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HAS ANYONE EVER MIXED ZOLOFT & ATIVAN??
IS THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS??
ANYONE CAN HELP WITH THIS?
Posted on 02/04/08, 11:02 pm
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Reply #1 - 02/04/08  11:11pm
" Information taken from http://www.drugs.com/zoloft.html

What is Zoloft?
Zoloft is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Zoloft affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause depression, panic, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Zoloft is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).

Zoloft may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

What other drugs will affect Zoloft?
Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine for pain, arthritis, fever, or swelling. This includes aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), diclofenac (Voltaren), indomethacin, piroxicam (Feldene), nabumetone (Relafen), etodolac (Lodine), and others. Taking any of these drugs with Zoloft may cause you to bruise or bleed easily.

Before taking Zoloft, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following medicines:

tramadol (Ultram, Ultram ER, Ultracet);

digitoxin (Crystodigin);

phenytoin (Dilantin), valproate (Depacon, Depakene);

lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith);

a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin);

any other antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil), citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), imipramine (Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), or paroxetine (Paxil);

almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), sumatriptan (Imitrex), naratriptan (Amerge), rizatriptan (Maxalt), or zolmitriptan (Zomig); or

heart rhythm medication such as flecainide (Tambocor), propafenone (Rhythmol), and others.

If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to use Zoloft, or you may need dosage adjustments or special tests during treatment.

There may be other drugs not listed that can affect Zoloft. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor. "
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Reply #2 - 02/04/08  11:15pm
" I hope these help you a bit. I know that Zoloft reacts differently from person to person. I would suggest talking to your Psychiatrist for further information.


Information taken from http://www.drugs.com/ativan.html

Ativan
Generic Name: lorazepam (oral) (lor A ze pam)

What is Ativan?
Ativan is in a group of drugs called benzodiazepines (ben-zoe-dye-AZE-eh-peens). Ativan affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced and cause anxiety.

Ativan is used to treat anxiety disorders.

Ativan may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

What other drugs will affect Ativan?
Before taking Ativan, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:

a barbiturate such as amobarbital (Amytal), butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), secobarbital (Seconal), or phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton);

an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam), or tranylcypromine (Parnate);

medicines to treat psychiatric disorders, such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), haloperidol (Haldol), mesoridazine (Serentil), pimozide (Orap), or thioridazine (Mellaril);

narcotic medications such as butorphanol (Stadol), codeine, hydrocodone (Loratab, Vicodin), levorphanol (Levo-Dromoran), meperidine (Demerol), methadone (Dolophine, Methadose), morphine (Kadian, MS Contin, Oramorph), naloxone (Narcan), oxycodone (OxyContin), propoxyphene (Darvon, Darvocet); or

antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), amoxapine (Ascendin), citalopram (Celexa), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), paroxetine (Paxil), protriptyline (Vivactil), sertraline (Zoloft), or trimipramine (Surmontil).

This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with Ativan. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor. "
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Reply #3 - 02/04/08  11:34pm
" shit so they can interact...
fuck

maybe thats why i been feeling weird ever since i started taking ativan... "
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Reply #4 - 02/05/08  6:38am
" It's safe to do that. "
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