Patient was educated on the side effects of using Marbaxin as follows:
General allergic reactions
- Marbaxin 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 marbaxin, 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.
Nausea and vomiting
- Marbaxin use can result in common general constitutional symptoms such as, nausea and vomiting, dyspepsia, and stomach upset.
- Taking the medication with a glass of water and some food or snack can help avoid these unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms.
Central nervous system effects
- Marbaxin use can result in episodes of headache, confusion, dizziness, and light-headedness, thus contributing to increased risk for falls and accidents. This risk with marbaxin can be even high when it is taken in high doses or along with any other products and medications causing central nervous system (brain) depression, such as, alcohol, opioid pain medications, antidepressants, antianxiety medications, and sedatives. Watching closely for therapeutic response and gradually changing the dose, to help optimum control of your symptoms, can contribute to controlling/reducing the risk for drowsiness and dizziness due to the medication. Stay away from activities requiring alertness, such as, driving and operating heavy machinery, until you are used to the side effects caused by Marbaxin.
- Marbaxin use can also result in deprived sleep and vivid dreams.
- Marbaxin use, especially in individuals with seizure history, can occasionally result in deterioration of seizure control and episodes of seizures.
