Prochlorperazine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 5)

• Dai...
• September 15, 2017

For Anxiety "I received this medication over the counter at my local chemist for severe nausea, dizziness, and headache. It worked within 30 minutes to alleviate the nausea completely, and the headache is subsiding. I also have severe anxiety - the side effect of drowsiness has occurred but has helped calm me down a lot, so I can rest, and the dizziness is no longer noticeable, so I see that as a bonus."

• Bri...
• June 11, 2018

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I am nine weeks pregnant, and I went into the hospital last night with severe nausea and vomiting. I hadn’t eaten anything for almost 3 days and was down 5 pounds. I was having a migraine from dehydration, and they gave me IV Compazine, and within four minutes, I was feeling like I wanted to step out of my own body. I had severe anxiety, I felt like I wanted to rip out my IV and run home as fast as I could. I had this overwhelming sense of being so unbelievably uncomfortable that I couldn’t close my eyes because I was so panicky and so shaky, so uncomfortable I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy. I will absolutely never take this medication again. It’s been almost 24 hours since that medication was given to me, and I’m just now starting to feel back to my old self again. Needless to say, I’m on Zofran now for my nausea, and you couldn’t pay me to take Compazine again."

• Ren...
• October 30, 2015

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "Had nausea from chemo and radiation and was given Zofran. Zofran did nothing to curb the nausea. I was just recently changed over to Compazine and the nausea is gone! I've not experienced any side effects whatsoever."

• Bea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 27, 2019

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I wish I could give this drug 0/10 stars. This is not a drug that I would give to my worst enemy-and I have tried many drugs for migraines! I was given this with the migraine cocktail in the ER, which also includes Benadryl and Toradol. I experienced extreme anxiety and restlessness. I wanted to rip the IV out of my arm and run out of the hospital... not that I could have done this anyway because it caused me to have extrapyramidal and dystonic side effects! When I got discharged from the ER, this was the worst night of my life. My friend had to sleep over because I was freaking out. The side effects lasted for 2 days."

• Pat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 16, 2019

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "It is absolutely horrible. I went into the ER yesterday with a bad headache on one side. They wanted to give me some cocktail that included Compazine and Benadryl combined. I said no. I should have done my research on Compazine prior to getting it intravenously. The worst mistake of my life. I had shakes, anxiety, which I don't have, the worst dry mouth of my life, that I almost choked on my sugar pill. I felt like it had been out in the desert for a year. I could not keep my mouth moist fast enough. It has been almost 24 hours, and I'm still not back to 100 percent yet. That drug is toxic. I would never, I don't care how much pain I'm in, ever take that drug."

• Yva...
• June 24, 2019

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "Worst medication! About 9 years ago, when I was in high school, I caught mono and was vomiting a few times when my mother took me to an ER/urgent care. They gave me an IV with Compazine and a prescription for home. It wasn't until maybe the second day I couldn't move my muscles. I had ZERO movement in my body and could barely walk or get dressed. Nothing. I constantly shook like I was having a seizure. I couldn't sleep for an entire week! Let alone sit still. It was constant anxiety. It's like I lost all ability to relax. It was a living hell. When I went back to the urgent care, the lady literally told me it was mono. I went home and continued to take this medication, not knowing I had a severe allergic reaction. Finally, I went back again and got a doctor who actually knew what was going on! He told me to stop taking Compazine ASAP. People get PERMANENT damage from this! It took over a month for this to leave my system, and until this day, the anxiety is still there."

• MDa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2019

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I was in the ER due to a severe migraine that couldn’t be controlled with my prescriptions that I usually take. They gave me Compazine for the nausea/vomiting. It was the most awful thing ever. I became so restless. I felt like I had to leave and go home. I couldn’t sit still, and I felt like I constantly needed to pace the room. I felt like I was going crazy, and like I was about to rip my hair out. (I didn’t.) I will avoid this medicine at all costs. I don’t even know if it helped the nausea/vomiting because it made me feel so weird."

• mom...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 31, 2022

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "It has been a little over six months since I was given Compazine through my IV when I had a migraine, and I am still not right. It’s important to note that prior to the injection, I have never had any problems with mental health besides intermittent anxiety (mild). I went to the ER for a severe migraine that had been lasting a few days. I was given Compazine through my IV for the pain. I immediately had the worst panic attack of my life. I can’t even compare it to other panic attacks I’ve had because it was profoundly horrific. Wanting to escape, suicidal thoughts, terror, wanting to rip the IV out of my arm, and extreme restlessness. I have had debilitating anxiety ever since. After reading many of the reviews, I see most people feel better after a few days, but that hasn’t been the case for me. I have now been struggling with never feeling at peace or comfort. I can no longer feel love, happiness, joy, or even experience laughter. I walked out of that hospital a different person. Please avoid."

