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Side Effects

Along with its needed effects, a medicine may cause some unwanted effects. Although not all of these side effects may occur, if they do occur they may need medical attention.

Check with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur:

• Fast, irregular, pounding, or racing heartbeat or pulse
• Shakiness in the legs, arms, hands, or feet
• Trembling or shaking of the hands or feet

• Abdominal or stomach pain
• Bladder pain
• Bloody or cloudy urine
• Chest discomfort
• Chest pain
• Cough or hoarseness
• Cough producing mucus
• Diarrhea
• Difficult or labored breathing
• Difficulty with swallowing
• Dizziness
• Feeling of warmth
• Fever or chills
• Frequent urge to urinate
• Hives
• Itching
• Loss of appetite
• Lower back or side pain
• Nausea
• Puffiness or swelling of the eyelids or around the eyes, face, lips, or tongue
• Redness of the face, neck, arms, and occasionally, upper chest
• Runny nose
• Shortness of breath
• Skin rash
• Sore throat
• Swollen, painful, or tender lymph glands in the neck, armpit, or groin
• Tightness in the chest
• Unusual tiredness or weakness
• Weakness
• Wheezing

• Hives or welts
• Large, hive-like swelling on the face, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, hands, legs, feet, or sex organs
• Noisy breathing
• Redness of the skin
• Swelling of the mouth or throat
• Trouble breathing

• Agitation
• Anxiety
• Arm, back, or jaw pain
• Chest tightness or heaviness
• Confusion
• Convulsions
• Decreased urine
• Dizziness, faintness, or lightheadedness when getting up suddenly from a lying or sitting position
• Drowsiness
• Dry mouth
• Extra heartbeats
• Fainting
• Flushed, dry skin
• Fruit-like breath odor
• Hallucinations
• Headache
• Increased hunger
• Increased thirst
• Increased urination
• Irritability
• Lightheadedness
• Muscle pain or cramps
• Nervousness
• Nightmares
• Numbness or tingling in the hands, feet, or lips
• Pounding in the ears
• Rapid, deep breathing
• Restlessness
• Shakiness
• Slow or fast heartbeat
• Stomach cramps
• Sweating
• Unexplained weight loss
• Unusual feeling of excitement
• Vomiting

Some side effects may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects. Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

• Body aches or pain
• Congestion
• Fever
• Runny nose
• Tender, swollen glands in the neck
• Trouble with swallowing
• Voice changes

• Difficult, burning, or painful urination
• Earache
• Headache, severe and throbbing
• Muscle or bone pain
• Pain
• Redness of the skin
• Redness or swelling in the ear
• Redness, swelling, or soreness of the tongue
• Sleeplessness
• Sneezing
• Stuffy nose
• Swelling
• Tenderness
• Trouble in holding or releasing urine
• Trouble sleeping
• Unable to sleep
• Warmth on the skin

• Sleepiness or unusual drowsiness

• Bad, unusual, or unpleasant (after) taste
• Change in taste
• Feeling of constant movement of self or surroundings
• Gagging
• Rough, scratchy sound to voice
• Sensation of spinning
• Tightness in the throat

Other side effects not listed may also occur in some patients. If you notice any other effects, check with your healthcare professional.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

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