This medicine improves the symptoms of angina by inhibiting glucose utilization in the heart muscles and improves the efficiency of heart functioning and reduces ischemic damage
There are no particular worries, but for advice on proper use, see your healthcare professional.
Use moderation as drinking can intensify certain negative effects, such as vertigo.
Before using, speak with your healthcare professional. It's unclear if trimetazidine is safe to use while pregnant.
This drug may make you drowsy and dizzy. Till you know how heavy machinery affects you, don't operate it or drive a car.
In patients with impaired Kidney function, use with caution. It could be essential to modify the dosage.
Trimetazidine shifts the metabolism of heart muscle from fatty acid oxidation to glucose oxidation, which protects ATP production. This overall mechanism improves the functioning of heart muscles and reduces ischemic damage in cardiac tissues.
Elevated blood pressure in the arteries is known as hypertension. The force of blood pressing against the artery walls as the heart circulates blood throughout the body is known as blood pressure. It is given as two numbers: the diastolic pressure (the bottom number) and the systolic pressure (the top number), and it is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
You should take Cytoheart exactly as prescribed by your doctor. It is meant for oral use. So, take the tablets with sufficient amount of liquid, e.g. a glass of water. You can take this medicine with or without food.
Though it is rare, falls may occur with use of Cytoheart. This may be due to instability while walking or fall in blood pressure while standing up. The risk may be higher in elderly patients. Therefore, they need to be more careful and should be monitored.
You should not take Cytoheart if you are allergic to it or have severe kidney problems. Patients with Parkinson’s disease should also avoid taking Cytoheart. Parkinson’s disease is a disease of the brain which affects movement and causes trembling, rigid posture, slow movements and a shuffling, unbalanced walk.
Cytoheart should be used with caution in patients aged more than 75 years of age. Usually, a lower dose is prescribed in elderly patients to reduce the chances of adverse effects. It is important to continuously monitor such patients.
Yes, Cytoheart may make you feel dizzy and drowsy. Therefore, you should avoid driving or using heavy machinery in case it causes these side effects.
The common side effects of Cytoheart include dizziness, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, indigestion, and hives, rash and itching. Its use may also make you feel sick and weak. The rare side effects may include fast or irregular heartbeats (also called palpitations), fall in blood pressure on standing which can further cause dizziness, lightheadedness or fainting, fall, and flushing.
No, Cytoheart is not a beta blocker. It is an anti-anginal medicine which is used in combination with other medicines to treat angina pectoris (chest pain caused by coronary disease). It protects the heart cells from getting affected by the reduced oxygen supply during an episode of angina.
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