What is Ciplar 10mg?
Ciplar 10mg tablet is recommended by the doctor to decrease anxiety as well as provide relief from tremors. It is also helpful in preventing migraine, angina, and bleeding in your stomach caused by high blood pressure in your liver.
This medicine is also effective in treating high blood pressure and certain types of abnormal heartbeat. Ciplar belongs to a class of drugs known as beta-blockers and contains an active ingredient Propranolol.
Remember high blood pressure often increases the workload of your heart as well as arteries. In case, it continues for a long time then your arteries and heart might not function smoothly.
This can further damage the blood vessels of your brain, kidneys, and heart, leading to heart failure, stroke, or kidney failure. Lowering blood pressure can also decrease your risk of experiencing heart attacks and stroke.
How does Ciplar 10mg work?
Ciplar is a beta blocker that works by affecting the response of your body to nerve impulses, mainly in your heart. It also slows down the heart rate and makes it easy for your heart to pump blood throughout the body, preventing arrhythmias.
Ciplar tablet also works by widening the blood vessels present in your body to ensure smooth blood flow. As a result, angina and migraine are prevented.
How to use Ciplar 10mg?
You need to take the Ciplar tablet orally with or without the food as directed by the doctor. Swallow the Ciplar tablet completely with a glass of plain water. Do not try to crush, chew or break the tablet.
In order to get better results, it is advised to take this medicine at the same time every day. The dose of Ciplar depends upon what you are being treated for and how well you respond to the medication.
It is important for all patients to follow the prescription of doctor strictly. Doctors often recommend taking Ciplar on an empty stomach to help the medicine work quickly.
Stopping the medicine quickly and without the recommendation of the doctor can worsen your condition.
Precautions and warnings
- If you have asthma, a serious heart condition, or slow or uneven heartbeats, you must not use this medication.
- Inform the doctor well in advance, if you also suffer from liver or kidney problems or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Intake of alcohol can make this medication works slowly. So, avoid taking alcohol.
- If this medication makes you feel dizzy then avoid driving.
- In case, you are pregnant or breastfeeding then ask the doctor whether the Ciplar tablet is safe for you or not.
Side effects of Ciplar 10mg
Some of the most common side effects of Ciplar 10mg include cold fingers & toes, tiredness, weakness, breathlessness, slow or irregular heartbeat, and numbness in the fingers.
Not following the direction of your doctor can make you to experience serious side effects as well.
Get emergency medical help, if any of the side effects continue or become worse with time.
