Neurontin (Gabapentin) Description
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Common uses
This medicine is an anticonvulsant used to treat seizures associated with epilepsy. It may also be used to treat pain due to abnormal nerve stimulation (neuropathic pain) and nerve pain associated with herpes zoster infection. It may also be used to treat other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Before using The additional supervision of your dose or condition can be necessary if you have disease of the kidney. To inform to your doctor any other conditions, allergies, pregnancy, or medical breast-feeding. To make contact with enemy with a your doctor or phamacist if you have some questions or preoccupations to take this medicine. Directions To follow the directions to use this medicine provided by your doctor. This medicine can be taken in an empty stomach or with the food. Not to take this medicine in the term from 2 hours to take an antacid from aluminum or with magnesium. To store this medicine in the room temperature in a tight-closed package, far from the heat and of the light. If lack a dose of this medicine, to take it as soon as possible. If it is less than 2 hours until your following dose, to take the dose lacked immediately and to take your following dose 1 to 2 hours advanced more, then they go again to your schedule of regular metering. Not to take 2 doses immediately. Cautions Not to stop taking from this medicine without first discussing with your doctor. This medicine can cause to somnolencia or vertigos. This medicine will add to the effects of the alcohol and other depressing ones. To ask your doctor or phamacist if you have questions. Not to lead, not to work the machinery, nor to do all the others that could be dangerous until you know you react to this medicine. To only use this medicine, with other medicines, or alcohol can diminish your capacity to lead or to make other potentially dangerous tasks. For the women: if you glide in arriving to be embarrassed, to discuss with your doctor the advantages and the risks of using this medicine during pregnancy. This medicine is excreted in maternal milk. If you are or you nurse whereas it takes this medicine, the check with your doctor or to phamacist to discuss to the advantages and the risks to your baby. Possible side effects The indirect effect that can happen whereas they take this medicine include tiredness, somnolencia, vertigos, tremor, backache, dry mouth, constipation, they increased appetite, or an upset stomach. If they continue or they are annoying, to verify with your doctor. To verify with your doctor the sooner if you experience the diminished coordination, the changes in the vision (double or veiled vision), the movements forwards and backwards of the eye, persistent sore throat or fever, swelling themselves of ankles, the mental changes or of humor, loss of the memory, or speech of the hardship. If notes other effects nonenumerated above, to make contact with enemy with a your doctor, nurse, or phamacist. If you take too much If the overdose is suspected, to immediately make contact with enemy with your control center of the poison or site of local emergency. The symptoms of the overdose can include the double vision, slurred speech, slowness, somnolencia, or diarrea. Additional information Not to share this medicine with others for whom it was not prescribed. Not to use this medicine for other conditions of the health. To keep this medicine outside the reach from children. If it uses this medicine by a period of the extended time, to obtain the repuesios before your source works towards outside Drug interactions The interactions of the drug can give rise to undesired indirect effect or avoid that a medicine makes its work. Some medical medicines or conditions can build reciprocally with this medicine. To inform to your doctor or phamacist all the excessive prescription and - the opposite medicine that you are taking. |
