This medication is used for treating certain mental/mood disorders such as Schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder. It can help minimize aggression and occurrence of suicidal and negative thoughts. It is also used for treatment of uncontrolled movements and outbursts associated with Tourette’s Syndrome.
haloperidol
This medication is used in the treatment of schizophrenia (mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally), mania (period of extreme high energy), hypomania (period of elevated mood and energy but not so extreme), organic psychosis (abnormal brain function caused by a known physical abnormality), agitation (irritation) in psychotic illness, and childhood behavior disorders. This medication is also used as an adjunct to short term management of anxiety.
Contradications
This medication is contraindicated in a comatose (deep state of prolonged unconsciousness) patient and in patients suffering from CNS (central nervous system) depression, Parkinson’s disease (combination of movement disorders), dementia (loss of memory and other thinking abilities), recent myocardial infarction (heart attack), heart failure, arrhythmias (problem with rate or rhythm of heart beat), QT prolongation (heart muscle takes longer than normal to recharge between beats), bradycardia (slower heart rate), and hypokalemia (low level of potassium). It is also recommended not to prescribe this medication to an elderly patient.
Side effects
Patients administered with this medication may suffer from leucopenia (decrease in number of white blood cells), hyperprolactinaemia (elevated serum prolactin), acute (short term) dyskinesia (involuntary muscle movement), akathisia (inner feeling of restlessness), Parkinsonism (combination of movement disorders), drowsiness (feeling of being sleepy), psychotic disorder (mental disorder causing abnormal thinking), somnolence (strong desire for sleeping), visual disturbances, tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), weight changes, gastrointestinal upset, headache, and depression.
Expert Advice
- Take with or without meals. Take with meals to reduce gastrointestinal discomfort.
- Dilute oral concentration with water or juice.
- Avoid alcohol or caffeine during therapy.
- Empty bladder (organ which stores urine) before taking medication.
- Avoid medication contact with skin.
FAQs
What are the uses of Haloperidol?
How to store Haloperidol?
Please store this medicine at room temperature (18-28 Celsius). Keep medicine away from excessive light, moisture, and children. Please do not flush medicines down the toilet. Please read the leaflet provided with the medicine for further storage guidance.
Will Haloperidol make you sleepy?
This medication can cause some people to become dizzy or drowsy (feeling of being sleepy).
Is Haloperidol used for anxiety?
This medication is used for treatment of neurological disorders like schizophrenia (mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally) and not anxiety.
What is Haloperidol 5mg used for?
This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders like schizophrenia (mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally) and it helps you to think more clearly and feel less nervous.
Can Haloperidol cause delirium (abrupt change in the brain that causes confusion)?
Haloperidol may have a 5% risk of increasing delirium (abrupt change in the brain that causes confusion).
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