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What is this medicine
Ionamin is used as an appetite suppressant. Ionamin is used in conjunction with an overall diet plan to reduce weight. Drugs of this class are thought to suppress appetite via a central mechanism (app
etite centers in the brain) although this has mechanism has not been clearly proven. IONAMIN is the only medicine of this class that is set in resin. The resin allows the compound to be released slowl
y into the blood stream. Some patients prefer it because they believe it to be associated with fewer side effects.
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How to Use
.Ionamin comes in tablets and extended-release capsules. It usually is taken as a single daily dose in the morning or three times a day 30 minutes before meals. Follow the directions on your prescript
ion label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take .Ionamin exactly as directed.
Most people take the drug for 3-6 weeks; the length of tre
atment depends on how you respond to the medication. .Ionamin can be habit-forming. Do not take a larger dose, take it more often, or for a longer period than your doctor tells you to.
To pre
vent side effects, .Ionamin should be taken with meals. If you are taking an extended-release (long-acting) product, do not chew or crush the tablet.
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What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking .Ionamin,
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking .Ionamin, call your doctor.
- you shou
ld know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you.
- remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug
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- if you have diabetes, you may need a larger dose of insulin while taking .Ionamin. Call your doctor if you have questions or problems.
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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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Side Effects
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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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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