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Precautions Before Using This Medicine
Children¡XStudies on these medicines have been done only in adult patients, and there is no specific information comparing use of .Ionamin in children with use in other age groups. The use of these me
icines by children younger than 16 years of age is not recommended.
- Older adults¡XMany medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore, it may not be known whether
hey work exactly the same way they do in younger adults or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people. There is no specific information comparing use of appetite suppressants in
the elderly with use in other age groups.
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Why is this drug prescribed?
.Ionamin is used, in combination with diet and exercise, to help you lose weight. It works by decreasing your appetite.
This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor
or pharmacist for more information.
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Cautions
Before having any kind of surgery, dental treatment, or emergency treatment, tell the medical doctor or dentist in charge that you are using this medicine. Taking appetite suppressants together with m
edicines that are used during surgery or dental or emergency treatments may cause serious side effects.
Check with your doctor immediately if you notice a decrease in your ability to exercise
, if you faint, or if you have chest pain, swelling of your feet or lower legs, or trouble in breathing. These may be symptoms of very serious heart or lung problems.
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Overdose
Symptoms may include : hallucinations (seeing, hearing or feeling things that are not there); high or low blood pressure; Abdominal or stomach cramps; coma; confusion; convulsions (seizures); d
iarrhea (severe); dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting; fast breathing; feeling of panic; fever; hostility with urge to attack; irregular heartbeat; nausea or vomiting (severe); overactive r
eflexes; restlessness; trembling or shaking; tiredness, weakness, and mental depression following effects of excitement
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How to Use
This medication is best taken on an empty stomach; one hour before breakfast each morning. Sustained-release or long acting products such as this, must be swallowed whole. Crushing or chewing them wil
l destroy the long action and may cause increased side effects. Because this medication may cause sleeplessness, avoid taking a dose late in the day. Take this medication as prescribed. Do not take it
more often or longer than directed. Use in combination with other appetite suppressant medicine is generally not recommended.
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Side Effects of This Medicine
Abuse of a .Ionamin (taking the medicine in larger doses or taking it more frequently or for a longer time than the doctor ordered) can cause the following side effects:
Changes in personali
ty; excessive, excited activity; irritability (severe); mental illness (severe), similar to schizophrenia; skin disease; trouble in sleeping
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