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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Medication interactions
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Medication interactions
by imanana, May 22, 2004 12:00AM
I have been on Prozac 10 mg. for many years for depression. I have had no ill effects and the drug is effective. I have recently been having some painful orthopedic problems which caused my depression to get worse, so my doctor increased the dose of Prozac to 20 mg. temporarily. Yesterday, the pain management specialist started me on Neurontin for severe back and hip pain. I am on 300 mg. on an increasing dose schedule over several days, finally taking 300 mg. 6 times a day. I need to know if there is any problem taking these two medications concurrently?
I also take Prilosec 20 mg. daily for reflux disease. I see that you should not take Neurontin within 2 hours of antacids. Is Priloisec considered an antacid or is it in another classification?
Thank you for your help.
I also take Prilosec 20 mg. daily for reflux disease. I see that you should not take Neurontin within 2 hours of antacids. Is Priloisec considered an antacid or is it in another classification?
Thank you for your help.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., May 27, 2004 12:00AM
, May 27, 2004 12:00AM
Neurontin and antidepressants are commonly prescribed together, so there should be no problem with that. Prilosec, I believe, would not be considered an antacid in the way I think that is meant for this purpose, but should double check with your pharmacist.
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