can these be taken together?

Question

effexor,xanax,and lithium and do they work for a bipolar person....is this what they use for bipolar?

Answer 1

It's not a good idea to take those meds together without a Dr's ok you can cause more problems taking them together , and yes these meds are used for bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses and disorders.

Answer 2

First of all, I am wondering how you might have gotten ahold of these three without having a doctor there to tell you how to use them. I agree with the others--you need to talk to a doctor about this. I am not a doctor, don't take my advice as fact.
Generally, lithium is prescribed for bi-polar disorder. I might be able to see why a bi-polar person might take xanex, but effexor is an anti-depressant. If a bi-polar person is given normal anti-depressants their system gets even more screwed up because the manic phase is being left untreated, and standard anti-depressants work differently on the brain than lithium. Basically, I would not suggest taking the effexor with the lithium--that's the combination I would be most worried about. Not sure about the xanex. Best to talk to a doctor or a pharmacist.

Answer 3

I've never taken effexor or xanax, but am on lithium for bipolar. Yes, lithium is for bipolar. I also have 2 friends with bipolar. One was on effexor and the other on xanax.
I do NOT know if they took it with lithium. This is something you need to ask your doctor or better yet your pharmacist. The pharmacist has more knowledge about meds and their interactions than your dr because that is all they studied, while the dr. had to study about cancerous growths and births and stuff too. :)

Answer 4

Before taking any combination of drugs, I would strongly suggest you be treated by a *single* doctor. If you have gotten this combination from different doctors, the intention was probably *not* for you to take them all in combination.

Beyond that, speak to an expert, and in this case, it is a pharmacist. I was unable to find any information on these particular drugs interacting, but talk to someone who has studied it--not to a bunch of volunteers who may not have any idea what they are talking about.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I know they use lithium, but you should really ask your doctor and psychiatrist. My mom was taking lithium but then she had to be switched later to something else because it was hurting her kidneys. Just trust your doctor and if you have any concerns be sure to ask him!

Answer 7

Someone better to ask than a doctor is a pharmacist, after all that's their career - drugs. Call your local pharmacy and ask the pharmacist if they are compatible together.

Answer 8

ask a doctor, not a bunch of strangers without any proven medical credentials. Be careful!!!! We're play doctors on TV, but not in real life.

Answer 9

you should seriously talk to a doctor about that. but i know that lithuim is for serious bipolar. it kinda poisons ur blood so one has to take a blood test monthy to see if it's killing you or not. my friend's dad is on it, they say it levels him out a little and makes him managable....
good luck with finding ur answer....

Answer 10

this is a question that should be asked to your doctor, even if one person on here takes them together, that does not mean that you can, all of our bodies are different and react differently to medication.