Metaclopromide

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My dog is being prescribed this by the vet but I couldn't get a straight answer as to why. Google keeps changing the search to metaclopromide or chlopropmide I just want to know if it will effect his heart as he has a very bad murmer ## Unfortunately, the information on this site and my own knowledge, is only pertinent to the use of medications in humans, so I really don't know what effect it may have on a canine. Did you try asking the vet about side effects? If you're paying for it, you also have a right to know why you are expected to give it to your dog. It may be that the correct name is Chlopropamide, if your dog has diabetes. Has the vet ever mentioned that to you?

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After a year of severe nausea, bloating and GI discomfort, I was diagnosed with Gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying.) My GE wanted to put me on Metaclopromide (Reglan), but I deferred because of the warnings of tardive dyskinesia and other nervous system problems. I did my research and found that Itopride was just as effective for motility without the nervous system or heart-rhythm problems found in Reglan and Domperidone, and I got him to prescribe it after signing a form acknowledging it was not approved in the USA by the FDA. I procured it from Asia through a Canadian pharmacy. I want to take it consistently for at least 3-4 weeks to see if it stimulates my gastric motility, but I'm experiencing some psychotropic side-effects that are hard to tolerate. Specifically, when it ...

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