Unwanted side effects
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:? My GP thinks that I may have irratable bowel syndrome, but I am not at all sure that this is the cause of my stomach problems I am experiencing.
He prescribed Mebeverine Hydrochloride to see how this worked out.
Within 45 minutes of taking the tablet, I found I was dizzy, disorientated and felt very weak and was driving at the time. This passed after about 5 minutes.
I took my second tablet and again 45 minutes after taking it the side effects were much worse than with the mornings tablet: My face and neck went very hot and the dizziness and disorientation began, I decided to work through it, but pretty soon, I felt the muscles under my ears and into the jaw line, not behave as i was expecting. I felt my jaw begin to lock and it was very very frightening. I swayed when I walked back to the kitchen and my husband, and sat down, as these symtoms continued for at least 15 minutes more, I rang the NHS Direct No. and 2 doctors told me that my symptoms were definately due to the drug taken and that I should never use them again. None of these symptoms are displayed on the contra-indications on the tablet leaflet though.
I thought after this and it suddenly came to me that around 25 years ago, a previous doctor has prescribed this type of IBS relief tablet and these too had the same effect on me and I had to stop taking them after taking 2 of them.
I would be interested to hear of any other patient who had experienced any of the symptoms I did, as I feel I cannot be the only one who has a reaction to this type of drug.
I now take no medication and my GP says to try and manage the situation with Mint Tea! I will give it a go, but dont old out much hope of help.
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The tablets have helped with the symptoms of ibs, however the dizzyness, temperature, and nausea have been unbearable - you are right - there is no indication on the packaging that these are possible side effects.
After visiting the doctor twice in the last two days, I was diagnosed with a \"virus\" as well as my ibs symptoms, however the side effects listed above only started when I took the tablets and have eased slightly since stopping yesterday afternoon, so I don't think this is a virus.
I hope this helps, and I don't think I will be continuing to take them either!!
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However, if you feel that a symptom is due to a side effect of a medicine that you have taken then you may wish to report it to your doctor, or report it to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) via their yellow card scheme - http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=276
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It hasnt been discontinued or stopped, folks are still being prescribed it
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Re peppermint tea, yes it does work a little, also camomile tea helps, but the best thing I have found is chinese ginger tea made by Gold Kili, it is very very strong, a bit of an acquired taste, but it is recognised by the chinese medics as a cure for allsorts of ailments, and has been around for thousands of years. You can buy it online.
Colpermin works for some people, personally I find Buscopan the best.
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My doctor prescribed me it as he thought i was suffering with IBS.
I was fibe with the tablet for a while.
Recently i took them, and i experienced a lot of side effects.
Granted a did take a few more then the instructions told me, but then again who doesnt do that at times ? I was feeling very unwell so i came to the conclusion the more i took the faster i would feel better...NOT TRUE!
I experienced bad vision problems, the best i can describe it is it was if i hads pressed my eyes, there were black spots around the room, also, you know on really hot days you can see the heat coming off of tarmac roads..I had that rippling effect in my vision, not matter how much i rubbed my eyes ect it didnt shift.
Next my legs are arms felt very heavy, this proved to make it a serious task on moving about. My hearing go louder, i was noticing things a lot more. I had very slurred speech, and found it hard to make sense of my words.
I start to get small small spasms in my legs and get very jumpy. I started to hallucinate after this, i was terrified somebody was trying to hurt me, seeing shadows move about hearing things sound louder like my breathing and putting a glass down seemed like a bang. I started to notice my heart was beating faster, at first i just thought i was imagining it, maybe a little scared. But i was very wrong.
Very quickly my heart beat shot up, i couldnt tell how much at the time but i knew something was wrong. This provided me with a very long panic attack. Something i had never experieced before. I started obsessing over my breathing.
An ambulance was called, and i was hooked up to the moniter. My blood pressure had soared. My heart rate was 168bpm and i couldnt stop panicking. In the end i couldnt calm down so i had to have an oxygen mask on for a long peroid of time. After a coulpe hours in A & E it slowly dropped to about 115bpm. It was a terrifying experience, i could feel my heart jumping out my chest, s if i had been for a very long run..You know the strong beating feeling. At one point i thought i was dying..But i was just panicking about my heart rate being so high, i was giving myself extra stress. its taken a couple of days now for my blood pressure to get back to normal, my heart beat is fluxuating between 70bpm - about 105bpm which is a hell of a lot better. At the minute i keep panicking about it getting fast again after that shocking ordeal, i experience a lot of small panick attactks. My vision is still quite sensitive to bright light, i feel very worn down and tired. my stomach is aching a lot and my legs are still a bit wobbly. I did feel very sick, but i couldnt properly throw up, i am now experiencing having the sick feeling although i cant vomit.
So a lot ofyou wont be as stupid as i am, but still i thought i should put my experinece up here..Might help somebody who things more is better.
Its really not and there is a lot more side effects then the leaflet says.
I know i for one will never be using them, even at a normal dose, just as i have experience those effects the thought panicks me.
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I hope you have reported this to the mhra:
https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/
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Same here. I suffer from SVT when my heart rate goes up to 165 and into a different rythm, I'm not sure I want to take these drugs. I just use Paramols when I get bad pain and they take it off, and Immodium if the diarrhea gets bad. I might try them for a couple of days and see what happens, then if they don't suit me I can tell the doctor.
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