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About Armod-50 Tablet
Armod-50 Tablet belongs to the class of ‘eugeroics or wakefulness-promoting agents’, primarily used to treat excessive sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), narcolepsy, and shift work sleep disorder (SWD). Obstructive sleep apnoea is a sleep disorder characterized by frequent pauses in breathing during sleep. Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder that causes extreme daytime drowsiness. Shift work sleep disorder is a condition that causes trouble sleeping or excessive sleepiness due to uncommon working schedules like graveyard shifts, early morning shifts, or rotational shifts.
Armod-50 Tablet contains ‘Armodafinil,’ which belongs to the class of ‘central nervous system (CNS) stimulants’. It works by stimulating the brain to increase the physical and mental processes of the body. Armodafinil alters the amounts of certain chemical messengers that are involved in the sleep mechanism. Thereby, it promotes energy and alertness by decreasing excessive drowsiness.
Take Armod-50 Tablet as prescribed by your doctor. In some cases, Armod-50 Tablet can cause side effects like headache, dizziness, nausea, sleeping problem (insomnia), dry mouth, and nervousness. These side effects are not common in everyone and vary individually. If you notice any side effects that are not manageable, please consult your doctor.
Please inform your doctor if you have any allergic reactions to Armod-50 Tablet or any other medicines before starting Armod-50 Tablet . Inform your doctor if you have high blood pressure, heart, kidney, liver problems, mental illness, alcoholism, or drug use. It is advised to consult a doctor if you are a pregnant or breastfeeding mother before starting Armod-50 Tablet . Do not consume alcohol with Armod-50 Tablet to avoid any unwanted effects. Do not drive or operate machinery if you experience dizziness while using Armod-50 Tablet . Armod-50 Tablet is not recommended in patients younger than 18 years of age.
Uses of Armod-50 Tablet
Armod-50 Tablet is used to promote wakefulness in people with excessive daytime sleepiness. The detailed uses of Armod-50 Tablet are as follows:
- Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA): Armod-50 Tablet is used to reduce daytime sleepiness in patients with OSA who continue to feel drowsy despite adequate treatment.
- Narcolepsy: Armod-50 Tablet improves alertness and wakefulness in individuals suffering from sudden and uncontrollable episodes of sleep.
- Shift work sleep disorder (SWSD): Armod-50 Tablet is used to manage excessive sleepiness in individuals who struggle to stay awake during scheduled working hours due to nontraditional work shifts.
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Directions for Use
- Take Armod-50 Tablet with or without food as advised by your doctor.
- It is advised to take Armod-50 Tablet once daily in the morning; however, follow your doctor’s recommendation regarding the dosage and duration.
- Swallow it as a whole with a glass of water.
- Do not crush, chew, or break it.
Key Benefits
Armod-50 Tablet contains ‘Armodafinil,’ a wakefulness-promoting agent that treats excessive drowsiness in conditions like obstructive sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, and shift work sleep disorder. It works as a CNS stimulant and alters the amounts of certain chemical messengers that are involved in the sleep mechanism. Armod-50 Tablet stimulates the brain to improve the physical and mental functioning of the body. Thus, Armod-50 Tablet promotes wakefulness and mental alertness by reducing extreme sleepiness and lack of concentration. Armod-50 Tablet does not completely cure these sleep disorders.
How Armod-50 Tablet Works
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- Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
- Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
- Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
- Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
- Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
- Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
- To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
- Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
- Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
- Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
- Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
- Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
- Inform your doctor if you have underlying conditions like asthma or eczema that worsen with seasonal allergies.
- When you are outside, wear a mask to keep out pollen.
- Stay indoors when pollen counts are high, especially in the afternoon and evening.
- Wash your face and hands after being outside.
- To reduce your exposure to allergens, keep your house dust-free and tidy.
- Avoid gardening tasks like mowing and raking that stir up allergens.
- Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
- Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
- Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
- Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
- Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
- Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
- Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
- Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
- Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
- Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
- Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
- Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
- Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
- Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
- Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
- Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
- Reduce fluid intake 2-3 hours prior to bedtime.
- Limit alcohol and caffeine as they can increase urination and affect bladder health.
- Maintain sleep hygiene.
- Eat a low-salt and healthy diet.
- Rest well; get enough sleep.
- Eat a balanced diet and drink enough water.
- Manage stress with yoga and meditation.
- Limit alcohol and caffeine.
- Physical activities like walking or jogging might help boost energy and make you feel less tired.
- Skin rash caused by allergies is due to irritants or allergens. Therefore, avoid contact with such irritants.
- Consult your doctor for proper medication and apply an anti-itch medication. Follow the schedule and use the medication whenever needed.
