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Side Effects
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 immediately if any of the following side effects occur:
More common- Change in vision
- Change in walking or balance
- Clumsiness or unsteadiness
- Cough, fever, sneezing, or sore throat
- Crying
- Dizziness
- Double vision
- False sense of well-being
- Feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
- Mental depression
- Sensation of spinning
- Uncontrolled back-and-forth and/or rolling eye movements
- Agitation
- Awkwardness
- Bloody or cloudy urine
- Blurred vision
- Bruising
- Confusion
- Congestion
- Convulsions (seizures)
- Decreased urination
- Difficulty with focusing eyes
- Disorientation
- Faintness or light-headedness when getting up from a lying or sitting position suddenly
- Fast or irregular heartbeat
- Frequent falls
- Frequent urge to urinate
- General feeling of illness
- Headache
- Hoarseness
- Increased thirst
- Itching of the vagina, with or without white vaginal discharge
- Loss of consciousness
- Memory loss
- Muscle cramps
- Pain or burning while urinating
- Pain or tenderness around eyes or cheekbones
- Poor control in body movements—for example, when reaching or stepping
- Problems with coordination
- Shaking or trembling of arms, legs, hands, and feet
- Shortness of breath
- Skin rash
- Stuffy or runny nose
- Tightness in chest
- Trouble with walking
- Troubled breathing
- Unusual feelings
- Unusual tiredness or weakness
- Wheezing
- Anxiety
- Bleeding or crusting sores on lips
- Burning feeling in chest or stomach
- Chest pain
- Chills
- Decreased response to stimulation
- Hives or itching
- Irritability
- Joint pain
- Large, hive-like swelling on face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
- Muscle pain or weakness
- Nervousness
- Purple spots on skin
- Rectal bleeding
- Redness, blistering, peeling, or loosening of skin
- Restlessness
- Sores, ulcers, or white spots in mouth or on lips
- Stomach upset
- Swelling of legs
- Swollen glands
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- Abdominal pain
- Burning feeling in chest or stomach
- Nausea and vomiting
- Runny or stuffy nose
- Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness
- Acid or sour stomach
- Acne
- Back pain
- Belching
- Bloody nose
- Blurred vision
- Change in your sense of taste
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty in speaking
- Dryness of mouth
- Feeling of warmth and redness of face, neck, arms, and occasionally chest
- Heartburn
- Increased sweating
- Increased urination
- Nervousness
- Trouble with sleeping
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.
