Who should not take Asenapine Transdermal?
The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:
Conditions:
- diabetes
- a high prolactin level
- excessive fat in the blood
- low amount of magnesium in the blood
- low amount of potassium in the blood
- overweight
- low levels of white blood cells
- low levels of a type of white blood cell called neutrophils
- confusion
- suicidal thoughts
- Alzheimer's disease
- a type of movement disorder called parkinsonism
- tardive dyskinesia, a disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face, mouth and tongue
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome, a reaction characterized by fever, muscle rigidity and confusion
- a low seizure threshold
- a heart attack
- a low supply of oxygen rich blood to the heart
- slow heartbeat
- prolonged QT interval on EKG
- chronic heart failure
- abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
- a transient ischemic attack, a type of stroke that lasts only a few minutes
- a disorder of the blood vessels of the brain
- orthostatic hypotension, a form of low blood pressure
- severe liver disease
- seizures
- weight gain
- difficulty swallowing
- susceptible to breathing fluid into lungs
- pregnancy
- problems with food passing through the esophagus
- dementia in an elderly person
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