Common Nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal cramp, Excessive salivation, Diarrhoea.

Expert advice for Pyristig Tablet

Do not start or continue the pyridostigmine medication if you are allergic to pyridostigmine or any other ingredient in the medicine.
Do not take pyridostigmine if you have recently had coronary obstruction (heart attack); slow heart beat or any other heart condition; asthma; or stomach ulcer.
Avoid taking pyridostigmine if you have fits (epilepsy) or Parkinson’s disease; an overactive thyroid gland; bladder or bowel obstruction.

Q. Is Pyristig a narcotic/steroid/ immunosuppressant/ anticholinesterase?
Pyristig is parasympathomimetic and not a narcotic/ steroid/immunosuppressant. It acts by inhibiting the enzyme called as acetylcholinesterase

Q. What is Pyristig/ Pyristig bromide/Pyristig 60 mg is used for?
Pyristig is used to treat neuromuscular disease characterized by very weak muscles and unusual tiredness (myasthenia gravis), paralytic ileus and postoperative urinary retention, reversal of neuromuscular blockade

Q. What class is Pyristig?
Pyristig belongs to the group of medicines called parasympathomimetics

Q. Does Pyristig cause weight gain?
Pyristig causing weight gain is very rare. However consult your doctor if you experience such side effect

Q. How does Pyristig work/ treat myasthenia gravis?
It works by inhibiting the enzyme called as acetylcholinesterase and thus allows free transmission of nerve impulses across the neuromuscular junction.