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Are There Interactions Between Sertraline And Buspirone?

Yes, I have a client (an acupuncture client) who is showing signs of deep depression and confusion, as well as a bad taste in her mouth (breath smells like rotten eggs), and she is taking two drugs prescribed by her MD for anxiety. I have looked them up, and it appears that their interaction is bad news-- high likelihood of serious interaction-- contraindicated unless no alternatives available. Do you know anything about combining sertraline and buspirone? Her doc increased both in July or August, and I feel as if I m seeing my normally upbeat, optimistic, high functioning client --just fall apart. I can t prove that the drugs are at fault, but she has no other health issues that the doctors have noted, nor can I find in from the eastern training that I ve received. Any suggestions?
Mon, 16 Mar 2015
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Hello and thank you for your question.
Interactions between these two drugs would depend upon the dose. They are frequently used together to treat anxiety and depression but a high doses of both may result in serotonin syndrome. Let us know the doses and we could give you a better sense of whether or not there is risk of a serious drug interactions. It may be that she just has a very serious depression and the doctors are trying to treat that with the medications.
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Are There Interactions Between Sertraline And Buspirone?

Hello and thank you for your question. Interactions between these two drugs would depend upon the dose. They are frequently used together to treat anxiety and depression but a high doses of both may result in serotonin syndrome. Let us know the doses and we could give you a better sense of whether or not there is risk of a serious drug interactions. It may be that she just has a very serious depression and the doctors are trying to treat that with the medications.