Anna Nicole Smith's son died from a lethal combination of antidepressents in his body. I was reading an article on it and the pathologist said that zoloft and lexapro can be lethal when taken together. So I decided to check for drug interactions online with these two medications and every website says there are no interactions. Is this false information?
2006-09-28 23:38:30 · 4 answers · asked by ? 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
That information is false. It is very dangerous and could lead to death. It will lead to a situation called Serotonin Syndrome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_syndrome
There is no logic in combining SSRIs. You have to wait 3 months for the result after reaching the maximum dose of an SSRI. In the case of a single SSRI doesn't provide enough response, you can try:
Switch to another SSRI
Augment the current SSRI
Drugs from other classes (eg. Bupropion, Mirtazapine, Clomipramine etc...)
2006-09-29 00:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by Ajeesh Kumar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am on Lexapro and was on Zoloft before. My doctor never prescribes more than one antidepressent to you at a time. When he switched me from zoloft to lexipro he just stopped the zoloft and told me to start the lexapro the next day. I did. I suppose that you could say that it could be lethal if you had heavy amounts of each in your system but if you stop one and start another I think that is fine. I have done it. I don't think that taking more than one at a time is a good idea anyways. I guess that it would make it lethal and it the pathologist found that that was what killed him Anna Nicole Smith gets a little bit richer after she sues the doctor that prescribed them.
2006-09-29 00:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-14 01:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-05 21:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