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Increase Your Awareness with Basic Facts About Gepirone
BY NIKKI AND ANNE HEART ♥ Updated August 27, 2024
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The following highlights the facts. More information can be obtained through the sites listed below as well as many other informational sites regarding prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Medication facts can change. Make sure you have all up-to-date information.
Basic Facts about Gepirone
Gepirone, brand names: Exxua®
- Class of medications called serotonin modulators
- Comes as an estended-release tablet to be taken by mouth
- Swallow the tablets whole; do not split, chew or crush them
- Gabapentin is used to treat depression in adults, but is not a cure
Gepirone is FDA approved for Major Depressive Disorder
Possible side effects of Gepirone:
- dizziness
- headache
- sleepiness
- unusual tiredness
- dry mouth
- stomach pain
- heartburn
- increased appetite
- increased weight
- constipation
- sore throat, runny or stuff nose, cough, or fever
- numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, arms, or legs
- rash, itching, or hives
Some side effects can be serious. If you experience any of the following symptoms, call your healthcare provider immediately:
- seizures
- fever
- sweating
- confusion
- fast or irregular heartbeat
- severe muscle stiffness or twitching
- agitation
- hallucinations
- loss of coordination
- nausea
- vomiting
- diarrhea
Gepirone may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.
Important Warning
Antidepressants increased the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in pediatric and young adult patients in short-term studies. Closely monitor all antidepressant-treated patients for clinical worsening and emergence of
suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
EXXUA is not approved for use in pediatric patients.
Special precautions to know before taking Gepirone
- Know list of ingredients for potential allergic reactions
- Discuss all medications you are currently on or have recently stopped with your health care provider
- Be aware that nonprescription and herbal products may have interactions
- Tell your health care provider regarding any health problems you have or had in the past
- Inform your health care provider of any heart conditions current or past
- Notify your doctor if you are pregnant, plan on becoming pregnant or breast feeding
- Question whether you can eat or drink grapefruit
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Note: All information in “Nikki’s Story” are based on detail journals covering seven years of Nikki’s life on prescription drugs.
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