Last activity on November 5, 2024
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How to take it
Cytisine should not be used with anti-tuberculosis drugs.
Women of childbearing age using hormonal contraception should add a secondary barrier method whilst taking Cytisine as it is unknown whether Cytisine may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.
Side effects
Very common (may affect more than 1 user in 10)
change in appetite (mainly increase), weight gain, dizziness, irritability, mood changes, anxiety, hypertension, dry mouth, diarrhoea, rash, fatigue, sleep disorders (insomnia, drowsiness, lethargy, abnormal dreams, nightmares), headaches, tachycardia, nausea, alters some flavours, heartburn, constipation, vomiting, abdominal pain (especially in the upper abdomen), muscle pain.
Common (may affect 1 to 10 users in 100):
difficulty in concentration, slow heart rate, abdominal distension, burning tongue, malaise.
Uncommon (affects 1 to 10 users in 1,000): feeling of heaviness in the head, decreased libido, lacrimation (abnormal or excessive secretion of tears), dyspnoea (shortness of breath), increased sputum (phlegm), excessive salivation, sweating, decreased elasticity of the skin, tiredness, increase in serum transaminase levels
Using Cytisine and smoking or using nicotine containing products (nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), nicotine vapes, nicotine pouches etc) could lead to aggravated side effects.