Load 3 Tablet
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Product introduction
Load 3 Tablet is a prescription medicine used to treat anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder (excessive worry or restlessness), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic attacks, and social phobias. It is also used for the short-term relief of the symptoms of anxiety.
Load 3 Tablet is used to reduce anxiety, epilepsy and promote sleep.
Load 3 Tablet is used to reduce anxiety, epilepsy and promote sleep.
Uses of Load Tablet
Benefits of Load Tablet
In Treatment of Short term anxiety
Load 3 Tablet reduces the symptoms of excessive anxiety and worry that may arise in stressful conditions such as an exam or job interview. It can also reduce feelings of restlessness, tiredness, difficulty concentrating and feeling irritable. This 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 suddenly can cause serious problems.
In Treatment of Anxiety disorder
Load 3 Tablet helps relieve symptoms of many anxiety disorders including obsessive-compulsive disorder and generalised anxiety disorder by increasing the level of a chemical called GABA in your brain. This prevents abnormal symptoms of anxiety such as restlessness, tiredness, difficulty concentrating, feeling irritable and sleep problems. It helps you feel calm with a better ability to deal with problems. Exercise and a healthy diet can also improve your mood. Keep taking the medicine until your doctor advises you to stop.
Side effects of Load 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 Load
- Dizziness
- Sedation
- Injection site pain
- Fatigue
- Muscle weakness
- Drowsiness
How to use Load 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. Load 3 Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Safety advice
Alcohol
UNSAFE
It is unsafe to consume alcohol with Load 3 Tablet.
Pregnancy
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Load 3 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
Load 3 Tablet is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.
Load 3 Tablet should be used for short periods and sleepiness of the baby should be watched. The withdrawal of Load 3 Tablet should be gradual.
Load 3 Tablet should be used for short periods and sleepiness of the baby should be watched. The withdrawal of Load 3 Tablet should be gradual.
Driving
UNSAFE
Load 3 Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur.
Kidney
CAUTION
Load 3 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Load 3 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
However, inform your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.
However, inform your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease.
Liver
CAUTION
Load 3 Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Load 3 Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Load 3 Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Use of Load 3 Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
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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
Q. Is Load 3 Tablet an opioid? Is it a habit-forming medicine?
No, Load 3 Tablet is not an opioid. It belongs to the benzodiazepine group of medicines and is used for short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) only. It is a habit-forming medicine and can make a person physically and psychologically dependent.
Q. Can Load 3 Tablet be used as a sleeping pill?
Load 3 Tablet is used for sleeping difficulties caused due to short-term anxiety. One of the very common side effects of Load 3 Tablet is drowsiness and sleepiness. It calms the mind, and therefore, helps a person to sleep.
Q. For how long will Load 3 Tablet stay in my system?
Load 3 Tablet may take around 3 days to get completely removed from the system.
Q. Are there any symptoms that I would experience if I get addicted to Load 3 Tablet?
The most important symptom of addiction is that you may feel unpleasant if you do not take Load 3 Tablet. Another symptom could be that you may increase the dose on your own to feel its effect.
Q. If I suddenly stop taking Load 3 Tablet, will it affect me adversely?
You should reduce the dose of Load 3 Tablet gradually before completely stopping it. Suddenly stopping it may lead to withdrawal symptoms which include loss of the sense of reality, feeling detached from life, and unable to feel emotion. Some patients have also experienced numbness or tingling in the arms or legs, tinnitus (ringing sounds in the ears), uncontrolled or overactive movements, twitching, shaking, feeling sick, being sick, stomach upsets or stomach pain, loss of appetite, agitation and abnormally fast heart beats. It can also cause panic attacks, dizziness or feeling faint, memory loss, hallucinations, feeling stiff and unable to move easily, feeling very warm, convulsions (sudden uncontrolled shaking or jerking of the body) and oversensitivity to light, sound and touch.
Q. Does Load 3 Tablet cause weight gain?
The effect of Load 3 Tablet on weight gain or loss is not known.
Q. Does Load 3 Tablet cause depression?
If you have a history of depression then it may increase the risk of developing depression again. Load 3 Tablet should not be used alone in depressed patients because it may cause suicidal tendencies in such patients.
Q. My old uncle is taking Load 3 Tablet for sleeplessness associated with anxiety. Can it affect his memory?
Though it is rare, but use of Load 3 Tablet can cause memory impairment, which may be more apparent in old age patients.
Q. Are there any harmful effects of taking more than the recommended doses of Load 3 Tablet?
Taking more than the recommended dose of Load 3 Tablet may cause loss of muscle control, low blood pressure, mental confusion, slow breathing and even coma. If you have taken higher than the recommended dose of Load 3 Tablet, seek immediate medical help immediately.
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Country of origin: India
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