Anxibrium 10mg Tablet
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet may be taken with or without food. However, it is advised to take it at the same time each day as this helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor as it has a high potential of habit-forming.
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet
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About This Medicine
General information about this product
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet belongs to a class of medicines known as benzodiazepine anxiolytics. It is used to treat severe anxiety. It alters brain activity and calms it thereby providing relief.
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet may be taken with or without food. However, it is advised to take it at the same time each day as this helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor as it has a high potential of habit-forming.
If you have missed a dose, take it as soon as you remember it and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. This medication mustn’t be stopped suddenly without talking to the doctor as it may cause nausea and anxiety.
The most common side effects of this medicine include lightheadedness, drowsiness, sedation, dizziness, fatigue, balance disorder, unsteadiness, and uncoordinated body movements. It may cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. If you have been taking this medicine for a long time then regular monitoring of blood and liver functions may be required.
03Uses
Severe anxiety
Alcohol withdrawal
04How To Use
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Anxibrium 10mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.Avoid Anxibrium 10mg Tablet with caffeine and chocolate as well as food containing caffeine and chocolate such as tea leaves, cocoa beans.
05How It Works
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet is a benzodiazepine. It works by increasing the action of a chemical messenger (GABA) which suppresses the abnormal and excessive activity of the nerve cells in the brain.
06What If You Miss A Dose?
If you miss a dose of Anxibrium 10mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
07Benefits
In Severe anxiety
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet gives short-term relief from the symptoms of excessive anxiety and worry. It can also reduce feelings of restlessness, tiredness, difficulty concentrating and feeling irritable. It will therefore help you go about your daily activities more easily and be more productive. Keep taking this medicine even if you feel well. Stopping it suddenly can cause serious problems. So, do not stop taking it without discussing with your doctor.
In Alcohol withdrawal
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet helps relieve unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. It takes roughly 30 minutes for a patient to feel the effects of Anxibrium 10mg Tablet. It lowers symptoms of anxiety and muscle spasms caused by alcohol withdrawal. When used along with social support and counseling, it helps people recover from alcohol addiction and to avoid having the urge to drink alcohol again.show moreshow less
08Side Effects
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Balance disorder (loss of balance)
Unsteadiness
Fatigue
Uncoordinated body movements
Dizziness
Sedation
Drowsiness
Lightheadedness
09Safety Information
Alcohol:UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Anxibrium 10mg Tablet.
Pregnancy:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding:CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Driving:UNSAFE
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.As Anxibrium 10mg Tablet may make you feel drowsy or affect your concentration and this may affect your ability to drive.
Kidney:CAUTION
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Anxibrium 10mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver:CAUTION
Anxibrium 10mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Anxibrium 10mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
10Drug Tips
The addiction / habit-forming potential of this medicine is very high. Take it only as per the dose and duration advised by your doctor
It may cause dizziness. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you.
Avoid consuming alcohol as it may increase dizziness and drowsiness.
Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
Do not stop taking medication suddenly without talking to your doctor as that may lead to nausea, anxiety, agitation, flu-like symptoms, sweating, tremor, and confusion.
References
Sources and references
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