Suggest Treatment For Withdrawal Effects Of Scopolamine Patch

Posted on Wed, 1 Apr 2015

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Question : I was given a scopolamine patch yesterday for wrist surgery. I took it off a few minutes ago, about 30 hours after applying it. I'm dizzy with a horribly dry mouth and just now read that scopolamine can have terrible withdrawal side effects, with nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. I have meclazine, phenergan, and zofran, Should I take one of these to prevent withdrawal symptoms?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rovena (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
yes,you can take Meclizine or Zofran

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

Welcome to Healthcare Magic.

I read carefully your query and I am sorry you are going through this.

The symptoms you are having are due to Scopolamine withdrawal.
The good thing is that you wore the patch only for 30 h,which is a short period of time and the withdrawal symptoms tend to be mild and last up to few days.

You can take Meclizine 25 mg once a day or Zofran 4 mg and stay hydrated.

Hope it helps.
Let me know if you need further help.

Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar