Citicoline (500mg)
Citimac Tablet may be taken with or without food. However, it is advised to take it at the same time each day as this helps to maintain a consistent level of medicine in the body. Your dose depends on your age and the condition you are being treated for. Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Do not stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor as it may worsen your symptoms.Some common side effects that may be seen with this medicine include decreased blood pressure, stomach pain, diarrhea, irregular heart rate, rash, insomnia, occurrence or intensification of numbness of paralyzed extremities. However, these are temporary and usually resolve on their own. Please consult your doctor if these do not subside or bother you.Before taking this medicine, inform your doctor if you ever had any problems with your kidneys or if you have or ever had any seizures (epilepsy or fits). Always let your doctor know about all the medicines that you are taking before you start with your treatment. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or breastfeeding, before using this medicine.
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about themCommon side effects of Citimac
10 tablets
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Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Citimac Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Citimac Tablet is a nerve protecting medicine. It nourishes the nerve cells, protects them from damage and improves their survival by producing certain brain chemicals including phosphatidylcholine and acetylcholine. It also reduces free fatty acid buildup at the site of nerve damage.
Related Warnings
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Citimac Tablet. Please consult your doctor.
Information regarding the use of Citimac Tablet during pregnancy is not available. Please consult your doctor.
Information regarding the use of Citimac Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
It is not known whether Citimac Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.
Citimac Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Citimac Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
There is limited information available on the use of Citimac Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.
Citimac Tablet is a form of an essential nutrient called choline which is naturally present in the body. It protects the nerve cells in the brain from damage and also helps to repair the damaged nerve cells. Therefore, it improves learning, memory, and cognitive function (processing information or perception) in Alzheimer’s disease.
There are no studies to determine the effect of alcohol on treatment with Citimac Tablet. However, since Citimac Tablet is prescribed for stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, head injury, and age-related memory impairment, it is best to avoid the consumption of alcohol.
No, students should not take Citimac Tablet since studies show that Citimac Tablet is effective only in age-related memory problems, memory problems associated with long-standing stroke, and in Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, there is no data available for use of this medicine in children.
In cases of stroke caused due to blood clots, taking Citimac Tablet orally can help the patient recover completely within 3 months. Also, giving Citimac Tablet either intravenously (injecting the medicine in vein directly) within 12 hours of having a stroke or daily for 7 days after the stroke can help the patient recover sooner.
