Amitone Tablet is a tricyclic antidepressant. Different doses of this medicine help in treating and preventing different problems such as depression, neuropathic pain, and migraine.
Amitone Tablet is normally taken before bedtime because it can make you feel sleepy. It can be taken with or without food. The dose and how often you need to take it will be decided by your doctor so that you get the right amount to control your symptoms. The initial dose should be increased with great caution under close supervision. This medicine may not work straight away and it could be several weeks before you get the full effects.
How long you need to use it will depend on what you are taking it for, but it is important to continue taking this medication even if you feel well. Do not stop taking the medicine suddenly without talking to your doctor. Stopping the medicine suddenly can worsen your conditions or cause other symptoms. Your dose may be modified or gradually decreased before stopping the medication.
The most common side effects of this medicine include nausea, constipation, sweating, dry mouth, sleepiness, tremor, dizziness, headache, speech disorder, accommodation disorder, palpitations, increased heart rate, orthostatic hypotension, and nasal congestion. It may also make you aggressive or confused and can lead to weight gain in some people.
This medicine is not addictive, but you can experience additional side effects (withdrawal symptoms) if you stop taking it suddenly. Most of the common side effects tend to be mild. Your doctor may be able to suggest ways of preventing or reducing side effects if they bother you or do not go away. Serious side effects associated with this medicine are rare.
Medicinal Benefits
Amitone Tablet 10’s belongs to a group of medicines called tricyclic antidepressants. Amitone Tablet 10’s is used to treat depression, neuropathic pain, chronic tension-type headache, and migraine in adults. Amitone Tablet 10’s is also used to treat bedwetting at night in children aged 6 years and above. Amitone Tablet 10’s works by affecting certain chemical messengers (serotonin and/or norepinephrine) in the brain which communicate between brain cells, thereby helps in regulating mood and treats depression. Amitone Tablet 10’s prevents the transmission of pain signals, thereby provides relief from neuropathic pain.
Directions for Use
Tablet/Capsule: Swallow it as a whole with a glass of water; do not chew, or crush the tablet/capsule.Syrup/Suspension/Drops: Take the prescribed dose by mouth using the measuring cup/dosing syringe/dropper provided by the pack; shake the pack well before each use.
SIDE EFFECTS OF AMITONE TABLET
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.
HOW TO USE AMITONE TABLET
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. Amitone Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Drug Warnings
Do not take Amitone Tablet 10’s if you are allergic to any of its contents if you recently had a heart attack, or heart problems, are taking other antidepressants like isocarboxazid, phenelzine, selegiline, tranylcypromine or have taken them in the last 14 days, have severe liver disease or if you have taken moclobemide (used to treat depression and social anxiety). Inform your doctor before taking Amitone Tablet 10’s if you have heart rhythm problems or hypotension. Consult your doctor immediately if you have suicidal thoughts such as killing or harming yourself. Do not take Amitone Tablet 10’s if you are pregnant or breastfeeding unless prescribed. Amitone Tablet 10’s causes drowsiness and dizziness, do not drive unless you are alert. Amitone Tablet 10’s can be given to children above 6 years if prescribed by the doctor for treating bedwetting. Amitone Tablet 10’s should not be given to children for treating depression or neuropathic pain. Avoid consuming alcohol along with Amitone Tablet 10’s as it could lead to increased drowsiness and dizziness. Rise slowly from sitting or lying position as Amitone Tablet 10’s causes orthostatic hypotension (sudden lowering in blood pressure leading to dizziness on standing).
HOW AMITONE TABLET WORKS
Amitone Tablet contains Amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant. It has anticholinergic and sedative properties. It prevents the reuptake, and hence the inactivation of neurotransmitters called noradrenaline and serotonin, that are present at the nerve terminals in our brain. Reuptake prevention of these monoamine neurotransmitters potentiate their action in the brain. This appears to be associated with the antidepressant activity and helps in regulating the mood. It also stops the transmission of pain signals from nerves to the brain thereby relieving neuropathic pain (pain from damaged nerves).
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