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Effects of Reglan, a Generic Nausea Drug, Shown to Cause Debilitating Spasm Disease

Reglan, a generic form of metoclopramide used for short-term problems nausea, vomiting, and gastroparesis, has been revealed to cause a devastating long-term spasm condition. The FDA has received several reports of tardive dyskinesia as an Those who took Reglan for upwards of 12 months, where increasingly at risk. The offense by the nausea drugs was particularly salient as the spasm side effects were downplayed as much less severe and long-lasting than they really are. The FDA released a statement in February 2009 consistent with their advice for many prescription companies: the consumer must be advised to only take Reglan if their benefits outweigh the conceived risk. In Reglan’s case, the prescription now must include a boxed warning that directly advises takers that the adverse side effect of tardive dyskinesia categorically occurs, and not just for chronic metoclopramide users.

Tardive Dyskinesia: What Is It, How Can Reglan Users Be Treated?

Reglan has been found to provoke Tardive dyskinesia, which is similar to both Parkinson’s and Tourette’s syndrome. While Parkinson’s triggers a lack of movement, Tardive Dyskinesia is the disorder where an individual cannot stop moving involuntarily. The link between Reglan and this devastating spasm condition originate in how the generic metoclopramide works—it speeds up the pace in which the stomach muscles contract, speeding up digestion.

Tardive Dyskinesia is treatable. Like Parkinson’s, the treatment is never 100% effective-- the body can develop an immunity to the meds, then withdraw. Thus, Tardive Dyskinesia patients(who use many of the same drugs as Parkinson’s patients) employ more and more meds to match their symptoms.

Such an elevated dosage for the disorder is not ideal—the best prevention and treatment of Tardive Dyskinesia is to catch the condition early on, discontinue the offending drug (such as Reglan) immediately, and use the lowest effective dosage of a neuroleptic. There is a bounty of medical disagreement regarding the right treatment, as some medical researchers contend that an early dosage of a neuroleptic might make a patient more prone to tardive dyskinesia.Who Is Most at Risk For Adverse Side Effects of Reglan?

In addition to Reglan’s offending cause of Tardive Dyskinesia, the condition is a common adverse side effect of mental illness drugs.Reglan is also used to help produce breast milk in ill mothers—if a mother is taking Reglan to produce breastmilk while also taking a neuroleptic, the odds of her developing Tardive Dyskinesia is increased.

Because the drug’s side effect risks multiply with increased usage, long-term users are significantly more at risk. The FDA warns that older women are also specifically in danger. Its risk for the general pill consuming population cannot be undermined: it’s estimated that metoclopramide, including the generic Reglan brand, is the number one culprit among drug-induced movement disorders. Facts like these will undoubtedly be included in Reglan’s new requisite boxed packaging to make up for the deceptively downplayed side effect warning of previous.

If you have been experiencing distressing spasm symptoms and feel you’ve been unjustly put at risk and unwarned of the grave dangers associated with the generic metoclopramide Reglan, you may be entitled to a defective drug injury claim. But don’t stop there! Report the symptoms you’ve experienced to the FDA to help them protect consumers against defective drug. You’ve witnessed firsthand that taking reglan can pose a long-term threat to you health—make sure everyone who considers taking the drug can weigh the benefits against the considerable risks for themselves.