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Reviewer: iridaeza, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Went to ER for severe headache, night sweats, feverish feelings. Recent trip to remote areas of Mexico, sprung thoughts of possible Malaria. Was given IM Droperidol to relieve headache pain. Within 3 to 5 minutes symptoms of extreme anxiety, crawling out of skin, bright lights, hot flash-extremely horrible feeling of being out of control, wanted to leave, heartrate by monitor was in the high 130
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Reviewer: KMC, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was given this drug in the ER for a migraine with nausea and vomiting and had an adverse reactaion of high anxiety, restlessness with inability to sit still. It also didnt help with the headache or nausea at all.
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Reviewer: Indiana Jones, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I was in the ER for heart arrhythmia, pain, and a severe headache. The doctor thought I was anxious, as well, but I am just normally a fast talker and I was in pain. The ER doctor gave me this medication and said it was for pain. Apparently, this is not a pain medication. Within 5 minutes, I was having difficulty breathing and became out of touch with reality. I became very agitated with restless
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Reviewer: neil, 75 or over Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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doctor prescribed this orally for equilibrium it has no flavor and i think it is a placebo
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Reviewer: Diedre Lee, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I had an IV of Droperidol, It was given as a treatment for nausea before starting a headache treatment. I never received the treatment for the headache due to the fact that halfway through the Droperidol, I could no longer breathe, I also felt as though I was losing my mind.My son and daughter in law had to go get the nurse. They insisted she remove the IV. It took me 2 days to feel like I was eve
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