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Is It Safe To Take Effexor And Zoloft Combination?
Question: I'm interested in taking something to help me lose weight. Since I'm currently taking other medications I needed to check with a physician before starting. My physician is unavailable. These are the ingredients of the two products I am looking into. Can you please tell me if I would have any interactions with my current prescriptions?
I wasn't sure what specialist to ask, so if I need to ask another specialist please advise which one. Thank you in advance!
Calcium, Cayenne Pepper, Chromium, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Guarana Seed Extract, Kola Nut Extract, Oolong Tea Extract, Vitamin B12
and
Black pepper fruit extract, B-phenlethylamine HCI, Chromium, Coleus forskohlii root extract, Dicaffeinemalate, Evodiamine, Garcinia cambogia extract, Green coffee extract, Hordenine HCi, Irvingia gabonensis, seed extract, N-Methyl-B-phenylethlamine HCI, Nopan cactus fiber, Pure E & Z guggulsterones , R- B-Phenlethylamine HCI, Rhodiola root extract, Sclareolide, Undaria pinnatifida extract, Vitamin B12
I wasn't sure what specialist to ask, so if I need to ask another specialist please advise which one. Thank you in advance!
Calcium, Cayenne Pepper, Chromium, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Guarana Seed Extract, Kola Nut Extract, Oolong Tea Extract, Vitamin B12
and
Black pepper fruit extract, B-phenlethylamine HCI, Chromium, Coleus forskohlii root extract, Dicaffeinemalate, Evodiamine, Garcinia cambogia extract, Green coffee extract, Hordenine HCi, Irvingia gabonensis, seed extract, N-Methyl-B-phenylethlamine HCI, Nopan cactus fiber, Pure E & Z guggulsterones , R- B-Phenlethylamine HCI, Rhodiola root extract, Sclareolide, Undaria pinnatifida extract, Vitamin B12
Brief Answer:
Both these products are safe to be used in your clinical situation
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for your question on HCM! I understand your concern.
I read carefully your past medical history and checked the drugs your are taking.
I would like to explain that the most important point to consider in your clinical situation is the anticoagulation treatment. It is very important to avoid any possible interactions between Xarelto, the other drugs that you are currently taking and the components of these two products that you wish to take.
I am glad to confirm that there are no interactions between Xarelto, Zoloft, Effexor, amlodipine and hydroclorthiazide.
No one of the component of the two products interacts with Xarelto. So they are both safe in your situation.
I would advise you to reconsider with your physician the intake of the combination of Effexor and Zoloft, because they both increase the levels of serotonin, causing a high risk for serotoninergyc syndrome, with high blood pressure and high heart rate. Effexor is also helpful in reducing your weight. So you can reduce the doses of Zoloft.
Regarding the two products I would recommend the second, because I think that its components are more effective in reducing the weight. Garcinia cambogia extract is famous for this effect.
Hope to have been helpful!
Feel free to ask any other questions, whenever you need!
Greetings! Dr. Iliri
Both these products are safe to be used in your clinical situation
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for your question on HCM! I understand your concern.
I read carefully your past medical history and checked the drugs your are taking.
I would like to explain that the most important point to consider in your clinical situation is the anticoagulation treatment. It is very important to avoid any possible interactions between Xarelto, the other drugs that you are currently taking and the components of these two products that you wish to take.
I am glad to confirm that there are no interactions between Xarelto, Zoloft, Effexor, amlodipine and hydroclorthiazide.
No one of the component of the two products interacts with Xarelto. So they are both safe in your situation.
I would advise you to reconsider with your physician the intake of the combination of Effexor and Zoloft, because they both increase the levels of serotonin, causing a high risk for serotoninergyc syndrome, with high blood pressure and high heart rate. Effexor is also helpful in reducing your weight. So you can reduce the doses of Zoloft.
Regarding the two products I would recommend the second, because I think that its components are more effective in reducing the weight. Garcinia cambogia extract is famous for this effect.
Hope to have been helpful!
Feel free to ask any other questions, whenever you need!
Greetings! Dr. Iliri
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