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I am on the anti nausea drug promethazine. what are the common side effects?

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Numerous side effect: Serious side effects--twitching and uncontrollable movement, shaking, drooling, restlessness, agitated, high fever, stiff musles, lightheaded, seizures, hallucinations, abdominal pain, rash, joint pain, low heart rate. Less serious---dizzyness, blurred vision, dry mouth, ringing in ears, weight gain, constipation.

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Answered 1/26/2015

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I had a question about my son He's 20 He took promethazine for nausea. I gave him Benadryl about 4 hours later not thinking there could have been an interaction Do you think it will be okay It was the first dose of promethazine he's ever taken?

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Is it ok to take meclizine and phenergan (promethazine) together and can I use Zofran for breakthrough nausea?

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I have crohns, yesterday it was water with coffee grounds. Intractable nausea with Zofran, Phenergan (promethazine). No coffee grounds today. Intractable nausea.

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Is phenergan (promethazine) able to be used for similar purposes as Zofran? Meaning is it effective on preventing and treating nausea and vomiting?

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A member asked:

If I had a stomach virus and took the phenergan (promethazine) suppository, will it keep me from vomiting and help nausea?

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