Reglan User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Anonymous
• January 3, 2012

For Nausea/Vomiting "I have been taking this medicine off and on for about 2 years. When I first started, I hated it because it made me feel anxious, depressed, and emotional. I was on 10 mg a few times a day. It took the sickness away, but I couldn't handle the side effects, so I stopped, and the sickness came back. Finally, the doctor cut it down to 5 mg, and I felt so much better with that. The side effects were gone, and the sickness was controlled too. I'm doing very well with this medicine, but the long-term use still has me nervous because I don't want to develop tremors later. So far, so good, and I feel pretty good."

• Pic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 30, 2019

For Migraine "This was the worst medication reaction I've ever had and had no idea that this was possible! I am having a bad reaction from starting an SSRI for the first time and ended up in the ER vomiting and spinning and having been in a panic attack for about 8 hours (I thought that was bad too, just wait). The RN gave me straight Reglan in my arm and 30 seconds later I'm screaming at the top of my lungs, 'my legs my legs my legs!!!!' And the most terrifying feeling of 'I'm going to die' ensued. I wanted to run as fast as I could away. From myself or nothing. Basically, I was a star in one of those movies where you see someone being operated on in an alien spaceship and the person is awake and terrified. There were 3 security guards and 4 nurses in the room all looking at me while I had this crazy psychotic reaction. I've never felt more embarrassed and terrified at the same time! DO NOT RECOMMEND"

• Sha...
• May 20, 2017

For Nausea/Vomiting "I have sickle cell disease, so in addition to severe pain, I have bouts of nausea and vomiting. I was given Reglan in the ER; within 5 minutes, I felt extreme agitation, restlessness, dripping sweat, and shaking uncontrollably. I begged the nurse to tell the doctor I was having a reaction. She did, but with very little urgency, instead telling me to get back in the stretcher, but I couldn't due to sweating, shaking, and needing to pace. I was sent for a chest X-ray, but the tech sent me back, saying she was uncomfortable handling me in this state. I again pleaded with the nurse to call the doctor. He finally came, and I was given Benadryl to reverse the effects. I felt calmer, but it took a while for the shaking to stop. The nurse and doctor acted like I was crazy, smh."

• Aci...
• September 12, 2015

For Nausea/Vomiting "I had to go to the ER since nothing was working with my nausea and acid reflux. I tried so many nausea meds since I've been pregnant (19 weeks). I have ulcers from this. They prescribed me this, and it helps. I take it when I wake up, keeps me awake, and I can finally eat. And I haven't had any side effects."

• C-L...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• January 3, 2015

For Migraine "I have a history of cluster migraines and occasionally have to make a trip to the ER when they become severe. The Reglan and Toradol combination gives me 100% relief, but I learned the hard way, I need Benadryl intravenously or I'll suffer what some of you have reported (anxiousness, pacing, crawling skin, inability to fall asleep, feeling wired). Suffering from the migraine is horrible enough, you don't want the ugly side effects, ask for Benadryl, and this should also help you sleep."

• Lbl...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2017

For Migraine "I had been treated in the ER for a migraine and received Toradol and some other anti-nausea meds, and I did wonderfully. Then, 2 mo. later, I went to the ER for a migraine, and they wanted to try something new: Toradol and Reglan. I thought to myself, the other treatment worked well, why change it? But the ER doc insisted. Toradol in IV was great, Reglan went in, and I felt it burn up my arm. I became agitated, and within 30 seconds, I said to my husband, I think I'm having a panic attack, and then I did! I am a medical professional, and here I was yelling for the nurses because I thought I was going to die. My poor husband! It was a wild experience of feeling like I was passing out, but I was lying down. It felt like I was losing blood flow to my brain. Horrible experience!"

• JCT...
• October 22, 2015

For Migraine "I was given this medicine through an IV while visiting the ER for a migraine. Reglan gave me the worst feeling that I've ever had. I had a major panic attack within minutes. I had weird thoughts, and my body could not stop shaking, especially my legs. There was a pool of sweat under me. I felt trapped and thought I was going to die. I wanted to tear out the IV needle and leave. The panic only lasted 2 hours, but it felt like 2 days. I hope to never have that feeling again."

• Car...
• November 13, 2015

For Migraine "Went to the ER, and they injected me with this. I immediately began coughing, fell back onto the bed, and began shaking uncontrollably and could not speak. The nurse panicked, and her eyes got teary. She then told me to fall asleep, and I refused because I was so scared! At 24 years old, I was not ready for this, I felt I was going to die. Took me an hour to stop the shaking, and my headache was still there. Never again! I am now traumatized from that experience and am afraid to ever get injected before knowing what exactly the drug is and its effects. Stay away from it, please."

• Hfe...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 21, 2019

For Lactation Augmentation "I was given Reglan off-label to promote the progesterone hormone to increase my breast milk supply after my son was born. After taking it steadily and gradually upping the dose after a couple of weeks, I started having severe side effects. I went in to work one morning and couldn’t remember how to do my job, I would fall asleep at traffic lights, had difficulty concentrating and focusing my eyes, and finally started having severe panic attacks, depression, and tardive dyskinesia. I ended up in the ER and had to get under psychiatric care. 14 years later, I still have to be on anxiety meds, and if I try to get off, the symptoms return. Be very careful taking this medicine."

