Drug interactions
Armodafinil + Dexmethylphenidate
Severity: Moderate
Armodafinil and Dexmethylphenidate: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs are CNS stimulants, so using them together may add to insomnia, anxiety, irritability and increases in blood pressure and heart rate. Clinically significant harm is uncommon at usual doses.
What this interaction means in plain words
Armodafinil and Dexmethylphenidate 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.
Armodafinil belongs to Central Nervous System; Dexmethylphenidate belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive dopaminergic and sympathomimetic CNS stimulation.
What to do
Monitor blood pressure, heart rate, sleep and psychiatric symptoms. Reduce one dose if stimulant adverse effects emerge.
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 Armodafinil
Other interactions of Dexmethylphenidate
- Dexmethylphenidate + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Dexmethylphenidate + Safinamide Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Armodafinil with Dexmethylphenidate?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Armodafinil and Dexmethylphenidate 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 are CNS stimulants, so using them together may add to insomnia, anxiety, irritability and increases in blood pressure and heart rate. Clinically significant harm is uncommon at usual doses.
How serious is the interaction between Armodafinil and Dexmethylphenidate?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood pressure, heart rate, sleep and psychiatric symptoms. Reduce one dose if stimulant adverse effects emerge.
What other medicines interact with Armodafinil?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Armodafinil with, for example, Avapritinib, Elacestrant, Elbasvir / grazoprevir. The full list is on the Armodafinil page.
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