How should you use this medication?
Take this medication by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Use a specially marked spoon or container to measure your medication. Ask your pharmacist if you do not have one. Household spoons are not accurate. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medication more often than directed. Talk to your care team about the use of this medication in children. Special care may be needed. This medication should not be given to infants and children younger than 2 years old.
What are the possible side effects of this medicine?
Side effects that you should report to your care team as soon as possible:
- Allergic reactions–skin rash, itching, hives, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat
- CNS depression–slow or shallow breathing, shortness of breath, feeling faint, dizziness, confusion, trouble staying awake
- High fever stiff muscles, increased sweating, fast or irregular heartbeat, and confusion, which may be signs of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- Infection–fever, chills, cough, or sore throat
- Liver injury–right upper belly pain, loss of appetite, nausea, light-colored stool, dark yellow or brown urine, yellowing skin or eyes, unusual weakness or fatigue
- Seizures
- Sudden eye pain or change in vision such as blurry vision, seeing halos around lights, vision loss
- Trouble passing urine
- Uncontrolled and repetitive body movements, muscle stiffness or spasms, tremors or shaking, loss of balance or coordination, restlessness, shuffling walk, which may be signs of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your care team if they continue or are bothersome):
- Confusion
- Constipation
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Dry mouth
- Sensitivity to light
- Vivid dreams or nightmares
What may interact with this medicine?
Our pharmacists will check to see if this medication will cause any interactions with the information in your profile.
- Alcohol
- Antihistamines for allergy, cough, and cold
- Atropine
- Certain medications for anxiety or sleep
- Certain medications for bladder problems, such as oxybutynin or tolterodine
- Certain medications for depression, such as amitriptyline, fluoxetine, sertraline
- Certain medications for Parkinson disease, such as benztropine or trihexyphenidyl
- Certain medications for seizures, such as phenobarbital, primidone, phenytoin
- Certain medications for stomach problems, such as dicyclomine, hyoscyamine
- Certain medications for travel sickness, such as scopolamine
- Epinephrine
- General anesthetics, such as halothane, isoflurane, methoxyflurane, propofol
- Ipratropium
- MAOIs, such as Marplan, Nardil, and Parnate
- Medications for blood pressure
- Medications that relax muscles for surgery
- Metoclopramide
- Opioids
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