- Protect your skin from extreme heat and try to apply wet compresses.
- Soak in the cool bath, which gives a soothing impact to the affected area.
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Drug Warnings
Armod-50 Tablet may be habit-forming, hence do not exceed the course prescribed by your doctor. Also, do not share this medicine with anyone who has a history of drug abuse and alcoholism. Do not suddenly stop taking Armod-50 Tablet to avoid any withdrawal symptoms. If you have any allergic reactions to Armod-50 Tablet or other medicines, please inform your doctor beforehand. Brief your medical history to doctor if you have liver or kidney diseases, heart problems (enlarged heart, a mitral valve problem, chest pain, heart attack, irregular heartbeat), high blood pressure, mood problems (depression, mania, psychosis), and a personal or family history of drug/alcohol abuse before starting Armod-50 Tablet . Armod-50 Tablet should be used with caution in pregnancy and breastfeeding only with medical advice. Also, please use reliable forms of birth control to avoid pregnancy during the course. Do not drive or operate machinery since Armod-50 Tablet may cause side effects like dizziness and headache, affecting your ability to concentrate and drive. Avoid consumption of alcohol with Armod-50 Tablet as it may increase the dizziness. Armod-50 Tablet is not recommended in patients younger than 18 years of age.
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When Armod-50 Tablet is taken with Ranolazine, the metabolism of Ranolazine can be increased when combined with Armod-50 Tablet.
How to manage the interaction:
Taking Ranolazine with Armod-50 Tablet is not recommended as it can result in an interaction, but it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Armod-50 Tablet may reduce the blood levels sonidegib which may reduce the effect of sonidegib.
How to manage the interaction:
Although there is a possible interaction between Armod-50 Tablet and sonidegib, you can take these medicines together if prescribed by your doctor. However, if you experience any problems while taking these medications, please contact your doctor.
Armod-50 Tablet may reduce the blood levels of methadone, which may reduce the effect of methadone and coadministration of both medicines may cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms.
How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Armod-50 Tablet with methadone together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, yawning, excessive sweating, goose bumps, fever, chills, flushing, restlessness, irritability, anxiety, depression, pupil dilation, tremor, rapid heartbeat, body aches, involuntary twitching and kicking, abdominal cramping, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss, consult a doctor. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting a doctor.
Armod-50 Tablet may reduce the blood levels of axitinib, which may reduce the effect of axitinib.
How to manage the interaction:
If you are supposed to take Armod-50 Tablet and Axitinib together, your doctor may adjust the dose or monitor you more frequently to safely use both medications. If your symptoms worsen or your condition changes, contact your doctor.
Taking fentanyl and Armod-50 Tablet may decreases fentanyl levels in the blood, which may decrease the effectiveness of fentanyl.
How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Armod-50 Tablet and fentanyl together can result in an interaction, they can be taken together if prescribed by a doctor. However, consult a doctor if you experience watery eyes, runny nose, fever, body aches, abdominal cramping, vomiting, or diarrhea. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting a doctor.
Taking Armod-50 Tablet with Butorphanol may reduce the blood levels of butorphanol, which may make the medication less effective.
How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Armod-50 Tablet and Butorphanol together can cause an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has suggested it. However, If you experience any of these symptoms like pain, watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, yawning, sweating, fever, chills, restlessness, irritability, anxiety, depression, dilated pupils, trembling, fast heartbeat, twitching, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, contact a doctor right away. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
Coadministration of Armod-50 Tablet with Citalopram may increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm that may be serious.
How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Armod-50 Tablet with citalopram together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. However, if you experience abrupt dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, shortness of breath, or rapid or pounding heartbeats, consult a doctor. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting a doctor.
Coadministration of Armod-50 Tablet with Cocaine may occasionally cause irregular heart rhythm.
How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Armod-50 Tablet with cocaine together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting a doctor.
Coadministration of Armod-50 Tablet with Esketamine may increase the risk of high blood pressure.
How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Armod-50 Tablet with esketamine together can result in an interaction, they can be taken if a doctor has prescribed it. Do not discontinue any medication without consulting a doctor.
Armod-50 Tablet may decrease the blood levels of Hydrocodone, which may make Hydrocodone less effective in treating your pain.
