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Compazine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

Compazine has an average rating of 2.2 out of 10 from a total of 285 reviews on Drugs.com. 11% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 85% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Compazine

  • Klauren
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 28, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "Went to ER for a migraine I could not control. Was given compazine by IV. Instantly felt like I was crawling out of my skin couldn't sit still. Went home and a few hours later ended back at the ER due to uncontrollable body movements. When I got there the doctor told me it was dystonia, which is a side effect reaction from the medication compazine which is unrerversible. It has been almost 7 months since this day and I still have uncontrollable muscle movements and severe anxiety. Please do not take this drug my life has been hell ever since."

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  • Hano
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 9, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "I went to ER for uncontrollable vomiting, I was given compazine (don’t know the dose but was via IV push and a syringe full). Immediately, I felt anxious and panicky. When I asked the nurse If this was suppose to happen she said If anything should make me feel more relaxed, WRONG! It’s been exactly six days and I still feel overly anxious, strangest and most scary vivid dreams and can not sit still. Have to walk nearly 8 miles a day to barely be able to sleep at night. BELIEVE THE REVIEWS, I HOPE AND PRAY SOMEONE CAN SEE THESE AND PREVENT THE AWFUL SIDE EFFECTS OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING! That is definitely going to be listed as an allergy to medication in future. I would had much rather dealt with throwing up from food poisoning than deal with these endless awful feelings. If anyone knows when will I be feeling normal again and constant panic and anxiety will go, and the as awful scary dreams would stop please PLEASE let me know or post here, I will check regularly"

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  • Kleins
  • October 19, 2015

For Nausea/Vomiting "I was prescribed compazine in 1989 for severe morning sickness during the forth month of my second pregnancy. By the third day, I was rushed to the hospital because my chin locked over my left shoulder, my tongue hung out of my mouth impeding my speech, the muscles in my eyes froze, keeping me from blinking. My five year old got home from school and found me drooling on my self, grunting b/c I could not speak. Good thing I'd taught her how to call 911. Shortly, an ambulance drove up and rushed me to the emergency room. They thought I'd had a stroke. Luckily, I had the vile of compazine in my purse. Needless to say, my son was born with neurological issues which have lasted a lifetime."

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  • Reese
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 12, 2018

For Anxiety "I suffered a TIA (transient ischaemic attack), my biggest complaint was migraine and I lost control of the left side of my body. The dr in the ER gave me compazine, and it was worse experience of my life. I don’t think they believed I was having a TIA, but it was confirmed by a neurologist months later. As soon as the compazine hit me, I felt like I would pull out my IV and jump out a window. I never felt this desperate before. I will never forget this experience. I’m so annoyed that drs in the ER refused to address my mini stroke. If you are a woman, be careful you are not dismissed as lying or having “anxiety”. I suffered a heart attack months later. There was no good reason for them to give compazine."

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  • Nause...
  • August 18, 2014

For Nausea/Vomiting "Read the side effects carefully. I had a severe distonic reaction and had to spend the day in the emergency room after just 1 pill. I have been advised by my doctor to never even take anything in this family of medicines."

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  • Taano
  • March 2, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "Went to ER and was given this drug w out any details, not one time did the nurses tell me what was about to happen. I thought I was going crazy!!! I could not sit still, it was the worse experience ever!!!! Do NOT allow the medical sheep give this to you. Matter of fact when you go to ER take someone with you and ask questions and don’t let them put anything in your IV with out Googling it!!!!! This is next day and still not 100 %."

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  • Marky...
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • July 12, 2014

For Nausea/Vomiting "Been taking for years for nausea from Irritable Bowel Syndrome etc. Works great and quickly! Get restless legs next day but that ends quickly. Heard that if taking it regularly long term you should have liver and kidneys monitored as it can do damage to them!"

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 5, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "I agree with the review about how all these other reviews have identical symptoms. I to question if they are for real. I had a migraine and severe nausea and a simple 5 mg over an hour’s time worked for me."

