Meprobamate

Meprobamate is used for a short time to treat Anxiety.

Meprobamate may also be used for reasons not mentioned in this medication guide.

Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed.

Meprobamate may be habit-forming. Misuse can cause addiction, overdose, or death. Never share this medicine with another person. Keep the medicine where others cannot get to it. Selling or giving away this medicine is against the law.

Your doctor will need to check your progress on a regular basis.

You may have withdrawal symptoms if you stop using meprobamate suddenly after using it long term or at high doses. Ask your doctor before stopping the medicine.

Store tightly closed at room temperature, away from moisture and heat. Keep your medicine in a place where no one can use it improperly.

Use only as directed. Inform your doctor if you are taking other medicines or have other medical conditions or allergies.

You should not use meprobamate if you are allergic to it, or if you have:

• porphyria (a genetic enzyme disorder that causes symptoms affecting the skin or nervous system); or
• an allergy to carisoprodol, mebutamate, tybamate, or carbromal.

Tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• epilepsy or other seizure disorder;
• kidney disease;
• liver disease; or
• alcoholism or drug addiction.

May harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or if you become pregnant.

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

Not approved for use by anyone younger than 6 years old.

Get emergency medical help if you experience signs of an allergic reaction (hives, fever, chills, wheezing, difficulty breathing, swelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction (fever, sore throat, burning eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rash with blistering and peeling).

Meprobamate may cause serious side effects. Call your doctor immediately if you have:

• feelings of extreme happiness, restlessness, or excitement;
• thoughts about suicide or self-harm;
• rapid or pounding heartbeats;
• feeling light-headed, as if you might faint;
• swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet;
• a red, itchy rash (which may be limited to your groin area);
• unusual bruising; or
• sudden fever, chills, sore throat, or weakness.

Common side effects of meprobamate may include:

• drowsiness, weakness;
• issues with balance or muscle movement;
• headache, dizziness;
• bruising;
• numbness or tingling;
• blurred vision; or
• nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.

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

Usual Adult Dose for Anxiety:

1200 to 1600 mg orally divided in 3 or 4 dosesMaximum dose: 2400 mg per day Comments:-The lowest effective dose should be used in order to limit oversedation.-The effectiveness beyond 4 months has not been assessed. Uses: Management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of anxiety symptoms.

Usual Pediatric Dose for Anxiety:

Age: 6 to 12 years: 200 to 600 mg orally divided in 2 or 3 dosesAge: 13 years or older: 1200 to 1600 mg orally divided in 3 or 4 dosesMaximum dose: 2400 mg per day Comments:-The lowest effective dose should be used in order to limit oversedation.-The effectiveness beyond 4 months has not been assessed. Uses: Management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of anxiety symptoms

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

Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. An overdose can be fatal.

Overdose symptoms may include extreme drowsiness or dizziness, loss of coordination, slurred speech, weak or shallow breathing, fainting, or coma.

Drinking alcohol with meprobamate can cause side effects.

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

Using meprobamate with other drugs that cause drowsiness can make you feel even sleepier. Talk to your doctor before taking opioid medication, a sleeping pill, a muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety or seizures.

Other drugs may impact how meprobamate works, including both prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Inform your doctor about all other medicines you are taking.