Scopolamine User Reviews & Ratings (Page 4)

• Mel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 26, 2019

For Motion Sickness "I was going on a trip to France and was prescribed the scopolamine patch for motion sickness. I have Meniere's disease that makes any travel difficult. When traveling, I usually take large doses of meclizine, which controls the nausea, but I end up either sleeping or barely functioning. The patch was a miracle! I was not only able to take several flights but also fully enjoy riding in a car in France, Italy, and Switzerland through the Alps! The only thing I wish I had known about is the debilitating withdrawal that I discovered when I attempted to go back to work the day after removing the patch. I am on day 4 of only being able to stand for minutes at a time before feeling like I am going to either throw up or pass out. I am on meclizine and hoping it passes soon. I wouldn't change using the patch knowing what I do now, but I would have managed my schedule to allow some recovery time. It was the trip of a lifetime."

• Lot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2019

For Motion Sickness "Went on an icebreaker boat in the Arctic for 10 days. Was on occasion very rough, but the patch worked so well. The only side effect was a dry mouth. Other than that, it was great. Would definitely use again."

• Ano...
• March 6, 2021

For Nausea/Vomiting "I've had a horrible experience with this patch. I had a minor back surgery, and the patch was placed behind my left ear, but no instructions were given. The day after surgery, I tried to go for a walk, but when I stepped outside, everything became extremely bright and discolored, and I was disoriented. I noticed one dilated pupil. I took the patch off after having it on for 32 hours. The next day, I felt incredibly weak, tired, dizzy, lightheaded, with blurry vision, anxious, nervous, and had a headache. I ended up going to the ER when the symptoms continued. They seemed to be clueless about all these side effects from the patch. It's day three now, and I'm still having issues. I tried to take a quick walk, didn't even go a block, and I felt like my legs were going to give out, and like I was going to have a panic attack. The last thing I need after back surgery is being dizzy and off balance. This medicine is dangerous. I can't believe doctors aren't more up to speed about the debilitating side effects."

• too...
• September 16, 2019

For Nausea/Vomiting "After using the scopolamine patch as directed for post-operative nausea, I removed the patch after 72 hours. Within 24 hours of removal, I got severe shakes, intense nausea and vertigo, and severe dizziness to the point where I am unable to stand. I told my surgeon about these symptoms and was advised to go to an emergency room. The risks of this drug do NOT outweigh the benefits."

• Slh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 29, 2016

Scopolamine for Nausea/Vomiting "I had to have surgery and have a history of nausea and vomiting, so the doctors put one of these behind my ear. It worked great! No nausea at all. Since pain pills also make me sick, I got a prescription for three patches to bring home with me. No problems so far!"

• Nor...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 20, 2013

For Motion Sickness "It had taken me over 50 years to find something that is effective for motion sickness, so I'm an enormous fan of scopolamine. I'd tried Stugeron, Dramamine, Avomine, and Valloids, but none of them seemed to work. After research on the web, I persuaded my GP to prescribe scopolamine for our last trip to Africa, and it worked. This weekend, I used it to control the nausea of labyrinthitis. The only side effect seems to be a dry mouth."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 8, 2013

For Motion Sickness "I have battled extreme motion sickness for 29 years. After many failed attempts with Dramamine, Bonine, wristbands, ginger candies...you name it, I decided to go to my PCP and get the patch. Miracle patch! I was able to ride to the top of Mt. Mitchell in N. Carolina, ride the Blue Ridge Parkway, and spend hours out in the Gulf of Mexico! There are some negative side effects, but nothing that isn't tolerable. The first time I used the patch, I left it on for three days. I had slightly blurred near vision (anything within an arm's length was readable, but blurry lasted about 1.5 days after the patch was removed) and dry mouth. Nothing I couldn't handle. I definitely recommend this medication if you suffer from motion sickness."

• Say...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 6, 2023

For Motion Sickness "I used the scopolamine patch for 6 days while I was on a cruise for motion sickness. I started to experience side effects on the 4th day after I put on the 2nd patch as directed. My pupils dilated and I was dizzy. Not thinking much about the dizziness because I was on a boat, I got off the boat and of course took the patch off. The next day is when everything went downhill. My eyes were dilated, so I couldn’t see anything, and I was so dizzy I could barely stand. I went to urgent care where they gave me fluids, and an eye doctor checked my eyes for pressure. I was assured the side effects would be gone in 3 days. I ended up in the ER 4 days later with an accidental overdose and a heart rate that was through the roof. I am now 7 days after I removed the patch and am still struggling with a high heart rate, dizziness, and anxiety. It has been the worst experience I ever had with medicine. Just beware if you decide to use the scopolamine patch."

