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Olnee 10mg Tablet MD is prescribed to manage conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Combining it with alcohol can increase drowsiness and impair judgment
It should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefits justify the potential risks to the fetus.
It should be used while breastfeeding only if the potential benefits justify the potential risks to the fetus.
It typically doesn't have direct adverse effects on the kidneys. Caution must be taken while using it.
It may rarely cause elevations in liver enzymes and can affect metabolic parameters, potentially leading to weight gain and increased cholesterol levels. -It's essential to monitor liver function regularly during treatment.
It may make you feel dizzy by decreasing alertness.
It shows its activity by influencing the activity of certain neurotransmitters in the brain, including dopamine and serotonin. It helps restore the balance of these neurotransmitters, thereby alleviating symptoms associated with psychotic disorders and stabilizing mood.
Bipolar Disorder: Bipolar disorder is a mental illness marked by sharp fluctuations in mood that include sadness and manic or hypomanic emotional highs. Schizophrenia: A severe and long-lasting mental illness that alters a person's thoughts, feelings, and behavior, frequently making it impossible for them to tell the difference between reality and fantasy.
Olnee may start showing initial improvement within 1-2 week of starting. However, for full benefits it may take about 4-6 weeks. You should continue taking it and consult your doctor in case you feel that Olnee is not helping you.
Olnee should be avoided during pregnancy and should only be given if benefits outweigh the risk. Using Olnee during last 3 months of pregnancy may cause unwanted symptoms in the unborn baby. These symptoms include shaking, muscle stiffness and/or weakness, sleepiness, agitation, breathing problems, and difficulty in feeding.
No, Olnee is not a sleeping pill. It belongs to the atypical antipsychotic class of medicines. It is used to treat schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that causes disturbed or unusual thinking, loss of interest in life, and strong or inappropriate emotions. Olnee also helps with bipolar disorder (manic depressive disorder). It is a disease that causes episodes of depression, mania, and other abnormal moods.
The treatment of anxiety with Olnee is not an approved indication. Olnee has been studied for treatment of anxiety disorders but the results have not been very convincing. However, it can be used along with anxiolytics in anxiety disorders for better results.
You should not stop taking Olnee without consulting your doctor. This is because sudden discontinuation of the medicine may cause unpleasant side effects which include sweating, unable to sleep, tremor, anxiety or nausea, and vomiting. To avoid such effects, your doctor will reduce the dose gradually before stopping the treatment.
Yes, smoking interferes with working of Olnee causing an increase in its metabolism. One should avoid alcohol while taking Olnee since it may cause more drowsiness. However, if you are a smoker then your doctor may increase your dose depending on your response to treatment.
Olnee can cause serious side effects which include increased risk of death in elderly people who are confused, have memory loss and have lost touch with reality (dementia-related psychosis). It is important to know that it may increase blood sugar levels in diabetics and also in patients who never had diabetes. Furthermore, it may cause weight gain and high fat levels in the blood which is more common in teenagers.
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