Bucapsol

Bucapsol is used to treat symptoms of anxiety, such as fear, tension, irritability, dizziness, pounding heartbeat, and other physical symptoms.

Bucapsol is not an anti-psychotic medication and should not be used in place of medication prescribed by your doctor for mental illness.

Bucapsol may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed.

You may take Bucapsol with or without food but take it the same way each time.

If you are switched to Bucapsol from another anxiety medication, your doctor may slowly decrease your dose of the other medication rather than stopping suddenly. Some anxiety medications can cause withdrawal symptoms when you stop taking them suddenly after long-term use.

If you are unable to swallow a Bucapsol capsule whole, open it and sprinkle the medicine to 1 to 2 tablespoons of applesauce. Swallow the mixture right away. Do not save it for later use.

Read and carefully follow any Instructions for Use provided with your medicine. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you do not understand these instructions.

Some Bucapsol tablets are scored so you can break the tablet into 2 or 3 pieces in order to take a smaller dose. Do not use a this medicine tablet if it has not been broken correctly and the piece is too big or too small. Follow your doctor's instructions about how much of the tablet to take.

Bucapsol can cause false positive results with certain medical tests. You may need to stop using the medicine for at least 48 hours before your test. Tell any doctor who treats you that you are using this medicine.

Store tightly closed at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light.

Do not use Bucapsol if you have used a MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, or tranylcypromine.

You should not use Bucapsol if you are allergic to it.

Do not use Bucapsol if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, and tranylcypromine. Wait at least 14 days after stopping an MAO inhibitor before you take this medicine.

Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had:

• liver or kidney disease.

Tell your doctor if you also use stimulant medicine, opioid medicine, herbal products, or medicine for depression, mental illness, Parkinson's disease, migraine headaches, serious infections, or prevention of nausea and vomiting. An interaction with Bucapsol could cause a serious condition called serotonin syndrome.

It is not known if Bucapsol will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

Ask a doctor if it is safe to breastfeed while using this medicine.

Do not give this medicine to a child without medical advice.

Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives, difficult breathing, swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Bucapsol may cause serious side effects. Call your doctor at once if you have:

• feeling of restlessness; or
• severe headache, blurred vision, pounding in your neck or ears.

Seek medical attention right away if you have symptoms of serotonin syndrome, such as: agitation, hallucinations, fever, sweating, shivering, fast heart rate, muscle stiffness, twitching, loss of coordination, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.

Common side effects of Bucapsol may include:

• headache;
• dizziness, feeling light-headed;
• nausea; or
• feeling nervous or excited.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

Take the medicine as soon as you can, but skip the missed dose if it is almost time for your next dose. Do not take two doses at one time.

Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

Avoid driving or hazardous activity until you know how Bucapsol will affect you. Your reactions could be impaired.

Drinking alcohol with this medicine may cause side effects.

Grapefruit may interact with Bucapsol and cause side effects. Avoid consuming grapefruit products.

Using Bucapsol with other drugs that make you drowsy can worsen this effect. Ask your doctor before using opioid medication, a sleeping pill, a muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety or seizures.

Tell your doctor about all your current medicines. Many drugs can affect Bucapsol, especially:

• cimetidine;
• tryptophan;
• nefazodone;
• St. John's wort;
• an antibiotic--clarithromycin, erythromycin, rifabutin, rifampin, rifapentine, telithromycin;
• antifungal medicine--itraconazole, ketoconazole;
• antiviral medicine for HIV or hepatitis C--boceprevir, cobicistat, dasabuvir, elvitegravir, indinavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, nelfinavir, ombitasvir, paritaprevir saquinavir, telaprevir, tipranavir;
• cancer medicine--apalutamide, enzalutamide, mitotane;
• heart or blood pressure medicines--diltiazem, verapamil;
• seizure medicine--carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, phenytoin, primidone; or
• steroid medicine--dexamethasone, prednisone.

This list is not complete and many other drugs may affect Bucapsol. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible drug interactions are listed here.