Metoclopramide and Anxiety: What Users Say (Page 2)

• Sup...
• April 18, 2020

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "Second pregnancy, diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness). I’m the natural queen when it comes to medications and treatment, but this was something I knew I needed help with! I was first prescribed Zofran, the first hospital stay, and it didn’t help at all! Fast forward to the 3rd visit to the hospital, I was prescribed Reglan in my IV, and at first, I started to feel antsy, could not stay still, and my mask (due to the COVID-19 pandemic we all have to wear them) felt like I was suffocating!!! I was extremely hot as well. It lasted until about 15 minutes after meditation. I must say that Reglan has helped tremendously with this sickness!!! It really saved me. If you can get past the first dose and the weird side effects of anxiety, this medicine really helps with nausea/vomiting. If your morning sickness isn’t too bad, I would refrain from taking any medications. Hopes this helps."

• Ran...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 10, 2020

Metoclopramide for Lactation Augmentation "I was prescribed Reglan drops to increase breast milk. I was at work one day and had a wave of fear and anxiety overcome me to the point I had to be hospitalized. The horror of a side effect lasted about 2 weeks. It was the darkest, most perverse feeling I have ever felt, I feel like the word anxiety doesn’t encompass the full terror this drug caused."

• Ran...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 10, 2020

Metoclopramide for Lactation Augmentation "I was prescribed Reglan drops to increase breast milk. I was at work one day and had a wave of fear and anxiety overcome me to the point I had to be hospitalized. The horror of a side effect lasted about 2 weeks. It was the darkest, most perverse feeling I have ever felt, I feel like the word anxiety doesn’t encompass the full terror this drug caused."

• Tot...
• November 1, 2011

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I was given this in IV before surgery. I immediately became anxious and could not sit still. The PA said, 'Oh yes, this happens sometimes.' They had to give me Benadryl to calm me down. It was the worst experience I have had - out of control and jumpy."

• Tot...
• November 1, 2011

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I was given this in IV before surgery. I immediately became anxious and could not sit still. The PA said, 'Oh yes, this happens sometimes.' They had to give me Benadryl to calm me down. It was the worst experience I have had - out of control and jumpy."

• Mos...
• November 30, 2019

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "They gave me Reglan in the ER for my nausea I was having due to my pregnancy. The nurse slowly pushed it into my IV and walked out. As soon as he closed that door, my body set into panic. I was extremely uncomfortable, I wanted to get out of my own skin. I felt like I was suffocating and started sweating from the panic, so I was hot and feeling like I was going into a bad anxiety attack. I had racing thoughts, and I thought I was going insane, but I didn’t know why. I have anxiety, but not that made me feel like that. After 5 minutes of realizing I couldn’t calm down on my own, I rang for my nurse, and she came in knowing exactly what was going on. I mean, I'm literally in here close to ripping this IV out of my arm, so I’ll take nausea over this feeling any day. Do not take this medicine if you don’t have to or have pre-existing anxiety. I know there aren’t many options for pregnant women, but this is a kind of torture I could live without."

• Sky...
• February 9, 2019

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I was given this a year ago in the ER. Almost immediately, I had unpleasant side effects. I felt like I couldn't sit still, and I was extremely anxious. For two weeks, I couldn't take care of my kids alone. I cried all the time and thought about suicide. I ended up in the ER a couple more times after that. Fast forward to three days ago, I was given Compazine for vomiting. I had no idea the two are closely related, and I experienced similar side effects. On the drive home, I had to talk myself out of jumping out of the car. Very deep thoughts consumed me. I do have a history of anxiety and depression, so I'm not sure if there is a correlation or not, but I've never had a voice in my head trying to convince me to take my own life. It was very scary, and three days later, I'm still anxious and unable to sleep or stay at my house alone. I know all meds affect people differently, but please take these reviews seriously. There are much less dangerous meds that can treat the same things."

• Anonymous
• August 25, 2010

Metoclopramide for GERD "Took it for 3 days and had a severe anxiety attack. Went from being so sleepy to extremely anxious. Acted so strange my kids asked if I had been drinking! Felt much better within 24 hours of stopping. If you suffer from depression/anxiety, don't take this."

• Not...
• April 27, 2016

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I was given Reglan pre-surgery last month. My daughter was with me and warned me that she had a bad experience with the drug; made her anxious and weird feeling. The nurse said that the chances of me experiencing any symptoms were very low, so I went ahead and let her administer it to me. Bad decision! The side effects were horrifying. I felt the need to leave the hospital and felt super anxious. Luckily, they were able to rinse out with saline, and the effects subsided. If my daughter wasn't with me to explain, I would have thought I was losing my mind! Never again!"

