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jewelss
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Cipralex (escitalopram) & ambien
      #150755 - 03/26/04 12:48 PM

Can the two be taken together does anyone know? (Taken a few hours apart). Need ambien (5mg usually occasionally 10mg) or zopliclone (?) to sleep most nights but I've just been prescribed Cipralex (10mg) short term and I wondered if it was ok for both?

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Re: Cipralex (escitalopram) & ambien [Re: jewelss]
      #150772 - 03/26/04 01:49 PM

Yeah, it's fine. Why are you only on Cipralex (Lexapro in USA) for short term?

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Re: Cipralex (escitalopram) & ambien [Re: yawkaw3]
      #151108 - 03/28/04 12:59 AM

Cos I'm going through the menopause and suffering REALLY severe mood swings. Waiting to go in to have a HRT coil fitted but the NHS being what it is, it could be 6 months. in the meantime, we're trying Cipralex to see if it makes a difference then when the coil is fitted, taper it off.

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Re: Cipralex (escitalopram) & ambien [Re: jewelss]
      #151114 - 03/28/04 01:25 AM

I always like to check interactions between medications when I get a new drug or need to take an OTC drug. Drug Digest has a tool on their website called "Drug Interactions Checker" (or something like that), and you just pick the medications you take from a list and press the button. It tells you if there are interactions between the meds, the severity of those interactions, and also their interactions with food and alcohol. Its a neat little thing and a good way to make sure whether your meds are safe together.

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Re: Cipralex (escitalopram) & ambien [Re: mpcagh]
      #151142 - 03/28/04 08:29 AM

Great tip about Drug Digest Medication Interaction Checker mpcagh.

I found a dangerous combo in the meds I currently take! And I can only assume that those of you on lots of meds probably don't know if they SHOULD be taken together.

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