Drug interactions
Benperidol + Trazodone
Severity: Moderate
Benperidol and Trazodone: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both agents cause sedation and can lower blood pressure, and both have some potential to prolong the QT interval. Combined use can increase drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension and arrhythmia risk.
What this interaction means in plain words
Benperidol and Trazodone 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.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression, alpha-adrenergic blockade and possible additive QT prolongation.
What to do
Monitor for sedation and orthostasis, and consider an ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors or electrolyte disturbances. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
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 Trazodone
- Arsenic trioxide + Trazodone Contraindicated
- Ibutilide + Trazodone Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Trazodone Contraindicated
- Levoketoconazole + Trazodone Contraindicated
- Methylene blue + Trazodone Contraindicated
- Phenelzine + Trazodone Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Benperidol with Trazodone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Benperidol and Trazodone 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 agents cause sedation and can lower blood pressure, and both have some potential to prolong the QT interval. Combined use can increase drowsiness, orthostatic hypotension and arrhythmia risk.
How serious is the interaction between Benperidol and Trazodone?
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 for sedation and orthostasis, and consider an ECG in patients with cardiac risk factors or electrolyte disturbances. Correct potassium and magnesium abnormalities.
What other medicines interact with Trazodone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trazodone with, for example, Arsenic trioxide, Ibutilide, Isocarboxazid. The full list is on the Trazodone page.
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