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    Default I wish Phenergan was OTC

    Out of nowhere I woke up this morning with a violent stomach bug--coming out both ends, unable to keep anything down, and a splitting headache. What do I need? an antiemetic/antinausea drug. What do I have? Phenergan in pill form, which I promptly vomit back up. So as it's a Satuday it took me two hours of waiting at the urgent care clinic to get a prescription for the suppository, which, of course, I can't vomit up, then another hour pharmacy/driving time to get home. All while feeling like crap because of being sick in addition to being unable to eat or drink anything all day. At this point the fluid I've been able to keep down is a half a bottle of Gatorade.

    anyhow, they should really sell those ass pills over the counter because thankfully I'm starting to feel almost good enough to watch television.

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    My mom, who is a nurse, gave me one of those when I was a teenager and feeling very sick. I slept for two days. It will seriously knock your ass out!! I'm glad you're feeling better and I hope you keep improving.

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    Huh...never knocked me out....and I used to take it all the time!

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    It has knocked me out in the past but so far today not so much. Sigh.

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    Yeah, they don't sell a hell of a lot that's worth a shit over-the-counter. That's how America and it's md's make a lot money. You go the doc knowing good and damn well what is wrong and what you need so he can charge you 100 bucks to tell you the same thing. Then write you a script for his drug rep friends medications that will cost you another 100 or so. Although, Phernegan doesn't cost much I don't think. I know it sucks though.

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    That stuff works so beautifully when you can keep it down! Unfortunately, by the time I'm desperate enough to resort to it (given as it can make me feel extra-woozy or make my stomach hurt), it's almost guaranteed that it won't stay down. Grar.
    I still haven't figured why the pills are easy to get but the suppository isn't; is there a difference in side effects or some such?

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    ^^^ I don't think it's any easier to get one or the other; they are both by prescription. What puzzles me it that there isn't, say, a Dramamine suppository.

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    I've been prescribed the pills a couple of times, both when I was vomitting constantly, but I wasn't offered the suppository. I didn't even know that that form of Phenergan existed until a couple months ago, at which point I was really irritated that I hadn't been offered that. After the third time you choke a pill down only to throw it back up five minutes later, it starts to seem thoroughly futile.

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    That is totally bizarre. If you can't keep anything down you sure as hell can't take a pill. It's either through a needle or the ass.

    I feel moderately better today as I haven't vomited for the past eight hours. Hope that continues.

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    So why didn't you stick the pill up your butt?

    I have had to do that before, it's not the best feeling in the world, but it does work.

    I hope you feel better soon!!!
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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about it, but I wasn't sure if it would actually dissolve properly.

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    Kitana, I was thinking the same thing! Guess not everyone did as many drugs in college as I did... but anyway, yeah, it'll still dissolve.
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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    Hey all,

    phenergan is actually a really strong antihistimine. One could probably take three benadryl tablets and it would be about the same thing.

    Noodle

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    Yes. However, my point was that taking pills is impossible when you are vomiting.

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    Default Re: I wish Phenergan was OTC

    Sounds like food poisoning to me. Comes on suddenly and you feel like your gonna die. Then that was it.

    The one and only time i had it i tried to eat ice chips, Ginger ale. Of course it came back up every 20 minutes and out the rear. Good thing we have trash cans next to the toilet. Only till the next day could i swallow some Kaopetke(sp?) that stopped the one end of it.


    Glad your feeeling better.

    Isn't Phenegren for siezures? My daughter took that when she ws little.

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