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Side effects

Medicines and their possible side effects can affect individual people in different ways. The following are some of the side effects that are known to be associated with this medicine. Because a side effect is stated here, it does not mean that all people using this medicine will experience that or any side effect.

Rash

Drowsiness

Headache

Dry mouth, nose or throat

Blurred vision

Faster than normal heart beat (tachycardia)

Difficulty in passing urine (urinary retention)

Constipation

Restlessness

Difficulty sleeping (insomnia)

Nervousness

False perceptions of things that are not really there (hallucinations)

Abnormal movements of the hands, legs, face, neck and tongue, eg tremor, twitching, rigidity

Dizziness

Convulsions

Pins and needles sensations

Increased blood pressure

Jaundice

The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with this medicine, please read the information provided with the medicine or consult your doctor or pharmacist.

How can this medicine affect other medicines?

It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with this medicine. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.

There may be an increased risk of drowsiness if this medicine is taken with any of the following (which can also cause drowsiness):

alcohol

antidepressants, eg amitriptyline

antipsychotics

opioids, eg morphine, codeine

benzodiazepines, eg diazepam

sedating antihistamines, eg chlorphenamine, promethazine

sleeping tablets.

If this medicine is taken with other medicines that have antimuscarinic effects there may be an increased risk of side effects such as blurred vision, dry mouth and constipation. Other medicines with antimuscarinic effects include the following:

antihistamines, eg promethazine, chlorpheniramine

antispasmodics, eg atropine, propantheline, oxybutynin

antimuscarinic medicines for Parkinson's symptoms, eg procyclidine

antipsychotics, eg chlorpromazine, clozapine, thioridazine

antiarrhythmics, eg disopyramide, propafenone

certain antidepressants, eg amitriptyline, maprotiline

muscle relaxants, eg baclofen

certain other antisickness medicines, eg promethazine, meclozine.

Other medicines containing the same active ingredient

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