This is poisoning from taking an excessive amount of dimenhydrinate, a type of antihistamine.
Alternative Names:
Dramamine; Dimetabs
Poisonous Ingredient:
Dimenhydrinate
Where Found:
Dimenhydrinate is an ingredient found in some allergy medicines, as well as medicines used to treat nausea and vomiting.
It may be found in:
Calm-X
Dimetabs
Dramamine
Gravol
Hydrate bullet
Marmine
Nico-Vert
Triptone
Note: This list may not be all inclusive.
Review Date: 3/18/2006
Reviewed By: Janeen R. Azare, PhD, MSPH, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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