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My 80 year old mom just went off meclizine how long will it take the bad side affects of confusion sleepiness difficulty breathing itching to go away?

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Dr. Elden Rand
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Cardiology 22 years experience
May take a few days: The time it takes the body to process half of the dose is ~5 hours, but the the duration of action of Meclizine is approx 24hrs. If she was having adverse side effects of meclizine, would expect to gradually improve over 1-3 days or so after stopping it, depending on how efficient her body is at processing it.
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Psychiatry 50 years experience
Discuss w her MD: Many medical conditions and medications side effect can cause old to get confused. So u need to discuss her condition and expectation with her physician. Good luck.
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