To alleviate his abdominal pain, the patient received injections of Demerol and
Vistaril throughout his stay in the hospital.
She was also treated for pain and stress by periodic injections of Demerol and
Vistaril. She continued to complain of respiratory distress thoughtful the day and early evening.
After 2 days, we discharge patients on oral meroclopramide and hydroxyzine (
Vistaril) four times a day.
These data include a 1997 study of pregnant women that found no significant difference in the rates of major or minor malformations, gestational age at delivery birth weight, or neonatal distress among 39 women who took cetirizine (most included first-trimester use), 81 women who took hydroxyzine (
Vistaril or Atarax), and 110 controls who did not take either agent.
A few antihistamines (Benadryl, Atarax,
Vistaril) have been found to help; also, capsaicin cream applied to the skin may relieve itching by deadening nerve impulses.
The list of pharmaceuticals administered by jail staff is not in dispute in Benson's case--a combination of Valium,
Vistaril, Robaxin (a muscle relaxant), Elavil, Benadryl, Phenergan (a sedative), and Tylenol with codeine, dispensed four times daily.
glipizide (Glucotrol) metformin HCI (Glucophage) Miscellaneous medications aspirin (Bufferin) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain reliever, astemizole (Hismanal) Antihistamines used to treat hydroxyzine (Atarax,
Vistaril) allergies.
Although benzodiazepines, buspirone, tricyclic antidepressants, or SSRIs are the preferred medications for most anxiety disorders, occasionally, for specific reasons, one of the following medications may be prescribed: antipsychotic medications; antihistamines (such as Atarax,
Vistaril, and others); barbiturates such as phenobarbital; and beta-blockers such as propranolol (Inderal, Inderide).
Included in this category are Xanax, Halcion, Valium, Ativan, Restoril, Tranxene, Librium, Miltown, Equanil, Atarax,
Vistaril, and Dalmane.
He was discharged on enalapril, Coumadin, magnesium oxide, potassium chloride,
Vistaril, metoprolol, Aldactone, Lasix, amiodarone, Zocor, and testosterone gel.
Antihistamines, such as hydroxyzine (
Vistaril, Atarax) and diphenhydramine, also cause sedation.
CASE FACTS: While a patient at Bay Medical Center, Linda Mann suffered complications resulting from an injection of
Vistaril. She was left with a serious disfigurement of her right buttock.
