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Can Xanax And Sertaline Be Taken With Body Building Supplements?

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Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2014
Question: Hi doctor, im an anxiety sufferer and i take sertaline 100mg and xanax .5mg daily in addition to cbt. Currently i started exercising at the gym and planing to take the following supplements for bodybuilding such as weight gainer, glutamine and bcaa, my question is will there be any interactions or will the supplements effect my mental state? Attached are the nutrition facts and ingredients of supplements. Please advise

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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (8 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Can cause allergy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
The nutritional supplements that you are planning to take are safe and can be taken with the anti anxiety medicines that you are taking. It is best to not to start taking all of these at once. Do introduce these one by one so that you can identify any possible allergic reactions to their components.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (11 minutes later)
Ok, once i will introduce one by one as you said.

BUT, are bcaa or amino acids as well as glutamine totally ok for the mental state, are they any kind of stimulant? Cause stimulate affect my anxiety.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Praveen Tayal (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
No. They have anti anxiety effect.

Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Glutamine is a precursor to GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid). Glutamine is an all-natural, anti-anxiety supplement that allows the mind to relax. The other amino acids are also not harmful for you. Please do not worry.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Can Xanax And Sertaline Be Taken With Body Building Supplements?

Brief Answer: Can cause allergy. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for posting your query. The nutritional supplements that you are planning to take are safe and can be taken with the anti anxiety medicines that you are taking. It is best to not to start taking all of these at once. Do introduce these one by one so that you can identify any possible allergic reactions to their components. I hope this answers your query. In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr. Praveen Tayal. For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal