18 Activity at off-targets also allows for its use as a sedative anxiolytic and an antiemetic in certain disease states
Patients may require larger amounts of hyaluronidase for equivalent dispersing effect
Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) often causes drowsiness or dizziness
Opioids, sedatives, and alcohol can make hydroxyzine side effects more intense
Hydroxyzine belongs to the piperazine class of antihistamines (with cyclizine and meclizine) which are more commonly used Hydroxyzine Dosage and Administration
Side Effects of hydroxyzine
How to take hydroxyzine
Each film-coated tablet for oral administration contains 10 mg, 25 mg, or 50 mg hydrOXYzine hydrochloride, USP
dry mouth *
It also acts as an antihistamine that reduces the effects of natural chemical Hydroxyzine is a first-generation antihistamine (and anticholingeric) with a variety of uses and indications, including uses as an anxiolytic
Blocking acetylcholine slows the movement of food through the intestines
Barbiturates: HydrOXYzine may enhance the CNS depressant effect of Barbiturates