What is Meclizine?
Meclizine is an anti-emetic agent used to prevent nausea caused by motion sickness or other drugs. It is available as an over the counter medication as Bonine®; Dramamine® Less Drowsy Formula; and in prescription strength as Antivert®.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertigo | 25 |
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2 | |||
| Dizziness | 21 |
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3 | |||
| Other | 11 |
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2 | ||||
| Nausea | 4 |
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1 | ||||
| Balance problems | 3 |
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1 | ||||
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | 0 |
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Meclizine. See all 15 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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5 | 36% |
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Other
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5 | 36% |
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 21% |
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Personal research
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1 | 7% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 7% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 7% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- brendab
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: mild
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: severe
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- brendab
- 75 mg daily
- since Aug 20, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
None
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- Nyrsaeans
- Sex: F
- Depression: 1
- Emotional: 1
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 3
- Physical: 2
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 32 F
- Function: Moderate
- Distress: Moderate
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- Nyrsaeans
- 3 25mg as needed
- since Sep 30, 2008
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Efficacy
Major
for Nausea
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips Really helps with my dizziness. Great topper for Meclizine and nausea. Even worked when I have a severe ear infection that took weeks and four rounds of an... See full evaluation
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- Dymond
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Mild
- Overall: None
- Cognition: none
- Vision: mild
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: mild
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: none
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- Dymond
- 25mg as needed
- since Jul 05, 2008
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Efficacy
None
for Vertigo
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Side Effects
None
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See all 9 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.