Motilium Information

Motilium is also known as domperidone maleate, which is a dopamine antagonist. This drug is used to prevent stomach sickness caused by medicines used for chemotherapy, Parkinson's disease and acid reflux. Motilium is also used to relieve feelings of bloating, migraines and fullness.

Purpose

• Motilium is used to tighten muscles at the entry way of the stomach and relax muscles at the bottom. It increases muscle contraction to speed up the digestive process. This medicine also relieves nausea by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.

Side Effects

• The side effects taking Motilium include loss of balance or muscle control. Problems such as a dry and swelling mouth may occur. Motilium can affect behavior through changes in appetite, mental dullness and irritability. Heart palpations, swelling of limbs, diarrhea and constipation rarely occur.

Considerations

• Motilium should only be used by pregnant and breastfeeding women if a physician considers the medication to be essential to the mother's health. This medicine should not be used by people who are lactose intolerant as it has lactose as an ingredient. Motilium should also not be used by children, people with low kidney function, and patients with perforations in the stomach. A physician or pharmacist recommendation should be given if Motilium will be used with other medications such as: monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors, phenelzine, procarbazine, selegilene and tranylcypromine.