Scopolamine for Motion Sickness User Reviews (Page 4)

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

Scopolamine "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 "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."

• Sco...
• June 2, 2019

Scopolamine "I took a cruise on Doubtful Sound in New Zealand. The cruise down and back up the Sound was fine, and I probably didn't need any kind of motion sickness medication for that. But they went out into the Tasman Sea for about 1/2 hour. It was a beautiful, sunny autumn day, but it became clear within 3-4 minutes that the Transderm-Scop was not working at all in open ocean waters... which is where I really needed this to work. I used this med successfully many years ago, so it makes me think something has changed. Disappointing!"

• Joj...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 5, 2021

"Do not use this! Our whole party of 7 had an adverse reaction. Dilated pupils, blurry vision. All-around sick feeling. This is 4 days after we removed it. I took this med before without problems, this time was much different. Never again."

• afs...
• February 8, 2016

"This worked wonders for offshore sailing in our sailboat. It significantly reduced motion sickness! The only side effect was dry mouth. But who shouldn't be drinking more water? Especially when you live outdoors on a sailboat!"

• Anonymous
• August 24, 2010

Scopolamine "The reason I'm giving it a 9 instead of 10 is because of its side effects. Otherwise, this patch works really well for an overnight or two-day fishing trip (at least in my experience). I thought I was getting cold and feeling sick after I got off the fishing boat because my throat was getting dry and drier and drier. At that time, I wasn't aware that one of its side effects was dry mouth/throat. Aside from that, I didn't feel anything anymore after a couple of days. I'll use it again for my next fishing trip. I'll opt for a dry throat versus getting sick on the boat."

• JMc...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 9, 2016

Scopolamine "So it worked... I normally suffer from motion sickness in cars if I'm not driving. I decided to put the patch on before a 14-hour long international flight... I didn't suffer from any motion sickness, but it made me illiterate! I could see fine except for letters and numbers (or basic shapes). So I get to the airport at my destination in Uganda, and going through customs, I needed to fill out a basic form about the reason for my visit, etc... only I couldn't read it to save my life! I'd use it again in an emergency, but be aware of the potential side effects."

• Lau...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 3, 2018

"I had used this patch that was meant for a 3-day cruise. Once it finally kicked in, I felt so dizzy I felt I was going to fall down. I just chalked it up to the nausea from seasickness. I started to get sick, not able to eat or enjoy any activities on our cruise. My bf suggested it might be the patch causing the nausea, not seasickness. I took the patch off, and it was so much better! I wasn’t nauseous or as dizzy anymore. I was extremely disappointed with this medication. My doctor also mentioned that if you use this medication, you could get withdrawal symptoms once you stop taking it. Glad I didn’t use it for the whole 3 days!"

• jul...
• May 6, 2009

Scopolamine "I suffer from motion sickness and was prescribed this. I've used it twice now on weekend car trips, and it works great. I didn't suffer any motion sickness symptoms. I look forward to trying it out at the amusement parks this summer, as I haven't enjoyed them in years due to motion sickness."

• Mag...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 12, 2022

"I was given this drug for abdominal surgery. As a patch. Within 6 hours, I couldn’t see texts on my phone. Took the patch off 24 hours ago and still can’t see close letters. The blurry vision is terrible. Avoid at all costs."

• Ann...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 27, 2019

Scopolamine "This drug completely changed my experience of deep sea fishing trips and being on the boat in general. I applied the patch before bed so that it would be in full effect by the next morning. Only side effects upon waking were mild imbalance and incoordination, but this went away after eating a breakfast sandwich and coffee. I only began to feel a little sleepy/drowsy on the way home, which I believe is pretty normal for anyone exposed to that much motion at one time (the sunburn, heat, and humidity I’m sure exacerbated it). Through all of this, the patch stayed on great, but I did not swim. I’m 5’1”, 123 lb, 22-year-old female, and the dosing was fine for me. Do not cut the patch in half if you feel this to be necessary (which it may be if you are below 100 lbs like my friend who did experience side effects). Please just keep half of the backing on the patch to seal the other side, then use surgical tape from your first aid kit to make sure that it doesn't flop around."

• Dan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 27, 2021

"I used two scopolamine patches over the course of eight days and avoided motion sickness during my vacation. After taking the patch off, I have become miserably sick. Vomiting, nausea, dizziness, and headaches. I can't even get out of bed, and it's been three days! I have used this medication before for single-day events- a fishing trip, snorkeling, and long bus rides successfully with no side effects- but only left the patch on for the duration of the event- less than 12 hours. I will never leave a patch on for more than a day again. I have never felt so sick in my life! This medication does what it is supposed to, but the withdrawals are worse than any motion sickness one could possibly have."

• 123...
• April 6, 2017

"As someone who gets sick looking at water and rides that go around and around, this patch was great for my first cruise. The boat swayed, and I felt nothing. Thirty-six hours after the patch was removed, after using it for eight days, switching out a new one after four days, I feel horrid. My nausea is constant, and I am on day three of the patch being removed. I am also suffering from severe exhaustion. I had blurred vision, but that was much better to deal with than motion sickness. Will I use it again? Not sure. I have not thrown up, and I don't have severe headaches, so maybe the end justifies the means."

