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Suggest Treatment For Hallucination Caused After Stopping Cyclizine
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My wife has taken cyclizine HCI 50Mg tablets continuously now for a period. We think she has become addicted and in trying to stop taking thewm went off cold turket. she has experienced hallucinations such such as while I am driving, she thinks we are about to crash, i am driving too fast etc. also she has been rocking to and fro, grunting etc. what do we/I do to help her. she also take s codeine 60mg at about 300mg per 4 hrs to help relive the pain brought o by Chrons disease.
Please help
Tony G
My wife has taken cyclizine HCI 50Mg tablets continuously now for a period. We think she has become addicted and in trying to stop taking thewm went off cold turket. she has experienced hallucinations such such as while I am driving, she thinks we are about to crash, i am driving too fast etc. also she has been rocking to and fro, grunting etc. what do we/I do to help her. she also take s codeine 60mg at about 300mg per 4 hrs to help relive the pain brought o by Chrons disease.
Please help
Tony G
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
Hello Welcome to HCM
Cyclizine is an anti-histaminic drug used in a number of conditions like allergy, nausea. Its has potential to cause sedation and drowsiness. She is also taking Codeine which is an opioid drug. Use of both drugs together results in intense effects and a lot of individuals abuse the drugs together. Cyclizine increases the effect of Codeine. So abrupt stoppage of the drug has not only resulted in withdrawal of cyclizine but it has also resulted in side effects due to decreased effects of codeine. This is the reason of hallucinations she is having. She has intense anxiety which is due to withdrawal effects.
Consult a psychiatrist for expert opinion. Ask her to not to drive for few days.
Thanks
Cyclizine is an anti-histaminic drug used in a number of conditions like allergy, nausea. Its has potential to cause sedation and drowsiness. She is also taking Codeine which is an opioid drug. Use of both drugs together results in intense effects and a lot of individuals abuse the drugs together. Cyclizine increases the effect of Codeine. So abrupt stoppage of the drug has not only resulted in withdrawal of cyclizine but it has also resulted in side effects due to decreased effects of codeine. This is the reason of hallucinations she is having. She has intense anxiety which is due to withdrawal effects.
Consult a psychiatrist for expert opinion. Ask her to not to drive for few days.
Thanks
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