Iohexol for Body Imaging User Reviews

• Bel...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• October 7, 2018

Iohexol "I had a CT done, they used Omnipaque 350. I've never been the same since. I have chronic headaches, blurred vision, soreness and stiffness in my entire body, a feeling of dying, a feeling of something bad going to happen, dizziness, my eyes have my vision jumping up and down, rapidly, constantly crying, a feeling of dread, my bones hurt, muscles ache, stiffness and pain in my jaw. I wake with chronic headaches and a pounding heart beating rapidly, and when I was able to sleep, much insomnia. I had a horrible rash on my chest from neck to breast to shoulders. Now my records indicate that I am allergic to contrast dye."

• Lup...
• March 30, 2018

Iohexol "I had a CT and Omnipaque, and about 4 hours later, I had extreme anxiety and panic. I couldn't fall asleep - I basically had insomnia. Everything I would think of was bad, like I was going to die. My mind was racing. The next day, I still couldn't sleep, and I tried going outside, and everything in the world seemed NOT REAL! I had depersonalization and crying. I felt like I was going crazy, literally no control over my mind. My next panic/anxiety attack happened about 1.5 weeks later, the day before I was leaving on vacation, and ever since then, I've been having panic attacks, anxiety, depression, blurred vision, stiff neck, constant dizziness, plus when I touch my head, I get a dizzy sensation. My eyes tremble a lot, racing heartbeat, breathing problems, depersonalization, crying from sadness, I forget things, people, and names. My mind sometimes blacks out and forgets what I'm even doing. I know this med caused this, I've never had any of these symptoms before."

• E D...
• May 29, 2023

Iohexol "Upon injection, I immediately felt a freezing sensation in my vein. I also experienced anxiety and uncontrollable leg shaking. About 30 minutes to an hour later, my back started itching. Over the three days, I noticed swelling in various parts of my face. The most alarming symptom was a rash that spread across my entire body that looked like measles. It was scary."

• Pet...
• August 24, 2016

Iohexol "Had a precautionary CT scan on my chest several days after hip surgery and after experiencing some pain in my chest. The contrast agent used was Omnipaque 350. About 8 hours later, when lying down in bed, I felt itching on my back, which persisted into the night. On inspection, I could see that a hives-type rash had formed between my shoulder blades. This gradually subsided over about 10 days. Note that the scan showed up a small infection for which I was prescribed a penicillin antibiotic. I took this about 3 hours before the rash appeared, so my doctor changed the antibiotic as a precaution in case that caused the rash. I have never been allergic to penicillin, so in my mind, the Omnipaque remains the culprit."

• Deb...
• November 19, 2016

Iohexol "I hate when you think you can trust a doctor. You say you have a little stomach ache, and it turns out they lie in the paperwork so they can put your drugs into our body. Trusting this doctor, hoping he is doing what is going to make you feel better. I am a diabetic 1 and a kidney transplant patient. Not sure my doctor should have used this medicine, damn it! What it turns out to be is he is just running several tests to make hospitals money, not helping you as the patient at all. Just turning you into some type of guinea pig, trying to destroy the precious kidney your husband of 43 years donated to you so we can enjoy more loving years together. Hey, drug companies, grow up, use your new drugs on yourself and let us alone. Very unhappy that tests are being done on people like me that shouldn't have any additional drugs because my blood tests are in range. Goodbye."

• Gra...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 11, 2020

"I had two injections in my L4 & L5 separated by one month. The first injection was so painful I opted for sedation the second time. The assistant gave the IV sedative just a second before the procedure started, so I knew there was no way this was going to work. The same doctor did the second injection, and all he could say was that he was sorry while the whole crew was talking about food day. I was in horrific pain. It's been three days since the second injection, and my hip and leg pain is exactly as it was when I went in. I think this is just a hoax to get money from Medicare and personal insurance. I am so angry about the whole experience. I can't wait to get my survey."

• Lvp...
• June 19, 2018

Iohexol "Horrible stuff. Three months later and the side effects are only getting worse."