• Cru...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 27, 2019

"I have used these patches for several years for 1-2 cruises per year. I get seasick just looking at a boat, but these patches allow me to have a comfortable trip. I have used these for 4-10 day trips with mild side effects of a very dry mouth, fatigue, and poor up-close vision - I'm willing to deal with these side effects in order to enjoy trips to Alaska, the Caribbean, and New Zealand. Without this, I could not go. The Scopace pills make me so sleepy I cannot stay awake at all. Dramamine does nothing to alleviate my symptoms."

• loe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 15, 2018

"I used this for 9 days [3 patches] and won't use it again! It worked for seasickness, but I was getting very tired by the 6th day. I have been off it for 10 days and still not feeling right. Some of my side effects are extremely tired, confusion, blurred vision, weakness, and not being able to get back to doing what I did before! I have needed a vacation from my 'vacation'! No more cruise ships for me!"

• RMa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 12, 2018

"I applied a patch as directed approximately 12 hours before heading out on a fishing charter in Prince William Sound. As soon as the boat stopped moving and we began stationary fishing in rollers, I became violently ill. I vomited consistently for 8 hours, could not maintain my balance, and experienced no respite. I've never been so sick in my life. The medication did nothing for me at all, and yet I was banking on its effectiveness."

• TJa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 1, 2021

"Have used Scopaderm patches for around 10 years for travel sickness with only minor side effects (dry mouth, sleepy). Don’t know what they have changed with ingredients/dosage, but the last ones I had made me feel really ill while using, and I had terrible balance, motion sickness after I came off the ship & no longer had the patch on, which lasted for a week. Gutted as they were originally a game changer for me."

• Dta...
• August 21, 2018

"The patch is extremely effective for motion sickness. I am extremely sensitive to any kind of motion, but when using the patch properly, I felt no motion sickness whatsoever. I took several flights, trains, and bus rides without any motion sickness whatsoever. The side effects are downright scary, though. My doctor did not tell me all of the side effects or the severity of them. My side effects include extreme dry mouth (so much so that it made eating very difficult), drowsiness, and blurred vision. My vision was so bad I could not see anything up close. I took a trip alone to Italy, and when I arrived, I could not even read a map. I still felt the effects of the drug several days after removing the patch (I used it for 4 days). I also experienced a sensitivity to light due to dilated pupils. I still gave it 5/10 since it is extremely effective for motion sickness."

• Anonymous
• June 13, 2015

"Took it for a 2-day cruise. Put it on in the morning and did not have any problems with motion sickness. I usually get sick in a car if I don't ride in the front and keep looking out. Boat rides are usually bad regardless of where I am on the boat. Dry mouth was the only side effect I noticed. My husband started to feel sick at the end of the first day, had him put on a patch, and he was fine. Also, he insisted he had no motion sickness, but as soon as the patch fell off, he felt sick again, a new patch fixed that."

• Ano...
• October 2, 2017

Scopolamine "Have to take this when I am on cruises or would have motion sickness. 1st 5 years I took this no problem. The 6th cruise my throat closed up and could hardly swallow while eating. It dawned on me to try Prilosec. It enabled me to swallow. This has happened the last 5 years over a 5-year stretch of cruises."

• Rub...
• July 29, 2017

"While the patch made it possible for me to sail the Caribbean with no motion sickness (I wore it for 4 days), when I removed it, I experienced severe blurred vision, felt dizzy and nauseous, and weak and could hardly stand! This drug is poison."

• Wen...
• August 1, 2017

"I've used it 3 times now for deep-sea fishing. The first two times, it worked great - no motion sickness. The third time I used it, I almost died. I threw up for 9 hours. I was heaving so hard, all of the muscles in my torso are sore. At the end, there was not even bile in my stomach, and I was still heaving. I had no problems after the patch was removed any of the three times I wore it."

• Eri...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 4, 2016

"Used for a music tour. Used for a day with mild success, but then the side effects were so bad it didn't matter that I wasn't getting sick from motion sickness-now I was getting sick from the patch itself. Dizzy, dry mouth, blurred/double vision. I fainted during a concert because the nausea and blurred vision made me super wobbly. I'm sure part of it was my body just reacting to the medicine in a negative way, and I know other people who used it to greater success."

• Kat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 19, 2019

"I've used the scopolamine patch before for severe motion sickness without noticeable side effects. However, for my recent vacation requiring significant travel, I wore the patches for 12 days, changing every 72 hours as prescribed. The withdrawal effects have been very unpleasant-vertigo, weird heartbeat, nausea severe enough to require me to lay down until it passes. It's been five days, and the symptoms are lessening, and Dramamine seems to help when they get bad. I don't know if I'll use the patch again or not."

• Vee...
• April 18, 2019

"I went offshore fishing recently and am terribly prone to motion sickness, so I asked my doc to prescribe the scopolamine patch and tried it for the first time. Overall, the experience was great and worked well, but I should have adjusted my timing a little better. I put the patch on that morning when I woke up at 6 a.m., and my fishing charter started at 8 a.m. The medication states it needs up to four hours to start really working, and I could tell, definitely got a little sick in the morning, but that was my fault, though luckily I didn’t throw up. By the afternoon, fishing was amazing, no motion sickness at all. I was really impressed and will use it again!!!"