Vortioxetine Adalvo
Vortioxetine Adalvo is an antidepressant medicine used to treat major depression in adults, helping to relieve symptoms like sadness, anxiety, and sleep problems.
Form
tabletti, kalvopäällysteinen
Strength
15 mg
Active Ingredient
Vortioxetine hydrobromide
Manufacturer
Adalvo Limited
How to Use
Dosage
For adults under 65, the usual dose is 10 mg once a day. For those 65 and older, the starting dose is 5 mg once a day. Your doctor may change your dose between 5 mg and 20 mg daily.
Method
Take the tablet with a glass of water. You can take it with or without food.
Important
The maximum daily dose is 20 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Feeling sick (nausea)
- •Diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, indigestion
- •Dizziness
- •Itching all over the body
- •Unusual dreams, increased sweating
RARE
- •Flushing, night sweats
- •Blurred vision, enlarged pupils (which can increase the risk of glaucoma)
- •Involuntary shaking (tremor)
- •Low sodium in the blood (symptoms can include dizziness, weakness, confusion, sleepiness, severe tiredness, or feeling generally unwell; more serious symptoms are fainting, seizures, or falls)
- •Serotonin syndrome (symptoms may include hallucinations, involuntary muscle jerks, fast heartbeat, high blood pressure, fever, nausea, and diarrhea)
- •Severe allergic reactions (can cause swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, trouble breathing or swallowing, and sudden drop in blood pressure causing dizziness)
- •Hives, skin rash
- •Excessive or unexplained bleeding (including bruises, nosebleeds, and bleeding from the stomach, intestines, or vagina)
- •Sleep problems (insomnia)
- •Agitation and aggression
- •Headache
- •Increased levels of a hormone called prolactin in the blood
- •Feeling a constant need to move (akathisia)
- •Teeth grinding (bruxism)
- •Inability to open the mouth (trismus)
- •Restless legs syndrome (an urge to move the legs to stop painful or strange feelings, often at night)
- •Unusual breast milk discharge (galactorrhea)
- •Increased risk of bone fractures
- •Sexual problems
- •Abdominal pain (more often in children and adolescents)
- •Suicidal thoughts (more often in children and adolescents)
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to vortioxetine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you are taking other antidepressants called non-selective MAO inhibitors or selective MAO-A inhibitors.
- Tell your doctor if you take other medicines that affect serotonin, like certain pain or migraine medicines, as this can increase the risk of a serious condition called serotonin syndrome.
- Tell your doctor if you have ever had seizures or have epilepsy that is not well controlled.
- Tell your doctor if you have had mania.
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- Tell your doctor if you bleed or bruise easily, or if you are pregnant.
- Tell your doctor if you have low sodium levels in your blood.
- Tell your doctor if you are 65 or older, or have severe kidney or liver disease.
- Tell your doctor if you have or have had high eye pressure (glaucoma). If you feel eye pain or blurry vision during treatment, contact your doctor.
- This medicine can cause feelings of aggression, agitation, anger, or irritability. If this happens, talk to your doctor.
- If you have depression or anxiety, you may sometimes have thoughts of harming yourself or suicide. If you have these thoughts, contact your doctor or go to a hospital right away.
- This medicine is not for use in children or adolescents under 18 years old.
- It is not recommended to use this medicine with alcohol.
- Do not stop taking this medicine without talking to your doctor first.