• Mar...
• November 14, 2015

For Migraine "I went to the ER last month because I was having bad migraines. They gave me Reglan and Benadryl in the IV right away. I was paranoid, jittery, and tried pulling the IV out of my arm. It was the worst feeling ever, and I was so ready to go home. The good thing is that it did take my migraine away for about a month. I just started having another migraine yesterday, and I went to the ER on 11-13-15, and they gave me Benadryl and Reglan in the form of a pill - no IV, and I didn't get that feeling this time. Just went to sleep really fast. I think it was the medicine going straight into my bloodstream a little too fast that gave me the bad side effects."

• Ado...
• October 12, 2016

For Migraine "I just wanted to say, as someone who suffered immensely because of this drug, the reviews here regarding other people's experiences have been a great comfort to me as I now know I am not alone, nor am I crazy for having felt it. The sheer, true panic this drug caused me is completely indescribable. Before taking Reglan, I had no problem with doctors, hospitals, or even needles. I went to the hospital a couple of months ago for a very severe migraine, and they gave me Reglan for nausea. Within moments of having taken it, I experienced the most insane panic attack of my life. I don't even know if you can describe it as simply a 'panic attack' because it was so much more and so much worse than that. I nearly ripped the IV out of my arm."

• Anp...
• March 1, 2016

For Migraine "I have severe migraines. I would say on a monthly basis, and usually they give me morphine through the IV in the ER room. But one time, the doctor decided to give me this Reglan, which changed my life into the worst! I do not know how this medicine can treat something! I felt a burning sensation first in my stomach, and then I started to think that I'm going to die because I wanted to pull out the IV, and I was restless, shaking, panicking, anxious, and I wanted to pull out the IV line. The nurses looked at me like I was possessed by a demon! After one year, I still feel anxious and weird. I know this med changed my life into the worst!"

• Vic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "I was given Reglan for a severe migraine episode and was never so scared in my life. I immediately began to almost hallucinate, and I couldn’t move, nor could I speak to explain what was going on. I had to have a CT scan, and they had to literally move me as my whole body felt numb. I finally was able to let them know what was happening, and they gave me a shot of Benadryl. This drug is a menace and should be taken off the market. I thought I was dying. It was a frightening, horrible experience. I made sure to put that in my allergies in my medical file, and I will NEVER again use that ever again. I still tremble when I think of that experience. I was actually traumatized by this."

• Gga...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 27, 2020

For Gastroparesis "This stuff saved my life! I was unable to keep food down for months due to messing my body up from an eating disorder, and this turned me right around. I am so thrilled I found this medication. I'm not sure I could've recovered without it."

• Nik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 31, 2016

For Lactation Augmentation "The purpose of my writing this review is to warn nursing mothers against using this drug. The drug worked - it increased my milk supply - but at a very high cost. Prior to taking Reglan, I had never had issues with depression or insomnia and very little issues with anxiety. Throughout the latter part of my taking this drug, anxiety increased steadily. Then I stopped sleeping. I became extremely anxious and severely depressed. After over two weeks going on a total of no more than 15 hours of sleep, I was admitted to the hospital. While in the hospital, I stopped taking Reglan. After five days off the drug, I was fine. Please do not take this drug. The other reviews are accurate as well. It is not worth it."

• TRC...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 15, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "I was admitted to the hospital for severe dehydration and vomiting during the first trimester of my pregnancy. Not long after having Reglan administered, I began flipping out and struggling with severe anxiety. I was on the phone with my mother, screaming and kicking as if something or someone were attacking me or coming after me. It almost felt uncontrollable. I remember the feeling of the outburst kind of building up, then suddenly I was just completely terrified and having this episode. The nurses came running back in, and a doctor was called to decide what to do. They put something else in my IV, and I remember someone being told to give me extra fluids to flush it out. I felt better within a few minutes, but I was still a bit apprehensive and kept asking the nurses to let me go for a walk."

• Dav...
• December 21, 2015

For Migraine "Horrible side effects. I was suddenly filled with aggression and rage after taking it. I was so irritated that I had to tell the doctor to give me something to calm me down before I ripped out my IV. Not something you want to deal with during a migraine."

• Gar...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• February 21, 2025

For Gastroparesis "After many tests, I was diagnosed with gastroparesis brought on by diabetes. I started taking Reglan, and over a short period of time, my symptoms slowly started to disappear. I was taking it before every meal. Over time, I’ve settled into a routine of one with my morning meds and one with my night meds. Most of the time, I feel like I don’t have gastroparesis, until I really overdo it (eating), and my body reminds me I still have it. I’ve been taking Reglan for about 7 years now, at least two pills a day and, once in a rare while, more than two a day. I’ve worried about the facial muscle tics, but I’ve never shown any signs of it. Another thing, and I’m not sure if it is related, but I cannot gain weight. I’m a little heavy at 6’ 2” and 265 pounds. But I’ve been that weight for years, even though I eat enough food for at least two people daily. I DO NOT GAIN WEIGHT. I can eat an abnormally large amount of food, and an hour later, I'm ready to dig in again."

