DICYCLOMINE

(dye SYE kloe meen) Brand: Bentyl

What is the most significant information I must know about dicyclomine?

• This medicine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.

• Drinking alcohol can magnify determined side effects of dicyclomine.

• Avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated during exercice and in hot weather. Dicyclomine can decrease your sweating, which can lead to heat stroke in a hot environment.

• Stop using dicyclomine and call your doctor right away if you have serious side effects such as confusion, hallucinations, unusual thoughts or behavior, quick or uneven heart course, or if you urinate smaller than normal or not at all.

• There are much another medicines that can interact with dicyclomine. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor. Hold a list with you of all the medicines you use and show this list to any doctor or another healthcare provider who treats you.

What is dicyclomine?

• Dicyclomine relieves spasms of the muscles in the stomach and intestines.

• Dicyclomine is used to treat functional bowel or irritable bowel syndrome.

• Dicyclomine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking dicyclomine?

• You must not take this medicine if you are allergic to dicyclomine, or if you have:

· problems with urination;

· a bowel obstruction or severe constipation;

· severe ulcerative colitis or toxic megacolon;

· gastroesophageal reflux malady (GERD);

· a serious heart condition or active bleeding;

· glaucoma;

· myasthenia gravis; or

· if you are breast-feeding a baby.

• To create certain you can safely take dicyclomine, speak your doctor if you have any of these another conditions:

· ulcerative colitis;

· an ileostomy or colostomy;

· a nerve problem (such as numbness or tingling);

· liver or kidney disease;

· heart malady, congestive heart failure, tall blood pressure, or a heart rhythm disorder;

· hiatal hernia; or

· an enlarged prostate.

• FDA pregnancy category B. This medicine is not expected to be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• Dicyclomine can pass into breast milk and can reason breathing problems or another life-threatening side effects in infants younger than 6 months of age. Do not breast feed a child while taking this medication.

• Older adults may be more likely to have side effects from this medicine.

• Dicyclomine must not be given to a baby younger than 6 months old.

How must I take dicyclomine?

• Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• Dicyclomine is generally taken 4 times every day. Your doctor may occasionally change your doze to create certain you get the excellent results.

• Take this medication with a full glass of water.

• Measure liquid medication with a particular dose-measuring spoon or cup, not a regular table spoon. If you do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist for one.

• Conversation with your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 2 weeks of treatment.

• Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

• Overdose symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, dilated pupils, weakness or loss of movement in any part of your body, trouble swallowing, fainting, or seizure (convulsions).

What must I avoid while taking dicyclomine?

• This medicine may reason blurred vision and may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert and able to see clearly.

• Avoid becoming overheated or dehydrated during exercice and in hot weather. Dicyclomine can reason decreased sweating, which can lead to heat stroke in a hot environment.

• Drinking alcohol can magnify determined side effects of dicyclomine.

• Avoid using antacids without your doctor's advice. Use only the type of antacid your doctor recommends. Some antacids can create it harder for your body to absorb dicyclomine.

What are the possible side effects of dicyclomine?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using dicyclomine and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

· severe constipation, bloating, or stomach pain;

· worsening of diarrhea or another irritable bowel symptoms;

· feeling very thirsty or hot, being unable to urinate, hard sweating, or hot and dry skin

· confusion, hallucinations, unusual thoughts or behavior; or

· pounding heartbeats or fluttering in your chest.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· drowsiness, dizziness, weakness, nervousness;

· blurred vision;

· dry mouth, stuffy nose; or

· mild constipation.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect dicyclomine?

• Till using dicyclomine, speak your doctor if you regularly use another medicines that create you sleepy (such as cool or allergy medication, sedatives, narcotic pain medication, sleeping pills, muscle relaxers, and medication for seizures, depression, or anxiety). They can add to sleepiness caused by dicyclomine.

• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:

· amantadine (Symmetrel);

· digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);

· metoclopramide (Reglan);

· atropine (Atreza, Sal-Tropine), belladonna (Donnatal, and others), benztropine (Cogentin), dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), methscopolamine (Pamine), or scopolamine (Transderm Scop);

· bronchodilators such as ipratropium (Atrovent) or tiotropium (Spiriva);

· bladder or urinary medications such as darifenacin (Enablex), flavoxate (Urispas), oxybutynin (Ditropan, Oxytrol), tolterodine (Detrol), or solifenacin (Vesicare);

· a heart rhythm medicine such as quinidine (Quin-G), procainamide (Procan, Pronestyl), disopyramide (Norpace), flecaininde (Tambocor), mexiletine (Mexitil), propafenone, (Rythmol), and others;

· irritable bowel medications such as hyoscyamine (Hyomax) or propantheline (Pro Banthine);

· an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate);

· nitrate medicine, such as nitroglycerin (Nitro Dur, Nitrolingual, Nitrostat, Transderm Nitro, and others), isosorbide dinitrate (Dilatrate, Isordil, Isochron), or isosorbide mononitrate (Imdur, ISMO, Monoket);

· phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Permitil, Prolixin), perphenazine (Trilafon), prochlorperazine (Compazine, Compro), promethazine (Pentazine, Phenergan, Anergan, Antinaus), thioridazine (Mellaril), or trifluoperazine (Stelazine);

· steroid medicine such as prednisone and others; or

· ulcer medicine such as glycopyrrolate (Robinul) or mepenzolate (Cantil).

• This list is not complete and another drugs may interact with dicyclomine. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about dicyclomine.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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