Methylphenidate: What Other Drugs Will Affect Methylphenidate
What other drugs will affect methylphenidate?
Before taking methylphenidate, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:
- blood pressure medications;
- a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin);
- clonidine (Catapres);
- seizure medicine such as phenytoin (Dilantin), phenobarbital (Luminal), primidone (Mysoline); or
- an antidepressant such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Etrafon), citalopram (Celexa), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), doxepin (Sinequan), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), and others.
This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with methylphenidate. 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.
| Last updated: | August 22, 2008 |
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