Patient/caregiver was educated on the side-effects of using Lioresal as follows:
General allergic reactions
- Lioresal use can result in general allergic reactions, such as, skin rashes, hives, and itching.
- Some patients can present with symptoms of severe allergic and anaphylactic response with Lioresal, such as, difficulty breathing, swelling of face, lips, throat, and tongue, with consequent difficulty breathing. Seek emergency medical help for such findings, especially with difficulty breathing, for any appropriate measures to be considered.
Central nervous system side-effects
- Lioresal use can result in episodes of confusion, dizziness, and light-headedness. This risk with Lioresal can be even high when it is taken along with any other products and medications causing central nervous depression, such as, alcohol, opioid pain medications, antidepressants, antianxiety medications, and sedatives.
- Lioresal use, especially in individuals with history of mood disorders, can occasionally result in exacerbation of mania and depressive symptoms, changes in behavior, hallucinations, and compromised sexual drive.
- Lioresal use, in individuals with seizure history, can occasionally result in deterioration of seizure control and episodes of seizures.
