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Side Effects of This Medicine
If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking acetaminophenbutalbitalcaffeine and seek emergency medical attention: an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of yo
ur throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives); slow, weak breathing; liver damage (yellowing of the skin or eyes, nausea, abdominal pain or discomfort, unusual bleeding or bruising, sev
ere fatigue); blood problems (easy or unusual bleeding or bruising); or low blood sugar (fatigue, increased hunger or thirst,
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How to Use
People who get a lot of headaches may need to take a different medicine to help prevent headaches. It is important that you follow your doctor's directions about taking the other medicine, even if you
r headaches continue to occur. Headache-preventing medicines may take several weeks to start working. Even after they do start working, your headaches may not go away completely. However, your headach
es should occur less often, and they should be less severe and easier to relieve than before. This will reduce the amount of headache relievers that you need. If you do not notice any improvement afte
r several weeks of headache-preventing treatment, check with your doctor.
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Missed Dose
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Do not takedouble dose of Esgic . Wait the prescribed amount of time before taking your next dose.
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Other Medicines
Do not take acetamino phenbutalbital caffeine - Esgic if you have taken monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the las
t 14 days. Dangerous side effects could result. Acetaminophen and butalbital may increase the effects of other drugs that cause drowsiness, including antidepressants, alcohol, antihistamines, sedative
s (used to treat insomnia), other pain relievers, anxiety medicines, and muscle relaxants.
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What is this Drug
Some butalbital and acetaminophen combinations also contain caffeine (KAF-een) . Caffeine may help to relieve headaches. However, caffeine can also cause physical dependence when it is used for a long
time. This may lead to withdrawal (rebound) headaches when you stop taking it.
Butalbital and acetaminophen combination may also be used for other kinds of headaches or other kinds of pain a
s determined by your doctor.
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Overdose
Seek emergency medical attention. Symptoms of an acetamino phenbutalbita lcaffeine - Esgic overdose include insomnia, restlessness, tremor, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, sweating, seizur
es, drowsiness, decreased breathing,
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