Side Effects

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Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor or nurse immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

Less common

  1. Blurred vision
  2. confusion
  3. dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
  4. seizures
  5. sweating
  6. unusual tiredness or weakness

Rare

  1. Inability to sit still
  2. need to keep moving
  3. restlessness

Incidence not known

  1. Chest tightness
  2. cough
  3. decrease in the frequency of urination
  4. decrease in urine volume
  5. decreased vision
  6. difficulty in passing urine (dribbling)
  7. dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
  8. eye pain
  9. fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse
  10. headache
  11. high fever
  12. inability to move the eyes
  13. increased blinking or spasms of the eyelid
  14. increased sweating
  15. loss of balance control
  16. loss of bladder control
  17. mask-like face
  18. nausea or vomiting
  19. nervousness
  20. noisy breathing
  21. painful urination
  22. pounding in the ears
  23. severe muscle stiffness
  24. shuffling walk
  25. slowed movements
  26. slurred speech
  27. sticking out of tongue
  28. tearing of eyes
  29. tic-like (jerky) movements of the head, face, mouth, and neck
  30. tiredness
  31. trembling and shaking of the fingers and hands
  32. trouble breathing, speaking, or swallowing
  33. uncontrolled twisting movements of the neck, trunk, arms, or legs
  34. unusual facial expressions
  35. unusually pale skin

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

More common

  1. Change in taste
  2. drowsiness
  3. loss of taste
  4. sleepiness or unusual drowsiness

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Portions of this document last updated: June 01, 2024

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