Lioresal Information
Lioresal is a popular antispastic agent and a muscle relaxer that is also generically known under the name of Baclofen. This medicine is widely used in the treatment of several unpleasant muscle symptoms (such as pain, spasm and stiffness), that might be triggered by several muscle disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
Lioresal Indications
Lioresal is a medicine that is usually prescribed to patients who are experiencing some of multiple sclerosis’ unpleasant symptoms (muscle pain, stiffness and spasm). However, this medicine could also be prescribed to treat or to prevent some other medical conditions (disorders) that have not been mentioned in this guide.
Lioresal Warnings
A treatment with Lioresal is known to sometimes cause some side effects that could impair your reactions and your thinking. Therefore, during your intake of this drug, you should be careful while driving or performing any other hazardous activities (that are known to require physical or mental alertness). You should avoid drinking alcoholic beverages during your treatment with Baclofen, because alcohol may increase some of this medicine’s side effects. You must not take this medicine when you need to assure safe movement or balance and a proper muscle tone.
You must not start following a treatment with this drug if you are suffering from a known allergic reaction to this medicine or to any of its main ingredients. Before you start taking Lioresal, you should alert your personal physician if you have any allergic reactions to foods, dyes, preservatives, other drugs or any other type of substances or if you have:
Lioresal Intake Guidelines
Follow each and every one of the advices that your doctor has given you regarding your treatment with Lioresal (do not disobey any of them). If you have any further questions you should ask your doctor, a pharmacist or a nurse. You should read the instructions that are written on the drug’s label for further information regarding Baclofen. You may take this medicine either on a full or on an empty stomach, because this drug is not supposed to cause stomach upset. If your symptoms have not improved after 2 weeks of taking this drug, you should alert your personal physician as soon as you can.
Lioresal Dosage
Ask your doctor to calculate the dose of Lioresal that should suit you best. The correct dosage varies from one patient to another, as it depends on a couple of factors (among them: age, body weight, the disorder’s severity, etc). Do not change the dose that you have been prescribed without first consulting it with your personal physician.
Lioresal Overdose
The symptoms of an overdose with Lioresal should include vomiting, muscle weakness, drowsiness, shallow or weak breathing, pinpoint or dilated pupils, coma or fainting. If you suspect that you might be suffering from an overdose with this drug you should seek immediate medical care (contact your local poison control center, inform your personal physician).
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