Originally Posted by GAgirl Odd you should ask this.
I had a pt this past week that was having neuro changes. She had been on reglan for a few days. They d/ced it immediately. As much as we give reglan on our floor, this caught me off guard. She was back to her usual self later that day. Had some other problems that finally warranted a trip to icu, but the neuro changes they say was due to the reglan.
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Thanks for the response....
The Reglan was d/c'd immediately for this patient, too, and from listening to the PA & MD talk they suspected her symptoms were due to the med, but I left not knowing for sure.
I'm just glad she bounced back. She's in a bad enough position health-wise, as it is, I can't imagine if she also had to live with the effects of a stroke or some other, new problem.
I'll forever be a little cautious and aware when administering Reglan in the future, especially first doses. I did a web search on the drug and it returned many results for websites geared towards lawsuits surrounding ill effects of Reglan (!!!).
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