Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine

• Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
• Treatment of Peptic ulcers.
• Treatment of Nervous hyperacidity (dyspepsia).
• Management of other conditions of the stomach and intestines causing hyperacidity like irritable colon, gastritis, functional diarrhoea, or duodenitis.
• Treatment of genitourinary spasms.

When should one not use Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Nausea
• Dry mouth
• Excessive thirst
• Weight gain
• Blurred vision
• Constipation
• Urinary retention
• Low blood pressure

Other General Warnings

• You have persistent side-effects, which worsen over time.
• You want to stop taking Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine.
• You feel there is no improvement.
• You develop an allergy to Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine (rashes, hives, swelling on the hands or face).
• You have missed a dose or doses of the medication.
• You experience any other medical issues that arise after you start taking Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine.
• Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine may worsen certain conditions like low blood pressure. Therefore, at the start of the treatment, it is advised to stand up slowly from a sitting/ lying position.

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• When taken along with Anticholinergic Medications (which cause relaxation and dilation of body pathways) like Opioids, Zonisamide, Clozapine and Secretin, Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine can slow down movement immensely through the gastrointestinal tract and cause severe constipation or urinary retention.
• If oral potassium supplements are taken along with Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine, they can cause an ulcer if the potassium remains in the stomach or intestine too long.
• Antipsychotics like Phenothiazine can increase side effects like dry mouth, sleepiness, blurry vision and constipation when taken along with Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine.
• Antiepileptics like Topiramate can increase your chances of getting a heat stroke when taken along with Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine. Symptoms include excessive dehydration, thirst, cold and clammy skin, rapid heart rate and breathing or urinating much less than usual.

Interactions with food items

• Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine has no major reported cases of adverse food reactions.

Overdose

• Overdose of Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine can cause severe side-effects like dilated pupils, high fever, very high pulse rate, increased breathing and uncoordinated thoughts. Severe overdose can also cause depression and cardiac collapse.
• Any overdose of Isopropamide+Trifluoperazine should be immediately reported to the emergency department or your nearest healthcare provider.

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