Drug interactions
Methamphetamine + Ziconotide
Severity: Minor
Methamphetamine and Ziconotide: minor interaction.
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Summary
Ziconotide can cause sedation, dizziness, confusion and other neuropsychiatric effects, while methamphetamine is a stimulant. The net effect is unpredictable and stimulant effects may mask or complicate assessment of ziconotide-related cognitive or psychiatric adverse effects.
What this interaction means in plain words
Methamphetamine and Ziconotide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised.
Methamphetamine belongs to Central Nervous System; Ziconotide belongs to Central Nervous System.
Why it happens
Opposing CNS pharmacodynamic effects; no specific pharmacokinetic mechanism is established.
What to do
Monitor mental status and mood when both are used, and reduce or stop ziconotide if new psychiatric or cognitive symptoms appear.
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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- Methamphetamine + Procarbazine Contraindicated
- Methamphetamine + Rasagiline Contraindicated
- Methamphetamine + Safinamide Contraindicated
Other interactions of Ziconotide
- Clozapine + Ziconotide Major
- Alprazolam + Ziconotide Moderate
- Amitriptyline + Ziconotide Moderate
- Amobarbital + Ziconotide Moderate
- Aripiprazole + Ziconotide Moderate
- Armodafinil + Ziconotide Moderate
Frequently asked questions
Can I take Methamphetamine with Ziconotide?
MediHelp rates the interaction as minor. Methamphetamine and Ziconotide have a small, usually unimportant interaction. Most people can take both; the pharmacist may still mention it so that any unexpected effect is recognised. Ziconotide can cause sedation, dizziness, confusion and other neuropsychiatric effects, while methamphetamine is a stimulant. The net effect is unpredictable and stimulant effects may mask or complicate assessment of ziconotide-related cognitive or psychiatric adverse effects.
How serious is the interaction between Methamphetamine and Ziconotide?
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 mental status and mood when both are used, and reduce or stop ziconotide if new psychiatric or cognitive symptoms appear.
What other medicines interact with Methamphetamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Methamphetamine with, for example, Isocarboxazid, Linezolid, Phenelzine. The full list is on the Methamphetamine page.
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