Drug interactions
Buspirone + Gabapentin
Severity: Moderate
Buspirone and Gabapentin: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Both drugs can cause drowsiness and dizziness, and combined use may increase sedation and psychomotor impairment. Significant respiratory depression is unlikely at usual doses but may matter in vulnerable patients.
What this interaction means in plain words
Buspirone and Gabapentin 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.
Buspirone belongs to Central Nervous System; Gabapentin belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive pharmacodynamic CNS depression.
What to do
Use the lowest effective doses and monitor for sedation and dizziness. Warn patients about driving and operating machinery.
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 Buspirone
- Buspirone + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Buspirone + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Buspirone + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Buspirone + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Buspirone + Selegiline Contraindicated
- Buspirone + Selegiline transdermal Contraindicated
Other interactions of Gabapentin
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Buspirone with Gabapentin?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Buspirone and Gabapentin 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 can cause drowsiness and dizziness, and combined use may increase sedation and psychomotor impairment. Significant respiratory depression is unlikely at usual doses but may matter in vulnerable patients.
How serious is the interaction between Buspirone and Gabapentin?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Use the lowest effective doses and monitor for sedation and dizziness. Warn patients about driving and operating machinery.
What other medicines interact with Buspirone?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Buspirone with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Buspirone page.
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