Common Headache, Shivering, Blurred vision, Hallucination, Shortness of breath, Vertigo, Increased blood pressure, Diarrhoea, Chest pain, Allergic reaction, Decreased blood pressure, Nausea, Edema, Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping), Vomiting.

Expert advice for Criticoline Injection
Consult your doctor before you start citicoline. 

If you are pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to get pregnant.
Stop taking citicoline and consult a doctor if you experience signs of allergic reactions.

Q. Is Criticoline a stimulant?
Criticoline is a stimulant which is used for acute period of ischemic stroke (sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow), rehabilitation period after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, head injury and cognitive abnormalities at degenerate and vascular diseases of brain.

Q. Is Criticoline safe?
Yes, Criticoline is safe if used at prescribed doses for the prescribed duration as advised by your doctor.

Q. Is Criticoline same as choline?
Criticoline is cytidine diphosphate choline (CDP-choline). It is a biomolecule, also known as nucleotide that plays an important role in cellular metabolism. Choline is a metabolite of Criticoline.

Q. Is Criticoline a prescription drug?
Yes, Criticoline is a prescription drug. It is not an over the counter (OTC) product.

Q. Is Criticoline a vitamin?
Criticoline is not a vitamin. Criticoline is cytidine diphosphate choline (CDP choline). It belongs to a group of biomolecules known as nucleotides that play an important role in cellular metabolism.

Q. Is Criticoline a natural substance?
Yes, Criticoline is a natural substance.

Q. Is Criticoline an amino acid?
Criticoline is not an amino acid. It is a biomolecule also known as nucleotide that plays an important role in cellular metabolism.

Q. Is Criticoline a blood thinner?
Criticoline is not a blood thinner. It is a biomolecule also known as nucleotide that plays an important role in cellular metabolism.

Q. Does Criticoline work?
Criticoline works if taken for prescribed duration in prescribed doses as advised by your doctor.

Q. Does Criticoline cause depression?
Criticoline is not known to cause depression. Talk to your doctor if you experience depression after taking Criticoline as it requires proper diagnosis and treatment.

Q. Does Criticoline increase dopamine levels?
Criticoline is not known to increase dopamine levels.

Q. Does Criticoline cause anxiety?
Criticoline is not known to cause anxiety. Talk to your doctor if you experience anxiety after taking Criticoline as it may require proper diagnosis and treatment.

Q. Does Criticoline raise blood pressure?
Criticoline is not known to increase blood pressure. Criticoline has shown to have a short-term hypotensive (blood pressure lowering) action. Talk to your doctor if you have raised blood pressure after taking Criticoline as it requires proper diagnosis and treatment.