Talk to your healthcare provider to find out if any of these prescription medications may be right for you:
Generic name: Antiemetics promethazine HCI
- Form: Tablet, syrup, injection or suppository.
- Brand name: Phenergan®.
- Symptoms relieved: Nausea, vomiting.
- Precautions and possible side effects: Confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, GI upset, excitability, nightmares, uncontrollable muscle movements, and lip-smacking or chewing movements.
Generic name: Prochlorperazine
- Form: Suppository.
- Brand name: Compazine®.
- Symptoms relieved: Nausea, vomiting.
- Precautions and possible side effects: Confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, GI upset, excitability, nightmares, uncontrollable muscle movements, and lip-smacking or chewing.
Generic name: Trimethobenzamide HCI
- Form: Capsule injection, syrup or suppository.
- Brand name: Tigran®.
- Symptoms relieved: Nausea, vomiting.
- Precautions and possible side effects: Hypotension, blurred vision, drowsiness, dizziness, disorientation, uncontrollable muscle movements, and lip-smacking or chewing.
Generic name: Metoclopramide HCI
- Form: Syrup, tablet or injection.
- Brand name: Reglan®.
- Symptoms relieved: Nausea, vomiting.
- Precautions and possible side effects: Uncontrollable muscle movements, lip-smacking or chewing movements, sensitivity to sunlight, aching of lower legs, and diarrhea.
Generic name: Antihistamines cyproheptadine HCI
- Form: Syrup or tablet.
- Brand name: Periactin®.
- Symptoms relieved: Sleeplessness, length of migraine.
- Precautions and possible side effects: Weight gain, drowsiness.
Generic name: Diphenhydramine HCI
- Form: Tablet, liquid, liquid-gel.
- Brand name: Benadryl® (over-the-counter).
- Symptoms relieved: Nausea, vomiting
- Precautions and possible side effects: Sleepiness, dizziness, disturbed coordination, behavioral changes.