Akineton Side Effects

Serious Side Effects of Akineton

Signs of a serious allergic reaction to Akineton can include having a difficult time breathing, swelling of the face, mouth, tongue, or throat, and hives.
If you experience hallucinations, have sudden confusion, become hyperactive, have a seizure, lose coordination, or faint get medical attention quickly.
See a doctor if you have eye pain, pain in your chest, or heart arrhythmia (irregular heartbeats).

Common Side Effects of Akineton

Avoid heat and strenuous exercising while taking Akineton. It may decrease your ability to sweat and increase your chances of getting a heat stroke.
Drink water frequently if Akineton causes you to have dry mouth. If the dryness leads to having a difficult time speaking or swallowing, decrease or stop your doses of Akineton.
Akineton can cause pupil dilation (enlarging of the pupil), blurred vision, dizziness, and drowsiness. Avoid drinking alcohol, because it may enhance these side effects. You should also avoid driving, operating machinery, and other dangerous activities.
To avoid an upset stomach, drink doses of Akineton with a full glass of water or after a meal.
Taking Akineton can cause constipation or difficulty urinating.
Akineton may cause you to become nervous, have emotional agitation, or become anxious.

Warnings & Recalls for Akineton

Akineton Warnings

You should not take Akineton if you have had narrow-angle glaucoma, an obstruction or complication of your bowel, or myasthenia gravis.
Speak to your doctor to see if Akineton is safe for you if you have an enlarged prostate, a difficult time urinating, epilepsy, a heart disease, a psychiatric illness, kidney disease, or liver disease.

Akineton Drug Interactions

Make sure to tell your doctor if you are using any tricyclic antidepressants, a phenothiazine, an antihistamine, any narcotics, quinidine, amantadine, digoxin, or haloperidol before you take Akineton.

Akineton Treatment and Use

Akineton | Biperiden hydrochloride is used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. It can also be used to treat similar symptoms caused by other medications. These symptoms include tremors, spasms, and reduced ability to control muscles.

How does Akineton work?

Akineton equalizes imbalances between dopamine and acetylcholine. This imbalance causes the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and similar illnesses.

Akineton Dosage Information

To treat tremors, poor tone of muscle, and other Parkinson’s symptoms, a daily dosage can be between one and eight times a day, dependent on the patient’s symptoms. Akineton can be taken on an as-needed basis for patients using it to combat side effects of antipsychotic drugs. It may also be taken as a preventative therapy.

Drink a glass of water with each dose. If Akineton causes upset stomach, then you should take Akineton after a meal.

Other Names for Akineton

Brand name:

Akineton

Generic name:

Biperiden hydrochloride