Thanks to all for your excellent advice. It seems clear that the meclizine taper is the way to go to get off of the transdermal scopolamine patch and I will attempt it. In this scenario, from what I've read, Zofran does not appear to be an essential part of the taper. I have also read elsewhere on the web (not only here) that lamictal together with magnesium sulfate is sometimes used to combat the withdrawal symptoms. I saw one person mentioned lamictal but rejected it as a possible solution.
Here is my question. Why does it not make sense to cut the patch as a tapering method? (For instance, let's say you remove an additional quarter of the disc every third day when switching out patches until on the final switch you are left with only a quarter of a patch to wear for the last three days). One person posted strong advice from a pharmacist NOT to do this, and a physician in this forum agreed. (Pardon me for being sceptical of the pharmacist, but I was told by another pharmacist in no uncertain terms that the withdrawal syndrome does not exist.) The reason given was that the medication would release faster if the patch were whittled down. As the patch appears to be uniformly impregnated with the scopolamine, why wouldn't the delivery time simply be SHORTER IN DURATION, rather than MORE RAPID? Can anyone answer that question for me to help me rule this approach out for good?
Thanks. And btw, in my case, I believe my attacks of vertigo (independent of the TDS patch) are actually vestibular migraines, as I have had them all my life, in addition to the more classic migraines, which I have also had since I was a small child.
Thanks again from one who will shortly be swearing off the scopolamine patch forever!