Anxipose Injection is a prescription medicine used to treat status epilepticus. A medical emergency when a prolonged seizure occurs or continuous seizure occurs within a span of five minutes, even before the person recovers from the previous one. Anxipose Injection may also be used to induce anesthesia before an investigation or a surgical procedure. It relieves anxiety and muscle tension, thus making the person comfortable before the operation or investigation procedure. This medicine is given as an injection under the supervision of a healthcare professional. Anxipose Injection may be given into your vein (intravenously) or into one of your muscles (intramuscularly). The recommended dose depends on your age, weight and why it is being used for you. It is usually used for a short-term only owing to its high habit-forming potential. Side effects of this medicine include drowsiness, sedation, tiredness, confusion, depression, muscle weakness. It may also cause dizziness and sleepiness, so do not drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how this medicine affects you. It is important to inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive, or breastfeeding before taking this medicine.

• Dizziness
• Confusion
• Depression
• Muscle weakness
• Sleepiness

If you miss a dose of Anxipose Injection, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

Chemical Class::Benzodiazepines Derivative|Habit Forming::Yes|Therapeutic Class::RESPIRATORY|Action Class::Benzodiazepines

• Q. Q. Is Anxipose Injection an opioid? Is it a habit-forming medicine??
  Ans: No, Anxipose Injection is not an opioid. It belongs to the benzodiazepine group of medicines and is used for short-term treatment (2-4 weeks) only. It is a habit-forming medicine and can make a person physically and psychologically dependent.
• Q. Q. For how long will Anxipose Injection stay in my system??
  Ans: Anxipose Injection may take around 3 days to get completely removed from the system.
• Q. Q. Are there any symptoms that I would experience if I get addicted to Anxipose Injection??
  Ans: The most important symptom of addiction is that you may feel unpleasant if you do not take Anxipose Injection. Another symptom could be that you may increase the dose on your own to feel its effect.
• Q. Q. If I suddenly stop taking Anxipose Injection, will it affect me adversely??
  Ans: You should reduce the dose of Anxipose Injection gradually before completely stopping it. Suddenly stopping it may lead to withdrawal symptoms which include loss of the sense of reality, feeling detached from life, and unable to feel emotion. Some patients have also experienced numbness or tingling in the arms or legs, tinnitus (ringing sounds in the ears), uncontrolled or overactive movements, twitching, shaking, feeling sick, being sick, stomach upsets or stomach pain, loss of appetite, agitation and abnormally fast heart beats. It can also cause panic attacks, dizziness or feeling faint, memory loss, hallucinations, feeling stiff and unable to move easily, feeling very warm, convulsions (sudden uncontrolled shaking or jerking of the body) and oversensitivity to light, sound and touch.
• Q. Q. Does Anxipose Injection cause weight gain??
  Ans: The effect of Anxipose Injection on weight gain or loss is not known.
• Q. Q. Does Anxipose Injection cause depression??
  Ans: If you have a history of depression then it may increase the risk of developing depression again. Anxipose Injection should not be used alone in depressed patients because it may cause suicidal tendencies in such patients.
• Q. Q. My old uncle is taking Anxipose Injection for sleeplessness associated with anxiety. Can it affect his memory??
  Ans: Though it is rare, but use of Anxipose Injection can cause memory impairment, which may be more apparent in old age patients.
• Q. Q. Are there any harmful effects of taking more than the recommended doses of Anxipose Injection??
  Ans: Taking more than the recommended dose of Anxipose Injection may cause loss of muscle control, low blood pressure, mental confusion, slow breathing and even coma. If you have taken higher than the recommended dose of Anxipose Injection, seek immediate medical help immediately.

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