PRECAUTIONS:
- History of suicidal behavior
- Hyperthyroidism
- Cardiac, renal, or hepatic disease - heart disease or history of heart attack
- Problems with urinary retention
- History of seizures
- Pregnancy category C
- diabetes - Tofranil can alter blood sugar levels
- glaucoma
- problems with urination
- DO NOT USE with Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MOAIs) - dangerous drug interaction can occur
SIDE EFFECTS:
- orthostatic hypotension - dizzy feeling when switching to an upright or standing position
- sedation - usually occurs during the first few weeks of therapy
- dry mouth
- headache
- urinary retention
- blurred vision
- tachycardia - fast heart rate