Thiethylperazine : Before Using

Thiethylperazine - Systemic

Brand Names

Torecan Thiethylperazine *** 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 thiethylperazine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to thiethylperazine or other phenothiazine medication. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Thiethylperazine is not recommended during pregnancy. Other phenothiazine medication have been reported to cause unwanted effects, such as jaundice and muscle tremors and other movement disorders, in newborn babies whose mothers took these medication during pregnancy.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known if thiethylperazine passes into breast milk. However, thiethylperazine is not recommended for use during breast-feeding because there is the risk that it may cause unwanted effects in nursing babies.

Use for Children

Children are usually more sensitive than adults to the effects of phenothiazine medication such as thiethylperazine. 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, especially those with severe illness or dehydration.

Elderly care

Elderly diseaseds are usually more sensitive to the effects of phenothiazine medication such as thiethylperazine. Confusion; difficult or painful urination; dizziness; drowsiness; feeling faint; or dryness of mouth, nose, or throat may be more likely to occur in elderly diseaseds. Always nightmares or unusual excitement, nervousness, restlessness, or irritability may be more likely to occur in elderly diseaseds. In addition, uncontrolled movements may be more likely to occur in elderly diseaseds taking thiethylperazine.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two 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 thiethylperazine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Amoxapine - Asendin
Antipsychotics - drug for mental illness
Metoclopramide - Reglan
Metyrosine - Demser
Pimozide - Orap
Promethazine - Phenergan
Rauwolfia alkaloids - alseroxylon " Rauwiloid ", deserpidine " Harmonyl ", rauwolfia serpentina " Raudixin ", reserpine " Serpasil "
Trimeprazine - Temaril Side side effects of medication, such as uncontrolled body movements, may become more severe and frequent if they are using together with thiethylperazine

Central nervous system - CNS depressants - drug that causes drowsiness
Tricyclic antidepressants - drug for depression CNS depressant side effects of medication or thiethylperazine, such as drowsiness, may be increased in severity; also, taking maprotiline or tricyclic antidepressants may cause some side side effects of medication, such as dryness of mouth, to become more severe

Contrast agents, injected into spinal canal If you are having an x-ray test of the head, spinal canal, or nervous system for which you are going to receive an injection into the spinal canal, thiethylperazine may increase your risk of having seizures

Epinephrine Side effects, such as low blood pressure and fast or racing heartbeat, may occur more often or may be more severe

Levodopa When using together with thiethylperazine, the levodopa may not work as it must

Quinidine Unwanted effects on the heart may occur or become more severe

Other Information for using

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

Alcohol abuse This drug, if taken together with alcohol, may lower the blood pressure and cause CNS depressant effects, such as severe drowsiness

Asthma attack
Other lung diseases Thiethylperazine may cause secretions to become thick so that it might be difficult to cough them up, for example, during an asthma attack

Blood disease
Heart or blood vessel disease This drug may cause more serious conditions to develop

Difficult urination
Enlarged prostate This drug may cause urinary problems to get worse

Glaucoma This drug may cause an increase in inner eye pressure

Liver disease Thiethylperazine may accumulate in the body, increasing the risk of side effects, such as muscle spasms

Parkinson's disease
Seizure disorders The risk of thiethylperazine causing seizures or uncontrolled movements is greater when these conditions are present