My husband who is 27 yrs old is taking Nexito 10 mg for migraine headache he actually started taking Epilex chrono twice i.e morning &amp;night 200mg each time for 10 months &amp; nexito 10 mg at only night alongwith that. then according to doctors advice he st

Question (Posted on : 23 Dec 2008 )

My husband who is 27 yrs old is taking Nexito 10 mg for migraine headache he actually started taking Epilex chrono twice i.e morning night 200mg each time for 10 months nexito 10 mg at only night alongwith that. then according to doctors advice he started reducing the epilex chrono slowly he completely stopped epilex chrono within 4months i.e by may 2008.Then doctor suggested to reduce even nexito then he reduced it from 10mg to 5 mg which he took from may 08 to Aug 08. then he started taking 2.5 mg from Sep 08 till now now he started taking 2.5 mg alternativedays for 3 weeks then once in 3 days.But main problem arised when he reduced nexito from 5 mg to 2.5 alternative days. He started getting headaches again, his weight increased from 65 to 77kgs. he is 5'11 height.He gets giddiness if he doesnt take nexito for more than 2 days.so if he stops taking nexito will the headache will not gopermanently, is his weight increase due to nexito will stopage of nexito increase weight,Will the giddiness stop as he has consumed nexito for 1 half yr wedont want to continue that.Will taking nexito has side effects on hormone levels.Tell me also if nexito has any other side effects as a friend you tell me doctor.Please answer to my each points because its really very important.

Doctor's Response (Posted on : 23 Dec 2008 )

Nextio Forte is a combination of two powerful drugs Clonazepam and Escitalopram. This drugs can cause weight gain or weight loss but in only a small percentage of patients who use them. He may have to start on an alternative therapy to manage the headaches. They can effect sexual function but hormonal disturbances are not known. The combination of this this drugs can cause restlessness and sleeping difficulties.

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