I have recently been put on Zoloft 50 mg but also taking 30mg a day of Phentermine. The weight loss clinic that prescribes the diet pills says there is no danger combining the 2 medications and i was wondering if that is true or if they are just trying to make thier money?
Is it safe to take Zoloft and Phentermine together?
Question posted by blondie12 on 29 July 2010
Last updated on 15 September 2013
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No, it is not good to take these two drugs together. In my opinion, stop the Zoloft if you just started it. It did not work for me, and now I am overweight from it, and dealing with horrible withdrawals from stopping the drug, even after tapering down. Zoloft is a horrible drug. Google Zoloft withdrawal effects and read what it says. Good luck.
i know Zoloft really messed me up after i stopping it. i felt like a crackhead -_- i will never even look at them again.
Different antidepressants work for different people. That's why not everyone is on the same one. I personally love Zoloft. I have taken it off and on for a few years now, and never had withdrawls from stopping. I think it's more important to stop the diet medication than the antidepressant.
This is what I could find on checking the Interactions Checker:
Applies to: phentermine, Zoloft (sertraline)
GENERALLY AVOID: Several case reports suggest that serotonin reuptake inhibitors may potentiate the pharmacologic response to sympathomimetic agents. The exact mechanism of interaction is unclear. In one case report, a patient experienced jitteriness, racing thoughts, stomach cramps, dry eyes, palpitations, tremors, and restlessness following a single dose of phentermine ingested approximately a week after she had discontinued fluoxetine. Because of the long half-life of fluoxetine and its metabolite, an interaction with fluoxetine is possible. Similar toxic reactions have been reported when fluoxetine was used concomitantly with amphetamine or phenylpropanolamine. Additionally, some sympathomimetic agents such as amphetamines may possess serotonergic activity and should generally not be administered with serotonin reuptake inhibitors because of the additive risk of serotonin syndrome, which is a rare but serious and potentially fatal condition thought to result from hyperstimulation of brainstem 5-HT1A and 2A receptors. The interaction was suspected in a patient treated with dexamphetamine who developed symptoms consistent with the serotonin syndrome approximately 2 weeks after the addition of venlafaxine. The medications were discontinued and the patient was given cyproheptadine for suspected serotonin syndrome, whereupon symptoms promptly resolved. A second episode occurred when dexamphetamine was subsequently resumed and citalopram added. The patient improved following cessation of citalopram on his own, and residual symptoms were successfully treated with cyproheptadine.
MANAGEMENT: In general, amphetamines and other sympathomimetic appetite suppressants should not be combined with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). Close monitoring for enhanced sympathomimetic effects and possible serotonin syndrome is recommended if these agents must be used together. Symptoms of the serotonin syndrome may include mental status changes such as irritability, altered consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, and coma; autonomic dysfunction such as tachycardia, hyperthermia, diaphoresis, shivering, blood pressure lability, and mydriasis; neuromuscular abnormalities such as hyperreflexia, myoclonus, tremor, rigidity, and ataxia; and gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Read more: https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=1851-0,2057-1348#ixzz0v8kPtO6i
It would be recommended to seek a second opinion or talk to the doc/pharmacist who prescribed Zoloft (sertraline), best of luck!
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