Drug interactions
Insulin aspart + Trazodone
Severity: Minor
Insulin aspart and Trazodone: minor interaction.
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Summary
Antidepressants may modestly change glucose levels or hypoglycemia awareness in insulin-treated patients. For trazodone the effect is small and not well characterized.
What this interaction means in plain words
Insulin aspart and Trazodone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Insulin aspart belongs to Endocrine; Trazodone belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Possible additive pharmacodynamic effect on glucose regulation; the mechanism is not established.
What to do
Monitor blood glucose more closely after starting or stopping trazodone and adjust insulin only if needed.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Is there anything I should notice while taking both?
- Do I need to tell my doctor at the next visit?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Insulin aspart with Trazodone?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Insulin aspart and Trazodone have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Antidepressants may modestly change glucose levels or hypoglycemia awareness in insulin-treated patients. For trazodone the effect is small and not well characterized.
How serious is the interaction between Insulin aspart and Trazodone?
MediHelp rates it minor, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Monitor blood glucose more closely after starting or stopping trazodone and adjust insulin only if needed.
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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