Do antibiotics and steroids affect the effectiveness of antidepressants ?
Do antibiotics and steroids affect antidepressants?
Question posted by Brynn40 on 13 July 2021
Last updated on 14 July 2021 by WildcatVet
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WildcatVet
14 July 2021
Hi, Brynn!
Antibiotics combined with antidepressants may not always affect effectiveness but can sometimes cause other major and serious interactions. Steroids probably not in most cases.
If you have certain medications in question you can ask your pharmacist or use the Interactions Checker:
https://www.drugs.com/drug_interactions.html
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