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Nefazodone
Nefazodone HCl, Serzone
Uses
Treats depression.
Storage
- Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
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Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.
Keep all medicine away from children and never share your medicine with anyone.
How To Use
- APPEARANCE: Tablet.
Your doctor will tell you how much of this medicine to use and how often.
- Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.
You may need to take this medicine for several weeks before you feel better.
- Keep using the medicine as your doctor ordered.
This medicine should come with a Medication Guide.
- Read and follow these instructions carefully.
- Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
- Ask your pharmacist for the Medication Guide if you do not have one.
- Your doctor might ask you to sign some forms to show that you understand this information.
Side Effects
- Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
Blistering, peeling, loose skin, red or itching skin rash.
Blurred vision or abnormal vision.
Fever, sweating, confusion, irregular heartbeat, muscle stiffness.
Lightheadedness or fainting.
Muscle stiffness, tremors or shaking, sweating, coordination problems.
Prolonged, painful erection of the penis.
Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness.
Precautions
- You should not use this medicine if you have liver disease or if you have ever had liver damage or an allergic reaction caused by nefazodone.
- You may not be able to use this medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to other antidepressants in the past.
- You should not use this medicine if you are also using astemizole (Hismanal®), carbamazepine (Tegretol®), cisapride (Propulsid®), pimozide (Orap®), terfenadine (Seldane®), or triazolam (Halcion®).
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose or forget to use your medicine, use it as soon as you can.
- If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then to use the medicine and skip the missed dose.
- Do not use extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.
Drug Interactions
- In some cases, this medicine has caused liver damage or failure.
- Make sure your doctor knows if you have liver disease or a history of liver problems.
- Call your doctor right away if you have yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes, dark-colored urine, pale stools, severe nausea or stomach pains, or a loss of appetite.
Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breast feeding.
- Tell your doctor if you have heart disease, seizures, or if you have had a recent stroke or heart attack.
For some children and teenagers, this medicine can increase thoughts of suicide.
- All of the warnings in this leaflet are true for a child or teenager who is using this medicine.
- Tell your doctor right away if you start to feel more depressed.
- Also tell your doctor right away if you have thoughts about hurting yourself.
- Report any unusual thoughts or behaviors that trouble you, especially if they are new or get worse quickly.
- Make sure your caregiver knows if you have trouble sleeping, get upset easily, have a big increase in energy, or start to act reckless.
- Also tell your doctor if you have sudden or strong feelings, such as feeling nervous, angry, restless, violent, or scared.
- Let your doctor know if you or anyone in your family has bipolar disorder (manic-depressive) or has tried to commit suicide.
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Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine.
- You may need to stop using this medicine several days before having surgery or medical tests.
This medicine may make you dizzy or drowsy.
- Avoid driving, using machines, or doing anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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