Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking carisoma as follows:
- Carisoma, especially when taken in high doses, carries the risk of depressing the cardiovascular center in the brain, which regulates the heart rate and blood pressure. Consequently, intake of carisoma can result in low heart rate and blood pressure. Hypotension and bradycardia, secondary to carisoma intake, can contribute to the confusion and dizziness, thus significantly increasing the risk for fall and accidents. This risk with carisoma can be even high when it is taken along with any other products and medications causing hypotension and bradycardia, such as, antihypertensives, antidepressants, antianxiety medications, and sedatives, and so, must be avoided. Changing positions slowly, such as, from laying down to standing, by sitting up for a minute or two and stabilizing before standing up and walking around can also contribute towards fall and accident prevention.
- Carisoma use can also result in fast and pounding heartbeat. Individuals with history of cardiac arrhythmias can be at increased risk for precipitation of arrhythmic episodes with carisoma use and must be increasingly watchful to report worsening symptoms of arrhythmias, such as, chest pain, low blood pressure, confusion, dizziness, increasing shortness of breath, and worsening fatigue. Hypotension and irregular heartbeat, secondary to carisoma intake, can contribute to the confusion and dizziness, thus significantly increasing the risk for fall and accidents. Carisoma could best be avoided for a safer alternative or used with extra caution in individuals with history of life-threatening arrhythmias.
- Carisoma could be avoided for a safer alternative or used with extreme caution in individuals with history of severe head injury and brain damage. Individuals with history of head injury and brain damage can be at high risk to present with severe depression of brain and associated respiratory and cardiovascular centers with carisoma, leading to complications such as, coma, respiratory arrest, dangerous hypotension, and bradycardia, which can be fatal. Discuss with your physician regarding your history of severe head injury and brain damage, if any, to be certain regarding your safety with intake of carisoma.
- Your physician could change the dose of carisoma, based on the response you show, relief obtained, and side-effects presented with. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments and be accommodative to the plan of dose changes, until you show an optimum response.
