Theophylline Toxicity Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you take theophylline and develop any of the following:
- Worsening muscle twitching
- Worsening palpitations
- Rapid pulse
- Worsening abdominal pain
- Hallucinations:
- Visual hallucinations: seeing things that do not exist
- Auditory hallucinations: hearing sounds or voices that do not exist
- Repeated vomiting
- Confusion
- Fainting
- Seizures
Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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