• Pre...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 12, 2015

For Migraine "I'm so glad I read these postings. I was admitted to the ER after a five-day migraine. I was given this medicine through an IV. It took about 45 hours to feel relief. It took my pain level from a 10 to a 4. However, the first 20 minutes I felt very restless suddenly, and I wanted to be out of the hospital. I was uncomfortable, and I wanted to rip the IV out of my arm. I was paranoid waiting for my boyfriend to come back from the restroom. I couldn't explain the feeling, but after reading the other posts, I see it was a similar experience and side effect to the other posters."

• Jad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 9, 2021

For Nausea/Vomiting "I was recently in the ER for vomiting and dehydration after a tonsillectomy. I had a bad reaction to the opioid I was given, and the Zofran I was on wasn't doing anything. My doctor decided to give me Reglan. This drug made the worst night of my life a touch more awful. Within minutes of it going in my IV, I had this overwhelming feeling that I needed to get out of the hospital. It was not logical - I was really sick. I just couldn't control my thoughts. I started screaming 'I have to get out of here! Let me out! Get me out of here' over and over like a maniac. Then the hot flashes came. I was shaking like a leaf and feeling like I was crawling in my skin. I started stripping my clothes off. If I could have taken my skin off too, I would've. By far the strangest reaction I've ever had to a drug. This stuff is awful. Luckily, the nurses came running in with Benadryl. That calmed me down pretty quickly. I've never had anything like this happen to me before. It was mortifying and horrific."

• ULC...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 2, 2016

For Nausea/Vomiting "I had my first injection of this on March 31, 2016. I'm 50 yrs old and have had migraine, hypertension attacks for 45 yrs and suffered severe gangrene when I was young. Letting them give me this was a big mistake for me and seems other commenters too. I now don't feel so bad at my uncontrollable action after reading the same results of others. Please read other comments, it saves me the time of telling you the same thing. That I lost all control un-cognitively after the drug was injected. I ripped out the IV, left still sick. Three days later, I haven't eaten 'lost appetite,' no urine strength, and left with confused depression."

• Bur...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "Please avoid this drug at all costs. Possible lifelong side effects. Yesterday, I was in the hospital due to a Crohn’s flare-up. Due to negligence, I was given a drug I’m extremely allergic to called Reglan. It induced a Parkinsonism reaction (akin to Parkinson’s disease) where I started violently seizing and convulsing. For 30 minutes, I lost motor control of my eyes, legs, arms, and mouth. The only voluntary movement I could do was move my eyes side to side. Benadryl counteracted the effects, but for 30 minutes, I thought I was going to die. And I bit off part of my tongue. And in those moments, I realized that some people live their whole lives like that. Paralyzed. So at the end of the day, when you’re feeling upset over little things, just realize it can be much worse. I beg the pharmaceutical industry to remove this drug. It’s not worth our lives."

• OKa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 29, 2017

For Migraine "Went to ER with a terrible migraine and vomiting. I was given the cocktail of Reglan and Benadryl. I have ended up having the worst reaction ever and scared to death. My heartbeat went to 140+, I had uncontrolled muscle movement, dizziness, had a feeling I was going to pass out, my limbs were shaking enormously, I couldn't produce words to explain what was happening either!"

• Jad...
• July 30, 2020

"I went in for surgery yesterday, and I was fine all the way up until the nurse gave me Reglan. The medication was given orally, and it tasted terrible! I was fine for about three minutes after taking this medicine. The first thing I noticed was that I became dizzy. I tried to wait it out, but couldn’t, so I said something to the nurse about it. She took my BP, it was elevated. Then I became short of breath, even with the oxygen on. I had to take it off! Then the worst feeling I’ve ever felt came over me. I had this sense that I had to get out of there right then and there. The “walls” were closing in on me. I felt like I was going to die, it just felt like I was doomed, and nothing could stop me from dying. She tried to tell me that it was the medication and offered to give me a “happy” pill, but I wasn’t trying to hear that, because in my head, I felt like if I went under, I wasn’t going to wake up. I’ve had open-heart surgery, and I don’t recall feeling that way at all!"

• TJu...
• March 1, 2016

For Migraine "I had had a stroke on Dec 17, 10 days after a stent had been put in my neck. A few nights later, I had to go to the ER as I had the worst headache of my life on the left side of my head. They said they were going to give me a concoction that takes away any kind of headache. It was Reglan, Benadryl, and Pepcid...and I'm sorry for all the negativity on these other posts, it almost seems like the same person keeps coming in and saying the same things....'Cause I get panic attacks very easily, but this concoction not only knocked me out for 5 hrs. It took the headache totally away, so a big thumbs up, they even gave me a prescription for Reglan..."