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Before Using This Medicine
tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to .Ionamin or any other drugs.
tell your doctor if you have or have ever had heart disease, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis (narrowing o
f the arteries), hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid gland), diabetes, glaucoma, or a history of drug abuse.
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 should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects yo
u.
remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.
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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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Special warnings about this medication
Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits to make sure that this medicine does not cause unwanted effects.
If you think this medicine is not working properly after you have tak
en it for a few weeks, do not increase the dose. Instead, check with your doctor.
Do not take an appetite suppressant with or less than 14 days after taking a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibito
r. If you do, you may very suddenly develop extremely high blood pressure.
Taking a .Ionamin may cause a positive result in urine screening tests for amphetamines
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Side Effects of This Medicine
Although side effects from .Ionamin are not common, they can occur. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- dry mouth
- unpleasant taste
- diarrhe
a
- constipation
- vomiting
If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:
- increased blood pressure
- heart palpitations
- res
tlessness
- dizziness
- tremor
- insomnia
- shortness of breath
- chest pain
- dizziness
- swelling of the legs and ankles
- difficulty doing exercise that you
have been able to do
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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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Why is this medication prescribed?
Drugs of this class are thought to suppress appetite via a central mechanism (appetite centers in the brain) although this has mechanism has not been clearly proven. IONAMIN is the only medicine of th
is class that is set in resin. The resin allows the compound to be released slowly into the blood stream. Some patients prefer it because they believe it to be associated with fewer side effects, othe
rs do not.
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