• Anonymous
• January 5, 2010

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "This medication does help out a lot when you have nausea. I have taken a lot of different medications before, and this is the first one in seven years that has actually worked for me. The only side effect that I get from it is being tired after taking it, but it is so much better than being sick to my stomach."

• Nat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2023

Prochlorperazine "I went to the ER with the worst headache of my life. After a spinal tap, the doctors determined I had encephalitis. The pain I felt from that and the spinal tap were bad enough, but even that wasn’t as bad as the pure dread that Compazine made me feel. Prior to administering it, my nurse warned me that some people can have a bad reaction to the drug, but she said Benadryl typically counteracted those negative side effects. I wish I’d had the sense to ask more questions first! Within five minutes of taking it, I felt like I needed to crawl out of my own skin. I’m a pretty calm person with a good grip on my emotions, but I felt like I lost all control in that moment. I screamed at my nurse and told her to get it out of me. Knowing now that they could’ve given me Ativan to calm me down irritates me a little because they made me lay there and suffer through it for hours. Luckily, the side effects didn’t last more than a few hours, but it felt like an eternity."

• Kit...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• January 31, 2014

For Nausea/Vomiting "I suffer from occasional vomiting from acid indigestion brought on by major anxiety. I take Protonix daily for indigestion and also Buspar for anxiety, which has helped drastically. However, sometimes the anxiety is so extreme I will still get nausea and vomiting. That's when I go to my trusted friend Compazine. It lasts well past 8 hours and gives me time to relax and calm my anxiety (which is near impossible to do while you are throwing up stomach acid every few minutes...). I have also been prescribed Zofran, which also works very well but is a lot more expensive. I have not experienced any side effects with either medicine. Compazine has saved me more than a few times when I have an appointment I can't afford to miss and that I am anxious over."

• Ass...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 28, 2014

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I was in the hospital suffering from post-lumbar puncture headache and nausea/severe vomiting. IV Zofran did nothing, IV Reglan did nothing, only the IV Compazine gave me relief. Granted, as soon as it ran out, I started up again, but at least it allowed me a few hours of peace to sleep."

• Yik...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 8, 2022

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "Please don’t take this medication. They gave it to me through IV as a part of their useless “migraine cocktail,” which needs to be discontinued in and of itself. Needless to say, within 10 seconds, I was hot, sweaty, agitated - ready to pull the IV out, and I’ve had RLS before, this was a tad worse. The pure akathisia felt like hell. Then they gave me this as opposed to stronger meds because they were worried about me driving, but hell - if only they knew that this was more dangerous to drive with, maybe they would have reconsidered. This stuff makes you feel depersonalized, more sick, helplessly “under” (the best way I can put it), and the only way out is TIME. Benzos make it more tolerable (slightly). I’m on day two afterward, and I feel fortunate that I’m about 75 percent “back” from whatever hellish trip that was. It’s now on my allergy list. Lawsuit!"

• Han...
• May 19, 2016

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I took this for my extreme amount of nausea causing anxiety. It did wonders for my nausea! It was wonderful and like a miracle. Until the third time I took it... I had the worst experience of my life. My jaw got locked and stuck to one side, my eyes got locked looking upwards, and I couldn't move them. My jaw felt as if it was trying to break itself and was so painful. I ended up sticking my finger down my throat to make myself vomit up the drug. It continued to lock my jaw up off and on for the next 48 hours. Never again. Be careful of the side effects. Worked wonders for my nausea and vomiting, but I would rather be throwing up than experience those side effects."

• Ang...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 17, 2018

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I have been given Compazine in my IV, and it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life! It almost immediately made me very anxious, I wanted to pull my IV out and just get out of the hospital! I felt zombie-like, and my face went numb. I had side effects like these for about 3 days! Never again will I take Compazine!"

• Hor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 18, 2016

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "The absolute worst experience with an antiemetic I have ever had. I literally panicked in the hospital to the point I almost pulled my IV out. Zofran stopped working for my hyperemesis gravidarum, but I would rather live with nausea and vomiting day in and out than feel the uncontrolled anxiety and restlessness I felt with Compazine!"