• KLo...
• February 26, 2008

For Motion Sickness "I took this for motion sickness before flying. I was instructed by my doctor to put it on the night before. When I got up the next morning, I had blurred vision, I had difficulty walking because my balance was so affected. I was extremely drowsy, and I felt as if I had been drugged. I had a terrible experience with the patch."

• Anonymous
• May 21, 2017

Scopolamine for Motion Sickness "The first time I took it for a bus ride I took my students on, it worked phenomenally! The second time I used it, I placed it on my right side and my right pupil became incredibly dilated! Even though I was very disoriented for the day, I didn't experience any motion sickness!"

• Pac...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 15, 2019

For Motion Sickness "Used 2 patches for a 6-day cruise. Worked well for motion sickness. After being removed for 12 hours or so, I didn’t feel quite right. BP was up, sleepy, headache, etc. But nothing debilitating. I would use again."

• Anonymous
• August 31, 2010

Scopolamine for Motion Sickness "I've had terrible motion sickness, and nothing has worked until I used this medication. It worked perfectly the first few times. I took it every time I traveled in a plane. However, I've noticed the more I use the patch, the worse the side effects have become. After using the patch, I now experience extremely dry throat, eyes, nose, blurred vision, and even nausea. Although it has successfully kept me from becoming sick while traveling up until this point, I'm not sure if this effect will always hold true."

• eml...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 13, 2015

For Motion Sickness "If I could give this drug a negative rating, I would. Please be careful taking it. I sought the patch to use on a 6-day cruise after reading that it was more effective than meclizine. Meclizine is a joy compared to scopolamine. On the patch, I was at the ship's infirmary every day with low blood pressure and feeling overheated (cruise was in Canada during fall - not warm weather!). Wicked, constant headache, nausea, and I could barely keep my eyes open for the entire trip. Ruined vacation. Disembarked and went straight to the ER. Was completely dehydrated. The ER doctor informed me of documented instances of scopolamine psychosis. Very dangerous medication, here!"

• NO...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 13, 2015

Scopolamine for Motion Sickness "I was glad to read different experiences with this medication, observing side effects and negative reactions. I can't look at a boat, roller coaster, or backseat of a car without immediate nausea. I've used Transderm-Scop patches on several occasions, and they worked very well with no sign of motion sickness whatsoever. My side effects were mild compared to others--typical dry mouth, slight euphoria, mild giddiness, mild drowsiness. I was careful not to drink much alcohol and to leave the patch on for a day after the expired amount of time as not to shock my system. TS can be expensive. Has anyone used the generic brand(s)?"

• Ste...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2015

Scopolamine for Nausea/Vomiting "I had a tubal ligation and told the nurse beforehand that I was worried about the general anesthesia making me vomit, disturbing my incision. She gave me this patch behind my ear, and I didn't feel one bit of nausea after the surgery. I left it on for four days (even though it is rated for 3) just to make sure, and it worked flawlessly."

• sar...
• April 24, 2011

Scopolamine for Nausea/Vomiting "This medicine helped slightly with nausea and vomiting when many others failed. It is worn on a patch behind the ear and changed every three days. After 2 weeks, I suddenly became allergic, probably from a build-up, and broke out in huge welts where the patch was placed. I was then switched to the pill form, Scopace, with negative side effects after a period of time."

• Deb...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 31, 2018

For Motion Sickness "I used the patch for a four-day cruise. I put the first patch on Thursday, the day we left port, left it on for three days, then removed it on Sunday and put on a new patch. I took that patch off on Monday when we hit land. The scopolamine patch worked great while on the ship, I did not have any motion sickness. However, about 8 hours after removing the patch, I started having very blurry vision, followed by dizziness, nausea, palpitations, and fatigue. Requiring two days off work because I could not drive or read close print. After 2 days, symptoms resolved. I would use this patch again, but for a four-day cruise, I would leave on the first patch for one week and let the dose gradually decrease to avoid the scopolamine withdrawal symptoms I experienced, which were quite debilitating."

