FLUPENTIXOL + MELITRACEN

Flupentixol + Melitracen is a drug that is a combination of flupentixol and melitracen and is used to treat depression. Flupentixol is a drug that represses dopamine-mediated impacts by blocking postsynaptic dopamine receptors in the brain and nerves. Melitracen is a tricyclic antidepressant with anxiolytic properties. At low doses, it has stimulating properties. It is likewise a bipolar thymoleptic drug.

Use this medication precisely as recommended by your physician. Follow the prescription of your doctor carefully.

The medication dose your physician has given is based on your condition, other medications or food supplements you may take, and your reaction to treatment. To diminish your risks for adverse effects, don’t increase your dosage, take it regularly, or take it as instructed by your physician. Adverse events may still happen even at usual prescription dosages.

If your physician requests you to use this drug consistently, use it regularly to get the most benefits from it. To make you remember it better, take it at a fixed time every day.

Your doctor may need to modify your dosages to ease your symptoms or if you develop adverse reactions.

If you have any inquiries with regards to information, ask your physician or pharmacist.

Uses

Flupentixol + Melitracen is used in the following condition:

Depression

This medicine may be recommended for different uses. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more information.

Warnings

Do not use Flupentixol + Melitracen in people with the following conditions:

Circulatory collapse
Depressed level of consciousness due to any cause
Coma
Severe depression requiring hospitalization or electroconvulsive therapy
Not recommended for use in states of excitement or overactivity

Side Effects

Flupentixol + Melitracen may have the following side effects:

Drowsiness
Dry mouth
Constipation
Vomiting
Dyspepsia
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain
Nausea
Flatulence
Extrapyramidal effects
Tachycardia
Palpitations
Prolonged QTinterval
Hypotension
Thrombocytopenia
Neutropenia
Leukopenia
Agranulocytosis
Dyspnea
Myalgia
Muscle rigidity
Micturition disorder
Urinary retention
Increased appetite and weight
Abnormal glucose tolerance and LFTs
Insomnia
Depression
Nervousness
Agitation
Libido decreased

Keep in mind that your physician has recommended this drug since he or she has known that the advantage to you is more noteworthy than the risk of adverse reactions. Many individuals utilizing this medicine don’t have serious side effects.

A serious allergy to this medication is uncommon. In any case, seek emergency medical help if you see any manifestations of a serious allergic response, including a rash, tingling or swelling particularly of the face or tongue or throat, dizziness or difficulty in breathing.

This is is not a complete list of side effects. If you see other effects not recorded above, contact your physician or pharmacist

Precautions

Take extra caution in patients with the following medical conditions:

Unsafe in porphyria
Caution when used in patients with epilepsy
Parkinson’s disease
Narrow angle glaucoma
Prostatic hypertrophy
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Liver disease
Cardiac disease or arrhythmias
Severe respiratory disease
Renal failure
Myasthenia gravis
Phaeochromocytoma
Patients with hypersensitivity to thioxanthenes or other antipsychotics
Close monitoring for changes in behaviour
Suicidal thoughts or clinical worsening during the initial part of the treatment is recommended
May impair control of diabetes
Monitor blood glucose in diabetics
Withdrawal should be gradual

Prior to taking this medicine, tell your physician or pharmacist if you are allergic to it, or if you have some other hypersensitivities. This drug may contain inert ingredients which can cause unfavorable side effects or different issues. Talk with your pharmacist for more information.

Interactions

Flupentixol + Melitracen may interact with the following medicines:

Alcohol
General anaesthetics and anticoagulants
Neuromuscular blockers
Atropine and drugs with anticholinergic activity
Sibutramine
Lithium
Drugs that cause QTprolongation or cardiac arrhythmias
TCAs
Adrenaline and sympathomimetics
Guanethidine

Inform your physician about the drugs you take including over-the-counter medications, prescribed drugs, supplements and vitamins.

This is not a complete list of drug interactions. Approach your physician or pharmacist for more details.

The effects of certain medications can change if you consume different medications or herbal products simultaneously. This can build your risk for side effects or may cause your drugs not to work effectively. These interactions are conceivable, yet don’t generally happen. Your physician or pharmacist can prevent or oversee interactions by changing how you utilize your prescriptions or by close checking.

While utilizing this drug, don’t start, stop, or change the dose of other medicines you are using without your physician’s advice.

Overdose & Brands

Symptoms of overdose may include the following:

Muscle twitching
Weakness
Tremor
Increased salivation
Fast heartbeat
Fever
Difficulty breathing
Severe dizziness
Drowsiness
Seizures
Loss of consciousness

Seek medical help immediately.

Available Brands:

Anfree
Anxiset
Benzit
Danxipress
Deanxit
Desblue
Flunxit
Flupen-m