two meds for depression

[lingirl]

I am taking both paxil and zoloft.....don't they intract ?????

[birdie0907]

Wow, I see the responses to your earlier post now. I am with Helmsley who has lots of experience; Run don't walk to a new doctor who won't kill you with misdiagnoses. My spouse was reported to the AMA by her new doctor after the first one gave 2 drugs that should never be blended. My sp[ouse ended up in the hospital with a heartbeat of 170 (or something like that.)
Also have your new doc report the old doctor, and someone's life may be saved in future.

[untiltheworms]

I was on Zoloft FIRST, it did not work so my doctor switched me to PAXIL 20mg, did not see much help, so I am starting 40mg a day. These two meds are not to be taken at the same time, you take one or the other and stick with it.....

[Hensley258]

You should NEVER take two SSRI's in tandem like that. Both of those drugs are SSRI's and sould NEVER be combined as a treatment.

You can mix an SNRI with an SSRI, but NEVER two SSRI's together. That is Psychopaharmalogical fact.

What doctor put you on two SSRI's in tandem as a treatment. To do so is risking Serotonin syndrome. I'm not trying to scare you, but I must tell you that in no circumsatnce is this safe.

You can mix an SNRI with SSRI, or Tri-cyclic with SSRI, Tetracyclic with SSRI, mood stabilizers such as Eskalith, Abilift or Lamictal can also be mixed with SSRI's and SNRI's. But never two SSRI's together for long term.

Maybe during a med switch when your tapering off one SSRI and slowly introducing another SSRI, then fine, but not the two together for more than a few weeks during the switch.

Find another doctor because I would not trust any doc that had me on two seperate SSRI's like that.

[LeftCoastChick]

I would call your doctor, and advise of symptoms and see if they can do a drug switch. It can happen with one of those drugs alone, not often but it can.

[lingirl]

thanks...my doctor put me on both, was already on paxil...I looked up drug interactions and it said do not take them together, and may cause confusion, loss of cordination,rstlessness,sweatin , tremor...all of which I have experienced

[LeftCoastChick]

Have you talked to your doctor or your psychiatrist? You can also ask you pharmacist, and that should ease your mind :)  I believe they are fine together, but it's best to see a professional opinion.