Entapro 20 mg 30 tablets

Entapro 20 mg 30 tablets:

Scientific name: Escitalopram 20 mg tablets.

Uses:

• Escitalopram is used to treat depression (major depressive episodes) and anxiety disorders.
• It may take up to two weeks before you start feeling better.
• Depression is a persistent mood disorder that interferes with daily life.

How to use:

• Take this medication orally.
• Swallow the tablets whole with water. Do not chew the tablets.
• Take the tablets with or without food.
• If you feel that the effect of the medicine is too weak or too strong, do not change the dose yourself, but ask your doctor.
• Do not stop taking this medicine suddenly.
• Depression: The usual recommended dose of escitalopram is 10 mg taken as a single daily dose. Your doctor may increase the dose to a maximum of 20 mg per day.
• Panic disorder (anxiety): The starting dose of escitalopram is 5 mg as a single daily dose for the first week before increasing the dose to 10 mg per day. Your doctor may increase the dose to a maximum of 20 mg per day.
• Social anxiety disorder: The usual recommended dose of escitalopram is 10 mg taken as a single daily dose. Your doctor can either reduce your dose to 5 mg per day or increase your dose to a maximum of 20 mg per day.
• Doses may change in special circumstances, so always follow your doctor's instructions.

side effects:

Side effects are not common to everyone. Some patients may complain of:

• Stuffy or runny nose (sinusitis).
• Decreased or increased appetite.
• Anxiety, abnormal dreams, difficulty sleeping, feeling sleepy, dizziness.
• Diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, dry mouth.
• Increased sweating.
• Pain in muscles and joints.
• Sexual disorders (delayed ejaculation, erection problems, decreased sex drive).
• Fatigue and fever.
• overweight.

Warnings and precautions:

You should tell your doctor if you suffer from:

• If you suffer from epilepsy, treatment with escitalopram should be stopped if seizures occur at the same time or if there is an increase in the frequency of seizures.
• If you have impaired liver or kidney function, your doctor may need to adjust your dose.
• If you have diabetes you may change your treatment with escitalopram to control your blood sugar.
• If you have low blood sodium level.
• If you have a tendency to bleed or bruise easily.
• If you are receiving electroconvulsive therapy.
• If you suffer from coronary heart disease.
• If you have or have had heart problems or have recently had a heart attack.
• If you have a low resting heart rate and/or you know you may have salt depletion as a result of severe diarrhea, prolonged vomiting or use of diuretics.
• If you experience a fast or irregular heartbeat, fainting, or dizziness when standing, which may indicate abnormal heart rate performance.
• If you have or have ever had eye problems, such as certain types of glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye).

Preservation method:

• Store at a temperature below 25 degrees Celsius.
• Do not refrigerate the medicine in the refrigerator.
• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Must be stored in the original packaging to protect it from moisture.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date stated on the package.