Methico Capsule

Methico Capsule belongs to the class of 'Vitamins', primarily used to treat nutritional deficiencies and neuropathic pain. Methico Capsule may be used in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy, drug-induced neuropathy, alcoholic neuropathy, and trigeminal neuralgia. Neuropathic pain is a chronic progressive nerve disease that causes nerve pain due to damaged sensory nerves. A nutritional deficiency occurs when the body does not absorb or get enough nutrients from food.

Methico Capsule is a combination of four drugs: Alpha-lipoic acid (anti-oxidant), folic acid (vitamin), methylcobalamin and pyridoxine (vitamin B6). Methylcobalamin and Pyridoxine help in the rejuvenation and protection of damaged nerve cells by producing a substance called myelin. Alpha-lipoic acid helps in providing a protective effect on the nerve tissues and brain. Folic acid helps in providing essential nutrients to the nerves. Together, Methico Capsule helps in providing relief from neuropathic pain.

Take Methico Capsule as prescribed by the doctor. Your doctor will decide the dosage and duration based on your medical condition. Sometimes, Methico Capsule may cause common side effects like nausea, stomach upset, and vomiting. These side effects do not require medical attention and gradually resolve over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Let your doctor know if you are using prescription/non-prescription drugs, and herbal products before starting Methico Capsule. Please inform your doctor if you are known to be allergic to any of the components. Please tell your doctor if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food). If you are a pregnant or breastfeeding mother, please consult your doctor before taking Methico Capsule.

Methico Capsule is used to treat nutritional deficiencies and neuropathic pain. It contains Methylcobalamin, Alpha lipoic acid, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) and Folic acid. Methylcobalamin regulates body functions, such as cell multiplication, blood formation, and protein synthesis. Alpha-lipoic acid is an antioxidant that prevents cell damage and restores vitamin levels in the body. It helps in providing a protective effect on the nerve tissues and brain. Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) is involved in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism and the creation of red blood cells and neurotransmitters. Methylcobalamin and Pyridoxine also help in the rejuvenation and protection of damaged nerve cells by producing a substance called myelin.  Folic acid helps in the formation of red blood cells, provides essential nutrients to nerves, and prevents DNA changes that may lead to cancer.

• Nausea
• Stomach upset
• Vomiting

Inform your doctor if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food). Before starting Methico Capsule, let your doctor know if you have any blood disorders like pernicious anaemia before starting Methico Capsule. Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult their doctor before taking Methico Capsule. Excessive alcohol consumption reduces absorption and increases the elimination of folic acid. Hence, please avoid alcohol while using the Methico Capsule.

Drug-Drug Interactions: Methico Capsule may interact with anti-cancer drugs (e.g. altretamine, cisplatin, and arsenic trioxide), fits medicines (e.g. phenytoin, phenobarbital, primidone), antibiotics (e.g. chloramphenicol), Parkinson's medication (e.g. levodopa), drugs used to treat tumours (e.g. Fluorouracil), antibiotics (e.g. trimethoprim), stomach related drugs (e.g. sulfasalazine), cholesterol-lowering drugs (e.g. cholestyramine), and antidiabetics.

Drug-Food Interactions: Excessive alcohol consumption reduces the absorption and increases the elimination of folic acid. Hence, please avoid alcohol while using the Methico Capsule.

Drug-Disease Interactions: Use Methico Capsule with medical advice if you have malabsorption syndrome (difficulty absorbing nutrition from food), liver, kidney, heart diseases, and allergic reactions to medicines.

• ALTRETAMINE
• CISPLATIN
• ARSENIC TRIOXIDE
• PHENYTOIN
• PHENOBARBITAL
• PRIMIDONE
• CHLORAMPHENICOL
• LEVODOPA
• FLUOROURACIL
• TRIMETHOPRIM
• SULFASALAZINE
• CHOLESTYRAMINE

• Try Vitamin B complex food sources like milk, cheese, eggs, liver, kidney, chicken, red meat, tuna, mackerel, salmon, shellfish, oysters, clams, dark green vegetables, such as spinach and kale, beets, avocados, potatoes, whole grains, cereals, kidney beans, black beans, and chickpea.
• Try folate-rich food sources like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, leafy green vegetables, cabbage, kale, spring greens, spinach, peas, chickpeas, kidney beans, and breakfast cereals fortified with folic acid.
• Sprinkle sunflower seeds over your food, vegetables, and salads. 
• Include fruits like citrus, banana, and watermelon in your diet.
• Avoid smoking and alcohol consumption.
• Exercise regularly and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Avoid excess fatty foods.

• Clinical monitoring of folic acid, B12, and B6 levels through blood examinations is recommended. 
• Let your doctor and the laboratory staff know that you are using Methico Capsule since Pyridoxine may interfere with laboratory tests like urine tests for urobilinogen. 

Neuropathic Pain: Neuropathic pain is caused due to damaged sensory nerves. It is caused by chronic progressive nerve disease or due to infection or injury. The pain could be intermittent or continuous, which is felt as prickling, stabbing, tingling or burning sensation. A feeling of numbness and loss of sensations is also common with neuropathic pain. Symptoms include spontaneous, untriggered pain, unpleasant feeling, shooting, burning or stabbing pain, difficulty resting or sleeping, and evoked pain (pain caused by events that are usually not painful).

Nutritional deficiency: A nutritional deficiency occurs when the body does not absorb or get enough nutrients from food. This condition occurs when a person's nutrient intake is lesser than the body's recommended requirement. It can lead to various health problems like a weak immune system, skin problems, digestion problems, defective bone growth, and neurological diseases.