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ইঙ্গিত ও ব্যবহার
Amitriptyline এর জন্য নির্দেশিত:
ডোজ নির্দেশিকা
শুধুমাত্র নির্দেশিকা তথ্য
প্রদর্শিত ডোজগুলি সরকারি উৎসের সাধারণ নির্দেশিকা। ব্যক্তিগতকৃত ডোজের জন্য সর্বদা আপনার ডাক্তার বা ফার্মাসিস্টের পরামর্শ নিন।
Adults:
Depression: The usual starting dose is 75 mg daily (30 to 75 mg daily for elderly patients and adolescents), taken either in divided doses or as a single dose at bedtime. The dose may be increased gradually as needed to 150 to 200 mg daily. Amitriptyline is not recommended for depression in children under 16 years of age. Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting): Children aged 7 to 10 years: 10 to 20 mg at night. Children aged 11 to 16 years: 25 to 50 mg at night. Treatment, including gradual withdrawal, should not continue for more than 3 months. A full physical examination is required before any further course of treatment. Prevention of migraine: 100 mg daily. Tension headache: 10 to 25 mg three times daily.
পার্শ্বপ্রতিক্রিয়া
Anticholinergic: excessive sweating, dry mouth, blurred vision, very high body temperature, difficulty passing urine and widening of the urinary tract. Cardiovascular reactions: low blood pressure, fainting, postural hypotension, high blood pressure, fast heartbeat, palpitations, myocardial infarction, etc. CNS and neuromuscular: confusional states, poor concentration, disorientation, delusions, etc. Allergic: skin rash, urticaria, photosensitisation, etc. Haematological: bone-marrow depression. Gastrointestinal: nausea, epigastric distress, vomiting, loss of appetite, stomatitis, unpleasant taste, weight loss, diarrhoea, constipation, etc. Endocrine: testicular swelling, gynaecomastia, breast enlargement, galactorrhoea, etc.
সতর্কতা ও নিষেধাজ্ঞা
Warnings & Precautions
Use with caution in patients with a history of epilepsy, glaucoma or raised intra-ocular pressure, urinary retention, heart disease, diabetes, liver impairment, thyroid disease, or psychoses (it may worsen mania), and during pregnancy.
নিষেধাজ্ঞা
Amitriptyline should not be used in people who have had a myocardial infarction (heart attack), in those with arrhythmias (particularly heart block of any degree), in mania, or in severe liver disease. During the early stages of treatment, sedation may affect the ability to drive or operate machinery.