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2 patient evaluations for Promethazine with a side effects rating of SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere

Purpose: Nausea (Started Dec 17, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Aug 15, 2011 150 mg Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate SevereSevereSevereSevereSevere UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
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Purposes: Skin irritation, Skin rash, and Allergic contact dermatitis (Started Mar 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Skin irritation Perceived effectiveness Skin rash Perceived effectiveness Allergic contact dermatitis Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Dec 01, 2009 25 mg Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_1Led_defaultLed_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default SevereSevereSevereSevere UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Side effects:
Weight gain
Date
Dec 01, 2009
Advice & Tips
While I was on promethazine I surprisingly gained an extra 12kgs in body weight (nearly a 20% increase) over about ten months. The past three months I've been off it I have lost about half that (6kgs) with no real effort and no other change besides stopping the daily promethazine 25mg tablets. I was highly surprised to learn that weight gain is considered a possible side effect for long term use of antihistamines - the reason I learnt is apparently because antihistamines effect appetite control enzymes. While a surprise it rung true because I wasn't the only person to notice that my appetite had increased significantly and included feeling hungry after a regular meal and even food cravings during the late night.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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