IV. Um... OK... I was worried about the Benadryl making me drowsy. But boy, was I wrong. The Haldol!!! I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin! I was restless, agitated, I thought I was going to go CRAZY! I had to keep moving my arms and legs. And all I wanted to do was rest! But every time I closed my eyes, I would see crazy images in bright neon colors. I felt like I was on an ACID TRIP! I hadn't slept in 3 or 4 days from my abdominal pain. I also had to lay still while they took me in to do a CT scan. I really thought I was going to have to jump off of the table and run out of the hospital. I will NEVER take Haldol again!!!! I will be listing it as an allergy! I think that if you are crazy, it helps you, but if you are straight... Haldol will make you crazy!!!"

• Anonymous
• June 29, 2020

For Nausea/Vomiting "Was given haloperidol for stomach pain and nausea. Made everything worse, they should have never given it. Only slept 1 hour that night in the hospital and was miserable."

• Lee...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 4, 2022

For Nausea/Vomiting "Terrible experience, did not help nausea and had a panic attack, which is one of the worst feelings I have ever felt. Couldn't sleep, had to walk around all night because I just couldn't sit still."