Amerge Side Effects to Report
There are a number of side effects with
Amerge that you should report to your healthcare provider. These include, but are not limited to:
- Severe chest pain or tightness (see Amerge and Heart Problems)
- Shortness of breath
- Sudden, severe abdominal pain (or stomach pain)
- Bloody diarrhea
- Changes in vision, including loss of vision
- Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting
- Signs of an allergic reaction, including unexplained skin rashes, itching, hives, wheezing or shortness of breath, and unexplained swelling.
Taking Amerge with certain
antidepressants can increase your risk of experiencing a group of dangerous symptoms called serotonin syndrome. Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you have the following symptoms of serotonin syndrome:
- Confusion
- Seeing or hearing things that are not really there (hallucinations)
- A fast heartbeat (tachycardia)
- Fainting
- Fever
- Sweating
- Muscle spasms
- Difficulty walking
- Diarrhea.
There are other possible Amerge side effects that can occur. These side effects occurred in 1 percent or less of patients taking Amerge. In the case of these possible side effects, it is difficult to tell whether they are the result of Amerge, other factors, or a combination of these.
Some of these rare side effects of Amerge include, but are not limited to: