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Can Accidental Intake Of Carbidopa Cause Any Side Effects?

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Posted on Tue, 1 Apr 2014
Question: I took my husband,s car adopt levodopa 25/250 by mistake...is this a problem?
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Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer: may not experience any side effects Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The carbidopa aspect of the medication reduces the side effects that can be experienced with levodopa. You may not experience side effects but potential side effects that you can look out for are:(1)nausea, (2)vomiting, (3)abnormal movements such as exaggerated facial grimacing , twisting and chewing The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by half. It determines how long it would take for a drug to leave the body.It normally takes 3 to 4 half lives for a most of a drug to leave the body . The half life of this drug is 1.5 hours , this means that most of will leave your system in 4.5 to 6 hours. I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Can Accidental Intake Of Carbidopa Cause Any Side Effects?

Brief Answer: may not experience any side effects Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The carbidopa aspect of the medication reduces the side effects that can be experienced with levodopa. You may not experience side effects but potential side effects that you can look out for are:(1)nausea, (2)vomiting, (3)abnormal movements such as exaggerated facial grimacing , twisting and chewing The half life of a drug is the time it takes for the amount of drug in the body to decrease by half. It determines how long it would take for a drug to leave the body.It normally takes 3 to 4 half lives for a most of a drug to leave the body . The half life of this drug is 1.5 hours , this means that most of will leave your system in 4.5 to 6 hours. I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions