Drug interactions
Difenoxin + Trimipramine
Severity: Moderate
Difenoxin and Trimipramine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Difenoxin is an opioid antidiarrheal with CNS activity at higher doses. With trimipramine, additive sedation may occur, and anticholinergic effects on the gut may worsen constipation or ileus.
What this interaction means in plain words
Difenoxin and Trimipramine 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.
Difenoxin belongs to Gastrointestinal Tract; Trimipramine belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Additive CNS depression and additive antimuscarinic effects on gut motility.
What to do
Use recommended doses only and monitor for sedation and constipation or abdominal distension. Avoid alcohol.
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 Trimipramine
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- Dofetilide + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Ibutilide + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Isocarboxazid + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Pentamidine + Trimipramine Contraindicated
- Phenelzine + Trimipramine Contraindicated
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Difenoxin with Trimipramine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Difenoxin and Trimipramine 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. Difenoxin is an opioid antidiarrheal with CNS activity at higher doses. With trimipramine, additive sedation may occur, and anticholinergic effects on the gut may worsen constipation or ileus.
How serious is the interaction between Difenoxin and Trimipramine?
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 recommended doses only and monitor for sedation and constipation or abdominal distension. Avoid alcohol.
What other medicines interact with Trimipramine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Trimipramine with, for example, Disopyramide, Dofetilide, Ibutilide. The full list is on the Trimipramine page.
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