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General Information On Zyvox

Zyvox is used for the treatment of certain kinds of bacterial infections, including skin infections, pneumonia and infections resistant to antibiotics. Its generic name is Linezolid, and it comes under the therapeutic category of antibiotics. You can buy Zyvox in the form of oral tablets. It works by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis, preventing bacteria from synthesizing the protein necessary for cell functioning.

Side Effects for Zyvox

Some of the common side effects associated with Zyvox include insomnia, mild itching or rash, headache, nausea, constipation, vomiting, stomach upset or pain, dizziness, discolored tongue, unpleasant or unusual taste in mouth, vaginal discharge or itching and yeast infection in mouth. If any of these conditions become uncontrollable, call your doctor at once and get medical help. Some serious but rare side effects are pale skin, unusual weakness, flu symptoms, bloody or watery diarrhea, color blindness, blurred vision, numbness, tingling, pain or burning in feet or hands and seizures. Sometimes, this medicine can also lead to lactic acidosis. It can be identified by vomiting and nausea, dizziness, weakness, tiredness, trouble breathing, stomach pain and cold or numbness in legs and arms.

You should not continue using Zyvox if you develop allergic reaction to it. An allergic reaction to the medicine can be identified by difficulty in breathing, swollen face, tongue, throat or lips, hives and rashes.

Precautions

Before you buy Zyvox, you should inform your doctor beforehand if you are suffering from high blood pressure, epilepsy, thyroid disorder, liver or kidney disease, weak immune system or bone marrow suppression. Your chances of developing lactic acidosis increase if you have a kidney or liver disease, congestive heart failure or if you consume alcohol in large amounts. Pregnant women and lactating mothers should take this medicine with caution, as its safety during these conditions has not yet been established.

Eating tyramine during Zyvox treatment can increase your blood pressure extensively. Some of the food items that contain this ingredient include air-dried or smoked meats, aged meats or cheeses, fermented or pickled meats, sauerkraut, soy sauce, tap beer and red wine.

Zyvox Dosage

Zyvox 600mg tablets are available for patients. The dosage recommended to you will largely depend on your medical condition, other medical conditions you are suffering from, other medicines you are taking at present, your age and your response to the treatment. The tablets should be swallowed whole, without chewing, breaking or dissolving. You can take the tablets with or without meals.

Interactions

You should not take Zyvox if you are already taking cluster headache or migraine medicines such as frovatriptan, almotriptan or sumatriptan, medicines for Parkinson’s Disease such as carbidopa or ropinorole, antidepressants such as citalopram or amitriptyline or ADHD medicines such as Dexedrine or Adderall. Also tell your doctor if you are taking drugs like diet pills containing stimulants, buspirone, meperidine or cold or allergy medicines containing decongestants. Apart from that, you should not have taken an MAO inhibitor within the past 14 days. You should also tell your doctor about all the prescription and non-prescription medicines you are taking at present, including herbal preparations, diet supplements, injections and topical applications.