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  • Manda...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 3, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "This was the most awful medicine I have ever had I thought I was going to die my heart rate when up to 180 I couldn't be still. I tried ripping my IV out and when I told the nurse she laughed and said just calm down your fine. It was horrible. It been 3 days and I'm still have panic attacks muscle twitches all the time this medicine has ruined my life please do not take this"

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  • Neila
  • September 14, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "Absolute worst experience. Please read the reviews. They gave me this for a headache, heart rate went to 155, I felt like I was going to die, never in my life have I felt that level of panic, my first instinct was to rip my IV out. Became restless, skin crawling feeling like I needed to jump out of my body. It was the most uncomfortable I have ever felt. Once home I paced back and forth for hours, I could not sit or lay down. I felt like I was losing my mind - I felt just wanted it to stop. I called the hospital, they suggested benadryl, the ONLY thing that let me lay down after hours. I took a couple more the next day to be able to stop moving every second. It's been 33 hours since I was given this med and I am still restless, cannot stop moving my legs. I don't care how much pain or how nauseous I could be or how much someone paid me, never in my life would I take this again and I wish I looked it up first."

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  • tinap...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 21, 2016

For Anxiety "Had this in a "headache cocktail" last night when I went into ER for an intense migraine with garbled speech. NEVER again. I have never appreciated a headache more because by comparison it was so much better than the side effects of Compazine. It made me a crazy person in full blown panic attack mode. I was trying to pull out the IV and run away. I felt doom and dread and mental anguish. I was yelling and just trying to figure out a way to kill myself (literally) if the mental pain and confusion didn't stop soon. Luckily the terror didn't last long because three nurses came in and gave me more benedryl which counteracted or at least knocked me out. I am a bit traumatized by the experience but feel alot better today."

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  • Anonymous
  • March 7, 2010

For Nausea/Vomiting "I experienced the "restlesss, anxious" side effects from this medication and it's been almost 24 hours and I am still feeling it in my legs. My headache is gone which is great, but my legs can't stop moving."

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  • Pika
  • January 24, 2019

For Anxiety "Went to the ER for extreme neck pain due to a strain. Was given toradol and Compazine through IV, I reminded the nurse that I was allergic to Reglan and most likely this as well. She said she was going to give it a try for my headache. Big mistake. While getting ready for my head CT, the side effects hit. It was horrible. Extremely agitated, anxious, wanted to rip my iv out. Worst anxiety attack I’ve ever experienced. Went home and tried to sleep it off with no avail. I started hallucinating and it wasn’t until I literally drank a huge amount of liquids to pee it out, did I find relief. Never again. It’s the day after and I’m still not %100 me. Don’t take this!"

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  • Anonymous
  • August 15, 2018

For Nausea/Vomiting "I was given this for nausea & a migraine. It did not help me with either, but made me anxious and I felt like my skin was crawling. I've never experienced anything like that. I was ready to pull the IV out myself & escape from the room if they didn't hurry up and discharge me. I've never had a response to a medicine like that before, and it was absolutely awful. Worst hour if my life."

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  • Kon
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 15, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ER yesterday for a migraine and was given compazine and fell asleep, however when I woke up I felt off like something wasn't right. I couldn't stay still, I just felt uneasy. It wasn't until I just read the comments in this thread that I realized that I the compazine had a side effect on me. I will definitely put it on my non-medication list. I still feel weird the next day. I even called off of work. I hope this helps someone else."

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  • Birdie
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 23, 2020

For Nausea/Vomiting "Went to the ER with extreme dizziness. They wound up giving me Compazine. I wasn’t even familiar with what it was. I felt strange at first, but then my hands contorted & froze. My mouth had almost completely clamped shut. An orderly or a CNA just happened to come by to empty trash. I barely was able to say please go get someone something’s not right. The dr at first thought I had stroked. He ran some test gave me some Benadryl which helped. I would never take this drug again."

