Promethazine for Opiate Adjunct User Reviews

• Anonymous
• January 24, 2012

Promethazine "I am on opiate pain medication for a back injury from a car accident, and the opiates make me nauseated and vomit. My pain doctor put me on 25mg of Promethazine 3 times a day and it works wonders! It will make you a little sleepy, but once you get used to it, that feeling goes away. I've tried Tigan (Trimethobenzamide) which made the nausea worse. I also tried Zofran (Ondansetron) which I hated because it tastes nasty, and that doesn't help when you are nauseated. I would HIGHLY recommend Promethazine for ANYONE who SUFFERS from nausea due to opiates or chronic nausea!"

• Man...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 6, 2018

"After fracturing my clavicle in six places in a football scrum, I have suffered chronic pain. One of the fractures (where bone is no longer present) never repaired itself. I am currently on Oxycodone 20 mg four times a day, Codeine 60 mg four times a day, and Lyrica (Pregabalin) 300 mg twice a day. I was told by my Specialist to go to the chemist and get a box of Promethazine and take 25 mg-50 mg four times a day to see if it potentiated my analgesia. My goodness, has it been a life changer. I am almost at a pain score of 0. Also, given that it is an antihistamine, it removes the itch associated with opiate use. A solid 10/10."

• dca...
• May 12, 2009

Promethazine "I am approximately 65 years old. Post-surgery, I was prescribed Oxycodone and Phenergan, and after 18 hours, speech became slurred, unable to form words or express myself accurately. Turns out my youngest daughter had a similar reaction to the same drug during an appendicitis crisis."

• Ell...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• September 25, 2019

"Surprised that this is recommended as a sleeping aid, I take it in conjunction with opiate painkillers to reduce itchiness and nausea, and it works wonders on that end, but even combined with the drowsiness of opiates, it still wouldn't be something that puts me to sleep."

• Nic...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 20, 2017

Promethazine "Been taking promethazine 10 mg for years now to get rid of motion sickness. I can’t travel on public transport. But then I noticed after running out of my prescription that there was 25 mg Phenergan you could buy at the chemist with 56 tablets. So I saw you could take them to help you sleep, so I started taking them with my zopiclone sleeping tablets, which didn’t really work (shouldn't be taken together). The usual dose for sleeping is 25 mg to 50 mg at night, but I have been taking more than that (which is dangerous). Some advice would be very much appreciated."

• Anonymous
• April 8, 2013

Promethazine "I have been taking Phenergan 25 mg for years now. I have no problem with it, and it works fine for me. This is for the lady that said she was 65 years old and her daughter had the same reaction. You are severely allergic to Phenergan, do not take it anymore, please. My wife was prescribed it for nausea and vomiting. She started taking it, and every time she started feeling like throwing up, by the time I made her go to the emergency room, she was on the couch with her feet raised. I mean, I had to put a cinder block under the end of the couch to raise it up enough for her. She could not stand up without throwing up, and I had to hold her up to get to the bathroom. She was in the hospital for a week. Now she cannot look up without getting dizzy and going to pass out!"

• Chi...
• January 19, 2015

Promethazine "Was prescribed Phenergan with opioids after highly invasive complex oral surgery. Slept for a week and did not care if my mouth hurt. Best stuff ever."

• Anonymous
• November 4, 2011

Promethazine "Good adjunct with analgesics."