Visicol (sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous; sodium phosphate, monobasic, monohydrate) Side Effects, Uses Dosages
Side Effects for Visicol (sodium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous; sodium phosphate, monobasic, monohydrate)
Warning! It nearly killed me. I'm a healthy 52 yr old woman. I was sitting down and A few minutes after taking the 20th pill, I told my husband I didn't feel very good, and lost consciousness. I tried to stand up and I passed out again. He called the paramedics. They sat me in a chair, then I heard them say "We are losing her" next thing I know I was in the hospital. After 7 bags of IV fluids, potassium pills and 4 days in the hospital, my potassium and heart rate came back. This was two weeks ago, and I still don't feel well. Avoid this medication. Very dangerous. It was very difficult to find a pharmacy to fill this bad medicine. Not many carry it. No one I know has used this method. Now I know why. I wish I would have been warned. I hope no one else has to go through what I did.
Visicol tablets are dangerous to your health.
had several colonoscopies with traditional prep previously - no problems - after visicol prep had cardiac "episode" during procedure resulting in constant atrial fibrillation (3 years) -now accompanied by tachycardia - around 45 years old at the time and very physically fit
No side effects at all! No nausea, no cramping, no bloating. No pain at all.
I'd read about electrolyte disturbances after taking this drug, so I prepared for it by making sure I was fully hydrated before-hand and that I took it with fluids that contained electrolytes (Propel, Gatorade, Apple Juice). It's a lot of pills to take, but they were no larger than my Vitamin C tablet I take daily, so not hard to swallow. I started getting results 45 minutes after taking the first pills, and it lasted for several hours afterward - around 5 hours from start to when I stopped getting the urge to have a BM. My procedure was scheduled for the afternoon, so I did the first round at 5pm the night before, then started up the second round at 5am the next morning. I didn't feel dehydrated at all afterward. This drug can also put a heavy load on your kidneys, so I continued drinking fluids for the entire 5 hours to insure there would be some extra fluids available for my kidneys. Most of what you drink with the prep is sucked out by your colon, so I feel it's important to
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