• Tha...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2017

For Anxiety "I was put on this for labyrinthitis, which was making me super anxious as I was so disoriented and nauseous. It helped with all those things, didn't realize how much until I forgot a pill and felt super anxious and awful. Staying on it until further notice!!!"

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 30, 2017

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ER with nausea, they gave me Compazine immediately. I felt hot and restless. I freaked out, they moved me from the hallway to a room where I became restless and angry. My jaw locked up, and I was shaking uncontrollably. My heart raced, and I felt like I was gonna die. My symptoms lessened after about 8 hours, where I slept off and on. I went to a different ER, and they gave me a small dose of Ativan, but it didn’t make me feel any better. The next day, I still feel panicky, and my heart feels weird, and the shaking comes and goes. I also have horrible diarrhea. Worst experience of my life."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 3, 2015

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I was suffering from unexplained nausea for about a year. I tried a host of other anti-nausea medications, but nothing really seemed to be helping. My doctor gave me Compazine, which helped my nausea but made me exhausted by the evening and caused me to burst into tears at least once a day. I stopped taking the medication because the side effects were too much for me to handle."

• Kay...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 20, 2020

For Nausea/Vomiting "I have anxiety, but I was prescribed this medication for my vertigo and sickness problem I randomly have ATM, and I’m so dizzy. But after taking these, I feel better. I then read that it can help with anxiety, and my panic attacks have been so bad I just wanted them to stop. So I started taking the medication for anxiety, and I haven't had an attack in 2 days, really. But I’m reading all these reviews, and now I’m scared to take it because my panic attacks got worse. I have no idea what I would do, to be honest. Not sure if I should carry on taking them if they give you permanent damage anxiety-wise."

• Iza...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 8, 2020

For Nausea/Vomiting "Was prescribed this for an ongoing condition of vertigo to help with the nausea. I took two pills, and it gave me the worst anxiety I have ever experienced. It felt like I wasn’t even in my own body. I lost my appetite for about a week, my heart rate was through the roof, and it was a struggle to breathe properly. I’m only 20 years old, and it took me a good month to recover fully from this drug. Whilst my vertigo had gone the next day, the side effects were so much worse than the original problem."

• LCa...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• August 20, 2020

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I was first given Compazine orally for anxiety and nausea. It did not appear to have any side effects. A year later, I was hospitalized following surgery and was extremely nauseous, so after giving me Zofran to no avail, they gave me Compazine IV. It burned going into my arm. I became very agitated and restless, my body could not stop shaking, and I felt like I was going to jump out of my skin. Luckily, they gave me Benadryl, and that helped calm me down a bit, but it took a couple of days to feel myself again. Will never take IV again."

• Zan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2021

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "Do NOT use Compazine!! I went to the ER for a severe migraine that lasted a week. They put me on Compazine, and within just a few minutes, I was shaking uncontrollably, couldn’t keep still, and had extreme anxiety, like if I didn’t leave the hospital RIGHT AWAY, my entire life would just go down the toilet. This was the only time I ever ripped out an IV. I called the nurse in, and I could only mumble “Oh God, what did you do to me” over and over again. After some of these other reviews, I count myself lucky that my symptoms only lasted a single night and the migraine did go away. But still, I will never take it again!"

• Poo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 23, 2019

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ER last night with nausea and vomiting. I was given Zofran, but it had soon worn off. I told the doctor, and he said he would give me something else. The nurse came in with the Compazine. She gave it to me through my IV. Within minutes, I started to feel really jittery and restless! I started to become anxious and fidgety, and I wanted to rip my IV out of my arm. The medicine worked for the nausea, but it's definitely not worth the side effects! It was the worst feeling ever!!! It has been 21 hours since, and I still don't feel right. The symptoms have calmed down a lot, but I'm still not 100%."

• Kad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 2, 2019

Prochlorperazine for Nausea/Vomiting "I've had three OHS (open heart surgeries), so I've had my fair share of IV medicine. NOTHING, and I repeat, absolutely nothing I have taken has made me feel as awful as this did. Five minutes after receiving the dose of Compazine, I started getting restless, like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. I complained about how uncomfortable I truly was, and the doctor just said, 'Oh yeah, that happens.' Please don't take this, it may have helped my pain. But here I am, 19 hours later, still feeling like complete garbage. I honestly wish I would have read these reviews first."