Equnil 5mg Tablet
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Product introduction
Equnil 5mg Tablet belongs to a class of medicines known as benzodiazepine anxiolytics. It is used to treat severe anxiety. It alters brain activity and calms it thereby providing relief.
Equnil 5mg Tablet is used to reduce anxiety, epilepsy and promote sleep.
Equnil 5mg Tablet is used to reduce anxiety, epilepsy and promote sleep.
Uses of Equnil Tablet
Benefits of Equnil Tablet
In Severe anxiety
Equnil 5mg Tablet gives short-term relief from the symptoms of excessive anxiety and worry. It can also reduce feelings of restlessness, tiredness, difficulty concentrating and feeling irritable. It will therefore help you go about your daily activities more easily and be more productive. Keep taking this medicine even if you feel well. Stopping it suddenly can cause serious problems. So, do not stop taking it without discussing with your doctor.
In Alcohol withdrawal
Equnil 5mg Tablet helps relieve unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. It takes roughly 30 minutes for a patient to feel the effects of Equnil 5mg Tablet. It lowers symptoms of anxiety and muscle spasms caused by alcohol withdrawal. When used along with social support and counseling, it helps people recover from alcohol addiction and to avoid having the urge to drink alcohol again.
Side effects of Equnil Tablet
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them
Common side effects of Equnil
- Lightheadedness
- Drowsiness
- Sedation
- Dizziness
- Uncoordinated body movements
- Fatigue
- Unsteadiness
- Balance disorder (loss of balance)
How to use Equnil Tablet
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Equnil 5mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Avoid Equnil 5mg Tablet with caffeine and chocolate as well as food containing caffeine and chocolate such as tea leaves, cocoa beans.
Avoid Equnil 5mg Tablet with caffeine and chocolate as well as food containing caffeine and chocolate such as tea leaves, cocoa beans.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Equnil 5mg Tablet.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Equnil 5mg Tablet is unsafe to use during pregnancy as there is definite evidence of risk to the developing baby. However, the doctor may rarely prescribe it in some life-threatening situations if the benefits are more than the potential risks. Please consult your doctor.
Breast feeding
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Equnil 5mg Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Driving
UNSAFE
Equnil 5mg Tablet may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
As Equnil 5mg Tablet may make you feel drowsy or affect your concentration and this may affect your ability to drive.
As Equnil 5mg Tablet may make you feel drowsy or affect your concentration and this may affect your ability to drive.
Kidney
CAUTION
Equnil 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Equnil 5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Liver
CAUTION
Equnil 5mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Equnil 5mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
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Quick tips
- The addiction / habit-forming potential of this medicine is very high. Take it only as per the dose and duration advised by your doctor
- It may cause dizziness. Do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you.
- Avoid consuming alcohol as it may increase dizziness and drowsiness.
- Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding.
- Do not stop taking medication suddenly without talking to your doctor as that may lead to nausea, anxiety, agitation, flu-like symptoms, sweating, tremor, and confusion.
Fact Box
Chemical Class
Benzodiazepines Derivative
Habit Forming
Yes
Therapeutic Class
NEURO CNS
Action Class
Benzodiazepines
Patient concerns
FAQs
Does Equnil 5mg Tablet work and what does Equnil 5mg Tablet treat?
Equnil 5mg Tablet is used for the short-term (2-4 weeks only) treatment of severe anxiety, which may occur alone or in association with sleeping problems (insomnia) or personality/behavioral disorders. It may also be used to treat muscle spasms, and to relieve alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Is Equnil 5mg Tablet addictive?
Yes. Equnil 5mg Tablet is not recommended for long term use as it may increase the risk of dependence
Is Equnil 5mg Tablet stronger than Xanax?
Xanax is a trade name for active drug alprazolam which belongs to the same group of medicines as Equnil 5mg Tablet called benzodiazepines. Equnil 5mg Tablet used to treat anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or muscle spasms. Xanax (alprazolam) is used to treat severe anxiety and severe anxiety associated with depression
Can I take ibuprofen with chlordiazepoxide?
Chlordiazepoxide has no known harmful interaction with ibuprofen. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required
Does Equnil 5mg Tablet make you sleepy?
Yes, Equnil 5mg Tablet may make you sleepy
Does Equnil 5mg Tablet get you high?
Equnil 5mg Tablet does have the risk of causing dependence on long term use due to the calming effects, which may be described by some as ‘getting high
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Name: Jackson Laboratories Pvt Ltd
Address: Jackson Laboratories Private Limited, Majitha Road Bypass, Amritsar-143004, Punjab, India
Country of origin: India
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