The following side effects may get better over time as your body gets used to the medication. Let your healthcare provider know immediately if you continue to experience these symptoms or if they worsen over time.
Common Side Effects
- Muscle, neck, or back pain (79%)
- High blood pressure (79%)
- Swelling (68%)
- Headache (59%)
- Fever (56%)
- Nausea (56%)
- Diarrhea (53%)
- Weakness (49%)
- High blood sugar (48%)
- High cholesterol (46%)
- Shortness of breath (44%)
- Constipation (44%)
- Trouble sleeping (43%)
- Stomach pain (42%)
- Cough (41%)
- Vomiting (39%)
- Dizziness (34%)
- Low blood pressure (34%)
- Low potassium levels (33%)
- Viral infection (31%)
Less Common Side Effects
- Indigestion
- Depression
- Tremor (shakiness)
- Fast heart rate
- Bruising
- Rash
- Low blood cell counts
- Low magnesium levels
Note: These side effects were reported by heart transplant recipients who took mycophenolate mofetil with other immunosuppressants. Side effects will depend on your dose, the type of transplant you receive, and your other immunosuppressants.
Myhibbin serious side effects
Contact your healthcare provider immediately if you experience any of the following.
- Serious allergic reaction: trouble breathing; hives; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat
- Serious infection: fever; cough; trouble breathing; diarrhea; weakness; sweating; chills; scaly, itchy, or burning skin; confusion; changes in personality; changes in vision; headache; stiff neck
- Bleeding: blood in your urine or stool, unexplained bruising, bleeding that takes longer than usual to stop
- Stomach bleeding: black, tarry stool; bright red blood in vomit or stool
- Cancer
Source: FDA
The following Myhibbin side effects have also been reported
Side effects that you should report to your care team as soon as possible:
- Allergic reactions—skin rash, itching, hives, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat
- Infection—fever, chills, cough, sore throat, wounds that don't heal, pain or trouble when passing urine, general feeling of discomfort or being unwell
- Joint, muscle, or tendon pain, swelling, or stiffness
- Low red blood cell level—unusual weakness or fatigue, dizziness, headache, trouble breathing
- Peptic ulcer—burning stomach pain, loss of appetite, bloating, burping, heartburn, nausea, vomiting
- Stomach bleeding—bloody or black, tar-like stools, vomiting blood or brown material that looks like coffee grounds
- Stomach pain that is severe, does not go away, or gets worse
- Unusual bruising or bleeding
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (report to your care team if they continue or are bothersome):
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Headache
- Nausea
- Swelling of the ankles, hands, or feet
- Tremors or shaking
- Trouble sleeping
- Vomiting
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