Navane Medication - Uses & Side Effects

Navane® is used to treat schizophrenia. It may help you to keep in touch with reality and also reduce your mental problems. It may also be helpful in treating borderline personality disorder.

Navane Dosage

• The usual starting dosage is 6 milligrams daily, divided into doses of 2 milligrams and you should be taken 3 times a day.
• The usual starting dosage is 10 milligrams, you should be taken in 2 doses of 5 milligrams each. Your doctor may also be increase dose to a total of 60 milligrams a day.

Uses of Navane

• Thiothixene is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as hallucinations, delusions, and confusion.
• Thiothixene may also be used to treats other medical conditions those are listed in this medication guide.

Side Effects of Navane

Before taken Navane medicine, you should discuss the side effects with your doctor. If any develop or change in intensity, then you should inform your doctor as soon as possible. Because only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Navane. Side effects may include:

• Agitation
• Blood disorders
• Blurred vision
• Drowsiness
• Dry mouth
• Exaggerated reflexes
• Fainting
• High blood pressure
• Insomnia
• Light-headedness
• Profuse sweating
• Rash

Warnings and precautions before taking Navane:

• If you have or have ever had a brain tumor, breast cancer, convulsive disorders, the eye condition known as glaucoma, intestinal blockage, or heart disease, then you should be used this medicine with extra caution.
• After taken this drug, you may feel dizzy or drowsiness. So you should not participate in any activities that require full alertness such as drive a car or operate potentially dangerous machinery.
• If you are taking this medicine, then it may cause drowsiness, dizziness, or blurred vision. So you should be avoided alcoholic drinks.

Drug Interaction :-

If you are taking Navane with certain other drugs, then the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered. So it is especially important to check with your doctor before combining Navane with the following:

• Antihistamines such as Benadryl
• Barbiturates such as phenobarbital
• Drugs that contain atropine, such as Donnatal

Overdose

After taken Navane if you feel that overdose is suspected, then you should contact with your doctor immediately. Because it may lead to another serious effect. Symptoms of a Navane overdose include:

• Central nervous system depression
• Coma
• Difficulty swallowing
• Dizziness
• Head tilted to the side
• Low blood pressure
• Muscle twitching
• Rigid muscles
• Salivation
• Tremors
• Walking disturbances
• Weakness

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