Reviewer: 19-24 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was 18 years old when I was perscribed this drug. I was taking it to prevent nausea and vomiting. About a week after I began using compazine, I started experiencing blurry vision and extreme jitteriness. I had this happen to me a couple times in one day, each episode lasting no more than 1 hour. I decided to lay down and try to sleep it off. Before I could get relaxed, my neck began experie ... Show Full Comment

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I was 18 years old when I was perscribed this drug. I was taking it to prevent nausea and vomiting. About a week after I began using compazine, I started experiencing blurry vision and extreme jitteriness. I had this happen to me a couple times in one day, each episode lasting no more than 1 hour. I decided to lay down and try to sleep it off. Before I could get relaxed, my neck began experiencing painful and involuntary muscle spasms. My head and neck would bend as far backwards, forwards, or sideways as it possibly could. I visited the ER and was given an IV of Benadry & within 5 minutes I passed out. The Compazine was giving me a dystonic reaction. I believe I had this reaction because I was taking the medication too often. Compazine is an effective drug (I did not experience any nausea), but should only be used when symptoms arise.
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Reviewer: Josh, 13-18 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I took Compazine for a few days, woke up the next morning and felt really strange. I couldn't get comfortable anywhere. After a little while I finally went back to sleep. A few hours later I woke up again I started to feel extremely depressed. More than I've ever been in my entire life. Then my jaw started to lock up, my eyes began rolling up into my head and all the muscles in my back and ... Show Full Comment

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I took Compazine for a few days, woke up the next morning and felt really strange. I couldn't get comfortable anywhere. After a little while I finally went back to sleep. A few hours later I woke up again I started to feel extremely depressed. More than I've ever been in my entire life. Then my jaw started to lock up, my eyes began rolling up into my head and all the muscles in my back and neck were freezing up. I knew that something was really wrong but couldn't do anything about it. It all happened very quickly. The only thing I could do was to shake it off for a second. Luckily, my aunt showed up and found me standing in the doorway trying to go for help with my back arched, eyes rolled back and jaw locked. She carried me to the couch and called for help. A few minutes later, EMS came and knew exactly what was happening. They called it a dystonic reaction. They made a quick phone call and then gave me a shot, 1,000mg of Benadryl. Everything stopped immediately. After a trip to the hospital to double check my condition, I went home and past out. From all the Benadryl they gave me. A few hours later, it happened again. A friend drove me back to the hospital and I got another shot of Benadryl. Went back home and finally got some sleep. The next morning my entire body was so sore I could barley move. It was the scariest and one of the most painful ordeals I've ever been though. I seriously think this drug should be recalled. I do know it is prescribed for other conditions but in my book, no sickness is worth this risk.
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Reviewer: LoveBonnie, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have been on medication that has caused me to vimit and afterward to be severly nausuated to the point of sweating and dizzy. This medication stopped me within 15 minutes of ingesting it. 1 pill worked wonders for me and I was feeling so much better in 15 minutes.

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I have been on medication that has caused me to vimit and afterward to be severly nausuated to the point of sweating and dizzy. This medication stopped me within 15 minutes of ingesting it. 1 pill worked wonders for me and I was feeling so much better in 15 minutes.
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Reviewer: momto4girls, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I am almost 35 years old and after looking up another drug I decided to look up Compazine and see if other people had similar experiences while taking this medication. I was prescribed this medication while I had the flu when I was about 18 years old. I was out of town and went to the local hospital (and either wasn't told of side effects or didn't read the papers...) but I had a 3 hour dr ... Show Full Comment

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I am almost 35 years old and after looking up another drug I decided to look up Compazine and see if other people had similar experiences while taking this medication. I was prescribed this medication while I had the flu when I was about 18 years old. I was out of town and went to the local hospital (and either wasn't told of side effects or didn't read the papers...) but I had a 3 hour drive ahead of me. I was about 30 minutes from home and things were going on with my head\face. I couldn't lower my tongue from the roof of my mouth and my eyes seemed to be fixed on looking up. It was one of the scariest days of my life. I realized I needed to get off the freeway and call for help. I thankfully (after praying alot) made it to a gas station and managed to find a quarter for the pay phone. Imagine only being able to look up and try to navigate around somewhere you hav never been. My parents came to get me and my dad drove my truck home. After I got home my throat started tightening up and it was awful. I slept off the reaction and will NEVER take it again. It's not worth the risk.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Was going ok for almost 2 days on this pill. Then suddenly my tongue and mouth started swelling up, my face and jaws started spasming, and then tightening up where I couldn't move my mouth. The pain was horrendous. Thankfully we had an immediate care center nearby, and luckily for us, the Dr there knew that Compazine has these types of side effects. Within 10 minutes of getting there, they ... Show Full Comment

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Was going ok for almost 2 days on this pill. Then suddenly my tongue and mouth started swelling up, my face and jaws started spasming, and then tightening up where I couldn't move my mouth. The pain was horrendous. Thankfully we had an immediate care center nearby, and luckily for us, the Dr there knew that Compazine has these types of side effects. Within 10 minutes of getting there, they had an IV in and pushed a shot of Benadryl into it. About 2 minutes later all symptoms were subsiding. Ten minutes later and all was back to normal. The onset of these symptoms was very sudden, and like I said, almost 2 days after I started taking it. Be careful, if you get prescribed this med. The Dr that helped me said that if you dont get treatment for it soon enough, or if the reaction is strong enough, that the facial disfiguration that comes with this can be permanent. That was one of the scariest days of my life.
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