so let's talk about antiemetic's,
everyone on this forum seems to agree that metoclopramide is the go-to antiemetic to be used alongside sn... why exactly is that?
I've been doing some research with my tiny little brain and here are three categories of commonly used antiemetics:
Surgery
(serotonin receptor blockers, dopamine receptor blockers, and some corticosteroids.)
- dexamethasone (Decadron)
- droperidol (Inapsine)
- granisetron
- metoclopramide (Reglan)
- ondansetron (Zofran)
Chemotherapy
(serotonin and dopamine receptor blockers, NK1 receptor blockers, and corticosteroids.)
- aprepitant (Emend)
- dexamethasone (DexPak)
- dolasetron (Anzemet)
- granisetron (Kytril)
- ondansetron (Zofran)
- palonosetron (Aloxi)
- prochlorperazine (Compazine)
- rolapitant (Varubi)
General nausea & Motion Sickness
- dimenhydrinate (Dramamine, Gravol)
- diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
- meclizine (Bonine)
- promethazine (Phenergan)
Sources used:
www.medicalnewstoday.com
Stan's Guide lists these medications below as the recommended antiemetics to choose from:
- Dromperidone
- Metoclopramide
- Olanzapine
- Alizapramide
- Chlorpromazine
- Prochlorperazine
What makes metoclopramide supposedly so much better than all of these other drugs that I listed? From what I've read meto seems to be one of the riskier antiemetics due to the fact that it can cause permanent nervous system damage such as
tardive dyskinesia.
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I personally want to discuss the option of using
Promethazine as a antiemetic for those who have the easiest access to it and it seems to be very common.
The following information is sourced from:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/promethazine
Going off this information wouldn't this mean promethazine perfectly fits the description as an effective antiemetic to be used alongside SN?
Can we also discuss Benedryl (diphenhydramine)? It is an antihistamine that has antiemetic properties and is available over-the-counter.
P.S. Sorry if this post is looking kind of messy I'm writing it from my phone and suck at writing in general. This thread is not meant to start any arguments I just want people to be informed and also debate about how effective or how ineffective other alternatives are as antiemetics.
also admin can you please unban me from using the chat feature I'm sorry that I got angry and yelled at someone, I was having a bad day. I wish you would have just given me a warning :/
Love you guys <3
- krsu