What is bellergal s used for?
This medication is used to treat women with menopause symptoms and nervous tension. It is used to help manage symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, dizzy spells, headaches, heart racing, tiredness, sleeping problems, anxiety, and nervousness associated with menopause.
Is Donnatal a muscle relaxer?
They work by slowing the natural movements of the gut and by relaxing the muscles in the stomach and intestines. Belladonna alkaloids belong to a class of drugs known as anticholinergics/antispasmodics. Phenobarbital helps to reduce anxiety.
What does phenobarbital do to the brain?
Phenobarbital increases the activity of GABA and decreases the activity of glutamate in the brain. These actions help stabilise the electrical activity in the brain and prevent epileptic fits.
Is Donnatal the same as belladonna?
Donnatal is a combination medication that provides natural belladonna alkaloids in a specific fixed ratio combined with phenobarbital to provide peripheral anticholinergic/antispasmodic action and mild sedation. Donnatal is manufactured for Concordia Pharmaceuticals by IriSys, LLC.
What does Donnatal help with?
Donnatal (belladonna alkaloids, phenobarbital) is a combination of an anticholinergic/antispasmodic drug and a barbiturate sedative used to treat abdominal pain, bloating and cramps in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
Are there any side effects to taking Bellergal?
This medication should be taken only as needed. It is not meant for long-term daily use. The maximum dose is 16 tablets in any 7-day period. If you suddenly stop using this medication, you may have withdrawal symptoms (such as nausea/vomiting, mental/mood changes, muscle twitching, seizures).
What are the ingredients in Bellergal spacetabs Rexall?
Each speckled dark green, orange, and light lemon-yellow tablet, with an embossed “S” in a triangle on one side and a double score on the opposite side, contains ergotamine tartrate 0.6 mg, levorotatory belladonna alkaloids 0.2 mg, and phenobarbital 40 mg. Nonmedicinal ingredients: cornstarch, lactose, and tartrazine.
How is Bellergal spacetabs used in menopause?
This medication is used to treat women with menopause symptoms and nervous tension. It is used to help manage symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, dizzy spells, headaches, heart racing, tiredness, sleeping problems, anxiety, and nervousness associated with menopause. It is not recommended for osteoporosis or dryness of the vagina.
Is there a limit to how many Bellergal tablets you can take?
It is not meant for long-term daily use. The maximum dose is 16 tablets in any 7-day period. If you suddenly stop using this medication, you may have withdrawal symptoms (such as nausea/vomiting, mental/mood changes, muscle twitching, seizures). To help prevent withdrawal, your doctor may lower your dose slowly.