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Lexapro And Triptans
Pronounced: (es-sye-TAL-oh-pram)
Interactions
Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
Taking certain medications with this product could result in serious (rarely fatal) drug interactions. Avoid taking MAO inhibitors (e.g., furazolidone, isocarboxazid, linezolid, moclobemide,...
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From Our Experts
Antidepressants, Triptans, and Serotonin Syndrome
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory (July, 2006) about potential risks of taking triptans together with... Read more »
Migraine Question of the Week, 2/1/12: Daily triptans?
Our readers ask some great questions about Migraine disease and other headache disorders here on MyMigraineConnection. Nancy and I both... Read more »
Migraines, Triptan Safety, and Pregnancy
Treating Migraines during a pregnancy has been a big problem for many women. All of the current Migraine abortives are FDA pregnancy C,... Read more »
Doctor speaks out about insurance limiting triptan Migraine...
If you use triptans (Imitrex, Maxalt, Zomig, Amerge, Relpax, Axert, Frova) and have insurance, you may very well have run into insurance... Read more »
9/10/07 #6: Imitrex and other triptans for senior citizens
Full Question:What are your thoughts about prescribing Imitrex and other triptans for senior citizens? I have recently read that after you... Read more »
From Our Sources
Antidepressants and Migraine Drugs Don't Mix: FDA
THURSDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- People who combine Prozac and similar antidepressants with migraine drugs called triptans run the risk of a... Read more »
Taking Triptans During Migraine Aura May Work Better
It's confusing. Some doctors tell us to take Migraine abortive medications such as the triptans early in a Migraine attack -- during the aura if... Read more »
Lexapro or Paxil? New study says Lexapro is better
A recent study has found that Cipralex (sold as Lexapro in the United States) works better than Paxil for patients with depression, adding to other... Read more »
Lunesta+Lexapro better for insomnia than Lexapro alone, study ...
A study presented by Sepracor, maker of Lunesta, indicates that generalized anxiety disorder patients who took the sleep medicine along with Lexapro... Read more »
New Migraine Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Triptans
An experimental migraine treatment called telcagepant may offer hope for migraine patients who don't respond to older drugs. An online review in the... Read more »
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