Cyclizine Hydrochloride 50mg Tablets

What is Cyclizine?

Cyclizine 50mg tablets are a type of antihistamine that are predominantly prescribed to treat the symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

Cyclizine 50mg tablets are highly effective at treating known nausea and sickness triggers such as anxiety, pregnancy (when other treatments have not worked), vertigo and motion sickness.

You can only buy Cyclizine tablets on prescription. 

What are Cyclizine tablets used to treat?

Cyclizine is an antihistamine medication that is used to treat nausea and vomiting, which can be caused by travel sickness, motion sickness, vertigo and other conditions.

Although Cyclizine is not licensed to treat morning sickness, it can be prescribed by doctors when other nausea medicines have been used without success. Studies have shown that cyclizine is not harmful to the unborn baby when taken during pregnancy.

Want to know more about what Cyclizine is used to treat? Read our helpful medical guide.

How do Cyclizine Hydrochloride tablets work?

Taking Cyclizine 50mg tablets provides effective relief from nausea that comes with conditions such as motion sickness, vertigo, travel sickness, nausea caused by radiography or other medication, or following surgery that required general anaesthetic.

Cyclizine works by blocking the receptors in the brain's vomiting centre, preventing them from receiving signals from the vestibular area. Doing this stops the vomiting centre from reacting and stops you from feeling nauseous.

Why are Cyclizine 50mg tablets recommended for Nausea?

Nausea can be caused by a number of different conditions, Cyclizine and other antihistamines are effective at treating nausea and vomiting for a number of those conditions, however; they should only be prescribed when the cause of vomiting is known.

Taking cyclizine for nausea without knowing what causes the Nausea, and could prevent an underlying condition from being diagnosed by a doctor.

Cyclizine hydrochloride can relieve the symptoms associated with the likes or travel sickness, morning sickness, vertigo and motion sickness within just 30 minutes.

How does Cyclizine work?

Cyclizine works by blocking the receptors in the brain's vomiting centre, preventing them from receiving signals from the vestibular area. Doing this stops the vomiting centre from reacting and stops you from feeling nauseous.

By blocking the brain's vomiting centre receptors, one tablet can be effective for up to six hours. This allows you to get on with your day without feeling like you need to be sick.

One tablet can help to relieve the symptoms of nausea for up to six hours.

Can you buy Cyclizine over the counter?

Cyclizine 50mg tablets are a prescription-only medicine, meaning this medicine needs to be prescribed by a doctor or pharmacist. Usually, with prescription-only medicine, there is an over-the-counter option available in a lower strength. However, that is not the case with Cyclizine Hydrochloride. 

Can you buy Cyclizine online?

Yes, you can buy Cyclizine online in the UK, you will be required to complete an online questionnaire so that a doctor, pharmacist, or healthcare professional can assess your condition. Please note that to buy Cyclizine online in the UK, you need to be a UK citizen, we are unable to offer this medicine to anyone living outside of the UK.

Cyclizine alternatives 

Medicine Direct stocks a number of nausea treatments that are available to buy online.

Domperidone works in a similar way to Cyclizine. This medicine is prescription-only and can be used by people over the age of 12.

Alternatively, prochlorperazine is contained in a number of medicines. Generic Prochlorperazine tablets as well as the branded version, Stemetil are also available.