Who should not take Thioridazine HCL?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- low amount of magnesium in the blood
- low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils
- torsades de pointes
- a type of abnormal heart rhythm
- prolonged QT interval on EKG
- abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
- seizures
- pregnancy
- CYP2D6 poor metabolizer
- low amount of potassium in the blood
- tardive dyskinesia
- a disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face
- mouth and tongue
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- a reaction characterized by fever
- muscle rigidity and confusion
- slow heartbeat
- orthostatic hypotension
- a form of low blood pressure
- coma
- dementia in an elderly person
- extrapyramidal disease
- a type of movement disorder
- a type of movement disorder called parkinsonism
Allergies:
- Phenothiazines
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