• cac...
• November 16, 2014

Scopolamine for Motion Sickness "Used the patch while on a trip overseas, where I would be on a boat and also being driven around. I get seasick and carsick. This worked well for the most part, but I had blurry vision and light sensitivity. I did have the patch fall off a few times while showering and replaced it right away. I used this for a 14-day trip. I stopped after the area became irritated on day 10, and the area is still slightly swollen."

• Ell...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 13, 2018

For Motion Sickness "I had a patch prescribed before going on a several hours' long boat trip. Within a minute after sticking the patch behind my ear, there was an immediate feeling of a 'rush' from the patch location - an odd and unfamiliar sensation. My body reacted by fainting. Someone removed the patch from me, and I then took several hours to feel better from having fainted. Strong stuff!"

• PON...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 28, 2016

For Nausea/Vomiting "This patch gave me very scary side effects like blurred vision, extreme dizziness, paranoia, and extreme numb tingling of my extremities. I wore it for less than 24 hours. Didn't even help with the post-op nausea."

• Rac...
• June 29, 2018

Scopolamine for Motion Sickness "I get extremely motion sick on any kind of moving things, and I was booked on a flight when weather conditions were far from good. I was nervous, so I used the patch. Halfway through my trip home, my plans changed to overnight and continued on the next day. I removed the patch, washing my skin behind my ear and thinking that would be enough since I had only been wearing it maybe five hours or less. The next morning, I put on a new patch, MISTAKE! Then to make it worse, I took a Dramamine, MISTAKE! Drug interactions were terrible. I started hallucinating on the flight, and it continued through the evening. Seeing people that weren't there, etc. I had not checked to see if there were any drug interactions before I took the Dramamine. I am guessing that even applying the second patch was not that smart either. Lesson learned! However, I was not sick on some extremely bumpy flights, but I was saying all kinds of crazy things and getting some very weird looks from fellow passengers... lol."

• Anx...
• March 31, 2016

For Nausea/Vomiting "I was prescribed the scopolamine patch when I realized that Dramamine pills didn't work. The patch did work well, I felt minorly disoriented the first few hours of having it on, and on my flight, I still felt a little nauseous, but not nearly as bad as it usually is with Dramamine. I surprisingly did not vomit the entire 6 hours of flying I experienced. During the flight and after, my vision was blurred for a while, but I would rather have blurry vision than nausea from an airplane. I would definitely recommend this product to people who are sensitive to motion and get sick easily."

• Nic...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 11, 2018

Scopolamine for Motion Sickness "I was recently prescribed this for “motion sickness”/light-headedness while out and about. I wore two of the patches with three days in between, and apparently, the scopolamine didn’t disperse fully from my body quick enough and just kept building up. It ended up sending me into a panic attack due to all of the scopolamine, which after that, I looked up more about scopolamine and found that it is actually one of the world's most dangerous drugs when used in high doses. So if I could rate this 0/10, I would. I wouldn’t recommend this to my worst enemy. After that, they did, however, put me on diazepam (Valium), which helps amazingly."

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 16, 2012

Scopolamine for Motion Sickness "Second time I have used, first was for a 3-day cruise this time for 5. I was OK while wearing it, but a few hours after I took it off, I got dizzy and very nauseated with blurred vision. Dramamine helped some. Next day I felt awful but ran a half marathon and ended up in urgent care because I was so nauseated after, and my arms were tingling. He gave me meclizine, which has helped some, but it's still going in 4 days later. Hoping it ends soon."

• Fil...
• June 2, 2017

For Nausea/Vomiting "Had surgery, and they had me put this on to minimize secretions and for nausea. It worked amazingly while it was on as I was taking pain meds and went under general anesthesia. I was suffering from very bad vision, though, and it was quite alarming how I couldn't even read simple things. The day I took it off, I threw up multiple times and had EXTREME nausea and dizziness. For two days straight, I slept all day and night because it was too miserable to be awake. It took a good three or more days for me to not feel nauseous anymore. My mom also experienced a similar rebound effect. It works well for while you're on it, but be careful because some people get these adverse effects like me!"