How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Armod-50 Tablet with Hydrocodone can result in an interaction, but it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you experience any watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, yawning, excessive sweating, goose bumps, fever, chills, flushing, restlessness, irritability, anxiety, depression, pupil dilation, tremors, rapid heartbeat, body aches, involuntary twitching and kicking, abdominal cramping, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss, consult a doctor. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
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Grapefruit Juice
How to manage the interaction:
Consumption of grapefruit products along with Armod-50 Tablet can partly metabolize Armod-50 Tablet. Avoid consumption of grapefruit products during treatment with Armod-50 Tablet.
Diet & Lifestyle Advise
- Eat natural and healthy foods by cutting down on high on sodium processed foods.
- Exercising regularly can increase your energy levels and treat sleep apnoea
- Avoid smoking and alcohol intake.
- Overweight can cause sleep apnea, hence it is advised to shred those extra kilos.
- Altering your sleep positions can reduce apnoea’s symptoms and improves your sleep.
- Humidifiers with essential oils like lavender and eucalyptus oils on your bedside can reduce sleep disturbances and improve quality sleep.
- Elevate your bed on the head side by four to six inches, or you can also use cervical or foam wedge pillows.
- Avoid heavy meals and caffeine consumption at least two hours before going to bed.
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Alcohol
Safe if prescribed
It is advised to avoid alcohol intake since alcohol consumption with Armod-50 Tablet may increase the adverse effects, such as dizziness and headache.
Pregnancy
Consult your doctor
It is not known how Armod-50 Tablet affects pregnancy. You are advised to get a pregnancy test done before starting Armod-50 Tablet . You should get a negative pregnancy test for sure before using Armod-50 Tablet . Also, please use reliable forms of birth control like condoms or diaphragm with spermicide if you are undergoing treatment with Armod-50 Tablet to prevent pregnancy.
Breast Feeding
Consult your doctor
It is not known if Armod-50 Tablet is excreted into breast milk. Please consult your doctor for more information before taking Armod-50 Tablet if you are a nursing mother.
Driving
Safe if prescribed
Armod-50 Tablet may cause side effects like dizziness affecting your ability to concentrate and drive. Hence, it is recommended not to drive or operate machinery until you are mentally alert and focused.
Liver
Consult your doctor
Let your doctor know if you have any history of liver diseases before taking Armod-50 Tablet . Your dosage will be adjusted accordingly.
Kidney
Consult your doctor
Armod-50 Tablet should be used with caution in cases of renal impairment. It is advised to seek medical advice before starting Armod-50 Tablet if you have any kidney problems.
Children
Safe if prescribed
Safety and effectiveness of Armod-50 Tablet have not been established in patients below 18 years of age.
Heart
Armod-50 Tablet is not recommended in cardiac patients due to its adverse effects. However, if prescribed, extreme caution should be exercised.
Geriatrics
Consult your doctor
Armod-50 Tablet should be given with caution in elderly patients due to an increased risk of side effects. It is important to inform your doctor before using it.
FAQs
Armod-50 Tablet is used to treat excessive sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea, narcolepsy, and shift work sleep disorder.
Armod-50 Tablet consists of Armodafinil. It works by stimulating the brain and alters certain chemical messengers involved in the sleep mechanism. Thus, it induces wakefulness and decreases extreme sleepiness.
Yes, Armod-50 Tablet can make you feel dizzy. Dizziness usually occurs when you stand up suddenly from a lying or sitting position. Try rising slowly when you change your posture to prevent dizziness. If the side effect persists longer, please seek medical help.
Do not suddenly stop Armod-50 Tablet to avoid unpleasant side effects and sudden withdrawal symptoms. It should be strictly used as advised by your doctor to avoid the disease's recurrence or worsening.
Armod-50 Tablet should be used with caution in cases of any allergic reactions, liver or kidney diseases, heart problems (enlarged heart, a mitral valve problem, chest pain, heart attack, irregular heartbeat), high blood pressure, mood problems (depression, mania, psychosis), and personal or family history of drug/alcohol abuse. Inform your doctor know if you have any other medical concerns before starting Armod-50 Tablet .
Do not suddenly stop taking Armod-50 Tablet to avoid any withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms are more likely to occur if you use Armod-50 Tablet for a longer period or higher doses. If you experience any withdrawal symptoms like shaking, sweating, chills, nausea, vomiting, and confusion, please consult your doctor immediately.
Armod-50 Tablet is available in tablet form which is to be taken orally.
Armod-50 Tablet is not a narcotic, but it has the potential for addiction or dependence in some individuals. Therefore, do not exceed the recommended dose or do not use it for longer than advised.
Armod-50 Tablet may cause common side effects such as headache, nausea, insomnia (trouble sleeping) and dizziness. However, please consult a doctor if these side effects persist or worsen.
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