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fluvoxamine-maleate

This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of depressive illness such as persistent feeling of sadness, loss of interest, and disruption in daily tasks.

Contradications

The patients with history of epilepsy (disorder characterized by seizures) should avoid use of this medicine.

Please do not use this medicine within two weeks of stopping monoamine oxidase inhibitors or 1 day after stopping moclobemide.

Side effects

The patients administered with this medicine may experience nausea and vomiting, somnolence, anorexia, gastrointestinal disturbances, tachycardia (high heart rate), palpitations, insomnia, hyponatremia (low sodium levels), and neuroleptic malignant syndrome (life-threatening reaction to antipsychotic medicines).

Expert Advice

  • Please gradually withdraw this medicine. Abrupt withdrawals may have detrimental effects.
  • Please immediately contact your doctor in case of any serious adverse effects.
  • Please avoid alcohol and caffeine during use of this medicine.
  • Please get up slowly or change position slowly when sitting/lying down.
  • Please drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.

Medicines containing fluvoxamine-maleate

faverin 50 mg

By Abbott Laboratories

Pack size: 60's

Rs.392.04

VOXAMINE 100 mg

By Pharm Evo

Pack size: 10

Rs.500

Voxamine 50mg

By Pharm Evo

Pack size: 1x10's

Rs.270