Drug interactions
Amitriptyline + Topiramate
Severity: Moderate
Amitriptyline and Topiramate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs cause sedation and cognitive slowing, and topiramate may modestly increase amitriptyline concentrations. Together they may increase drowsiness, confusion and anticholinergic effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amitriptyline and Topiramate can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Amitriptyline belongs to Central Nervous System; Topiramate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression, with a possible small pharmacokinetic increase in amitriptyline whose mechanism is unclear.
What to do
Titrate doses slowly and monitor for sedation, cognitive effects and tricyclic toxicity. Adjust amitriptyline according to clinical response.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Other interactions of Amitriptyline
- Amitriptyline + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Pimozide Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Amitriptyline + Safinamide Contraindicated
Other interactions of Topiramate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amitriptyline with Topiramate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amitriptyline and Topiramate can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Both drugs cause sedation and cognitive slowing, and topiramate may modestly increase amitriptyline concentrations. Together they may increase drowsiness, confusion and anticholinergic effects.
How serious is the interaction between Amitriptyline and Topiramate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Titrate doses slowly and monitor for sedation, cognitive effects and tricyclic toxicity. Adjust amitriptyline according to clinical response.
What other medicines interact with Amitriptyline?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Amitriptyline with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Methylene blue, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Amitriptyline page.
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