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The antidepressant Laroxyl belongs to the group of tricyclic antidepressants. The drug is effective in reducing symptoms of depression, reducing anxiety and agitation. To learn more about Laroxyl, please refer to the article below.
1. What is the antidepressant Laroxyl?
Laroxyl is an antidepressant drug whose main ingredient is amitriptyline hydrochloride equivalent to 25 mg amitriptyline base.
The drug has an antidepressant effect by the mechanism of rapidly increasing the concentration of noradrenalin and a part of serotonin also increases due to the effect of blocking reuptake at the synaptic cleft. This is considered to be related to the antidepressant effect of the drug.
Amitriptyline also has another anticholinergic effect in both the central and peripheral nervous system.
2. Uses of antidepressant Laroxyl
Laroxyl drug is used only in the following cases:
Treatment of symptoms of depression, especially endogenous depression with psychosis and agitation. Treatment of some cases of nocturnal enuresis in older children. Note that Laroxyl is contraindicated in the following cases:
Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the components of the drug. Do not use concurrently or within 14 days of discontinuation of MAO inhibitor antidepressants. The acute recovery phase after a myocardial infarction or acute congestive heart failure. Pregnant women and lactating women. Children under 12 years old.
3. Dosage and how to use Laroxyl
The drug is made in pill form and taken orally. The recommended dosage of the drug is as follows:
Adults: usually at a dose of 75mg/day, divided into 2-3 times/day, gradually increasing each step no more than 25mg. Maximum dose 150mg/day. Maintenance dose: Should be selected and adjusted according to each patient's response.
4. Is the antidepressant Laroxyl good?
In the past, tricyclic antidepressants were very commonly used in the treatment of depression. Although these drugs are very effective in treating the disease, they are rarely used today because of the risk of toxic overdose and they have more side effects than other classes of antidepressants.
The more common side effects of tricyclic antidepressants are due to muscarinic inhibition, histamine blocking, and alpha-1 adrenolytic activities. Many of these drugs have potent anticholinergic properties and are therefore not suitable for the elderly, but for patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy, glaucoma, or chronic constipation, and they also lower the threshold. cause convulsions.
Some possible side effects when taking Laroxyl:
Dizziness, feeling of weakness, headache, tinnitus, appearance of extrapyramidal symptoms. Feeling tired, agitated, mild mania during the use of the drug. Lower blood pressure or cause hypertension, increased heart rate, palpitations, fainting. Gastrointestinal disturbances may also occur. Although it can bring many side effects, but Laroxyl drug is still used and brings effective treatment, the choice of drug or not depends on the symptoms that the patient experiences, the extent of the disease and the response. with other drugs.
5. A few things to note when using Laroxyl
The drug is used under a doctor's prescription and before using it, you need to inform your doctor about your history of allergies, some other diseases that need to be used with caution, including:
Heart disease, the elderly. Hyperthyroidism ; are taking thyroid medications. History of seizures. Urinary retention. Narrow angle glaucoma or glaucoma. Renal failure, liver failure or hematopoietic dysfunction. Driver or machine operator. Because Laroxyl can interact with other drugs, care should be taken when combining other drugs. If you are not sure, you should consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Hopefully, with the above information, you know what Laroxyl is and how it works, whether it is good or not. This is a prescription drug, so you need to take it exactly as prescribed by your doctor, do not stop or change the dose on your own.
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