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This is a list of possible SSRI drug interactions and is by no means intended to be a complete list or medical advice. Sorces are Medscape, medicinenet, MedlinePlus, Feeling Good by David Burns M.D.
If you are taking any SSRIs in combination with other drugs please let me know what to help further educate the board on possible interactions. I would like to add to this list of any possible interactions so this list is as complete as we can make it. That takes all of us contributing. You can send it to me in a message and I will add info I find on it. Thanks guys.
SSRIs
Zoloft - sertraline
Paxil - paroxetine
Celexa - citalopram
Luvox - fluvoxamine
Prozac - fluoxetine
"TCAs" tricyclic and tetracyclic anti-depressants - Can increase TCA levels. Abnormal heart rhythms could result.
"MAOIs" monoamine oxidase inhibitors - Contradicted and not should be used together. Leads to serotonin syndrome which includes irritability, altered consciousness, double vision, nausea, confusion, anxiety, hyperthermia, increased muscle tone, rigidity, myoclonus, rapid fluctuations in vital signs, and coma. Can cause death
serotonin antagonist - May raise levels of serotonin antagonist and cause anxiety
Wellbutrin - bupropion - Raises risk of seizure. The manufacturer of bupropion states that the simultaneous use of bupropion and antidepressants should be undertaken only with extreme caution.
Effexor - venlafaxine - May rise levels of venlafaxine
benzodiazepines - (brands) eg Xanax,click here for common brands (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202084.html#Brands). May increase levels of benzodiazepines causing excessive drowsiness and confusion
BuSpar - buspirone - May enhance SSRIs effects though Prozac may reduce effectiveness of BuSpar
lithium - May lead to lithium toxicity at normal lithium levels
alcohol - Increased drowsiness
caffeine - Luvox causes levels to rise and excess nervousness may result
tobacco - May lower levels of Luvox
dextromethorphan - (cough suppressant) reported hallucinations w/Prozac, possible w/any SSRI
If you are taking any SSRIs in combination with other drugs please let me know what to help further educate the board on possible interactions. I would like to add to this list of any possible interactions so this list is as complete as we can make it. That takes all of us contributing. You can send it to me in a message and I will add info I find on it. Thanks guys.
SSRIs
Zoloft - sertraline
Paxil - paroxetine
Celexa - citalopram
Luvox - fluvoxamine
Prozac - fluoxetine
"TCAs" tricyclic and tetracyclic anti-depressants - Can increase TCA levels. Abnormal heart rhythms could result.
"MAOIs" monoamine oxidase inhibitors - Contradicted and not should be used together. Leads to serotonin syndrome which includes irritability, altered consciousness, double vision, nausea, confusion, anxiety, hyperthermia, increased muscle tone, rigidity, myoclonus, rapid fluctuations in vital signs, and coma. Can cause death
serotonin antagonist - May raise levels of serotonin antagonist and cause anxiety
Wellbutrin - bupropion - Raises risk of seizure. The manufacturer of bupropion states that the simultaneous use of bupropion and antidepressants should be undertaken only with extreme caution.
Effexor - venlafaxine - May rise levels of venlafaxine
benzodiazepines - (brands) eg Xanax,click here for common brands (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/uspdi/202084.html#Brands). May increase levels of benzodiazepines causing excessive drowsiness and confusion
BuSpar - buspirone - May enhance SSRIs effects though Prozac may reduce effectiveness of BuSpar
lithium - May lead to lithium toxicity at normal lithium levels
alcohol - Increased drowsiness
caffeine - Luvox causes levels to rise and excess nervousness may result
tobacco - May lower levels of Luvox
dextromethorphan - (cough suppressant) reported hallucinations w/Prozac, possible w/any SSRI