Drug interactions
Carisoprodol + Cyclobenzaprine
Severity: Moderate
Carisoprodol and Cyclobenzaprine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
These are both centrally acting muscle relaxants, so combining them duplicates therapy and can cause marked drowsiness, dizziness and impaired coordination. Additive anticholinergic effects from cyclobenzaprine may also add to the burden.
What this interaction means in plain words
Carisoprodol and Cyclobenzaprine 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.
Carisoprodol belongs to Musculoskeletal; Cyclobenzaprine belongs to Musculoskeletal.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression from two centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants.
What to do
Avoid using two muscle relaxants together and choose one agent at the lowest effective dose. Monitor sedation and fall risk if combined.
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 Cyclobenzaprine
- Cyclobenzaprine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Linezolid Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Phenelzine Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Safinamide Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Selegiline Contraindicated
- Cyclobenzaprine + Selegiline transdermal Contraindicated
Other interactions of Carisoprodol
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Carisoprodol with Cyclobenzaprine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Carisoprodol and Cyclobenzaprine 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. These are both centrally acting muscle relaxants, so combining them duplicates therapy and can cause marked drowsiness, dizziness and impaired coordination. Additive anticholinergic effects from cyclobenzaprine may also add to the burden.
How serious is the interaction between Carisoprodol and Cyclobenzaprine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Avoid using two muscle relaxants together and choose one agent at the lowest effective dose. Monitor sedation and fall risk if combined.
What other medicines interact with Cyclobenzaprine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Cyclobenzaprine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Cyclobenzaprine page.
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