Description
Instructions for use
- Before Using
WHAT DO I NEED TO TELL MY DOCTOR BEFORE I TAKE THIS DRUG? TELL YOUR DOCTOR: If you are allergic to this drug; any part of this drug; or any other drugs, foods, or substances. Tell your doctor about the allergy and what signs you had.If you have any of these health problems: Glaucoma or overactive thyroid disease.If you have or have ever had depression or thoughts of suicide.If you have any of these health problems: Kidney disease or liver disease.If you are taking any of these drugs: Acetazolamide, dichlorphenamide, methazolamide, or zonisamide.If you have taken certain drugs for depression or Parkinson’s disease in the last 14 days. This includes isocarboxazid, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, selegiline, or rasagiline. Very high blood pressure may happen.If you are taking any of these drugs: Linezolid or methylene blue.If you are pregnant or may be pregnant. Do not take this drug if you are pregnant. If you are breast-feeding. Do not breast-feed while you take this drug.If the patient is a child younger than 12 years of age. This drug is not approved for use in children younger than 12 years of age.This is not a list of all drugs or health problems that interact with this drug.Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all of your drugs (prescription or OTC, natural products, vitamins) and health problems. You must check to make sure that it is safe for you to take this drug with all of your drugs and health problems. Do not start, stop, or change the dose of any drug without checking with your doctor.
- How to Use
HOW IS THIS DRUG BEST TAKEN? Use this drug as ordered by your doctor. Read all information given to you. Follow all instructions closely.Take with or without food.To prevent sleep problems, avoid taking this drug late in the day.Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor HOW DO I STORE AND/OR THROW OUT THIS DRUG? Store at room temperature in a dry place. Do not store in a bathroom.Keep lid tightly closed WHAT DO I DO IF I MISS A DOSE? Skip the missed dose and go back to your normal time.Do not take 2 doses at the same time or extra doses.
- Cautions
Tell all of your health care providers that you take this drug. This includes your doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and dentists.Avoid driving and doing other tasks or actions that call for you to be alert until you see how this drug affects you. Have blood work, blood pressure, and heart rate checked as you have been told by the doctor.Follow the diet and exercise plan that your doctor told you about.Do not stop taking this drug all of a sudden without calling your doctor. You may have a greater risk of seizures. If you need to stop this drug, you will want to slowly stop it as ordered by your doctor.Talk with your doctor before you use alcohol, marijuana or other forms of cannabis, or prescription or OTC drugs that may slow your actions.If you have high blood sugar (diabetes) and take drugs to lower blood sugar, talk with your doctor. Weight loss may raise the chance of low blood sugar if you take drugs to lower blood sugar. Call your doctor right away if you have signs of low blood sugar like dizziness, headache, feeling sleepy, feeling weak, shaking, a fast heartbeat, confusion, hunger, or sweating.If you are being treated for high blood pressure, talk with your doctor. Weight loss may raise the chance of low blood pressure in people who are treated for high blood pressure. Call your doctor right away if you have signs of low blood pressure like very bad dizziness or passing out.This drug may cause an acid blood problem (metabolic acidosis). The chance may be higher in children and in people with kidney problems, breathing problems, or diarrhea. The chance may also be higher if you take certain other drugs, if you have surgery, or if you are on a ketogenic diet. Over time, metabolic acidosis can cause kidney stones, bone problems, or growth problems in children.If you are allergic to tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5), talk with your doctor. Some products have tartrazine.Sweating less and high body temperatures have happened with this drug. Sometimes, this has led to the need for treatment in a hospital. Be careful in hot weather and while being active. Call your doctor right away if you have a fever or you do not sweat during activities or in warm temperatures.This drug may affect growth in children and teens in some cases. They may need regular growth checks. Talk with the doctor.If you take birth control, your monthly period (menstrual bleeding) may change while taking this drug. Talk with your doctor if this happens.A pregnancy test will be done to show that you are NOT pregnant before starting this drug and while taking it.The risk of birth defects is higher if this drug is taken during pregnancy. The baby may also be smaller at birth. It is not known if this leads to long-term problems. If you may become pregnant, you must use birth control while taking this drug. If you get pregnant, call your doctor right away.
