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Perphenazine and Amitriptyline - Systemic

Brand Names

Etrafon, Etrafon-A, Etrafon-Forte, Triavil, Elavil Plus, Etrafon-D, Etrafon-F, PMS Levazine
Perphenazine and Amitriptyline *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For perphenazine and amitriptyline combination, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to perphenazine - Trilafon or other phenothiazines - such as acetophenazine " Tindal ", chlorpromazine " Thorazine ", fluphenazine " Prolixin ", mesoridazine " Serentil ", prochlorperazine " Compazine ", promazine " Sparine ", promethazine " Phenergan ", thioridazine " Mellaril ", trifluoperazine " Stelazine ", triflupromazine " Vesprin ", trimeprazine " Temaril " or to amitriptyline - Elavil or other tricyclic antidepressants - such as amoxapine " Asendin ", clomipramine " Anafranil ", desipramine " Pertofrane ", doxepin " Sinequan ", imipramine " Tofranil ", nortriptyline " Aventyl ", protriptyline " Vivactil ", trimipramine " Surmontil ". Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies have not been done in pregnant women. However, perphenazine and amitriptyline combination has not been shown to cause birth defects in animal studies. Side effects such as jaundice and muscle tremors have occurred in some newborn babies when their mothers received other phenothiazines during pregnancy.

Breast-feeding problem

Perphenazine and amitriptyline combination passes into the breast milk and may cause drowsiness and other unwanted effects in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Certain side effects, such as muscle spasms of the face, neck and back, tic-like or twitching movements, inability to move the eyes, twisting of the body, or weakness of the arms and legs, are more likely to occur in child, who are usually more sensitive than adults to some of the side effects of perphenazine and amitriptyline combination.

Elderly care

Confusion, vision problems, dizziness or fainting, drowsiness, dryness of mouth, constipation, problems in urinating, trembling of the hands and fingers and symptoms of tardive dyskinesia - such as uncontrolled movements of the mouth, tongue, jaw, arms andlegs are especially likely to occur in elderly diseaseds. Older diseaseds are usually more sensitive than adults people to the effects of perphenazine and amitriptyline combination.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases 2 various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking perphenazine and amitriptyline combination, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of perphenazine and amitriptyline combination. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:








  

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