Pristiq + Seroquel together
July 27, 2010 4:19 AM Subscribe
I've been prescribed Pristiq 50mg and Seroquel 25mg. Is this a good combination?
What are the side-effects of combining these two?
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is a very specific questions about medications that needs to be addressed by a health care professional. If you are having troubling thoughts you need to contact a professional. -- jessamyn
I usually check drug interaction info with AIDS Meds' Check My Meds tool. They have most everything.
Then I check the drug profiles at Crazy Meds.
posted by heatherann at 5:01 AM on July 27, 2010
Then I check the drug profiles at Crazy Meds.
posted by heatherann at 5:01 AM on July 27, 2010
I don't think anyone on Metafilter is going to risk telling you this. Ask the doctor who prescribed these to you or the pharmacist who filled them for you.
posted by like_neon at 5:03 AM on July 27, 2010
posted by like_neon at 5:03 AM on July 27, 2010
Response by poster: MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients. MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression. Ambulatory patients should be counseled to avoid hazardous activities requiring mental alertness and motor coordination until they know how these agents affect them, and to notify their physician if they experience excessive or prolonged CNS effects that interfere with their normal activities.
posted by Bacillus at 5:13 AM on July 27, 2010
posted by Bacillus at 5:13 AM on July 27, 2010
Crazy Meds is, IMHO, a very helpful resource for a layman's perspective on psychiatric medication--what neurotransmitters they target, what this means for you, side effects, and so on. There's a section on closely related antidepressant Effexor, and a section on seroquel, along with a board on the forums devoted to Effexor/Pristiq.
posted by drlith at 5:23 AM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by drlith at 5:23 AM on July 27, 2010 [1 favorite]
IAMNAD, but your doctor that prescribed these is. If you don't trust your doctor, change doctors.
posted by JJ86 at 5:49 AM on July 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by JJ86 at 5:49 AM on July 27, 2010 [2 favorites]
Response by poster: Can these increase the risk of suicide?
posted by Bacillus at 6:13 AM on July 27, 2010
posted by Bacillus at 6:13 AM on July 27, 2010
internet fraud detective squad, station number 9 has it. I was on seroquel briefly, and it turned me into a zombie. It was not a good drug for me.
posted by bibliogrrl at 6:16 AM on July 27, 2010
posted by bibliogrrl at 6:16 AM on July 27, 2010
Bacillus, many antidepressants warn of sucidal thoughts as a possible side effect. Read the warning at the top here and if you are experiencing difficulties with these drugs, please talk to your prescribing doctor.
posted by rachaelfaith at 6:28 AM on July 27, 2010
posted by rachaelfaith at 6:28 AM on July 27, 2010
IAMNAD, but your doctor that prescribed these is. If you don't trust your doctor, change doctors.
I wish I could favorite this a thousand times. The stress of worrying about whether or not these drugs can increase the risk of suicide sounds enormously wearing. Have you addressed your concerns with your doctor? If s/he is blowing you off, you need a different doctor. Presumably your doc prescribed these for a reason, but if you don't trust him/her, that's not a good sign. If you're not comfortable talking to your doctor, call the pharmacy where you filled the prescription and ask to speak with the pharmacist; this is, after all, what they do for a living.
Best of luck to you. This sounds really stressful.
posted by corey flood at 7:19 AM on July 27, 2010
I wish I could favorite this a thousand times. The stress of worrying about whether or not these drugs can increase the risk of suicide sounds enormously wearing. Have you addressed your concerns with your doctor? If s/he is blowing you off, you need a different doctor. Presumably your doc prescribed these for a reason, but if you don't trust him/her, that's not a good sign. If you're not comfortable talking to your doctor, call the pharmacy where you filled the prescription and ask to speak with the pharmacist; this is, after all, what they do for a living.
Best of luck to you. This sounds really stressful.
posted by corey flood at 7:19 AM on July 27, 2010
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posted by rachaelfaith at 4:25 AM on July 27, 2010 [2 favorites]