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Prochlorperazine Maleate, To use or not to use?

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jimmy97411
jimmy97411

Anyone has the experience of using Prochlorperazine Maleate to control dizziness (BPPV Vertigo or other kind of Vertigo, VN)? Any good? Do I have to take several days for it to take effect? Side effects you experienced?

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  • keith31290
    keith31290 jimmy97411

    Posted

    Hi Jimmy

    There seems to be a lot of info on Wikipedia regarding this.I personally have not heard of this tablet

  • gillian76726
    gillian76726 jimmy97411

    Posted

    I personally could not tolerate it, and stopped taking it after first few doses!
  • alison17886
    alison17886 jimmy97411

    Posted

    Hi jimmy i am on them i find them a help but my doctor told me they are a cover up they dont make the dizziness go away but it does calm it down
    • jimmy97411
      jimmy97411 alison17886

      Posted

      they said it creates another kind of dizziness smile I feel dizzy now but I don't know if I need to pick it up again. Apparently the prescription says "one three time daily when needed" confuses me. What if I feel dizzy just in afternoon or at night? GP cannot say it clearly.
    • alison17886
      alison17886 jimmy97411

      Posted

      No just feel really sick never actually am though well ive just had a phonecall i got to meet with the healthboard cos ive been pushed from pillar to post with noone helping me and ive put in a complaint cos where they havent sorted me ive lost my job
    • alison17886
      alison17886 jimmy97411

      Posted

      You still take them even if you arent giddy it keeps it at a minimum well it does with me
  • paula59
    paula59 jimmy97411

    Posted

    Hi Jimmy

    I couldnt tolerate them but then I couldnt tolerate any of the epilepsy or beta blockers that I was given.  They all made me depressed really seriously.  I am now waiting for botox on May 6.  Its funny you should mention only being dizzy at one time of the day, as my day is much better mostly, except for the odd occasion, but I get really dizzy about 5pm going home and spend every evening dizzy until I go to sleep.  The only thing that stops it, is lying  on my side, very still where I can watch TV without turning my head and neck.

    • jimmy97411
      jimmy97411 paula59

      Posted

      I fear to sleep on my right side, up or left are ok.
  • Nilly
    Nilly jimmy97411

    Posted

    Hiii I have dizziness more thrn two years I feel dizzy every min can't even go out.. I had those tablets it didn't helpdme at all..
  • veemae80819
    veemae80819 jimmy97411

    Posted

    Hi Jimmy

    I've been prescribed Prochorperazine Maleate in the past.  Unfortunately they did not help with my symptoms of severe vomiting during vertigo and migraine attacks.  If you have been prescribed these it may be worth you trying them for a while as everyone seems to have a different result/experience with different medication.

    Good luck!

  • s75886
    s75886 jimmy97411

    Posted

    Hi Jimmy,

    I could not tolerate the pills (buccastem) for some reason (I would feel weak, sick, still dizzy and anxious), and the effects were pretty instantaneous. Interestinly, the very same drug worked incredibly well for me when given by injection at the GP's office - vertigo, nausea and other god-awful sensations would stop for a few days. I've got both BPPV and MAV (migraine associated vertigo). Best of luck!

  • lyn11620
    lyn11620 jimmy97411

    Posted

    Just used it twice so far but feel as though I have a spot on my lip that I have placed superglue on all tight and feels funny.
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