What is Camcolit 400mg?
Camcolit 400 is a mood stabilizer medication containing 400 mg of lithium carbonate which is a controlled release version of Camcolit 250.
What is Camcolit 400 used for?
Camcolit 400 is used in the prevention and treatment of mania and hypomania, as a mood stabilizer in bipolar affective disorder (manic depression), treatment of recurrent depression, and self harming behavior.
When should I not use Camcolit 400?
Do not use Camcolit 400 if you have/are:
- Decreased kidney function
- Heart disease
- Breastfeeding
- Addison’s disease
- People with low blood sodium
- Untreated hypothyroidism
- Children under 12 years of age.
Side effects of Camcolit 400 mg
Possible side effects of Camcolit include – but are not limited to:
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Thirst
- Vomiting
- Shaking hands
- Increased urine production.
- Edema
- Sudden weight gain
- Muscle weakness
- Dizziness
- Decreased kidney function
- Hypothyroidism
- Worsened psoriasis
- Abnormal heart rhythms
- Sexual problems
- Memory problems
How to use Camcolit 400
As Camcolit 400 is an extended-release tablet, the tablet should not be crushed but swallowed whole. It can also be divided along the scoreline. Do not try to dissolve in water before swallowing.
Where can I buy camcolit 400 in Nigeria?
Camcolit 400 is available on Nigeria’s largest online pharmacy – drugstore.ng – and you can get it when you click here.