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  • mmmmm...
  • July 11, 2016

For Nausea/Vomiting "If i could rate this lower than a 1 I would. Worst. Experience. Of my life. I had severe nausea from a dental infection in the hospital and the doctors gave me compazine through IV. I don't even know when this happened but I had a crazy out of body experience. I saw myself laying in my bed and had NO idea where I was. I thought I was in Arizona at first at a hotel and then freaked out because I had no clue who the people in the room were (my parents, my regular nurses). The room spun and then I vomited everywhere. It was horrifying. I was nauseous for about twelve more hours and then had hallucinations. I saw people walking in and out of my hospital room that I knew damn well weren't real or there.DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG."

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  • OahLort
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 21, 2018

For Psychosis "The first time I was given IV compazine I pulled my IV out and fled the hospital! The second time I actually called my nurse and told him how I felt and he said has seen it before with compazine and the doctor gave me IV benedryl which almost took the scared antsy panic feeling awake but made me a complete zombie. I will never again be a doctors guinea pig!"

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  • RNano
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 4, 2019

For Anxiety "I’m sorry you all have gone through this but at least I feel I am not alone! I went to the ER last night for a severe migraine and they gave me toradol, Compazine and dexamethasone. The crawling out of my skin and restlessness, fidgeting constantly was the worse! It’s been 12 hours now, and seems slightly better, how long does it last? Hang in there my fellow suffers, try to remember it won’t last forever. XO"

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  • Meeee...
  • March 30, 2014

For Nausea/Vomiting "I have been dealing with chronic nausea/vomiting for almost a year. I have had every test in the book and they all come back negative. I've tried medications for irritable bowel syndrome and I've tried Phenegran and Zofran. None of which worked. I also used the transdermal Scoplamine patch, which helped a little. Finally, my doctor prescribed Compazine suppository and I have had great relief of my nausea/vomiting. I hope to be able to stay on this for a long time. It is a wonder medicine."

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  • MadPi...
  • February 10, 2018

For Nausea/Vomiting "I went to the ER with a migraine and I got this through an IV. I was totally fine and all happy until this drug hit me. I went completely insane. I got claustrophobic, I wanted to kill myself, I started twitching, and I got super anxious. They gave me some Benadryl which helped so they sent me home. On the way home it happened again, and it kept happening all night even after I kept taking Benadryl. The only time I felt not insane was when I was sleeping but I was still having weird dreams. The next morning I woke up and I was still really anxious but the serious side effects went away. For 2 more days I still felt anxious and it was the worst thing ever. Everyone told me this was really rare and I don't think any of the people there at the ER really knew what was going on. This is a scary drug. I just wanted to share my story."

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  • Ruth
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 29, 2018

"I went to the ER for a migraine and was given this medication combined with benadryl. It basically induced a panic attack and I felt as if I couldn't breathe properly. It was awful especially as I wasn't anxious about being in the ER, but after taking compazine I just wanted to leave."

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  • Marie
  • June 7, 2018

For Anxiety "About a year ago I went in to the ER for nausea and headaches they gave me Compazine through my IV almost instantly my heart was racing to the point I almost passed out I was screaming for help. How does one get over the fear of taking medicine once something like this has happened to them?"

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  • EAano
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 16, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "I've never experienced anxiety, I don't take any medication for anxiety, but thanks to this drug I had my first panic attack. I went to the ER for extreme nausea due to pain killers given to me to alleviate the pain of some kidney stones. Right after being given this medication I started feeling jittery and like I couldn't breathe. 10 minutes later I wanted to rip out my own IV, my entire body was shaking and was having facial contractions. The doctor laughed it off saying I was being overly dramatic and I just needed to breath. It was the worse experience I've ever had, and I thought the kidney stones were bad enough. 3 days later and I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. I will never take this drug again and have no idea why it's still in the market."

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  • Babyj...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 22, 2018

For Nausea/Vomiting "I'm just getting this medicine for a headache cocktail. And let me tell you I wanted to jump out of my own skin I have never felt anything like it it was absolutely horrible do not let them give you this medicine especially if you have anxiety which I have and they knew that because I told them absolutely horrible like your legs have bugs all in them and they're just crawling everywhere never ever again!!!!"

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