Vistaril and Headaches: What Users Say

• Sam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 20, 2019

For Anxiety "I have been taking 50mg of Vistaril every 4 hours for about one week. It was prescribed to me for anxiety. It has worked well and allowed me to function without panic attacks and calms me and keeps me out of fight or flight mode. Life has just been easier entirely. I have had some mild to moderate side effects, specifically a few headaches, impaired coordination, and occasional dizziness. I personally would take that over the mind-crushing anxiety. I would recommend avoiding operating a vehicle until you're comfortable with the medication and keep your water intake up."

• Aun...
• January 12, 2015

For Anxiety "I was prescribed this over Xanax because I breastfeed and needed something safe to take for my extreme anxiety. I am bipolar, so my levels of energy are usually very high and I'm very anxious. I was unsure of this being able to calm me, but it works great. I have experienced headaches from this medicine, but I'll take that any day over my 'high-energy agitative states'."

• Spa...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2016

For Anxiety "This med causes me severe headaches and helps with anxiety some, but the pain in my head only grows worse each day, along with blurred vision, highly increased appetite, and dry mouth. Not worth the daily headaches. Using an antihistamine for anxiety and blood pressure meds like clonidine, said to help with my ADHD that does nothing for my focus, is a mixture of insanity. I'm over the Vistaril after a month of more intense headaches every day."

• Anx...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 26, 2019

For Anxiety "The worst experience of my life! Took one 25mg Vistaril and had the worst panic attack of my life and had harmful thoughts! Never would recommend this drug to anyone. I couldn't breathe, stop crying, and kept having suicidal thoughts like thoroughly hated myself and wanted to slit my throat. It's the day after I took it, and I feel very depressed, I have a horrible headache, and it's hard for me to breathe. I have never cried so hard in my life, and I'm hyperventilating that horribly until I took that stupid medication. On top of it, it didn't even work for allergies or sedation like it's supposed to. I would have voted it 0 out of 10, but the lowest it goes is 1 and a hyperventilating that horribly, until I took that stupid medication. It didn't even work for allergies or sedation like it's supposed to. You're better off just taking Benadryl, an antihistamine."

• ser...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 3, 2023

For Anxiety "No, no, no. Please don’t take Vistaril if you do not want to be addicted or have major side effects. Doctors are so quick to prescribe it to you, but it causes a lack of sleep, a short temper, and headaches. Never again! I was in a mental facility and can’t tell you how many kids are addicted to that drug, snorting the pill and getting high. I do not recommend at all. This is sad."

• Ara...
• April 14, 2019

For Anxiety "Vistaril turned my vision blurry, had bad headaches, and it didn't treat my anxiety symptoms that I took it for."