Metoclopramide Side Effects

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Metoclopramide is the generic name for Reglan medication known as gastroenteritis. These drugs are recommended only for short term use to combat nausea and acid reflux, and to stimulate milk production in nursing mothers.
That is, until the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) issued a “black box warning” against the use of metoclopramide. The drug is now believed that the cause of a serious neurological disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
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Metoclopramide Side effects:

  • Confusion
  • Seizures
  • Depression, which may be accompanied by suicidal thoughts or behaviors
  • Extrapyramidal symptoms, such as:
  • Unusual body, facial, or tongue movements
  • Muscle tension or contractions
  • Feelings of internal restlessness or jitteriness

    • Signs or symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome, which can include:

    • A high fever
    • Stiff muscles
    • Confusion
    • Irregular pulse or blood pressure
    • An increased heart rate (tachycardia)
    • Sweating
    • Irregular heart rhythms (arrhythmias)

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