GI Antispasmodics

Posted By Howard B. on March 03, 1999 at 13:01:17:







Levbid was prescribed to me as a GI antispasmodic (I have had some lower colon spasms that can be very painful). After taking the medication for two weeks it caused a flare up of tinnitus which got very loud, and distracting, so I stopped taking the medication. The tinnitus has since significantly subsided but I do not want to go through that episode again. I conveyed this to my doctor and he recommended that I switch to Levsin as the antispasmodic. I checked the online USP database and it appears as if Levbid and Levsin are the same formulation and may therefore cause the same adverse reaction. My question is: is there a difference between the two drugs, and if so what is the difference? If there is not a difference, is there an alternative GI antispasmodic medication that could be recommended?. Thank you very much.