Hi, I’m 19 yrs old, female, and I’m taking these medications..
*Birth control: Diane-35 (35 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 2 mg cyproterone acetate)
*Antidepressant: Cipramil 20 mg/day
*For my PCOS (polycystic ovaries): Eulexin (Flutamide) 500 mg/day and Aldactone (Spironolactone) 50 mg/day
Thanks for your help =)
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In short, yes you can take all these drugs at the same time….However, you need to avoid grapefruit and grapefruit juice containing products, caffeine, tobacco, and alcohol….Don’t cut any of this down or out without talking to your doctor first.
With Diane 35 you are advised not to smoke (yes I know it’s birth control but this is the warning I got due to increased risk of blood clots and other issues). You are also advised not to take things which contain caffeine…this would include soda, energy supplements, coffee, tea, chocolate and other caffeinated substances. You are also advised to avoid consuming grapefruit juice and grapefruit because it increases the amount of estrogen in your system which can lead to nausea, breast tenderness, headache or fluid retention. Side effects from caffeine may get worse if you take in grapefruit containing products. Effects that could get worse:nausea, nervousness, or sleeplessness. If you are a smoker or consume grapefruit products,do not quit using these cold turkey and speak to your doctor about cutting back.
With Cipramil (Citalopram) you are advised not to drink alcohol
With Eulexin, there are no warnings.
With Aldactone, you are again advised not to drink alcohol
Usually your pharmacist will tell you if there is a problem with drug interactions, assuming that you get all of these prescriptions filled at the same pharmacy.
Yes
Ask the pharmacist when you pick up the prescriptions. They are trained to know this whereas the people answering on Yahoo! answers aren’t!
Your doctor should know all the medication you’re on anyway so with any luck, s/he won’t have prescribed you a dangerous mix. I’d still check with the pharmacist though. They tend to know more about drug interactions than doctors.