• Not...
• April 27, 2016

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I was given Reglan pre-surgery last month. My daughter was with me and warned me that she had a bad experience with the drug; made her anxious and weird feeling. The nurse said that the chances of me experiencing any symptoms were very low, so I went ahead and let her administer it to me. Bad decision! The side effects were horrifying. I felt the need to leave the hospital and felt super anxious. Luckily, they were able to rinse out with saline, and the effects subsided. If my daughter wasn't with me to explain, I would have thought I was losing my mind! Never again!"

• Pre...
• August 21, 2015

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ER because I was extremely dehydrated due to vomiting in my pregnancy. I was given Reglan through an IV. Within minutes, I felt jittery, and despite how sick I was, I couldn't sit down. They then gave me Benadryl through my IV, which knocked me out. The ER doc released me with a script for Reglan and told me I wouldn't have the 'jittery' side effects with the pill like I did through the IV. I took Reglan 4 times a day as prescribed for 5 days. In those 5 days, I have never in my life felt so miserable. I was sweating, had a fever, became jaundiced, hallucinated, and quit my job. I never felt so sick in all my life. Today is day one without Reglan, and it is a night and day difference in how I feel off the medicine. I don't recommend this drug!"

• Bay...
• October 21, 2019

Metoclopramide for Gastroparesis "I'm on Reglan right now for gastroparesis, and it's working great for my stomach. I am shaking a lot more and have restlessness, especially in my legs. Also feeling a little more tense sometimes, but it's really helping with my stomach. Guess you have to weigh the effects vs. what it's helping."

• Nik...
• March 9, 2020

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I can't express enough how distressing this drug was for me. About 2 hours later, I experienced what I thought was restless legs. I felt really anxious and hot and had heart palpitations. This then turned into severe akathisia, which is the most distressing thing I have ever gone through. It felt like every part of me was having a panic attack, but my legs, buttocks, and pelvis were the worst. Could not sit down, had to keep pacing around. As soon as I tried to stand still and sit, it felt like absolute torture because the only relief I got was having to constantly move my body and strain my muscles. I was so scared and felt like I was going crazy. This happened to me twice, the second time was with a different medicine, which apparently had the same ingredients, but it was under a different name. I was given 2 Valiums just to settle what felt like an absolute nightmare. I’m sure for most it’s probably fine, unfortunately for me, it was the worst thing I’ve ever experienced."

• K_W...
• November 24, 2009

Metoclopramide for Migraine "I was given this in an IV (along with Benadryl) in the ER when I had a horrible migraine. The nurse said it would make me tired when she gave it to me at 4 pm. Well, I was tired for about 3 min., then the 'fun' began. Like the other poster, I started to feel extremely anxious. I kept tossing and turning in the bed because I felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. I had to wait for 2 IV bags to finish before they would let me leave. When I got home, I was exhausted but at the same time could not sit still to save my life. I had that 'wanting to crawl out of my skin' feeling all night as I paced the house exhausted. I was finally able to fall asleep at 5 am. The next day I was really shaky and still a little bit anxious."

• Cas...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2021

Metoclopramide for Migraine "11/2/21 I had a terrible migraine, went to ER, they gave me a cocktail for migraines. I wasn’t told the side effects. As soon as the Reglan, Benadryl, Toradol was put in my IV… It was the worst anxiety I’ve ever felt. I instantly wanted it out of my system. A day later and still anxious. I would rather have a terrible headache than those meds any day."

• She...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2017

Metoclopramide for Migraine "I went to the ER for extreme neck and head pain. They said they were going to treat me with a headache cocktail. The nurse shot 3 medicines in me quickly. The first was Reglan. Immediately after she put this in my IV, I felt an intense pressure in my chest and I could barely breathe. I began to feel so restless and jittery. I wanted to jump up and rip the IV out and run. I tried to lay there and calm down, but I felt terrible intense anxiety and worried I was going to die. I felt panic like never before. I thought something was wrong with me, I'm so glad I'm not alone. I'll never agree to this medicine again, and my head still hurt when I left!"

• She...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2017

Metoclopramide for Migraine "I went to the ER for extreme neck and head pain. They said they were going to treat me with a headache cocktail. The nurse shot 3 medicines in me quickly. The first was Reglan. Immediately after she put this in my IV, I felt an intense pressure in my chest and I could barely breathe. I began to feel so restless and jittery. I wanted to jump up and rip the IV out and run. I tried to lay there and calm down, but I felt terrible intense anxiety and worried I was going to die. I felt panic like never before. I thought something was wrong with me, I'm so glad I'm not alone. I'll never agree to this medicine again, and my head still hurt when I left!"

