Drug interactions
Desipramine + Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride
Severity: Moderate
Desipramine and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Tricyclic antidepressants lower the seizure threshold, and bowel preparations can cause fluid and electrolyte shifts that may provoke seizures. Label guidance advises caution when bowel preparations are used with seizure-threshold-lowering drugs.
What this interaction means in plain words
Desipramine and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride 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
Electrolyte and fluid disturbances from the bowel preparation add to the seizure-threshold-lowering effect of desipramine.
What to do
Ensure adequate hydration and monitor for hyponatremia and other electrolyte disturbances. Counsel patients to report neurological symptoms and consider baseline electrolytes in high-risk patients.
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 Desipramine
- Desipramine + Disopyramide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Dofetilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Ibutilide Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Isocarboxazid Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Methylene blue Contraindicated
- Desipramine + Pentamidine Contraindicated
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Desipramine with Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Desipramine and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride 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. Tricyclic antidepressants lower the seizure threshold, and bowel preparations can cause fluid and electrolyte shifts that may provoke seizures. Label guidance advises caution when bowel preparations are used with seizure-threshold-lowering drugs.
How serious is the interaction between Desipramine and Sodium sulfate / ?magnesium sulfate / potassium chloride?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Ensure adequate hydration and monitor for hyponatremia and other electrolyte disturbances. Counsel patients to report neurological symptoms and consider baseline electrolytes in high-risk patients.
What other medicines interact with Desipramine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Desipramine with, for example, Disopyramide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Desipramine page.
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