• Jer...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 19, 2020

Metoclopramide for Gastroparesis "I live with a Type 1 diabetic who developed gastroparesis 3 years ago. Our GI put him on Reglan, he was highly anxious, angry, suffered from restless leg, and was still throwing up. On the Reglan, he puked a lot, or more, and here's the kicker: it made him throw up after taking him off of the drug. The primary care we had explained how Reglan can only be used for short periods of time, and although she took him off Reglan, also be aware that he was still gonna puke till he was weaned off of it. The erythromycin he was given only gave him diarrhea, and he was still puking. They need way more research for this because the 2 options you give to these people are garbage. He didn't want surgery, but he is not gonna have a choice, this disease can't be controlled yet, and watching him suffer is out of the question."

• Dre...
• September 7, 2015

Metoclopramide for Migraine "This is not good. I thought I was leaving this world. I'm still experiencing side effects. I took it yesterday through the IV, and I got really paranoid. It was the worst feeling. It might not cause this feeling for some, but I can relate to anyone who has had a side effect from this med. If I have a headache next time, I know what not to do when I go to the ER. I thought I was the only one, but thanks to the internet, we can share our experience. I would think they were using us as lab rats. That med has weird side effects. I'm still feeling it. I took it on 9/6/2015, and today I feel jittery and can't relax. I gotta move around a lot, and I feel like taking off running. It's just the worst feeling."

• Dre...
• September 7, 2015

Metoclopramide for Migraine "This is not good. I thought I was leaving this world. I'm still experiencing side effects. I took it yesterday through the IV, and I got really paranoid. It was the worst feeling. It might not cause this feeling for some, but I can relate to anyone who has had a side effect from this med. If I have a headache next time, I know what not to do when I go to the ER. I thought I was the only one, but thanks to the internet, we can share our experience. I would think they were using us as lab rats. That med has weird side effects. I'm still feeling it. I took it on 9/6/2015, and today I feel jittery and can't relax. I gotta move around a lot, and I feel like taking off running. It's just the worst feeling."

• Jos...
• May 16, 2017

Metoclopramide for Nausea/Vomiting "I was in the emergency room for a kidney stone and was given a couple of medications in my IV. I told the nurse that I was becoming very nauseous and needed something to prevent myself from vomiting. She came back with a syringe and thought it was Zofran. The nurse began pushing the medication and said that she was administering Reglan. About 2 minutes later, my chest felt extremely tight, I couldn't stop moving my legs or hold still. I had an extreme urge to rip my IV out and run... and run... and run... I had a feeling of anxiety unlike anything I have ever felt before. It wasn't your typical 'butterflies', this was like I wanted to escape my skin or just end it all right there. I would much rather be dead than to feel the way Reglan felt."

• Tat...
• March 27, 2016

For Migraine "As an ER paramedic for 5 years, critical care medic/firefighter. I want to apologize for those who felt the negative effects of the Reglan, but given in the correct form, the combo is better than any narcotic pain reliever that everybody wants or seems to cure the problem when all it really does is mask the pain. 99% of you all who experienced anxiety or jitteriness, anger or whatnot was due to the Reglan being pushed way too fast and probably not properly diluted. Example: at my hospital, we carry Reglan in 10 mg/ml, so I waste 1 ml of my flush, draw it up, and now have a 1 on 1 ratio. Always! Start Benadryl first, flush/open the fluid treatment, backup. While this is happening, you're drawing up your Reglan, then SLOWLY give Reglan over 5 to 8 minutes."

• Tat...
• March 27, 2016

For Migraine "As an ER paramedic for 5 years, critical care medic/firefighter. I want to apologize for those who felt the negative effects of the Reglan, but given in the correct form, the combo is better than any narcotic pain reliever that everybody wants or seems to cure the problem when all it really does is mask the pain. 99% of you all who experienced anxiety or jitteriness, anger or whatnot was due to the Reglan being pushed way too fast and probably not properly diluted. Example: at my hospital, we carry Reglan in 10 mg/ml, so I waste 1 ml of my flush, draw it up, and now have a 1 on 1 ratio. Always! Start Benadryl first, flush/open the fluid treatment, backup. While this is happening, you're drawing up your Reglan, then SLOWLY give Reglan over 5 to 8 minutes."

• ano...
• October 11, 2020

Metoclopramide for Migraine "Went to the ER with a severe migraine headache, dizziness, and nausea. Was given a cocktail of Reglan and Benadryl and was told by the ER doctor it would help with both headache and dizziness. Didn’t help at all and made me feel extremely anxious. Then was given a different drug (don’t recall the name) combined with magnesium. Again, no relief at all. Then I asked to please remove the IV so I could go home, feeling the same or worse than before these drugs. I have only been to the ER three times in my life (I’m in my 60s), so I’m not too familiar with ER protocol. Would not allow this drug in my body again. Going to the neurologist tomorrow."

• Anonymous
• January 3, 2012

Metoclopramide 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."